denial river inbox;

[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]

[ Ice seemed to fill the room in a cold snap that came sharp on the heels of his expression set in a stolid anger. ]

Mara, go to your room. [ Thrawn said. Which Mara predictability reacted to with all thunder and indignant fury. Almost as if she could scowl a hole through his head. Until he lowered, holding out his arms, which she weakly fell into.

Carrying her to her room and careful to set the lock before reemerging. ]

Kill switch. [ He said, almost bored. ]

Just say it.

[kanyounot]

[ Kanan sighs, and lets himself scowl fully once Mara is out of the room. ]

Nothing you didn't already know, in other words. No, I don't know who. It - she - he - kicked me out before I could find that out. I'll have to keep working with her, but she may never be able to fully undo the programming.

[archisstic]

I suspected [ Thrawn placed an emphasis on the word that came out in a slight hiss. Kanan was invaluable in all this, but their history had even Thrawn tense and given to irritation. ] Given her nightmares and your choice of the word 'trigger' it confirmed as much.

There may not even be a target and this is some offshoot of Palpatine's Cinder contingency. [ Sinking into the couch, Thrawn then sounded a little aged; frayed around the edges. ] If word of this leaked she could be in danger from all sides.

[kanyounot]

There's definitely at least one specific person.

[ He just didn't get far enough to get a name. ]

She's already in danger from all sides. It's on us not to compound it. To protect her where we can. She deserves as normal a life as we can give her.