Calming Influence

At the precise right moment, to indicate my interest in letting something slide and to check where her interests lie, her eyes light up like the 4th of July mixed with hot summer to say she's got this one. It won't be sliding, there are depths there she knows I'd rather not see, and all of this in a completely unprovable moment before the big bright curtain closes.

I have realized there is something to be said for the eye flare. Like somehow the internal feeling of depth within one's eyes determines not just field of vision but possesses an element of control over what one sees. Within the same eyes a sunken field denotes going with the flow whereas a field pressed forward denotes an aggressive control without most being consciously aware of the effect. I have done this for years without thinking, and I can remember others doing it, but I have finally identified it so I could codify it.

I have also recently considered once more a sight inherent possession. The tiniest of digits left under joint control, or perhaps left without it. Much like hypnosis combined with subtle messaging, one's partner could easily have a command which calms and focuses their mate, like a gesture. What if one's mate is not present physically though, and the non-physical noise is high enough to warrant higher certainty for mood control? Could an arrangement be made in such a state? When one is by oneself, knowing that one is not truly alone? A pinky swear of sorts... Guiding not my hand, nothing so extreme as all that, simply placing a finger in such a way as to say "it is alright now." I must say, it worked like a charm, now it is just a matter of remembering, and so the traitor's partners codify the arrangement.