Muse is *not* happy.

[borntorebel]

Listen, madam. It's not that I'm not flattered that you think I'm worthy of your time. It is rather flattering. In fact, that you would select me from all of the interesting people in my vast galaxy is a little daunting. My problem is that even you yourself doubt your ability to play me. And you are already feeling a little overwhelmed, are you not?

[No, Leia, seriously, you're just too good to pass up! I...I will make time for you!]

Again, flattering, but not entirely practical. And your time is already spread so thin that taking me away from my duties is a bit selfish, isn't it?

[B-but...Okay, yeah, maybe, but I really want to play with you.]

....You're worse than Han sometimes. Are you generally this stubborn or is this a new thing for you?

[Did you really just call me stubborn? Have you not looked in the mirror lately?]

Yes, I have. I'm aware of my faults, thank you. Han has seen fit to remind me quite a few times over the years of our acquaintance. Besides, we aren't discussing me. We were talking about you. I'll thank you to remember that.

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[averybadfeeling]

"I've found that persuasion isn't terribly effective in situations like this. Better to just accept it, I think."

[borntorebel]

[She leans forward a bit and squints her eyes. At this angle, he's almost recognizable.]

Master Kenobi? It's a shame that these...muns...are so unreasonable. Diplomacy should be the first step of every battle, yes?

[averybadfeeling]

"Not all diplomacy is realistic. They have already made up their minds, and we have nothing to use as leverage. Besides, it's not so bad, really."

[... Well.]

"... Aside from the rather transparent and shameless emotional abuse they seem so terribly fond of."

[He chuckles.]

[borntorebel]

Yes, I've realized already that you can't be diplomatic at all times. Sometimes, rebellion is necessary. [She is a Skywalker, after all.]

I doubt that we need any assistance in the emotional abuse department. At least I don't think that I do. [Have you seen the company she keeps?]

[averybadfeeling]

"Nor did I, considering how things went with my first apprentice. I believe you're familiar with the outcome of that particular story."

[The smile becomes a bit more hollow.]

"But you would be astonished at the sorts of thing they can come up with. The resourcefulness of a mundane is a frightening thing."

[borntorebel]

[She frowns at the mention of her father.]

Yes, well, you should be proud of your second apprentice. He's tried to be better than the first.

[averybadfeeling]

"I am proud of him. Immensely. He was one of my dearest friends, in the last game my mundane sent me to."

[borntorebel]

I could ask for no better brother. He's even better now that he's not flying off to fight against the Empire.

[averybadfeeling]

"Sadly, it has been my experience that lives touched by greatness rarely know peace. And that includes your brother- and I imagine yourself as well."

[borntorebel]

No, peace is something that is definitely low in supply, even now with the emperor gone.

[averybadfeeling]

"I'm beginning to fear that may be a constant, unfortunately."

[borntorebel]

Peace is a lovely idea that we must always strive for or we lose what makes us compassionate beings. My father taught me that.

[greatest_earthbender_ever]

Yeah, my mun is like that too. I don't think he can contain my sheer awesome.

[There's a small pause.]

...But what's a galaxy?

[borntorebel]

I'm not worried about this woman's ability to "contain my sheer awesome". I just worry that she is stretching herself entirely too thin and will end up not doing anything with her attempt to do everything.

[She gave a slow blink.]

Space.

[greatest_earthbender_ever]

Yeah, well, with me that's the main concern. I'm just too badass like that. Mine is almost scared to do anything with me because he's afraid he wouldn't accurately portray my awesomeness.

[Have a head-tilt.]

...Space?

[parsecs]

Considering how busy you always are, highness, I don't know why you'd be accusing anyone else of spreading their time thin.

[borntorebel]

Well, actually, wouldn't that make me a good judge of what it is to spread one's self too thinly? Besides, not all of us can live a life of ease as a space smuggler.

[parsecs]

No, some of us end up caught up in your crazy rebellion keeping you kids alive. Not much ease there.

[borntorebel]

You were free to go at any time, General Solo.

[parsecs]

Yeah, well... Chewie got attached to you all.

[borntorebel]

Right, Chewbacca... Well, he is definitely the more personable of your two-man crew.

[parsecs]

Yeah, would've broken his furry heart. There'd be no living with him.

[thefinaljedi]

Stubborn isn't quite the word I'd use for you, Leia.

[Bull-headed, is more like.]

[borntorebel]

Oh, and just what would you use, Luke? I'm sure it can be applied to you as well, no matter what it is.

[thefinaljedi]

Bull-headed, reckless, and occasionally downright smug. And for some reason the mun wants to add "Muley" to the list.

[Thanks you. Jerk.]

And I'd advise against arguing too much with them. They tend to dig in their heels more the more we push.

[borntorebel]

[She just laughs. Since he's the one who said it, she can't really be offended. If a certain General had said it, well, that's a different story now.]

All of those can be applied for you, Han, and the rest of our friends, if we're being honest here, Luke.

I'm starting to see that a direct confrontation with this woman is futile. I'll have to hope she gets bored and moves on, which I've been told happens.

[thefinaljedi]

Who can say. I hoped that about mine, and...here I am two years later.

Games, at least, aren't too bad.

[borntorebel]

Two years you've been subjected to the flighty machinations of these... mundane? I'm sorry. And I have heard that the games can be fun. I just don't know if I have the time for them right now.

[thefinaljedi]

I wouldn't call them flighty, or machinations. He just put me in the game, the rest of it is my own doing.

As as for time, well...time stops at home while you're away. I don't know how or why, but it does.

[borntorebel]

That, at least, is a small comfort. And it explains why I haven't noticed your absence before now.

So, tell me more about these games. What do you do that makes them so enjoyable?

[thefinaljedi]

Well that, and the fact that it looks like our timelines diverge. [He can't help but smile] I'm thirty two, now.

[And the game thing...he huffs a faint Skywalker laugh]

Well, for them it's clearly something to do with writing. For me? Well, I've found someone. [And he has the good sense to blush]

And, well...there are so many interesting people and things to see and do.

[borntorebel]

Thirty-two? [She's barely twenty-three.] You still look like you did when I saw you two days ago, Luke.

[Although, that's news she can get behind. She likes to see him happy.]

Writing, hm? Well, I can see that, a bit, I suppose.

But you've found someone? Tell me about them! [Now, tell your sister everything, Luke.]

[dispassionategangster]

[Stubborn. Irritable. Impractical.

This was familiar.]

I don't think there's a way to help her. These Muns seem to be the selfish sort by default. Even if you can help, altering their basic motives will be tricky.

[Translation: People don't change. Not really.]

[borntorebel]

[That's only the description of every mun ever, person.]

No, I'm just hoping that she gets bored now. She seems a bit flighty...

[dispassionategangster]

['Flighty' was just as universal a descripter.]

Hm. Have you ever thought that you might be her answer to boredom?

[borntorebel]

I fail to see how. She has so many other obligations at this point that I just think it's completely irresponsible of her to try and drag me out of my current situaion.

[dispassionategangster]

[A shrug. Kubota heard her, but it didn't change the reality.]

People are what they are. Being selfish and irresponsible is just part of that. You might do better if you tried ignoring her instead of lecturing like this.

...that sometimes works.

[borntorebel]

If you think I hadn't tried that before, you're sadly mistaken.

[ihearyouthink]

Overwhelmed can be good. Sometimes you have to flail in the deep end before one learns to swim at all.

[borntorebel]

I suppose so, but from what I can tell, this person doesn't need to be more burdened than she appears to be right now. It's not as if I am a quiet person, after all. I have a very busy schedule.

[meatbags]

Appraisal: These meatbags who refer to themselves as 'mundanes' use us for entertainment. I would normally be flattered, if it didn't come with the insinuation that I would willingly live in a place as undesirable as a squishy, organic 'headspace.'

[borntorebel]

A headspace? Yes, well, you don't seem the type of droid who would be happy in something like that.