I know the orientation around here is largely 'ler, and I also get the appeal of breaking through the defenses of a typically unflappable person. But I feel like an Erin Burnett or a Kate Bolduan would be an absolutely irresistible tickler. The indomitable steeliness of their gaze, the superiority of their half-smile, the way their reflexively composed and imperturbable demeanor would contrast with the helpless hysterics they're meticulously sending their poor 'lee into. Surely (I like to think) that's the way they're wired.