CHA-CHING! "this seems more like a good cop/ bad cop game..... the people that are posing as opposites may not be opposites, this may be a very complicated heist"
Very well said. There is a cast of characters that is used in this game. It is the game that destroyed my invesment in Netco. Here is the scheme. See if you recognize anyone?
The Players
Good Cop (Parental Cop/PC)
Bad Cop (Rowdy Cop/RC)
Tweedledum
Tweedledee
Drunk in Public
The Brilliant Man
Note that any of these roles can be, and often are, performed by each of The Players as The Game progresses. This is a vital factor, designed to prevent The Marks from realizing that they are being conned. While The Game heavily relies on these sterotypical characteriaztions, it is important that any one character avoid being stereotyped. This provides an added sense of believability.
PC Talks Sense, and after PC tires of it RC makes snotty comments pertaining to things like the observation that we'll wind up as somebody's "girlfriend." Rough paraphrase of the RC bit: "If you're homeless, that's nothing to be ashamed of. Just give your info and you'll get fed." "Why won't you give your name?" (answer) "Because it'll go into the computer." (Derisively) "What are you afraid of? There's no giant Big Brother here. All you do is give a little information and they let you go."
Tweedledum and Tweedledee are generally not part of the Inner Circle and are often "Marks" themselves. They are carefully chosen by The Team to bond with other Marks and establish dialogue and a reliable flow of information that is reviewed by The Team. Tweedledum and Tweedledee are completely disposable, and often replaced as The Game progresses.
Drunk In Public is more talkative, and honestly doesn't seem as drunk as he wants us to believe. DIP (aptly titled) is quick to anger, and often contradicts himself so as to give the impression he is not a force to be reckoned with. But DIP is also an essential part of The Game: His job is to promote further conflict/discussion as the Marks begin to tire of The Game. His secondary role is to throw suspicion off any Player that is close to being exposed.
Brilliant Man is naturally quite curious as to what is going on, and is pleased that we are protesting. You see, he's very familiar with the flaws in the current system. He firmly believes in the practive of b*tthole inspections. However, if anyone tries to inspect BM's b*tthole, he will react violently. Now that the solutions have become obvious to BM, it is rank stupidity and uneducatedness that keep people from recognizing their truth when they're explained to them. BM is, in fact, a genius, who would score very highly on all tests. He understands everything.
