That's my thinking on this as well. Rudy makes a small drop, then behind the scenes GEOTUS is telling them "you have a chance to get out of this if you _________________ " (fill in). They say fuck you, and Rudy comes out and drops a bit more. Repeat.
Impressive. They're now calling out the next layers up. They must feel they have enough on Layer 1 to burn them.
That's my thinking on this as well. Rudy makes a small drop, then behind the scenes GEOTUS is telling them "you have a chance to get out of this if you _________________ " (fill in). They say fuck you, and Rudy comes out and drops a bit more. Repeat.
Art of The Deal, baby.