"Uh, yeah," Iron Man replied, not sure what further clarity that could possibly require, except 'manipulate' did sound pretty bad. Okay, really bad, terrible habit to be passing on, they were supposed to be raising open and honest children for the good of the future. "It does take some practice," he advised. "But your parents are a good place to start. You already know them really well so you know all of their blind spots, and if you screw it up they still have to put up with you. Or they'll send you to boarding school." Which wasn't so bad. No one there could watch you 24/7, so, really, it was a lot less work.
"What are you here for again?" he suddenly asked before he fell too far into that well. "Do you need something-- a cellphone? I'll hook you up." It was the least he could do, to start Cassie on her new path to better bad behaviour.