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Who: Hux
Broadcast: Fleetwide
Action: Marsiva
When: this evening

[The communication device appeared simple enough for his purposes. It took him a moment or two to determine how it functioned. It was rather primitive, really.

His appearance was composed, his expression almost completely neutral when he switched on the transmission. He would present the appearance of strength despite the situation he found himself in.]

This is General Hux. Members of the First Order identify yourselves to me immediately.

[Straight to business. There was going to be no small talk.]

I seek answers as to where I am and why I was brought here. I assume there is some purpose to this.

[And with that the feed is cut. He is going to be exploring around Marsiva to find out where exactly he is.]

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Am I? My, the Empire has an interesting way with history these days.

The fact remains is that the Republic has been swept away now. It will live on only in history, never again to rise.

Fair enough. I imagine they'll say the same of the First Order twenty years from now.

If that were to be the case then I would be satisfied I was able to bring an end to that corrupt government and bring order to the galaxy once more.

[He's proud of himself and all that the First Order has accomplished and has yet to accomplish in the future.]

[ This is like watching a comedy. The future is a bizarre place, but this kind of ignorance is surprising, even now. ]

I'm curious to know, though. What makes the First Order free of corruption?

[And he hasn't even met Kylo Ren yet. That's when it gets so much better.]

I could ask why you why the Republic should be held up as such a shining example then. We seek to bring much needed order and stability back to the galaxy, by whatever means necessary.

That has never been a secret while the Republic hides behind lies and deception.

Interesting. I don't recall saying the Republic was a shining example. Aren't you getting ahead of yourself?

Why else would you oppose the Empire then? The Empire brought stability, especially in the systems the Republic had all but abandoned.

[He was raised in the remains of the Empire, they deal in absolutes here.]

I'm afraid I have no way of answering your question as the Empire does not exist yet. I'm from far earlier in the timeline.

[ And from the looks of those questions, it seems that Luke never got a chance to clear up that history. ]

Something to keep in mind then. We strive to bring much needed stability back into the galaxy, for the good of everyone.

[Even if it means blowing up a star system in the process.]

That hardly sounds very different from the Republic. So I ask again. What makes you so different?

Our methods are effective, we have the strength and will the Republic had always lacked. There are no committees, no Senate where the rot is allowed to fester and spread.

There will be no separatists, no fractures in the system. It will not be allowed. [Because those systems would be...dealt with. He had no qualms about the Starkiller Base. It had been very effective.]

[ . . . Amazing. ]

That sounds like corruption on a different scale. As in kill all the dissidents who dare to protest.

If that is what it takes to keep order then it is a necessary price to pay.

[That's one word for it.]

Except you're not the one paying it, are you? Or do you expect people to eventually stop protesting the Empire?

How long has it been now, fifty years? Fifty years of war. The Republic is gone and the Empire has come. And yet, there is no peace.

Eventually they will cease or they will be dealt with as traitors and terrorists who insist on causing chaos.

There are no other alternatives.

[ Something about this feels off. It seems rehearsed or something Hux has heard rather than seen for himself. ]

And yet, it's taking rather long, isn't it?

[He had grown up hearing the exact same speech. Hux was only four years old when the Emperor fell and when he went off with his father along with some of the Imperial fleet after the treaty was signed.

He had only grown up hearing the idealized tales of the Empire. He wanted to bring back that world he had heard in those stories more than anything.]

That is why it's necessary to develop more effective means. This time the traitors will be rooted out and destroyed much more quickly when they have nowhere to hide.

[ Obi-Wan shakes his head. ]

I wasn't a traitor, but history may remember me as such. I wonder what history will say of you when the man behind the First Order achieves what he needs?

Be careful, General Hux.

[He knew Snoke would dispose of anyone who wasn't of use but Hux had worked hard to make himself indispensable. Yet there was always the chance that could change in a moment.]

We shall see then, won't we.

I suppose we shall. I have time on my hands.

[ And he's not bothered by the traitor stuff. ]

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