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saddeserthermit) wrote2016-10-20 12:00 pm
saddeserthermit) wrote2016-10-20 12:00 pm
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The Hermit Shack in the Woods, Thursday Evening
Truth be told, Obi-Wan had seriously considered not returning to Fandom island; the risk to Luke was too great if Vader or another Imperial officer came back and chose to follow him to Tatooine this time. But there were certain obligations he felt too guilty about bound to that he could not simply shirk. Speaking to Kanan was one of these. (Picking up the eopies was another.)
He was certain Anakin could handle Ethics fine without him.
He arrived back on the island early into the evening. He found Rooh nibbling at the grass just outside his hut, and for a moment, he had to smile. Then he sighed, and rubbed his brow, and went to speak to the animals. At least they were comforting.
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He was certain Anakin could handle Ethics fine without him.
He arrived back on the island early into the evening. He found Rooh nibbling at the grass just outside his hut, and for a moment, he had to smile. Then he sighed, and rubbed his brow, and went to speak to the animals. At least they were comforting.
[[ expecting one, but open for SP! ]]
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"Anakin was an amazing Jedi," he said, "with deep, glaring flaws." He dropped his hand. "But now the question is, what do we do about Mara Jade?"
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He shook his head in reply to Obi-Wan's question.
"I don't know," he admitted. "I figured something was up with her since my very first class, right about the time I had to give her a verbal slap on the wrist for the way she was talking about non-humans. I'm... I mean, I should be more surprised that it's this serious, but apparently the island is getting to my head or something."
He sighed and sipped at his tea again.
"She's afraid of Vader. Of course she is. It would be insane not to be. My concern is that even if she wasn't reporting every instance of Jedi activity to the Emperor before, the possibility that Vader might return could prompt her to start. And at the same time, I can't help but wonder what was keeping her from selling us out in the first place."
Because he was under no illusions about how long they would survive if Palpatine had at all been aware of their presence before.
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Obi-Wan set his tea aside for the last time. It was simply cold water with a faint flavor at this point.
"Of course, it has been two weeks, and I've yet to see any new Stormtroopers on the island."
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He frowned and shook his head.
"And from there, we don't even know what she knows for certain, do we?"
The Caleb in him had questions, apparently.
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Which it wasn't, Anakin.
By the way.
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He sounded sort of dubious about the idea, if only because he still wasn't sure if she'd pieced together that he'd been nervous around Vader for reasons beyond just that Vader was karking intimidating. If she hadn't, he wasn't too keen on the prospect of outing himself, either. But the not knowing was terrifying, too.
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"So... the trick is to be non-threatening," he hedged. "I mean, when Vader was talking to her in the diner, she asked me to stick around. Which, in fairness, could just be so that she could point at me and use my messy death as a distraction while she ran if things got messy, but it's better than nothing."
Marginally.
"It's the not knowing," he added. "I don't want to shake her down or anything, but she has to at least already realize we know there's more to her than the 'dancer from Imperial Center' story that she's been throwing around."
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Which had been fine during the Clone Wars, but was something of a problem now that there was a kill-on-sight order for all Jedi.
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He didn't have to like it, but he got it.
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He did not particularly enjoy having to send Caleb... Kanan out on his own.
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"If there's some way to do so without being obvious about it," he replied. "I mean... there's a decent chance I'm going to end up teaching her again at some point. She's already been in my classes before. But if we have no idea what to expect from her..."
Yeah. He could see why the prospect of a half-trained Padawan tackling one of the Emperor's pawns didn't exactly seem like a great idea.
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Okay. He'd needed that.
"That could work," he agreed, if only because of that wonderful mental image. "Now the trick is either being patient until I can bump into her on purpose by accident, or figuring out how to ask her for a conversation about it without intimidating her."
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Yet.
"Perhaps you can arrange for a class outside, and keep her after."
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"No good," he replied. "She was in my class when I first started teaching, but she's not actually one of my students this semester. I could aim to try to teach something that she'd feel obligated to take, next time around, but by the time we make it that far, it could be too late."
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"She is," Obi-Wan said thoughtfully, "Attending Ethics, however..."
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"... The class you're co-teaching with Skywalker?"
Because Kanan could do 'substitute teacher' or even 'guest lecturer' if it came down to it. Hell, he could even tolerate Anakin if it meant knowing for sure whether or not they had just cause to fear for their lives. But that would be one hell of a class all the same, wouldn't it?
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Probably to avoid drawing attentions.
"We could host an outside class, one where you would have an excuse to be present... and I would have an excuse to remain in the area."
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"Well, it's Ethics, right? You could do some kind of community charity project, maybe. I'm not sure what exactly there's a need for around this tiny place, but it would be relevant, at least?"
Force, that actually seemed doable.
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He wasn't even going to be petty and say something like, 'just keep me away from Skywalker.' Lookit him. Almost actually behaving like a functional adult sometimes.