Re: Paranoia: How Many Troubleshooters
Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2016 8:21 pm
My dinner conversation a bit earlier this evening:
He: And by the way, I know you're playing Paranoia.
Me: Indeed. And how did you figure that out?
He: I have my ways. Being able to determine when you're lying is very important in marriage, you know.
Me: Excellent, yes, yes. So how come you don't know I'm telling the truth when I say I'm not playing?
He: Ho ho ho, you're even using your lying voice right now.
Me: Ha ha ha, who knew I had a lying voice?!
He: Oh ho ho, now you're smiling in that way you always smile when you're trying to trick someone.
Me: (cracks up laughing)
He: SEE! SEE! I knew it. You can't even keep a straight face when you're lying.
Me: Well, we have problems if you need to be able to tell when I'm lying, because I'm telling the truth!
He: Ha ha ha, I know you're totally not!
Me: Well then, if I'm playing Paranoia, who do you think I am?
He: [mentions specific character name]
Me: Okay, if I was [name], why wouldn't I have shot you last week?
He: SEE, LYING! I KNEW YOU WERE PLAYING!
Me: But I'm not playing! What makes you think I'm playing?
He: I can't say. I have my ways of knowing.
Me: Okay, just tell me this, were your suspicions raised by my in-game behavior or by my in-person behavior?
He: BOTH! But especially the in-person.
Me: WHAT?! What have I been doing in person that's suspicious?!
He: [Smug, knowing look. He proceeds to extract all of the upright bottles I keep on a shelf of the refrigerator door so that he can refill the shelf with his drinks. Basically, the whole interior system is now destroyed.]
Me: Well, I know who you are in the game, and I haven't killed you yet, have I? Or have I?
He: I know you're playing.
He: And by the way, I know you're playing Paranoia.
Me: Indeed. And how did you figure that out?
He: I have my ways. Being able to determine when you're lying is very important in marriage, you know.
Me: Excellent, yes, yes. So how come you don't know I'm telling the truth when I say I'm not playing?
He: Ho ho ho, you're even using your lying voice right now.
Me: Ha ha ha, who knew I had a lying voice?!
He: Oh ho ho, now you're smiling in that way you always smile when you're trying to trick someone.
Me: (cracks up laughing)
He: SEE! SEE! I knew it. You can't even keep a straight face when you're lying.
Me: Well, we have problems if you need to be able to tell when I'm lying, because I'm telling the truth!
He: Ha ha ha, I know you're totally not!
Me: Well then, if I'm playing Paranoia, who do you think I am?
He: [mentions specific character name]
Me: Okay, if I was [name], why wouldn't I have shot you last week?
He: SEE, LYING! I KNEW YOU WERE PLAYING!
Me: But I'm not playing! What makes you think I'm playing?
He: I can't say. I have my ways of knowing.
Me: Okay, just tell me this, were your suspicions raised by my in-game behavior or by my in-person behavior?
He: BOTH! But especially the in-person.
Me: WHAT?! What have I been doing in person that's suspicious?!
He: [Smug, knowing look. He proceeds to extract all of the upright bottles I keep on a shelf of the refrigerator door so that he can refill the shelf with his drinks. Basically, the whole interior system is now destroyed.]
Me: Well, I know who you are in the game, and I haven't killed you yet, have I? Or have I?
He: I know you're playing.