[ He is in power. Just not on the Throne. Luke is refusing it, Thrawn is...missing. Vader has no one to yet place in Palpatine's place. That will take time. As well waiting for the right time and place to strike. The Force has spoken. ]
[All he hears is the skeleton of an idea. No muscles to it, no tendons or flesh or skin - no plan. Just waiting, hoping for an opportunity. Foolish. All thoughts very carefully kept to himself.]
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The one whose strings are still being pulled, I take it?
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[ The Force has shown him the way. ]
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Of course.
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I've waited twenty-odd years. More comes easily.
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Indeed it does.
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More so as he grows distracted with other projects.
[ Partly rebuilding what Vader destroyed. ]
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Of course.
[All he hears is the skeleton of an idea. No muscles to it, no tendons or flesh or skin - no plan. Just waiting, hoping for an opportunity. Foolish. All thoughts very carefully kept to himself.]