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[Anakin is somewhere in Jeopardy, leaning against a building with his hands in his pockets.]

So...those of you labeled as "villains"...

Does it bother you? Have you been treated differently because of it? Actions do speak louder than words, which means, of course, if you haven't acted on it, most people probably don't even know.

[He looks away, surveying something to his left with a critical eye.]

Can a "villain" become a "hero"? [The quotation marks are implied with his voice. Anakin doesn't think much of the ranking system, yet it's all correct, isn't it.]

[Private to Luke]

What happened? [He knows something is very wrong, but the details are murky.] Do you need me?

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I've been called both. [Why hide it?] I wondered if it truly could go both ways? It seems much less likely that someone will rise after they fall.

Me too. And worse. [ The smile turns a little rueful. ] And I don't see why not. I've known a couple of so-called villains who have started using their gifts for the common good.

[ A pause. ]

That's not to say that every villain is redeemable. There are some truly awful bastards out there.

Awful bastards that have killed? [Is murder redeemable? Probably not. Anakin can feel the ever present knot in his stomach tighten.] If you want to come back, is it always possible?

[ Apollo is silent for a moment as he gauges the man on the other side of the video feed; there are certain things he could say - maybe he should say - on the subject of whether killing makes you a bastard. But instead he settles for: ]

If you're asking these kinds of questions then I'd say you're self aware enough to not be the kind of bastard I'm talking about.

[Killing kids makes everyone a bastard.]

I'm too self-aware. It's agony. What is it they say? Two steps forward and one back? It feels like that on good days. On the bad, I -

The power is almost too seductive to ignore.

[ Apollo settles in to pensive silence, brows pinched in thought. ]

'Almost'. You said almost. You can ignore it.

[ Whatever the fuck 'it' actually is. ]

When I'm calm, I can. When I'm angry or scared...

That's another matter entirely.

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