[See, David isn't even thinking of the parallel to their meeting. It's just the best method he can think of to speak without speaking. With Bart it had been the earwig. With Balthier, more behind on the times and technology in this world, he wanted something that was less likely to be jarring.]

I am known for good plans. It's just what I do.

[The brushing of elbows earns a little smirk from David, and hell, if they're going for this, they're going for this. After a moment of hesitation he reaches out to take Balthier's arm, as if that was always the plan. Hopefully the guy doesn't shrug this off.]

Chocobo? What hell does that mean? You know what, let's sip the really over the top melodramatic. Doesn't fit the con. Go sweet, or maybe slightly bossy. Babe wouldn't be bad, but if you can't keep a straight face, we'll need something else. If you had a slightly less 'pass as british' accent, I'd give you a foreign term of endearment to sell 'stranger' more, but that's not going to work. Maybe darling? Sounds a bit over sweet for the ploy, but it could work.