Meh: If you’re Gollum and Bilbo’s wearing cargo shorts, as in this passage, what would you first do to guess which pocket he put the ring in?

Randomly select one

Randomly select one
Look for a tell in his expression or movements

Look for a tell in his expression or movements
Look for any outside signs of the ring through the pockets

Look for any outside signs of the ring through the pockets
Pressure him to consider escaping with it, but don’t drive him away

Pressure him to consider escaping with it, but don’t drive him away
Recall his dominant hand and choose from a side based on that

Recall his dominant hand and choose from a side based on that
Generally get inside his head and try to determine which he is most likely to choose

Generally get inside his head and try to determine which he is most likely to choose
A combination, or some method not mentioned (which I’ll contribute to the discussion)

A combination, or some method not mentioned (which I’ll contribute to the discussion)

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