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John Constantine was many things. He was a con artist as much as he was an exorcist. Sure he may only con to do his other job, but he still conned. And there were plenty of times that he had conned people to get what he needed to survive. He was resourceful like that. He had to be. Everything in his life had made him that way. It was him against the world. Even if there were people that thought otherwise. He conned and manipulated people into staying, to not leave him. Even if it was likely to blow up.