[ There's no stepping around it. The Empire had declined. It had been trapped between two different sets of power, struggling to hold itself together as it stretched thin. Especially, as she mentioned, towards the end.
Brendol Hux had been devastated by the fall. He took out his disappointment on his son in a way, shaping him to be better. To make something better and outdo the Empire as much as possible. Hux had destroyed the Hosnian system in pursuit of order, but for some reason, it's leaving a bitter taste in his mouth as he thinks on it here. ]
Were you enlisted, at the time? [ His curiosity outstrips his manners. This normally isn't a problem, but he catches the glimpses of the explosion from a different viewpoint than a child's eyes. Someone who understood the enormity of the situation and felt crippled by it. Hux swallows thickly, can almost feel the tremors under his feet as he remembers Starkiller imploding, falling apart. Glory had and then stolen in the same breath. He stares down at his caf and then looks up at Mara, expression more open than usual. ]
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Date: 2016-09-06 08:50 pm (UTC)Brendol Hux had been devastated by the fall. He took out his disappointment on his son in a way, shaping him to be better. To make something better and outdo the Empire as much as possible. Hux had destroyed the Hosnian system in pursuit of order, but for some reason, it's leaving a bitter taste in his mouth as he thinks on it here. ]
Were you enlisted, at the time? [ His curiosity outstrips his manners. This normally isn't a problem, but he catches the glimpses of the explosion from a different viewpoint than a child's eyes. Someone who understood the enormity of the situation and felt crippled by it. Hux swallows thickly, can almost feel the tremors under his feet as he remembers Starkiller imploding, falling apart. Glory had and then stolen in the same breath. He stares down at his caf and then looks up at Mara, expression more open than usual. ]
We don't have to talk about this.