They. The people Cassian killed, presumably. Cassian releases a breath. He considers changing the subject, noting how Poe settles the blanket more closely around himself. Already cold. And the ship is chilling very fast, probably through the physical contact to the asteroid.
Damn.
"That world has a fault line," says Cassian, "between two continents, drifting apart. It makes a trench, all the way down to the mantle. It is a natural source of geothermal energy. And the full length of it is nothing but factories." He assumes that Poe doesn't know the details of this. Why would he? "Torpedoes. Power sources. Forging metal parts that need the kind of heat most planets can't provide."
He shifts. His eyes stay focused forward. "This planet suffered when the Empire died. Factories closed. Jobs ended. But, recently, there's been a change. Nothing official reported to the Republic, but factories are lighting up where they've been dark for decades. And there are signs. Imports have gone up, and the planetary government has started to build again. But they haven't taken any money from the Republic.
"I've been here for months, to find out what happened. No one is talking about it. No holonews. Nothing. And I found out why."
A little huff. He looks down. "They were making -- everything. Weapons, hyperdrives, power cores. And it's going outward, to the First Order. All of it."
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Damn.
"That world has a fault line," says Cassian, "between two continents, drifting apart. It makes a trench, all the way down to the mantle. It is a natural source of geothermal energy. And the full length of it is nothing but factories." He assumes that Poe doesn't know the details of this. Why would he? "Torpedoes. Power sources. Forging metal parts that need the kind of heat most planets can't provide."
He shifts. His eyes stay focused forward. "This planet suffered when the Empire died. Factories closed. Jobs ended. But, recently, there's been a change. Nothing official reported to the Republic, but factories are lighting up where they've been dark for decades. And there are signs. Imports have gone up, and the planetary government has started to build again. But they haven't taken any money from the Republic.
"I've been here for months, to find out what happened. No one is talking about it. No holonews. Nothing. And I found out why."
A little huff. He looks down. "They were making -- everything. Weapons, hyperdrives, power cores. And it's going outward, to the First Order. All of it."