I started a conflict;  and you do realize that social combat is limited in it's effects to draining two willpower a scene before escalating to unnatural influence?<br/><br/>Also, if you're afraid of being bamboozled, the core social perfect defense, Sagacious Reading of Intent, is only a linguistics 1 charm.<br/><br/>Finally, if I don't throw dice around, we're going to be dicking around arguing in that for at least two weeks, I garuntee you.