That's really the most annoying thing about this! [ a sharp gesture, a hand waving around animatedly in agitation. ] They're just slowly feeding us little bits at a time. Really, they have full control of the narrative, what they want us to know and think. What they're letting us.

And they're not worried at all by how most of us would probably rather toss them off the waterfall plunge if we could.

[ so that sure does speak of a certain kind of confidence. a huff, before he relents by delicately stuffing another annoyed forkful of cake into his mouth. eating around the mask is a careful affair. ]

I'm pretty tired of it, if we're being honest.