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.
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.
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Date: 2023-12-07 06:01 pm (UTC)[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?
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Date: 2023-12-07 06:06 pm (UTC)Yes, actually. Did you know her?
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Date: 2023-12-07 06:10 pm (UTC)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.
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Date: 2023-12-07 06:16 pm (UTC)[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.
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Date: 2023-12-07 06:26 pm (UTC)[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?
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Date: 2023-12-07 06:53 pm (UTC)[He grimaces slightly because it sounds like her experiences are much like Ezra's]
It is.
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Date: 2023-12-07 07:03 pm (UTC)[but she has yet to run into anyone from her future and is half-glad, half-apprehensive]
The first is always the worst. Entirely new people, customs, experiences...well, it takes a toll.
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Date: 2023-12-07 07:21 pm (UTC)[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.
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Date: 2023-12-07 07:34 pm (UTC)and she gives him an empathetic look] That's not a good feeling to have. Have they tried to avoid giving you details about your own fate?
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Date: 2023-12-07 07:57 pm (UTC)[He pauses, trying to push down the feelings that threatened to rise again.]
I got them and I didn't take it well.
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Date: 2023-12-07 08:05 pm (UTC)[Perhaps the understatement of the century.]
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Date: 2023-12-07 08:45 pm (UTC)Letting go is the Jedi way.
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