2nd Oration / Voice

[dun_moch]

[Dooku's voice on the Network is difficult to miss: deep, resonant, rich, and inexplicably British despite him being from space.]

Good evening, my friends. As his probation officer, I feel it is my duty to inform you that Death the Kid has departed from this universe.

[Pause]

A pity, really. He only had a few days remaining on his sentence. I was looking forward to recommending his freedom from government supervision.

Now then, there is another matter I wish to discuss. I have been considering the role of emotion in the matters of power. ImPort abilities often seem tied to how we feel. Passions such as anger and fear can threaten our control, yet they can also spur our powers to greater heights in times of need.

In my Galaxy, there are two philosophies which have debated these issues for many thousands of years. One believes in the denial of passion. They insist upon tranquility and harmony. It is their belief that only a calm heart, without attachments, can attain true wisdom in serving others. They do not even allow themselves to fall in love...

[The Count's voice drops slightly, becoming a touch darker.]

The other perspective calls this a lie. It accepts passion as the truth of all living things, and draws power from it. It teaches that even the strongest of emotions can be embraced, and disciplined, and used to great effect.

I would be interested to know what my fellow imPorts think on this matter. Are our feelings to be repressed, or embraced? Which path do you believe will lead to greater fulfillment?

[Talk to the Sith Lord about feelings, Network. Also, if you're tagging him for the first time it's a good idea to check out his permissions post!]

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voice.

[dun_moch]

Ah, then 'superheroes' are figures for inspiration. Something that the masses can take hope from, and rally around.

That appears to have been the status of the imPorts that came before us. They inspired many and earned the trust of the natives... that is, if the official histories are to be believed.

voice.

[glowsferatu]

Mm. It's easier to revere and deify people who aren't here to be imperfect.

Even then, from what we know of the situation, their circumstances weren't comparable to ours.

voice.

[dun_moch]

Yes... the Porter was under control in that time, as I understand it. Troublesome characters could have been sent home. And the government was a police state to be struggled against.

I imagine that made it far more simple for the populace to support the imPorts.

voice.

[glowsferatu]

Only at the start. But that it was only at the start is just one more reason they revere and deify them. But the people who do include all 25 years of the first wave in that, when a much smaller percentage would have been directly involved.

And, if the police state had persisted until 2010, I can't imagine any imPort would be able to elect to return to their source world at will before that.

voice.

[dun_moch]

One wonders if that implies that our predecessors were also more well-behaved than our present community... or if the natives were simply more accepting of our foibles in return for the benefits we bring to this world.

voice.

[glowsferatu]

More likely that they're just remembered better because they aren't what the people have now. Nostalgia always clouds the memories to remember the past more fondly.

Though it is probably that the people who were here during that time, being that they remained of their own accord and could leave whenever they liked, were better motivated not to act out as some of our contemporaries so often do.