"We think so. Those best suited to a task are the ones who have it, and it feels nice, I think, to know a job is being done well." That there is no choice at all, and saying 'no' and doing something else utterly unheard of is pretty much irrelevant!

Not even a diamond can say no and go do something else. But it worked well enough for gem society.

There's a pause as she considers Yuya's wording, before nodding. "Yes, ordinarily. My stay at the Carnival is a brief but important interlude."