[ 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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[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.