Of course it’s not a Society date!
“But if you’re asking if I can make Nigel your houseboy instead of mine, it doesn’t work like that.”
Still no reply from Chastity.
“Trust me, I’ve tried to pawn him off before. It’s not possible. But the young lad has started to grow on me.” He chuckled and shook his head.
Chastity just kept staring at him.
Tanner stared back. “I don’t know what’s happening. I’m starting to think this isn’t a Society date so... Am I being punked?Is that still something people do? It’s hard to keep track these days.”
Chastity was completely silent.
Seconds stretched into minutes.
What the hell is going on?
This was supposed to be theEmotional Lovetechnique, right? Was this staring supposed to be some sort of romantic moment between the two of them?
Whatever it was, it was making me very uncomfortable. I looked back at the board to pick a new technique.
Oooooooh.Apparently the pointer had slid down a bit fromEmotional LovetoSilence.That explained a lot. I moved it toDirect.
“Did you kill Rosalie?” demanded Chastity.
“What?” asked Tanner. “No.” He looked so confused.
Liar.It felt like a good time to switch toRepetition.
“Did you kill Rosalie?” asked Chastity again.
“No. Why would you even ask me that?” He tugged on his restraints.
“Right,” said Dr. Lyons. “But seriously…did you kill Rosalie?”
“I already said no. Where the heck is Ash?”
“So youdidkill Rosalie?” asked Chastity. “Or you didn’t?”
“I didn’t.”
“Sorry, I couldn’t hear your answer. What did you say?”
“I didn’t.”
“You didn’t say? Or you didn’t kill Rosalie? Or you did kill her and you just don’t want to tell us where the body is?”
“I have no idea where her body is.”
“Aha!” yelled Chastity. “If you didn’t kill her, then how do you know she’s just a body and not a living breathing human woman?”
Really, Chastity?I was all for making this asshole confess, but twisting his words weren’t going to get us any real answers. I moved the pointer toEmotional Pride and Ego-Down.
“How does it feel to have the world’s tiniest penis?” asked Chastity. “Did killing Rosalie make you feel more like a man?”
“My penis is actually quite large,” replied Tanner.
“Oh is it? I guess you wouldn’t mind if we whip it out and see? Although I doubt I’d even be able to see it in this lighting.”