Roleplay

@LynnSkywalker Subbed, btw! Title subject to changgeee (maybe), depending on if we come up with anything better! also this came out rather lon g, sorry if it's a smidge intimidating asdfgfdsd- Also-also, i hope Ani doesn't seem (too) out of character sdfg- It's been a while, and I pretty much just have the wiki to rely on [emoji=obelisk tongue size=1] ----- This isn't ideal, but the outcome could've been much worse. For once, Anakin bit his tongue, and simply let the council pick and choose anyone but him for Senator Amidala's security detail. It had taken far too much willpower to not straight up [i]demand[/i] that the council assign him as the Senator's chief security. The words [i]"I am the only one who can protect her,"[/i] rattle around in his hindbrain as he sweeps out of the council chambers. Anakin makes a few detours and backtracks as he wanders the senate building's glassy halls, but eventually finds himself in a remote part of the building; a hallway offshoot from the Cloud Car landing area. Very out of the way and open enough so no one can sneak up and spy on them, but just loud enough so no one could overhear a conversation. That last bit is very important, all things considered. He doesn't even have to wait a handful of minutes before Senator Amidala — [i]Padme[/i], he can call her Padme now that they're away from prying eyes — comes around a corner. He waits for her to approach, and takes her hands the second she's within reach. Padme breathes heavily out of her nose, brows scrunched up in aggravation. "I still hate this." Anakin suppresses a smile. "What? The secrecy, or the guards you'll have to slip by?" [i]Oh[/i], he doesn't like that thought. A small part of him hopes they'll get caught sneaking back and forth, if only to keep her security detail on their toes and prepared to actually protect her. His chest feels rather tight. When did breathing start to feel like a struggle? Padme gives him a scathing little glare, but her fury clearly isn't directed at him. "They really just don't get it. I don't need protection, I need—" Anakin cuts her off and envelopes her in a gentle, but tight embrace. He can't keep his hands from shaking as he rests his forehead against her's. Words fail him, worst-case-scenarios flashing through his mind's eye, one after the other and each more horrible than the last. Fear isn't becoming of a jedi — and his love doesn't even seem to be acquainted with the concept — but damnit all if he's not suddenly very afraid for her. The silence prickles at the back of his neck like live electricity. Padme's own worry bleeds through, soaking into him and swirling with his own emotions. Which are his, and which are hers...? [i]Mortal, powerless, "Only so much I can do," can't let her die, need to find a better way —[/i] Padme wraps her arms around his shoulders, and the cascade of emotions and fear and everything else go out of focus. [i]How is she always able to that?[/i] He stands there in her arms, letting the moment be. She's okay, right now. She's here, safe, with him. All is well for a few long seconds, until something in the air catches his force senses. Anakin cracks open an eye. He takes a sharp, steadying breath, and straightens up. "You [i]need[/i]..." he casts a glance toward one of the many exit-entrance corridors, and untangles his arms from Padme's embrace. "To stay alive, if you want to help your people." Padme's lips quirk into the tiniest frown as he takes a few polite steps away, before she gives him a solemn nod. "Thank you for accompanying me here, Master Skywalker." [i]Can never be too careful.[/i] Anakin blows a quiet raspberry and drops his voice to a whisper. "Really wish I kissed you a minute ago." He breaks into a full smile as he watches Padme wrestle with a smirk. Oh, he wants to throw caution to the wind so badly, but his force senses snap at him again. [i]Someone draws near,[/i] a feeling tells him — a shift in particles and force. "You best go, Senator," Anakin bows, all business again. "The council is... probably losing their minds, since you slipped away unnoticed." Padme actually snorts at that. "No doubt." And with that, Padme turns and heads back from whence she came. She steals a glance over her shoulder at Anakin, only for a moment, before she focuses back on the corridor ahead. Then she's gone around the corner. Now his chest is warm and fuzzy, while also physically aching with worry. Anakin puts his hands behind his back, resting them there as he focuses on who's approaching. [i]Another jedi.[/i] A familiar jedi.

aAAA thank :'D lol you're good~

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Anakin smirks a bit. Master Reydana. Wasn't she supposed to be out on some big recon mission? He blinks opens his eyes, a bit perplexed as he mulls over how she could be back so soon. He doesn't flinch away when his hand is snagged, but the sheer force that drags him back and out of view makes his eyes bug.

His world and vizson whizzes by as he's spun around to face the other jedi, but Ani keeps his barings. He blinks at the fair woman smirking at him, her words registering at last. He utters a light chuckle. "Yeah. The senate keeps this place far too shiny."

Anakin shifts his weight as the other jedi's force sense buzzes, the feeling of being emotionally probed rearing up for a split second. Then it's gone, and Lynera starts talking again. The gist of her words sinks in. Planet — something wrong — village in danger — begging for your help and epic lightsaber skills.

Anakin pauses at that last one and huffs out a laugh. "Seeing as Obi-Wan was assigned guard duty, I think I have some time to kill."

He blinks as Lynera speaks again; softer, quieter. Ani quirks a brow at her words. As a friend, of course, feels tacked on at the very last second, but he lets it slide with a smirk.

Anakin opens his mouth to reply in a just as hushed whisper, but then Lynera mentions him seeming "distressed." Any snark, wit, or whatever he had in mind vanishes as an ounce of panic squeezes his heart. Instinct makes him clamp up and tense his shoulders. It's a fleeting thing, but noticeable in these close quarters. Anakin just sighs and nods. "'M fine, honest. Just—"

Just scared my not-yet-wife is going to get killed because I'm not around to protect her.

"—Worried about Senator Amidala's safety," it's not a lie, just a giant understatement. "Although, I don't think there's much to worry about, now that she finally agreed to a real security detail."

Hopefully that would keep her from prying, but this is Lynera he's trying to shake. He might as well be trying to convince Obi-Wan that he doesn't make dopey heart-eyes at Padme the entire time they're ever in the same room.

He resists the urge to awkwardly cough. "But, you said something about a village in need of help? What's the situation?"

Ye, I surmised~! Thanks for letting me know tho ^w^ I keep all my ooc-talk above a divider, so lol
Gotcha! See ye sometime after rollover :D

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Lynera frowned for a spilt second, then smiled again. “Okay listen. We’re going to Tatooine.” She looked around nervously, as if someone was trying to listen in. “We don’t have much time, and you’re coming with me right now.”

Lynera lowered her voice to a whisper, and said, “It’s a village not too far from the Spaceport, so it won’t exactly take very long. The village is going to be attacked soon, so we should go now so that there won’t be too much damage.

“Also, we’re going on my ship.”

The Resistance Star, Lynera’s ship, was built by herself. Quite a ship to be proud of, really. Lynera spent most of her life working on it, adding shields to defend it, and blaster guns. It was able to seat 5 people in it, something like a bigger version of an X-Wing. A streamlined jet-like ship.

The surrounding air was suddenly quieter than usual. “Come on, Anakin, we’d better go.” Lynera ordered, and before they went, she grabbed him around the waist and kissed him lightly on the cheek.

“Thought I wanted to do that before we went somewhere, it’s been a while I’ve been thinking about doing it.” A small smirk crossed her face, and the two proceeded to her ship.

Oooo, I'm actually liking where this might go! I'm not usually one for like, love angle/love-triangle sub-plots, but with the added drama of what we have planned for later... honestly, I'd love some unrequited pinning and flirting, if you'd be down for that between Ani and Lynera! After all, we're (currently) dealing with Anakin "I love my wife" Skywalker lol

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A spike of unease shoots straight up Anakin's spine. Tatooine? His awful and corrupt home planet Tatooine?

Oh no. No, no, no, no.

Tatooine means deserts. So many deserts full of nothing but sand. So much sand. And dirt. And rocks. And sandy rocks, and rocky sand. And rocky dirt. But worst, sand.

He takes a hesitant step back, hands already raised in defense. "I don't really think I'm the—"

"We don’t have much time, and you’re coming with me right now."

Akanin swallows, still tense as Lynera whispers details at him. The objective is close to the spaceport? Thank goodness. "So, we won't be trudging through as much sand?" he asks, relaxing only a bit. He smirks at the mention of taking her ship, and simply nods. "I can work with that."

Being as force sensitive as he is, Anakin feels the shift just before it actually happens. A wave of deep-gut unease, then crackling tension as Lynera tells him they should leave. A feedback of indecision hits Ani like static, only for a second, before Lynera's hands are suddenly on his waist. Something crackles in the force — want, desire, boldness — and then Lynera pecks him right on the cheek.

The force around him feels like it's vibrating and wobbling. Ani isn't sure if Lynera can feel it, but boy howdy does he. The jedi stands there for a long second, stunned, but... admittedly impressed.

He blinks at Lynera as she pulls away, as she tells him she's wanted to "do that for a while now." The only thought that screeches through his mind is that she doesn't know about him and Padme. Maybe Obi-Wan truly is the only one who suspects them? She wouldn't have made a move like that if she wasn't aware, would she?

Ani blinks again. This is Lynera "Rey-ckless-dana," that just shot him with a kiss on the cheek. She does what she wants, regardless of... anything. He actually breathes out a laugh, though it's more surprised than anything else.

Another thought crashes right through his mind. If he comes clean about him and Padme, to Lynera of all jedi, the entity of Could City will know about them in under an hour. Okay, maybe that's quite an exaggeration, but, point still stands. Better to keep a lid on it... while also figuring out a way to not lead her on, without exposing his and Padme's secret.

Ho boy. This is going to be... tricky.

"Uh — Didn't know you wanted to do that at all," Ani replies, just barely missing a beat as he follows behind the woman. He quirks an eyebrow at her, once he's walking directly beside her. "What about the whole 'no attachments' code, hm?"

Oh yeah, like he's one to talk.

~ I like where this is going, it adds to the drama lol and makes the things more intense as Anakin has to deal with this little “Rey-ckless-dana” (love how you did that) and Padmé…OMG WHAT IF ONE TIME PADMÉ JUST NOTICES AS LIKE MAKES HER FEEL LIKE SHE’S POWERLESS EVEN MORE- (my posts are shortening sry hehe)


After Anakin’s words of the Jedi Code, Lynera laughed a bit and stifled it with a cough. “Says the guy who is prone to breaking the Code wherever he goes.” She joked, and led him to one of the docking ports.

“As for the sand, we should be fine. Not much walking, maybe just a bit of running and we should be fine.” Lynera replied, and led the way to her ship. It was a shining silver colour, gleaming in the sun. It had a pair of wings, blasters on each side. The two went up to the cockpit, and Lynera ran her hand over the control panel.

“Nice, isn’t it?” She marvelled, chuckling to herself, for Lynera couldn’t help just
saying it again and again.

Lynera revved up the engines, and gestured for Anakin to take the seat next to her. “We should be there real fast, shouldn’t take too long, I hope.” Thoughts of her kiss on Anakin slapped her hard. Anakin seemed a bit awkward after that, but it was worth a shot.

“You know, I don’t fully believe that you’re okay, I can sense your distress,” Lynera began, and Anakin tensed up. “but I won’t bother, since you look like it was something deeply personal.”

Lynera might be a probe for emotions in people, and perhaps a strong follower of the Jedi Code, but she leaves people alone if things get highly personal. And it seems that whatever Anakin was dealing with was a very deep kind of personal.

Lynera felt an unpleasant jolt up her spine as she thought about Tatooine. That was the last time she and her mother were happy, spending time together. Then the battle happened, and Kara Reydana died on another planet, on a mission which she brought Lynera for training.

Tatooine was not really pretty, but it was when she was with her mother.

She really just wanted to go back to Tatooine, save the people, and sit in the sand for a while and hold it in her hands. Maybe a tear or two would slide down her cheek when she did that…

but Lynera Reydana just missed her mother, a lot.

Lynera made a shaky sigh, which obviously did not go unnoticed by Anakin, for it was loud and the silence in the ship made it echo a bit.

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