Apparently all one needs to be is ‘nice’ to him and he’ll fight to the death for them. He called it being ‘seduced’ and admitted this is wrong while smiling and shrugging because he doesn’t care.

I’m stuck between knowing (based on his patterns) this is fundamentally untrue, and knowing it explains a lot of his ‘diplomacy’ and weakness.

I guess it depends on how he defines ‘nice’…again based on patterns it seems like ‘nice’ to him is utter god-level deference, unquestioning loyalty, and extreme power for him to gain from and acquire.

Guess we can’t be friends then.