ecstaticI mean, part of my job involves not telling people things until I'm given permission. I'm bad at remembering who I've said what to, and so usually, I just tell people everything, sometimes eleven times; that isn't always an option these days. I have to accept that it's not lying when I refuse to talk about embargoed information. Sometimes I have to accept that it's not lying even when it is, when people go "hey, do you know anything about ________?" and then respond to "I'm not allowed to say" with a smug grin and a "that means yes!"
Silence doesn't always mean "yes," but sometimes people thinking they've tricked me into saying something one way or another can mean that the thing doesn't happen, because now I've run my mouth off and can't be trusted and so I'm off the project. So I sit on news, and I say nothing whenever possible, and I tell absence of information lies when I'm backed into a corner, and I twitch a lot.
Here's my latest point of twitchy goodness:
HOLY SHIT Y'ALL I'M A SPECIAL GUEST AT THE 2016 SAN DIEGO INTERNATIONAL COMIC-CON!!!!!!!!
Me! A Special Guest! At the con I've been attending since I was sixteen! Me! I AM A FANCY LADY AND I AM MAKING A NOISE THAT ONLY BATS CAN HEAR!!!
Sitting on this one was hard. But wow, was it worth it.
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(West coast is too rich for my blood, sadly. Gencon, though...)
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Don't look at me like that ... I said almost.
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...oh shit what if people start turning PLEASE PROTECT THYSELF FROM THE BITEYFACE NO-LONGER-HUMAN PEOPLE.
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im just hoping that this isnt the year the zombie apocalypse happens. ijs.
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So happy for you!
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Meanwhile, for the next question about things you can't talk about, learn to distract and confuse: e.g. Interrogator: "Is it true you're not allowed to talk about your non-disclosure agreement with Disney?" You: "Oh... [looks into crowd] Is that George? Oh, I'm so sorry, I have to talk to George about the thing, I've been chasing her all convention, I'll have to take a raincheck and you can tell me all about it later, okay? You're such sweetie! Bye!" then avoid them. If you can't avoid, take control of the next conversation from the beginning, and ask them to confirm the rumour about them that's going around, and when they deny it, actively don't believe them.
Alternatively, tell them the story of the three exits to the maze of eternal peril, guarded by the triplets, one of whom always tells the truth, one of whom lies, and the one who sometimes lies and sometimes tells the truth, and you only have time to ask one question, or... Wait a minute, is it the last one alternately tells lies and truths and you have two questions...? It was on that show, you know, the one with the guys...?
Alternatively again, don't lie, roleplay one of your characters, one of the lying ones, and just answer as they would. It's not you, it's your character!
No, I'm as honest as the day is long, why do you ask? Oh, hey, there's Charlie, I have to ask him, about the thing, you know....
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