The training warehouse- Friday afternoon

[thatwaslucky]

Back in October Rey had learned that being on island when everyone was gone was not great for her, so she was spending next week at home. It was sort of weird to think that maybe she didn't work so well in isolation anymore, but here she was. And while she knew she'd probably be working with Leia some, she was still taking today seriously knowing there'd be a week off.

She had the remote out and was actually doing well against it. It wasn't on the highest setting at all, but she'd been at this a while and had found a zone where she knew where the blasts would be coming from and for once she actually wanted to keep this going just to see how long she could.

She figured she wouldn't think the same in two weeks.


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[sith_happened]

Anakin had arrived and watched her working for a few minutes before calling attention to himself. "Not bad."

[thatwaslucky]

"Thank you. I guess I'm feeling it today," she said, deflecting another bolt and half expecting him to turn the remote up on her. "Hi."

[sith_happened]

"Hi," Anakin said, smiling in reply. "You're almost ready for full power."

[thatwaslucky]

"I knew you were going to say that," she said.

[sith_happened]

"You must be especially tuned to the Force today," Anakin teased.

[thatwaslucky]

"You're funny," she said wryly, deflecting a high shot that would have hurt a lot if she'd gotten hit. "Ready for the trip?"

Maybe she could distract him.

[sith_happened]

"As long as no one climbs international monuments or flings themselves from waterfalls, I should be fine," Anakin said.

So both of those would happen.

[thatwaslucky]

"I was only trying to get a better view," Rey protested.

[sith_happened]

"On the international revered wall...thing," Anakin added.

[thatwaslucky]

"It was absolutely fine, it's probably been through worse."

One day she'd tell him about the poor fish nuns.

[sith_happened]

"That's not as reassuring as you'd think," Anakin said dryly.

[thatwaslucky]

"Mara did it, too?" she tried, anticipating the next shot so well that she almost mistimed it.

[sith_happened]

Anakin snorted. "Also not that reassuring. She'll grow up to marry yet another Luke. Fandom is so weird."

[thatwaslucky]

And that little piece clicked.

Rey at least had the sense of mind to knock the remote back with the Force before saying, "Wait. No."

[sith_happened]

"Yep," Anakin said, popping the p.

[thatwaslucky]

"This town," Rey said, still a little stunned.

[sith_happened]

"Explains why everyone asked if you were a Skywalker, doesn't it?" Anakin asked.

[thatwaslucky]

"There have to be people who aren't," Rey said, sending the remote back again. "Kanan isn't. Tahiri isn't?"

Was she?

[sith_happened]

"Kanan isn't," Anakin confirmed. "Tahiri's a close family friend."

[thatwaslucky]

"Of course she is," Rey said.

[sith_happened]

Anakin grinned. "Sorry."

[thatwaslucky]

"Is there anyone else I should know about?" Rey asked, letting the remote move back again to attack.

[sith_happened]

Anakin frowned in thought. "I think that's everyone for right now," he said finally.

[thatwaslucky]

"Doesn't that get complicated, having everyone be so connected like that?" she asked.

[sith_happened]

"Extremely," Anakin admitted. "I have to remember all of these different timelines and make sure I don't tell anyone something that might change things too permanently."

[thatwaslucky]

"Aha. The advanced version of having people fighting in a rebellion you're fighting the sequel to."

Sorry, Kanan and Summer. Rey was a walking spoiler.

[sith_happened]

"Exactly," Anakin said a little wryly. "I thought I knew how that story went."

[thatwaslucky]

"You did in one timeline," she said, shaking out her hand after taking a shot to the wrist.

[sith_happened]

"I've seen that timeline play out a few times," Anakin said, smiling. "You're new."

[thatwaslucky]

"I don't know if that's good or bad," Rey admitted. "Seems complicated either way."

[sith_happened]

"It's actually less complicated when it's not a relative," Anakin said. "It's more so when I have to apologize for bring shame on the name for however many generations."

[thatwaslucky]

"The people I've met here don't seem to think that."

Maybe Cade.

She hadn't really been able to have this conversation with Leia yet.

[sith_happened]

"That's probably because they've all be apologized to," Anakin said. "None of them were particularly thrilled to see me when they first arrived."

[thatwaslucky]

"It dud probably have to be a shock to them," Rey conceded after a pause.

[sith_happened]

Anakin nodded. "And understandably. It just makes every welcome picnic rather...wrought."

[thatwaslucky]

"So you sieve then expecting to be yelled at?" That sounded like a horrible thing to feel three times a year.

[sith_happened]

"Pretty much," Anakin said.

[thatwaslucky]

"That sounds exhausting," Rey said, frowning.

[sith_happened]

"I think of it as atoning," Aankin said.

[thatwaslucky]

Rey was thoughtful for a minute, focusing on the remote, and finally asking, "Do you think there's ever a point when you're done?"

She was stuck thinking about stuff like that a lot.

[sith_happened]

"For me? No," Anakin said softly. "There's been too much. I'll never truly be able to amend for all of it."

[thatwaslucky]

"I'll take that as further incentive to stay on the right path, then," Rey noted.

She meant it, too. Of course she did.

[sith_happened]

"You're doing just fine," Anakin said with a smile.

[thatwaslucky]

"That's good to hear," she said, distracting herself with the remote because she worried about that a lot.

[sith_happened]

Anakin gave her a fond smile. "I'll mention it more often."

He wouldn't.