"This job isn't difficult, you just need to unleash your talent and create without any burdens."
Lance took a sip of coffee, "Do you know what satire is?"
Nicholas nodded, "I know, I've used satirical narrative structures."
"Satire is a knife, meant to stab the most painful spot!"
Lance was a bit surprised, he hadn't expected a comic book author from an impoverished and backward place to have such refined insight. It's a good thing.
"You're absolutely right," he paused for a few seconds, "aside from you, how is your family's situation here?"
"Can your income support them?"
Nicholas's expression wasn't as cheerful as before, though he still wore a smile.
"Mr. White, I have other work normally. Comics alone can't support my family, we're struggling right now."
Lapar's publishing houses are either controlled by the ruling group or by the privileged class. They hire Nicholas to draw comics or illustrations, but offer very little pay.
