[ anakin pauses. he knows what the masters would say. to accept as is would be to foster attachment. nothing for which he would be punished, but risky, nonetheless. distance is needed. ]
I'll think about it.
I have some things to take care of first, [ he continues after a little pause. ] Then I'll look in on you guys.
Sure, I mean-- it's not a big deal, anyway. [Anakin, the council sucked they couldn't see what was happening in the next hallway over let alone a galaxy away. Just saying you need some joy in your sad life ok.]
Hey, you need anything in the meanwhile? Rey is crazy good when it comes to picking up scrap, and I heard you talking about tech work.
No problem, buddy. [There's the snap of something distant, muffled and brief, and it comes with the scuffled sound of Finn sitting upright, scoffing out a thin, entirely amused noise.] Hey-- hey listen I should go, Rey's gotten into the--
[He's not laughing he is] I'll call you later, okay? Or you, me, whichever works.
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suck it, Ren
[Bad joke. Bad, bad joke-- but it's nice to be able to right about now, all things considered.]
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— or was it the third?
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And then, soberly:] He didn't come after you, did he?
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[ for a while, his anger at alastair outweighed his at kylo ren. since, he has settled into happily hating both. ]
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[A beat, earnestly obvious in spite of the fact that there's no visual confirmation:] Stay, maybe.
Me, Poe and Rey, we've got a nice space, and they're good people. They'd like you.
--and I'm not hurt anymore so it's not like I can't return the favor.
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I'll think about it.
I have some things to take care of first, [ he continues after a little pause. ] Then I'll look in on you guys.
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Sure, I mean-- it's not a big deal, anyway. [Anakin, the council sucked they couldn't see what was happening in the next hallway over let alone a galaxy away. Just saying you need some joy in your sad life ok.]
Hey, you need anything in the meanwhile? Rey is crazy good when it comes to picking up scrap, and I heard you talking about tech work.
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Thank you.
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No problem, buddy. [There's the snap of something distant, muffled and brief, and it comes with the scuffled sound of Finn sitting upright, scoffing out a thin, entirely amused noise.] Hey-- hey listen I should go, Rey's gotten into the--
[He's not laughing
he is] I'll call you later, okay? Or you, me, whichever works.no subject
[ says the guy who's meeting kylo ren in two minutes whateva he does what he wants ]
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For good.
[And with that-- and one quick call of 'Rey!' Finn drops the line.]