It's...I didn't have very many friends, before I got here.
[He stares into his drink rather than meet Rawne's eyes as he admits this.]
It's - I'm so grateful but it's awful, too. I must have been here two weeks and my first friend was murdered, just like that. And he's an inmate - he didn't have any way to defend himself.
But, I mean. It could be anybody, you know? How are the inmates supposed to believe us about anything if they can die any time and we just...keep going?
[He raises an eyebrow, although he's smiling. He likes Norton, and he's rather glad someone did arm him, but that's not quite the same as trusting him.]
A while back, my commanding officer showed up. He wasn't very nice and Norton tried to kill him, for me. That meant something. That he'd try that, just for me.
[It's not a traditional romantic gesture, but it affected Rawne deeply.]
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[He stares into his drink rather than meet Rawne's eyes as he admits this.]
It's - I'm so grateful but it's awful, too. I must have been here two weeks and my first friend was murdered, just like that. And he's an inmate - he didn't have any way to defend himself.
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[He was lucky enough to get here between murder sprees.]
Who's your friend?
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But, I mean. It could be anybody, you know? How are the inmates supposed to believe us about anything if they can die any time and we just...keep going?
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If your inmate asked you for weapons, for self-defense - how would you decide?
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[He raises an eyebrow, although he's smiling. He likes Norton, and he's rather glad someone did arm him, but that's not quite the same as trusting him.]
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[Jedao points out, though not sharply. He's not, personally, very mad about it, but it does seem relevant.]
Not saying you're wrong about him. Just...not all reasons are great reasons, even if you have them.
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[He'd forgotten, for a moment.]
I'm not happy he did that either. I thought... if someone tried to pressure him like that, he'd come to me.
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What convinced you? About him.
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[It's not a traditional romantic gesture, but it affected Rawne deeply.]
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I know the feeling.
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Do you like it here, mostly?
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[The small, warm smile stays.]
You?
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Yes. I've got a life here. Friends. Boyfriends.
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I'm glad you're here, too. No one deserves to live in a place like that.
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I mean, we're still at war, but...the worst excesses are over.
[He wonders how much Jedao One told Rawne about those.]
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Yes, those.
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Good. We had similar things, though not as formalized as what you did.
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Not me, but. The General, certainly.
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