Hello!! I’m doing research on mobs for my own projects and now I’m SUPER curious. In L&S, how involved is the celestial family, or any others like DJMM or the glamrocks, in law enforcement or politics? Are they paying police to look the other way, does law enforcement have any idea they even exist, do they have someone on the inside, etc?
On a similar note, I’m also kinda curious about the schematics side of things—KC was mentioned to be a businessman with military connections (or had them in the past) and you’ve established prostitution, fighting rings, and extortion rackets, but do you have any idea if there’s any legitimate covers for anything they do? For some reason the image of a legit daycare business being a cover for money laundering keeps coming to me when I think it over. I cannot for the life of me remember if the setting was American or not but I also wonder if you had any thoughts for how the heck people like Ruin report electronic transactions for hits on their taxes (I HC there to be offshore accounts involved.) Does he claim to be a very highly paid bouncer or something. that’d be hilarious
anywho that got long. Have a good day!!
Ruin, specifically, claims his official job title as 'Private Security'! Especially now that he almost solely works for the Don. :) Same for any of the other enforcers. Its never mentioned but I headcanon that the Familio actually runs a law firm, a security company, as well as other different businesses and public works that are so vital to the city's development and infrastructure that the people in charge know that getting rid of them would cause more harm than good so they just...kind of allow themselves to be paid off? A mix of greedy politicians and those who actually *care* about the city are what allow the Celestials to stay in power. KC has essentially used his influence and money to get his fingers into every essential pie he can so that removing him would send shockwaves through the city on a foundational level. He isn't just terrifying, he's smart. Law Enforcement DOES know they exist but I also headcanon that the Chief of Police is one of DJ's closest people and he takes his orders from DJ, using that connection to essentially steer law enforcement away from his allies and those that would bring him the most benefit. However, this is also a world where humans are kind of outgunned and outmatched by animatronics and numbers-wise it's 1:1 so the humans are leery of getting involved in animatronic politics and infighting. :)