( text | un: revan )

[warcried]

I haven't been awake long, but I've been trying to read up on what I can, so a couple of quick questions:

1. Anyone managed to get past one of the locked doors yet? Either with force or another way. I know people were trying, but I haven't heard if anyone's succeeded.
2. I was told something about an organic humanoid capable of exiting the station without protective gear. If so, I'd love to talk to you.
3. Other Force-sensitives, I'd appreciate if we established ROEs immediately.

Thanks.

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un: palpatine

[merging]

FYI most people won't just announce they're Force sensitive.

But anyways what's up? I'd like to get stuff sorted out peacefully, but obviously that's not always possible.

[warcried]

They don't have to. It's not difficult to sense.

It needs to be as close to peaceful as we can manage, for the sake of the integrity of this station if nothing else.

[merging]

I'm a Jedi, so I'm used to people trying to kill me on sight for that. If that's not the case here, we won't have a problem.

I mean that's not entirely true like if you go around hurting people we will definitely have a problem

[warcried]

[ there are a couple of things about this response that feel.. off. revan hasn't hunted jedi in-- a while, at least. not since his mind was wiped, anyway, and it's generally understood in the republic that he's a so-called hero once more. so why would this person be concerned about 'people' trying to kill them for being a jedi? ]

Why would you think someone would kill you for being Jedi?

[merging]

Because the Empire killed all of us after the Clone Wars and they've tried to kill any survivors since then. And you know, the Sith. Being Sithy.

[warcried]

[ .. what. ]

What Empire? As far as I know, we just came out of the second Sith war.

[ all of the jedi? so the sith have done--will do?--something that revan feared very much, after all. ]

[merging]

Uh

I will be the first to admit I don't know a lot about Jedi history

But that was a LONG time ago or well it had to be

Because there haven't been enough Sith for like a Sith war in thousands of years

[warcried]

[ okay revan, one thing at a time. ]

How do you not know Jedi history? You would've been learning from childhood. Have the Jedi really been that decimated?

[ wait. ] So I'm going out on a limb here, but my name doesn't mean anything to you?

[merging]

Yeah nope I have no idea who you are.

I was born right when the Order fell. I didn't even know what the Force was until I was almost 14.

[warcried]

[ sith-hells take him, he's talking to an infant jedi.

he takes a few moments to push the comm away, dropping his face into his hands with a groan. that the jedi were that wiped out, that people wouldn't have even heard of the force-- ]

Well, it's probably better you don't.

How old are you now? I assume you dug up a teacher from somewhere. What have they been focusing on?

[merging]

Why should I tell you any of that? Are you a Jedi?

[warcried]

Not anymore. I left the Order for personal reasons. I still do work for them from time to time.

[merging]

Even if you were a Jedi, I don't have any reason to trust you and just tell you everything about my training and my master.

[warcried]

Sure, but if things are really that dire back home in your time(?), you may as well take advantage of someone else who spent most of his life in the Order.

[ he starts to tack on another comment--if i were going to do something, i would have already done it. there's nowhere for you to run here.--but figures that's not exactly comforting and takes it back out. ]

Your choice as far as that's concerned, though. Sounds like I'm at least a few thousand years dead at your point, so technically I don't have to care about the galaxy anymore. [ spoilers: he still cares a lot. ]

[merging]

Last time I accepted a stranger's lessons in the Force, he ended up being a former Sith Lord who wanted to make me his apprentice. So.

[warcried]

Don't misunderstand, I'm not looking for students, especially here. My approach to the Force isn't really suited for Jedi. If you have questions or you're struggling with something, though, I'm around.

[merging]

What's your approach like? Just out of curiosity.

[warcried]

I use a combination of light- and dark-side techniques and teachings; I try to keep myself and my Force connection balanced between them.

I don't exactly recommend it for most. I'm something of a unique case.

[merging]

[It's about an hour or so before Ezra responds, as he keeps going back and forth on what he should say.]

We should discuss this in person. I'm not saying I'm interested, but this doesn't seem like the right method for deep Force conversations. How's the mess hall sound?

[warcried]

The mess hall sounds fine. Now, or do you need some time to meditate on it?

[ honestly, he's relieved. there are some things he wants to get out in the open, anyway, given this kid's prior experiences, and he really doesn't want to get into them over text. ]

[merging]

Now works. See you there.

[Technically, he chose the mess hall because it's a public space where someone might be discouraged from having a giant Force battle or something. But also cause he's hungry. When Revan finds him, Ezra's picking over some regular non-space waffles.]

We're in space... why don't they have space waffles?

[warcried]

The kriff is a space-waffle?

[ it's not that difficult for force-users to recognize one another, though revan's presence is strangely muted, as if he's keeping it close to his body and tucked away where it's barely noticeable.

what can be sensed of him is definitely a strange, surprisingly harmonious mixing of light and dark energy.

he offers a quick, slightly worn smile, sinking down in the seat opposite the young man and relaxing into it. it's a conscious effort, making himself as harmless-seeming as possible; some people get spooked around him, and he's not taking anything for granted here just because this kid's never heard of him before. ]

So you know I'm Revan. What do you want me to call you?

[merging]

You know! ... or well, I guess you don't know. It's like this, but actually good.

[Ezra's had no reason to hide his presence, as he assumed anyone who could sense him would already know him. His presence is certainly that of a Jedi, with a strong sense of light. But behind that, there's darkness as well and more than you might expect from a typical light side user.]

Ezra. My name is Ezra Bridger. The Empire's not here, but I figure it can't hurt to keep some secrecy, at least on the holonet. But also it'd be really weird if you called me Palpatine in person.

[warcried]

Nice to meet you, Ezra. [ the circumstances could be better, but-- well, now he understands more about why the kid was interested. ] Admittedly not sure why Palpatine would be weird, but I'll take your word for it.

[ he hesitates, pushing his hair back behind an ear, expression fading tiredly. ]

Look, in the interest of full disclosure, there are some things you need to know before we say anything else. [ he glances briefly back down to his hands, gathering his thoughts. strangely, it's always so much harder when he has to say it. ] I started out in the Order, like I said. [ his glance lifts again, meeting ezra's, the sense of him open and honest. ] It's a long story, but I ended up falling to the dark side. There's a lot I still don't remember and might never remember, but I came back to the Republic as a Sith, started another war.

[ he rubs the heel of his palm over his eyes, pushing back memories that threaten just mentioning it like this. ]

I'm not going to justify it. I might still be one of them if the Jedi hadn't wiped my memories and used me against Malak. But I'm not, and I'm not a Jedi, and you deserve to know, considering your experiences with Sith. Keeping it from you would be as good as lying to you.

[merging]

Nice to meet you too. And don't worry about it. It's future stuff.

[Which probably makes it sound way more worrying. At least he didn't say that's the name of the Emperor who is also a Sith Lord and like the worst guy ever???

But Ezra listens to him and tries to take it all in. When Revan finishes speaking, he lets out a deep breath.]

Thank... thank you for telling me. That's- that's a lot and I can't imagine it's easy to tell someone that right off the bat, especially some guy claiming to be a Jedi from the future. I have a friend, she left the Order too. Not because she fell to the dark side, but just well actually I don't know the full story? But she's not a Jedi and she's not a Sith either. And she's probably one of the people I trust most in the galaxy. So like... yeah.

But why did the Jedi wipe your memories? And how? And how come you haven't fallen to the dark side again? Or have you? I mean, the balance thing... how does that work?