I meant once the current situation is over. My job title's been changed.
[The fact that he bothers responding puts a smile on her face, and she can't help but laugh softly at the fact he took the time to say something only to sound like he's sneering at her. The fact that he almost looks peaceful puts her more at ease, and she ignores the tone of his voice to just keep talking casually. Like they're friends.]
Speaking of the current situation -
[She hesitates, not knowing how he's going to take her question. ]
[ Slowly, his attention narrows, a trace of the customary sharpness in his gaze. A hint of admiration in his voice. ] Yes, you were careful never to specify what that was.
[ Her question is a non sequitur, as far as he's concerned, as out of place as her smile. The teams are just the latest bit of irrelevance from the captains.
It takes him a moment to recall: ] Defense. [ He has not attended a single meeting. ]
[Leaving the team issue alone for now (since she's got an answer out of him as to which team she's intending on stealing him from), her smile turns into an amused smirk that lasts just long enough for her to get out what she has to say on the same breath breath as a laugh.]
Isn't it obvious?
[She knows well enough not to actually patronize him or draw this out beyond slight flirtatious teasing.]
Working with intelligence is a better position for me than gardening.
[But that's not really why she's contacted him. Just one of the excuses so she could get to. Her smile melts away as she quickly thinks over how to best ask him what she wants to, and mentally screams at herself to just get it out and over with. Quickly, before he can respond to the work related banter.]
But what I thought is, that if I'm going to be leading a team of negotiators [Or going with them, anyway. Details.] it might be a good idea to have a guard. I'm not a trained fighter, not by any stretch of the imagination.
[She can pick up a blaster or a mace and use them well enough, but she's never been in a situation like this before.]
So, would you go with me? Just to make sure nothing happens.
[ He knows she's team leader—that's one way to do it, seize control and attempt to resuscitate the bloating corpse of a plan the captains have dumped at their feet. He supposes her ambition is a credit to her, but can only think what might have been accomplished with all this misdirected energy. ]
You're going to them? [ Kylo frowns, half-turning from the screen. Dangerous. Potentially an opportunity. There are things he can't do from a distance.
His gaze snaps back to the MID. ] I won't be accountable for the rest of your team.
[Her eyes slightly narrow at first, and she attempts to decide if that's something she wants to be bossy about. She knows he's strong, knows he has some kind of powers, and knows that pushing him ends up with a hostile reaction. She needs to help him work on that temper of his, but right now isn't the time or the place.
He's agreeing to guard her, at least, and they can work on anything else as it happens. So she gives a curt nod, agreeing to the fact that he can't be held accountable for everyone.]
There will be other people there who can fight. But I want someone I know and trust.
[ Kylo somehow relaxes without moving, his attention slackening. He breathes out. ] There are acceptable and unacceptable losses. [ It sounds like a grave-voiced quotation. ] You're not an acceptable loss.
[ His head tips to the side. ] Will the plan work?
[She thinks of teasing him about that first part, about turning the teasing into something flirtatious. For the first time in a long while, she doesn't. The idea of it doesn't sit well with her, when she feels he's being relatively open and honest. So she just gives him a tired smile instead.]
I hope that it will. But I'm afraid that it won't be enough. That we'll have to fight.
[Her voice is soft, almost distant sounding as she allows her fear and anxiety to slip through the mask of bubbly energy she usually wears. She's terrified of letting everyone down, of not doing enough and her mistakes causing everyone to die. That fear is what's keeping her up tonight, and has her looking so exhausted.]
I'm asking you to go, and if something happens to you, that wouldn't be an acceptable loss either. Not to me.
[ Perhaps it's the late hour, the world blurred at the edges, but he allows himself to see his mother in the erosion responsibility works on her features. He allows himself to not resent her for it. ]
It will be easier to keep you safe if you share your doubts.
[ He has agreed. His sole condition has been met.
At her words, he looks briefly, almost pleasurably troubled, as though tasting something unfamiliar. He meets her eyes—longer than a moment, longer than is comfortable. ]
I'm capable of more than you're aware. [ He breathes, in and out. He's never had occasion to explain the Force. It's never been necessary. ] I know when people lie. Were we to capture—
[The idea of how useful that must be comes out on an excited breath, almost a gasp. It sounds like something the Doctor would say he can do, without any proof to back it up. She's the one doing the staring then, trying so hard to figure him out.]
How?
[It could be a simple matter of knowing body language. She can tell when someone's lying to her well enough based off that. Maybe it's the same for him.]
[ Obi-Wan doesn't quite expect a reply — especially not after their last (and only) interaction — but he's plagued with a purpose. It's likely not to be considered one of Kenobi's better ideas, particularly with common company, but that doesn't seem to matter to the Jedi Master. Nor does the hour, which happens to be quite early in the morning, practically very late to those who haven't slept yet. ]
[ The hours of waiting don't bother Kenobi, particularly because he doesn't realize he's waiting. And when the reply finally arrives, he can at least take amusement from it in that Kylo is probably one of the only people he knows on this ship that actually keeps normal hours. ]
[ If that's what he wanted, Obi-Wan certainly wouldn't call ahead. But he thinks the element of surprise works the same way here, even through text, even if that wasn't his intention. ]
I don't want to fight you. I thought you might consider extending your training. You already understand the Force better than most.
[ If the Force is a spectrum and not only black and white, then Kylo has walked more of its length than any of them. For better or worse, that experience is worth some consideration. ]
[ It's the feeling—frustration like bindings eating into him—when Kenobi blithely ignores what he says that calls his grandfather to mind. He remembers the man's curious, circuitous speech the time he knocked on the door to fling the name Vader like a curse, because Kylo Ren remembers every word Anakin Skywalker says. ]
You don't fool me. I see what you're doing to Anakin Skywalker.
You can't twist him into a version of yourself.
Edited (I KNEW THAT TEXT LOOKED TOO BIG) Date: 2016-07-13 08:14 pm (UTC)
[ It's Obi-Wan's intention to focus on the heart of the matter, of course, but it's fast becoming clear that no conversation with Ren will ever be straightforward. Before he answers, he reminds himself of what he knows and imagines what he doesn't, and then edges forward with that same brand of caution. ]
Force knows I've tried. But his future has always been in his own hands.
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Date: 2016-06-30 10:50 pm (UTC)[The fact that he bothers responding puts a smile on her face, and she can't help but laugh softly at the fact he took the time to say something only to sound like he's sneering at her. The fact that he almost looks peaceful puts her more at ease, and she ignores the tone of his voice to just keep talking casually. Like they're friends.]
Speaking of the current situation -
[She hesitates, not knowing how he's going to take her question. ]
What team were you placed on?
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Date: 2016-07-01 03:11 am (UTC)[ Her question is a non sequitur, as far as he's concerned, as out of place as her smile. The teams are just the latest bit of irrelevance from the captains.
It takes him a moment to recall: ] Defense. [ He has not attended a single meeting. ]
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Date: 2016-07-01 03:43 am (UTC)Isn't it obvious?
[She knows well enough not to actually patronize him or draw this out beyond slight flirtatious teasing.]
Working with intelligence is a better position for me than gardening.
[But that's not really why she's contacted him. Just one of the excuses so she could get to. Her smile melts away as she quickly thinks over how to best ask him what she wants to, and mentally screams at herself to just get it out and over with. Quickly, before he can respond to the work related banter.]
But what I thought is, that if I'm going to be leading a team of negotiators [Or going with them, anyway. Details.] it might be a good idea to have a guard. I'm not a trained fighter, not by any stretch of the imagination.
[She can pick up a blaster or a mace and use them well enough, but she's never been in a situation like this before.]
So, would you go with me? Just to make sure nothing happens.
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Date: 2016-07-01 02:51 pm (UTC)You're going to them? [ Kylo frowns, half-turning from the screen. Dangerous. Potentially an opportunity. There are things he can't do from a distance.
His gaze snaps back to the MID. ] I won't be accountable for the rest of your team.
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Date: 2016-07-01 05:59 pm (UTC)[Her eyes slightly narrow at first, and she attempts to decide if that's something she wants to be bossy about. She knows he's strong, knows he has some kind of powers, and knows that pushing him ends up with a hostile reaction. She needs to help him work on that temper of his, but right now isn't the time or the place.
He's agreeing to guard her, at least, and they can work on anything else as it happens. So she gives a curt nod, agreeing to the fact that he can't be held accountable for everyone.]
There will be other people there who can fight. But I want someone I know and trust.
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Date: 2016-07-01 10:55 pm (UTC)[ His head tips to the side. ] Will the plan work?
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Date: 2016-07-01 11:53 pm (UTC)I hope that it will. But I'm afraid that it won't be enough. That we'll have to fight.
[Her voice is soft, almost distant sounding as she allows her fear and anxiety to slip through the mask of bubbly energy she usually wears. She's terrified of letting everyone down, of not doing enough and her mistakes causing everyone to die. That fear is what's keeping her up tonight, and has her looking so exhausted.]
I'm asking you to go, and if something happens to you, that wouldn't be an acceptable loss either. Not to me.
[Since clearly, he's agreed to it.]
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Date: 2016-07-10 02:33 pm (UTC)It will be easier to keep you safe if you share your doubts.
[ He has agreed. His sole condition has been met.
At her words, he looks briefly, almost pleasurably troubled, as though tasting something unfamiliar. He meets her eyes—longer than a moment, longer than is comfortable. ]
I'm capable of more than you're aware. [ He breathes, in and out. He's never had occasion to explain the Force. It's never been necessary. ] I know when people lie. Were we to capture—
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Date: 2016-07-11 04:26 am (UTC)[The idea of how useful that must be comes out on an excited breath, almost a gasp. It sounds like something the Doctor would say he can do, without any proof to back it up. She's the one doing the staring then, trying so hard to figure him out.]
How?
[It could be a simple matter of knowing body language. She can tell when someone's lying to her well enough based off that. Maybe it's the same for him.]
Tell me, and I'll share all of my doubts.
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Date: 2016-07-11 04:50 am (UTC)[ Obi-Wan doesn't quite expect a reply — especially not after their last (and only) interaction — but he's plagued with a purpose. It's likely not to be considered one of Kenobi's better ideas, particularly with common company, but that doesn't seem to matter to the Jedi Master. Nor does the hour, which happens to be quite early in the morning, practically very late to those who haven't slept yet. ]
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Date: 2016-07-11 11:00 pm (UTC)He expects a threat of some kind, and expecting it, he finds one--in the emphasis on training, on his being alone here among Jedi. ]
Yes.
[ A threat demands an answer. ]
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Date: 2016-07-12 04:10 am (UTC)Would you consider changing that?
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Date: 2016-07-12 12:47 pm (UTC)The MID renders in flat text what he blurts out: ] What are you talking about?
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Date: 2016-07-12 12:47 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2016-07-12 01:20 pm (UTC)I don't want to fight you. I thought you might consider extending your training. You already understand the Force better than most.
[ If the Force is a spectrum and not only black and white, then Kylo has walked more of its length than any of them. For better or worse, that experience is worth some consideration. ]
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Date: 2016-07-12 01:50 pm (UTC)[ Fuming now, he tears out of his seat to pace. The man thinks so little of him he's offering instruction. ]
I want you dead. You should be dead.
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Date: 2016-07-12 03:25 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2016-07-13 02:26 pm (UTC)[ It's the feeling—frustration like bindings eating into him—when Kenobi blithely ignores what he says that calls his grandfather to mind. He remembers the man's curious, circuitous speech the time he knocked on the door to fling the name Vader like a curse, because Kylo Ren remembers every word Anakin Skywalker says. ]
You don't fool me. I see what you're doing to Anakin Skywalker.
You can't twist him into a version of yourself.
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Date: 2016-07-14 05:12 am (UTC)Force knows I've tried. But his future has always been in his own hands.
[ For better or worse. ]
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Date: 2016-07-14 05:13 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2016-07-14 01:26 pm (UTC)Please. That's not true of anyone.
[ As for the question, Kylo ignores it. He'd do it pointedly if he could. ]
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Date: 2016-07-14 03:16 pm (UTC)[ At least, now that's the case. Maybe not so much under the thumb of the Council. ]
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Date: 2016-07-14 04:04 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2016-07-14 04:13 pm (UTC)Why can't we talk about you? Avoidance is unbecoming, you know. And it isn't as if I can't guess why you're so angry.
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Date: 2016-07-14 04:22 pm (UTC)Avoidance is all you do.
If I see you, I will kill you. If I hear from you again, I will kill you. Have I made myself clear?