๏ผ frankly, he finds it soothing. but it is not a no, either, as he forms the seals for a shadow clone. it remains behind to clean the room as the two of them carry on towards the kitchens. ๏ผ
[That's easy for him to say, but there's nothing to be gained by pointing out that even one dish per meal is something to be considered just this side of extravagant and worth offering to help with.
What's easier to focus on is the gestures he makes, the clone appears and starts to clear away the mess they've left and, more interestingly, the fact that he draws no attention to what she's sure most people would consider something quite unique. If he weren't being so humble about it she might compare him to Luke, a silent display of ability that her master would have used to show off looking simply like an easy extension of power that's as easy as breathing for Itachi.
She watches over her shoulder as she falls into step beside him, but chooses not to comment when he doesn't. If he wanted to talk about his powers he'd do it and she doubts she'll get anything out of it if she decided to pry.]
๏ผ he cants his head faintly to one side. he and finn have focused very little on the concept of the jedi, save for that one evening in taeum beneath the blush of distant aurora, nested like a ribbon between the stars. he remembers helping the man master the force to walk on water as shinobi do, and while he practiced — the talk of the sects, dark and light, and how the jedi were all but annihilated.
he had said that his best friend was the only remaining jedi, then. the girl he now knows to be rey.
he doubts there are many secrets between the two — but his loyalty is still to finn first, which is why he deliberates before he answers. ๏ผ
He told me about the 'light' and 'dark' sides of the Force. That the Jedi were often viewed as heroes.
[She's learned in her time here that Finn has been very open about far more than she might be comfortable with if it were anyone else spilling secrets, but so far the people he's told, the things he's decided to share, it hasn't lead to anything horrible. There have been no drawbacks so far and if she had to be honest about it, it's been a bit of a relief to not have to explain things herself.
To not have to wonder quite so much what people will think of the things she can do when they knew long before she even arrived. Whatever Finn has said she could never fault him for and if she knew that Itachi was protecting him she would only feel gratitude.]
The order itself is all but dead in everything but spirit, there hasn't been anyone willing to pass on the teachings or the knowledge in decades so almost everyone just assumes they're myth now.
[There's a pause, only a short one, as she takes in a breath and lets it out before just getting it out of the way. All of this is surface level, not something that he could use against her in any way, so it doesn't bother her much to say it when she'd told him she would after the finished sparring.]
I'm the last one, but there are plenty of people who are sensitive to the Force and would benefit from training. When I go back I want to do that. Jedi fight with lightsabers like the ones I have now, not a staff. It's - symbolic.
[There might be a little bit of distaste creeping into her tone now.]
[And he gets a huff of a laugh out of her, quick and amused but also with a bit of a grim smile.]
They still talk to me. So. My old master was definitely the type to tell me I'm doing it wrong if I am.
[Luke was not at all shy to push his own opinions on others, but at the same time he had been one of the biggest proponents that the Jedi got so much wrong. He'd support her, and if he didn't she's sure that Leia would find some way to reach through the Force and smack him until he relented.]
By the time Finn and I had any exposure to it the Force and the Jedi had faded to nothing but myth. Parts of it do need to change, I can't deny that, but-
[She stops herself there, glancing over at Itachi and not entirely sure why she's spilling so much of this out. Is it just because he's friends with Finn that she was just about to point out that she still thinks of herself as just a scavenger from Jakku most days, with no right to change something with centuries of history? Finn's seal of approval does count for a lot, but this is definitely getting too close to oversharing.
Budding friendship. Gross, kill it with fire.]
It's too early to be talking about destiny. Tell me more about the food you're going to make.
๏ผ the implication that she speaks to the dead through the force does make him quirk one eyebrow faintly. he is not surprised, per se — it is not a significant leap that one might do so via the manner of energy he understands as being the force.
he does have questions — but for now, he sets them aside. ๏ผ
Let me ask instead — do you have a preference for what manner of protein you may prefer? That will inform the rest of the meal.
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๏ผ frankly, he finds it soothing. but it is not a no, either, as he forms the seals for a shadow clone. it remains behind to clean the room as the two of them carry on towards the kitchens. ๏ผ
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What's easier to focus on is the gestures he makes, the clone appears and starts to clear away the mess they've left and, more interestingly, the fact that he draws no attention to what she's sure most people would consider something quite unique. If he weren't being so humble about it she might compare him to Luke, a silent display of ability that her master would have used to show off looking simply like an easy extension of power that's as easy as breathing for Itachi.
She watches over her shoulder as she falls into step beside him, but chooses not to comment when he doesn't. If he wanted to talk about his powers he'd do it and she doubts she'll get anything out of it if she decided to pry.]
How much has Finn told you about the Jedi order?
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he had said that his best friend was the only remaining jedi, then. the girl he now knows to be rey.
he doubts there are many secrets between the two — but his loyalty is still to finn first, which is why he deliberates before he answers. ๏ผ
He told me about the 'light' and 'dark' sides of the Force. That the Jedi were often viewed as heroes.
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To not have to wonder quite so much what people will think of the things she can do when they knew long before she even arrived. Whatever Finn has said she could never fault him for and if she knew that Itachi was protecting him she would only feel gratitude.]
The order itself is all but dead in everything but spirit, there hasn't been anyone willing to pass on the teachings or the knowledge in decades so almost everyone just assumes they're myth now.
[There's a pause, only a short one, as she takes in a breath and lets it out before just getting it out of the way. All of this is surface level, not something that he could use against her in any way, so it doesn't bother her much to say it when she'd told him she would after the finished sparring.]
I'm the last one, but there are plenty of people who are sensitive to the Force and would benefit from training. When I go back I want to do that. Jedi fight with lightsabers like the ones I have now, not a staff. It's - symbolic.
[There might be a little bit of distaste creeping into her tone now.]
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๏ผ he says that with a mild lift of his left shoulder. what he heard from finn did not endear the concept of jedi and sith to him in the least. ๏ผ
You will only teach the next generation that they must cut away parts of themselves to conform.
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[And he gets a huff of a laugh out of her, quick and amused but also with a bit of a grim smile.]
They still talk to me. So. My old master was definitely the type to tell me I'm doing it wrong if I am.
[Luke was not at all shy to push his own opinions on others, but at the same time he had been one of the biggest proponents that the Jedi got so much wrong. He'd support her, and if he didn't she's sure that Leia would find some way to reach through the Force and smack him until he relented.]
By the time Finn and I had any exposure to it the Force and the Jedi had faded to nothing but myth. Parts of it do need to change, I can't deny that, but-
[She stops herself there, glancing over at Itachi and not entirely sure why she's spilling so much of this out. Is it just because he's friends with Finn that she was just about to point out that she still thinks of herself as just a scavenger from Jakku most days, with no right to change something with centuries of history? Finn's seal of approval does count for a lot, but this is definitely getting too close to oversharing.
Budding friendship. Gross, kill it with fire.]
It's too early to be talking about destiny. Tell me more about the food you're going to make.
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he does have questions — but for now, he sets them aside. ๏ผ
Let me ask instead — do you have a preference for what manner of protein you may prefer? That will inform the rest of the meal.