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It was Caleb who vandalized the DIK Mansion. We learn this in EP10. But at the time of the devastation, EP5, Caleb was not yet an Alpha.I think Vinny is responsible for most, if not all, of the "wtf?" stuff going on. I didn't think the Alphas trashed the mansion, but maybe I'm wrong about that. It seemed to clash with the whole "we're already on the edge of big trouble" attitude they were having. There's breaking a few windows (which the Alphas already did), and then there's completely wrecking an entire mansion. I assumed it must be Vinny stirring up trouble because he hates the DIKs for kicking him out and straying from his "vision." Vinny is a ball of bitter resentment. He may be a drug dealer now, but his golden days were with the DIKs, and part of him knows it. That's why he has this self-delusion that he is the true founder of the DIKs, and he can't accept that Rusty and Tommy are the real founders.
And Vinny is also doing it because he's trying to fuck with Quinn as much as humanly possible. They have a history (and probably a former sexual relationship, judging by a certain comment he made; "a hole or a part of you" wasn't a misspelling). He'd know about the DIKs/Alphas rivalry. And he'd know the safe combination. It was only at the Halloween party that he discovered that the safe combo had been changed. There was definitely a moment of "Huh. That's strange." when he tried getting into the safe.
He'd have gone after Cathy because he knows how much Rusty cares about her, because of how she helped the frat at the beginning. Making Cathy think Rusty turned on her and getting Rusty removed as president would be exactly something Vinny would want.
I'm betting Vinny hired the nerds (or some other students) to put up those posters, too.
In the game it is stated that half of the DIKs suffered from Vinny and the other half did not. So Vinny kind of divided the DIKs because he has a polarizing personality. At least that's what Nick said. Nick also said that Vinny actually wasn't interested in college and then there was the argument with Tommy. No, I think Vinny went alone.
What do you mean the world was deceived? He became a DIK a week after the DIKs were formed. He sat on the roof with Rusty, Tommy and Nick and planned with them what direction the DIKs should take. He is a DIK founder. Why would Vinny want to hurt Rusty? In EP2 we read that Rusty has checked in with Nick about Vinny's well-being and even wants to visit him. No idea if Vinny knew about the DIKs/Alphas rivalry and it doesn't matter. What matters is Quinn and Vinny's conversation.
Quinn: "What are you doing here? I thought you were too cool for college these days."
Vinny: "I heard there was a bitching Halloween party here. I thought I'd check in on it."
Quinn: "And you came dressed like an ass too. Good for you."
Vinny: "Damn. Why so feisty? I bet a part or hole of you misses me."
Quinn: "Not one bit. Also, you know what we agreed to. B&R is mine."
The implication here is that Vinny doesn't give a shit about college and that he hasn't been on campus in a while. It's Hallowenn and he also comes to the party dressed like an ass. The mask. Why do you think Vinny wears the mask? He doesn't want to be recognized and this is also the reason why Vinny wasn't at the DIK Mansion in EP4. He would have stood out with or without the mask.
I agree with you, so Vinny can get that "Huh. That's strange." moment when he tried to open the safe. We learn from Rusty after the Cathy cluck so he changed the safe combination and only Tommy, the MC and himself have the new combination. What does that imply? So that all the DIKs had the safe combination before, because they could use the DIK laptop whenever they wanted. Vinny therefore knew the old safe combination, but is surprised that it has been changed. To me, that suggests that he didn't even necessarily know about the Cathy cluck, because otherwise he wouldn't be so surprised. There had to be consequences for the Cathy Cluck.
We know that Cathy helped Rusty and his father found the Brotherhood of DIKs and that Cathy has always been on their side since the DIKs were founded. It all looks to me like a well thought out plan to return the DIK Mansion to what it once was.
- Cathy is denounced and bullied. She leaves. The consequence of this is that a connection has been cut. Which one? The DIKs no longer have an advocate at the college. Their pranks can have consequences from this point on.
- Shortly after Cathy Cluck, the DIK Mansion is destroyed and Rusty's father will no longer pay for it. It doesn't matter why Rusty's father doesn't want to pay anymore. The fact is that the DIKs turned off the money tap. But shit, there's the MC.
- Last but not least, the DIKs will denounce themselves. With Cathy's departure, the DIKs no longer have an advocate for both college counselors.
This is a good and well thought out plan. It's not something the impulsive Vinny is capable of because he's acting on instinct. For me, there are really only two possibilities. The nerds or the MC's family are behind it. A funny thought is if a nerd is part of the MC's family.
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