"I mean, that's not really so much a separate tactic as a specific implementation of what I already said," Claude says with a smile. "It all falls under hiding what you're doing, right? Whether that's by being secretive, deceptive, unpredictable, whatever...the means might be different, but the philosophy is the same."

They're soon shown to a table, and Claude settles into his chair with every appearance of ease. "I am curious, though...just how do you go about making yourself so unpredictable?"