The speaker outlined a narcissist’s repetitive recruitment process—spotting, auditioning, baiting (with co-idealization to follow)—that locates and selects targets within familiar social spaces. Auditioning involves three tests: whether the person can be idealized, can provide at least two of the four “S”s (sex, services, supply, safety), and is sufficiently vulnerable. Baiting exploits a simulated “inner child” and the target’s own inner child to infantilize, regress, and indoctrinate the victim into a cult-like shared fantasy, enabling control and long-term exploitation. 3 Tests+3 Baits: How Narcissist Lures You (Clip Skopje Seminar Opening, May 2025)