RP: Anakin's New Friend

[master_obiwan]

[ooc: continued from HERE.]

"And mine along with it." Like he needs anymore excitement in his life.

He begins to walk down the hall towards the Council Rooms, trusting Anakin to fall into step with him.

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[morally_cryptic]

Oh.

That.

Another thing he probably should have already mentioned before now. But he'd half expected it to be brought up in the briefing that was canceled.

"It was successful," he allows. "But-..." he looks up at Obi-Wan, all blue-eyed earnestness now, genuinely curious of the response he'll get now that he's thought to ask the question. It hadn't occurred to him when he'd taken Dia to the Council. "You didn't feel anything...strange? Right before I got back?"

Was he the only one who'd sensed her arrival or was it only that h'd been on planet when it had happened?

[master_obiwan]

Obi-Wan thinks for a moment, reviewing the last few days in his mind.

"Nothing more than usual, what with this blasted war going on," he says finally. "I did know when you finally touched down on-planet, and that you'd picked someone up, but nothing terribly out of sorts."

And with the Dark Side clouding so much for the Jedi right now, possibly only Masters Yoda and Windu would sense anything more than what Obi-Wan is admitting to.

[morally_cryptic]

That has a flicker of disappointment before he pushes his plate aside. "I did pick someone up. I thought she was another Sith-"

He pauses.

"-well, she kind of is but not like Ventress," for instance.

Apparently we've gone from 'make Obi-Wan pay for dinner' day to 'make Obi-Wan confused' day.

[master_obiwan]

He's sorry for the disappointment, but it can't be helped. Obi-Wan does manage not to roll his eyes at the admission of picking someone up, however the grin that was about to blossom and joke about picking up pathetic life forms both die on his lips as the word "Sith" emerges from Anakin's mouth.

Obi-Wan opts for propping his head up with two fingers as he squeezes his eyes shut. "You thought she was another Sith so you brought her home with you?"

He's clearly exasperate and unsure of what to really say at this point.

[morally_cryptic]

"I didn't think so. She claimed it herself. And she helped put down a few battle droids." So at least there's one thing in her favor, right?

"It's just...she also claims to be from a couple thousand years ago." And yes, Obi-Wan, he knows exactly how crazy he sounds. "So I thought the Masters would want to see her." He manages to raise his chin with that last part, a little defiantly.

[master_obiwan]

Obi-Wan puts his hand down with a sigh and just stares at Anakin. "And what, exactly, did they say?"

They'll deal with how crazy Anakin sounds after Obi-Wan determines if he needs to coerce his companion into the Temple's psych ward.

[morally_cryptic]

"They agreed that there's something different about her...in the Force I mean. And they put her on probation, basically. She said she was trained by a Sith but she doesn't actually want to be one."

So you know, maybe she could make a valuable ally, right?

[master_obiwan]

"Right." He doesn't look like he entirely believes it, but he's willing to wait until he meets her until he passes his final judgement.

However, "Go back to the part where she's supposedly from a thousand years ago. How...?" Cue vague, flailing gesture.

[morally_cryptic]

"That's what she says. Shocked when I told her I could count the number of Sith in the galaxy on one hand." Like, literally shocked. He'd gotten no sense of deception about it.

"And I mean...that's sort of how I found her. We were wrapping up our mission and I sensed this...I don't know, ripple in the Force? And then a dark presence out of nowhere. So I started tracking her."

Because just leaving would have been wrong, of course.

[master_obiwan]

"A ripple in the force? Any other sensation to go with it?" He tugs thoughtfully at his beard.

"And a thousand years is too recent to really be the old Old Republic," he mutters, more to himself than anything. "In fact, that would be about the time of the Ruusan Reformation and the apparent destruction of the Sith..." This would warrant some sort of research in the archives; now that they're free from any missions, he has nothing better to do, at any rate.

"Did she have a name?"

[morally_cryptic]

"I don't know. It was a surprise."

He sighs, "Dia'ndria Starfall. It didn't seem to raise any eyebrows on the Council." So despite Anakin's ignorance of history, at least that implied that she wasn't famous enough he should've recognized it.

[master_obiwan]

"I don't recognize the name, either. I take it she's still at the Temple?"

He's torn between wanting to go brush up on the particulars of the time period and running off to question this Sithling. At the same time, they're here at Dex's; perhaps the Besalisk has heard of any time travellers popping up around the galaxy?

[morally_cryptic]

"She's got a room there for now. I guess she'll move somewhere else eventually." Though it might be funny to see her stay there long term. Maybe the Temple would rub off on her a bit.

"You're not going to go interrogate her, are you?"

[master_obiwan]

A room at the Temple. Lovely. "Well, her permanent residence will be highly dependent upon how she conducts herself."

Raised brow, "Eventually, though I wouldn't quite call it an interrogation. Not really. I just have a few-" thousand- "questions to ask her. I'm curious to get a sense of what time period she believes she's from."

[morally_cryptic]

[I swear I hear Obi-Wan talking when I read his posts. <3]

"Where better for the Council to keep an eye on her?" without actually imprisoning her.

He leans back in the booth and stretches his legs out (just to Obi-Wan's side so he's not actually kicking the other man in the shins), "she has a double-bladed lightsaber," he says. You know, Obi-Wan, like the Sith you killed on Naboo. "She doesn't wear robes though," which even many of Sith seem to wear darker versions of what the Jedi do. "Too many layers."

[master_obiwan]

[Oh good. I was thinking that I may have lost the tone a bit after so long. <3 And I can totes hear Anakin :D And Obi's comment about the lightsabre would be known by Anakin, as it comes from the handbook.]


He does frown a bit at the memory that is conjured at the mention of a double-bladed 'sabre, but Obi-Wan simply sighs. "Unfortunately, there is nothing inherently evil in that design for a lightsabre," he admits. "It's just not widely used by the Jedi anymore, and has somehow been appropriated by Dark Side enthusiasts. And as for her style of dress...." a shrug, "having only encountered two Sith in my lifetime, and not being familiar with older practices, I can't offer any commentary on that."

He pauses as FLO returns to refill their drinks. Once she's gone, he adds, "Really, the only way to figure out who and what she is, is to - as you so indelicately put it - interrogate her."

[morally_cryptic]

[alas, I don't have that book anymore. but I get the point :) ]

"Is it indelicate if I'm right?" he grins over the table at Obi-Wan and raises his drink slightly. "Still...it should be fun to see."

Because of course Anakin is going to be watching. Possibly with popcorn.

[master_obiwan]

Obi-Wan grins in that way he has, like he knows something you don't.

"You assume I'm going to tell you when I choose to speak with her," he replies. "I could simply wait until our paths cross naturally, which means you'll have to spend every possible moment with her on the off-chance that you'll miss it if you don't."

[morally_cryptic]

Anakin's eyes widen.

They both know that isn't something Anakin is overly keen on doing. Even if Obi-Wan thinks Anakin goes off to race swoop bikes somewhere or something instead of visiting a particular Senator in 500 Republica.

And then he settles again slightly, ready to play the game. "Maybe we'd get a lot of sparring practice then."

[master_obiwan]

"Not that you really need the practice," he says nonchalantly, "but with the Sithling, you'll at least get a more rounded exercise in honing your wit. Maybe even get good enough to teach me a lesson or two?" He's full-on teasing now, his smile one of deep amusement and laughter.

[morally_cryptic]

"You know, I do think I remember you once complimenting me on my wit, Obi-Wan. Surely you haven't forgotten already?"

You know, in his implied old age.

[master_obiwan]

"Only because your lightsabre skills were appalling by comparison; seems you took my previous advice to heart and your fighting has now surpassed your wit. One must remain in balance, you know."

Yes, he's enjoying this. It's been too long since they've had the time or the opportunity to banter without blaster bolts flying overhead.

[morally_cryptic]

"I guess it's good I have someone new to practice with, then. Perhaps she'll teach me things I don't already know."

Silly Obi-Wan, Anakin already knows All The Things.

[master_obiwan]

"That shouldn't be too hard." He smiles and swigs a mouthful of whatever he's drinking. "In all seriousness, though, we really ought to figure out who she really is and where she comes from."

[morally_cryptic]

Leave it to Obi-Wan to bring it back around to business.

"Maybe she never made it into the Archives."

Nothing she'd told him led him to believe that she was or thought of herself as someone who had made a very large mark on the galaxy, after all. Though the Archives did contain all sorts of things one wouldn't necessarily expect.