Now that's a sneaky incentive that I bet's working wonders. [He can guess who's winning, but also just joining the winning team is a little cheap! He motions for them to speak.] Gimmie the sales pitch. Make your cases.
You boys are cute, you know that? The baking is mighty tempting...
[He looks between them, looking both in deep concentration and deeply amused. This is, of course, serious business!]
What can I say, one of you beat the other to the punch by a couple seconds, and I'm a sucker for an underdog. [...wait-] No offense, Jude. [is that even offensive??] I'll have to throw my hat in with my brother in arms. I'm holding you to that drink, Barrow, even if there's no other bonus involved.
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[Shameless, at this point.]
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It's the same sales pitch both ways, I'd imagine. But one of us can bake. [Putting it all out there, really.]
--it's not me, [he amends quickly, as if that needed to be said.] But I'll buy you a drink.
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We've got cookies.
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[He looks between them, looking both in deep concentration and deeply amused. This is, of course, serious business!]
What can I say, one of you beat the other to the punch by a couple seconds, and I'm a sucker for an underdog. [...wait-] No offense, Jude. [is that even offensive??] I'll have to throw my hat in with my brother in arms. I'm holding you to that drink, Barrow, even if there's no other bonus involved.
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That I can respect. See you there.