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[flightforfreedom]

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[flightforfreedom]

[It pulls a rueful smile out of him, too, despite himself.]

... No. Probably not. [He lets out a sigh and wets his lips.]

I just - didn't want to cause grief where there was no point. Whatever this place is, for whatever reason we ended up here, it's not that War anymore. Even if I really wish I could just deal with Hux here and end it.

[candor1]

Relaying it is not causing it. Right?

[Because he knows Poe already knows that. He doesn't need to know Poe better to already know: this man would never shoot the messenger. We can know for everyone except ourselves.

Cassian's mouth tightened: what on someone else might be a rueful smile.]

I know. The Timeline Project… my idea was to make that point. Leave the war where it applied.

But he… people like him…

[Ugh. Start from opposite:]

…For us… [Presumptuous as hell but, again, doesn't think it's a leap and doesn't think Poe would mind even if it were] …it's about trying to fix something that's actually happening.

For them…

[tries to remember that Varadan saying. Translates to Basic:]

"A fire-eater must eat fire, even if he must light it himself."^[*]



[^[*]OOC: Isaac Asimov = ancient space wisdom, yeah?]

[flightforfreedom]

No. But it doesn't feel that great, either. [He gives a mirroring rueful smile in return.]

[The smile grows a little more fond at the saying. He recognises it - his grandfather used to say it.]

Little more literally then I think Grandpa ever meant it, but yeah.