video;

[avaricious]

Who: Greed
Broadcast: All
Action: The Huntress
When: Now!

That was real mature of you guys all skipping out on the Huntress just because I was made captain. [Literally just inputted a request into the computer for that. Nothing more.] I hope you all enjoy your new ships, because the Huntress is going to do just fine without you.

[He is ONE HUNDRED PERCENT OKAY being ditched. He didn't even like you guys! Except he's not, because it makes him cranky and he's stuck kicking around on the Huntress trying to beat the high score on their new pinball machine. He's never played anything like it before, so he finds the experience pretty frustrating. But if anything, he's just bored and annoyed at having his 'possessions' taken away from him.]

Comments

[resnipstance]

You mean people didn't want to be aboard a ship with such a winning personality?

[beardstrokes]

Another one of your friends, then?

[resnipstance]

... Not quite.

Ling is a friend. Greed is more like an enemy.

They share the same body, though. But they're easy enough to distinguish.

[beardstrokes]

How so? Sharing a body?

[ He could barely sense another personality in there, among the multitude of groaning souls. ]

[resnipstance]

Ling is the original owner. Then this "Greed" guy got shoved in there by some sadistic megalomaniac wanting to take over the world and gain immortality? Or something. At least, that was the story as I understood it.

Don't ask me about the how or why. It didn't make any sense to me at the time either.

[beardstrokes]

Greed . . .

[ That would explain a lot. He nods in understanding. ] Part of the story will have to do for now.

Now, I believe we have another story to discuss. One concerning Luke.

[resnipstance]

[Ahsoka has the grace to look a little sheepish.]

Well. That was fast.

Is this a conversation we should have in person?

[beardstrokes]

If it sets your mind at ease, certainly. I will be over there shortly.

[ He'd be lying if he wasn't a little cross at all the side-eyeing over the Luke issue instead of telling him straight. Whether it was Luke's story or not. ]

[resnipstance]

Cool. I'll put on a pot. See you soon.

[ action ]

[beardstrokes]

[ It takes him a while to figure out how to navigate from one ship to the next, but he manages it in the end. Then, Obi-Wan simply used the Force to locate her. He takes his time, walking in quiet strides before he locates her. Then he crosses his arms and gives his patented "I'm not very pleased" look. ]

Luke Skywalker, was it?

[resnipstance]

[Ahsoka is in the kitchen, sitting and waiting with a pot of tea at the table. It's not quite the same kind they have on Coruscant of course, but close enough. She actually does look a little guilty.]

... I'm sorry. I wanted to tell you.

But I won't betray Anakin's trust. How do you think that would have gone down, if I'd told you before he had the chance?

[beardstrokes]

Not very well, but considering neither of you were willing to tell me, I can't say I'm pleased with the outcome.

[ He certainly doesn't blame poor Luke. While he's not entirely sure of his position as a Master, there's an inherent goodness in him that Obi-Wan can sense. This was certainly not the boy's plan. ]

I take it you checked up on Anakin afterwards?

[resnipstance]

[Ahsoka hangs her head a little. Oh, Anakin.]

... Sorry. I really thought he would tell you. [And she did. She's telling the truth. She looks away for a moment-- poor Obi-Wan. Then she looks back, at his question.]

Of course I did. But-- you know Anakin. He doesn't like to talk.

[avaricious]

Obviously. Their fault for not taking the time to know me.

[resnipstance]

You don't exactly have a way with people.

[avaricious]

True. I'm not exactly known for playing nice with others.

[resnipstance]

... You know it, but you're still surprised people left?

[avaricious]

Sure, why shouldn't I? Life's full of unpleasant people. People who take a detour the moment things get uncomfortable are as pathetic as they come.

[resnipstance]

If you aren't going to make an effort to be in any way accommodating to others... why should they make an effort for you?

[avaricious]

Captain. Entitled asshole sort of comes with the title.

[Look, he learned it from Amestris.]

[resnipstance]

[Ah. What was it Captain Rex said to her on this matter all those years ago? "Experience outranks everything."]

Titles by themselves are just words, aren't they? Who's going to respect a word?

Respect is usually something you get by respecting others in turn. ... And ... a little experience never hurts, either.

[avaricious]

You think I don't have experience? Please. I've been running my old gang for the past hundred years. That was the kind of crew you could be proud of.

[And sure, he called them his 'possessions', but they all followed him anyway. Something about a guy who could accept anyone, no matter how much of a freak the military had made them into.]

[resnipstance]

Yeah, but it's not like anyone here knows that.

If I just told you "I'm the best pilot in the galaxy, so come and be on my ship," you wouldn't just believe it, right? You'd want to see proof.

[avaricious]

Eh. I've already got two pilots. Kind of a hassle already, really.

[Point: avoided.]

[resnipstance]

[YEAH DON'T THINK SHE DIDN'T NOTICE.]

You're-- you're deliberately missing the point!