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tushanshu_ooc2016-03-30 09:24 pm
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[Sabine breathes a sigh of relief as the rest scatter. She watches for a moment with her scope as they get farther before flipping it back up, her gaze falling upon the bodies there on the ground. When she's satisfied that they're not going to move and nothing else seems bent on attacking them, she holsters her blasters.
Her eyes shift towards the man who'd assisted her, or rather his back. From his earlier attitude she hadn't quite expected his gratitude, so it's a pleasant surprise to hear his words.]
Wouldn't have been as effective without you.
...what was that, anyway? I'd say it was like you were using the Force, but this place is pretty far from my galaxy.
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I'd rather not talk about it, if I don't have to. In fact, I'd appreciate it if you never mentioned it again. It's not something I'm fond of people knowing about.
[Still, better she saw that than anything else. At least what he did would seem inexplicable.]
I'm more impressed with your weapons. I've never seen anything like them.
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[As he begins to waver, Sabine starts towards his side.]
Are you all right?
[She can guess that such an ability, whatever it is, is as taxing as Force use, at least. Kneeling beside him, she nods slowly at his request. She can respect that.]
...then I won't ask.
These? They're just blaster pistols. It fires energy bolts. I'm guessing wherever you're from doesn't have technology like this.
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[Amon stared at the blasters in her hands, tracing the weapons with his eyes.]
Lethal weapons like this aren't unheard of where I'm from - we have nothing like these of course, but given time we likely would have developed something similar within a few years.
[He held out one hand.]
Mind if I take a look?
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[She seems a touch apprehensive about letting anyone handle her blasters, but after a moment, she turns the weapon about in her hand, offering it grip-first.]
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Are the blasts generated electrical?
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[Sabine watches as he looks over the weapon, his care something she can approve of. Her Westar-35s in particular are a sleek design, and its construction made it easy for her to customize, the paint scheme not nearly as wild nor bright as the colors she's favored for her armor.]
Light-based, actually.
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[Amon hadn't even known that was possible.]
Perhaps this technology is far beyond anything I know...
[He held the blaster back towards her in his palm, offering the grip.]
I take it with proper training, anyone could use one of these?
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[She takes it back, sliding it into its holster, a little glad that she doesn't have to explain further. She's not sure how she'd be able to without getting overly technical.]
It's not impossible. I'd say it'd be a lot easier to learn than something that requires close range.
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They would have been quite useful back in my world. Quick and deadly and most importantly, discrete. No need for aggressiveness.
[Amon held one hand out to her for a hand shake.]
My name is Amon. I should thank you again for your help fighting back those beasts.
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Is your world having an uprising too?
[It's a little sad to think about. She supposes it isn't difficult to imagine either, but she'd have liked to hope that at least some places out there were peaceful.]
I'm Sabine. I couldn't just watch what was going on, so I'm glad to have helped. And thank you, for helping too.
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[Amon took one more deep breath before finally pushing himself back to his feet, feeling steadier now.]
Sabine. The pleasure is all mine. I agree, though in my opinion the weak need more than just protection. They're in need of power themselves. Weapons like yours.
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What are you revolting against?
[As he moves to stand, Sabine does likewise, straightening. Seeing as how Amon isn't swaying in place, she'll let him have his space.]
I agree that they need more than just protection, but not everyone is a fighter, and power doesn't only come in the form of weapons.
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[Its a natural response, one he sounded like he'd given a dozen times already.]
People in my world are born inherently unequal. You are correct that not everyone can be a fighter, but everyone should at least have the means. Such is not the case where I came from.
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Inherently... How so?
[She could otherwise relate, given that the Empire has been lopsided in its dealings, and their favoring of the human species when so much of the galaxy had a myriad of species just sends all sorts of warning signals.
But not everyone here has traveled to other worlds, or even had the ability to enter space. Given Amon's reaction to her weapons, Sabine assumes his world to be one of those, which makes his claim all the more curious.]
What do you mean?
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There are people in my world born with a skill to bend the elements - fire, earth, water, and air - at will. Naturally, benders are prone to exploiting their power over non-benders, using their power to oppress those without their skills. Non-benders are forced to live as lower class citizens, while benders use their violence to start wars at the cost of thousands of lives. This has been the case for longer than history.
I seek to use modern technology to even the playing field, so to speak.
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That's terrible... It's always a potential when it comes to power, but no one can order a person to do good or bad with it. It's just too bad that people aren't more responsible about it.
...but not all of these elemental benders abuse their powers over people, do they?
[She finds it difficult to believe that everyone would be so terrible and irresponsible with their powers. Even in their galaxy, things aren't so extreme. There's always resistance, always a will to go against the mainstream, whether it be one way or the other.]
It's unfortunate that things have to turn to violence to seek resolution, but sometimes that's the only way anyone ever gets a point across. ...and sometimes it only makes things worse.
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[He let out a soft sigh in response to her question.]
Not all benders abuse their power, but benders within our culture are still given privileges non-benders are not. From politicians to leaders of crime syndicates, they rule over half of our population, and non-benders have lacked a voice in all this time.
People have called me radical, or extreme, but I truly believe that bending is the root of all pain within our culture, and that we would be better off without it.
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Was it benders who made those rules and gave themselves those privileges? Either way, that's just awful. I'm sorry things are so imbalanced in your world because of something like that.
...I can see how you'd think that it'd be better if people were without it. But isn't it a part of being who they are- to those who can bend? They don't have a choice in being able to wield that power, do they? The choice is always in how that power is used, but if that power is being used for the benefit of others...
[She shakes her head.]
But I can say things like that because I don't know how things are, where you are from. I have to ask though- what would you do with all who can bend? If it's something that just happens, it doesn't seem fair to be against them, just as much as it's not fair for those with such power to lord it over those who don't. And they're still people. If you put weapons in the hands of those who can't bend, wouldn't it just provoke those who can to be even worse?
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[He said these words with as much conviction behind them as he could. He meant them. But deep down there as a part of him that agreed with her, that bending could be a part of a person's very identity...
Amon took a deep breath and pushed those feelings down as he held out his hand, showing his thumb.]
The spirits of my world granted me the power to take a person's bending away permanently. While I cannot expect to take away bending from every person in the world, destroying it culturally and then outlawing it will lead to it dying out as a practice. Everyone will be treated equally under the law, everyone will be a non-bender.
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Then...it's really not all that different from a people who have developed a special technique and way of life, or others who created a unique weapon.
[She lifts her head, looking at his hand as he held it out. It's almost an absurd gesture, save that she had seen what he'd done to those winged creatures earlier, moving his hands.]
Do you really think that it will work out that way? There's bound to be resistance. And if people want something badly enough or believe in something strongly enough, then they are not going to give up, no matter the odds.
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The fact of the matter is, the consequences of our ancestors developing elemental bending has resulted in a modern day class system that cannot be broken as long as bending exists. Benders should have never existed in the first place - and the ability to have anyone learn bending has been gone for thousands of years.
For all the good that bending has done for our culture, it has ruined countless lives. All I ask for is equality.
And the same can be said of our revolution. There is enough sentiment that we've been able to wage war, a war that I'm determined to win.
[He took a deep breath, then gave Sabine a small bow.]
My apologies for my long-winded rhetoric, Sabine, I heartily enjoy debate and public speaking, and sometimes I find I can get carried away. All by the sight of your weapons.
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It's true that the older something has been established, the more difficult it is to break away from.
I'm not saying you're wrong in wanting equality, or that you shouldn't fight for what you believe is right. But I know that it oftentimes an ideal and actual implementation run in different directions.
[She shakes her head a little at the bow.]
It's okay. It's hard to separate yourself from things like that, even in a place like this, I guess.
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[He chuckled a bit.]
It was my entire life. It's hard to leave it behind, especially in this place. It reminds me much of my home. Shapeshifters and spirits and giant turtles... it's the stuff of legends where I'm from.
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I guess I can say that's what I've been trying to do in my galaxy, what the rebels are attempting to do against the Empire. If we can inspire others who might otherwise be too afraid to oppose the Imperials, then the Empire will fall.
[Turning her gaze outwards to their surroundings, she sighs a little.]
I can't think of any place back where I'm from that might compare to this. But it's full of amazing things...
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(you know you're really making me want to app to this game, or at least play with you more)
(*cackle* Either would be awesome- I've been enjoying this thread a lot! I...should finish my app)
i've been enjoying it a lot too! i'll consider joining with you
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