[Daneca speaks somewhat at length and with a deal of passion in her voice. She's said the same thing to people who grew up in her world countless times - simply because they didn't know much better or chose to keep their heads in the sand about it until they had a kid that was a worker - but she never repeats it like it's just rote memory.]
[She cares.]
[She cares a lot.]
The argument most of them make is that they're trying to keep everyone safe.
They criminalized curse work right around the same time alcohol was criminalized and all the known workers were tossed into work camps in the 1930s. They eventually legalized alcohol and let the workers out of the camps, but they never legalized curse work even though historically speaking, it's never been seen as a bad thing before. That gave crime families like the Zacharovs power to protect families like Cassel's in exchange for their services and loyalty.
If they would just legalize it again though, kids wouldn't feel so pressured to turn to crime when they find out they're a worker. I think most of them figure the rest of the world looks at them like they're a criminal when they say they're a worker and the only way you know you're a worker is by committing a crime accidentally, so they must be criminals.
[She pauses there. But rather than ask another question about Lark and his pack:]
Good. I don't think Cassel's really used to things like that. I mean, he might be now for all I know, but the Cassel I knew was just...
He was one of those people who could be standing in a crowd and still be all alone, you know? We were friends, but he never let me or anybody else in. You could only get so far with him before he'd shut you out and start lying again.
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[She cares.]
[She cares a lot.]
The argument most of them make is that they're trying to keep everyone safe.
They criminalized curse work right around the same time alcohol was criminalized and all the known workers were tossed into work camps in the 1930s. They eventually legalized alcohol and let the workers out of the camps, but they never legalized curse work even though historically speaking, it's never been seen as a bad thing before. That gave crime families like the Zacharovs power to protect families like Cassel's in exchange for their services and loyalty.
If they would just legalize it again though, kids wouldn't feel so pressured to turn to crime when they find out they're a worker. I think most of them figure the rest of the world looks at them like they're a criminal when they say they're a worker and the only way you know you're a worker is by committing a crime accidentally, so they must be criminals.
[She pauses there. But rather than ask another question about Lark and his pack:]
Good. I don't think Cassel's really used to things like that. I mean, he might be now for all I know, but the Cassel I knew was just...
He was one of those people who could be standing in a crowd and still be all alone, you know? We were friends, but he never let me or anybody else in. You could only get so far with him before he'd shut you out and start lying again.