thisavrou | video; backdated to 05/20; locked to Padmé, Satine, and Zam

[ Returning from Amissis-Re, Obi-Wan has never been more relieved to be riding with Anakin — a feeling altogether foreign most other times. At the moment no one is piloting transporter 002 in any meaningful way. They are, in fact, taking the long way back, and by way of abusing Skywalker's status, which affords them a little time to formulate a crucial warning.

No doubt, they both feel the heaviness of certain burdens. The trip through the Alter-Ingress had been both terrifying and sobering. The information they now find themselves in possession of is like a great mountain atop their shoulders — more so Anakin's, it seems, if his distant expression is any indication. It's why Kenobi doesn't hesitate to take the lead. ]

If you can spare a moment, we— Anakin and I have discovered information we feel is necessary to be shared and further disseminated going forward. Please, it's important.

[ On a locked frequency, the message is only for a very select few — those who would be most greatly affected by the information. ]

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Who is it?

[ The obvious answer would be Dooku, but it would seem as if that isn't the case. Not with how Obi is acting. ]

Chancellor Palpatine. He was operating from within, using everyone as—

[ He comes to a halt, jaw tight. He presses on without looking back at Anakin, who is suffering the worst of this. ]

We'd had our suspicions, but nothing like this.

[ For a long moment, all Satine can do is stare as the enormity of this revelation sinks in. ]

I knew the Republic was rotting from within, but this is... I can hardly believe it.

[ And at the same time it makes such a horrible kind of sense. ]

[ Obi-Wan can hardly believe it himself. If he hadn't seen the recording himself, he might not have believed it despite his prior reservations about the Chancellor. It feels impossible, and yet... ]

We're returning to the ship now. We'll be meeting Padmé once we land to review the message if you'd like to be there.

I would very much like to, but I am unable to at the moment. I trust you will show it to me later?

Of course. [ He dips his head. ] I'll contact you with details later this evening.

Thank you, Ben. Please tell Anakin how sorry I am, this must be such a blow to both of you.

You know I don't somehow go deaf when I'm flying, right?

[Any other day, that would be an awful invitation for ribbing, and he can even hear Obi-Wan in the back of his mind huffing and asking why he doesn't follow orders if he can hear them. It's clipped when it shouldn't be, and more than just a little bit bitter. No one else here are the ones being groomed by a genocidal traitor for Force-only-knows what end.

He'll have time to be sorry later.]

You're not the one who needs to apologize.

[As if an apology would fix any of this in the first place. There's only one sort he wants right now, and it's at the end of a lightsaber.]

I know, Anakin.

[ She simply wasn't sure if he was listening, but she reckons he knows that. ]

I am not unfamiliar with betrayal.

[ It ultimately led to her death after all. ]

If you need a friend, you can come to me.

We appreciate your sympathy and understanding, Duchess. Thank you.

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