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[armd]

Yeah.

(she types and sends it, but she doesn't mean it. abby can't commiserate with him on this one. she built herself up to fight, and kill. it's familiar to her, too much so to be difficult.)

How long have you been at war? (and then, because it suddenly occurs to her,) How old are you?

[jedies]

Three years.

And I'm thirty-eight.

[armd]

You're only thirty-eight?

(he conducts himself with the wisdom and common-sense of somebody much older than that, in abby's opinion.)

[jedies]

What were you expecting?

[armd]

For you to be older than thirty-eight, obviously.

[jedies]

Yes, but by how much?

[armd]

Hmmmm

I don't want to say

[jedies]

Now I'm a little concerned.

[armd]

I didn't think you were 60 years old or anything, don't worry

[jedies]

What a relief.

[armd]

Would that actually have bothered you?

(has she found an unexpected weak point)

[jedies]

Perhaps a little. I'm not immune to vanity.

[armd]

Well, it was more because of your... attitude, than because of what you look like. Just so you know

[jedies]

I thought it might have been.

[armd]

Not the first time you've heard it huh

[jedies]

It comes along every now and then.

[armd]

Can't imagine why.

Do you think the war will end soon

[jedies]

It should. I was on my way to capture the last general before I came here.

[armd]

What a time to get interrupted

You want to go home too, then.

[jedies]

. . . I'm not sure.

[armd]

Oh.

(well. abby's just shown her hand so it's time for a bad joke–) I've heard that pros and cons lists work pretty good in these situations

[jedies]

You make an excellent point.

[ a deliberate pause. ]

I miss my galaxy. My people. The Jedi. I have duties there. But I also have a feeling I have unfinished business here.

And I don't think Anakin is ready to go back just yet.

[armd]

Yeah. Lev doesn't want to go back so I'll probably see you around here for a while longer yet

What do you mean by unfinished business?

[jedies]

I'm not sure how to explain it. Just that I get the feeling my time here is not yet complete.

As if the Force is urging me to stay.

[armd]

Kinda sounds like you could blame any old feeling on the Force if you wanted