default power_law_21 = False

label law_21:
    $ tutor_image = tutor_name + tutor_mode
    show expression tutor_image at center, breathing_center with moveinright

    tutor "Law 21: Play a Sucker to Catch a Sucker – Seem Dumber Than Your Mark."

    tutor "No one likes feeling stupid. Appear less clever than your target and they relax. Their guard drops. Their pride swells."

    tutor "Let them underestimate you. Let them explain, lecture, feel superior. While they talk, you learn. Then strike when they least expect."

    tutor "Intelligence revealed too soon invites defense. Feigned stupidity invites carelessness."

    tutor "In seduction, this law is subtle and effective."

    tutor "Appear slightly naive or inexperienced. Let them teach, guide, take the lead. Their ego grows. They feel safe and powerful."

    tutor "Then, at the perfect moment, reveal control. Turn their confidence into surrender. They fall harder because they never saw it coming."

    tutor "Play the fool. Catch the wise."

    tutor "Comprehension test begins now. All answers must be correct to earn the power point. No exceptions."

    $ quiz_score = 0

    menu quiz_21_q1:
        "Question 1: Why appear less clever?"
        "To make others like you more":
            pass
        "To lower their guard and make them careless":
            $ quiz_score += 1
        "Because honesty is best":
            pass

    menu quiz_21_q2:
        "Question 2: What does feigned stupidity create?"
        "Immediate respect":
            pass
        "Overconfidence in your target":
            $ quiz_score += 1
        "True friendship":
            pass

    menu quiz_21_q3:
        "Question 3: In seduction, how do you use this law?"
        "Show all your skill immediately":
            pass
        "Act slightly naive so they feel in control, then take over":
            $ quiz_score += 1
        "Admit you know nothing":
            pass

    if quiz_score == 3:
        tutor "All responses correct. Acceptable performance."
        tutor "Power point authorized."
        if not power_law_21:
            $ power_law_21 = True
            call increase_power from _call_increase_power_13
            tutor "The shift in your presence is detected. Minor... but registered."
        else:
            tutor "This power point is already yours. Repetition is unnecessary."
    else:
        tutor "Errors detected. [quiz_score] out of 3 correct."
        tutor "Review the material. No point will be granted until perfection is achieved."

    tutor "Lesson twenty-one complete."
    tutor "I await your command for the next law."

    hide expression tutor_image with moveoutleft
    jump chapter_label