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[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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[warcried]

Targets for what? If I was inclined toward murder, I'd hardly need for you to come to me to do it.

[purpose]

I didn't say anything about myself.

[ #Convincing, and possibly a prime example of "the lady doth protesth too much". ]

Try an argument that isn't "if I wanted to murder them all, I already would have" if you want me to believe anything you say.

[warcried]

[ sigh. ]

I don’t know, considering who I am, I think that’s a pretty good argument.
How about this, then? As a Force user, you have an obligation to be responsible with your abilities, which includes seeing that others are responsible when using theirs.

[purpose]

That doesn't matter to me. I don't know who you are.

[ Text can't convey how flatly that rebuttal is meant to come across, but it's certainly there. ]

You make it sound like you're expecting us be at war with each other.

[warcried]

I realize. I don’t actually care that you don’t care, I’m just a little amazed.

I expect it’s possible. I expect that I’d like to keep that from happening, particularly if someone wakes up that’s inclined toward crushing this station and everyone in it like a can.

[purpose]

Maybe you're just not as big of a deal as you seem to think you are.

You do realize crushing everyone and this station like it's a can would be counterproductive to their own survival, if that were the case?

[warcried]

I’m not complaining if that’s true. I don’t often get the chance at home to actually introduce myself.

You seem to be under the mistaken impression that all people with great power in the Force care to preserve their lives.

[purpose]

You haven't actually introduced yourself. I don't know who or what you're supposed to be.

That's because there aren't many of them left.

[warcried]

Revan is my name, actually. I was a Jedi once, but I left the Order. I still work for them occasionally, though.

You’re from some point after the Sith win? I spoke to someone else from that era.

[purpose]

[ Oh. To her credit, she spares a few seconds of time to feel mortified at having been a difficult handful to a (former) Jedi that — as it appears to be — is far before her time. ]

No. There are no Sith left.

[ Ben, Kylo Ren, whatever name he chooses to cloak himself in — he doesn't qualify, she thinks, but then what does she know of Sith and Jedi? So little, it seems, compared to everyone around her. ]

How old are you, exactly?

[warcried]

None left? How did that happen? [ another point in the timeline, even further down than ezra? ]

That's a good question, actually. My memories are patchy, so the truth is that I'm not actually sure, and no one seems inclined to tell me at home. My guess is late thirties, though, between thirty-five and thirty-eight.

If what you actually want to know is how much time's passed between your point in time and mine, obviously I can't be exactly certain, but the young man I spoke to helped me establish that it's been at least a couple thousand years.

[purpose]

You know that's what I actually wanted to know.

[ She thinks?? Former Jedi seem to have a knack for snarky flair. Whatever the case, she's so tired let her nap. ]

The Empire nearly destroyed the Jedi, and the Sith fell when Darth Vader was defeated. I don't know anything more. I thought they were only stories until

[ The sentence cuts off abruptly. 'Until a few days ago', she'd wanted to say, but that invites suspicion about what and who she is. ]

You would have to ask someone else.

[warcried]

[ he finds his lips quirking at the exasperated response, but it fades again as he reads on. ]

I'm working on it, but it seems you might be the one that's furthest along in the timeline. Or alternate timeline. I'm not taking anything for granted at this point.

[ 'until' what, though? something this stranger doesn't want him to know for whatever reason, though he can't imagine what at this point. ]

I suppose, as terrible as it is that the Order is gone in your time, it means that something new and better can eventually take its place.

[purpose]

I didn't have many history lessons.

[ By way of explanation, as if to distinguish she isn't withholding information intentionally. Whatever semblance of education she has, it's been cobbled together from old databanks and word of mouth. ]

Not just gone. There's only one Jedi left.

[warcried]

It's fine. From my understanding thus far, it seems as if the Sith erased as much information about the Jedi as possible, anyway.

But there are Force users. There will always be Force users in the galaxy. The Order began somewhere, and whatever takes its place can potentially begin with you and others like you.