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[warfares]

[ Initially, he'd intended to follow up on the information Hux had gathered during his own network post. Hearing the Empire's name bandied about with such casual familiarity was a cause for concern, however over the course of his investigations he'd uncovered something far more disturbing. ]

Question: has anyone ever been returned to their worlds, only to be drawn back at a later stage? If so, what state where they in upon their return.

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[warfares]

There will always be those that prefer to deny the harder realities in the hope that their denial will spare them the truth.

[ As evidenced by Hux's post earlier.

Personally, Ren has no plans of lingering here long enough for their embarassing lack of preparation to become a concern -- and even should he find himself trapped here for a time, has enough faith in his own training that he is sure he can weather whatever this place might choose to throw at them. ]

Given that one of them literally calls itself Confusion, perhaps it shouldn't be all that surprising.

[angelofnaboo]

Yes, denial is common for those who find the truth of the situation to be too much to handle. And yet, everyone must face reality in the long run.

No, when you put it like that, I suppose it shouldn't be surprising.
However, you sound disappointed that this is the case.

[warfares]

What does it matter what they choose to call themselves? A name only carries the power we choose to give it.

[angelofnaboo]

It's true that refusing your enemy a name can strip them of powers they think they have. But then you run the risk of giving them power over you in a different way. It's usually better to use what they call themselves and strip it down to useless words.

[warfares]

How very like a politician.

[ Though she can't see it, he's smiling. It's a sharp twist of a thing that's more bitter than mirthful. ]

Very well, Senator, what would you suggest?

[angelofnaboo]

As I've been one more than half of my life, I don't know what else or who else I would be.

[And if that doesn't say a lot about her...]

As for what I would suggest, most people who would attempt to control, especially by force, cannot stand to be ignored. No one truly likes it, of course, but megalomaniacs who would be gods despise it all the worse.