[She taps the tip of her finger against her bottom lip in thought. If this was a serious matter, yes. But-]

You make it sound so sinister! [It kind of is, Celeste]

Data would be a more accurate term. The more we know about what strings to pull, the easier it will be to drag them into realizing how foolish they're both acting.

If I wanted to actually manipulate them, I would be trying far harder.