Circumspect, Aegis

Circumspect- vigilant; considering all circumstances in order to avoid issues

Ex: Trish had to teach her grandfather to be circumspect when deciding whether or not to believe the Nigerian princes on the house phone who claimed to have her held for ransom. “Grandpa, I cannot believe that you fell for that scam. First off, if they were from Nigeria, then why did they have Pakistani accents? Second, when you asked them if they could describe any of my features, why did you immediately make a *gulp* sound and offer up a frightened ‘Yup, that’s her’ when all they told you was that I had long hair and a “woman’s” face? Was that seriously enough for you to believe it was me? Oh, and lest we not forget the real kicker, why on God’s green earth did you send them a picture of your wife’s feet? You had already wired them thousands of dollars at that point, hadn’t enough damage already been done? Don’t tell me you already had that picture on your phone ready to go. Did you, grandpa?” *Trish reading name of album title in photos app* “Catskills waterfall, Summer 2019- brand new Teva’s, blue nail polish….ewww grandpa EWWW!!!!”

Aegis- the protection offered by a person, organization, or thing

Ex: *Deleted Christopher Mintz-Plasse LARPing sex scene in Role Models* He sniffled, pushed up his glasses, adjusted his chainmail, and exclaimed, “Since I happen to be allergic to latex, it shall be under the aegis of this lambskin condom that I shalt infiltrate thy whispering eye”