The Hermit Shack in the Woods, Saturday Morning

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Yesterday had been... unpleasant. Or at least troublesome. And yes, eventually Obi-Wan would have to have that conversation with Ahsoka he'd been putting off for some time

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Ahsoka didn't particularly want to have this conversation, here things felt closer to normal than they had in a long time and she selfishly wanted to keep that, but now that she'd said what she'd said, if she put it off it'd just...fester.

Unlike Kanan, however, she did open herself to the Force to find Obi-Wan, searching for a familiar calmness.

"Master Kenobi?"

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Obi-Wan was up and about by now, feeding the eopies outside. He looked away from Rooh, caught sight of Ahsoka, and smiled at her. "Over here," he called.

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"I never pictured you with livestock." Ahsoka said as she came over and offered her hand to the smaller eopie to sniff, because it wasn't only sapient younglings she had a soft spot for.

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"They're not livestock," Obi-Wan said. "Rooh and her son are their own creatures entirely."

Because of course he said that. The child, at least, was happy to sniff and cuddle her hand.

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Ahsoka scratched the eopie under his chin. "Still, it must be a relief to deal with something less stubborn than Anakin."

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"You are clearly not yet familiar with Rooh," Obi-Wan said wryly, patting the older eopie on the neck. "She's saved my life several times."

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"Bet she doesn't keep score though." Because the Padawan was the one who'd gotten to be the audience whenever that conversation had started.

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Obi-Wan let out a loud sigh. "I still firmly believe Cato Neimoidia doesn't count," he said.

Then he shook his head. "...But you weren't there for that."

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If it had been any other time she might have pointed out that when it came to Cato Neimoidia she'd saved Anakin (from crashing, again) first, but they'd barely gotten boots on the ground before they'd been called back to investigate the bombing, and well... "No. I wasn't."

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But Obi-Wan was referring to the time on Cato Neimoidia, shortly before-- everything, where he'd inhaled hallucinogenic spores and everything was terrible--

Anyhow.

"And we should talk," he said slowly, "About the past several years."

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Everything was terrible described far too many things these days.

Ahsoka shifted awkwardly, suddenly aware of the missing weight of her braid, which was ridiculous given how light and how long it had been. "We should." If only so they didn't announce it unexpectedly to an audience. Again.

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"Would you like to come inside?" Obi-Wan asked quietly. "There's still water for tea."

And so he could have some time to figure out what to say, exactly.

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Ahsoka was... not adverse to putting this off a little longer. "That would be...yes."

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Obi-Wan nodded.

He was rather more anxious about this visit than the one he'd had shortly before she arrived, and so there was some hurry in his steps as he walked into the shack and put the water back on.

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Ahsoka didn't dawdle, exactly, as she followed him and found somewhere to sit, but there was a marked lack of hurry to her movements.

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Far too soon, the tea was ready, and Obi-Wan put both cups down on the table. "So," he said, "I suppose we should start at the beginning. Or rather, our end."