[Oh. That does bring up an interesting point. As for the second Feelsy bit, Rex is going to ignore it for now... Because he stinks.]
come to think of it do you have any idea what they could've used to mess with our heads like that? 'cause, usually, drugs or neural modulators are only gonna x-nay shit you just forget a few memories, not wake up with a few dozen new ones
[ Obi-Wan expected that response, but it will never stop him from saying it; and he thinks Rex deserves to hear it. He doubts he has heard much of it in his life. Maybe Danaca was a little better to him... ]
Yes, being a Jedi I have been taught from a young age to guard against this kind of psychic attack. It should not have been as easy as it was to pull the wool over my eyes.
Therefore I cannot even begin to guess. None of us recall undergoing any measure of procedure, but if I think about all else we have been through perhaps the answer is "magic" pure and simple.
[It's true that people have rarely thought to check on Rex, but he makes it so hard all on his own, and for what?]
oh, dude, that was what i was thinkin that whole car had the stinky stank of psychic or witchy-warlock bs all over it i know people can have the power of... compulsion? where i'm from but then again, there's also propaganda! it'll make ya remember things differently, that's for sure, which makes it even scarier! bc there's NO magic or superpowers involved, just good old fashioned mind games
[Oh. Practice? That must be another psychic cult thing-]
so you were trained to resist mind control? is there a method that involves NOT havin wacky space phantasm abilities or does it just work for you guys the judys
Indeed. Force sensitives also have the ability to compel the mind, but more than that, if we did not learn to shield our minds we could be constantly broadcasting to any other Force sensitives nearby.
I am not sure I have an answer to that you would like. It would require sitting still.
please know for this tag, you have my deepest apologies
and, wow, yeah. i can see how that would be a problem if there were bunches on bunches of u guys hey, hold on just a second DOES THAT MEAN U CAN SEND SEXY MESSAGES WITH, LIKE, UR MINDS??? oh my goD
[oh no, he's found out about psychic sexting...]
that gives the phrase "giving head" a whole nother meaning fuuuuuuuck
[An unpleasant place to be. Thinking back on it, perhaps he should have felt more violated. The objective was to make it out of the caves alive, and having no control over his body meant that his priority was to break free. Such an experience is not an uncommon occurrence in Rex's life, as he's often enduring not one but multiple layers of trauma at a time, and he has learned to focus all his energy on survival.]
i could feel it! it was like you gripped the fuck outta the sloppy stuff between my ears and squeezed
so? why should i care anymore, huh why should i give a SHIIIIET?
[ That wasn't Obi-Wan's experience. His shields were down, he was not his best self, and Rex had been screamimg it at him whether he intended to or not. Obi-Wan had been desperate to shut out the noise and responded reactively. He weighs whether any of this information would even be relevant to the boy, if he would even hear and process it, and chooses to do what he always does: tuck it away to meditate on later. His burdens are not this boy's to bear. ]
I am sorry for hurting you, Rex. Please, know I did not go looking, and that I never would.
I... meant my comment to be a tease. I apologize for bringing up a painful memory, instead.
[Rex is never truly prepared for the violence that is often thrown his way in response to his behavior, but what he is even less equipped to handle is kindness. Simple, gentle explanations- He has learned not to trust them.]
the spores threw everybody's powers outta whack whatever, i guess it wasn't on purpose
[Mark is capable of picking up a bus and throwing it into the stratosphere without breaking a sweat, and even he was reduced to nothing as a result. Rex had to keep the other boy upright and feed him by hand.]
so you read minds, big whoop everybody who's managed 2 snag themselves some superpowers cheats sometimes
[u were just raging about it 2 minutes ago, u piece of shit...]
I see. The Force does not act that way. You are either sensitive, or you are not, although if you ignore it long enough your connection to it can fade.
What about your power?
[ And then, as what little he knows of Rex's history flashes through him, he continues quickly with an escape route: ]
[It is personal. Why should he admit to something his teammates don't even know about? The fact that he was not born with his abilities is, in part, why he had given Samson such a hard time about losing his original skillset. If power can be given, it can be taken away, and Rex lives in fear of the day where he will one day be left as what he was originally- An ordinary human being with no marketable skills. Poor and unloved, with a talent for nothing other than the acrobatics and agility you'd need to run from the cops.]
i earned mine
[Rex decides to operate on the assumption that Obi-Wan won't go around sharing his personal business. The man doesn't seem like the type.]
passed all the fucking tests with flying colors pretty sure the poor bastards before me were all gunned down sucks to be them
[His words are callous, but he truly does feel sympathy for them, having uncovered a few confusing documents prior to setting the whole facility on ablaze. It's likely that they too were like Rex himself- The kinds of people who could disappear from their daily lives without a trace and nobody would miss them, the perfect text subjects for an awful experiment.]
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come to think of it
do you have any idea what they could've used to mess with our heads like that?
'cause, usually, drugs or neural modulators are only gonna x-nay shit
you just forget a few memories, not wake up with a few dozen new ones
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Yes, being a Jedi I have been taught from a young age to guard against this kind of psychic attack. It should not have been as easy as it was to pull the wool over my eyes.
Therefore I cannot even begin to guess. None of us recall undergoing any measure of procedure, but if I think about all else we have been through perhaps the answer is "magic" pure and simple.
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oh, dude, that was what i was thinkin
that whole car had the stinky stank of psychic or witchy-warlock bs all over it
i know people can have the power of... compulsion? where i'm from
but then again, there's also propaganda!
it'll make ya remember things differently, that's for sure, which makes it even scarier! bc there's NO magic or superpowers involved, just good old fashioned mind games
[Oh. Practice? That must be another psychic cult thing-]
so you were trained to resist mind control?
is there a method that involves NOT havin wacky space phantasm abilities or
does it just work for you guys
the judys
[It's JEDI????]
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I am not sure I have an answer to that you would like. It would require sitting still.
please know for this tag, you have my deepest apologies
[It's true that Rex hates sitting still.]
and, wow, yeah. i can see how that would be a problem if there were bunches on bunches of u guys
hey, hold on just a second
DOES THAT MEAN U CAN SEND SEXY MESSAGES WITH, LIKE, UR MINDS???
oh my goD
[oh no, he's found out about psychic sexting...]
that gives the phrase "giving head" a whole nother meaning
fuuuuuuuck
pats your hand consolingly
[ and then, because apparently Obi-Wan cannot leave well enough alone: ]
You are not the first person to jump to this exact conclusion, I hope you realize.
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like you haven't tried it?
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everyone's got an origin story!
[REX STOP!!!!]
i can't be curious?
also, you so have
everybody's horny and young once 😈
eh! you can be horny and old too, that's what viagra's for
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How curious. I would have thought you would be more concerned about what you are projecting.
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[An unpleasant place to be. Thinking back on it, perhaps he should have felt more violated. The objective was to make it out of the caves alive, and having no control over his body meant that his priority was to break free. Such an experience is not an uncommon occurrence in Rex's life, as he's often enduring not one but multiple layers of trauma at a time, and he has learned to focus all his energy on survival.]
i could feel it! it was like you gripped the fuck outta the sloppy stuff between my ears and squeezed
so? why should i care anymore, huh
why should i give a SHIIIIET?
you tell me
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I am sorry for hurting you, Rex. Please, know I did not go looking, and that I never would.
I... meant my comment to be a tease. I apologize for bringing up a painful memory, instead.
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the spores threw everybody's powers outta whack
whatever, i guess it wasn't on purpose
[Mark is capable of picking up a bus and throwing it into the stratosphere without breaking a sweat, and even he was reduced to nothing as a result. Rex had to keep the other boy upright and feed him by hand.]
so you read minds, big whoop
everybody who's managed 2 snag themselves some superpowers cheats sometimes
[u were just raging about it 2 minutes ago, u piece of shit...]
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Is that how it happens where you are from? A power is "snagged", not with you from birth?
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no
it's different for everybody
sometimes you're just born with them, sometimes they manifest at a certain age, and other times they can be, um
acquired?
people can also lose em from time 2 time 2, it's weird
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What about your power?
[ And then, as what little he knows of Rex's history flashes through him, he continues quickly with an escape route: ]
If it is not too personal a question.
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i earned mine
[Rex decides to operate on the assumption that Obi-Wan won't go around sharing his personal business. The man doesn't seem like the type.]
passed all the fucking tests with flying colors
pretty sure the poor bastards before me were all gunned down
sucks to be them
[His words are callous, but he truly does feel sympathy for them, having uncovered a few confusing documents prior to setting the whole facility on ablaze. It's likely that they too were like Rex himself- The kinds of people who could disappear from their daily lives without a trace and nobody would miss them, the perfect text subjects for an awful experiment.]