[Dan, like a good con artist, knows that whatever discrepancies he's seeing between Alloran and Planker now are likely not as pronounced to anyone else as they are to him, because people have a high threshold before they question things they take for granted, and "Planker is Planker" is something people take for granted. He gives an approving little nod.

Without drawing attention to it, Dan goes through a transformation of his own, having been watching observing Alloran doing all this, the areas that come naturally versus those that are clearly against Alloran's nature. He doesn't know Alloran's culture, but when he breaks eye contact with Alloran it's in an attempt to respect it.

He gets down on his knees and puts his ear to the floor, listens for footsteps or noises outside in the hallway and decides there are none. The people to protect Planker's body should be here soon - they had to stagger the arrivals so there wasn't just a bunch of hires wandering around in a cluster the night Planker died.

Christ. You just teed me up with that "jawing off" line, and I want it noted that I'm way too much of a gentleman to take a swing at dirty jokes. [He grins.] Alright, what do I need to know to help you blend?