re: the things her mun makes her do.

[talentedscavenger]

Do you have any idea what you've done? How badly this will end?

This is ridiculous! Madness! [Grumbles, and tries her best to not swear or do anything rash like yell, scream or throw things. Then, she stops and realizes....that trait...it's something Kylo Ren would do.

....Today is not a good day.]

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[not_soft]

I don't know, it worked out alright for me.

After I trounced him.

[talentedscavenger]

[...Well this is the first time, she's talking to herself. Literally.]

I thought it would be a given you, I...we would trounce him--

Wait, what did you say?

[not_soft]

[She talks to herself all the time, just not like this.]

Training. With Ren. It's always equal parts terrifying and wanting more.

[talentedscavenger]

[Give her a moment to let that sink in...and STARE.]

You're joking, right?

[Why would she--her, would do that?!] You--we have to find Luke!

[politicallyinclined]

Surely it isn't that bad?

[not_soft]

They have the map, they can find him, no reason for me to get involved.

Besides that, why should I give up a whole laundry list of things, some of which I haven't even tried yet, to be any good at using the Force his way?

[talentedscavenger]

It's bad. Very bad. Like, the entire galaxy would be in even more danger--bad.

[politicallyinclined]

Maybe you could explain why? [Deep breaths, Rey.]

[talentedscavenger]

There is a reason! We--you--I, we found Luke's lightsaber. We need to give it back to him!

Do you know how many people are counting on us--on you to find him?

[talentedscavenger]

[Trying to breathe while trying not to Force choke yell at her Mun.]

If Kylo Ren finds out I said that, he'll want to train me. He'll want to train me in the ways of the Dark Side--and why I would ever bloody say those words to him is beyond me!

[not_soft]

But why is it up to us?

Finn could go just as easily, he wielded the saber before we did, and surprisingly well.

[talentedscavenger]

Finn? Finn is in a coma, he can't go!

[Now she's concerned, worried, and trying to breathe.]

Don't you remember? He tried to protect us from Kylo Ren.

[politicallyinclined]

He may want to train you, but you have a say, do you not? [The Dark Side can do little without consent.] Do you feel he is manipulating you?

[talentedscavenger]

He wants to train me, and what I say...[Another deep breath.] I tell him I need him to teach me--words, I never wanted to say to him.

If anything my Mun is manipulating me...but that goes without saying. [And she's taking another deep breath, trying to calm down.]

[not_soft]

He did, and it was admirable, if ultimately unnecessary.

[She tilts her head, oddly bird-like] Do you really have so little faith that he'll survive? Ren did, after all, and we certainly made sure that his injuries were worse.

[There's something more than a little feral in the flicker of a smile that follows that statement.]

[politicallyinclined]

So you are being forced to acquiesce. [Alright, the anger is understandable.] Is there any way you can distance yourself from this...Kylo Ren? Once you open that door, he will not let you close it if you show promise.

[talentedscavenger]

[Rey stays silent for a long moment, looking over this..other self. She was brushing Finn off so easily.

What...what happened to her?]

I have faith he'll be fine--I know he'll pull through, but his main priority is getting better. We're the ones the Force reached out, we're meant to bring Luke's lightsaber back to...him... [And then it dawns on her.]

...You joined him. You joined Kylo Ren and the First Order.

[talentedscavenger]

I can't seem to distance myself from him. He's...he and his Master are interested in me.

[She's beginning to calm down slowly but surely. She'll figure a way out of this.]

They already know I have potential. I pushed Kylo Ren out of my mind with the Force...and beat him with his grandfather's lightsaber.

[politicallyinclined]

Then you are very talented. [Surprisingly so for a non-Jedi.] Are there any Jedi you can contact for help? I would suggest Obi-Wan or Master Yoda.

[talentedscavenger]

[Rey shakes her head. The names sound familiar, from stories told long ago, but she doesn't know anyone by those names.]

No, there are no Jedi--except Luke. He's..[Wait a moment.]

...You know of other Jedi?

[politicallyinclined]

You know of someone named Luke? [Surely there are other Lukes in the universe, but, her heart skips a beat nonetheless.] Is his surname Skywalker, by chance?

[She frowns, worried and sad.]

What became of the Jedi?

I do.

[not_soft]

I did. Rather, I agreed to let him train me in return for a promise that he won't go after Skywalker himself.

Though really it's hardly a promise that needed to be made, after the loss of Starkiller the remains of the First Order are really in no condition to be hunting anyone down.

[talentedscavenger]

Yes...his surname is Skywalker. Do...do you know him?

[This is the first time she's talking to someone who knows of him and isn't related to him, or so she thinks.

And now she looks concerned.] The Jedi aren't around anymore. They were killed a long time ago. The only Jedi that's around is Luke. Or if there are others, very slim chance of that, they're in hiding.

Who are you?

[talentedscavenger]

You agreed...to let him train you. [It's not a question, only a statement she's saying because it doesn't make any sense.]

After everything he's done, you're trusting he won't go after Skywalker when you're done training?

[Her head is starting to spin, though that could be from lack of food. She hasn't had a chance to actually eat anything yet.]

[politicallyinclined]

He is...my son. [Surprise? Padmé bites her lip and clasps her hands together.] Who killed them?

[She fears she knows the answer. It is a horrific domino effect.]

My name is Padmé.