I’ve discovered her pattern of behavior and now I can basically control her. I know the words and actions which will set her off and the ones that will put her in my pocket and if I time it just right the result is as predictable as Joe Biden saying “C’mon Man”. I know with this comes great responsibility which is why I don’t know how I came to possess it. Every day the routine becomes more and more predictable as I add another piece to her puzzle. Yet I just realized now that she is playing and maybe even better. The question then is who will actually be able to possess our patterns and declare chess mate.