Hello

[farmboyjedi]

Even with the contract I signed, this is a lot to process. Even after all I've seen in my life, time travel is kind of shocking to me. I keep wondering who else could be here. And how my age has been altered.

Anyway, my name is Luke. Luke Skywalker. I look like a boy right now, but I'm really an adult. I'm a little out of sorts right now, but I will help any way I can to make things better while I'm here.

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[farmboyjedi]

[Luke can't help giving a happy smile as he thinks of Ben.] Ben's smart and energetic and sometimes too advanced for his own good. He did get a double dose of stubborn...between me and his mom, who's every bit as stubborn as I am at times. [He chuckled.] Once he's got his mind on something, it's hard to change it. He's strong in the Force already, although things have been rough and it's scared him a little, what he's felt. He's got the Skywalker blue eyes, but red-gold hair like his mom.

Leia's children are all Jedi. They're all smart and stubborn and seem to have what their dad calls his "Solo luck" for tight situations. Jaina's a mechanical whiz...she'd rather be getting her hands dirty working on a ship than any of that girly stuff. Jacen has a gift for animals...both of them are great pilots. And they've got some of their dad's Corellian swagger and lopsided grin at times. Both of them have been through a lot...there's been a war going on. But they're great kids. They've got dark hair like both their parents.

Anakin was...He was a good boy...intelligent and brave and kind. We...We lost him during the war. [Luke's eyes are sad.] But he was a hero to the end. He brought hope as well...just like you said of his grandfather. I'd love for you to meet them...all of them.

[He thinks of her words about his father.] I see him in myself and Leia...but I see you as well. [He has to laugh again about the politicians.] I guess it's hereditary. Leia's great with them, although even she has her fill at times. She isn't Chief of State anymore, but she's still working with them at times. I'm definitely not cut out for politics.

[Especially when they want the Jedi to be loyal to the government instead of the Force...and especially since the one in charge at the moment is former imperial Admiral Daala, who never liked Jedi to bein with...]

[democratically]

[Padmé notices the smile, and can tell with that alone how much Luke loves his son. As she listens, she finds her own smile growing in turn.] I fear stubborn runs in the family.

[But it sounds as if both Luke and Leia both have their hands full, but not in a bad way. It seems that they have many of their grandfather's traits, for not only was he a Jedi, but he was a mechanical whiz as well.

Her expression deepens though as he speaks of the Anakin that he knows. Her hand reaches out, to brush softly against Luke's cheek.]

I would have loved that as well.

[And she means it. Family had always been important to her.]

Not everyone is cut out for them, even some of those who were Senators.

[farmboyjedi]

"I suppose it could still happen someday...if I was brought here, and the two of you, maybe more of us will join the group." he replied. He closed his eyes, the feeling of the touch stirring feelings within him. His mother's touch...the first time he'd ever felt it. It was wonderful.

"That's very true." he agreed. "I'm not even sure about Chiefs of State sometimes. The one we got after Leia stepped down made me crazy sometimes. About the only good thing he did was that he ended up making a heroic sacrifice in the end. Now, we've got a former Imperial who's becoming too pushy about pledging the Jedi to serve the government first and foremost. I don't like it."

He sighed. "Sometimes, I don't think certain things change very much. As much as we try to create a better government, the nature of sentient beings means that things will always go wrong and there will always be fights and disagreements and dark intentions...or good intentions gone wrong... as much as peace and ynderstanding."

[democratically]

Perhaps, although this place is... It does have its moments.

[For Padmé, there is nothing else. That much she knows. To return home is to return to death. How it is staved off here, she does not know. All that she does know is that she is living, breathing, alive.]

It is not always easy. It is balancing the needs and the wants of the people, and about being able to put aside your own beliefs at times so that you can listen. Not everyone is cut out for the job, unfortunately.

[farmboyjedi]

I agree, it isn't. I admire you and Leia greatly for trying to make things better in the galaxy by doing it. And no, you're right, it isn't for everyone.

[democratically]

Some body needs to stand up for those who do not have a voice.

[And Padmé has always been that one.]

[farmboyjedi]

I agree completely. I'm glad there are different ways we can do it. We aren't all adept at the same thing, but we all help other beings in our own way.

[democratically]

Yes. Exactly that.

[As she offered a comforting smile.]

[farmboyjedi]

[He smiled back.]

You know, sometimes despite how much things have changed since...since back then...sometimes they still seem very much the same. But, sometimes I can see small changes. I feel there's always hope, even when it doesn't seem too bright. It's a lot of what's got me through the last few years...the small bit of hope that we'd come through and find peace again.

[democratically]

Change doesn't always happen over night, nor is it easy, but that doesn't mean people shouldn't try.

[farmboyjedi]

That's all anyone can do. Sometimes, it happens slowly, a small bit at a time. The Rebellion was that way a lot of the time. But we made it, somehow. We didn't give up. That's the key...don't give up.