[quote=@LegionPothIX]
[@sep] Is your post reacting to my post, which hadn't come out yet, or priming it? 'Cause it reads like it's reacting.
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It's pre-emptive, it states as much. I mean re-read it, Loretta is complaining that she isn't going to get to witness it. She's setting up a droid to record it, and someone is preparing the room.