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Luke Skywalker ([personal profile] thefinaljedi) wrote in [community profile] lucetilogs2012-03-26 11:19 am

Dad...you're a Sith Lord waiting to happen...

Who: Anakin, Luke, Obi-Wan, Leonardo, Ami, and Adele
What: Discussing Anakin's future
When: March 25th, Around 7:00 in the evening
Where: Community Building 5, Room 24
Summary: Trying to tell Anakin about Palpatine without him flipping out...
Rating: PG/PG-13 Possible strong language...


[Luke's been preparing this for some time now. He's taken time to talk to quite a few people a bout this and its been almost unanimously agreed that Anakin needs to know whats coming in his own future. Someone undoubtedly would tell him, and by all accounts it was best if the bad news came from Luke rather than a stranger.

Earlier in the day, he had sent messages to Anakin, Obi-Wan, Leonardo, Ami, and Adele, asking each of them to arrive around 7:00, and that they had something extremely important they needed to discuss. He'd laid out tea, cleaned up his droid-related mess, and had stashed his lightsabers in his bedroom. However, against one wall he had left his cortosis fiber staff, as a hopefully last resort if something went much worse than he expected. As another precaution, Luke's journal is open in an unobtrusive corner, set to an Unhackable filter to Lupin.

Settling in to wait, Luke sank heavily into a chair...hoping everything would go alright]

averybadfeeling: (Take The Child)

Ohohoho, man.

[personal profile] averybadfeeling 2012-03-28 03:03 am (UTC)(link)
[The easy way. He wasn't ready yet.

He wasn't ready.]


"She... she died in childbirth. There were complications. She lived long enough to name the children."

[... Long enough to tell me there was good in you. Long enough to give me a piece of her that I was too blind to understand the significance of.]
withnofear: (pic#2228276)

[personal profile] withnofear 2012-03-28 03:55 am (UTC)(link)
[He can't breathe. It can't be true. He would have saved her somehow, had to have saved her somehow. He'd never let her down like that. He wouldn't lose her like he lost his mother.

No. Nononono. He... failed. Again. Why could he never be powerful enough to save them?

He can feel himself start to break and for that moment, the Dark Side starting to rise within him is a welcome feeling. He can't live without Padmé. It's too devastating to even comprehend and there's a piece of Anakin that dies with those words. He cradles his head in his hands, choking on a sob. He wants to scream and to rage and to reach through the Force to break things in a tantrum. And it's starting to build within him to do just that. All the emotions begin to burn inside him, causing a few objects in the apartment to being to shake.]
averybadfeeling: (Sympathy)

[personal profile] averybadfeeling 2012-03-28 04:03 am (UTC)(link)
[And there. It had happened, as Obi-Wan had feared it would. Anakin had lost control.]

"Anakin."

[He calmly reaches over and rests a hand on Anakin's shoulder, meeting his eyes, stern yet even, calm.]

"Listen to me. I know it hurts, but you can control your rage. You are better than this."
geniustheveil: (pgsm ☤ shock!)

ohhhhhhhdear and we take the downward turn

[personal profile] geniustheveil 2012-03-28 04:05 am (UTC)(link)
[The room! Ami's head snaps towards a few of the shaking objects, then back to Anakin, hurriedly. Her voice is still mild, but very firm, somehow able to carry through the room easily despite not seeming to use force.]

Listen to me. It's painful to hear this. But your chance of stopping it isn't this way. Your chance of stopping it, is to change something. And you can only change your own decisions.

[You can't save her by breaking this room and going into the Darkness that contributed to the tragedy in the first place. You can only stop it by a new path.]

You can't walk the path they told you about, if you want to stop the tragedy.
Edited 2012-03-28 04:05 (UTC)
fleurdesel: center, serious, angry, confused (Trepedation)

[personal profile] fleurdesel 2012-03-28 04:14 am (UTC)(link)
Merde.

[It doesn't matter what is said now. No matter what changes Anakin makes, no matter his choices? It will play out as it already has, as it must. But telling him that would not keep him calm, and telling him to be calm will not make him calm. Forcing control? Will not help. He wishes to vent, he wants a target and considering who is closest? It would be Ben.

Shit. And this wasn't helping. Fear begets fear, anxiety reinforces paranoia. Death here lasts only a week.]


For you, she yet lives.

[Better to focus on when he would return, rather than what would happen. Especially since he would remember none of it.] When you leave this place? You return to her. And you might be happy for some time.
withnofear: (pic#2228279)

[personal profile] withnofear 2012-03-28 04:39 am (UTC)(link)
[He hears Ami and Adele speaking, but their words barely register. Happy for sometime? How can you be happy if when you go back home you'll be waiting for the woman you love more than anything to die. The future may not be set in stone, but knowing that that is the path it's going to go down is difficult. He's still going to try to do everything to stop it, but what will be the cost?

Anakin slowly lifts his head, turning his attention to Obi-Wan. Maybe he wasn't better than this, Master. You know he turns to the Dark Side—is that why you avoided him all these weeks? Will you just up and leave him again once they're done here? Maybe he doesn't want to control his anger.]


Am I? [It's like the hand on his shoulder almost burns. A distraught yell is the only warning given before Anakin lashes out at Obi-Wan, shoving the man away harshly with his mechanical arm and also the aid of the Force.]
averybadfeeling: (Concern 2)

[personal profile] averybadfeeling 2012-03-28 04:46 am (UTC)(link)
[Obi-Wan is not a master of Soresu for nothing, but the blow catches him completely off guard nevertheless. He reels back, but manages to absorb the bulk of the blow, taking a step back but keeping his footing, torso turning to redirect the momentum.

His expression does not change. He turns to face Anakin, still serious, but still calm.]


"Yes. You always have been."
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[personal profile] withnofear 2012-03-28 05:51 am (UTC)(link)
[He didn't want Luke to be right. He just wants to give into that anger and let it take control of him. His rage made him more powerful and that's what he needs. He needs more power to save Padmé. He was going to be strong enough to stop people from dying, he promised her that years ago.

But Luke's hand on his shoulder gets Anakin to stand down, even if his emotions were still burning within him like a furnace. He cradles his face in his hands again, ashamed and upset and just... lost.

He wanted them all to just go away.]

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[personal profile] fearless_leader 2012-03-28 05:57 am (UTC)(link)
[Crap. He knew it would be coming. Yet he still feels some guilt that he was the one that started it. It's hard to keep calm in this situation, but he manages it. He gets to his feet too, willing to help. Even if he won't be much of a match against the force.]

They're right. You are better than this Anakin. It's hard but...don't give in to the anger.
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[personal profile] withnofear 2012-03-28 06:54 am (UTC)(link)
[...oh, Luke. Anakin could have never asked for a greater son than you. No matter how dark things seem right now, Luke manages to shine through it and keep Anakin from completely falling. He's not sure how much of a father he was, or if at all with how bleak his future looks, but he's so truly grateful for Luke's presence right now.

He takes a deep breath, nodding slowly.]


It's hard. All I can do is try—for her. And for you and your sister. I just... I don't even know where to begin. [He's so lost right now. How much time does he even have?]
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[personal profile] withnofear 2012-03-28 08:15 am (UTC)(link)
[As Luke speaks Anakin takes that moment to try and calm himself, just trying to focus on his words over the hurt and the anguish. He's not even sure how he's going to be able to let that anger go, suppressing any of his emotions was always something he couldn't do, let alone rage. It was a lot to ask, but... maybe there was hope.

He is fortunate. So very fortunate for Luke, and for all of them, really. Though he doesn't turn his attention away from Luke, Anakin can still sense the others' presence in the room and he acknowledges it. He hadn't even known most of them for very long, but here they were to offer some support. He doesn't really know what to say anymore. They all had to witness that outburst as he started to break. And Obi-Wan... he didn't deserve to be lashed out at like that, at all. How could he have done that to the man who was his best friend?

He's emotionally drained and can't really muster up more than a murmur when he speaks again.]


Thank you. All of you. I don't know what more I can say.
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[personal profile] fearless_leader 2012-03-28 09:07 am (UTC)(link)
[Leo slowly moves to sit down again as he watches. Keeping his own emotions in check, they certainly won't help. He nods to Luke's words, he really doesn't need to add anything. What's being said, and what has been said, were the right things. Not much else needs to be said.

He nods at Anakin's murmur too.]


You don't need to say anything.
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[personal profile] averybadfeeling 2012-03-28 05:30 pm (UTC)(link)
"I cannot speak for anybody else present, but you never need to explain yourself to me."

[Obi-Wan tries to meet Anakin's eye. Tries to find some hint, however small, of the trust that Anakin used to have in him.]

"You're my brother, Anakin. I love you."
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[personal profile] withnofear 2012-03-29 08:11 am (UTC)(link)
[He feels like he does, though. Now more than ever. Obi-Wan was just as important to him as Padmé was but he hasn't been very appreciative of him, not at all. Anakin has defied and even at times resented him, because he's selfish. Too selfish to see Obi-Wan really did care about him. And that's all he wanted. Those words almost sting to hear because he doesn't deserve them, not anymore.

He's really screwed everything up, hasn't he? And now here he was, in a pathetic, miserable mess from his own decisions.

Anakin looks up at Obi-Wan, meeting his eyes. His face contorts into anguish again and he's barely able to hold his composure. He's so sorry. Sorry for being such an ungrateful brat, sorry for completely failing you and letting you down. He can't hold the gaze for long, having to drop his head in shame. It takes him a few seconds before he's able to speak again.]


How can you even still say that? I've let you down. If I just would have listened[If he wouldn't have been so selfish and egotistical. He took everything for granted.] I'm sorry, Obi-Wan.
fleurdesel: right, serious, smile, sad (If I can help I will)

[personal profile] fleurdesel 2012-03-30 06:02 am (UTC)(link)
With love comes understanding. Forgiveness. You are all but kin to him Anakin. Brothers in all but blood and name; he has not, and will not blame you for anything.

[Her voice is soft, gentle. Kinder than her earlier statements. Adele doesn't approach, this is something between Luke, Ben, and Anakin. This family that fate rent asunder.]

We cannot change the past. No one can, nor should we wish to do so. All anyone can do work to do better in the future. And here? You will not be alone in this.
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[personal profile] geniustheveil 2012-03-30 06:13 am (UTC)(link)
[Ami, shy of intruding on the moment between family, doesn't add to the comments, but only gives Anakin a quiet, satisfied smile. The danger seems past and, like her, he'll have the ghost of a chance to try a new path.

This is not the time to dwell on the cruel twist Luceti gives to that thought. After all, despite her qualms, she has never given up looking for ways to carry those precious memories back with them all - and she never will stop.]
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[personal profile] averybadfeeling 2012-03-30 06:21 am (UTC)(link)
[Obi-Wan takes the hand without comment, though he does attempt to meet Anakin's gaze again, this time with a hint of amusement in his eye. An old habit, usually reserved for the hopeless overdramatics of senators, Sith Lords, and even on occasion a Jedi Master who had waxed a touch melodramatic.

It was the way things should have always been between them. Loyal servants of the Republic and the Order, faithful companions, and somehow never taking themselves or anything around them too seriously.]


"Family. I think I could deal with that."
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[personal profile] withnofear 2012-03-31 10:33 am (UTC)(link)
[It takes him a moment, but soon enough Anakin is following suit and taking Luke's other hand. He even looks at Obi-Wan again, and that look he's getting from him is comforting. It puts Anakin's mind at some ease, and is making him believe that just maybe everything will be okay.

The corner of his mouth even twitches into a faint smile. He nods.]


I think I can too.