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hasmuchtolearn) wrote2025-07-01 07:38 pm
hasmuchtolearn) wrote2025-07-01 07:38 pm
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This is Obi-Wan Kenobi. Leave your message.
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Thank you!
[she smiles, warmth clear]
I see. I did know Ezra to a degree in Trench and knew of other Jedi there, though I'd not had the chance to befriend many of them before the end.
[scanty clothing can be its own distraction]
It is a bit of an occupational hazard. Though, a pretty one! Was one of the members of royalty you knew named Padme?
[she smiles, warmth clear]
I see. I did know Ezra to a degree in Trench and knew of other Jedi there, though I'd not had the chance to befriend many of them before the end.
[scanty clothing can be its own distraction]
It is a bit of an occupational hazard. Though, a pretty one! Was one of the members of royalty you knew named Padme?
[That name drop surprises him a bit.]
Yes, actually. Did you know her?
Yes, actually. Did you know her?
[Tinya's smile turns gentle and nostalgiac]
Yes. In a world before Trench, we were as close as sisters. She often spoke fondly of the Jedi. [a small chuckle] Really, I should have known better from the beginning, but I was too focused on what my own culture dictated, given that I was new here.
Yes. In a world before Trench, we were as close as sisters. She often spoke fondly of the Jedi. [a small chuckle] Really, I should have known better from the beginning, but I was too focused on what my own culture dictated, given that I was new here.
Admittedly, I don't know her very well. Though I have gotten the feeling I will.
[He hopes and suspects they will end up being friends.]
Well, we have all been thrust into a situation that's outside our comfort zone. We all have to adjust in some form, and that can be difficult.
[He hopes and suspects they will end up being friends.]
Well, we have all been thrust into a situation that's outside our comfort zone. We all have to adjust in some form, and that can be difficult.
Ah. Then I should assume that the Padme I knew was from the future, yes?
[given that she knew a lot. a lot more than your average civilian would]
It is. [a rueful smile] I've been world-hopping since I was fifteen. I'm twenty now. Is this your first world away from your galaxy?
[given that she knew a lot. a lot more than your average civilian would]
It is. [a rueful smile] I've been world-hopping since I was fifteen. I'm twenty now. Is this your first world away from your galaxy?
From my future, probably, yes.
[He grimaces slightly because it sounds like her experiences are much like Ezra's]
It is.
[He grimaces slightly because it sounds like her experiences are much like Ezra's]
It is.
I can handle new people and new customs.
[He comes from a galaxy full of them after all.]
It's... discovering what happens in my future that has been particularly difficult. Everyone here from my galaxy has experienced it and I haven't.
[He comes from a galaxy full of them after all.]
It's... discovering what happens in my future that has been particularly difficult. Everyone here from my galaxy has experienced it and I haven't.
They did but I kind of... ruined that. I could tell something was up, that things were being kept from me. So I demanded answers.
[He pauses, trying to push down the feelings that threatened to rise again.]
I got them and I didn't take it well.
[He pauses, trying to push down the feelings that threatened to rise again.]
I got them and I didn't take it well.
Very unpleasant, yes.
[Perhaps the understatement of the century.]
[Perhaps the understatement of the century.]
Perhaps, but there's nothing to be done about it. I'm managing the best I can.
Still. [a pause] While in Trench, I had a job. Basically to listen to the problems of others. Not always supply answers, sometimes there are none, but listen nonetheless. I know there are a lot of people from your galaxy here already, but...in case one of them may provide a reminder you don't want, please feel free to reach out. I'll listen.
I appreciate it but... I've done too much dwelling on this already. It's time I let go and move on. Even so, I'll remember your kind offer.
[There's a touch of amusement in his sad voice.]
Letting go is the Jedi way.
Letting go is the Jedi way.
[ On Christmas morning, Obi-Wan will find a parcel wrapped in brown paper and tied up with a plain string. There's a tag stating "From Steve - Merry Christmas" with a brief note on the back saying that it's customary for him to celebrate this holiday by giving gifts.
Inside contains a pair of fingerless gloves knit in a slate blue with contrasting white snowflakes around the fingers. ]
Inside contains a pair of fingerless gloves knit in a slate blue with contrasting white snowflakes around the fingers. ]
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