"Tourists, dear-heart, the word you're looking for is 'tourists'." Illumination wrinkles up her nose in disgust. "There's no sure-fire way to tell, at least not to my knowledge, but went someone treats you as a thing or an experience, that's a warning sign."
"Do they want to direct the whole encounter based solely around their preferences and interests? Are you, as a person and not just a collection of parts, incidental to their fantasy? If you say 'no, I don't like XYZ Act' and they reply '...but it's always been my dream. Are you sure you can't just ...'." She picks up her drink and has a sip, mulling it over. "That last one isn't always an automatic no, but be careful."
"Saints know that plenty of high-on-the-wall brats like to come slumming and want to see if they can bag hellion."
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"Do they want to direct the whole encounter based solely around their preferences and interests? Are you, as a person and not just a collection of parts, incidental to their fantasy? If you say 'no, I don't like XYZ Act' and they reply '...but it's always been my dream. Are you sure you can't just ...'." She picks up her drink and has a sip, mulling it over. "That last one isn't always an automatic no, but be careful."
"Saints know that plenty of high-on-the-wall brats like to come slumming and want to see if they can bag hellion."