[He would not. 8( And Rude might, but Rude's... not a very forthcoming guy. So instead, he just nods. A part of him wants to do more than maintain this respectable distance, but he's gotten used to that. Kinda helps when the person you knew has no real idea who you are in your world. Beyond your reputation, anyway. He wants to convey all of this to her.]
[l-lol, the last time you were inching it was away, Kanan. He does take in their surroundings again, momentarily somber, but everything's too puzzling for him to hold onto that for long.]
No--you are there. But you aren't... [He just looks at her again through his glasses.] ...You're younger.
[Yeah well she's gotten a bit bolder. And besides, this is Rude we're talking about. She missed him.]
...This place is weird, I guess. Time runs strange here-- and things move differently, timeline-wise. How-- how old am I, there? [Pause.] Maybe there's... multiple me's?
You smiled! Sort of. [She can't recall the last time he smiled, almost. It makes her happy, a little. She's all smiles-- obviously happier now than she has been in a while.] Anyway. Maybe it IS another me. Or something. I mean, I was 22 or 23 when I first came here... and then I left, and a new me came here, who was 25... and then SHE left, and now here I am. So who knows.
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[AWKWARD PAUSE.]
...really grew up.
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....It's... been a long time, that's all. I... haven't done much more than what I used to.
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What... [How to phrase this.] How long's it been?
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It's... [She pauses, counting.] Almost a year, hasn't it? Maybe... maybe longer? Can't remember.
...Have you been... at home?
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Yeah... Something like that.
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....At least you got to go back, then. [She sounds relieved.] At least you were redeemed. Seems like I might be beyond it, since---
Well. [She just waves a hand at the surroundings.]
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No--you are there. But you aren't... [He just looks at her again through his glasses.] ...You're younger.
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...This place is weird, I guess. Time runs strange here-- and things move differently, timeline-wise. How-- how old am I, there? [Pause.] Maybe there's... multiple me's?
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Twenty, twenty-one? ...You don't know anything about this place.
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[Did... did he just...]
You smiled! Sort of. [She can't recall the last time he smiled, almost. It makes her happy, a little. She's all smiles-- obviously happier now than she has been in a while.] Anyway. Maybe it IS another me. Or something. I mean, I was 22 or 23 when I first came here... and then I left, and a new me came here, who was 25... and then SHE left, and now here I am. So who knows.
How are things at home?
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...Normal. You're still doing tech stuff in Junon. [...] --A new you?
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[She reaches out, catching his arm. Tentative, yes, but she is a bolder Kanan than the mouse that ran from everyone.]
....Do I remember? [She's going to feel so guilty if she doesn't. Poor Rude.]
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