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[killthepast]

[ PRESUMABLY: he's been on like. Light... around-the-office desk duty since his MULTIPLE GUNSHOT WOUND incident. Which is why Pierce gets this grumpy text one day at work: ]

Send me out. I'm ready for field work again.

[ HE'S BORED. BOOOORED. ]

[peacemongering]

[He had been wondering when this request was going to hit his desk. Patience wasn't always a virtue of the young.]

Have you been cleared by medical? I haven't seen the doctor's approval yet.

[killthepast]

I'm fine. The injuries no longer slow me down.

[ In other words: no. Damn doctors!! ]

[peacemongering]

Until I have a doctor's signature to approve your return to the field, I'm afraid I can't authorize it. We must follow the rules to obtain order and maintain structure.

While it may not be your cup of tea, the current celebrations of lovers and the like could be a good distraction until you are given the green light for active duty.

[killthepast]

[ Rules. Order. He's had precious little of that since Crait. Perhaps he could do with some, after the month he's had, running around untethered until he ended up bleeding in an alley.

But still, he wants to protest. It's only the suggestion that distracts him from his restlessness, as he blinks at the text. ]

Isn't having a lover a prerequisite for such a celebration?

[ Which... he does. Kind of. BUT DOES IT COUNT? He doesn't know. ]

[peacemongering]

[Ah now here was a safer topic, and easy enough of a distraction from the original nature of the text.]

A handsome young man such as yourself doesn't have one?

[killthepast]

I don't know maybe

[ No wait WHY DID HE PRESS SEND WITH ALL THAT UNCERTAINTY. He quickly sends a more decisive: ]

Not exactly, no.

[peacemongering]

[Ah, he'll take the first at the truth and the second as bluster.]

I suppose with your previous occupation, there wasn't much time for love. It is good to hear you living and seeing how the other side lives.

[killthepast]

Love and attachments are weaknesses. They were prohibited.

[ Were, past-tense, because he killed his master, and now nothing's prohibited. ]

I'm not out to sample love.

[peacemongering]

Prohibiting something so natural is short-sighted, and it will only lead to rebellion in the end. It's best to accept what will be and promote an inclusive environment.

What are you out for when it comes to your lover?

[killthepast]

[ Short-sighted. That's... yes. He can believe that. If Snoke had been truly wise in his handling of Kylo Ren, he wouldn't have wound up cut in two.

Though he's not so sure he agrees with the word 'lover,' he does have an answer to the question, one that perhaps flies in the face of his previous lauding of order and control. ]

Freedom.

[ Someone's entered his REBELLIOUS YOUTH phase since getting shot! ]

[peacemongering]

[People had to feel that they had a place to belong. They had to feel as if the organization in which they served looked out for them in the same way that that person would look out for the organization.

It was a culture that he had made certain to cultivate. Even now, he cultivated it within his company.]

That's a broad idea. Freedom to do what?

[killthepast]

Anything.

[ Which is another broad answer. ]

It's difficult to explain over this device.

[peacemongering]

It seems that you're indicating that this experience is very new to you, and you're exploring all the possibilities.

So perhaps this continued injury allows you an opportunity to be close with those that give you freedom of a different nature.

[killthepast]

Perhaps.

This is the first person I've met who wanted to know me for myself. Not my powers or my bloodline or what I can do for their cause. I'd never known how freeing it could be.

[peacemongering]

I'm glad to hear you've found such a person.

However, not as your boss but as your friend, I will caution you as well: what you give of yourself can be used against you, so you had best know that this person is worthy of what you're offering.

[killthepast]

I won't give my heart so freely. [ Again, anyway. He certainly gave it to Rey pretty much the moment they touched hands. ]

But I believe he's honest with his intentions.

[ At least, he doesn't sense any dissonance between what Leonard says, and what the Force tells him. ]

[peacemongering]

If you had friends, be certain to introduce him to them. Friends are an excellent judge of character.

[Bring this one to him. He'll tell you if it's worth the effort.]

[killthepast]

[ WELL, HE DOESN'T HAVE FRIENDS, HE JUST HAS HUX.

...

Stars, that's sad. At least he has Pierce. ]

I could introduce the two of you. [ This is like bringing Leonard by to meet dad. THE LAST TIME HE BROUGHT THE PERSON HE WAS SMITTEN WITH TO 'DAD,' IT ENDED IN A BISECTION AND A LIGHTSABER BRAWL.

But this'll be totally different. Pierce is nothing like Snoke. ]

[peacemongering]

[Exactly as planned. Of course, he was certain that Kylo also needed friends of the variety that would encourage certain loyalties.

That would come with time.]

You know I have no problem assisting you in any matter that you may have. I was be pleased to meet your lover and give you my assessment.

[It had been awhile since he was 'dad' meeting 'the boyfriend', but he was certain he wouldn't have to personally destroy this one. He'd only done that twice before.]

[killthepast]

Thank you, sir.

[ And he really does mean it. He's grateful there's somebody invested enough in his wellbeing to actually want to meet the... total scoundrel he's been banging on the regular. ]

I can arrange for him to visit soon enough, I'm certain.

[peacemongering]

Whenever you feel most comfortable. My door is open for you, Kylo.

[And he was in a position to want to make an assessment of who might be stealing one of his assets.]