he hears about the invasion with the other unharmonized shard-bearers, with the rest of the populace, with no faction head to give him either warning or response to the situation. he hadn't gone to see it prior to the occupation, more interested in the home cities for the respective factions, and having heard dire warnings about monsters after dark. still a priority, but less of one.
until the open hostilities, such as they are, draw his attention.
he goes — carefully. he's here to observe. takes in the agriculture, smilingly makes purchases at the fruit stands, spends some time traversing the parks as he eats. and more than that, too, of course. while he tries to keep a safe distance from the budding outposts, from the soldiers, he doesn't avoid them by any means. he wants to see the tenor of meridian's efforts, their attitudes, their numbers. he wants to understand what he's looking at. old habits, maybe. but in a new and dangerous world where he — and jyn — have unsteady footing, being informed is critical.
and thus hayame likely finds him during patrols. he strays near some encampment deliberately, one of the days, moving at a relaxed amble — hands in his pockets, a half-smile playing across his face. there are nearby trails, so surely he's just a harmless tourist, right? probably lost? it'd be a reasonable assumption...if one's inclined to trust. ]
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he hears about the invasion with the other unharmonized shard-bearers, with the rest of the populace, with no faction head to give him either warning or response to the situation. he hadn't gone to see it prior to the occupation, more interested in the home cities for the respective factions, and having heard dire warnings about monsters after dark. still a priority, but less of one.
until the open hostilities, such as they are, draw his attention.
he goes — carefully. he's here to observe. takes in the agriculture, smilingly makes purchases at the fruit stands, spends some time traversing the parks as he eats. and more than that, too, of course. while he tries to keep a safe distance from the budding outposts, from the soldiers, he doesn't avoid them by any means. he wants to see the tenor of meridian's efforts, their attitudes, their numbers. he wants to understand what he's looking at. old habits, maybe. but in a new and dangerous world where he — and jyn — have unsteady footing, being informed is critical.
and thus hayame likely finds him during patrols. he strays near some encampment deliberately, one of the days, moving at a relaxed amble — hands in his pockets, a half-smile playing across his face. there are nearby trails, so surely he's just a harmless tourist, right? probably lost? it'd be a reasonable assumption...if one's inclined to trust. ]