He can imagine it's a rough crash course in emotion here for Tech. He isn't trying to pile on with him, he really isn't. For a few reasons, mostly the fact Tech brings him a sense of comfort and he doesn't want to lose that. Doesn't want to inflict pain on someone who he cares about. But there isn't a way to not inflict pain, sometimes.
"Even those of use. There's a reason the person best suited to working on my life support was an archeologist who specialized in technology. Palpatine won't have risks to his control, nor the Moffs. There's a reason I've seen twenty-two years in it, parts of my body rotting away while still attached. Punishment, for failures with Ob-Kenobi. For everything I failed. You and your squad - you ran. I'm grateful you did." Because he knew, knew, they would have been eliminated.
Vader's eyes bled back to blue from yellow, flinched a little as he detacted the right arm.
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"Even those of use. There's a reason the person best suited to working on my life support was an archeologist who specialized in technology. Palpatine won't have risks to his control, nor the Moffs. There's a reason I've seen twenty-two years in it, parts of my body rotting away while still attached. Punishment, for failures with Ob-Kenobi. For everything I failed. You and your squad - you ran. I'm grateful you did." Because he knew, knew, they would have been eliminated.
Vader's eyes bled back to blue from yellow, flinched a little as he detacted the right arm.