"Of course not. There's never a guarantee. Not unless you can make it clear to them that you're more interesting with it," he pointed out, things clicking automatically in his head. He was clever, after all; smart, even. He could put two and two together, and could make mental leaps well enough to figure all this out.

Of course, he had no doubt they weren't supposed to be discussing it; his only reassurance was that the music was too loud for much to be heard over it, let alone one little conversation. Especially when it seemed like they were just chatting. He flapped a dismissive hand. "I haven't the slightest as to how to pander to them, though. Not with any sort of specificity. I assume we'd just test things out until they worked."