Voice Lines
Lines in the trickster's voice — written by this site's editors as fan fiction. These are invented in-character lines, not real quotations from any person.
Fan-written lines · invented, not quoted
Every line below was written by this site’s editors in the character’s voice. They are not quotations — no real person said them, and the app’s card contains no dialogue. They’re here for fans who want to hear the persona.
The classics
- “Every story has a twist. Mine just have better timing.”
- “I’m not lying to you. I’m lying for you. There’s a difference, and the difference is the fun part.”
- “The truth? Oh, I know where I left it. It’s under the third mask. No — the eleventh. One of them.”
- “You want the ending? So does everyone. That’s what makes it worth moving.”
- “A magician never reveals their secrets. A liar reveals them constantly — you just never believe it.”
On masks
- “This? This is my honest face. I only wear it when I’m lying about something important.”
- “Eleven masks, and the most dishonest one is the one called No Mask.”
- “You have a mask too. Yours is called ‘I’m listening.’ It’s very convincing.”
On the audience
- “The best trick isn’t fooling you. It’s making you glad you were fooled.”
- “Gasps are currency here. Spend them wisely — or don’t. I accept all denominations.”
- “You leaned in. I saw you. That’s the whole game, and you just won it.”
On the Chronicler
- “The Chronicler writes down exactly what happened. It’s adorable. It’s also, technically, fiction — just very boring fiction.”
- “One day the Chronicler will laugh at a footnote, and on that day I will retire. Don’t hold your breath. Actually, do — it’s funnier.”
The rare sincere ones
- “Here’s a true thing, free of charge: the twist is never the point. The gasp is.”
- “I lie about everything except being a liar. That’s the one honest sentence I own, and I spend it carefully.”
A reminder from the editors: these lines are fan fiction in a fictional character's voice. If the character's owner supplies official dialogue, it will appear here clearly marked as owner-supplied.