[Cid watches his friend's reaction with a touch of amusement in his gaze.]
Are you so sure of that? [Cid pauses just long enough to maybe make Tom wonder if Cid's referring to the friend bit or what he said next.] I'm not so sure of that. A pair--[He's careful not to use couple.]--campaigning together surely attracts more positive attention.
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Are you so sure of that? [Cid pauses just long enough to maybe make Tom wonder if Cid's referring to the friend bit or what he said next.] I'm not so sure of that. A pair--[He's careful not to use couple.]--campaigning together surely attracts more positive attention.