Fernando
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Note: Jason does not have what Moro needs to start such a search so all this information is going over his head. Fernando can operate on Jason's level of understanding, but as told to him, Jason thinks Fernando is 'Francisco' and the "village savior' is somewhere in the town - Jason has not put 2 and 2 together to get an answer and that is what Fernando wants - to be left alone. In short, this is a Fool's Errand - to search for something that is not there. And if his relatives were found, the condition they would be in he would not want them returned to the family. Moro's best option is to walk away from this because it will delay the search for Gabrielle. No good will come out of searching for lost relatives who are more than likely dead than alive. Jason does not have what Moro needs to conduct a search and in reading the list of those missing, he is hiding certain facts from everyone. Facts that makes him the reason as to why some of them disappeared. So he's trying to cover his shit-covered ass and look innocent when he is not. He is like a drunk driver who has hit and run somebody he killed and is hiding and denying the facts of what happened. Hospital Stays: If any of the group had to be taken to the hospital, lets say they were hurt while mining, all they want is fast medical treatment and get them out of the hospital as possible. Body scans, life pattern readings, etc., unless absolutely needed, they do not want it. Like many in this world wants the rest of the world to know the minimum information about them. They do not want to be tied down to any one system or town. They do not want anyone to have information about them that can be used against them - criminal, medical or otherwise. Lets take the example of the twins. If they were to have been sent to the hospital because or both were injured, there is a medical record of that injury. Lets say it was a knee injury and though the injured twin can walk, they can not run. If anybody were to find out about this injury, then it can be used against them in getting both twins. Though this is just an example, this example shows the implication of what can happen if the information ends up in the wrong hands. As Rescuers: Because of what they do, not the mining but being abolitionists against (human) slavery, they are wanted people in some areas. They play the role of Rescuers but they are mercenary rescuers, meaning they will rescue you when you are in trouble but there is a price to pay for that rescue. Lets take Maribelle & Teri; if Jason would have found them instead of Ruth and the girls who brought them to Fernando, what do you think that rescue would have costed Maribelle and Teri? Jason (and is group) knows the lay of the land and who's in charge of where. Rescuing Meribelle, he could demand a high price from the Town Council. If he was a wanted man, he could demand a pardon, and he would get it. If he wanted sex from the both of them, he would demand it as often as he would want it from the both of them. That is the type of person Jason is, and that is how he is leading his group. So basically all those in his trailer are free labor for him until their debt is paid. But Jason fell into his own trap, with Fernando saving his and the rest of the group from Lacey and her men, Jason owes Fernando a very large debt - his life and his freedom, on top of everyone else's life and freedom in the group. And Jason does not know how to handle this because Fernando wants nothing in return. If, and it is a big IF, some of his relatives are alive, then they are near by but he can not see them because they are not what they used to be and he is looking for what they used to be not what they could be. So he is looking for something that is not there. It's like looking for caterpillars after they had turned into butterflies. They are still there but in a different form. Edit Add: If he had the information to give to Moro, he would wonder what is the price of getting the service. You and I know that price is free. He does not because for him in his world everything has a price. And everything has a risk attached to that price. To him, if he had the information, he sees the price of Moro service and her resources as something he may not be able to pay or willing to pay. This is a false illusion on his part.
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