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.]
I had a few friends, of a sort. Eventually. They're... they're dead, though. Gaunt and Feygor both.
[He takes a long drink. Talking about Gaunt's death still hurts, even though it's been over a year. It's why he came back. To save the Ghosts after Gaunt died.]
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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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[He takes a long drink. Talking about Gaunt's death still hurts, even though it's been over a year. It's why he came back. To save the Ghosts after Gaunt died.]
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I've lost - well. My Kel didn't like me much, but I liked them.
[He raises his glass, wordlessly, a toast for things that can't be spoken better, and takes another deep swallow himself.]
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