Todd (blue pants) approaches John (basketball player) to compliment him on his shot. John is reluctant at first, but since Todd has appealed to his ego, John is willing to hear what Todd has to say. Todd mentions he has a group of guys he plays basketball with.
John mentions that he has been looking for some players. Todd then offers that he has a small group of players who get together on Saturdays and there is an open spot. Todd suggest a man with John's skillset would be a joy to have on the court.
Todd requests 20 minutes of John's time to grab a cup of coffee to go over the specifics of Saturday morning basketball. Since John's ego has been appealed to and he feels he must reciprocate the favor of being invited to basketball, he feels compelled to sacrifice 20 minutes of his time.
Todd opens the conversation up with, "you know, I have lived here for a few years and this is the only basketball group in the area." Todd didn't know that but figured that must be true because it is a small town. John wants to be a part of the group because he misses playing pick-up games.
Scarcity and Social Proof
This is the setting Todd wanted in order to elicit information without the detection by John. Todd continues by giving some limited details for Saturday, but instead he asks pointed questions for John. "Where are you originally from?" "Are you married with kids?" "Where do you work?" John does not feel threatened because he believes this to be a casual conversation with a new friend who runs a group for basketball. After all, Todd just invited John to very exclusive group that Todd runs.
Authority
Todd continues with the questions, but he has almost taken it too far. John starts to feel that some of these questions are unimportant to the context of the conversation and also begins to question Todd's motives. However, he brushes this off as overthinking and believes his initial impression of Todd is still accurate. John doesn't want to revert on his decision or impression of Todd.