Empatheias Mailbox/Amulet

[lostapprentice]

[God forbid you have to deal with this absolute mess, but he has a mailbox and can be contacted through the crystals.]

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[huxceptional]

[...A few hours. Really? Hux just stares at Ren and it's easy to sense the disbelief coming from the general.]

You are able to not think of anything for hours? [Just the thought of that is stressful to Hux.]

[lostapprentice]

Why is it so much of a surprise to you?

[He doesn't sound so much accusatory as he does curious. Surely the General knows their minds work very differently, just as much as they differ in their roles within the Order.]

I've been trained for years to focus on the Force and allow nothing else to impede it. I didn't learn how to maintain it for that long in a day.

[huxceptional]

It's just surprising to hear that you managed to maintain this state for hours at a time.

[Hux admitted, not bothering to hide what he truly means from Ren this time.]

Imagining it is stressful for me.

[lostapprentice]

That was obvious from your first question.

[It still doesn't really answer why, though he gets an idea of the reason when Hux continues.]

I suppose peace of mind would be a foreign concept for you, with your constant plans for the future.

[huxceptional]

[He's not quite sure if he's supposed to be offended by that comment or not, but he'll take it as a compliment.]

Well, of course. Some of us need to plan ahead, battle tactics and various strategies. We are in the middle of a war back home.

[lostapprentice]

If you can't achieve it, I suppose there's no reason for me to explain its benefits to you.

[Though he did already try, to an extent. He still doesn't expect Hux will ever really be capable of it, at least not anytime soon, so he'll leave it at that.]

Is there anything else you wanted to discuss?

[huxceptional]

This is still achievable for me. I just need to practice more, nothing else.

[Hux is definitely a bit defensive. It doesn't help that he only lasted a few minutes when Ren could do this for hours.]

No, I only came here to bring up the meeting with your family.

[lostapprentice]

We'll see if you're invested enough to practice.

[He's not really judging at this point; he's just making a neutral observation. You can say what you like, Hux, but Kylo knows you better than that.]

Alright. If you would, close the door behind you.