The Mandalorian and the Princess [Kaleb, Reine, and Ava] (Closed)

[rythmicjea]

Reine — 05/29/2021
Reine chuckled exhausted. "And those are the words of a colonizer. Do you all really think that you can swoop in and save the day without a thought for the people and culture you are effecting? With no consideration for the work and progress that has been made before you appeared? Or if your help is even wanted? Do you think that people have not tried to solve the issues of the past and that you may be exacerbating the problem? Are you willing to sacrifice your lives to live here until proper change is made? Which may be for more decades to come.

"It is not the fact that she made 'command decisions'. It is the very decisions that she made that is the problem. Kaleb, I thought that you, of all people, would understand that distinction. If Ava had the competency to understand the world around her, and the respect that is owed to a world that is not hers, then we would not be having this discussion in the first place!

"She never asked directly for forgiveness. And that is part of the problem. But for as much as you taunt me for not understanding your language, you seem to not understand it yourself. When someone says they are hurt by a comment it is a passive way of telling the person that they expect an apology. If you do not want an apology from me, I am more than happy to rescind it.

"This is not a situation where we can simply move on from it. If it was the argument last night, maybe. But the actions of this morning? Non. C'est ne pas.You cannot move on from prejudice. You cannot forget that ever existed. True repentance must be given and then it must be supported by future actions before anything can be mended."

"And I am glad that to you have always been confident with the oaths she brings but so far, I have no evidence of that. We have known each other for less than a day. While you have made what seems to be truthful statements, I do not know you more than I know anyone else on the path. Collateral would need to be presented for me to take your word at this point."