Gannayev wanders into Nar Shaddaa and meets Occlus
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"That's more of a pejorative than a species descriptor."

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"Is it? What a startling coincidence that was certainly unintentional."

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"Not on good terms with our mother, are we?"

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"I believe I mentioned 'abandoned in the woods.' Does that imply good terms?"

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"I did not wish to ascribe any unwarranted significance, o gentle poet."

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He smiles, and it is razor sharp. This man would probably make a very good Sith. He certainly has the anger for it, and the control.

"No significance present, merely justified contempt. Why would I care about her in the slightest?"

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"That's not a question I can answer. But I can feel your anger." She licks her lips.

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His anger flares, and he laughs, a little.

"Yes, well. Her mistake. I expect that she'll regret it." He looks away, inspecting a neon sign's advertised offerings as if he found them curious. The anger fades back to a quiet simmer. Before she can attempt to prod him again for her amusement:

"Empathy, then? That sounds uncomfortable."

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"Not especially. I can choose to look, and I have enough control not to mirror."

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He considers, then nods.

"Then I suppose it would be useful. And for those without your control? Are they are the mercy of others' emotional whims?"

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"Only if they're exceptionally foolish and the emotions are exceptionally strong."

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Gann nods.

"So if I encounter others with your abilities, I don't need to mind my own feelings lest they lose control of theirs."

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"Not for that reason, no."

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"Are there other reasons? Besides letting them have far too much information with which to attempt to manipulate me, presumably."

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"Manipulate and predict. That is the main one."

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That sounds like it would be an interesting challenge, actually. Someone reading his emotions and trying to use them to manipulate him, and trying to outplay them with his own emotional state. He smiles again.

"Good to know."

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"But it's not as though my power is common."

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"No? What are the more common hazards?"

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"Mundane thugs. Blasters, grenades, shocksticks. Perhaps wildlife in places less thoroughly civilized."

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The sparrow identifies these various implements for him, including how they're technological in nature. She's absolutely fascinated.

"No other types of magic present, predominantly technological wonders?"

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"Not that I am aware of."

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"And not everyone can access the magic present? Or does no one bother?"

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"Not everyone can. The gift is inborn, and rare."

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"No wonder the implication of fairness was a surprise."

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"Mm, more that at the academy where I was trained, the criteria for graduation was surviving the instructors and other students' repeated attempts to kill me. And that the master I served afterwards tried to kill me and possess my body to prolong her own life. And that now her superior wants me dead for disrupting the social order."

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