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Bonzo makes it back to his room after not too long. He takes his lightsaber off his belt and places it on his desk, sits down on his bed, and begins to cry.
About two minutes later, there's a knock at the door. "May I come in?" It's Dooku, and his voice is quieter than normal. He doesn't need to be a Jedi to tell that Bonzo is not in good shape.
"Come...come in."
Dooku opens the door. He walks in quietly, and sits down next to Bonzo. "Petra?" Bonzo nods, and Dooku just closes his eyes. "I'm not going to tell you not to feel this. I do not know what you're feeling, even though I wish I did so I could help you." Pause. "Let it go. I can tell that you're holding back on your feelings about this. Let it go, Bonzo."
Dooku's voice is quiet, calm throughout this; he can tell that telling Bonzo to just drop the issue won't help, so he just puts a hand on his shoulder, and transmits some soothing feelings to Bonzo.
The feelings trigger a cascade of tears that are pent up. "I love her...I can't help it, but she can't see that. She's...the only...I'm sorry...but...I love her..."
Dooku lets the tears flow, letting Bonzo rest his head on his shoulder as he bawls. He doesn't say anything; he just listens as Bonzo babbles virtual nonsense at him for a bit. Pulling a tissue box through the air...
Probably not the best use of the Force, but it'll have to do for now...
...Dooku offers Bonzo a kleenex. Bonzo blows his nose, and keeps on crying. This is most assuredly not Dooku's area of expertise, so he just keeps his mouth shut and lets the kid get it out of his system, doing his best to subtly calm him and keep him from completely losing it.
"I'm sorry." That's all he says to Bonzo.
"Thanks, Master."
About two minutes later, there's a knock at the door. "May I come in?" It's Dooku, and his voice is quieter than normal. He doesn't need to be a Jedi to tell that Bonzo is not in good shape.
"Come...come in."
Dooku opens the door. He walks in quietly, and sits down next to Bonzo. "Petra?" Bonzo nods, and Dooku just closes his eyes. "I'm not going to tell you not to feel this. I do not know what you're feeling, even though I wish I did so I could help you." Pause. "Let it go. I can tell that you're holding back on your feelings about this. Let it go, Bonzo."
Dooku's voice is quiet, calm throughout this; he can tell that telling Bonzo to just drop the issue won't help, so he just puts a hand on his shoulder, and transmits some soothing feelings to Bonzo.
The feelings trigger a cascade of tears that are pent up. "I love her...I can't help it, but she can't see that. She's...the only...I'm sorry...but...I love her..."
Dooku lets the tears flow, letting Bonzo rest his head on his shoulder as he bawls. He doesn't say anything; he just listens as Bonzo babbles virtual nonsense at him for a bit. Pulling a tissue box through the air...
Probably not the best use of the Force, but it'll have to do for now...
...Dooku offers Bonzo a kleenex. Bonzo blows his nose, and keeps on crying. This is most assuredly not Dooku's area of expertise, so he just keeps his mouth shut and lets the kid get it out of his system, doing his best to subtly calm him and keep him from completely losing it.
"I'm sorry." That's all he says to Bonzo.
"Thanks, Master."