The cheesecake runaway

[Mr. Van]

Some questions about "cheesecake":

Team A has a MECHANISM brought in with the intent of giving it to their alliance partner. What happens when another team asks if they can have it?

Team A begins to work with and "cheesecake" Team B early on (as was apparently the case with the teams being most frequently discussed here). What happens when Team B is selected by another team before Team A gets the chance to? Does the "cheesecake" remain with Team B?

What happens when there are multiple teams presenting themselves as "cheesecake pans"?

What happens when a weak team is allied with Team A early on and they ask "can you cheesecake us for this round?" Is it appropriate for Team A to say "we won't give you this MECHANISM, we're reserving this for our 3rd pick"?

When might this sort of thing start? Could Team A begin working with Team B during the build season and have Team B bring an "inferior" robot to compete (with the intention of being "hidden in the rankings") and then reveal the "cheesecaked" version after alliance selection?

Just some questions...

- Mr. Van
Coach, Robodox