A few individuals have discovered that Liam always carries candy in his pockets and they have all accepted the explanation that he uses it to bribe Xerxes Break into some vague semblance of productivity. They don't know that he carries peppermints for cheery days, lemon drops for mischievous ones, strawberry cream candies to ease stubbornness, caramels when it rains, cinnamon drops for grumpy moods, and taffy for when Break is outright angry and needs something to gnaw on. He has at least one of most of those on his person at all times, and a much larger stash in his desk drawer. Apologies always come in the form of those little gummy raspberries with the sprinkles that make them crunchy, and when Liam is feeling affectionate, he gets a box of chocolate-covered cherries for them to share. Break likes to bite just enough of a hole in his to get the cherry out, and then he puts the chocolate back in the box so that Liam can be aghast at him later.
Bribing Xerxes Break is rather a complicated endeavor if you're doing it right.