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meep12345
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I'm not even sure that Ian was around when Gambino bought, took over, and renamed the Isle. Considering how much older gambino is, ian would've probably been a child or up in his teenaged years, at least, when that happened; and either still living in the manor with Vladmir, or, if after those events- with his adoptive family that handed the Boutique down to him. So I don't know. In either case, I don't see why Ian would support the takeover of the island.
I guess my question was whether or not "Gambino Boutique" was something Ian came up with or if that just happened to be the name it had when it was given to him
cat_rolleyes Of course, considering the age difference you pointed it out, it is very unlikely that Ian came up with the name (and probably wouldn't have known about the take over of the Isle either)... However...
...Since it was handed over to him, by the adoptive family, does this not then open up the possibility that his adoptive family was, in fact, supporters of Gambino (or, at the very least, had come to accept Gambino's reign over the Isle), which would make sense if they owned/ran a shop called Gambino Boutique?
cat_neutral There is that possibility that the family showed support to Gambino by changing the name of their shop to "Gambino Boutique" after the takeover. Seeing as how Ian said the shop had been in the family for generations, it's very likely the shop was named something else, prior to the takeover of the Isle. Though it's also a possibility to consider what the name before "Gambino Boutique" might've been, If it was something more suited to the feel of isle de native, before it was renamed and made into a casino town, then the family might've had no choice other than to change the name of the shop to reflect the change of the Isle, whether they were supporters of Gambino or not.
And since the shop was on Ganbino's land, once he bought the entire island, couldn't he have bought the rights to the shop and changed the name, himself; which was why I recall Gambino's name being on the deed, which would explain how gambino eventually was able to so easily take the shop away from Ian, once it was passed down to him, since it was rightfully Gambino's property, after that.
I think you're right about them probably having no choice but to change the name of the shop, since it probably would have been a good business maneuver as well (although, imagine, a Nativ Boutique!
cat_xd I wonder if it would have carried Polynesian themed clothing). Of course, that rasies an entirely new question altogether... I mean, about the adoptive family: Were they Natives of Isle de Nativ or did they immigrate to the Isle de Native before the Gambino take over? Maybe Ian's adoptive family is a mixture of both
cat_surprised (BTW, do we even know what a Native of the Isle de Nativ looks like?
cat_eek ).
Although, seeing as the shop had been in his adoptive family for generations, I have to wonder how they got bought out by Gambino... As in, were they only renting the property the boutique was on originally and that land got sold to Gambino, hence why his name is on the deed? Or maybe the money they got for selling the rights of the boutique to Gambino is what funded Ian's move to Barton, among other things?
