Talk:Tam Song/@comment-2606:A000:1128:4169:C46D:8A2C:C0F6:5766-20181211133916

okay, does anyone else think Tam might actually join the Neverseen? Cause i do...and i swear i have reasons.

Reason 1: Linh. Everything Tam does is for Linh. At this point, she's the most important thing in his life, much higher than himself or his other friends. We all saw how he reacted to her getting threatened--it was as if someone hit him. If the Neverseen threatened Linh to make him join, he'd do it.

Reason 2: Tam's personality. Tam is not a selfish person--completely the opposite. He choses people he barely knows over himself, and I guarantee whatever the Neverseen promise him, he wouldn't just think about how it would affect him. If the Neverseen promise that twins won't be looked down on, Tam's thoughts would go to everyone else who's part of a multiple birth as well. And he's never been one to just sit around. If he thinks he can do something to make a change, he'll do it. And....he's used to being seen as not worth as much. I have a strong feeling his parents focused on Linh more, because she was a hydrokinetic. If she really wanted to, she could very easily get a good job and place in the government. But she's a twin, so they had to work harder to get her to be what they wanted. Tam, as her twin and a Shade, was probably seen as holding her back, especially every time Linh tried to defend him. If he thinks he's doing the right thing, he can accept being hated by his friends--accept it, but maybe not get past it. And Linh...well again, Tam isn't a selfish person. I have a feeling that he knows how strong Linh is, not just power wise, but emotionally. He's confident that she'll be able to get over him--and if he goes down with the Neverseen, all the strings holding her back go down as well. He doesn't matter when it comes to her--what he's feeling isn't important.

Reason 3: The illusion of control. If Tam stays with the Neverseen, he can make sure they don't hurt Linh. He can make sure they don't do anything too horrible. He'll think if he becomes a member, they'll listen to him. And maybe he can get information on the real caches, or their plans...but they're definitely going to be more careful around him. They learned their lesson with Keefe.

Also, Lady Gisela said that he's expendable until he proves himself. Honestly, i think Tam kind of thinks along those lines as well, and we know he's really smart. I can definitely imagine him using his punishments as a way to find the most valuable information--the more severe the punishment was, the closer he was to finding something important.

I know I've been posing a bunch of rants lately, so sorry about that. Anyway, just my thoughts. I probably missed some reasons.

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