Mun wants more castmates over at faderift

[letoldthingsdie]

No. Absolutely not.

[Is he grinding his teeth? Maybe. Mun has him a bit stressed out right now.]

The last thing Thedas needs is more Rifters, let alone people from the same galaxy.

[He just knows what his Mun wants is his parents and the traitor. He's perfectly happy without anyone else from home, thanks.]

Careful not to dwell on wishful thinking, Mundane. You've already wasted enough time on it by now. You're only proving yourself a fool, yet again.

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[coolhandluke]

I don't think either of us wants that.

[letoldthingsdie]

I can't imagine anything more unpleasant than having you fall out of a Rift and living in Thedas.

[He doesn't care what his stupid writer wants. He hates his uncle!!]

[coolhandluke]

Believe me, it's not the future I envision for myself.

Though it probably wouldn't be that jarring to the man I was...

[letoldthingsdie]

As opposed to who you are now?

[coolhandluke]

I might not feel I've changed that much, but I do wonder what you'd think of the boy I was...

[letoldthingsdie]

You can't just turn back the clock. You clearly didn't have the forethought not to try to kill me back then so it makes no difference whether you've changed.

[coolhandluke]

That I cannot atone for what I've done, in your eyes, does not surprise me.

But you would hold what I'd not yet done against my younger self?

[letoldthingsdie]

You can't just turn back the clock and pretend it didn't happen. But to answer your question... I don't know. I should still be allowed to hate you no matter how old or young you are.

[Because he's just that stubborn, alright.]

The fact that you were capable of what you did back then doesn't change.

[coolhandluke]

No one ever said hatred was forbidden. Whether it's advisable...

Still. I do not blame you for that.

[letoldthingsdie]

I don't know that it would matter. Whether it was you now who showed up or a version of you from the past, who didn't know.

[That was just such a complicated thing. On the one hand he could stay justifiably angry. On the other, Luke wouldn't even know why he was angry. It would be like if his father showed up and he didn't remember him killing him. It would be like torture.]

I don't know if I'll ever be able to forgive you.

[It hurt too much.]

[coolhandluke]

Believe it or not, it is my chief regret in this life.

[letoldthingsdie]

Oh, I'm sure it is.

[Spoilers. He doesn't. Sorry, uncle, he's still mad at you. It's just unfortunate that his trying to kill him reaffirmed his belief that he was a monster after all. That wasn't Luke's fault, of course.]

You know your little trick only slowed me down temporarily. I may not be in our home world anymore but, if i find a way back, I will destroy the Resistance. You won't be able to stop me a second time. I'll destroy everything you loved until there's nothing left, Uncle.

[coolhandluke]

Of course, you would see it as a trick.

[Luke sighs.]

You're forgetting that in doing so, you destroy everything you've ever loved.

[provenforce]

Really, Ben.

[letoldthingsdie]

Don't act like you wouldn't expect me to at least try to destroy the Resistance.

[Shh. Let him have his pipe dream okay.]

[letoldthingsdie]

[He opens his mouth to spit out a retort and yet none comes. LUke is right, of course. He's just angry and hurt and lashing out. He wants to make Luke hurt. When he speaks again he's uncharacteristically quiet.]

Why couldn't you just come face me in person? You obviously would have won. There was no reason to kill yourself because of me.

[He swallows, his lips pressed together.]

[coolhandluke]

[Luke bows his head.]

It was never about winning.

[provenforce]

No, I sort of thought at this point we were past that. My mistake.