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[A familiar yet unfamiliar mask appears on the network. It resembles the cyborg Grievous but this has a more organic look, the mask made of bone and what skin could be glimpsed was alien and not metal - a rusty reddish hue of skin. While most of this face was covered, those yellow eyes were exactly the same. A long black braid of hair lay down one shoulder before his head turned and it slipped behind his back as he began to speak.]

The wars are over and yet there are continued disturbances around our cities.

Do not fear, citizens of Nova and beyond. Your Guardians and deputies, including myself, are always watching and will continue to protect you all.

[The voice was also familiar with its rough tones but the filtered electronic edge was gone. He spoke with dignity and surety. This is Grievous yet not - from a time and timeline before he ever took that name or became a cyborg.]

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[Fai still wasn't a fan of the people here being protected. After all why should they? The moment something goes bad they all will blame someone and they suffer because of it. People were so predictable in his mind.]

I think the people should fear.

And what it is that you think they should fear?

Uhm...General Grievous? Is that you? Sounds like you but...

You must be mistaken. I am Sheelal, Deputy Guardian of Nova City.

Are your circuits not working?

[A familiar, but much more sardonic voice speaks up.]

Oh, well, I guess we can all rest easy then. You've done a super good job of it up to this point.

[The young man on the video looks pretty similar to Jaune, for the most part, but he's missing his normal armor, and much of his body is covered. What isn't though, starting on the right side of his neck are scars. They look like burn scars but they branch out into fractals as if struck by lightning, weaving up his jaw and side of his face to distinctly yellow eye that's jarring against his left which is its normal blue shade.]

[He can recall enough to know that Jaune appears... wrong somehow. Those scars...]

What happened to you? Were you attacked?

[From what he remembers, the other Grievous is much cooler. This one seems too peaceful. Too complacent. People have always reassured others with empty promises, only to never follow through.

Salem was different.

That has him raise his eyebrows--what's left of them anyway.]

Why? You going to go out there all heroic and get yourself killed if I say yes?

If there is a dangerous beast or threat to take care of, then, yes, I will do what has to be done. Although I do not intend to be killed while doing it.

Okay. I'll tell you.

[...]

Mercury did it.

Where are they? Where did you last see them?

Fear of the unknown, Unknown when people will strike. Unknown when someday a truck decides to hit them.

[He smiled slightly.]

I find such a thing delightful and amusing.

So you enjoy causing unease.

Of course, because people never truly change. Deep down no one is a nice person even when they act like it.

[Ever seen a droid go ?????? Not!Grevous? Well, you just witnessed it.]

Oh god, not you too.

My circuits are in perfect working order, thank you. And, uhm...where are you from, exactly?

Yet some do have other's best interests in their sights.

If you mean originally, I am from Kalee.

Currently, as you know, I am residing in Nova City.

Yes, that. And Kalee is a free world? Not controlled by the Empire?

What Empire?

[Kay is silent for a few long seconds. His device tells him this is Grievous and he's obviously affected by whatever is going on in the city. But he looks...happier. Healthier.

Kay doesn't have the heart to take this away form him, even if it's a lie that won't last.]

It's nothing. I confused you with someone else, sorry.

I'm K2SO, deputy in the Attleton Office. [He's not sure if the other remembers.]

I know who you are. Your commander Andor is acting strangely.

[He remembers certain things but not others - and he thinks he himself is acting perfectly normal.]

Oh, hello, had some work done, have we? Sorry, might be a stupid question, haven't been paying attention for a while now, which wars were those, again?

The Huk war, of course.

Be glad they never came here.

Oh, no, 'course, never met a Huk I could stand, never met a Huk at all, really, so you were in that war, then, blimey, any particular sort of job title orrr rank, by any chance? Orrr, actually, a name, for that matter, don't think I ever got yours, and I'm not really that big on titles, myself.

I am Sheelal, deputy Guardian of Nova City.

[So same title as Grievous but the name is obviously different.]

Ahh, Sheelal, lovely to meet you, well, we sort of met before, but I s'pose you might not remember that, sorry, it's a bit complicated to explain, something about this place, here, anyway, hello, I'm the Doctor. Just wondering, how long've you been here, would you say?

I have been here for many standard months.

I do recall seeing you before.

[But his memories are a bit askew.]

Do you, well, good, what d'you remember about it? We had a bit of a chat, as I recall.

Yes, we spoke of family that I missed but they will be there waiting when my duties here are complete.

[In this new timeline they were never lost or killed.]

Yet things aren't as simple as the word best interests imply things are 100% good and right. They are doing the right thing because it's for the good of all.

So I will bring this up. Say the best interests is to continuously punish a person for as you put it 'the others best interests' and to make people happy.

But that person has done nothing wrong. All they have done is simply be around. Would you do it?

Oh...[It's weird how people is affected. Garrus also remembered Kay but his past was very different.]

Yes, he is. I haven't yet figured out a way to fix what's going on but I took over his duties as a Guardian for the time being.

A wise move.

That is very vague. If they have done nothing wrong then there should be no punishments.

Why would the people be happy with punishing the innocent?

Thanks.

If...once he comes back to himself, he would like to know that the city didn't go to hell in his absence.

Sometimes things don't make sense, but they are done regardless.

Like my example. It seems odd to have to do it, but the fact of the matter is because of their belief in that punishing that child will bring them happiness because if not only bad things happen.

Even if said child has done nothing wrong. So I ask again if you could bring happiness to a whole country by punishing the said child, would you?

...ah, yes, 'course, speaking of, don't s'pose you'd want to sit down, by any chance, we could do tea, is that a thing on your planet? Usually is, but there's always an exception.

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