Thread:GalaxE/@comment-36159587-20191228065849/@comment-34012245-20200213051918

Time seems to be good at making formal characters lol.

Alright, let's see if I can answer the questions. I think that the officials would hold them in different lights depending on their relationship with the Thaohals. For example, some may be directly aware of the corruption due to participating in it, while others might have suspicions on the family's true motives. I think that really few of them thinks that they are innocent after having known them for some time; keeping the kind act is easier with those who don't know the family well. However, I also imagine that many have a "hmmmm there's something suspicious here" attitude but don't act on it due to themselves being involved in corrupt acts, if that makes sense.

I also feel like, in case of interaction with large groups of people, the Thaohals might find it easy to manipulate normal civilians with fancy speeches and, acts, the like. But still there are always those who look deeper into the matter and have suspicions.

Overall, and I hope it makes sense, I see it as that it depends on the person's viewpoint. Of course they might act more suspiciously at times which would give room for doubt, since they're pretty far into guilty acts.

Aereon's attitude in the canon is slightly exaggerated to make it more obvious, and also because I fail at role-playing someone with a gift for talking.