Are you sure you want to get into a psychological chess match with a psychologist who's also a chess master?

[It's all false bravado, clearly aware of how ridiculous that sounds even if it's true, and he finally remembers to take a sip of his coffee again. Thankfully it's still warm.

And, both to prove his earlier statement and because Ian brought it up--]

Do you want to talk about your relationship with your mother?