It started as a mere suggestive remark.
Master Quinn knew better than to spill everything outright. After all, letting people arrive at their own conclusions usually produced far better results. Far messier too, but that was not his problem.
Besides, there was no need to waste his saliva on a room full of old geezers who were as delusional as they were stubborn. Even if he tried to stop them from jumping to conclusions, they would have done it anyway. Possibly with added flair. Given all that, it would be best to take advantage of their overeager minds.
But why was he doing this in the first place?
Ah.
That would be because of the great new addition to the judging criteria courtesy of those event organizers.
Naturally, those people would protest if he called it a "new addition" outright. They would insist it had always been there. That it was implied. That it simply hadn't been spelled out in advance to avoid cheating.
Master Quinn wanted to roll his eyes to the heavens.
