I think that's pretty much the case. Hubris, mockery. They feel they're untouchable. And it probably gives them a rush when they know they'd actually shown you what they'd do.
		
		
	 
Maybe there is more to this. Besides that it might give them a rush to show us their symbols and plans in advance there seems to be a kind of preparation and offering of limited choices.
I found this article in which also the C's are mentioned.
Link to full article:
Why Negative Forces Seem to Respect Freewill
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Clue Dropping
           That targets are encouraged to remain naive may appear contradictory             to the fact that some matrix agents tend to purposely clue-drop,             waving warning signs in the face of their targets before proceeding             with further infiltration.
           
            
           
           The clues can be anything literal or             symbolic. Literal clues include warning phrases said in seeming             jest, their personal history, and behavior. Symbolic clues are             ironic and may appear in their names, word choice, and             
            synchronicities related to them.
           
            
           
           Whatever it may be, it provides a clue             that the target is in danger, much like the warning colors of a             poisonous plant or the hiss of a snake. If the target ignores the             clues, then the agent proceeds with the next step. Each dropped clue             is a subtle way of asking permission to get closer. Any ignorance of             that clue is permission granted.
           The question is, if 4D STS require that an individual has no             awareness of certain elements of reality in order for them to be             manipulated, then why do agents purposely drop clues and risk the             individual gaining more awareness? Why risk revealing their agenda             by giving hints?
           
            
           
           The answer is that while reality manipulation is an acausal phenomenon that happens outside one's realm and therefore             beyond the engagement range of a target's freewill, agents are             within one's realm and automatically in direct engagement with an             individual's freewill because of their sheer physical presence in             one's environment.
           
            
           
           Once freewill is engaged, what applied             to acausal reality manipulation becomes defunct.
           
            
           
            
           
           
Why 4D STS             Subvert Rather Than Violate Freewill
            
           All this becomes clear with the following realization: that 4D STS             sometimes cannot, and other times choose not, to violate the             freewill of a target.
           
            
           
           There are two ways to avoid violating             freewill: either don't engage it in the first place, or do only what             the target permits. Reality manipulation occurs from outside one's             realm, and so freewill is not engaged in such cases, so there is no             freewill violation.
           
            
           
           Agents, because they are in one's realm             already and in engagement with a target's freewill, have no choice             but subtly ask permission if they wish to not violate freewill or             are not able to do so.
           They cannot violate freewill in cases where they are engaging a             freewill that is more powerful than theirs. This includes cases             where an individual is stronger than they are, or where he has             divine protection whereby sovereign beings intervene and overpower             the lesser manipulators. It also includes cases where the freewill             of multiple beings is anchored to the same reality element and             reinforces it beyond the manipulability threshold of 4D STS.
           
            
           
           This is why although our timeline or             reality can indeed be changed, there are limits to what they can             change. They cannot change the entire timeline as they please, only             elements that are relatively non-anchored.
           Then there are cases where they are able to violate freewill, but             choose not to.
           
            
           
           The reason is complex but will be explained here.
           
            
           
            
           
           
Realm Dynamics
According to 
            the Cassiopaeans, realms are divisions of reality based             on experience and assumptions.
           
            
           
           Beings in different realms have             different assumptions about reality and will have different             experiences; those in the same realm will have similar experiences.             The more a group of beings interact with each other, the more their             realms merge.
           
            
           
           Two beings in completely different             realms will rarely interact with or perceive each other. Realms are             basically fenced off from each other according to the FRV or             
frequency resonance vibration (FRV) of an individual.
           
            
           
           FRV is the strength             and tone of his soul vibration based on the level of his being,             which in turn depends upon his level of knowledge and direction of             evolution, which is tied to his assumptions and experiences.
           
            
           
           Realms also measure the engagement range             of one's freewill, and so entering a person's realm means engaging             his freewill.
           Because two beings from completely different realms cannot directly             interact with each other, for them to do so there must be a common             element or bridge formed between their realms. One way of looking at             this is to think of the common element as a frequency bridge that             provides resonance between the two and allows transfer of             information and energy.
           
            
           
           If both have a unique spectrum of             fundamental vibration that would ordinarily share no common             component frequencies, then the frequency bridge is the introduction             of a common fundamental tone between the two realms.
           
            
           
           4D STS exist in             an extremely negative realm and are thus usually barred from             perceiving or interacting tangibly with an individual that is of a             completely different realm. In order to manipulate him in any way,             they must use a frequency bridge which normally is 
the individual's             own negative emotions.
           
            
           
           These negative emotions provide a             frequency sub-spectrum that is in resonance with the realm of 4D STS             and allows them to penetrate his realm and interact with him on some             level. The more his realm is in resonance with theirs, the more they             can manipulate him, and the more objective their manipulations will             appear.
           
            
           
           If their realms becomes virtually identical, then he is             under their complete control and is part of the STS hierarchy.
           Because realms are projected divisions of one's FRV, and the FRV is             a product of one's being, it is mainly through a change in being             that the realm changes. Negative forces who require a reality bridge             would prefer the target's being change toward a more negative             frequency. This would open his realm to easier penetration.
           
            
           
           So what does it take to change being?             
           
            
           
           Beingness can only be changed by the             individual himself, by freely choosing to make negative choices             which lower his frequency and align him with the STS evolutionary             current.
           
            
           
           Anything that happens to him which violates his freewill             does not change his being for the following reason:
           
	
	
		
		
			Freewill is about choice, and one learns by facing the consequences             of one's choices. If a situation arises that does not violate             freewill but rather offers choice, then if the individual later             regrets making a choice, it is entirely his own fault for having             done so.
               
               
Furthermore, the lesson he learns, had he learned it             earlier, would have allowed him to make a different choice. In other             words, it is because choice was given that his lesson has any value             at all.
		 
		
	 
           
           If he were given no choice - his             freewill thus being violated - then nothing he could have learned             earlier would have made any difference, and thus it wouldn't be a             lesson at all.
           
            
           
           Therefore, freewill violations do not result in             lessons for the individual, and without learning anything, his being             does not change. Without a change of being, the FRV (
frequency             resonance vibration) and realm boundary remains relatively unaffected.
           Therefore, those who seek to influence a change in a target's realm             toward a more palatable frequency must necessarily respect his             freewill. All they can do is offer choices, biasing the choices so             that the individual is more likely to choose the negative option and             therefore tarnish his being.
           
            
           
           Biased as they are, as long as they are             still choices, his freewill is not violated.
           
            
           
           It's amazing what             degree of manipulation can be done which does not qualify as a             freewill violation, for “permission”
is a broad term.
           
            
           
            
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