borntorebel | ✧ Fourth Rebellion ✧ [Audio]

[After finding the apartment that Padmé and Anakin shared empty of her mother and her father practically catatonic, Leia tries very hard not to panic. She's tried numerous times to get Anakin to respond, but he's done nothing more than blink and just stare through her. She can still feel Luke and a quick search turns up Han in the apartment the three shared. There's no trace of Padmé anywhere and the journal that Leia's grown to associate with the other woman has disappeared as well.

She tries to send a message to her mother, but it's returned, as if....

A deep breath later, Leia knows what it means. She turns on the audio function of her journal. She has an announcement to make, since she'd realized that Obi-Wan left the day before as well.]

For those of you who knew Padmé Amidala and Obi-Wan Kenobi, I regret to inform you that they've returned home.

[She won't think about what that means for Padmé. She can't. Instead, she does what she does the best—work while stressed.]

Also, if you've spoken with John or any of the other original residents of this enclosure, I'd like to speak to you. Please.

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It's not from our galaxy.

[He swirls his cup lazily, looking out the window.]

It's from a friend. Commander Shepard, from the Normandy.

I imagined that was the case, since from all accounts, the best alcohol in our galaxy is still collected in people's private stashes from Alderaan.

[She sighs and takes another drink, not even feeling the burn this time.]

Three years is a long time to have to deal with things like this. I don't envy you that at all.

This is hardly the best Shepard left. The Grogan are her galaxy's equivalent of Gamorreans.

[And he shakes his head again, smearing a hand along his face.]

You get used to it, really. Mother, Obi-Wan, Ahsoka. Lupin, Shepard, Dr. Solus, Tony, Leonardo and his brothers, Eggman...and countless others at this point. It's just a part of life here.

Ah, Gamorreans...Well, everyone has to have some skill, I suppose. No life form is without value, right?

[What can she say to that? This is just another normal day in the life he's led for the long three years since he arrived.]

I'm not sure that "getting used to" something like this is what I want to happen.

You will, unfortunately.

[He huffs a brief laugh, takes a drink and looks to her.]

Leia. That's the way of things here. As troubling as it seems, there's not much we can do but remember them.

That, sadly, is something that I'm already used to.

[She has nothing but her memories of her childhood. And it's been that way for nearly six years now.]

Continuing it shouldn't be much harder, I suppose. Though not preferable.

[To say nothing of the war.]

Yeah. And they're...back where they belong, at least. No bombs, no Third Party.

That should be a relief, but it's not. Not entirely.

[She shakes her head at herself.]

It's not as if sitting around like this will change anything, but I honestly have no clue what can be accomplished until more information is obtained about our purpose here.

Me neither. It's like we're waiting, but nothing's happening. And I've never liked that.

I don't think waiting is a specialty that either of us has managed. Patience is one thing. Sitting around for something to happen is totally another.

Yes, that's the honest truth, with everyone from home I think. And it's mindnumbingly difficult to manage here.

Well, considering everyone from home that's ended up here is used to doing something, it's not really surprising. I've no talent for healing the way you do, so even in the future of this enclosure I had to make up things to keep myself busy.

The library made for fascinating reading, honestly.

Earth is a fascinating place...

I know I've lost hours studying it, here.

I'm still surprised at how many people here come from that planet. And different versions as well. It seems as if that is the homeworld of a vast majority of the residents of Luceti.

[She continues to stare out of the window, letting it all distract her from the reason they're sitting here like this.]

I remember you said that Luceti was feared by the other enclosures because of the amount of powerful people that gravitate here. Do you think that has something to do with why we were sent back in time?

It is. Nearly everyone here, even some of the space-farers come from Earth. Or planets nearby.

[Since, y'know, Klingons and Salarians.]

And no, actually. I think it has to do with John being here. He doesn't leave our enclosure.

That's interesting, honestly. For so many people to come from one specific place. The shifts appear to be centered upon that world.

John...I hadn't heard of him until recently. Where does he stay most of the time then?

How have you not? He's mentioned by name in the guide.

[Luke shakes his head, making a mental note to talk to Raine.]

John lives down in the tunnels, as far as we know. He's the reason we can remove the penalties from the dead. Without him? They'd stay.

I remember something about him in the guide, yes, but I didn't reread that upon my return. An oversight on my part, considering I'd been here before, but a year had past in between.

Is that how it works then? I'm not especially in a rush to experience that at all.

It is, yes. John removes them, when he's able to.

Are there some he can't? The many penalties are numerous, yes?

That I've ever heard about? No. And that includes returning missing aspects of personalities.

That's...a comfort. Well, it's something, I suppose.

It's better than most people get, yeah.

Have you seen Anakin yet?

[It's the only thing they haven't talked about and probably the most important at this point. There's no avoiding the topic, no matter how much she wishes they could.]

Only briefly. I...can't really go near him. Not without getting a headache.

[He smiles ruefully.]

He's in shock. And I'm not in the mental state to block him out as well as I should.

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