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[trashed]

[Guess who's actually doing a network post on his own free will, for once? That's right. This kid. But ever since he'd come back from his kidnapping, he'd been feeling a little bit...off. It wasn't something he could really place, though. Not yet.

He needed a distraction. One that isn't trying to pick a physical fight with people because that never seemed to end well here. If he's already not feeling on the top of his game it's going to end even worse than usual.]

What's the point of friendships?

[There's a bit of a pause, before he tacks on:]

Don't give me that warm and fuzzy stuff, either. I don't want to hear it.

[Well, that was short and sweet enough. He's just. Going to end it here.]

Comments

( Voice )

[padme_amidala]

( This post catches her attention based on the subject alone. She answers softly and thoughtfully: )

Support. Life isn't easy and we don't always have a good plan of action. Friends can help us - all of us - stay calm in a crisis.

( Voice )

[trashed]

You should be able to stay calm by yourself. Isn't that what self-restraint is?

[Because Sync is perfectly calm 100% of the time yes. Not.]

( Voice )

[padme_amidala]

I admire you if you are able to stand alone all of the time. I think it's natural to feel weak every once in awhile.

( Isn't that human? )

Haven't you ever wanted a distraction from your worries or your fears?

( Voice )

[trashed]

Hmph.

[He doesn't like feeling like that, but that was also natural too.]

There are plenty of distractions from that sort of thing without having to go to other people, though. So again...what's the point?

( Voice )

[padme_amidala]

If you don't want friends, why are you asking why they are important? I can only tell you why they are important to me.

I was a Queen and then I was a Senator for my planet. Without friends and allies, my duties would have been quite difficult to manage.

( Voice )

[trashed]

They're all everyone wants to talk about. I didn't know why they were so great.

[Sounds a little bit like Natalia...he doesn't appreciate that either.]

Didn't you have advisors or something?

( Voice )

[padme_amidala]

The reasons why people love their friends varies. Most of said reasons are "warm and fuzzy".

( A small smirk curves her lips. )

I did. When I was a Queen, I even had Handmaidens. But they were my friends too.

( Voice )

[trashed]

[He was about to ask how servants can be friends, but then he thinks about Luke and Guy.

Ugh.]

Servants as friends. [Pfft. He'll comment on it anyway.] Are you sure they liked you that much?

( Voice )

[padme_amidala]

They were willing to die for me. I think that says enough.

( Voice )

[trashed]

Just because you'll die for someone doesn't mean you have a whole lot of attachment to them.

[He didn't mind dying for Van if that meant his plan would succeed...]