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The make-believe-odd-one-out (mb-ooo)
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The mb-ooo is an amiable fellow, at first sight. The crowd enjoys to gather around this fellow, because there is always something to narrate, joke about or comment on that enchants those with a disposition for the novel, the unthinkable, the queer quirks of life. Also at second sight, the mb-ooo continues to carry certain qualities that don't fail to impress if one entertains a liking for the unusual because the part is well-played. Only with deeper insight, one starts to wonder what remains once all that talking, acting and joking for the crowd is stripped off. And, in fact, there isn't much left. The mb-ooo chooses and wears interests like the colours of a costume, like a politician picks his words for a speech: to impress on stage, dazzling people until they follow the fellow's way, style, ambitions, even though the core, stripped of its drapery, is far more than a stone's throw away from the shades of a toucan's beak. Those who succeed in unveiling the mask, leave with utter disappointment. 

The non-obvious-odd-one-out (no-ooo)
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The no-ooo is hard to spot. Like the black robin among its birdie mates, the no-ooo is rarely identified by mere watching. The skills of blending with mediocrity and fading into background are supreme – not deliberately but accidentally; redefining the skill rather as inadvertent collateral damage grounded in lack of self-perception. He who does not intend to hide is concealed best. Only upon close encounter and ample investment of time will the rich tapestry unfold before the eyes. The beholder of yore, now engaged in private conversation, remains unsuspecting of what is to come. The no-ooo, on the other hand, has no or little clue of the existence of clandestine admirers. Unaware of them, he will not attempt to put his qualities on display: it is for the admirers to dive into the increasingly less shallow waters that the no-ooo is too naive not to share. When unveiling the mask of Jon Doe, some leave, again, with utter disappointment. Others stay, euphorically.