[Of all things, the sudden change in her mood doesn't really surprise Sakuma. One thing he's come to expect from Lapis is unpredictability. Like the element that she has at her command, the very same one she wields now for the benefit of the sea lions, she is very capricious and likely just as hard to control.
Making it all the more disconcerting when she admits quietly that, even if she wasn't happy working here, she would still do as she was told.
It makes sense to him in some ways. Sakuma agrees that it's wise to avoid drawing attention to themselves. Any more than they already do being imPorts, at least. But condemning themselves to lives of unhappiness doesn't seem like it's very fair, either. They have rights, even if they aren't technically citizens of this country or even people belonging in this world.]
It's good that you like what you do, then. But if you didn't, you could probably change jobs without them caring very much.
[He glances sidelong at her.]
Unless...do you have reason to believe differently?
you're not wrong. but apparently there *are* some.
Making it all the more disconcerting when she admits quietly that, even if she wasn't happy working here, she would still do as she was told.
It makes sense to him in some ways. Sakuma agrees that it's wise to avoid drawing attention to themselves. Any more than they already do being imPorts, at least. But condemning themselves to lives of unhappiness doesn't seem like it's very fair, either. They have rights, even if they aren't technically citizens of this country or even people belonging in this world.]
It's good that you like what you do, then. But if you didn't, you could probably change jobs without them caring very much.
[He glances sidelong at her.]
Unless...do you have reason to believe differently?