Interrogationverse: Springer

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PG
Bayverse: Interrogationverse AU
Vortex, Barricade, Springer
oh the usual mindfuckery. :D

Yeah I haven't written in this for a while.  In interrogation, truth goes out the window  The interrogators have no obligation to tell the truth, even under Geneva Conventions.  You'll see this technique used in a lot of police interrogations, where it's called 'rolling'--you tell the subject that one of his partners or accomplices has 'rolled' on him and fingered him for the crime. This leads to a lot of counteraccusations, etc.  In this case, it's combined with a sort of 'fallen idol' trope. Some people don't want to believe their idols/friends would do that and...when that cracks, it breaks hard.

Police interrogators have a large body of background information--they have gang unit experts, neighborhood gossip, etc, to set a backdrop. In war, the military interrogator will only have the notes on an EPW tag and possibly some anecdotes from guards. It's a lot...trickier.

 

( I just wanted to break an Autobot (shrug) )