As Peter and Valentine start their scheme as political journalists on the nets, they quickly become popular in certain regions.  Valentine, calling herself Demosthenes, mainly publishes articles on the west coast, while Peter, as Locke, mainly publishes on the east coast.  Demosthones takes the standpint that Peter actually has, that of one who believes that the second warsaw pact (Russia) is planning ot take over after the bugger wars and calling for a free flow of information from them.  Locke takes a standpoint of a man with conservative beliefs who thinks that Demosthenes is being foolish and is causing an unnecessary fear in the general public.

    I think it's quite funny here, because Peter and Valentine are each writing with the other's views, but they can't write for each other, to maintain that Demosthenes and Locke are not the same people.  It also helped the authenticity of their writing, because with their contrasting views they are able to sympathize with the others.

    Valentine as Demosthenes rises to popularity faster than Locke, gaining different columns with net publications and other things.  Locke does also.  They recieve pay for their columns in net hours, so they eventually are able to stop using their father's net account, making it harder for people to find out who they are.

    Valentinte feels horrible when her father starts quoting her columns at the breakfast table and saying that this Demosthenes is one of the most intelligent men out there.  She doesn't feel as bad about lying to him as she does that people actually believe what she's writing.

That part made me laugh.