"Sometimes they remember more than you think," he said. "And sometimes less, but those are usually the idiots, and I don't think he's one. Dante was a lot of things, but if he were as stupid as he sometimes acted, Bob didn't think he would be here.
"You could simply try an ultimatum - if he doesn't want to be there, he can leave; if he stays, he's got to at least pretend to learn."
He smirked. "That way, he can actually learn while he's acting like it's all a pretense. It saves face."
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"Sometimes they remember more than you think," he said. "And sometimes less, but those are usually the idiots, and I don't think he's one. Dante was a lot of things, but if he were as stupid as he sometimes acted, Bob didn't think he would be here.
"You could simply try an ultimatum - if he doesn't want to be there, he can leave; if he stays, he's got to at least pretend to learn."
He smirked. "That way, he can actually learn while he's acting like it's all a pretense. It saves face."