If you're in a situation where you have to lie, then try to talk as much as possible with lots of useless details.
The goal is to overwhelm the listener with useless boring information, that they want to stop asking you questions.
Is there some reason you wouldn't just tell them it's none of their business?
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for a situation where outright refusal to engage would hurt someone, or draw attention to it
Ah. Fair enough.
