[At some point in his lecture Will had ended up leaning back against the front of his desk, hands set against the top to help brace himself. Akechi's voice was easy to identify and though Will canted his head forward, he cast his gaze overtop the rim of his glasses, in the student's direction.]
Expecting the need to manipulate a higher grade, Mr. Akechi? [Outside of the lecture hall Will would never crack a joke like this. He'd probably give a curt answer and scurry off as quickly as possible.
Leaning further back on his hands, he lifted his chin but was now taking in the lecture hall as a whole. His eyes never stayed on any one audience member for longer than a half a second, but at least he wasn't studying the floor. ]
Manipulation is going to require an understanding of the individual. No one tactic will work for multiple people, be they human, novice or mature vampire. In the case of a Red Court vampire, particularly a mature vampire, would involve allowing them to believe that they had manipulated you through [ brief pause as he quickly substitutes the word seduction, due to Akechi being a student ] their ability to be irresistible.
Let them believe they have control of the manipulation game. Get close, learn about the individual, then leverage what they unintentionally expose, as their hubris leads them to believe they all the have control in your interactions.
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Expecting the need to manipulate a higher grade, Mr. Akechi? [Outside of the lecture hall Will would never crack a joke like this. He'd probably give a curt answer and scurry off as quickly as possible.
Leaning further back on his hands, he lifted his chin but was now taking in the lecture hall as a whole. His eyes never stayed on any one audience member for longer than a half a second, but at least he wasn't studying the floor. ]
Manipulation is going to require an understanding of the individual. No one tactic will work for multiple people, be they human, novice or mature vampire. In the case of a Red Court vampire, particularly a mature vampire, would involve allowing them to believe that they had manipulated you through [ brief pause as he quickly substitutes the word seduction, due to Akechi being a student ] their ability to be irresistible.
Let them believe they have control of the manipulation game. Get close, learn about the individual, then leverage what they unintentionally expose, as their hubris leads them to believe they all the have control in your interactions.