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oasisnetwork2016-02-21 11:49 pm
officio) wrote in oasisnetwork2016-02-21 11:49 pm
VOICE » liberty is not dead yet
Everyone who came to this planet in a drop shuttle, please listen. My name is Padmé Amidala, I am a former senator of the Galactic Senate. I know that means little to many of you... but there are people out there who want me dead. [ She pauses in her speech, her voice clear and calm. ] I am telling you this because I will not hide who I am, or what I know.
By now, you all know what we are facing, here. And until we can establish a connection to those who are out there, get the comms on the ship to work... in order for all of us to survive, we need to work together.
[ Another pause in the speech, for a speech it is -- it doesn't matter she isn't standing in her seat in the Senate, speaking to the Senators, arguing in favour of peace; she is arguing now, too, for what she believes. And she believes in unity. ]
I understand many of you will think you can't trust those you don't know, but down here, we only have each other. If we want to live until we get a chance to get out of here, back to those we've been taken from, our best chance is to combine our resources, our strengths.
Daryl was right. No one should leave the city without alerting at least someone else. Moreover, we need to know exactly who were on the ship, what you can do. If you want to hide your identity, I understand -- but don't hide what you can do for others. We are not each other's enemies... don't make the mistake of acting like we are.
[ It sounds like the end, but she has one more thing to say: ] I will be outside the hotel. Please come to see me, tell me only your name if nothing else. So we know at least how many of us are here.
[ The last sentence is softer than the rest, pleading when the speech itself was certain, carrying the sense of authority someone has when they're used to speaking like this, trying to convince people to see things the way she does. But the last bit is her asking, hoping that people will at the very least do that much. So no one ever goes missing without anyone knowing they should be there. ]
( ooc: open for action as well for everyone who wants to come to talk to her in person! )
By now, you all know what we are facing, here. And until we can establish a connection to those who are out there, get the comms on the ship to work... in order for all of us to survive, we need to work together.
[ Another pause in the speech, for a speech it is -- it doesn't matter she isn't standing in her seat in the Senate, speaking to the Senators, arguing in favour of peace; she is arguing now, too, for what she believes. And she believes in unity. ]
I understand many of you will think you can't trust those you don't know, but down here, we only have each other. If we want to live until we get a chance to get out of here, back to those we've been taken from, our best chance is to combine our resources, our strengths.
Daryl was right. No one should leave the city without alerting at least someone else. Moreover, we need to know exactly who were on the ship, what you can do. If you want to hide your identity, I understand -- but don't hide what you can do for others. We are not each other's enemies... don't make the mistake of acting like we are.
[ It sounds like the end, but she has one more thing to say: ] I will be outside the hotel. Please come to see me, tell me only your name if nothing else. So we know at least how many of us are here.
[ The last sentence is softer than the rest, pleading when the speech itself was certain, carrying the sense of authority someone has when they're used to speaking like this, trying to convince people to see things the way she does. But the last bit is her asking, hoping that people will at the very least do that much. So no one ever goes missing without anyone knowing they should be there. ]
( ooc: open for action as well for everyone who wants to come to talk to her in person! )
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[ He hesitates again. ] I'm not like them. I'm a guardian of humanity--or at least, I was. I can heal people. Sense their pain. I sensed yours; your loss. Your children.
I'm sorry, that was inconsiderate of me.
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[ She hasn't heard of a race like that -- she wonders what planet he comes from, what kind of powers he holds. They certainly sound like they come from the Force... sensing matters like that. And yet, he is no Jedi. ]
I've... known others who can sense such things. They can't always help it. Whether or not you could have... you- you haven't talked of that with anyone else, have you? That is enough for me.
[ To have kept her secret safe... though soon it will not be necessary. Everyone she's spoken with will notice how not-pregnant she looks and know she had given birth already before coming to this planet. ]
no subject
[ He pauses for a moment, giving the statement a kind of grim weight. ] Usually speaking I wouldn't be so sensitive to it, but...there aren't many of us.
You've known others with these kinds of abilities?
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[ She doesn't seem to blame him for keeping his own powers a secret, offering the information asked freely. ] The Jedi Order... they use the Force, a living energy that surrounds all of us. They can use it to sense movement in another room... or even see the future.
[ Though not anymore, if Master Yoda was to be believed. The Dark Side... was too much. ]
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[ Where had he heard those terms before? The Force, the Jedi? They seemed familiar, maybe something Dean had said. Either way, he waited until she was done speaking before he spoke again. ]
It sounds like magic, except that is a force which comes from within us.
But I understand. You want to protect them. You'd want to protect them irregardless of their fate--they're your children.
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[ He'd hit the nail on the head, hadn't he? Even if they were not the last Skywalkers, even if the Force didn't flow through them as strong as it had ever been in Anakin... she'd want them safe. ]
But, Jimmy... why did you lie about yourself? I'm sure no one would persecute you here, not when every kind of power is an asset to us.
no subject
It's natural for me to keep that secret.
[ And while he's at it he should probably correct the other thing. ]
My name isn't really Jimmy, it's Castiel.
no subject
[ To keeping to himself, that is. ]
... Castiel. [ She tries out the word, giving him a small smile. ] It's lovely to meet you, Castiel. [ The real him, that is. ]