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[kanyounot]

"This is Kanan. Leave a messag -"

[ A child's voice comes on the line. ]

"Daddy's busy he's a TAUNTAUN!"

"What he said. I'll get back to you."

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[archisstic]

[ Sorry to interrupt what sounded like a very important meeting. ]

There is a drafted proposal I need your help with. It isn't popular.

[kanyounot]

[ OH BOY NOW WHAT DOES HE WANT ]

Let me guess, it's a new weapons program. I'm not interested, Thrawn.

[archisstic]

Close.

Imperial controlled programs are being dissolved, obviously. Benefits for wounded soldiers of the Empire including their pensions or financial support for surviving family members is being phased out.

Not maliciously, and said programs were never well-defined to begin with, but it is slipping through the cracks.

[kanyounot]

[ WHY IS HE LIKE THIS

WHY CAN'T HE JUST BE EVIL AND SINISTER AND WANT TO BUILD WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION

There's a long pause before Kanan responds and honestly he just has to put this out there: ]

What makes you think I'd support such a thing?

[ You know, aside from the fact that he... would... ]

[archisstic]

[ He is vast and contains multitudes. Only most of said parts are completely awful. ]

You served in the Clone Wars, did you not? Since the early years many of the Empire's forces were bolstered by those impoverished from the war.

Does a Jedi not serve to see an end to such injustice? Or should they suffer because they were on the wrong side like so many Separatist worlds. Or even your own the Old Republic left behind.

[kanyounot]

You know my record.

[ Of course he does. ]

I did serve in the Clone Wars. And I saw what happened to others who did. How the Empire left them behind, like so many others.

[ He hates agreeing with Thrawn SO MUCH. But. He has a higher calling than such pettiness. ]

You're right, the New Republic can and should do better. Fine. I'll support you. And I'll talk to Hera about it.

[archisstic]

What little could be recovered.

[ The frustration in Kanan's voice practically made the comm connection go static. He was furious, but he would do the right thing. Jedi were like that. ]

Good. Her history might make this difficult, but I will speak to Ackbar as well. The more Alliance affiliated voice attached to this legitimizes the proposal.

[kanyounot]

Changing my name was shockingly effective in the chaos at the end of the war.

[ Hah haaaah. ]

I can convince her. This is important.

Most of the people who were part of the Empire were deceived at best, coerced at worst.

[archisstic]

I was not aware you had changed you name. By virtue of being a surviving Jedi I merely assumed you served. So thank you for the clarification.

And your support.

[ huehuehue ]

[vanto]

Do you want to come drink all of Senator Thrawn's expensive booze?

[kanyounot]

What did he do this time?

[vanto]

Long or short version?

[kanyounot]

Start with the short version so I know what I'm getting myself into when I come over there to hear the long version.

[vanto]

He proposed.

[kanyounot]

[ ... holy shit. HOLY SHIT. How did Thrawn fuck that one up?????

holy shit ]

I'll be over in five.

[vanto]

It's open, come in. I'll be getting started meanwhile.

19ish ABY re: the Depa thing

[archisstic]

Your daughter is in my office. Another 'accident.'

[kanyounot]

Is she hurt? I'm on my way.

[archisstic]

Belay that. Nothing more than a few scrapes and bruises, but she is under the impression I "wouldn't tell."

[kanyounot]

She has to know better than that.

What does she want you to do?

[archisstic]

One would, but most this age consider every oath sacrosanct.


Patch a few minor wounds.

Let her leave with a ysalamiri.

[kanyounot]

what

WHAT

[archisstic]

This was her choice.

[kanyounot]

That doesn't make it a GOOD choice. She's a teenager!

[archisstic]

Then talk her out of it. Kill the thing, I don't much care.

Only these waking visions will persist.