#basically my point is “he wouldn't necessarily join NOTME because of his mom”

[chemzee]

The one thing that I really want from Y4 is an explanation/reveal as to why exactly Daniel agreed to join Elliot. Because on one hand, I understand the "he wants to join Elliot/NOTME because of his beliefs against the Stature of Secrecy" and I won't be surprised if that's what happened but for several reasons (I'll explain later) a part of me believes there could be another possibility.

Look, I know it sounds very silly and such but something is telling me it's his attemp to clear his mother's name: now that Elliot told him it's him and 6 other students, Daniel knows claims against his mother are false and she's indeed "innocent",so he joins Elliot to basically get closer to him and therefore, gets closer to NOTME, to gather evidence against them and eventually, rat them out.

I mean, given what happened in Y3, it's safe to assume he doesn't trust Ministry to do a proper investigation and may fear they could arrest even more innocent people, even if he'd expose Elliot right away. So he "sticks to his story". Plus, despite agreeing with their cause, they are sorta responsible for his mother's accusation + Elliot is responsible for his sister's hospitalization and literally every single event of Y3, so he has all reasons to be against them.

Daniel was repeatedly described as someone who'd "never betray those he cares about" and I think it's pretty clear that he cares about his mother a lot. Plus this is what his official description says:

"No matter what the cost."

Which could mean that he's willing to put himself in danger or even sacrifice himself in order to help his mom. Like get closer to an illegal group, which could potentially result in his own arrest.

I mean, at the end of the day, I just think he loves his mom more than he hates the Ministry, so even if he thinks of Stature of Secrecy as a "stupid law that should be abolished", he'd prioritize his mom more.

But again, I am pretty likely to be wrong lmao, wouldn't be surprised if what I just said wouldn't be the case and he joined Elliot for "politics" reasons (or even ends up joining NOTME for real).