Bankole sus

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After reading Chapter 19, I have to say that I don't really trust Bankole. I find his introduction to Lauren's group suspicious. Bankole just suddenly appeared next to the group and started talking to them, without giving a reason for doing so. He also doesn't have a clear motive for joining the group, unlike Travis and Natividad, who joined after the group saved the pair from thieves. Lauren feels a connection to Bankole because of their names, but that connection is fairly superficial and, in my opinion, shouldn't warrant the lack of suspicion she shows toward him. Bankole does seem friendly toward the group and helps them rescue Allie and Jill, but it's possible that this is an act. He could be trying to gain enough trust to get a solitary watch and steal from the group during it, or exploit the group's trust in some other way. Regardless of how Lauren feels about Bankole, I will definitely be keeping an eye on his actions in the following chapters.

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  1. L. MoffittMay 20, 2021 at 10:55 AM

    I didn't necessarily distrust Bankole -- he seemed too weary and cynical, I think -- but I wasn't all that thrilled that he was the one paired up with Lauren.

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