[She recognizes the manipulation of it, because it's the very first thing she learned how to do, and she recognizes that it's real, too. Both halves of the familiarity strike a pang of sympathy in her, but she's perversely pleased to find that it doesn't actually change her answer at all. She spreads her hands.]
I'll try my best not to.
[And they've just established exactly what her best is.]
[private]
I'll try my best not to.
[And they've just established exactly what her best is.]