I'd like to get all the good pieces on my side of the playing field before the games begin. I'd suggest you don't prove that judgment to be a mistake.

[ She's not even going to deny it. Frankly, she views a lot in terms of a game. Most things in the world fit to a game's design, as much as others would claim it to be open and free and unique. If everything was so fresh and new all the time they wouldn't have statistics and probabilities, would they? Anyone willing to approach her, engage her in a bit of banter, and seems willing enough to cooperate is someone she would statistically like to keep on her side.. even if she doesn't trust him as far as she could throw him. If she could gain him on her side, it just came down to how useful a piece he was. ]