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[Some might recognize the cat - the stray cat that seemed to hate Anakin before - behind said Sith. So what if the fuzzy creature is batting a ball between his paws and being downright charming? So what?]

My talents are going to waste. I'm accepting students, but if you don't show any talent with the Force, I will drop you.

[He wants his own army because why the hell not?]

Ben, you're my first student. [No matter what a certain once-Padawan says! ~~Yes, he is that childish.~~] Don't be late tonight.

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Only that it doesn't work. [He doesn't quite snap.] People die for no reason or for petty reasons and there is no one to hold them responsible.

And puttin' one person in power would, uh, magically fix all that?

[Buddy. Pal. Fella.]

Hate to break it to ya, but nobody's that powerful. Not even somebody with a real Force of nature at their disposal.

Not magically. I would work my tail off and I wouldn't be alone. I'd just be at the head of it all.

[Difference, bro.]

You haven't seen what I can do.

[That elicits a faint hum of sound that approximates a sigh, or somethin' near enough to it for a creature without lungs.]

Sometimes, what you end up thinkin' is right ain't always so. And sometimes you don't realize that if you think you're the only one worth listenin' to.

[He learned that lesson a little too well. Hell, Asgore learned it just as easy. Problem is, both of 'em dug themselves in a little too deep to back away from it by the time they realized it.]

[You're singing to the choir, Sans. Anakin has fallen under Palpatine's control, but only temporarily. He plans on slaying him and thus burying all the horrible things he has done with him. Good plan, right?]

Who said I'm only listening to myself? I will need people who council me; people I can trust.

[Figures. Why even try, right?]

But, hey, 's like you said: the one with all the power makes all the rules. No reason anyone should, or could, contradict ya, right? 'Cause why would they, when they run the risk of, I dunno - angerin' the Force, or what have you?

With council. [He jerks his chin stubbornly.] Emperors never truly rule alone even if they are at the top.

...though you do have a point.

[Well, will wonders never cease?]

Woah. Weird, right? Funny how maybe somebody that high on the top never would'a heard that point if they weren't listenin' for it.

You're making fun of me.

Me? I never, sir.

[He even manages to, somehow, without losing his grin - look somewhat faux offended.]

I don't like liars. [Nothing raises his ire faster.]

Good, 'cause I haven't actually lied to anybody recently.

[That's less of a lie and more of a half-truth, if you wanna get technical.]

How do you define "recently"? [Within the last few seconds? Longer?]

'S possible you and I have very different definitions of what counts as a "lie."

Probably. [No, that sound isn't objects shaking around him. He grits his teeth.] Be careful.

[That sure is a worrisome thing to say in response to, uh, what was initially planned to be a pretty lighthearted exchange. Sounds like something might be goin' down in the background though he ain't got a clear view of it.

It's probably nothing. Right?]

Careful, huh?

[Interesting word to use.]

I would suggest it. [His anger is so close to the surface these days. It is a wonder he is able to warn before...lashing out irrationally.] I do not have patience.

[Or sanity.]

Sounds like a personal problem.

[If he's got anger issues, why's the onus on Sans to not be angering, rather than on Anakin to not get angry?]

It can quickly become your problem. [Nope. Anakin doesn't believe in onuses.]

That's pretty dependent on you, huh?

[This'll go well for everyone involved, he's pretty sure.]

Definitely. [He's not going to be persuaded one way or another.] I doubt your bones can handle much.

[He's more right than he knows. Not that Sans is about to admit that. We've progressed onward to latent threats on top of everything else. How great for everybody, yeah?]

You're a very "people" person, aren't ya?

I get by. [Less easily than he used to - and, let's be honest, he never did well with public relations.] It's just that most people are stupid and reckless.

But not you, right?

[Somehow, it's always gonna be everyone else's fault but his.]

No, I know what I'm doing. [RIIIIGHT.]

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