To play a put-upon housewife? An annoying sister? Without a doubt.

[He clears his throat again, smoke still causing a strange unpleasant sensation, and sips at the beer. Maybe it's the mint, maybe the water, maybe the beer, but it does begin to ease that unpleasantness.]

Oh, I doubt they'd abstain. That's what cowards do, and they don't want to be seen as cowards. They're proud Ephians. But... you know, maybe if we offer them some reason to trust us, they could still vote the way we want. Bodyguards and protection? They might go for that.