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sticksofthejedi) wrote2012-05-06 11:07 pm
sticksofthejedi) wrote2012-05-06 11:07 pm
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Memory 32
Memory: Allana says Jedi Jacen likes to hurt people; Jaina assures her Jacen won't scare her anymore.
Received: Day 139, evening.
Form: Tiny dessert cake.
Summary: Well now Jacen's got to die, his cute daughter's scared of him. Oh and I guess there's a tangent explaining how Jacen's crossed the line between redeemable and irredeemable.
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Jaina's sweaty from just finishing a practice session, and there's a number of Jedi around including Luke, Zekk, Lowie, Tesar, and Jaina's parents, are in a grassy area of the Jedi's hidden base. They've been joined by redhead nephew Ben, hot secret agent Hapan ladies, and...now Tenel Ka is walking over, one-armed and leading cute little girl Allana.
To Jaina's eye, Allana's resemblance to her father Jacen is GLARINGLY OBVIOUS. It breaks her heart and she questions how Jacen could have become evil Caedus when he had this innocence to protect. There's no hugs for Allana because the girl's heritage is supposed to be secret. Luke welcomes Tenel Ka, calling her Your Majesty -- for the memory-taker, here's the implication as to why Allana's heritage must be secret.
Tenel Ka's brought the Hapan fleet to the hidden base, ready to re-enter the galactic civil war because Hapan Prince Isolder is being held prisoner on Jacen's flagship, the Anakin Solo. There's a moment of straightening details out -- Tenel Ka assumed Ben had already shared this information, Ben hadn't because he's ashamed the intel of Isolder's location got leaked, and the hot Hapan agents clear him of blame because he'd told them there was the possibility of surveillance when the agents and Ben rendezvoused but apparently this was not properly handled.
Tenel Ka believes Darth Caedus forced the location of the Jedi's base out of Isolder, because the Hapans have detected Caedus' fleet abandoning the primary battle site of the war and getting en route to the base. There's about twelve hours before Caedus will be in a position to assault the base directly.
Luke reveals that Caedus is actually just using the Force to home in on Jaina. REMEMBER THOSE BLOOD STAINS? Yep, once Luke points them out, Tenel Ka realizes they aren't burns, but a Nightsister technique to mark and track slaves with their blood. Jaina doesn't understand why Luke let her stay when he knew that's what this was. Luke wanted him to come.
Tenel Ka promises to have the Hapan fleet aid the Jedi's last stand against Caedus. Jaina considers the metaphysics of the Nightsister trick Caedus used on her -- "she assumed the Force-user somehow maintained a connection to the blood he had shed, and employed that to keep track of his living property." She decides that his "odd" behavior back at her first attempt to kill him was all calculated to give her a window to withdraw and lead him to the Jedi base. Cold calculation even after she's maimed him -- she finally gives up hope that he can be redeemed.
Han: It finally happened, didn't it?
Jaina: Yeah. I think it did.
Ben: What happened?
Leia: Her last hope died. She realized that Jacen is totally gone. There's nothing left to bring back into the light.
Ben diverts the conversation, asking as a padawan how to tell when someone can or can't be redeemed. Tenel Ka fields that one, explaining that people have to want to be redeemed; all Caedus wants is to control everything he sees, so there's no use wishing he can be redeemed.
Ben points out that he did some terrible things in a brush with the dark side, and no one gave up on him. Han highlights that Ben was a little confused, compared with Caedus running around killing family members and burning planets. Jaina notices that Luke's watching his son question the nuances of redemption with pride -- she realizes Ben's not asking about Caedus. He's talking about another person, Tahiri.
Tahiri killed a man and tortured Ben, but Ben claims she tried everything she could to avoid hurting him, and felt horrible when the man died. "She's not like Caedus. Not yet."
From the mouth of babes: Allana pipes in.
Allana: Jedi Jacen likes hurting people. He scares me.
Jaina: [shuddering that Caedus' own daughter fears him, crouches to take the adorable little redhead's hands.] He'll never scare you again, Allana. I promise.
Allana: You really promise?
Jaina: Sure. I really promise.
Chapter ends there with Jaina promising a girl she'll murder the kid's dad, along with the pain of the fact that's also promising to kill Jaina's own twin. SOB. There's a punch in the feelings.
Received: Day 139, evening.
Form: Tiny dessert cake.
Summary: Well now Jacen's got to die, his cute daughter's scared of him. Oh and I guess there's a tangent explaining how Jacen's crossed the line between redeemable and irredeemable.
--
Jaina's sweaty from just finishing a practice session, and there's a number of Jedi around including Luke, Zekk, Lowie, Tesar, and Jaina's parents, are in a grassy area of the Jedi's hidden base. They've been joined by redhead nephew Ben, hot secret agent Hapan ladies, and...now Tenel Ka is walking over, one-armed and leading cute little girl Allana.
To Jaina's eye, Allana's resemblance to her father Jacen is GLARINGLY OBVIOUS. It breaks her heart and she questions how Jacen could have become evil Caedus when he had this innocence to protect. There's no hugs for Allana because the girl's heritage is supposed to be secret. Luke welcomes Tenel Ka, calling her Your Majesty -- for the memory-taker, here's the implication as to why Allana's heritage must be secret.
Tenel Ka's brought the Hapan fleet to the hidden base, ready to re-enter the galactic civil war because Hapan Prince Isolder is being held prisoner on Jacen's flagship, the Anakin Solo. There's a moment of straightening details out -- Tenel Ka assumed Ben had already shared this information, Ben hadn't because he's ashamed the intel of Isolder's location got leaked, and the hot Hapan agents clear him of blame because he'd told them there was the possibility of surveillance when the agents and Ben rendezvoused but apparently this was not properly handled.
Tenel Ka believes Darth Caedus forced the location of the Jedi's base out of Isolder, because the Hapans have detected Caedus' fleet abandoning the primary battle site of the war and getting en route to the base. There's about twelve hours before Caedus will be in a position to assault the base directly.
Luke reveals that Caedus is actually just using the Force to home in on Jaina. REMEMBER THOSE BLOOD STAINS? Yep, once Luke points them out, Tenel Ka realizes they aren't burns, but a Nightsister technique to mark and track slaves with their blood. Jaina doesn't understand why Luke let her stay when he knew that's what this was. Luke wanted him to come.
Tenel Ka promises to have the Hapan fleet aid the Jedi's last stand against Caedus. Jaina considers the metaphysics of the Nightsister trick Caedus used on her -- "she assumed the Force-user somehow maintained a connection to the blood he had shed, and employed that to keep track of his living property." She decides that his "odd" behavior back at her first attempt to kill him was all calculated to give her a window to withdraw and lead him to the Jedi base. Cold calculation even after she's maimed him -- she finally gives up hope that he can be redeemed.
Han: It finally happened, didn't it?
Jaina: Yeah. I think it did.
Ben: What happened?
Leia: Her last hope died. She realized that Jacen is totally gone. There's nothing left to bring back into the light.
Ben diverts the conversation, asking as a padawan how to tell when someone can or can't be redeemed. Tenel Ka fields that one, explaining that people have to want to be redeemed; all Caedus wants is to control everything he sees, so there's no use wishing he can be redeemed.
Ben points out that he did some terrible things in a brush with the dark side, and no one gave up on him. Han highlights that Ben was a little confused, compared with Caedus running around killing family members and burning planets. Jaina notices that Luke's watching his son question the nuances of redemption with pride -- she realizes Ben's not asking about Caedus. He's talking about another person, Tahiri.
Tahiri killed a man and tortured Ben, but Ben claims she tried everything she could to avoid hurting him, and felt horrible when the man died. "She's not like Caedus. Not yet."
From the mouth of babes: Allana pipes in.
Allana: Jedi Jacen likes hurting people. He scares me.
Jaina: [shuddering that Caedus' own daughter fears him, crouches to take the adorable little redhead's hands.] He'll never scare you again, Allana. I promise.
Allana: You really promise?
Jaina: Sure. I really promise.
Chapter ends there with Jaina promising a girl she'll murder the kid's dad, along with the pain of the fact that's also promising to kill Jaina's own twin. SOB. There's a punch in the feelings.