In turn, some of the more ruthless of them would ask what Lance would do in their situation, given the hopelessness of it all. What would he expect them to do?
He'd tell them honestly that forming an organization to try to make a difference, exactly as they're doing, is what he'd expect them to do. It's the only real option for trying to make things better that's available to them, and so it makes sense for them to take it. He doesn't know what he'd do in their position because he isn't exactly in it (and he'd give some more info if it were known that the Displaced are from totally different worlds, but alas) but that he definitely can't say he wouldn't join Morningstar. It seems to be the only current option for people who want to do something to help others outside of the system that the UN controls and perpetuates.
They'd also ask what Lance thinks Morningstar is out to do and what they hope to accomplish, basically to get a reading on what he thinks and feels. Does he trust them? Does he think they're dangerous?
He'd consider lying here and presenting an answer they might want to hear, but then decide to just risk honesty again especially since he imagines a lot of the agents would be able to tell he wasn't telling the truth. So he'll say that he hasn't quite decided; he was definitely suspicious at first, but some of that has lessened after talking to the agents.
He'll also be clear that while he's inclined to trust individual agents and he believes most if not all of them genuinely have good motives and mean the best, he's undecided on whether the organization as a whole is trustworthy or not, because these sorts of things have a way of spiraling out of control (especially in desperate situations like they're in.) So he doesn't necessarily think Morningstar is inherently dangerous, but there's the potential to become dangerous, especially if 'ends justify the means' thinking goes too far.
As for what he thinks they're out to do and hope to accomplish, he'd tell them (again truthfully) that what he'd thought was exactly what agents told him; that they wanted to change the system to be more fair to people and help them have better lives, by lessening if not outright undoing the control that the UN has over them. He has no reason to believe the real answer is anything other than exactly what the agents have said.
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In turn, some of the more ruthless of them would ask what Lance would do in their situation, given the hopelessness of it all. What would he expect them to do?
He'd tell them honestly that forming an organization to try to make a difference, exactly as they're doing, is what he'd expect them to do. It's the only real option for trying to make things better that's available to them, and so it makes sense for them to take it. He doesn't know what he'd do in their position because he isn't exactly in it (and he'd give some more info if it were known that the Displaced are from totally different worlds, but alas) but that he definitely can't say he wouldn't join Morningstar. It seems to be the only current option for people who want to do something to help others outside of the system that the UN controls and perpetuates.
They'd also ask what Lance thinks Morningstar is out to do and what they hope to accomplish, basically to get a reading on what he thinks and feels. Does he trust them? Does he think they're dangerous?
He'd consider lying here and presenting an answer they might want to hear, but then decide to just risk honesty again especially since he imagines a lot of the agents would be able to tell he wasn't telling the truth. So he'll say that he hasn't quite decided; he was definitely suspicious at first, but some of that has lessened after talking to the agents.
He'll also be clear that while he's inclined to trust individual agents and he believes most if not all of them genuinely have good motives and mean the best, he's undecided on whether the organization as a whole is trustworthy or not, because these sorts of things have a way of spiraling out of control (especially in desperate situations like they're in.) So he doesn't necessarily think Morningstar is inherently dangerous, but there's the potential to become dangerous, especially if 'ends justify the means' thinking goes too far.
As for what he thinks they're out to do and hope to accomplish, he'd tell them (again truthfully) that what he'd thought was exactly what agents told him; that they wanted to change the system to be more fair to people and help them have better lives, by lessening if not outright undoing the control that the UN has over them. He has no reason to believe the real answer is anything other than exactly what the agents have said.