“well, it sounds like… a short vacation, you know? you had some time to enjoy this so called silence–or, discover that you actually cannot live without it constantly lecturing you. what i’m really curious to know, though, is what you actually wrote, because i’m in need of some advice now, and there really is no better person than you to ask for it. it’s good, because that means you’ve never had to struggle with coming up with a lie and all that, but the thought alone sounds quite challenging. like, have you really never been tempted to openly fake something? but there are different types on tackiness, i think. there’s the bad, ugly tackiness that actually makes your eyes roll backwards and then you’ve got the somewhat good tackiness–which, surprisingly enough, works. yeah, we should–though, i think billions is a better number here.”
“i think the voice helps, in a way. makes sure that you don’t let your guard down too easily, you know? because if we didn’t have it, we’d constantly be trusting the wrong people. now we only get played half of the time. well, i was nice. i just said i taped her mouth shut, i think. and tied her up to a chair or something. some people got violent and said they’d murder theirs. but maybe that would work better? i’ve faked an orgasm, we all have. and that takes a lot of skill. yeah, i think the good tackiness makes it feel more homemade, and people like that shit. they like thinking their mom or grandma could make it for them. billions, huh? now you’re getting ahead of yourself, thalia. but i do like you thinking positive.”