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[packing_again]

[River is quiet, but there is danger in her voice.]

For those who know her, Amy has returned home.

I will be shipping off with the rest of the drafted within the week.

Do try to stay safe, over here, or wherever you may have wandered off to. Doctor, Rose, Luke, I mean you in particular.

Take care, and if you need me, I'll keep my datapad

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[sand_wormie]

- Oh. [Luke had gone into Amy's mind that time to check for Force-Sensitivity, and knows her somewhat, enough to have felt something. But he hadn't thought much of it; it had been a flicker.]

[packing_again]

[Yeah. Your friend? Isn't in a very good shape, Luke. She could hold on for Amy's sake when the Doctor and Rory went away - but now with the three of them gone? She's crumbling. Not that you'd see that to look at her. And yet you are one of the two people here who have any idea why.

... she'll just. Nod.]

She has got things that need to happen, waiting for her.

[sand_wormie]

I... yeah. I bet so. [Later he will feel guilty; she'd disappeared and he'd dismissed the feeling to go on doing as he'd been doing. For now, he's not sure what to do. He'd liked Amy, though he hadn't known her as well as he could've, and knows River was a whole lot closer.]

...Do you - need anything?

[packing_again]

[Well, there doesn't need to be guilt involved, not since it wasn't in any way Luke's doing.]

I... no, I don't think so. Thank you, Luke.

Things are moving on, with the draft. I don't know when they will let us back, nor what is going to be happening here while we are away, but do try to-- [Stay out of trouble. This one is hopeless.]

I have talked with the owners of the shooting range, you can go practice as often as you want. They know you now.

[sand_wormie]

[Like that will stop him.]

You don't have to worry about me. I'm never in trouble for long.

[He bites his lip and tries for a rather weak joke.] - I might end up falling out with them. You'll - have to come back later.

[And branching off that-] People need you. So come back when it's over.

I need you.

[packing_again]

[Blink. Blink blinks. And her face and voice actually soften.]

I wasn't planning on anything else, sweetie. I am not sure when they are going to allow us to return to Coruscant- whether this will be a one-strike thing, or they mean us to be out there for a campaign - but I am not going out there to get killed.

I promise. The only time I was shot, it was by mistake - who would have thought that one of the most terrible war leaders in history would be a lousy shot? - but that got better. I was never programmed for suicide, and never picked it up. [Just a killer.]

[sand_wormie]

[He's stubborn.]

There's always a first time. ...Second. First time deli- you get what I mean. Soldiers get trained in how to aim. And other things.

So don't get careless, and don't think you don't have any reasons to come back.

[packing_again]

[Luke probably gets her first smile-like expression in days.]

I will be careful, yes. Thank you, sweetie. I wouldn't dream of getting that one wrong.

[sand_wormie]

Right. 'Cause if you do, I'll -

-figure something out that you wouldn't like.

[packing_again]

[Salutes.]

Yes, sir.

I wouldn't dream of crossing you. Well, not on the important things. [She does what she wants. But she will stay this side of actually making people upset.]

[sand_wormie]

Mmph. [He tries to scowl, but his heart's not in it.]