Seth stuttered and stammered as she smacked him across the face with another verbal blow, forcing him to churn out the first excuse he could think of and worry about making it make sense later. Just play dumb, that always works. Play dumb, buy yourself some time to think.
"I uh... What? What are you talking about? I mean, I know my hearing is good, but you're gonna have to speak up if you want to talk to me from all the way over there."
Seth smiled softly, trying to ignore the river of sweat trickling down his back. As Astra narrowed her eyes at the response, he nodded in his mind. Congratulating himself for crafting such a masterful lie, she was definitely buying it so far.
"Playing dumb? Really? That never works."
Shit.
"I know what you are. I know who you are, and we are stuck here together for who knows how long. So, it would be best not to anger me by lying to me."
Double Shit.
