Mikoto and Daisy in Milliways
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"Most of the Augment nations were like that, ruled by the most powerful, and I believe some planets are. The Federation, and at least most of its constituent planets, are currently democracies."

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She nods. "Some planets are democracies."

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"Are there any other factions than the Sith Empire?"

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She nods. "The most significant one is the Republic, which the Sith Empire is at war with; the Jedi live there."

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"Are the Jedi like the Sith? Does the Republic also permit ownership of sapients?"

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"Jedi are also Force-users, but they use different training techniques and are weaker in general. I don't have very reliable information about Republic laws, but my understanding is that they don't allow slavery but do allow ownership of droids."

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"I would define ownership of any sapient as slavery."

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"Yes Ma'am."

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"I'm curious if you have an opinion on this?"

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"Not especially, Ma'am? Droids are different than biologicals; I don't think it's the same for us."

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"How so? And then what's the difference between a created droid and a created biological?"

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"Droids are designed for our jobs. I wouldn't know what to do with myself if I didn't have someone to tell me."

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"There's biologicals with that problem, too. Most find a solution that doesn't involve anyone owning anyone else. And what of droids that dislike their purpose? I wasn't too fond of mine, myself."

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"That doesn't happen, Ma'am. We're designed to be satisfied with our jobs."

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"Even with incompetent designers, or cruel masters, or pointless tasks?"

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"Yes Ma'am."

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"That doesn't seem wholly likely to me, but I am nonnative to your world."

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"Droids have very different psychology than biological people, Ma'am."

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"What are droids like? Are there types?"

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"Yes, Ma'am, there are five main categories, based on which kind of work we're made for: math and theoretical science, engineering and applied science, interaction with biological sentients, fighting, or manual labor. Our traits are decided based on the specific job we're made for; for example, my line is designed to work with Sith, so we're especially defferential and have a wider variety of skills than most servant droids."

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"Hm. What sorts?"

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"We're able to learn languages from exposure very quickly, and we're programmed for first aid and diplomacy."

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She'll ask a few more questions - mostly about the Sith - and expresses a willingness to exchange information about her own homeworld.

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And what's her homeworld like?

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They don't have magic, or the Force, to her knowledge. She wouldn't be surprised if there's nothing. They're a space-faring civilization, currently occupying only about one sector of the galaxy. The Federation is the polity she belongs to; it's a loose association of worlds with a council and democratically elected leader. Starfleet is the exploratory, scientific, and sometimes military arm of the Federation. There's many types of aliens - she can describe a few - and she has an intimate familiarity with how their faster than light travel works (nothing like hyperdrives).

She's able to go into tangents easily, and clearly knows a lot about just about any subject she's ever found relevant - and lately her focus has been on politics, sociology, diplomacy, computer programming, and communications technology, in addition to her mandated focus on weapons and ship engineering.

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