I'm sure there's plenty of other things he knows that would be fairly easily taught without a bunch of extras. Which is why pickpocketing isn't one he'd teach.
maybe someone should do a locked, anon post where the New Hires share their less-than-squeaky-clean skills so they all know what's available to be taught
"okay, SOME laws are good, but they're also laid down and enforced by an untrustworthy source to protect its power base, and you need to know how to break them for good reasons sometimes."
"Have you died in a fire set because the electrical sockets weren't checked or the lights were done in a subpar way? Have you be unable to access an exit because it's been barred shut or the pathway is littered with things to trip over? YOU'RE WELCOME."
Dan thinks he doesn't talk politics with people because he's right and they're wrong and it's rude to impose your political beliefs on others. In reality, it's because he's batshit crazy and gets enough pushback any time he says anything to know better than to talk about it.
okay thank you but we are full up on murder tutors