You play 1. e4 confident that it is objectively the best first move. Besides, you've always been loyal to the king's pawn openings, why should risk playing into a position you don't understand?

Your opponent's expression gives nothing away. It's very difficult to tell whether your move had any psychological impact. Fairly quickly, your opponent responds with 1. e5. Well, at least you are confident that you are heading into the kinds of positions you are most comfortable with.

The next question, of course, is which of your weapons against 1. e5 you are going to unleash. You've never been a big fan of the Vienna so 2. Nc3 is out. Neither do you like the bishop's opening as it has that nasty habit of transposing into either the Guico Piano, which is rather harmless, or the two knights' defence, which can give black a dangerous initiative. Therefore you decide against 2. Bc4 as well. That seems to leave you with two main options. Of course, you could always resign, but enigmatic resignations have never really been your style: or have they?