[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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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.]