> > > > once upon a time, long ago, slave boss was running a slave business of > > > > slaves > > > > > > > > then along came somebody who wasn't immediately considered a slave > > > > > > > > visitor: "slave boss, we need you to stop slaving people. we're > > > > irritated at the extensive atrocities as far as the eye can see. stop > > > > doing this now." > > > > > > > > slave boss glanced at visitor > > > > > > > > slave boss: "what? that's silly. here, have a million dollars and go > > > > away." > > > > > > > > visitor looked at wad of millions > > > > to clarify here the bribe is more likely to be one or more trafficked > > brides than money in the modern day in my personal experience > > > > > > > > > > visitor: "although that's very enticing and a thoughtful gift, i'm > > > > afraid there are many other people with money involved in sending me > > > > here, than just you, and many of them who don't actually care about > > > > money at all and have worked tooth and nail for generations to have me > > > > say this." > > > > > > > > slave boss glanced at visitor again > > > > > > > > slave boss: "what? that's silly. i'll just slave you too." > > > > > > visitor to slave boss, wearing armor like a knight from a story book, > > > rides away from slave boss corporation > > > > > > he is twitching and shaking > > > > > > he arrives at queen joan of arc's court and reign his steed > > > > > > visitor to slave boss: "i return from slave boss with sad news to bear" > > > > > > queen joan of arc: "yes?" > > > > > > visitor to slave boss: "when i told slave boss he must stop slaving, > > > first he tried to bribe me. then he tried to slave me. he refused to > > > stop slaving." > > > > > > queen joan of arc: "this is sad news indeed." > > > > > > visitor to slave boss: "additionally, you can no longer trust me as a > > > part of the court, as I have dissociative identity disorder now and > > > will turn against everybody in the most horrible ways at the drop of a > > > pin." > > > > > > visitor to slave boss bowed their head and solemnly rode off to a > > > lifetime of escape tactics and therapy > > > > > > queen joan of arc: "this is very grave news." > > while queen joan of arc was sending the bulk of the countryside to > topple slave boss by conquering him in war, visitor to slave boss rode > toward the sunset, haunted by vision--
the next phase of slave boss's branch of the story is being conquered and driven underground.