mental link, v important questions;

[narcissithstic]

(Tell me, have any of you spoken to Cathaway within the last two months.)

[The newer Hosts are the most likely suspects, but perhaps through the link—

Perhaps he feels nothing not because of distance, but because she's chosen to keep him locked out. The possibility is a nagging itch at the base of his skull; he'd rather know for certain.]

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[narcissithstic]

( Everything, if you don't see the benefit of what you stand to gain here. )

[Hux would be better suited to this conversation. Better suited to giving advice, guidance - Ren, on the other hand, knows only blunt sincerity.]

[greentech]

( I'm losing time is what I'm doing here. )

[narcissithstic]

( Not as rapidly as you might think. )

[She arrived after Anakin Skywalker's death, too late to know either him or his loss. A full explanation would be pointless, but...] ( My grandfather was here, briefly.

Before the Nest's enemies killed him. )

[greentech]

[ Oh. Right. She'd sort of heard that someone had ended up dead. She's a bit more muted. ]

( I'm... sorry. That must've been hard. )

[narcissithstic]

[To her apology, he says nothing; she wasn't involved, she couldn't understand, and more than anything else, it's not her burden to bear.]

( In the galaxy I left behind, he'd been dead for thirty years. Here, he was a child. A man so young I hardly recognized him.

Time isn't what it once was. Not here, not there.)

[A beat, and then:]

( Take this opportunity for what it is. )

[greentech]

[ Well, that actually matches up with something she's been suspicious of ever since she met Shiro here. Good to have that confirmed. ]

( I'll think about it. )