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you too.

[ And then a beat later because he can't help but wonder - ]

what else did they leave you?

[ushiri]

A hand mirror.

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would you consider it a gift?

[ushiri]

Considering what else the heralds brought to the land? No. But understanding gods is difficult.

Do you pray to anything?

[diametrically]

no
i don't believe in gods
if they exist in my galaxy they've never done anything to help


do you?

[ushiri]

I think that wherever there is life, there must have been some spark of divine. Even if it doesn't speak back.

I was a priest.

[diametrically]

maybe
then again, i didn't believe in magic but look where we are

was? not anymore?

[ushiri]

[ A noticeable pause. ]

Am.

Everything before here starts to feel far away after a year and a half.

[diametrically]

the same could be said about spending an extended amount of time anywhere else but your home

[ Kenari feels like a distant dream some days. A haze of green, brown, yellow and the laughter of children that haunts him at night. ]

do you want to return home?

[ushiri]

True.

I want to be where I'm meant to be. Where I'm needed. Right now, that seems to be here.

Do you want to go home?

[diametrically]

what gives you that impression?

yes. i have people to look after. friends that need protecting.

[ushiri]

I should be dead otherwise.

From what?

[diametrically]

[ ...Dude. ]

...that seems like a good as sign as any

the Crown's equivalent
they're called the Empire

[ushiri]

You've had conflict with them?

[diametrically]

still in conflict
they take and they oppress with no regard for anyone else's lives
i can't leave them to fight on their own

[ushiri]

It was like that in my world, for as long as I could remember.
Rebels fought back. It was a long, bloody war.

Time works differently here. People who have gone and returned say it's like no time passed, no one knew they were gone.

[ If that's any solace. ]

[diametrically]

so i've heard
but i'd still rather return to my galaxy

[ There's a pause. ]

did you fight in your war?
is that why it's better to be here?

[ushiri]

[ A pause from his side as well. ]

I did, but I was usually stationed far away from the battlefield.

I had no one there.
I like it here. In spite of everything.

[diametrically]

[ It doesn't matter how far someone was away from a fight. They still fought. That's what matters the most in Cassian's eyes. ]

in spite of an oppressing crown and magic that can turn people inside out?

[ushiri]

At least it's a quick death.

[diametrically]

[ He's not wrong there. But - ]

it's not how i would want to go

[ And not because it's gruesome or because it involves magic but because he'd rather die doing something that mattered. He'd rather die for people he cared for rather than a relic or credits. ]

i'll let you know if i find the bike

[ushiri]

[ Morbid humor doesn't translate well over written word sometimes. ]

Thank you.