Sinjir's eyes glitter, but not in reaction to Ba'al's words. In reaction to the way Ba'al watches him. It's like he's been playing sabaac with children, and suddenly he's in holochess with a master. Matching wits is giving him a thrill he did not expect.
"They both have benefits and drawbacks." He meets Ba'al's eyes. "The Empire is in a struggle for power, but if there is a winner -- if -- then it will provide stability and organization. In addition, Imperial officials are ordinarily bastards of some kind or another, and susceptible to bribes. Just look at Jabba's long relationship with the Empire."
He wonders, suddenly, if he's actually talking to an underling. Something about the sharpness of Ba'al's gaze...
"The New Republic, on the other hand," he continues, "embraces democracy, which is instability as a way of life. They'll have much more trouble policing their borders. But they do have pesky feelings on morality, don't they?" A shrug. "But I think you know one of the two is more likely to keep their word than the other."
The Empire betrays as soon as it's pragmatic. It's simply the way it works.
"So I suppose it depends which you fear more," he says, intentionally phrasing it so that it might provoke. "Becoming another's servant... or being exposed to the galaxy's idea of justice."
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Date: 2016-03-12 01:44 am (UTC)"They both have benefits and drawbacks." He meets Ba'al's eyes. "The Empire is in a struggle for power, but if there is a winner -- if -- then it will provide stability and organization. In addition, Imperial officials are ordinarily bastards of some kind or another, and susceptible to bribes. Just look at Jabba's long relationship with the Empire."
He wonders, suddenly, if he's actually talking to an underling. Something about the sharpness of Ba'al's gaze...
"The New Republic, on the other hand," he continues, "embraces democracy, which is instability as a way of life. They'll have much more trouble policing their borders. But they do have pesky feelings on morality, don't they?" A shrug. "But I think you know one of the two is more likely to keep their word than the other."
The Empire betrays as soon as it's pragmatic. It's simply the way it works.
"So I suppose it depends which you fear more," he says, intentionally phrasing it so that it might provoke. "Becoming another's servant... or being exposed to the galaxy's idea of justice."