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[Someone's breaking in this here video thing, because it's backward tech far behind what she's used to but she can understand it. Leia's hair is just in a braid on one side, and it's clear that she didn't intend to be doing this. Anyone who's seen her house, or who lives on her street can probably tell that she's sitting on her front stoop, and she's holding an open box with a bright blue ribbon. Inside the box there's a silver tube, and she lifted it up slowly.]

Is this supposed to be a joke?

[Her voice is deadpan and calm, even as she removes the saber and flicks the switch on, activating the blue blade.]

My brother is the jedi, not me. Does this mean that you have him somewhere? Or Ben Kenobi? Or someone else?

[She can't help that her hope is up a little about Luke, even if the saber is a different color than the one that he made after he lost his hand (and saber) to Vader.

Still the lightsaber in her hand feels right, like an extension of herself and if she closed her eyes she could still feel it with senses that she had locked away long ago. Now it was like someone (or something) had ripped the bandages off of them and she didn't like it one bit.]

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[ Laura is frowning, a little, but it's in thought. ]

They have many people somewhere.

I know, I'm attempting to get them to let me into the facility where they are being held.

[One way or another, Leia is going to try.]

[ gdi leia for making her reply to the network. also the video might be a little shaky because jyn has turned into a five year old again all wide eyes and looking like she probably gasped before she flicked the screen on. ]

Leia, that's a lightsaber.

[ WELL SPOTTED, ERSO ]

I know. My brother has one.

[And her father and her son, but she's not talking about that.]

[ her eyes widen further and, absurdly, her voice lowers ]

Your brother is a Jedi?

[ HOLY SHIT, LEIA ORGANA ]

Yes. The Force is strong with my biological family.

[But she's still not naming other names.]

Luke is my twin brother. He's actually one of the people who helped me deliver the plans to the Rebellion, and then he was the one who used the Force to guide the shot that destroyed the first Death Star.

[ so it turns out that cassian and poe haven't told jyn about the second death star because no one wants to break her fragile heart and at the mention of "first death star" -- which implies more than one -- jyn's eyes close for a long moment.

well, fuck. ]

Your brother took down the Death Star?

[Fuck, she's sorry, Jyn. Don't worry, Leia won't mention the Star Destroyer or anything. ~~Mostly because she doesn't know about it yet.~~]

Yes. And then Yoda trained him in the ways of the Jedi.

[ who the f is yoda? ]

I thought... all the Jedi were wiped out during the Clone Wars.

No, just most of them when the order was given. Obi Wan was lucky enough to escape and he watched over Luke, and Yoda escaped as well. He had been on the Jedi council. But however much they wanted to kill all the Jedi, they never could kill all the people who had a connection to the Force.

[Though they tried. Leia remembered them trying, which was why her own abilities had been so tightly bound and woven together inside of herself so that no one would ever be able to suss them out.

Not even Vader.]

[ that makes sense. her own mother had believed in it so much and chirrut was basically a jedi. ]

Two of the men in our crew were Guardians of the Whills but we never got the chance to talk about it. Chirrut recognized my necklace though. [ she pulls it free even though leia has no doubt seen it before since jyn doesn't bother hiding it anymore. ]

It's a kyber crystal.

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I know.

[In her hunt for her brother, Leia had done research into the things that he had done research on, all of the old myths of the jedi, and kyber crystals had come up.]

Was your mother a force user?

No. No, my mother was scientist, that's what runs in my family. But she believed in the force.

[ jyn... less so. ]

I see. I tried to believe in the Force when I was younger but...

[It was hard with her father telling her that she needed to hide everything about it, and that she needed to never let on about the feelings she had about things so that the Empire would never find out about her. Not believing in the force was the easiest way for her to not have it.]

Of course I believe now.

[And she had a lightsaber in her hand.]

Obviously. [ FUCKING LIGHTSABER THO ] The galaxy didn't make it easy to believe when we were younger.

[ let's all take a moment to laugh that tiny jyn is saying this to adult leia when damn they do not look the same age. ]

No. [All she can do is agree.] It did not.

Do you want to see it? In person, I mean.

[Cause she wants to tell you something but not on the network because she doesn't trust it.]

[ okay, be cool jyn. be cool. ]

Yes!

[ that was not cool. gdi ]

Where do you want to meet?

[It's okay, Jyn. Leia gets it.]

Come by the house. I'll put some beer in the fridge.

[Because let's add alcohol to emotional upheaval and a freaking lightsaber, Organa.]

[ NO THAT IS A GREAT IDEA. jyn needs a beer. ]

I'll be right there.

[ and indeed, a few minutes later she's knocking on leia's door before she pushes it open because jyn doesn't believe in manners. at least she knocked! ]

Leia! It's me.

[Leia's house is very open and minimalistically designed, but it still feels too big after so many years living in ships or on bases. There's a comfy couch though, and a fireplace, and Leia is in the kitchen grabbing two beers that were already in her fridge before she comes to the door, holding them between her fingers.]

Come in.

[The words come with the patented Leia Organa little smile, and she opens the door and leads her into the living room. The lightsaber is in her pocket, and she is definitely not letting it out of her sight or feeling range for anything.]

Is your brother really a Jedi or are you just fucking with me?

[ IT'S A FAIR QUESTION! as far as jyn knows the jedi don't exist, even with leia's explanation under her belt it's still... it sounds so impossible. the jedi they're practically fairy tales! ]

My brother really is a Jedi.

[Her voice is calm, but crystal clear, and she meets Jyn's eyes as she said it.]

He may be the last jedi, now. Before this showed up I mean.

[Leia gestured to the lightsaber in her pocket.]

I have the Force within me too. I told you it was strong within my family and it's true. But when I was a kid I always needed to hide it because we were always around the Empire and Vader and we were already involved in the rebellion. If he had any word that my father was harboring a force user...

[Leia didn't need to say what would have happened to all of them, and what could have happened to her whole planet because of her.

Before it did happen, anyway.]

[ HOLY SHIT LEIA IS FORCE SENSITIVE. whatever crush jyn had on her already explodes and she looks vaguely starstruck for a brief moment before she shakes it off. it's leia, her dear friend. it's leia, the general who can make poe shut up with a look.

get your shit together, erso. the implicit threat on alderaan sobers her, knowing full well that her father could be blamed entirely for that, not leia's. ]

Poe told me, about Alderaan. I'm sorry.

[Leia wished that Poe didn't tell her about Alderaan. It had been nice to assume that someone had no idea that her entire planet was dead when they were talking to her, but also knew who she was. Letting out a small smile, it was all Leia could do to give out the standard response, in the calm neutral tone that she needed for such things.]

Thank you.

[But then she looked into Jyn's eyes and frowned for a moment, reaching out to touch her on her arm.]

You know that it's not your fault, right? That the sins of the father don't carry onto the child?

[Because if Jyn believed that it did, then Leia was fucked if the truth came out.

Again.]

I know. [ her head tips back and forth with a shrug. ] I know, in theory. Execution could a little work. I know that what my father helped build isn't my fault, but he did it to protect me.

[ so it feels like her fault. for existing. if galen didn't have jyn there would have been nothing to keep him in line. ]

When I was in prison, on Wobani, we built these huge ship panels. The ones they use in Star Destroyers, but more than they would ever need. Every single day, hundreds of panels, thousands of panels a week. I used to think that it for some massive fleet, but it wasn't. They used us to build the Death Star. It's got Erso hands all over it.

Did you chose to go to prison, Jyn? Did you have any choice in what they forced you to do? Sometimes the only choices you can make in a moment are the ones that allow you to fight another day. It's not your handprints, Jyn Erso. It's the handprints of the Empire and how they used good people to do terrible things because they didn't have a choice in that moment. You chose to save the galaxy from a terrible thing at great personal cost. You don't need to beat yourself up anymore over this. It doesn't help. You need to channel that somewhere else.

[It was the voice of experience here, thinking back to everything that she'd done for the Resistance and the Rebellion, all of the things that she had lost to put into it, all of the blood and sweat and tears.

And the love and the people and the loss. All of it had driven her to be who she was and what she was, and without it none of those things would have existed.

Resting her arm on Jyn's she just smiled softly.]

You need to stop beating yourself up.

[ because she died in the process, it's not like anyone has had the chance to tell her this. (poe did, but poe's opinion doesn't strike her has hard as leia's. there's a difference.)

her hand lifts to curl around her crystal, offering leia a weak smile that doesn't begin to convey her gratitude. ]

Where should I channel it?

[Leia just looked around at the yard that was both hers and not hers, and she sighed for a long moment before she looked into the sky. That was such a loaded question, and it was one that she had been asking herself ever since they'd made the announcement about what it was that this place really was, and what it was for.

Taking the lightsaber from her pocket again, Leia pressed the button and it lit up, filling the air around them with it's blue glow.]

For now you channel it in making this town safe, and in working towards getting everyone back home. That said. [Her hand hit the button once more, and the light was gone as Leia reached out and brushed her fingers across Jyn's chin.]

Enjoy the time you have. Use it to the fullest. Love to the fullest, Jyn Erso. We don't know how much time we have. Don't waste it.

[If Leia could, it would be advice that she could give to herself, and she still doesn't even know that her husband is dead.]

[ hello 911 i'd like to report a murder and the murder weapon was that tag HOW VERY DARE YOU

seeing the lightsaber again, up close, makes jyn's eyes sparkle, blue glow reflecting off the gold flecks in her eyes that gave her the nickname from her father when she was a newborn.

because it's leia, she doesn't stop the words that tumble out of her mouth: ] I don't have a home to go back to. Cassian and I, we're dead, we died, it's part of history now. We can't go home.

[ what is she supposed to do in that case? ]

Then you make your lives here. For the two of you, this can be a second chance. A chance to have a real life where you're not dodging empire cruisers or worrying about being thrown in prison. Yes, this world has real dangers, but honestly would any of us be happy in a world that didn't?

[Leia knew how bad an uneasy peace was when you didn't expect it. How everything that you learned through wars made peacetimes harder especially when a new generation was born of children who didn't really understand what it was like to live and love and lose under the yoke of her father and the Emperor. She didn't wish that on the two of them. Leia didn't wish this odd combination of war and peace on anyone. One should either live in one or the other without needing to straddle the middle ground.]

Live well here, Jyn. The two of you deserve it.

It looks to me like you've got something for a feel for it already. If you don't mind me saying so.

It does feel good in my hands.

[To someone else, or if she had all of her memories, Leia might not have admitted it, but for now she did and made a small movement with it, taking a step to the right as she did so. It was a movement that she'd seen her brother do light years ago, and it was almost like reflex.]

I don't suppose you've had any experience with swords?

I do, actually.

[ It was one of the many fighting arts that he'd learned from Bruce and Diana both over the years, so that he'd be prepared in cases where his powers might not be functional. ]

Though never one quite like that.

[That makes her smile.]

Don't suppose you'd feel up to teaching an old dog some new tricks?

I'll have to see if I find any old dogs.

[ That comes with a bit of a smile. ]

But I certainly wouldn't mind passing on the things I've learned to an eager pupil.

I can make you dinner in return for the lessons. I make a mean lasagna.

And I'm not foolish enough to ever turn down even the friendliest of lasagnas.

What day works for you?

Is tomorrow too soon?

Certainly not. What time should I show up? And will you need practice gear or should I bring some?

I don't think I'll need any, but I appreciate the offer. When my brother was training with it, he just had this helmet that blinded out his eyes. I don't think I need it.

[She always had more discipline than Luke.]

Fair enough.

Then I'll just bring myself and my appetite.

Excellent. I don't mind telling you, Kal that I am excited for doing this.

I have no doubt. There's always something very exciting to finally getting to stretch yourself a little.

And we sure could use a bit of a distraction around here.

You're... not wrong there. I'll see you then, Leia. And if you need anything before that, don't hesitate to give me a ring, all right?

Of course. You're one of my favorite people here, Kal. You know that.

It is a stick. Throw it out if you do not like this joke.

Can a stick do this?

[Leia's offended, even though she shouldn't be, and her famous temper comes out as she takes a step forward in a circular motion and proceeds to slice her rose bush in half.]

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