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[hopesparks]

Who: Anakin & friends
What: Local teenager wakes up from a long nap
When: Early November
Where: Everywhere

Content Warnings: None yet!

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[hopesparks]

[ The grogginess hasn't quite worn off yet. He'd been asleep for the equivalent of a standard month (a month!) but instead of being alarmed, he just feels oddly drowsy. He doesn't feel ill, but he's a little wobbly both physically and when using the Force.

Which is why he doesn't notice Luke until he's nearly at the front door. Anakin doesn't need to unlock it-- Luke has a key, after all-- but he does stumble toward it in time to open it. ]

Morning.

[ It's definitely no longer morning. ]

[faithfulson]

[ Luke had a bag of pastries in hand, having sensed that this was coming, that Anakin was going to be up and about soon enough. When the door opened, he raised an eyebrow at how frumpy he looked, before holding out the bag. ]

Good afternoon. I thought you'd like some sugar before we had a conversation.

[hopesparks]

[ He takes the bag and looks at Luke uneasily. ]

Thanks. [ He steps back to allow Luke in. ]

If you're going to chastise me for falling into a coma for a month, Jaina beat you to it.

[faithfulson]

No, I won't do that. I doubt you had much control over that.

[ He doubted that anyone that ended up in those pods did so willingly, so he wasn't going to heckle him for that. ]

So, were you going to tell me about your siblings before or after they showed up here?

[hopesparks]

[ Anakin makes his way to the kitchen, but stops and turns when Luke speaks. ]

Huh? What do you mean?

[ Guess who can't keep track of who he told what. ]

[faithfulson]

Your sister? That showed up? And assumed I knew who she was?

[ Ring any bells, nephew? ]

[hopesparks]

[ Anakin frowns in thought. ]

I thought I told you... or maybe that was grandfather.

[ A pause. ] Did she mention our brother?

[ Might as well get that out of the way too. ]

[faithfulson]

Yes, thankfully.

[ At least she filled him in! But it didn't keep Luke from folding his arms over his chest, giving him the "sassy adult that is done with this teenager" look. ]

Is there anything else that I should probably know?

[hopesparks]

Probably. [ He sets the bag down on the counter. ] But give me a sec.

[ With that, he leaves the room for a moment and returns with a holodisk. He stops in front of his uncle and holds it out to take. ]

If I didn't tell you about them, I must've forgotten to show you this.

[faithfulson]

[ Luke tilted his head in mild surprise, reaching for the holodisk. ]

What's this?

[hopesparks]

A family holo I made a few years ago. It was in my bag when I got here.

[ The construction of the disk is careful and neat and, once activated, the image is clear and precise.

But it's what's in the image that matters-- his mother with a bright twinkle in her eye that she gets when she's pleasantly surprised, his father with his trademark smirk that's softened at the edges with fondness, and his brother and sister both with smiles on their faces. ]

[faithfulson]

[ Luke stared at it for a long moment, his expression shifting from surprise to a sort of saddened happiness. Leia and Han looked so happy, happier than he had ever seen the two of them. And Jaina and who had to be Jacen... they were lovely, the spirit of their parents. ]

[ ...it took him a moment to realize a few tears had escaped, and he reached up with his gloved hand to wipe them away. ]

[hopesparks]

[ He's a little startled to see his uncle crying. He thought Uncle Luke would've smiled or started asking questions.

But then it clicks. ] You must miss them.