[Were Equius a more clever and erudite tactician, the entire goal of this whole exchange might have been to test her through watching her thought process, observe the various reactions she had to his barbs and nudges and even get a feel for if she could manage to decipher some sort of intentional pattern in his behavior.

As it was, no he was pretty much just using this as a cheap way to gauge her first move and what the first three said about her tactical style against an unknown.]

Claim the first piece, human and perhaps I will express my thoughts on your own visage. I think giving away anything without cost in this exchange would feel... inappropriate.

[Besides, he was trying to remember why humans called this a 'poker face.']