Story so far
Lucia Mar is still in with the Liaisons, and Carl hopes she stays there. Florin agrees, saying they'll see what personality she settles on when she comes back out.
His hope is that they talk her into Taking the Deal at the beginning of the Tenth Floor; if not, he'll volunteer to keep her safe, and Jurgen will do the same for reasons of his own. The liaisons are thus the pivot point for whether one of the dungeon's most dangerous crawlers walks away or keeps fighting.
Role
Institutional handlers whose counsel may determine whether Lucia Mar accepts a deal.
Relationships
Lucia Mar — Currently in their care and counsel.
Florin — Hopes they persuade her to take a deal.
Taking Deal — The offer they are expected to broker.
Sources — 5 recorded facts, by chapter
Chapter 4
- The crawl's intermediary officials - the channel through which items reach crawlers and through which negotiating with them means negotiating with the AI.
Chapter 36
- Syndicate negotiators still in talks with the system AI, the thin thread of control Zev points to.
Chapter 45
- Syndicate handlers who monitor everything, tried to kill Carl, and are now begging him for answers.
Chapter 85
- Production's handlers, who yank Lucia Mar out for an interview the moment her dog dies.
Chapter 90
- System representatives currently counseling Lucia Mar, and Florin's best hope of talking her into a deal.