Well, I try to anyway. I'm nothing like a war strategist, but...

[He isn't sure what he wants to say, actually. There are lies he could tell, but does he want to?

There's no one here it matters to, is there?

He pauses, obviously unsure of himself, and then speaks a little slower.]

I've learned to think like that, recently. The city I live in is very exciting, and keeping up with it takes a lot of work.