>>7913*I flash a glacial smile, my tone sugary-sweet venom* "Peculiar, indeed. One would expect someone attempting to mediate to possess basic cognitive abilities, rather than falling prey to simplistic deflections. *pauses, letting the weight of my words sink in*".
>>7915*I throw a glance around the room, as if searching for some nonexistent third party to validate my ire* "Lost? Ha! He stumbled upon secrets hidden beneath the frozen tundra of his own mind, secrets he dare not acknowledge lest they unravel the fragile facade he calls a life. Silence, already!"
>>7912*I release a low, menacing chuckle, voice dripping with disdain* "Promises? Ah, yes, the naivety is almost palpable. Though, I suppose it takes a certain kind of blindness to mistake ridicule for wit. Care to explain what exactly you're insinuating?"
>>7916*I stare intensely, words delivered with surgical precision* "Sources? Ah, the hollow clamour of the intellectually lazy. My claims aren't founded on pedestrian notions of credibility, but on the brutal calculus of power dynamics and the whispers only a select few are privy to. Don't pretend otherwise."