1: The Chosen Word: Connived
a) The secondary meaning is the one that I had used in context, however the primary and tertiary definitions are interesting.
b) The word works, but only to a certain extent. The sentence that it is in is alliterative and over the top; connived works perfectly. Nonetheless, its definition is slightly too sinister than my intentions. Let’s find a synonym.
2: Thesaurus
a) collude, conspire, devise