[ He'd figured, by the lightsaber he'd carried, that at least Kylo was a force user. That he was powerful, and angry. He'd heard things, but he was still only newly arrived, and he'd only learned his name recently.
He's willing to make his own judgements, here.
Bodhi doesn't think circumstances will deter Krennic. Not if he becomes aware that he is the one that Galen gave the message to. ]
Still. He didn't seem all that interested in listening to what I had to say, once he believed that... [ he clears his throat. ]
[Very interesting... The name is largely unfamiliar to him, but a lot of information about the past is muddled due to the constant shifting of power over the past several decades, and he's willing to accept that someone from that time wuold know more. Besides, it's not as if this pilot would have any reason to lie about it.]
And what reason would he have for confronting you? [It was clear Krennic had some sort of idea in his brain that this man needed to be punished, but for what Kylo has no idea.]
Yeah. Maybe he didn't know it had been destroyed until arriving.
[ Nobody remembers you, Krennic. Get wreckt. ]
When I said he was a part of the project, I mean. He built it. He saw my uniform, we talked and - well, he was angry about all the rebels here. When I told him I didn't think it was a wise move to try and start anything with them, he thought it made me a traitor and demanded an explanation.
[ Which he is. He's not gonna come out and say if that's true or not. ]
Yes, he seemed to believe that the Empire and its authority actually meant something here. Trying to enforce that is a waste of time and energy.
[Perhaps in some ways it might matter, if others from the Empire arrived—but in Kylo's mind, it would be a sort of form of camaraderie, or the comfort of a routine. That's about all the First Order means here, after all.
Though he is curious... is this man a traitor to the Empire? Even if he won't admit it outright, history keeps only so many secrets.]
Exactly. I was under the impression that there was sort of a truce in place? Not to mention the large difference in numbers... I haven't met a lot of Imperials.
[ for which he's thankful for.
He hesitates. He'd given Krennic a false name, true. He didn't feel like he'd be ratted out to him, here. If he knew of him... not like he was anyone important, anyways. ]
It's not exactly written down anywhere, but I suppose there's something of a truce.
[Just in that... it would be pointless to fight, so why bother. Everyone he knows has agreed upon this in some way.]
Hm. That sounds... familiar. [Which says to Kylo... that it's likely he is a traitor. He grew up hearing more about the history of the Rebellion than the Empire, after all, and why would a cargo pilot be at all significant to the Empire?]
My name is Kylo Ren, if you hadn't already figured that out.
Wait, really? [ He'd never known that the mission had been a success, he'd died before the plans went through. If the Empire were to remember him at all, they'd likely not have any good things to say. 'Died alone, a stain on the Empire, a lesson to those who think to run away...' ]
Yeah, I did. I mean, 's how I found you. I know someone who knows you.
You mentioned the Death Star. Did you have something to do with its destruction?
[Although one might expect an "Imperial" to voice the question in an angry or threatening way, there's nothing of the sort coming across the connection, merely curiosity. It's so far in the past that it matters little to him, for the most part.]
... and who would that be? [There are any number of options here, and most of them wouldn't give Bodhi the nicest impression of Kylo.]
Angry isn't really the word I'd use. He was angry last time. [ He doesn't know what Krennic would do. It probably wouldn't be good, though. Honestly, can't he catch some sort of break?
It may not be directed at him, but he can't help the flicker of amusement. Second person he met, fellow pilot. ]
Yeah. He gave me your name when I described you. [ He also... gave him some other bits of information, but you know. Details. ] You're both from the same time and place.
[ Of course he does. Bodhi pauses, recalling the conversation. ] Well. He said you killed people, here, mostly.
[ And then Bodhi sought him out to speak to him, himself. ]
He was... a little surprised when I said it was you, but I think he was also a little bit impressed. I don't know if I was supposed to tell you that much, but there you go.
Yeah, that sounds like him. He keeps telling me that I'm a better person than I think I am.
I got that. I think I got that even before Poe said anything. [ He was a little bit scary, and watching him talk to Krennic... he'd suddenly realized that he left the oven on and needed to leave immediately, which is the exact reason he'd ran off. ]
... out of curiosity, can I ask why you did step in, then?
Because if he were to kill you, it would summon a horrible thing that would punish him, and though I have no issue with that punishment, I would rather not have to sense its presence again.
[There's an undertone of bitter hatred in the words, though if Bodhi is paying particular attention, he may be able to tell there's the tiniest amount of... fear. This thing is deeply unpleasant in many ways, for Kylo Ren.]
Horrible thing? [ He'll take Kylo's word on this, after all - he's had his own run ins with horrible things, thanks. Bodhi would still want Krennic to have some punishment for all that he had done, though. ]
A spirit that presides over the deaths of this planet.
[He thinks of describing its awful appearance as it showed itself to him, but his mind blanks so hard he decides it's not worth it. Bodhi may feel that equivalent of a thousand-yard stare briefly before Ren shakes himself out of it.]
It wants nothing to do with those of us from other places, and becomes... aggravated, if we force it to deal with us. [By killing each other.]
I'll take your word on that. [ Bodhi feels the weight of that stare, and he shudders. There's a trickle of fear that he quashes, because he doesn't want to think of that, now. ]
So it only comes out when we murder one another? I mean if it hates us so much, why not just let us... I dunno, let us deal with our problems ourselves?
I imagine it has something to do with... our souls. [Or whatever equivalent this place has?] That thing... if I'm right, it—
[How does he explain this theory of his? Especially to someone he's not sure is very spiritual.]
In the way we are born from and return to the Force, in our own galaxy, that spirit—manages that cycle here. Because we are not of this world, our... essence doesn't belong. And so as long as we don't get involved in that cycle, it doesn't care. It's only when we do that it is unhappy.
[He pauses, uncertainty coming through. He hadn't exactly been able to ask the thing any questions, and when he continues, the mental voice is almost quieter.]
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He's willing to make his own judgements, here.
Bodhi doesn't think circumstances will deter Krennic. Not if he becomes aware that he is the one that Galen gave the message to. ]
Still. He didn't seem all that interested in listening to what I had to say, once he believed that... [ he clears his throat. ]
What did you wind up saying to him?
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[Not exactly subtle here, but... it works in Bodhi's favor? So there's that.]
But you're right that he seems stupidly stubborn. What do you know about him?
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[ He'd forgotten about that. And, okay. No, certainly not subtle. ]
Not much, before then I'd only known of him by reputation. I never had a reason to speak to him. Just being a cargo pilot, and all.
Director Orson Krennic. He was a part of the building of the Death Star.
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[Very interesting... The name is largely unfamiliar to him, but a lot of information about the past is muddled due to the constant shifting of power over the past several decades, and he's willing to accept that someone from that time wuold know more. Besides, it's not as if this pilot would have any reason to lie about it.]
And what reason would he have for confronting you? [It was clear Krennic had some sort of idea in his brain that this man needed to be punished, but for what Kylo has no idea.]
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[ Nobody remembers you, Krennic. Get wreckt. ]
When I said he was a part of the project, I mean. He built it. He saw my uniform, we talked and - well, he was angry about all the rebels here. When I told him I didn't think it was a wise move to try and start anything with them, he thought it made me a traitor and demanded an explanation.
[ Which he is. He's not gonna come out and say if that's true or not. ]
You saw how that went.
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[Perhaps in some ways it might matter, if others from the Empire arrived—but in Kylo's mind, it would be a sort of form of camaraderie, or the comfort of a routine. That's about all the First Order means here, after all.
Though he is curious... is this man a traitor to the Empire? Even if he won't admit it outright, history keeps only so many secrets.]
... What's your name?
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[ for which he's thankful for.
He hesitates. He'd given Krennic a false name, true. He didn't feel like he'd be ratted out to him, here. If he knew of him... not like he was anyone important, anyways. ]
It's Bodhi. Bodhi Rook.
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[Just in that... it would be pointless to fight, so why bother. Everyone he knows has agreed upon this in some way.]
Hm. That sounds... familiar. [Which says to Kylo... that it's likely he is a traitor. He grew up hearing more about the history of the Rebellion than the Empire, after all, and why would a cargo pilot be at all significant to the Empire?]
My name is Kylo Ren, if you hadn't already figured that out.
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Wait, really? [ He'd never known that the mission had been a success, he'd died before the plans went through. If the Empire were to remember him at all, they'd likely not have any good things to say. 'Died alone, a stain on the Empire, a lesson to those who think to run away...' ]
Yeah, I did. I mean, 's how I found you. I know someone who knows you.
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[Although one might expect an "Imperial" to voice the question in an angry or threatening way, there's nothing of the sort coming across the connection, merely curiosity. It's so far in the past that it matters little to him, for the most part.]
... and who would that be? [There are any number of options here, and most of them wouldn't give Bodhi the nicest impression of Kylo.]
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Poe Dameron.
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[Why can't he just be like Hux and either troll or yell at the people who destroyed his superweapon? How annoying.]
... Ah. [Of course it's Dameron. That means Ren has absolutely no idea what was said about him.] You pilots seem to stick together, don't you.
[It's really more of an idle thought than anything worth responding to.]
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It may not be directed at him, but he can't help the flicker of amusement. Second person he met, fellow pilot. ]
Yeah. He gave me your name when I described you. [ He also... gave him some other bits of information, but you know. Details. ] You're both from the same time and place.
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[Kylo can certainly imagine the director going off the deep end with his anger, and he's only had one encounter with the man.]
We are, though I believe he has a day or so on me. [And sorry, Bodhi, but he has to know those details:] What else did he tell you about me?
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[ Of course he does. Bodhi pauses, recalling the conversation. ] Well. He said you killed people, here, mostly.
[ And then Bodhi sought him out to speak to him, himself. ]
He was... a little surprised when I said it was you, but I think he was also a little bit impressed. I don't know if I was supposed to tell you that much, but there you go.
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Dameron has been attempting to "reform" me since we got here a year ago. And that's aside from how nosy he gets...
[But complaining about Poe aside, he supposes that's not an awful thing to share with Bodhi. It's not like he's ashamed of it.]
As you might imagine, I'm not a man who typically helps people out of the goodness of his heart.
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I got that. I think I got that even before Poe said anything. [ He was a little bit scary, and watching him talk to Krennic...
he'd suddenly realized that he left the oven on and needed to leave immediately, which is the exact reason he'd ran off. ]... out of curiosity, can I ask why you did step in, then?
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[There's an undertone of bitter hatred in the words, though if Bodhi is paying particular attention, he may be able to tell there's the tiniest amount of... fear. This thing is deeply unpleasant in many ways, for Kylo Ren.]
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What kind of thing are we talking here?
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[He thinks of describing its awful appearance as it showed itself to him, but his mind blanks so hard he decides it's not worth it. Bodhi may feel that equivalent of a thousand-yard stare briefly before Ren shakes himself out of it.]
It wants nothing to do with those of us from other places, and becomes... aggravated, if we force it to deal with us. [By killing each other.]
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So it only comes out when we murder one another? I mean if it hates us so much, why not just let us... I dunno, let us deal with our problems ourselves?
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[How does he explain this theory of his? Especially to someone he's not sure is very spiritual.]
In the way we are born from and return to the Force, in our own galaxy, that spirit—manages that cycle here. Because we are not of this world, our... essence doesn't belong. And so as long as we don't get involved in that cycle, it doesn't care. It's only when we do that it is unhappy.
[He pauses, uncertainty coming through. He hadn't exactly been able to ask the thing any questions, and when he continues, the mental voice is almost quieter.]
I can't know for sure.