[ isn't that always the way? a strangely wound up series of knots and ties binding one to the other. percy takes a moment, lets her rise before he does, pushing his hands off his knees and letting the dactyl droids around them scuttle softly, echoing in the hallway. while the initial shock is apparent, it's intrigue and curiosity, maybe a little horror to think that someone has knit together cheris and this shuous jedao into one being, trailing at her heels where the lights hit her outline. ]

It's likely the science to it doesn't exist where I'm from, so no need. We'll accept it for what it is for now.

[ he looks at her shadow once more, and again the hackles of something lodged deep between his ribs oozes out like an internal ache. ]

General Shuos Jedao, [ he says slowly. ] It is good to know of his presence now earlier in the game than later when we might be in a more vulnerable position. [ dangerous, traitorous madman. attached to kel cheris who seems like none of these things, but dangerous in her own particular way. his shoulders, tense initially and go lax, stance easing up. god this talk is heavy, and unexpected, and half his head is spinning.

how can he really talk, eyeing her shadow, sizing it up for half a moment long as if it might suddenly wink at him once more.

he tilts his head at cheris and offers her a slightly drawn up brown in turn. ] What is he doing there to begin with? Why would they place a revenant inside of you, dangerous and mad as he is?