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When the transmission holo flickers into focus, Obi-Wan can be seen standing still & serene in his Jedi robes, hands tucked into the voluminous sleeves - in short, quintessentially Jedi. It's a little hard to tell through the beard, but he might just be smirking just a little. Not that he'd ever display so undignified an emotion.
"Hello, Anakin. I'm sure you've been very busy with finals and the cultural pageant you mentioned in your last transmission, which I'm quite keen to hear about when you return. Did the school make any recordings of it? I imagine that would be an excellent fund-raiser, sold to the students' guardians."
"I thought since you'll be home soon for long enough to help me with some short-term assignments, I should catch you up with current developments here." Obi-Wan launches into a long-winded report of some of his recent missions and negotiations, Senate developments, and Temple minutae. It's excruciatingly boring stuff. There's the odd piece of interesting information, such as some time spent consulting with Senator Amidala on a treaty between the third and fifth houses of the royal Cestacean court, though he doesn't say if she asked after Anakin or sends her regards.
He seems to be winding down when the glint in his eye grows somewhat more pronounced. A hint of amusement remains, though it's undercut with a bite of steel. "Oh, I nearly forgot. The young woman you bought for me - you needn't worry about her, if you were worrying. Lovely girl, Jill is - that's her real name, by the way - she's quite fascinated by the Temple. I took a few days to show her around, and we had some wonderful conversations. It turns out she shows signs of some faint Force sensitivity. Not enough to be trained as a Jedi, even if we had found her as a child, but she's pleased, nevertheless. She's petitioned the Council to serve as an acolyte in the Temple. Something about the ascetic simplicity appealed to her, she said, after her last line of work. Master Yoda is quite impressed by her devotion."
It's not really necessary for Obi-Wan to mention the earlier prank transmission. If Anakin hasn't yet learned "don't try and out-prank your Master who's been doing this for considerably longer," there's not much hope for that to sink in now. And considering it took him more than one try to record a message that didn't have a few pointed comments that were more needlessly cruel than helpful...well, better he let mild, pointed taunting speak for itself.
"I'll see you shortly, Anakin. I rather think we have some interesting conversations coming up. May the Force be with you." Something that sounds suspiciously like a muttered "you'll certainly need it" might have made it through the transmission before the signal was cut off, but it's kind of hard to tell.
"Hello, Anakin. I'm sure you've been very busy with finals and the cultural pageant you mentioned in your last transmission, which I'm quite keen to hear about when you return. Did the school make any recordings of it? I imagine that would be an excellent fund-raiser, sold to the students' guardians."
"I thought since you'll be home soon for long enough to help me with some short-term assignments, I should catch you up with current developments here." Obi-Wan launches into a long-winded report of some of his recent missions and negotiations, Senate developments, and Temple minutae. It's excruciatingly boring stuff. There's the odd piece of interesting information, such as some time spent consulting with Senator Amidala on a treaty between the third and fifth houses of the royal Cestacean court, though he doesn't say if she asked after Anakin or sends her regards.
He seems to be winding down when the glint in his eye grows somewhat more pronounced. A hint of amusement remains, though it's undercut with a bite of steel. "Oh, I nearly forgot. The young woman you bought for me - you needn't worry about her, if you were worrying. Lovely girl, Jill is - that's her real name, by the way - she's quite fascinated by the Temple. I took a few days to show her around, and we had some wonderful conversations. It turns out she shows signs of some faint Force sensitivity. Not enough to be trained as a Jedi, even if we had found her as a child, but she's pleased, nevertheless. She's petitioned the Council to serve as an acolyte in the Temple. Something about the ascetic simplicity appealed to her, she said, after her last line of work. Master Yoda is quite impressed by her devotion."
It's not really necessary for Obi-Wan to mention the earlier prank transmission. If Anakin hasn't yet learned "don't try and out-prank your Master who's been doing this for considerably longer," there's not much hope for that to sink in now. And considering it took him more than one try to record a message that didn't have a few pointed comments that were more needlessly cruel than helpful...well, better he let mild, pointed taunting speak for itself.
"I'll see you shortly, Anakin. I rather think we have some interesting conversations coming up. May the Force be with you." Something that sounds suspiciously like a muttered "you'll certainly need it" might have made it through the transmission before the signal was cut off, but it's kind of hard to tell.