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Weary at heart, Veserod returns to Rahit.
"I don't know what's going on in your city, but it was tough," he says gloomily, placing a sheet with a questionnaire on the table. "No one wants to talk about anything except their immediate problems, and even those are reluctantly mentioned. Who has demoralized the population like this?"
The questionnaire contained partially formulated opinions, of course, without any indication of the authors or any indirect clues that a discerning reader could use to guess their identities:
1. Two Zoomers. Although Veserod hasn't seen them since and certainly hasn't interviewed them, from their suspicious behavior and overheard conversation, he could conclude that they at least strongly approve of the rabbit farm's activities, and therefore, the development of a new Serberian entertainment business and, in general, its intervention in the affairs of this territory (the newspaper is lying around somewhere, and I don't remember what's written in it, so they approve of whatever is written).
2. A merchant from the cauldron. This section described how the surveyed segment of the population, in turn, does not approve of the new order, is quite against the idea of dispossessing the newly emerged upstarts, and even experiences a form of nostalgic feeling for the old administration, which was closer to the people and did not cause such emotional rejection due to its excessive ostentation and arrogance.
3. An amoeba from Vespyr. The person behind the counter believes that everything is proceeding as it should, determined by the historical and cultural context of this territory; the opinion of the common people doesn't matter, and whatever decision is made at the top, that's how it will be, and there's no point in worrying about it; the main thing is to survive until tomorrow. Furthermore, this view is partly due to the fact that he noticed similarities between the old and new regimes, and therefore, the political discourse as a whole does not have much meaning.
4. A librarian. Her view is partly similar to that of the amoeba, in the sense that she looks at this issue even more detachedly and fatalistically – everything that is happening is determined by historical and economic patterns, and she is not interested in politics at all, as long as there is some kind of activity that helps her earn a living.
5. The Governor-General himself – the authoritative tone of the message expressed not even hope, but absolute, one hundred percent confidence in the fact that the previous government was a completely incompetent body that allowed crime to flourish for decades, completely merging it with the local way of life, and causing economic decline. Fortunately, Serberia will finally restore order here soon, and citizens will breathe much easier and live more prosperously.
"You understand, these are all rumors... No one will tell you anything like that directly... Some people are not interested and don't understand... So, you should filter it through several sieves."