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[complicatedliar]

Who: Anyone who wants to hang on the Iskaulit
Broadcast: nah
Action: Iskaulit mingle, darlings
When: All day every day (at least for the month)

[We're drifting, so it's a perfect time to make use of the many fine establishments on our common ship.]

Comments

[leftonjakku]

You're not surprised -? [That fear had been at the forefront of Kylo Ren's mind, clearly, otherwise Rey wouldn't have been able to see it.] How do you know about it?

[Is she speaking to one of Kylo's...friends? Someone he opens up to?]

For what reasons? Has he told you? [Reasons are crucial. They give insight.

She tenses and glares at his conclusion.] You are blaming those who, as a whole, sought to do good. To help people. To protect them. They couldn't be everywhere at once and they're not...above losing their way.

Palpatine's intentions were never good. I'd pick people with good intentions that fail over people with bad intentions who succeed any day!

[Her expression falls.]

Everyone you kill has a family. Friends. People who love them. That should matter to you.

[therewillbeorder]

Not really, no. [Rey has seen Ren lose control, he can't deny anything at the moment.] We've been working together for five years. It's come up.

[Between knowing who Ren was, hearing him talk about Vader when they were alone, and hearing him talk to the helmet Hux felt as if he had a fairly decent idea of Ren's ambitions to live up to Vader's legacy.]

It doesn't matter what they sought to do. It wasn't just a few handful of systems who were all but destroyed during the Clone Wars whether by neglect or the war.

And Palpatine's intentions really don't matter. Palpatine certainly wasn't someone who did something out of the goodness of his heart, I'm sure. But what is important is what he actually did and what the regional governors did.

[He raised his eyebrows at her.]

Why? On both sides we have to weigh the costs against what has to be done. I'm sure Leia Organa does the same.

[Though he was sure he and Leia had different views on what was acceptable and what wasn't. And he honestly didn't care about someone family and friends. This was a war.]

If you're looking for me to feel remorse or regret you'll be disappointed.