Off On The Rim

[Mordane76]

"I would say more that it's not an asteroid field. Not very Alderaanian at all."

"You know what, Daos... nevermind. I kinda like it here, and that's all that matters," Korin says, turning a little red as he contains himself.

"The few survivors of Alderaan owe much to the Rebellion; while their sacrifice and victory might not completely avenge the atrocity committed against us, it at least shows there are people out there willing to stand up to tyranny, and I for one hope they do manage to escape -- hopefully then they can regroup and plan something even more magnificent," Korin says as the conversation turns to the Rebellion.

Lance also stands, moving towards the coffeepot. Checking the level, he mutters "As I thought. The last cup." He begins brewing up a fresh pot.

"It's like she's psychic or something," Korin quips with a chuckle.

 

[Paxus Asclepius]

"It's like she's psychic or something," Korin quips with a chuckle.

"Or she has security cameras set up. She could just be counting the number of cups."

 

[Brother Shatterstone]

Talon Darkstrider: Human/Male (Scoundrel/Soldier)

Talon turns to address them before he makes it to the princesses' quarters, "Please you two... The Princess has more to do than count the number of coffee cups you guys go through." as he starts to turn around, "physically or mentally."

 

[Paxus Asclepius]

Talon turns to address them before he makes it to the princesses' quarters, "Please you two... The Princess has more to do than count the number of coffee cups you guys go through." as he starts to turn around, "physically or mentally."

"I'm not the one who drinks it like it was water, and I'd be delighted if Her Highness would inform us exactly what the holdup is, if she's so busy."

 

[Brother Shatterstone]

Talon Darkstrider: Human/Male (Scoundrel/Soldier)

Talon nods his head in agreement that he would try to get an answer to that and walks away.

 

[Thomas Hobbes]

"Guts that a lot of them put on visual display. They took a major gamble, and if they hadn't won, we'd be calling them foolhardy, not brave. I guess that's the difference, then, isn't it?"

"Not really. Even if they had died, they'd have died bravely," Daos says. "Now, I don't hold with their idealistic nonsense," he continues, waving his hand dismissively, "but they had the choice of running- the Rebellion has their small craft equipped with hyperdrives, right?- and they didn't take it. That's something you've got to admit about the Rebellion, or at least most of them. They're warriors." Daos sounds admiring.

 

[Paxus Asclepius]

"Not really. Even if they had died, they'd have died bravely," Daos says. "Now, I don't hold with their idealistic nonsense," he continues, waving his hand dismissively, "but they had the choice of running- the Rebellion has their small craft equipped with hyperdrives, right?- and they didn't take it. That's something you've got to admit about the Rebellion, or at least most of them. They're warriors." Daos sounds admiring.

"What use is dying bravely if you don't get anything done with it? If they hadn't, by some fluke, managed to blow that thing up, all they'd have accomplished was a lot of needless death. That's the difference between a warrior and a soldier. A warrior tries to die a brave death; a soldier tries to help the other guy die a brave death."

 

[Thomas Hobbes]

Daos sits down and leans forward. "False dichotomy- you can be both. And poor definition," he begins earnestly. "A soldier is someone who, for money or patriotism or whatever, fights. A warrior is someone who puts fighting above money and patriotism. If the warrior is skillful, death is never part of the equation, and it's definitely not the goal." Daos smiles a creepy smile. "Death for the warrior, that is."

 

[deadestdai]

The Twi-lek had finished his checks and tests ages ago. Now he just sat back and listened to the other's chatter. He wished he could join in, get to know them better, but living in the wilds for so long, alone and having scant contact with others just made it too difficult.

So he sat, and watched from afar and thought on their words. These "rebels", they stood for something that he almost believed in. But the Empire was too big, they never had a chance. They could never topple something so large. Rytt wished them well, those poor damned bastards.

"Bring me my coffee."

The request cut through his thoughts. Rytt frowned at the Princess's tone and made to get up, until he saw that Talon had risen to the pot before he had a chance. Good, let those others deal with her menial wants and whims, I have better things to take care of.

 

[Paxus Asclepius]

Daos sits down and leans forward. "False dichotomy- you can be both. And poor definition," he begins earnestly. "A soldier is someone who, for money or patriotism or whatever, fights. A warrior is someone who puts fighting above money and patriotism. If the warrior is skillful, death is never part of the equation, and it's definitely not the goal."

"Someone who thinks of fighting as a goal in itself, rather than as a means to an end, isn't a warrior, they're crazy. No one's good enough to keep death out of the equation, not a Jedi, not the crackest trooper in the Imperial Guard. Anyone who thinks they can't die is proved wrong very quickly."