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fandomhigh2010-07-06 02:48 am
doubleohblonde) wrote in fandomhigh2010-07-06 02:48 am
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Art of Adaptation [Monday, Period Six]
Bond had decided to take advantage of the good weather, and was holding his class out by the main campfire today.
"Afternoon all, I'm afraid your teacher couldn't be here so he asked me to stand in for him instead. Robert Sterling, here's my card," Bond said once the class had finished arriving, offering around a stack of business cards for one R. Sterling, employee of Universal Exports, complete with contact details. "This class is called Art of Adaptation, and is all about developing the kind of skill set that will enable you to swim rather than sink when thrown into the deep end, regardless of what kind of end that is."
"Now, as I understand it, the first class is usually used for introductions, so I'd like you all to introduce yourself and tell the rest of the class a bit about yourself. Only you'll need to make it all up. Fake name, fake backstory, and keep making things up until you get caught out. Everyone feel free to pick apart each other's stories."
After they'd finished, Bond continued. "As those of you who've taken one of my classes know, and the rest to you have probably guessed, my name is not actually Robert Sterling, but Bond, James Bond. Despite his successful career, decent credit rating, and a few other traces left in the system, poor Mr Sterling does not actually exist. He does have one thing going for him however, which is verisimilitude. Any detail I might have provided about him can be backed up to a reasonable degree, if not a full, in-depth background search. Mostly because considerable time and effort has gone into providing him with a checkable history."
"Most of you will never need a Mr Sterling of your own, but even with improvised cover-stories the point about verisimilitude hold true. You want to be believed, keep things simple. Keep unnecessary detail to a minimum, and try not to make any claims you can't back up or fake in some way. The best way not to get caught in a lie is not to tell it in the first place."
"Now, on the subject of fake ID to go with a hypothetical cover. While I do not condone identity fraud in most circumstance, I will say this, the best forged identity documents aren't." He went on to explain the basics of identity theft and faking documentation.
"One final thing, Kyle and Rose here are my TAs." He nodded to themif they were there. "I expect you to listen to them as if they were me."
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[Class Roster & Syllabus|Class Rules]
"Afternoon all, I'm afraid your teacher couldn't be here so he asked me to stand in for him instead. Robert Sterling, here's my card," Bond said once the class had finished arriving, offering around a stack of business cards for one R. Sterling, employee of Universal Exports, complete with contact details. "This class is called Art of Adaptation, and is all about developing the kind of skill set that will enable you to swim rather than sink when thrown into the deep end, regardless of what kind of end that is."
"Now, as I understand it, the first class is usually used for introductions, so I'd like you all to introduce yourself and tell the rest of the class a bit about yourself. Only you'll need to make it all up. Fake name, fake backstory, and keep making things up until you get caught out. Everyone feel free to pick apart each other's stories."
After they'd finished, Bond continued. "As those of you who've taken one of my classes know, and the rest to you have probably guessed, my name is not actually Robert Sterling, but Bond
"Most of you will never need a Mr Sterling of your own, but even with improvised cover-stories the point about verisimilitude hold true. You want to be believed, keep things simple. Keep unnecessary detail to a minimum, and try not to make any claims you can't back up or fake in some way. The best way not to get caught in a lie is not to tell it in the first place."
"Now, on the subject of fake ID to go with a hypothetical cover. While I do not condone identity fraud in most circumstance, I will say this, the best forged identity documents aren't." He went on to explain the basics of identity theft and faking documentation.
"One final thing, Kyle and Rose here are my TAs." He nodded to them
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[Class Roster & Syllabus|Class Rules]
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"I'm George Wellington," he said, making his English accent a little crisper now, "from Blackpool which is in Lancashire. I recently attended Blackpool Sixth Form College but left after receiving failing marks in one of my classes."
All of that knowledge, save the name, came right from a brochure he'd read about Blackpool while traveling through Lancashire. It was as believable he could be, he thought.
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Bod tried to keep it simple so as not to get caught in too big a lie.
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Bod was going to silently thank Scarlett for telling him what her father did all those years ago.
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