Oh, I know that pretty well ;o) That's why I think you'd like the main characters, too. Hogan falls square into the definition of "trickster" - he can talk 1) anyone into doing anything, and 2) his way out of nearly every situation. Here's a little snippet I wrote (among others, using one-word prompts - here, "touch"):
"Colonel Hogan seems to have no sense of personal space whatsoever. He puts his hands on his men's shoulders, puts his arms around them, leans on them, clap them on the back, without distinction. They know he does this unthinkingly, and doesn't mean to make them uncomfortable. The Americans reckon it must be an officer's thing, the others believe it must be an American thing, and nobody really minds. Besides, when something tragic happened or things really look bad, a strong arm on your shoulder that says "You're not alone in this" feels really welcome.
Kinch observed Hogan a couple of times when dealing with Klink; his body language is different then, but it's the same way of insidiously invading someone's personal space – only then the unease it causes is deliberate.
Sometimes Kinch wonders if his CO is aware just how much he borrows confidence tricks from the (successful) con man's book.
His money is on yes."
For context, Kinch is Hogan's right hand man, an African-American sergeant who is best described as the only sane man in the outfit :o)
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Date: 2013-10-07 08:58 am (UTC)"Colonel Hogan seems to have no sense of personal space whatsoever. He puts his hands on his men's shoulders, puts his arms around them, leans on them, clap them on the back, without distinction. They know he does this unthinkingly, and doesn't mean to make them uncomfortable. The Americans reckon it must be an officer's thing, the others believe it must be an American thing, and nobody really minds. Besides, when something tragic happened or things really look bad, a strong arm on your shoulder that says "You're not alone in this" feels really welcome.
Kinch observed Hogan a couple of times when dealing with Klink; his body language is different then, but it's the same way of insidiously invading someone's personal space – only then the unease it causes is deliberate.
Sometimes Kinch wonders if his CO is aware just how much he borrows confidence tricks from the (successful) con man's book.
His money is on yes."
For context, Kinch is Hogan's right hand man, an African-American sergeant who is best described as the only sane man in the outfit :o)