@armsdealing said : what would sal be like in a world where he'd never met delores? personality wise? future wise? / what is sal's political affiliation and what are his thoughts on politics + how does he get involved
SOMETHING THAT I KNOW - AND SAL ALSO KNOWS AS AN OLD MAN, is that if Delores wasn’t in his life: he would end up dying early. That’s just the way it is. He was wild as fuck in his twenties - a troublemaker, a man who stayed out all night hanging out or committing crimes, a man who easily made enemies. He was very involved with the streets, and he never knew when to stop acting a fool. Being with Delores (and having Cassandra especially) caused him to step back from being utterly involved with his old debauchery. Because she would force him, if not BEG HIM: ‘Don’t go out tonight.’ Let’s say he makes it out of his twenties, and he’s in his forties. Sal can still be reckless and also impulsive. He has a lot of anger in him when offended. Something I haven’t talked about on this blog really is how Delores eventually made him seek therapy when they were going through all of these changes in their relationship at this period. It’s why Sal’s more mellow as an old man, and more self-aware as well. He’d just be stuck in his destructive ways, nothing holding him down, and he ends up fucking with a more dangerous guy: and he dies in a bar. On a street. Wherever it was, it was public. SAL IS A DEMOCRAT, I had to come to terms with this when @pcplarstreet told me their Benny was a Republican for a while? And I just knew Sal had to beat the Republican out of Benny. No matter how old Sal was at the time, it just had to be done. He’s not an idealist when it comes to politics, as he believes a lot of them are as corrupt and self-centered as him. They’re just prettier to have in public, that’s all. Sal and Delores know some politicians on a personal level and Sal has -- pulled some strings -- done a few things... to put certain people in power, but you didn’t hear that from me.
