Me: “Whoa. It’s not even 6am and you’ve knocked out almost all of your morning chores? I’m so impressed. Thank you for working so hard, dude.”
Billie: “I’m working hard so I can manipulate you into getting me a pig for Christmas.”
Me: “Uh… Is it manipulation if you tell me you’re manipulating me?”
Billie: “Only if it works.”
Me: “You’re not getting a pig for Christmas.”
Billie: “We’ll see about that, mother. We will see. about. that.”
…I’m raising a Bond villan.