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You've all seen the film in which Michael Caine and Steve Martin play two con artists living in Nice on the Cote d'Azur where they con rich women out of their fortunes by pretending to be what they are not. Well this Saturday I will be boarding the British Airways flight from London to Nice to run my own Dirty Rotten Scoundrel game.
Brief Backstory: I have friends who live in a large villa overlooking the Mediterranean just outside of Nice. They will be returning to their home country for 6 weeks and asked me if I would be interested in babysitting the house for them. Well it would be rude not to. So on Sunday when they leave I will have the keys to a fleet of cars, a magnificent villa, an infinity pool overlooking Cap Ferrat and a personal chef who will prepare my meals and clean, oh and I almost forgot, a large power boat with a captain ( not sure what the rules are about using it though ). For the next six weeks I will live a life that quite frankly I would never ever be able to afford unless I won the lottery and even then I might not be able to.
The Plot: I have a chance to live the fantasy for 6 weeks, to be an actor on the most glamorous of stages and impersonate the person I would like to have been had I applied myself more in life, i.e a mega rich playboy on the Cote d'Azur. Unlike Cain and Martin I don't want to scam rich old ladies out of money, I just want to chase attractive women and try to bed them but whilst doing it not as myself but as my invented character, an English blue blooded playboy.
Character Development: I have always liked the idea of escape and re-invention. The idea that you can board a flight in your home city as John Smith the Beta worker and step off the plane under a tropical sun as whoever the fuck you want to be, where nobody knows any different is an intriguing one and one I want to fully explore. Can it be done? Will you give yourself away? Will the mask slip? Will your true self soon shine out after a period? Will I just get bored of it and go back to being myself? It will be interesting to find out.
Why?: Purely for shits and giggles. I could just go down there and be my usual self but I want to try to pull this off for my own amusement. I look on it as a piece of performance art where I am both the creator and the audience ( along with you readers with whom I shall share my experiences ).
Lead Character's Backstory: So what do I tell the women I will be pursuing? Who am I? Well I shall keep my own name, it will be too confusing to give a fake one. How did I get all this wealth and end up living in a villa overlooking the Med? I want to keep the lies to a minimum so will just let them draw their own conclusions and let their minds or greed imagine what they want. The only downright lie I will tell will be my claim to be a distant member of the British royal family, again just for self amusement and so that I can have an excuse to speak with an ultra posh accent for the next 6 weeks. I think having a new voice will allow me to remain in character longer and keep my game tighter. Also I think having a fake voice will allow me to say shit I wouldn't usually kind of like wearing a mask. I have noticed this when I speak Russian.
Acting Style: Javier "I'd like to invite you both to come with me to Oviedo" Bardem style. Not my usual way of doing things but let's find out how it goes down with women.
Obstacles: A major one. Due to commitments I can only run day game, night game will be pretty much impossible until the 22nd of May. So I will be free only from 9am until 4pm for the first 3 weeks which will hinder me but I will work it out. Other bullshitters: The Cote d'Azur is full of them, I have met some good ones down there especially in Monaco who will suss me out immediately by asking me if I know so and so or what Champagne I usually order in such and such a place. Hopefully the protocol is never to destroy another man's blag. Also although I will be status symbol rich, I will be cash poor. I can't afford to be hitting all the high end places and getting table service in clubs so I will have to work that obstacle out. Another obstacle is my total lack of French.
Locations: St. Tropez - Cannes - Nice - Monaco - San Remo.
Expected Audience: I would like to close a very attractive French girl but will probably be targeting Russians and English speakers due to lack of French skills.
So let the game begin...
You've all seen the film in which Michael Caine and Steve Martin play two con artists living in Nice on the Cote d'Azur where they con rich women out of their fortunes by pretending to be what they are not. Well this Saturday I will be boarding the British Airways flight from London to Nice to run my own Dirty Rotten Scoundrel game.
Brief Backstory: I have friends who live in a large villa overlooking the Mediterranean just outside of Nice. They will be returning to their home country for 6 weeks and asked me if I would be interested in babysitting the house for them. Well it would be rude not to. So on Sunday when they leave I will have the keys to a fleet of cars, a magnificent villa, an infinity pool overlooking Cap Ferrat and a personal chef who will prepare my meals and clean, oh and I almost forgot, a large power boat with a captain ( not sure what the rules are about using it though ). For the next six weeks I will live a life that quite frankly I would never ever be able to afford unless I won the lottery and even then I might not be able to.
The Plot: I have a chance to live the fantasy for 6 weeks, to be an actor on the most glamorous of stages and impersonate the person I would like to have been had I applied myself more in life, i.e a mega rich playboy on the Cote d'Azur. Unlike Cain and Martin I don't want to scam rich old ladies out of money, I just want to chase attractive women and try to bed them but whilst doing it not as myself but as my invented character, an English blue blooded playboy.
Character Development: I have always liked the idea of escape and re-invention. The idea that you can board a flight in your home city as John Smith the Beta worker and step off the plane under a tropical sun as whoever the fuck you want to be, where nobody knows any different is an intriguing one and one I want to fully explore. Can it be done? Will you give yourself away? Will the mask slip? Will your true self soon shine out after a period? Will I just get bored of it and go back to being myself? It will be interesting to find out.
Why?: Purely for shits and giggles. I could just go down there and be my usual self but I want to try to pull this off for my own amusement. I look on it as a piece of performance art where I am both the creator and the audience ( along with you readers with whom I shall share my experiences ).
Lead Character's Backstory: So what do I tell the women I will be pursuing? Who am I? Well I shall keep my own name, it will be too confusing to give a fake one. How did I get all this wealth and end up living in a villa overlooking the Med? I want to keep the lies to a minimum so will just let them draw their own conclusions and let their minds or greed imagine what they want. The only downright lie I will tell will be my claim to be a distant member of the British royal family, again just for self amusement and so that I can have an excuse to speak with an ultra posh accent for the next 6 weeks. I think having a new voice will allow me to remain in character longer and keep my game tighter. Also I think having a fake voice will allow me to say shit I wouldn't usually kind of like wearing a mask. I have noticed this when I speak Russian.
Acting Style: Javier "I'd like to invite you both to come with me to Oviedo" Bardem style. Not my usual way of doing things but let's find out how it goes down with women.
Obstacles: A major one. Due to commitments I can only run day game, night game will be pretty much impossible until the 22nd of May. So I will be free only from 9am until 4pm for the first 3 weeks which will hinder me but I will work it out. Other bullshitters: The Cote d'Azur is full of them, I have met some good ones down there especially in Monaco who will suss me out immediately by asking me if I know so and so or what Champagne I usually order in such and such a place. Hopefully the protocol is never to destroy another man's blag. Also although I will be status symbol rich, I will be cash poor. I can't afford to be hitting all the high end places and getting table service in clubs so I will have to work that obstacle out. Another obstacle is my total lack of French.
Locations: St. Tropez - Cannes - Nice - Monaco - San Remo.
Expected Audience: I would like to close a very attractive French girl but will probably be targeting Russians and English speakers due to lack of French skills.
So let the game begin...