audio ; un: a.solo

[hopesparks]

[ There's a faint sound of wind in the background of his broadcast, as if he's sitting somewhere up high. ]

Hello. Again. [ Oof, okay, not the strongest start. ] I'm Anakin Solo, a knight of the Jedi Order, at your service. I sort of remember being here before, and I wanted to thank everyone who helped me out.

They offered me a bed at the orphanage, but I don't want to take it from someone who might need it.
How does housing work here, exactly? I don't mind sleeping outside, but that doesn't seem wise in the long run.

[ A pause. ]

By the way, I don't remember the sky being like this before-- is this normal? As normal as anything is here, I mean.

[ Another pause. He's clearly not in his element. ]

Thanks again.

[ The feed ends. ]


( ooc: let me know if you want to keep his tdm thread! i'm cool either way. )

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[faithfulson]

[ Luke let out a breath. ]

No, and it's not the first time I've heard this either...

[ And now he was wishing his father wasn't so over dramatic and would have stuck around to listen to him. ]

Yes, Anakin; compassion is a form of love. It's selfless love; a means of caring for others beyond your own self. Compassion is essential to being a Jedi, to care for the life that drives the Force, and to know when that life ends, the Force will welcome it back.

[hopesparks]

[ Anakin knew that already of course. It's something he learned early in his training. ]

I wonder if he knows that. I think he does, otherwise why would he get so frustrated?

[faithfulson]

I think he does as well; I think it's the 'attachment' part he's struggling with.

[ Luke let out a breath, hating to admit this, but... ]

I don't know your grandfather very well, Anakin. I'll admit... I'm used to him being 'Vader', and when I first arrived here... well, I treated him as such, deciding to be truthfully blunt to him about what the future had in store for him, only to have it backfire miserably.

But I do know where he came from, and... well, I'm starting to think that perhaps he views 'attachment' the same as owning something, or someone.

[hopesparks]

[ It's not a connection he would've made, but, as he considers the conversation, it makes sense. Love isn't forbidden and attachments aren't dangerous in and of themselves. But trying to own someone is antithetical to the core of the Jedi code. ]

What do you mean? Where he came from?

[faithfulson]

[ Luke let out a breath; this wasn't going to be a happy conversation. ]

I knew from a young age that I was the first free-born son of our family line on Tatooine. Aunt Beru and Uncle Owen could never tell me much, of course, but... knowing that father went from a lifestyle where he was owned, to one where he was free but could own nothing for himself... I'm sure he struggled with that.

[hopesparks]

[ Anakin hadn't been told any of that, but perhaps Uncle Luke had his reasons. He always did.

Still, it does explain a few things-- in theory. ]

And the idea of "owning" someone wasn't a theoretical for him. That's... [ Anakin sighs sadly. ] ...worse than terrible.

And I'm sure it was hard for you to hear too, Uncle Luke.

[faithfulson]

I was young, when I first heard of it, and slavery runs rampant on Tatooine. I... always wanted to do something about it, but freeing slaves is a dangerous responsibility, and my aunt and uncle would have lost their minds if I put myself in that kind of danger.

[ He smiled faintly; not to mention Obi-Wan's hair might have been entirely white a lot sooner. ]

But... I think that's what the problem is, and I just... don't know a way to help your grandfather.

[hopesparks]

[ It's not surprising to him at all that his uncle would want to fight injustice and save people. He's pretty sure that drive is written into his very bones.

Anakin's voice is soft: ] All you can do is what you think is right. You can hold out your hand, but he has to take it on his own.

[faithfulson]

[ Luke snorted softly. ]

That sounds like something I would say.

[hopesparks]

That's how you know it's good advice.