hadriel | [video] - Backdated to July 18th

[Newt is in Hope's Temple. He is Pissed. In fact, it's almost possible to say he's gone all the way into Angry.]

Listen up, so there's this giant triangle-headed asshole dragging an enormous cleaver around. His name is Pyramid Head, and if he catches you, he will rip your skin off, disembowel you, and then play with your insides. For fun. Trust me, avoid him at all costs. Stay in a temple if you need to. In fact, considering how much more fucked up this place just got, I'd even recommend it at this point. This guy is way faster than he looks and he has zero mercy for anyone. It doesn't matter how powerful you think you are, Pyramid Head will rip you in half. Literally.

[his expression darkens even furth, if at all possible]

And for the idiot who pulled him in here? Fuck you. Fuck you and fuck whatever you were trying to accomplish because dragging fuckING PYRAMID HEAD IN HERE [yep we have gotten up to a yell, ladies and gentlemen, that sure is a bunch screechy yelling] WAS NOT A SOLUTION!

[and the screen goes dark as he hangs up]

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Holy shit, that's awesome. [uh oh he's really excited now, run Maketh.] What were they like? Were they in the same solar system? Were the residents humanoid or alien?

[he's grinning widely]

I've never been to another planet before!

[...huh. Apparently very enthusiastic. Maketh smiles. It's refreshing to find someone who truly wants to learn things.] They're in different systems. Lothal has a mixed population, though Mandalore is mostly human. Both are under Imperial control at the moment, or were when I...well, when I was there last.

Yeah? What are the non-humanoid life forms like on Lothal? Are they really mixed or are they generally all one species?

[that last bit makes him pause, though] Imperial control? What does that mean?

[it sounds familiar, but his mun is trying not to break the fourth wall so Newt's conveniently not going to remember anything he's ever read about Star Wars]

[Now more than ever, Maketh wishes her data pad hadn't been destroyed before arriving in Hadriel. There's so much information she could share with him, but at the moment she's stuck with only the facts she can remember off the top of her head.] It's quite mixed. I'd say the majority of the population is human or at least possessed of comparable physiology, as with most Imperial territories, but there is a wide spectrum of life - not counting the various hybrids, of course.

[She hesitates.]

Under the control of the Imperial Court. You could call them a dictatorship, I suppose. I--served them. In a different life.

[Newt listens with interest...until she gets to that last part. He blinks at that, startled.]

...is that still your thing? The dictatorship? [i.e.- is that what you are going for in Hadriel right now?]

No. [She hesitates, wondering if she ought to say more. Maketh has always tried to be honest about her past, lest the same mistakes take root once again.] I wish--to make amends, for what was done. I know that I cannot, but...I will protect these people. To whatever end.

Oh. [well, in that case--] Well, that's all that matters, then.

I don't attempt to hide what I was, or downplay it's impact. What's done was done. But I--I will perform my duty here with the utmost honor and dedication.

Hey, y'know, my best friend back in Haven was an assassin back in his world. But he saved my ass more times than I can count while we were there. He's a good guy. [he shrugs] It's not about what you did in your own world, it's about your choices here. So...yeah. I believe it. [he smiles, a little] You're good people, Maketh.

[She blinks. Whatever Maketh expected to hear, that was not it.]

I...I see.

[aldkfsd and now he looks embarrassed--and he shrugs, rubbing the back of his neck, eyes avoiding the screen a bit] Uhhhhh anyway! So, hey, you should totally let me pick your brain about space stuff sometime and especially about non-humanoid aliens because that stuff is super cool.

[The change in direction is welcome. Maketh offers him a little smile.]

Of course. I'm afraid my expertise is limited - I won't be able to offer you much in the way of science - but I will of course share what I do know.

That totally works for me. [thumbs up!!] We'll like...have a drink or something once this bullshit is all over, yeah?

I would like that.

[Newt grins, widely] Great! I'll hit you up. Stay safe, yeah?

You as well.

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