Because while in Archives, it is stated at some point that there was a pay upgrade to work in the Archives, which incitated people to take the position to later be stuck unable to quit, on the Protocol side we have the O.I.A.R, which is civil service.

It doesn't pay well. Even though the Institute in TMA is technically a non-profit organisation, I'm still pretty sure any position there pays better than a civil service job. So why did Alice stay ?

She isn't stupid, and maybe has a degree -- and even if she didn't, there are still jobs that doesn't need a degree out there. And she knows that working there is dangerous, which is why she turns a blind eye and pretend not to care.

But here's the thing : many of her lines suggest that at some point she did care. She probably was exactly like Jon, looking for answers and trying to know what was behind those cases, why were there recurring names, places, everything !

But she stopped, she decided to shut it down and turn a blind eye. My question is : why ? Why not quit ? She knows it's dangerous, she knows there are things that could get her killed, so why stay when the safest option is to quit and leave it behind ? And why tell Sam to come work there ? I mean, I get that he needed help, but if I knew my job was dangerous and that my friend was overly curious, I wouldn't recommend them to come here.

Georgie, who takes your face?

Why are you so afraid of people finding out?

Specifically The Government?

Its 3:30 and i just listened to episode 44 and i have a theory!!!

The reason for why The Fears work diffrent in the Protocol verse is because of the O.I.A.R. duh...

That is obvious, but i think i know why it works diffrent and how the O.I.A.R. does it.

What do you mean ?

The first thing i noticed when i started listening to protocol, was that it was almoust impossible to assign specific fear to specific cases (as shown in ep 44). In all of the cases it felt like more fears were working together (more the they did in Archives), as almost they were'nt even separat fear, and that is what i beleave is the difference in the protocol verse.

But why tho ?

The Fears use to be just one big blob of fear (i will be calling it a "Fear Egg") as we know from ep 200 of Archives, we also know that this Fear Egg later "cracked" and The 14 were born. I think that in the Protocol verse The Fear Egg never "cracked", or at least not as much and The Fears remained more or less homogeneous.

But why tho ? 2

The reason The Fear Egg did'nt "crack" is becouse of the O.I.A.R. and its predecessors. as said by Lena "Dread is organised into four key elements: Death, Pain, Helplessness and Wrongness. It is essential that these four elements remain balanced, that is the purpose of the O.I.A.R." and through keeping this balance they keep the classic 14 (or even single one of them) from being born and the aftermath (wich is the "bad things" Lena keeps mentioning). There simply is'nt enough specific fear for them to be born, obviously people are still afraid of being watched or hunted, but it's too vague and too weak, becouse of the balance.

You sure this could work ?

My first Magnus fan piece!