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The players continued discussing loudly, mainly about how to trick others into falling for it so they could make use of the "Power of I Reckon" talent.
What these brilliant minds didn't realize, however, was that the more they discussed it and the more they learned, the more guarded they would become—and the less likely they would be to get fooled in the future!
And that meant they would have fewer chances to make use of the "Power of I Reckon." They might even never get another chance to activate that talent again.
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"Come to think of it, it actually seems pretty simple."
"Since the Power of I Reckon involves tech distortion, color mysticism, and reverse-logic repairs, as long as we firmly believe that pile of junk can fire and has a hundred rounds of ammo, then it really does."
"But the prerequisite is—"
"You have to truly believe it from the bottom of your heart, without even the slightest doubt."
"Even the tiniest doubt—like, 'I'm not sure whether this thing can fire,' or 'Is that for real?'—and it really won't fire!"
"So..."
"Rather than saying that guy earlier wanted teammates who were a little dumber, wouldn't it be more accurate to say that he wanted someone slow on the uptake and easier to fool?"
"As long as they didn't catch on right away, it would work!"
"Easy for you to say!"
"But the problem now is that we already know about it. If anyone tries that trick again, it probably won't work anymore."
"I get it!"
"It's like the Leftover Warrior—same move can't be used twice?"
"Uh..."
"Not quite the right comparison, but it's probably close enough..."
"The key to this sort of thing is catching people off guard!"
"Exactly!"
"Once it's happened