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“ i think there’s more inside you than everyone else would believe. and i think that’s how you want it. you like to be underestimated. ”
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He almost did it - almost covered the answer with a joke, something about how that's truly all there was too him, about how he was little more inside of him that too much cheese and a hefty amount of regret. It would have been the easy answer, the one to get him out of the conversation the quickest.
But when he looked at Mei, truly looked at her, he knew that he wouldn't be able to lie. Not to her. So he took a deep breath and let it out.
"It's easier," he finally explained, his voice a rare tone that was quiet and honest. "When people expect less of you, they don't watch you as closely. You get to - " But he paused, considering it carefully. "I hate to say you get away with more, but it's true. People tend to overlook you and what you're doing because they expect less. And you actually get to make decisions that surprise people when you're right, and - and don't disappoint them when you're wrong."
Alistair looked away then, suddenly feeling awkward. "Besides," he said quickly, and his tone took on something considerably more mischievous, "Seeing the look on people's faces when you surprise them is one of my favorite things. Always throws them off."