@jack.miller (morningstar network)

[personalwar]

So, this was Jyn's idea, but since I'm here in the sim and have eyes and ears on things, guess you'll have to deal with me.

I think most of us want to take the UNA down a few pegs, to say the least, and we have an opportunity to do that now. Pretty much all of New Amsterdam is stuck in here with us, and they've got to be scared and pissed that this has happened to them. They're not used to this kind of thing, not like we are. If we can convince some of them of the truth, which is that the UNA is to blame for all of this by keeping Judas captive and using him for years, maybe we can finally start to change public opinion about them.

It may not help us get out of here. I know other people are working that angle. But while we're stuck in here, we may as well make the most of it.

I know some people have already been trying to appeal to New Amsterdam's citizens, to influence them or inspire them. [ Operation Hope. He's not willing to even use the term, but he assumes people will know what he means. ] We may not have access to any of our solid proof here, but if you have any personal accounts or information to share to give your claims more credibility, then spread that around.

If anyone wants to post something on the local network to get the word out, be my guest. I'm not much of a public speaker, and I'm sure there's someone else better suited to it.

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[purrsistence]

Well, lucky for them.

[personalwar]

How similar was your situation back home? Were they using conditioning like they do with the UNA, or was there some other aspect to it?a

[purrsistence]

Pretty similar.

Only Shadow Weaver's favorite form of punishment was electrocution. And she never made the mistake of waiting for her recruits to become adults first.

[personalwar]

[ Jesus. ]

Charming. It sounds like your eyes got opened up to how wrong that all was, though.

[purrsistence]

I don't know.

I don't think the way she treated us as kids was justified. It was messed up.

But it made us strong, too.

I don't think that makes it okay. But it's not as simple as wrong or right for me. It's not like there's some magical alternate timeline where I grew up just fine. If the Horde hadn't taken me in, I'd just be dead, so. I have mixed feelings about it.

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[personalwar]

They could have taken you in and not treated you like that, but I get what you're saying. I was never brainwashed, but I basically gave my body over to a military force in my world. I don't regret it, but it is one of those things you wonder about.

Either way, you're obviously not singing the Horde's praises, right? So you got your eyes opened in some way.

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[purrsistence]

My eyes were always open. I was never very good at falling in line.

Don't get me wrong, though. I'm still with them.

[personalwar]

Why?

[purrsistence]

Why not?

Everyone always makes it sound SO simple. "Oh, you can just leave." Sure LOL. And then what? Live in Horde territory? We're not allowed to desert. A life on the run sounds so great! Oh, and I'm sure the Rebellion would just love to re-home a war criminal from the enemy! There's always the Crimson Wastes, I guess. Yeah, live out in the desert with all the other lawless criminals and deserters.

The Horde might be bad, but so what? You do well, you get promoted.

You get promoted high enough, you get power. And I'm good at what I do.

They're using me. I'm using them. Simple.

[personalwar]

[ Okay, random person who just unloaded on him about their horrible circumstances. Granted, it does sound like a terrible situation to be in, but Jack hadn't realized what he was getting into here. ]

So you climb up the ranks, you get power. What then? You start electrocuting people too? Or are you going to try and actually change things?

[purrsistence]

I'm not Shadow Weaver.

[ For whatever that's worth. ]

I don't need her methods. I'm better at her job than she ever was without them.

Not 'cause I care about changing the system or whatever idealistic crap like that. I just want to stick it in her face.

[personalwar]

And how do you plan to do that?

[purrsistence]

I'm going to take her stupid dream for myself. I'm gonna lead the Horde to victory, and she can sit and spin on it from her prison cell. Only wishing she was there.

[personalwar]

Victory against who?

[purrsistence]

The Rebellion.

[personalwar]

[ Well, that's self-explanatory. ]

And what's your opinion of the UNA?

[purrsistence]

Oh, they need to go down.

[ But, not for the reasons perhaps that everyone else thinks. ]

[personalwar]

You see a difference between them and the Horde?

[purrsistence]

Nope.

Don't get me wrong, I'm not morally opposed to them.

They're just in my way.

[personalwar]

And what is it that you're trying to accomplish?

[purrsistence]

You sound like a smart guy.

I'm sure you can figure it out.

[personalwar]

[ More power is his guess, though he won't give this random commenter the satisfaction of sharing it. ]

Well, either way, the information you shared might be useful as we try to engage with people, so I appreciate you offering it up.

[purrsistence]

Don't waste it.