happy father's day - blindrun

[merging]

 [Honestly? He's been here wayyy longer than he planned to be. He knew it'd be hard to escape, but it had to be possible. That's what he kept telling himself. Days turned into weeks turned into months and now? It's been over a year.

The other Inquisitors still don't completely treat him like one of them. Or maybe teasing is their way of doing so? He rolls his eyes whenever they call him "baby brother", thinking they could at least have some sense of professionalism. But everything's been going okay for the most part. As okay as it can be when you're an Inquisitor-in-training.

Except today was... well, it was something else. They were assigned to ambush a small rebel cell that was said to be working with a Jedi. It should've been easy, except for the part where it wasn't. The rebels got away and the Inquisitors had failed. Now Ezra's standing outside the Grand Inquisitor's office while the adults debrief. It's frustrating, being left out like this, but he also knows there isn't much he can do about it.]

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[blindrun]

Then I would have been killed for disobedience, and they would still be executed.

[ cold and detached, logical in his delivery. telling ezra they were alive is what made him defect. third brother thought he could use them to strengthen his decision to become an inquisitor, but like with all things ezra it has the opposite effect. truthfully he almost feels bad because if he didn't say anything it could have turned out differently. mostly he feels bad ezra left him in favor of two people that may as well be perfect strangers. ]

His parents were dead the moment he joined the Jedi and her rebellion. Ironically, it's the whole reason he defected. You might be fighting for a cause, but him? It's all about them. The Grand Inquisitor knew that.

[convor]

You're wrong about him.

[Ezra's... Ezra, but he's not completely stupid. He must have factored in his parents' lives when he considered defecting. She knows she did, even if the circumstances were different. And if all he wanted was to free them, he wouldn't bother helping out on missions.]

Did you ever think maybe the reason Ezra left was because he didn't want to become like you?

[blindrun]

I know.

[ ezra defected almost a day after he told him that he would be initiated as an inquisitor. after they had another childish argument and after... third brother pushes back the memory, a haze of darkness clouding what transpired while the feeling still remains. a blistering wound he doesn't even remember the origin of. ]

It doesn't matter now. He used up his chances, limited as they were. I've been ordered to execute him... or I'll be next.

[convor]

What, you want me to feel bad for you?

[Not happening! Especially considering well, everything.]

I feel bad for Ezra. It's honestly a miracle he turned out the way he is with someone like you as his teacher.

[blindrun]

You don't need to feel anything for me. [ he puts the datapad back down on the dashboard. ] Likewise, I feel nothing for you.

You and him will both be dead soon. I'll give you the courtesy of sending your body home to your mother intact.

[convor]

Thanks, now I have something to look forward to.

[If she could cross her arms she would, but hopefully her voice gets that across well enough.]