"Seeker," he acknowledged, with a nodding bow, the friendly version of a more formal gesture, "It's a democratic state. The democratic state, in many ways, encompassing thousands of worlds and species, and most of the galactic core worlds. Unfortunately, not this one."
He folded his arms, thinking, and wasn't that the strangest thing about this all? These people seemed human, in every way-- well, except for the ones who weren't at all human. Near-human, then. And yet, there was no sign of higher technology, no hidden hatchways or clever camouflage hiding a holo-interface. No knowledge of the Republic, nor any Republic representative to speak on its behalf. He highly suspected that if he ever got his communicator working again, there'd be no artificial signals whatsoever.
An awe-inspiring loneliness, to be stuck in one place without the hope of rescue. He can see why some of these 'Rifters' seem so edgy.
"I must disagree. Anyone with the authority to arrest whomever she pleases, without probable cause or any warning, is certainly someone we all need to know more about. It's very suspicious."
no subject
He folded his arms, thinking, and wasn't that the strangest thing about this all? These people seemed human, in every way-- well, except for the ones who weren't at all human. Near-human, then. And yet, there was no sign of higher technology, no hidden hatchways or clever camouflage hiding a holo-interface. No knowledge of the Republic, nor any Republic representative to speak on its behalf. He highly suspected that if he ever got his communicator working again, there'd be no artificial signals whatsoever.
An awe-inspiring loneliness, to be stuck in one place without the hope of rescue. He can see why some of these 'Rifters' seem so edgy.
"I must disagree. Anyone with the authority to arrest whomever she pleases, without probable cause or any warning, is certainly someone we all need to know more about. It's very suspicious."