/takes the huntress out back and buries it (jan mingle pt. II)

[scrubscrub]

Who: Anyone on the SS Huntress! Crew and visitors.
Broadcast: N/A
Action: SS Huntress
When: More of January! We got three new crew mates and it will be messy.

IT'S ANOTHER MINGLE FOR OUR EVER-EXPANDING SHIP.

Also, we need an update on how well Koala is doing at pinball.

God, help this ship.

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[eyeforaneye]

And theirs?

What are they so eager to 'separate' from?

[beardstrokes]

Democracy.

[ He folds his arms, pretending to be peeved. ]

Do you have issues with democracy?

[eyeforaneye]

[ ... how does he answer this question. ]

Hm.

I don't know, yet.

[beardstrokes]

Now that sounds like a fascinating story.

[ Bemused again. ] But if you're expecting learn much about me through my description of the Clone Wars, I don't think you'll find it. I simply do my duty.

[eyeforaneye]

I'm more interested in your war than in you personally, but I won't reject information where I can get it. [ bluntly ]

Are you saying you never question that 'duty'?

[beardstrokes]

Why?

[ It's an odd thing to care about, especially when it was little to do with anyone, save the Star Wars cast. ]

I have questioned and learned my answers regarding my duty.

[eyeforaneye]

It's not your concern. [ This hypocritical piece of shit right here. ]

Have you been successful, following that path?

[beardstrokes]

I'm quite sure that if you question me about my life, it becomes my concern.

As far as I know. I do not think I have deviated much.

[eyeforaneye]

'As far as I know'... That answer isn't good enough. You should be more certain about your own actions and their consequences.

[beardstrokes]

[ He can't help it, he chuckles. ]

Perhaps I am. As for consequences, they can be quite far-reaching. Much like yours today, I imagine.

[eyeforaneye]

[ goddammit Obi-Wan are you predicting blendergate ]

Not so much as broad actions taken in the midst of war.

[beardstrokes]

[ mad skills, bro. ]

Perhaps. But I am still one person. It would take a great feat from me to directly change the course of an entire war. And I'm afraid I'm not that special.

[eyeforaneye]

But a far lesser feat to forever impact even just one civilian who might go on to harm many more.

[ Now who accidentally has mad skills. ]

[beardstrokes]

Yes. But that can happen with or without the impact of war. We're all connected. To pretend or say we don't impact each other would be fool-hardly.

[ He pauses. ] Do those answers help?

[eyeforaneye]

[ His nod is curt but his eyes are distant, clearly thinking back on something else. ]

... possibly. It's one more thing for me to think about.

[beardstrokes]

[ Something about his gaze clinches something for Obi-Wan. ]

You're looking for peace. A peace that has been eluding you for very long.

[eyeforaneye]

[ Immediately his gaze snaps right back to him, eyes narrowing. ]

... that isn't important, not yet. I have greater concerns than myself.

[beardstrokes]

Having greater concerns does not mean you should dismiss the ones you have when they concern yourself.

[eyeforaneye]

Yes, it does.

I have no intention of splitting my focus.

[beardstrokes]

Even when your focus could benefit with some aid?

[ Gently. ] A vision can be shared.

[eyeforaneye]

I'm not so naive as to be unaware of that. But I need to find my own answers to the question of my world's future.

[beardstrokes]

Then you're naive enough to think all answers will come to you, alone, in the dark.

If you want an answer for how my war works, I can tell you this. It will not answer yours. However, I can try and help you . . . if you try and be more specific.

[eyeforaneye]

I don't expect to find the truth alone. I expect to need to examine it and weigh it with the lens of my own understanding alone, however, to formulate my own opinions.

I've spent far too long believing only what I was told. [ And trusting all the wrong people, leading to one minor to major tragedy after another. ] Now you're asking me to trust you when we've only just met.

[beardstrokes]

I never asked you to trust me. I asked you to let me help you. Ultimately, no matter what you choose, the decision is yours.

It is not my place to make them. For anyone.

[eyeforaneye]

Strange words coming from a general.

[ This is difficult for him, though, incredibly closed off in general but his new goal requires him to be more open, to fight that instinct. ]

How would you help?