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[beardstrokes]

Who: Obi-Wan Kenobi and You
Broadcast: Video
Action: Hospitality Deck - Marsiva
When: January 2nd

[ Obi-Wan is no stranger to waking up to unknown locations, but this seemed odd . . . even for him. He gropes for his lightsaber . . . which is gone, obviously. He huffs, before straightening himself and brushing his hair back. Communications . . . communications . . . ah, there it is.

A video feed. Somewhat archaic, but it'll do. He doubts anyone from the Republic will be nearby, but perhaps the locals will offer some aid. Obi-Wan clears his throat before speaking. It's time for his other skill set to come in use. ]

Greetings. My name is General Kenobi. To whom do I have the pleasure of addressing? And I don't suppose there is someone willing to answer my questions? Because I have a great deal many of them.

Comments

[beardstrokes]

[ dryly ] I never did like those.

[ Just as easily, he switches topics ] So . . . you're Bail's daughter?

[ He poses it as a question, hoping she'll tell him more. ]

[imahologram]

I'm losing my taste for them. [Not that she had much in the first place--holo-serials are the entertainment of someone with spare time on their hands.]

I am. [First person to guess that correctly--good job, Obi-Wan. (And Ahsoka, as the case might be.) Leia's professional enough, but she can't help smiling.] My father always spoke well of you, and of your service to the Republic.

Is there anything else I can help you with?

[beardstrokes]

Your father was a great man.

[ Bail is gone then. The future seemed dim. ]

I'm not sure. Would you be willing to tell me a bit more about yourself?

[imahologram]

He was.

[She'd like to spill all--General Kenobi's pleasant manner and professionalism are just as her father always said--but when they escape the Fleet, what will the man do with the information? As untenable as she's certain hiding the future is, it's the plan they have for now.]

...I'd like to. I'm not sure I can tell you much more than that I was a princess of the Royal House of Alderaan and a senator, though. The future is...very different...from what you might expect.

What do you remember most recently from your time? [Turnabout is fair play, General.]

[beardstrokes]

We're still fighting the Clone Wars, I'm afraid. There isn't much to say there.

[ He can't imagine many of the details made it to the future. ]

[imahologram]

I'm sorry to hear it. I understand it was a difficult conflict.

[She mostly knows her parents' stories, in this case.]

We can talk more of the future soon. But I don't think it would be a good idea just yet.

[Not until she knows exactly what they're going to say--and not say--to Anakin.]

[beardstrokes]

You're all troubled by this future with us. Ahsoka, Captain Solo, even yourself . . . what could have happened that was so bad?

[ Other than dying, he can't picture much else. ]

[imahologram]

[Her expression clouds. There are worse things than death, she's learned.]

A lot has happened. Much of it bad.

[And, to be honest, she's not sure he'd believe her if she told him. An entire planet, gone? It sounds impossible.]

It's going to come out eventually. I don't think there's any way to keep it a secret forever. But it's not my secret alone.

[beardstrokes]

[ From the way everyone has spoken about it, and there's still one more person he has yet to meet. ]

It's Luke, isn't it? The Jedi boy from Tatooine.

[ Again, the sense of a bigger picture that he's missing, that he seems to know, but won't speak of. ]

[imahologram]

Yes. And no.

[It's her, too, and Darth Vader, and a dozen other things, but above all, it's certainly Luke.]

It's complicated, General.

What have they told you of Luke?

[beardstrokes]

What I've said. That he's a Jedi from Tatooine. That's all I know.

[ He's in no hurry to learn more, though he would prefer it now than later. ]

[imahologram]

[That's about as much as anyone should know, at this point. Anything else would cause more questions than answers.

Well, nearly anything else. Maybe she can offer a crumb or two more.]

You know him, in the future. [Her mouth curves a little.] Luke thinks the world of the wisdom you shared with him.

[beardstrokes]

Well. . . it's nice to know someone does.

[ Trying to teach Anakin wisdom is akin to pulling teeth out of a gundark. ]

[imahologram]

You've had a lot of influence on him.

[It just seems necessary to reassure General Kenobi that, whatever Luke is, he isn't someone to be concerned about.]

Everything will make a little more sense soon. I promise.

[beardstrokes]

[ How many padawans does he have now? He's a little surprised he'll take another one after Anakin. He always felt Anakin would be his last . . . his defining milestone. ]

Of course. I shall be patient.

[imahologram]

Thank you, General.

If you do need anything else, please don't hesitate to call on me.

private

[beardstrokes]

[ Well, his patience was rewarded with Luke spilling some of the beans. It takes him some time before he responds back to Leia. He seems slightly unsure. ]

I have just spoken to your brother.

private

[imahologram]

[Which can only mean one thing.]

Then you know.

Re: private

[beardstrokes]

I know you and Luke are twins. Children to . . . Anakin's children. I imagine Bail took you in because of the situation presented by their . . . marriage.

[ This is hard to talk about. ]

private

[imahologram]

...Essentially.

[Every correction she could make is something she's agreed not to say.]

I can't promise to answer your questions, but I'm willing to try.

Re: private

[beardstrokes]

. . . No.

[ His voice is gentle. ] But I'm sure you have questions for me.

[imahologram]

[Are you sure? she wants to ask, but he's showing her kindness by not asking her to reveal things he shouldn't know. She'll take it.

And then--are you sure?--she asks the same thing she did Ahsoka. Several different reasons why, not least because she'd like to compare reports.]

You knew my mother as well, didn't you? Could you tell me about her?

[beardstrokes]

I certainly did. I was there when she was Queen of Naboo, along with my master. And we were both present when we found Anakin.

[ He pauses. The Clone Wars had meant that Padme and Obi-Wan didn't talk as much.]

She was . . . strong. As a senator, she was subject to plots, deceit, corruption but she always stood for what she believed in. Her words could sway thousands.

[imahologram]

You knew her quite a while.

[He speaks broadly, but the general outline matches Ahsoka's description.]

And what of--[there's a slight hitch as she makes herself say the name General Kenobi will recognize]--Anakin Skywalker?

[She did herself no favours in making clear to Ahsoka just how little love she had for Darth Vader. This time, she wants to obtain her information with a neutral face if she can.]

[beardstrokes]

Your father knew her best.

[ And Bail, of course. Padme had many friends. Obi-Wan was one, but their duties rarely gave time to deepen it. He trusted her, believed in her . . . but he could not give Leia any rare glimpses of her mother.

Her father, though . . . ]

Your father . . . was impulsive. Brave. Had a lot of trouble listening to orders and plans, but he cared for people. His troops, the people he saved.

[ Ahsoka. Myself. Padme. There's no denying that, but voicing it is needless. ]

A powerful jedi, a good friend. I am -- have been fortunate to be his Master.

[ A poor master, at that. A substitute for someone greater. ]