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[...Okay so two days in he is by now aware that something is up. He recalls what the good doctor had told him at the New Feather Party and, frankly, he's very interested in the idea of changed memories. Being too pointed in either doubting or disproving would be bunk for a study though. So... right now he's gather testimonies, make a case study.

In Luceti, it seems common for people to ask blatant questions over a public network like this. so. He'll just write this thing. If people resist for whatever reason, oh well. If they go for it, that'll be interesting.

And as such:]

Would any of the people here be willing to tell me about their childhoods? I confess I am curious about how the personal experiences of beings might be different between different realities.

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Personally, no. I've actually been in a military for most of my life however, so there are certain. Allowances.

Allowances? That's an interesting word to use. What do you mean?

[There's no abashedness or indignation in his tone here. Rather, he's simply explaining. Calmly] That when one is a Peacekeeper in a leadership position, you are the one who is enforcing the law of the land. What might have been "crimes" to the laws individual planets I have committed were actually acts which benefited great galactic peace.

Benefiting the needs of a greater cause...

That sort of action, though, sounds like it would earn you a lot of enemies. Not everyone has that kind of foresight.

And those who lack that foresight will be the ones who will end up... well, deceased. [Unlike him, you know. Surviver. But the tone and phrase is meant to imply that praise on Red too]

[He was a survivor because he made his work as discreet as he could manage. With Luke Skywalker repeatedly asking for his assistance, it was a difficult task to manage. While he's maintaining an even tone, the conversation with Scorpius had taken a turn that rankled him on a deep, instinctual level.]

That kind of foresight you're talking about, however, can be easily manifested in cruelty for the 'greater cause.' That's how men like the Emperor and Darth Vader came into power--that, and they took out almost the entirety of an order of what some here in the enclosure would describe as warrior monks. Their presence was begnign, helpful even, but the Emperor feared that they would ruin his plan.

[That was Jedi Business, though. That was the extent of what he knew, despite working closely with Luke Skywalker in gathering Force Sensitives and starting a New Order.]

Edited 2012-04-06 12:54 (UTC)

I wouldn't know what goes through the minor of an Emperor. [He might] The only cause I have ever supported is that of peace. Stability in the area of the galaxy I inhabit. If these, ah, monks were indeed helpful... I see no reason for their annihilation.

I see...

[If circumstances aligned, Red saw no reason to have this man by his side--if under close watch. There was something that still felt wrong about the man, something he knew only on an instinctual level. Years of working undercover has honed his social literacy. But, with audio alone, he wasn't certain. So much depended on how a person moved as well.]

That automatically puts your organization in a different category. At least you're smart enough to see how the complications such a decision would cause.

Edited 2012-04-07 02:25 (UTC)

Naturally. The only ones deserving of destruction are those who are incapable of cooperation. Threats to the galaxy. Ideally, a Peacekeeper would end the conflict with as little prolonged conflict as possible.

[A pause]

Could you tell be more about your time with the Hutts? What was Nar Shaddaa like?

Edited 2012-04-08 17:47 (UTC)

[But who's peace was being preserved? Who's sense of order? Red is smart enough to not ask these questions right yet--best to play it cool for now.]

What's there that's interesting to say about the Hutts and Nar Shaddaa? The Hutts are, in essence, crime lords. They have embedded themselves into the society in such a way that, even if someone did try to fight them, they wouldn't get far. The policing organizations can do nothing against it, so it is in essence a game of working for the highest bidder and doing what you can to get by. Nar Shaddaa is the moon of their homeworld, Nal Hutta--and both are dominated by a sprawling, multi-leveled metropolis. Being in the mid rim rather than the outer rim, it is quite the impressive compared even to Taris, which is similar.

Both pale in comparison to Coruscant, at the Galactic Core.

Otherwise, my time with them was nothing truely notable. It was probably similar to the lives of many freelancers who found their way into such employment.

Were the Hutts powerful enough to be a threat to the Empire?

The Hutts weren't a threat because they did their own thing. The Empire left them alone because the Hutts had no reason to do anything--in fact, the regime probably helped their business.

Ah, I see. If the Hutts were not a threat despite their power, how was a monastic order?

Because their power stemmed from the same source as the Emperor's? It's more complicated than that, but the records have been altered or destroyed. I don't know much more with any certainty.

Ah. I see.

[Okay now that puts it in context. Scarce resources, and all. But he doesn't comment on that, instead thinking back]

Well then, could you tell me more of that there is records of? Your rebellion, for example.

The rebellion didn't have much luck until about ten years ago, when through willpower, luck and the blood of many lives lost pulled through and we destroyed the first of their Death Stars. They're space stations with enough firepower to annihilate a planet in one blow.

They used the peaceful planet, Alderaan, as an example. The citizens of that world had done nothing.

...that sort of action wasn't uncommon for them.

You hold the Empire in great contempt.

...wouldn't you agree that it was needless?

I made no comment as to my own thoughts. I merely observed your reactions.

[inhale] ...Though, I would say it does seem needless. Or, perhaps, excessive. Reeking of ego.

...'contempt' implies that you hold a lot of power in the situation, correct? Back then, the Rebellion in general was at risk of being destroyed with little more than a moment's notice if we weren't careful. Even still, the right kind of attack can cripple us...

But mass murder on that scale should never even be condoned. It bothers me.

"Back then." With that statement, you have assured me the situation has since changed.

We've defeated the Emperor now...about 8 years ago at this point, but we haven't quite won the war yet. There's still Imperial sympathizers who dominate planets, people who want to take out the New Order that has formed, and people powerful enough to make our lives much harder.

Troubling. That does sound quite... trying, to have to deal with the aftermath that long after a no doubt stunning victory.

They were in power for thirty years, and held a lot of sway even before that because of how politics work in the Core. Just because we took out their main control doesn't mean that there weren't others without organization.

It's not just a tactical war, either. It's kind of a war socially too.

A war... socially? [Curious. So they were a minority?]

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