Manipulate lvl 10

So tomorrow I'm up for a trivia game fundraising (already paid by professor). I wasn't interested in it until a friend of mine pretty much brainwashed me into it. The way she talks is ... how do I say it, manipulative? 0_O; it's like she expected me to have a certain way of replying and therefore she replies in a certain way, end result being me getting into the trivia x.x; Not that I regretted it or anything, but that skill seems to be a useful one to have. Rather than one of my talents - knowing the time if I saw a clock at least 2 hours ago. xD;