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sometime after the big storm | video | username: olivia

[winces]

[ she's making the rounds here, anakin, and that (unfortunately for you?) includes your dark and dreary butt. ]

Mr. Skywalker! [ she sounds quite rushed and fluttery, and though she is soaked to the bone, there is enough color on her face to suggest she's warm enough.

or adrenaline has yet to release its hold on her. ]

Are you alright?

[apoptotic]

Alive. For the moment. [ his answer in turn is hollow. like taking ill suddenly. yet physically, he's fine. drenched. chilled to the bone. tired, yet physically well.

what cannot be seen is what laid him low. ]

What about you? [ his eyes flick up to find her image. ] The ones you're with?

[winces]

I'm fine, [ comes her answer, perhaps too quickly to be entirely genuine. her brow furrows considerably. anakin had never been a very emotive person in the first place, but even still, olivia can sense something a little off. ]

Are you unwell?

[apoptotic]

[ he hesitates. the frailty of the force is not something to be openly discussed. to admit that a jedi's ally has grown so brittle…

it isn't new. they have all felt the dimming. ] The Force is very weak.

[ to anakin, it feels like the loss of his arm yet again. the shape of it is left, like a black hole, an absence perceived by its effects on what remains. ]

[winces]

[ she does not know what it means, but she can only assume, from what's happening with everyone else, that it is the source of his magic. sympathy folds the expression on her face, but it is a moment before she responds. ]

Try not to strain yourself, please. If you need help — you can always call me. For anything.

[apoptotic]

Same can be said for you, [ he says in lieu of an assurance that will prove a lie. he can no more sit still than the waves will stop coming ashore.

anakin studies her face again. ] You look tired.

[winces]

I think we're all tired, [ she responds in kind, a quiet, patient tone belying the dark circles around her eyes. the fact that she is answering as directly as he is. ]

It's been a very long few weeks.

[apoptotic]

[ bone-weary is a more apt description, and that fails to encompass his state. anakin regards her steadily. ]

Have you been staying safe?

[winces]

As safe as I can, I suppose.

[ the elements, it seems, are more of a danger than she initially anticipated. ]

Have you?

[apoptotic]

Don't worry about me. [ she does that about enough people!! ]

Let me know if you need any help.

[winces]

[ all the more reason to include you in the ranks! ]

I'm afraid it's already too late for that.

[ she gives him a rather pointed look. if he's going to insist on offering his help, then she will insist on offering hers with more fervor! ]

Please let me know if you need any help, as well.

[apoptotic]

[ despite himself, he smiles. ]

Look who's not so meek. [ not spoken cruelly; trace humor lightens the observation.

to prevent it from further escalating into the single weirdest competition he has known, anakin acquiesces. ]

I'll keep in touch.

[winces]

[ she supposes, for the time being, that it's the most she could ask for.

she returns that little smile with one of her own, pleased. ]

Please do. Take care, Mr. Skywalker.

text | un: jedikiller

[sololoquy]

Not fond of Lady Ramir?

[He's so proud of you, grandpa.]

[apoptotic]

Are you asking for my blessing? I thought it was you that had to ask her father.

[sololoquy]

[Haha VERY FUNNY like he'd ever pick up a woman.]

No.
I prefer a different sort of woman.
You upset her with your scorn.

[apoptotic]

What sort of woman?

[sololoquy]

[what the hell, grandpa.]

What concern of that is your's?

[apoptotic]

You brought it up.
What sort of woman do you prefer if your lady is not to your liking?

[sololoquy]

[Oh. Now he sees. Using turn of title against him. Clever.]

I did no such thing. She is her family's heir.
You brought it up.

[apoptotic]

You're the one contacting me to talk about women.
You must like her.

[sololoquy]

Just because a woman happens to be involved in this doesn't mean I fancy her.
I contacted you because you proved with a simple refusal that you and I are not so different from one another.

[apoptotic]

So you too remember the Jedi ways. Your master will be proud.

[sololoquy]

[Does Darth Vader really need to live out his full term as a Jedi tho is there any way he can speed up this process.]

My master was always proud.

[They are not talking about the same master.]

disconnect.

[apoptotic]

I doubt it.