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[manofbusiness]

Childermass walks in, not displeased to see the place.

His appearance is much the same as usual except that when his coat swings aside, there's a wand in his belt.

Comments

[manofbusiness]

"What will you do, now your Empire has fallen?"

[galen_erso]

"Help build the new republic, in whatever capacity they need me," Galen says.

[manofbusiness]

He nods. "There may well be destruction to be undone. Those parts that can be."

[galen_erso]

"And new things started," Galen says. "Just the right time to pioneer some energy projects."

[manofbusiness]

"Do you think they'll have you?"

Coerced enemies are still enemies.

[galen_erso]

"They already do," Galen says. "And I have an excellent character witness speaking for me."

[manofbusiness]

"Always helps", he observes dryly. "One of their own?"

[galen_erso]

"General," Galen says, "and my pilot who got the message out, originally. He rescued me."

[manofbusiness]

Childermass doesn't miss the his pilot, but lets it slide.

"How did you meet him?"

[galen_erso]

"He used to be a cargo pilot assigned to the secret research facility where I worked," Galen says.

[manofbusiness]

"Security seems to have been lax, for a secret research facility."

[galen_erso]

"It wasn't, really," Galen says. "We were just secretive and provided a number of smoke screens."

[manofbusiness]

"And yet it never occurred to them to closely watch a man more likely to betray them than most."

[galen_erso]

"Because they were seeing something else."

[manofbusiness]

He shakes his head. "Foolishness."

[galen_erso]

"Yes, they were rather."