Alright so when npcs start giving you attitude in the persuasion minigame, there's actually a really precise system working under the hood that kicks in after your first chat. Watch their responses carefully since the game starts color-coding everything from your second conversation onwards. You'll notice four distinct colors showing exactly how they're taking your choices - green means they're loving it, yellow shows they're warming up to you, bronze appears when they're getting annoyed, and red is basically them hating whatever you just said. The timing here is pretty crucial, since you'll want to pay attention to these color indicators right after that first interaction to optimize your approach.

One really important detail to remember is that this whole system only activates once you've already talked to them once, so your first attempt is kind of like a test run. After that, you can really dial in your persuasion strategy by watching those color indicators and adjusting based on what works best with each npc's personality type.