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[abreakingwave]

[There's no visual to go along with the irritated voice. Nope. It's just straight to the point with this guy. It also becomes very much apparent why he insists on keeping the transmission on audio.] Is there a particular reason why I woke up in Coruscant with nothing but my skivvies when I should be in Naboo on a mission?

[On the eve of battle, no

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[sand_wormie]

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[Obi-Wan had been here when Luke first arrived, and had questioned him in a way that had made Luke a little leery; the Larses hadn't been able to do much about his natural fearlessness, but there are some topics they've successfully made him unwilling to broach casually.]

You're...

[He sounds different now, though.]

Sorry. It happens to everyone. There's a Jedi council here, but it's probably not the one you know.

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['I'm...?' Obi-Wan almost wants to ask what he was about to say, but he shrugs it off for now. The second part really makes him stop and pay attention.]

'Probably'? What does that mean? [He grew up in the Jedi Temple in Coruscant. How could it not be the one he knows?]

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Well... definitely, I guess. [Luke ducks his head slightly.]

You just got abducted by a Sith Lord who pulls people into his time and sticks us on Coruscant for... some reason.

Go look outside. This isn't the modern architecture style; it's still the City of Spires.

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[There's silence on Obi-Wan's end of the transmission for a moment, but when he returns, his voice is significantly less agitated.]

I'm sorry. I didn't mean to be cross with you. [It's a lot to take in, that's for sure, but he needs to keep a level head.] You're telling me a Sith Lord did this? It would take great power to pull people from different times. But I suppose answers are going to be elusive, as always.

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Don't worry about it.

It can be done... with the Force, I mean. I don't- I don't remember how, though.

[Luke did it, once, three years ago.]

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[Give him a moment to register that. If only you could see his face, Luke. It's rather stunned. This boy is a Force sensitive-- and a powerful at that, it seems.]

You... pulled someone through time?

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[There's a breathy sigh. Luke sometimes has the feeling that he shouldn't tell people, which is why he never goes around saying it outright. Obi-Wan here leaped to a conclusion, but it was the right one, Luke wouldn't feel right dissembling now.]

Just once. I think. And just one person. And I think I did it differently.

- But yeah.

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[Oh, he's good at that: jumping to conclusions, but the way he said it made him think it was the right one to jump to. He could have just as easily said he didn't know how, but instead, it was that he didn't remember how. Obi-Wan manages to keep the 'I knew it' look out of his face, at least.]

That's still an incredible feat. Are you training to be a Jedi, then?

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...I'm - learning some things. Here and there. Different people teach me things, a little at a time. But I haven't formally gone and signed up or anything.

[There are Things He Is Not Saying, here - Luke sounds uneasy.]

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Usually the Order brings children to the temple for training when they're very little... [But then... Anakin had the highest midichlorian count he'd ever seen and he went all that time undiscovered. Plus... he still didn't even know where in time this boy came from. He mentioned modern architecture earlier, but modern for him may not be modern for Obi-Wan. ...Oh, all this time business is just giving him a headache!]

I would strongly advise getting formal training. [But he does catch that uneasiness in his voice. He wonders why...] Unless there's a reason why you haven't yet?

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I'm... a weird case. I only really knew one Jedi before coming here, and he was a hermit, I didn't even know he was a Jedi until people here said so. Ben Kenobi. Do... you know him? [Luke doesn't know.]

...It's kind of complicated?

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Ben Kenobi? [He takes that name in with surprise. Something doesn't add up. If he was a Jedi, then he was one Obi-Wan hadn't heard of and he would know if there was another Kenobi in the Order at some point... Right?] Never heard of him. [But now his curiosity is totally pinged.] What year are you from, if you don't mind me asking?

Complicated how? [It occurs to him that maybe he shouldn't be poking into a stranger's life, but... it doesn't hurt to ask and he's genuinely curious.]

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About thirteen AFGE? ...Standard years after the start of the First Galactic Empire. Um... the thing is, every time the government changes, someone goes and resets the standard calendar, so... But how about the Great ReSynchronization? Year 29? [Obi-Wan would be from about Year 3 of that thing.]

That's really all I've got. I know I'm from around a thousand years after the Ruusan Reformation, but I don't actually remember the exact number.

Um... I'd really rather not say here. Maybe later? [Some things are easier in person. Or with someone he's known for more than a few minutes.]

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[It works for him. He can't help but grin a little at Luke's remark; dates really shouldn't be that confusing, but he can gather the information he needs from what he's been told.] Then you're... twenty-six years in the future. [He had expected him to be in the past, perhaps, but... future? What did that mean? It wasn't even that long from now.] Have you ever met him?

Alright, alright. [He chuckles quietly; he knows he's bad about bombarding people with questions sometimes. It still amazes him that Qui-Gon endures it as well as he does.] Sorry. --I never did catch your name, though.

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Really? Huh. ...And yeah, I know Ben. He's kind of weird, but I like him.

It's not a problem. I'm Luke. [He doesn't say his last name, but he's pretty transparent - it's obvious he has more than the one name.]

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Weird? [He laughs.] Well, yes, I suppose hermits do have the reputation of being oddballs. But... that's so strange. You would think I'd be aware of another Kenobi among the Jedi. [And unfortunately, Obi-Wan is persistent and he wants to know who this person is.] How old would you say he is? Older man? Younger?

It's a pleasure to meet you, then, Luke. [He sees no reason to probe for his last name, so Luke will do for now!]