First off, the Morningstar contacts and agents will be a touch disappointed that Lance isn't interested in getting to know them or their world. It wouldn't be the first time a Displaced approached them as "Morningstar" rather than themselves. He'd get the impression that Gaby would've assumed he would've curbed seeing them as organizational entities. That doesn't mean they won't talk to Lance. They'll just be openly disappointed.
That said, they will offer their stories. Many of them moved to New Amsterdam because they had worked with the Displaced elsewhere. Some had worked while the Displaced helped with relief efforts in New Tokyo, while others had met them after they saved a group of Morningstar agents from months of examination and torture under the hands of the UNA in a government laboratory. (This was the plot spearheaded by Rey, who will be named as a great member of the Displaced as a group.)
But that's not why they joined Morningstar. They came into the organization for different reasons. Some were recruited for their skills and talents (theft, hacking, even connections to relief organizations like the world-wide known PRESERVE that's supported by corporations and the UN alike). Others came because they saw people hurt and abused by moneyed interests while growing up. Not everyone is completely above-board, but they see the Displaced as willing to break a few eggs to do good. Their sincere distrust for the UN and hatred for a pro-capitalistic world that has fucked over many people is apparent. Some believe that the UN needs to be taken to task in a ruthless, vicious manner, while others believe that the good work needs to start where they can. There is a definite divide between ruthless activism and groundwork charity work to undermine people who think they're entitled to power. The more ruthless takes will be subtler, if only because these people hide these beliefs from Gaby, who has become a bit of a known figure in Morningstar (despite her frustration and disinterest in that) and is known as a hardcore pacifist. Previous agents have actively left her out of plans that would seem more ruthless and reckless in nature, and the current group would be aware of that.
As for opinions on the Displaced, they're mostly positive. Most of Morningstar's recent fame can be attributed to the Displaced releasing footage and speeches motivating people toward their cause. But Morningstar themselves are still doing most of the groundwork. There will be some grumblings that the Displaced sometimes act as if Morningstar should be working for their interests rather than the world's, which is a holdover from some older sentiments. In the past, some Displaced had saved Morningstar contacts/agents because they held information on the Displaced, rather than to save them just because their lives mattered. This current group is largely over it, but news of it spread enough so that they were aware. There are a few who also believe that while there was a lot of Displaced recruitment into Morningstar in the past, many of the members seemed to join primarily to support their own interests and take hold of Morningstar resources. Morningstar doesn't offer their resources for free to non-members, so they feel many Displaced joined just because they "could" so they could get their hands on certain resources. Thankfully (to the Morningstar agents), recruitment of the Displaced has gone down because they've accumulated enough resources on their own and the ones still involved actually care about Morningstar's missions and goals in this world.
For more general things, many of them know that the Displaced are a unique group that doesn't represent the interests of their world. Some have done good (Stephen, Rey, and Marcos, to name a few), while others (some past dropped characters) haven't. They don't understand the full scale of what this means, or even fully grasp that they aren't of this world, but they know that they don't represent the people of this world. Some of them heard stories in the simulation that backs this up.
Let us know if Lance would have any other questions! Gaby would've put him in contact with about 15 different people stationed in New Amsterdam (all of which transferred to the city a few months back), but she has some friends in New Beijing who can be contacted if Lance would like. Those people are far, far less interested in talking about the Displaced as a group, and Gaby would say as much!
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First off, the Morningstar contacts and agents will be a touch disappointed that Lance isn't interested in getting to know them or their world. It wouldn't be the first time a Displaced approached them as "Morningstar" rather than themselves. He'd get the impression that Gaby would've assumed he would've curbed seeing them as organizational entities. That doesn't mean they won't talk to Lance. They'll just be openly disappointed.
That said, they will offer their stories. Many of them moved to New Amsterdam because they had worked with the Displaced elsewhere. Some had worked while the Displaced helped with relief efforts in New Tokyo, while others had met them after they saved a group of Morningstar agents from months of examination and torture under the hands of the UNA in a government laboratory. (This was the plot spearheaded by Rey, who will be named as a great member of the Displaced as a group.)
But that's not why they joined Morningstar. They came into the organization for different reasons. Some were recruited for their skills and talents (theft, hacking, even connections to relief organizations like the world-wide known PRESERVE that's supported by corporations and the UN alike). Others came because they saw people hurt and abused by moneyed interests while growing up. Not everyone is completely above-board, but they see the Displaced as willing to break a few eggs to do good. Their sincere distrust for the UN and hatred for a pro-capitalistic world that has fucked over many people is apparent. Some believe that the UN needs to be taken to task in a ruthless, vicious manner, while others believe that the good work needs to start where they can. There is a definite divide between ruthless activism and groundwork charity work to undermine people who think they're entitled to power. The more ruthless takes will be subtler, if only because these people hide these beliefs from Gaby, who has become a bit of a known figure in Morningstar (despite her frustration and disinterest in that) and is known as a hardcore pacifist. Previous agents have actively left her out of plans that would seem more ruthless and reckless in nature, and the current group would be aware of that.
As for opinions on the Displaced, they're mostly positive. Most of Morningstar's recent fame can be attributed to the Displaced releasing footage and speeches motivating people toward their cause. But Morningstar themselves are still doing most of the groundwork. There will be some grumblings that the Displaced sometimes act as if Morningstar should be working for their interests rather than the world's, which is a holdover from some older sentiments. In the past, some Displaced had saved Morningstar contacts/agents because they held information on the Displaced, rather than to save them just because their lives mattered. This current group is largely over it, but news of it spread enough so that they were aware. There are a few who also believe that while there was a lot of Displaced recruitment into Morningstar in the past, many of the members seemed to join primarily to support their own interests and take hold of Morningstar resources. Morningstar doesn't offer their resources for free to non-members, so they feel many Displaced joined just because they "could" so they could get their hands on certain resources. Thankfully (to the Morningstar agents), recruitment of the Displaced has gone down because they've accumulated enough resources on their own and the ones still involved actually care about Morningstar's missions and goals in this world.
For more general things, many of them know that the Displaced are a unique group that doesn't represent the interests of their world. Some have done good (Stephen, Rey, and Marcos, to name a few), while others (some past dropped characters) haven't. They don't understand the full scale of what this means, or even fully grasp that they aren't of this world, but they know that they don't represent the people of this world. Some of them heard stories in the simulation that backs this up.
Let us know if Lance would have any other questions! Gaby would've put him in contact with about 15 different people stationed in New Amsterdam (all of which transferred to the city a few months back), but she has some friends in New Beijing who can be contacted if Lance would like. Those people are far, far less interested in talking about the Displaced as a group, and Gaby would say as much!