Today we're going to talk about persuasion.
As I climb the ranks and secure my fortune, it's important to keep firm control on the locals. I know from experience that strongarm tactics will only get you so far, and I don't have the kind of backup I usually enjoy to persue that tact. So this operation requires quite a bit more subtlety.
With only a week in Adamsvil to my name, I've already learned to make myself invaluable to my neighbors. Mitzi needs to get her Game Boy back from Cesar? I'm on it. Weber wants me to deliver some clothing to Cobb? You bet. It may seem like low work, but what's actually happening is that I'm breaking down their relationships. I'm ruining their pre-established friendship networks from within. And with a smile on my face. I will become the center of their existence.
With that pattern set, this weekend I began sending letters. Persuasive letters.
Dearest Freckles: How is your fish research coming? It would be a shame if something were to happen to it. OBEY ME. Here is a Sand Dollar.
Dear Cobb: Your loyalty to Adamsvil is impressive. There will always be room for the faithful among my ranks. How does "Generalissimo Cobb" sound? Here is a Red Aloha Shirt for you.
Dearest Mitzi: I hope you will not fall prey to the lures of nearby Holliday. Those who stay will be amply rewarded. Those who leave... will be crushed in the revolution. Enclosed: 1 Pear.
Thus begins the diary of conquest. Cobb is already wearing the shirt.
