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[ralltiir]

[ The network ID attached to this one says "Commander Jeroen Akobi," advertising his military rank even though he forewent the Imperial uniform just about as soon as he was set loose upon this planet. Instead, there appears a handsome man in his forties in smart casual attire, haircut just the long side of regulation, facial hair game on point. He's got an affable smile on his face, though it doesn't quite reach his eyes. ]

These jobs they assign you when you arrive are a joke, right? I mean, I'm no specialist, but I've got more marketable skills than "mustache model." Are there any procedures in place for putting in a request for a new position? Because posing for pictures might be a good way to make some side money, but I'd prefer something that actually requires some thought and effort.

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[fightforcause]

Were they really, or do you just call all innocent people you kill Rebels?

[He can't say he's not agreeing with Akobi on the fact that the war is there and they're here, but it makes him angry. He doesn't want to agree with an Imperial on anything.]

So what do you want to do? Pretend like it never happened? Pretend like people we've loved haven't been taken far before their time? Or do you you just want to pretend that the war never happened, because it wouldn't be good for you to be on the side that everyone despises?

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[ralltiir]

I'm not going to debate this with you. You weren't there. You don't know the facts.

[ He's lost enough. ]

I can't pretend the war didn't happen, nor do I want to. I simply want to exist outside of that conflict here. [ He's been given this second chance at life... Can't he just have peace? ]

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[fightforcause]

No, you're right. I wasn't there for whatever it is that you went through. And I'm not really ready right now to hear those facts.

[He's lost enough. He can't process them like he should, if he wasn't so incensed about everything to do with Imperials. Since he was goddamn six years old...]

So you'll respect the truce? Just like that? [He can't believe that. Once an Imperial, always an Imperial, isn't that how they were trained?]

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[ralltiir]

What would I have to gain in starting fighting here? The Emperor isn't here. His armies aren't either.

[ And Akobi isn't so sure the prospect of a world far away from the Empire isn't appealing to him. ]

My part in the fight is over. I have no intention of taking up arms again.

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[fightforcause]

[This is honestly twisting his whole world upside down, just a little bit. Because he's an Imperial. He should want to fight, still.

Right? Right. Right?]

...I'm glad to hear that. [And with that, he'll sign off. He needs to not... do this. Needs time to think about all of this.]