Working Undercover

There’s a fine line to working undercover. Attract too much attention and you’re sure to get noticed. This seems obvious. If it doesn’t, I hope you’re not in the next batch of recruits.

Given the nature of the business, certain tasks are going to attract the attention of local law enforcement. It’s only at this time that everyone remembers the previously overlooked person that stuck to the shadows and never made eye contact. Attracting no attention can only keep you covered for so long.

When the police go to canvass your neighborhood, you can’t have Ol’ Grandma Carrie saying, “That young fellow in Apt 4B, he never came out much. He just gave me the shivers.”

Your best defense is, first and foremost, not to need a defense. You shouldn’t even be on the police’s radar. They shouldn’t be looking for you. They should be pointed in the opposite direction. Ol’ Grandma Carrie should think you’re nice, remember you fondly, yet know nothing about you. When it goes down, she would have no reason to think you’re involved. In fact, despite her ignorance, she should swear that you weren’t.

In order to create this protection, there’s a rub. You need to be visible to be invisible.
You must allow the Carries of the world and all of her extended family in just so far that they trust you. This involves feeding them information. The key, however, is that the information must be verifiable.

So, yea. You need a good cover story.

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