Composure · Voice lines

Now, you can sense things starting to slow down. The interview must be reaching an inflection point...

Okay, you got this. You got this. Just... open your mouth, and say the words...

What's there to be scared of? You've really been cracking the books these last few days. You can go toe-to-intellectual-toe with any reading group in Martinaise...

These kids are eating out of your hand, practically. Another quarter of an hour disappears. The questions come rapid-fire, but you have an answer for every one.

Another quarter of an hour disappears. The conversation bounces back and forth. Whatever their pretensions, it's clear these two have been craving something real.

Now, you can sense things starting to slow down. Time to wrap this tale up...

What are those sounds? They're like the last mumblings of a mortally wounded badger.

Now, chin up. You've got this.

This is a good start. They're starting to loosen up. You feel relaxed and in control. This is your area of expertise, after all...

This is a good start. They're starting to loosen up. You feel relaxed and in control. Soon you're debating whether a de-commodified spirituality is even possible under capitalism...

You've got them. They're starting to loosen up. You're relaxed and in control. You deftly weave every piece of the story together...

Now you're getting somewhere. These boys aren't even bothering to contain their interest. They want to see how you weave the threads of this story together...

Now's your chance to end this interview on a high-note. You quickly gloss Lopez de Fuego's essential argument, peppering it with your own commentary and asides...

You're witnessing his ironic armour melt before you. This is his true self you're seeing now.

There's a great deal of tension in this young man's shoulders, more than someone his age should bear...

Nope, still no words. Your confidence account is overdrawn. What are you even doing here?

This is a good start. They're starting to loosen up. You feel relaxed and in control. Soon you're engaged in a thoughtful back-and-forth about the relationship between theme and mechanics...

This is a good start. They're starting to loosen up. You feel relaxed and in control. Soon you're in a lively back and forth on the political substrata of the Hjelmdallermann universe...