Princess Leia Organa (![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
imahologram) wrote2001-12-30 10:23 pm
imahologram) wrote2001-12-30 10:23 pm
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We need to talk. When can we meet?
General Kenobi.
[Her first assumption is that this must be about Jaina somehow--though she's not sure what exactly would prompt the need to talk in person.]
Why don't we meet on the Starlight? The datary should be quiet enough.
[Her first assumption is that this must be about Jaina somehow--though she's not sure what exactly would prompt the need to talk in person.]
Why don't we meet on the Starlight? The datary should be quiet enough.
Thank you.
[ And he arrives promptly. He's wearing his new cloak and he gazes out the window, lost in thought. ]
[ And he arrives promptly. He's wearing his new cloak and he gazes out the window, lost in thought. ]
[He beats her there, but not by much. Leia comes up beside him, looking for a moment out at the dark space beyond them before fixing her gaze on his face.]
It's good to see you.
[Whatever's brought them here seems grim, to judge by his expression, but he'll bring it up in his own time.]
It's good to see you.
[Whatever's brought them here seems grim, to judge by his expression, but he'll bring it up in his own time.]
[ He smiles at her, genuine feeling infused in the Force. She's important to him, not solely for the link to Skywalker, but here was someone who seeks to better the galaxy. It's in her bones to fight and protect.
It's a Jedi thing. ]
How are you, Leia?
It's a Jedi thing. ]
How are you, Leia?
Fine, thank you. [But that's the polite answer, not the truthful one.] A little...surprised by some of our newer arrivals. But I'll manage.
[She always does.]
What about you?
[She always does.]
What about you?
[ He doesn't reply, finally turning to meet her gaze. ]
Darth Vader.
[ Softer, like he wants to be wrong. ]
He's Anakin, isn't he?
Darth Vader.
[ Softer, like he wants to be wrong. ]
He's Anakin, isn't he?
[It's not a question she's expecting, and the surprise shows on her face. So, she fears, does the truth.]
What makes you think so?
[She hadn't realized he'd come so close to understanding the future before him.]
What makes you think so?
[She hadn't realized he'd come so close to understanding the future before him.]
There were a lot of things that did not add up. Han's dislike of Anakin was far more than what I would expect a distant parent to receive - or a dead one. Padme mentioned that you two don't get along, for another.
[ Kanan's report on Darth Vader was a strong argument. But what really convinced Obi-Wan was Anakin's own words. He will use me.
Sith only have one way of using people. Breaking them and turning them into something unrecognizable. ]
In a way, I suppose I've known for a while.
[ Kanan's report on Darth Vader was a strong argument. But what really convinced Obi-Wan was Anakin's own words. He will use me.
Sith only have one way of using people. Breaking them and turning them into something unrecognizable. ]
In a way, I suppose I've known for a while.
[She presses her lips together. Obi-Wan doesn't actually need her confirmation. He knows, and he has her confirmation in the fact that she didn't immediately scoff at the idea.]
He was Darth Vader when Han and I knew him. But he isn't yet.
[It's the best she can offer in the way of comfort--a hard-won statement, delivered in a low voice. Even after speaking with Anakin and Padme, after arguing with Han, Leia isn't entirely sure what to do with that fact.]
He was Darth Vader when Han and I knew him. But he isn't yet.
[It's the best she can offer in the way of comfort--a hard-won statement, delivered in a low voice. Even after speaking with Anakin and Padme, after arguing with Han, Leia isn't entirely sure what to do with that fact.]
[ He wants to snap, I know that, but he finds himself quiet. There's little point in anger these days. He reins himself in carefully. ]
I know. . . . He's determined to do something about Palpatine.
[ Obi-Wan doesn't know what Anakin has heard. He already knows, to some degree, that Anakin being anywhere near Palpatine is a bad idea, but he's made his decision. ]
I know. . . . He's determined to do something about Palpatine.
[ Obi-Wan doesn't know what Anakin has heard. He already knows, to some degree, that Anakin being anywhere near Palpatine is a bad idea, but he's made his decision. ]
[It's for the best that he doesn't snap at her; Anakin is a sensitive subject, and even for General Kenobi, she might not have been able to resist snapping back.]
What kind of something?
[As much as she'd still like to change the future, she hasn't forgotten Han's reservations about it.]
What kind of something?
[As much as she'd still like to change the future, she hasn't forgotten Han's reservations about it.]
Subverting Palpatine's plan to use him. To pretend he's on his side.
[ His voice is still low, still incredibly controlled. Nothing is slipping past. ]
It could work. The potential is there.
[ His voice is still low, still incredibly controlled. Nothing is slipping past. ]
It could work. The potential is there.
A sort of double agent.
[Having done that sort of work--in, admittedly, a very different context--she knows Obi-Wan is right. But the thought of Anakin taking on the mantle of Darth Vader sends a shiver through her.
She'd envisioned him rejecting the Sith entirely, not...this.]
The potential to fall is, too.
[Having done that sort of work--in, admittedly, a very different context--she knows Obi-Wan is right. But the thought of Anakin taking on the mantle of Darth Vader sends a shiver through her.
She'd envisioned him rejecting the Sith entirely, not...this.]
The potential to fall is, too.
If anyone can manage it, Anakin can.
[ Even with future knowledge, Obi-Wan's faith remains steady. In this, he will not yield. ]
The potential to fall is in all of us.
[ Even with future knowledge, Obi-Wan's faith remains steady. In this, he will not yield. ]
The potential to fall is in all of us.
Maybe, but Anakin--
[She pauses. Insulting her father's ability to hew to the light side of the Force is unlikely to win her favors with General Kenobi.]
For all we know, he's had this plan before.
[She pauses. Insulting her father's ability to hew to the light side of the Force is unlikely to win her favors with General Kenobi.]
For all we know, he's had this plan before.
[ so.
he's totally been meaning to do this sooner, but han sort of expected leia to apologize first. and then after realizing that expectation was stupid, he decided to just leave her alone for a bit. let her go stew, and he'll be the bigger person, and apologize.
but then jaina had shown up, and han has been fiddling with his comm for about two hours to try and figure out what to do. he has no idea whether or not leia expects him to transfer ships as well, or what leia wants to do about any of this -- and he misses her, selfishly.
eventually, han gets over himself -- ]
Are you alright?
[ that seems to be a good start. about anakin. luke missing. jaina showing up. all of the above. ]
he's totally been meaning to do this sooner, but han sort of expected leia to apologize first. and then after realizing that expectation was stupid, he decided to just leave her alone for a bit. let her go stew, and he'll be the bigger person, and apologize.
but then jaina had shown up, and han has been fiddling with his comm for about two hours to try and figure out what to do. he has no idea whether or not leia expects him to transfer ships as well, or what leia wants to do about any of this -- and he misses her, selfishly.
eventually, han gets over himself -- ]
Are you alright?
[ that seems to be a good start. about anakin. luke missing. jaina showing up. all of the above. ]
I'll be fine.
[She has a teenage daughter, a father who wants to pretend to become a Sith in an attempt to trick a Sith lord, a boyfriend she isn't speaking to, and a brother who's missing in action right when she could really stand to talk to him. It's been kind of a tough week.
But now she's talking to the boyfriend, at least. And while she is, she should probably say what she's wanted to for several days now. That scene at the cafe really wasn't Han's fault, after all.]
I'm sorry about last week.
[She has a teenage daughter, a father who wants to pretend to become a Sith in an attempt to trick a Sith lord, a boyfriend she isn't speaking to, and a brother who's missing in action right when she could really stand to talk to him. It's been kind of a tough week.
But now she's talking to the boyfriend, at least. And while she is, she should probably say what she's wanted to for several days now. That scene at the cafe really wasn't Han's fault, after all.]
I'm sorry about last week.
Do you think he has? Because none of us ever suspected Palpatine - ever.
[ Obi-Wan doubts Anakin had much time for anything once he fell to the Dark - much less plot to destroy Palpatine. The man had an insidious hold on Anakin, one Obi-Wan allowed to happen. ]
[ Obi-Wan doubts Anakin had much time for anything once he fell to the Dark - much less plot to destroy Palpatine. The man had an insidious hold on Anakin, one Obi-Wan allowed to happen. ]
I don't know.
[And there's the rub. She doesn't doubt General Kenobi when he says Palpatine was well-camouflaged, but the thought of Anakin walking straight into the gundark's den sends a prickle along the back of her neck.]
But when we met, he served the emperor without question. I hope you'll forgive me if I'm not convinced the ending would change.
[There's a sharp note of bitterness in her voice. If this is Anakin's method for changing the future, she might have to take Han's side of things after all--it only looks as though it could make things worse.]
[And there's the rub. She doesn't doubt General Kenobi when he says Palpatine was well-camouflaged, but the thought of Anakin walking straight into the gundark's den sends a prickle along the back of her neck.]
But when we met, he served the emperor without question. I hope you'll forgive me if I'm not convinced the ending would change.
[There's a sharp note of bitterness in her voice. If this is Anakin's method for changing the future, she might have to take Han's side of things after all--it only looks as though it could make things worse.]
We both had a bad week.
[Which is to say, don't worry about it.]
I see you've met Jaina.
[Which is to say, don't worry about it.]
I see you've met Jaina.
You've spoken to her, at least.
[As convenient as it would be to talk around the tauntaun in the room, they're going to have to discuss their daughter at some point. It might as well be now.]
She looks like you, you know.
[As convenient as it would be to talk around the tauntaun in the room, they're going to have to discuss their daughter at some point. It might as well be now.]
She looks like you, you know.
She's a carbon copy.
[ this isn't comfortable territory but he has to be a PARTIAL ADULT about this, so. ]
Smart, like you. And a Jedi.
[ which -- he's not entirely sure how he feels yet, about all of that, but she seems fine, and reasonable, and sane, and so the dark side obviously hasn't tempted this one.han has Opinions on how the jedi work after talking with a ton of them here, ok ]
[ this isn't comfortable territory but he has to be a PARTIAL ADULT about this, so. ]
Smart, like you. And a Jedi.
[ which -- he's not entirely sure how he feels yet, about all of that, but she seems fine, and reasonable, and sane, and so the dark side obviously hasn't tempted this one.
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