Of course I know that, [ Riz says, his tone all but saying, well, duh. ] That's, like, your whole thing. You're charismatic as hell.

[ Never have it be said that Riz Gukgak doesn't gas his friends up when accurate and appropriate. Also, it's Fabian's birthday. He's not going out of his way to offend Fabian on his birthday -- frankly, he's a little surprised that the guy has taken such offense to this. Having plans to make friends is cool! It means that you're very dedicated to the idea of friends. Which is a very cool trait. Probably.

He shifts, sitting cross-legged, the curl of his lip betraying that he thinks this is all a little funny. ]

Having a plan just gets your foot in the door so people can see your natural charms! [ That had been Riz's plan, except -- well, he doesn't have a lot in the way of natural charms. In fact, he has come to discover that a lot of people actually like him less the more they got to know him. Which is fine, on account of the aforementioned fact that his own friendship gambit had worked and he now has five friends, which is basically all the friends one person could ever need. ]

But if you say it wasn't a plan, then it wasn't a plan, [ he says with a shrug. ] I'm just saying, there's nothing wrong with it.