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[mediations]

Action: 952 Beulah Street

[ Interestingly enough, a package is waiting for Obi-Wan when he arrives home, resting casually on the doorstep. He moves to pick it up with a puzzled look, simply staring for a long moment. What could this be about?

He steps inside, carefully pulling at the box. There is almost a hushed feeling about the air as he does so, an intense anticipation.

Nothing. The box is empty.

Appearances are deceiving. ]

Phone; Later

The will of the Force truly is a fascinating thing.

Or, perhaps I should thank the postman instead.

Comments

[aozaki]

[That sounds surprising.] Really? A lot can happen to a person, from childhood to adulthood. If you have such a strong opinion of him as a child that won't waver even several decades later, you must have a lot of faith in how he'll grow and what he'll come to accomplish.

[a soft hum.]

He's destined for quite the hurdle, isn't he? [if there was a warning, she doesn't seem to have heeded it.]

[mediations]

[Softly,] He has an important destiny, yes.

[And then, this is his way of moving the conversation away from Luke. ] Every living being does. It just depends on how you look at things.

[aozaki]

It sounds too fatalistic to me, I don't like the idea that people's births are premeditated to accomplish something they have no choice in. Then again, who am I to claim free will isn't a human construct? [She's fine with that, for now.] Would you say that all of us were destined, to have wound up in a place like this?

[mediations]

[There's a small, thoughtful hum from him.] That all depends.

[aozaki]

[...Interesting.] So yes in some cases, no in others?

[mediations]

However that person chooses to take their destiny.

[aozaki]

Some people would say that's deep, others would argue it makes no sense. Hm...

If you don't mind me asking, how would that apply to Luke, or to you?

[mediations]

[His response is quite dry.] Luke still has a choice in the matter.

[aozaki]

[...Hm. Mixed messages all over from this guy. Strange...] Why do you talk like you don't have one?

[mediations]

I've lived long enough to know. [Oh please, he is not that old. But he's lived through more than enough.]

[aozaki]

You're still living. You'll continue to also, as long as we're all still here. Isn't giving up premature? There isn't an age cutoff to that sort of thing.