Video; un: darkness

[survivalthroughhate]

[Maul was sitting outside on his roof, the snow softly coming down around him, hood up so they didn't land on his head. There was a soft, contemplative look on his face that he didn't often wear. For those that knew Maul, they'd realize there was one big change. His eyes, which had constantly been a golden color before, were now instead a grey-brown.

Next to him, looking perfectly fine with this cold weather due to the fur that made him little more than a ball of fluff, was his Mankey, named rather fittingly Cranky. Though Maul seemed unaware of it, the Pokémon was imitating his master in body language perfectly right now, sitting down with his arms folded and staring off into the distance. Mankey see, Mankey do and all that.

There was a long pause before he began the video. He was woolgathering and trying to put everything together, saying it in just the right way.]

For anyone I teach, classes will commence again now that I am back. [There was a pause.] In case you were unaware, I made a long journey to my home galaxy for about three years, though I understand I was only gone for about a week here. I had....quite the experience just before I came back with the Dark Side of the Force. I had to face a great many things about myself and learn some hard truths. But while I could not accept what it had to offer me then, I think I am ready to now. To let go of the past, to put some of my pain behind me, to gain more power than I ever thought I could.

[Always with the search of power. He couldn't help it, such a thing was ingrained into him by now.]

It taught me to let go of fear and pain and instead learn to care about others, to keep anger close, but never to let it turn self-destructive. Things many of you have told me here but which I did not want to listen to. But who am I to deny it when the Force itself tells me such things? [There was a soft laugh.] Well, I have returned and don't plan to go anywhere, much to the misfortune of some of you.....But this has proven an interesting experience, one I shall take heed of going forward.

Comments

[martyrofduty]

Give them a go first. An honest one.

[survivalthroughhate]

I suppose I shall have to.

[He had no other choice.]

[martyrofduty]

They may surprise you. If you knew everything, if you had all the power, they couldn't.

[survivalthroughhate]

Are you still learning from your own emotions?

[He wasn't sure how old Duty was but he knew the man wasn't young.]

[martyrofduty]

Yes.

I'm not all powerful or all knowing.

[survivalthroughhate]

No. Even if you are very wise.

[A high compliment from Maul and not one he would give out lightly.]

[martyrofduty]

Thank you. I won't let that go to my head.

[survivalthroughhate]

You'd better not. One of us needs to be the level-headed one around here and it's certainly not going to be me.

[martyrofduty]

10,000 year record.

[survivalthroughhate]

You might be one of the oldest Sleepers in Trench with that lifespan.

[About the only older one he can think of is Michael.]

[martyrofduty]

Possibly. Don't think there's a census.

[survivalthroughhate]

Perhaps there should be.

[Though the average would probably come out to be like 650 with all the oldbies skewing the numbers that would make it up.]

[martyrofduty]

Difficult to verify accuracy.

[survivalthroughhate]

I suppose we shall just have to take everyone's words as the truth for how old they are.

[martyrofduty]

We can accept inaccuracy due to lies, misinformation, and uncertainty.

[survivalthroughhate]

Perhaps. Or maybe they should all be questioned in the presence of a Pthumerian whose theme is honesty.

[martyrofduty]

Questionings don't go over well for a census.

[survivalthroughhate]

Do you think we'd get more honesty if we just posted to the network asking for answers?

[martyrofduty]

We'd get more responses. With it, more honest ones.

[survivalthroughhate]

Then we shall have to do it one day when we’re extremely bored.

[martyrofduty]

Sounds fun. I'd like to get to know our neighbors better.