[He shrugs, suddenly a little helpless in the face of being treated as an equal -- a superior, even.] Don't be a dick to your inmate, I guess? It usually doesn't go well.

And, um-- [He is taking this shit seriously now; he bites at his thumbnail, thinking hard.] You know, give them reasons if you tell them no for something. I mean, I guess that's part of not being a dick, but, you know. Keep them, like, in the loop. It helps. It helped me, anyways... eventually.