No, not where I'm from, but there are still countries too poor to burn anything else. It's a rarity these days, given the discovery and implementation of hover technology. And yes, we are backwards still. Our space travel technology isn't that advanced, and the best I can claim is that humanity put a colony on the moon.
[Reaper hadn't yet admitted that they had met as children yet, that he had been old enough to understand Maul being afraid and had jumped at the chance to protect the young Zabrak. Looking back on it now, what a fool he had been. There was no way either of them would have the ability to hide for long and fighting wasn't an option for someone who could easily best Maul as a fully trained adult.]
I suppose that's why you have a life here then, isn't it? People can shower you with gifts for no reason and little motive aside from trying to make you happy.
[It would never make up for a childhood as harsh as that, but it was at least a start? He wouldn't know where to begin otherwise, besides what he and Maul had going as it was. Which, well... it was nicer than it had any right to be.]
Hence why I'm telling you. Like I said, I appreciate your efforts and no doubt any gift you give me will be painful and wonderful.
[He actually gave up trying to dissuade Maul almost immediately. The Zabrak had a nasty stubborn streak, and what was the point in telling him off anyway? It meant they could spend more time together which was what he wanted. So, win-win?]
A colony on the moon? How delightfully primitive. What ever shall they do next? Go to another planet in the same system?
[That was like the smallest and most basic of steps when it came to those able to participate in space travel. Maul sometimes felt he was on the worst backwater planet imaginable.
Perhaps Reaper could finally reveal who he'd been when they were both children. Or Maul, dense as he could potentially be, would figure it out himself. He'd figured out everyone else he'd met when he'd been reduced to a child but Gabriel. It helped there was such a marked difference to Reaper as an adult to his childhood self. Maul had appreciated the other boy's company so much when he'd been small. It had been a great comfort to the skittish little Zabrak.]
They do the same thing on other planets to honor kings and self-appointed gods, you know.
[Granted, appeasing Maul and staying on his good side was not a bad idea for the residents of Deerington to participate in. It made him much more pleasant to deal with.]
Good. I will be there around noon. I'll need time to sleep in after I finish leaving my own gifts for people in their homes the previous night.
[Did he just admit he was going to be breaking and entering into people's homes like the sneaky warrior-ninja he was to leave them gifts and potentially end up with them freaking out? Why yes, yes he did.]
Now, now, there's not need to be snide. [He still laughed in his growling dark way.] We've lost plenty of probes off in the rest of our solar system and have plenty of dirt samples. We've even put a man on Mars. He died, of course.
[He expected that if he could convince himself removing his mask was a good idea as he planned then he would also reveal his name too. The connection between the two boys could be obvious if Maul's memory was as good as his own of back then. As if Maul had much opportunity to make the connection between the lanky Latino boy and himself back then. Being 'dead' had its advantages.]
Please, you're no god. You're a man with powerful training, a bad temper, and a will to step on your opposition. That's all reasons why I enjoy your company.
[And so much more. He wasn't one to give compliments easily, so look how far they had come? He was practically giving them out for free!]
Oh, you're sleeping without me now? Well, be certain to growl "Ho, ho, ho" when you break and enter. Someone, somewhere will get the implications, and you can watch their excitement die on their face.
[Look, Reaper was all for break and enter as long as it was done right. This didn't seem bad to him at all. After all, he already done the same thing with the people close to him. They also knew what he was like and they slipping in was just part and parcel of associating with him.]
[Maul just sighs and shakes his head. Primitive. Utterly primitive.]
If ever we get back to our own worlds, I'm taking you to mine for a time. You need to experience proper space travel.
[It will certainly be an interesting time if Reaper decides to reveal himself. Maul will certainly appreciate it.
He gives a throaty laugh, amused at Reaper's words.]
You're right, of course, but that's no less reason for people to keep me appeased. I could tear this town down to its very foundations if I so wanted. Perhaps you'll help me to do it one day.
[Such flirty talk from the pair of them. Everyone who knew them would have been astounded had they seen them so soft and cuddly in their moods instead of the way that they usually were.]
I definitely will then. At least a few people are bound to be terrified once they realize what I've done.
[In fact, he was counting on it. How else was he supposed to have fun during this holiday season?]
I will see you on Christmas, Reaper. I'm certain you will enjoy my gifts.
[Especially since one of them was going to be the biggest and meanest rancor that had a bad temper. He was sure Reaper would love it.]
My, my, already planning on taking me to your world, hmm? That almost sounds like a serious commitment there. [Well, they could potentially exact Maul's revenge where it should be. He would definitely enjoy doing that.] But by all means, drag me around and show me to your haunts.
[He made a noise in his throat of interest. At some point, he hoped to test how this place would endure a real threat to it. He expected that he and Maul going on a complete murder spree and burning places to the ground would do that. It would take planning.
What a date that would be.]
Well, I'll put it on the list of things we need to plan together. It would be a venture that would test us both and I would be perfectly comfortably with you covering my six.
[They did have a very interesting way of flirting and always had. It was very refreshing where he was standing. They could talk and give into their darker instincts and never judge one another for it.]
Oh no doubt. People are scared of their own shadows sometimes. Don't scare too many people; I would hate to have to save you from another witch hunt.
[He laughed darkly again. What a first meeting that had been.]
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[Reaper hadn't yet admitted that they had met as children yet, that he had been old enough to understand Maul being afraid and had jumped at the chance to protect the young Zabrak. Looking back on it now, what a fool he had been. There was no way either of them would have the ability to hide for long and fighting wasn't an option for someone who could easily best Maul as a fully trained adult.]
I suppose that's why you have a life here then, isn't it? People can shower you with gifts for no reason and little motive aside from trying to make you happy.
[It would never make up for a childhood as harsh as that, but it was at least a start? He wouldn't know where to begin otherwise, besides what he and Maul had going as it was. Which, well... it was nicer than it had any right to be.]
Hence why I'm telling you. Like I said, I appreciate your efforts and no doubt any gift you give me will be painful and wonderful.
[He actually gave up trying to dissuade Maul almost immediately. The Zabrak had a nasty stubborn streak, and what was the point in telling him off anyway? It meant they could spend more time together which was what he wanted. So, win-win?]
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[That was like the smallest and most basic of steps when it came to those able to participate in space travel. Maul sometimes felt he was on the worst backwater planet imaginable.
Perhaps Reaper could finally reveal who he'd been when they were both children. Or Maul, dense as he could potentially be, would figure it out himself. He'd figured out everyone else he'd met when he'd been reduced to a child but Gabriel. It helped there was such a marked difference to Reaper as an adult to his childhood self. Maul had appreciated the other boy's company so much when he'd been small. It had been a great comfort to the skittish little Zabrak.]
They do the same thing on other planets to honor kings and self-appointed gods, you know.
[Granted, appeasing Maul and staying on his good side was not a bad idea for the residents of Deerington to participate in. It made him much more pleasant to deal with.]
Good. I will be there around noon. I'll need time to sleep in after I finish leaving my own gifts for people in their homes the previous night.
[Did he just admit he was going to be breaking and entering into people's homes like the sneaky warrior-ninja he was to leave them gifts and potentially end up with them freaking out? Why yes, yes he did.]
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[He expected that if he could convince himself removing his mask was a good idea as he planned then he would also reveal his name too. The connection between the two boys could be obvious if Maul's memory was as good as his own of back then. As if Maul had much opportunity to make the connection between the lanky Latino boy and himself back then. Being 'dead' had its advantages.]
Please, you're no god. You're a man with powerful training, a bad temper, and a will to step on your opposition. That's all reasons why I enjoy your company.
[And so much more. He wasn't one to give compliments easily, so look how far they had come? He was practically giving them out for free!]
Oh, you're sleeping without me now? Well, be certain to growl "Ho, ho, ho" when you break and enter. Someone, somewhere will get the implications, and you can watch their excitement die on their face.
[Look, Reaper was all for break and enter as long as it was done right. This didn't seem bad to him at all. After all, he already done the same thing with the people close to him. They also knew what he was like and they slipping in was just part and parcel of associating with him.]
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If ever we get back to our own worlds, I'm taking you to mine for a time. You need to experience proper space travel.
[It will certainly be an interesting time if Reaper decides to reveal himself. Maul will certainly appreciate it.
He gives a throaty laugh, amused at Reaper's words.]
You're right, of course, but that's no less reason for people to keep me appeased. I could tear this town down to its very foundations if I so wanted. Perhaps you'll help me to do it one day.
[Such flirty talk from the pair of them. Everyone who knew them would have been astounded had they seen them so soft and cuddly in their moods instead of the way that they usually were.]
I definitely will then. At least a few people are bound to be terrified once they realize what I've done.
[In fact, he was counting on it. How else was he supposed to have fun during this holiday season?]
I will see you on Christmas, Reaper. I'm certain you will enjoy my gifts.
[Especially since one of them was going to be the biggest and meanest rancor that had a bad temper. He was sure Reaper would love it.]
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[He made a noise in his throat of interest. At some point, he hoped to test how this place would endure a real threat to it. He expected that he and Maul going on a complete murder spree and burning places to the ground would do that. It would take planning.
What a date that would be.]
Well, I'll put it on the list of things we need to plan together. It would be a venture that would test us both and I would be perfectly comfortably with you covering my six.
[They did have a very interesting way of flirting and always had. It was very refreshing where he was standing. They could talk and give into their darker instincts and never judge one another for it.]
Oh no doubt. People are scared of their own shadows sometimes. Don't scare too many people; I would hate to have to save you from another witch hunt.
[He laughed darkly again. What a first meeting that had been.]
Yes, I will see you Christmas.