I suppose that depends on your outlook. I won't presume to know how you feel about things, but...

[But as a fellow idol, he doubts she'll be impressed with what they're made to do here.

That's no excuse to hide the truth from her, though. She'll have to hear it from someone. And so he steels himself, looks at her directly, and comes clean, much as he hates being the bearer of bad news.]

There are only two ways to earn chips. There's something else called vouchers, and I've earned those just from singing in public. You're welcome to join me for that anytime you like. But as far as chips go, you can only get those from gambling, or else from sleeping with people.