Leia "fITE ME" Organa (![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
oratorical) wrote2016-05-05 08:19 pm
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[ This is a crystal ring. At, quite possibly, the middle of the night?
But perhaps what may mark it as unusual is the fact that it's a call from someone who had been barely speaking at all for the last couple of days, shut down by grief and despair, and yet...
There's something... almost too cheerful, about the tone, a little too bubbly, voice speaking a little too quickly. ]
Well! There we go, I seem to have reached someone! Ring, ring, is that you, Leia? I do hope you weren't sleeping! I can try again a little later if you'd like, really, I hardly mind at all, I can just prattle on to myself for hours, you know, but that just might get a little dull... what if I call up Han instead, do you think he'd mind? I'm sure he wouldn't, he's always talking about something new... you do know how witty and charming he is, don't you? He'll be glad I told you that -- but really, he certainly is!
But perhaps what may mark it as unusual is the fact that it's a call from someone who had been barely speaking at all for the last couple of days, shut down by grief and despair, and yet...
There's something... almost too cheerful, about the tone, a little too bubbly, voice speaking a little too quickly. ]
Well! There we go, I seem to have reached someone! Ring, ring, is that you, Leia? I do hope you weren't sleeping! I can try again a little later if you'd like, really, I hardly mind at all, I can just prattle on to myself for hours, you know, but that just might get a little dull... what if I call up Han instead, do you think he'd mind? I'm sure he wouldn't, he's always talking about something new... you do know how witty and charming he is, don't you? He'll be glad I told you that -- but really, he certainly is!
[There's many things strange about this, from the time of the message to the cheerfulness to the content of Eleanor's rambling.]
Eleanor? What are you doing up?
Eleanor? What are you doing up?
And there she is, hello, Leia. I am up because why not? It's better than sleeping, I'd say. Everything is so quiet, I can hardly stand it, really. It's not truly so late, is it? I thought we might go out, somewhere. That could be nice, don't you think? I've never gone out at night, really, but I'm sure there must be something going on somewhere.
[ She's not exactly making it easy for her friend to get a word in edgewise, but she hardly seems to notice that. ]
[ She's not exactly making it easy for her friend to get a word in edgewise, but she hardly seems to notice that. ]
[That's a lot, especially at this time of night. She might be used to it from Han, yes, but not so much over the crystals. Han, she just talks to. Having someone else in her head at this time of night is different.]
It's the middle of the night. Even if we wanted, nothing would be open.
What's wrong?
It's the middle of the night. Even if we wanted, nothing would be open.
What's wrong?
Why does something always have to be wrong? Nothing -- nothing is wrong! I just thought, some fresh air might be nice, it's always so stuffy in here. Besides, I think it's been a while since I've taken a proper walk, and I really should be careful about that, or I might end up getting fat and start waddling about like poor Cute Jade.
[ Which was far from her case. She was referencing their accidentally overfed rappig pet that was left behind by Peony, which Leia likely would have seen if visiting, or heard about from Eleanor, as strange as the name was.
In any case there are some cracks in that cheerful veneer as much as she's still managing to maintain her tone. ]
[ Which was far from her case. She was referencing their accidentally overfed rappig pet that was left behind by Peony, which Leia likely would have seen if visiting, or heard about from Eleanor, as strange as the name was.
In any case there are some cracks in that cheerful veneer as much as she's still managing to maintain her tone. ]
[She's seen the rappig pet, yes, but at this time of night, Leia thinks of Jade the person before Jade the rappig, so Eleanor will wind up seeing a quick flash of an image of Jade waddling around before Leia wakes up a bit more and cuts the image.]
I don't think this is an appropriate time for you to go outside to walk. But if you need to talk, we can.
I don't think this is an appropriate time for you to go outside to walk. But if you need to talk, we can.
[ Oh.
Well.
That brief image was so unexpected that Eleanor simply... lapses into almost helpless giggles. It's almost hard for her to catch the rest of what Leia's said. ]
... Well that's a sight... or was one anyway...
[ The giggles just find their way through her pauses. ]
How positively wicked of you, trying to distract me like that! Don't tell me you're already in bed?
Well.
That brief image was so unexpected that Eleanor simply... lapses into almost helpless giggles. It's almost hard for her to catch the rest of what Leia's said. ]
... Well that's a sight... or was one anyway...
[ The giggles just find their way through her pauses. ]
How positively wicked of you, trying to distract me like that! Don't tell me you're already in bed?
I should be asking why you aren't.
[Well, she has a feeling she can probably guess why, but she's interested in hearing what Eleanor herself might say.]
[Well, she has a feeling she can probably guess why, but she's interested in hearing what Eleanor herself might say.]
Should you be? Hmmm...
[ The response is light and teasing as before, though there's a pause, since Leia is trying to make her think? And that's a little too much right now. Why isn't she sleeping?
There's an unintentional brief flash of an image, of a mug being gently refilled over time from a cute looking bottle of a clear, light-colored beverage that almost seems like it might be a juice... but of course it isn't. ]
Anyway, I'm not because... well, I thought about it, but I just didn't feel like it! I'd just wake up again anyway. And it's so stuffy in here, and I don't want the boys to worry, they've been so worried lately, you know, so here I am, calling you, dear. Should I not have? It's not really that late, is it?
[ The response is light and teasing as before, though there's a pause, since Leia is trying to make her think? And that's a little too much right now. Why isn't she sleeping?
There's an unintentional brief flash of an image, of a mug being gently refilled over time from a cute looking bottle of a clear, light-colored beverage that almost seems like it might be a juice... but of course it isn't. ]
Anyway, I'm not because... well, I thought about it, but I just didn't feel like it! I'd just wake up again anyway. And it's so stuffy in here, and I don't want the boys to worry, they've been so worried lately, you know, so here I am, calling you, dear. Should I not have? It's not really that late, is it?
[Ah. Well that image explains just why Eleanor seems to be rambling at this time of night. It makes sense. Worrying, yes, but it makes sense.]
No, I'd rather you call me than decide to take a walk outside at this time of night.
[And, you know, with people who burned her house down and inadvertently killed a child still out there.]
Have you been sleeping at all?
No, I'd rather you call me than decide to take a walk outside at this time of night.
[And, you know, with people who burned her house down and inadvertently killed a child still out there.]
Have you been sleeping at all?
Well, I just try to nap lately. Keep it short, and sweet, is all...
[ Her response is a little too matter-of-fact in tone, as she continues, talking a little too quickly again. She can't really help it. ]
Which is probably, oh, as much as I need? These days? You know, Pride hated it when I couldn't sleep for long at night, I've told you, you know, how he would always get me some milk and play me a little music in my head so I'd stay in my room and not bother him with my being awake. Like a child! I'm not a child.
[ She interrupts herself with a soft sigh, and then a laugh. ]
Sometimes now I'll sleep a little and wake up hours before dawn and I just keep on bumping into Asch downstairs. I know he doesn't like my being up either... but then he can't question my being awake if he is as well. Silly boys, both of them! But... that's what it is, don't you worry about that, Leia. I'm sleeping just fine, when I do. I don't want to sleep, anyway.
[ But for some reason, she just finds this all terribly amusing, with another wave of that hilarity, nothing like her rarer soft giggles. ]
[ Her response is a little too matter-of-fact in tone, as she continues, talking a little too quickly again. She can't really help it. ]
Which is probably, oh, as much as I need? These days? You know, Pride hated it when I couldn't sleep for long at night, I've told you, you know, how he would always get me some milk and play me a little music in my head so I'd stay in my room and not bother him with my being awake. Like a child! I'm not a child.
[ She interrupts herself with a soft sigh, and then a laugh. ]
Sometimes now I'll sleep a little and wake up hours before dawn and I just keep on bumping into Asch downstairs. I know he doesn't like my being up either... but then he can't question my being awake if he is as well. Silly boys, both of them! But... that's what it is, don't you worry about that, Leia. I'm sleeping just fine, when I do. I don't want to sleep, anyway.
[ But for some reason, she just finds this all terribly amusing, with another wave of that hilarity, nothing like her rarer soft giggles. ]
I know something about not wanting to sleep.
[Because for a long time, pushing herself to work and focus on the Alliance and the Empire seemed a better choice than sleeping and dealing with the nightmares that would follow. It didn't matter if she wasn't caring for herself and if the lack of sleep was more than evident in her demeanor and appearance, not as long as she wasn't left alone with her thoughts and nightmares.
Here, it's something she's mostly gotten over, thanks to having Han here and with her at night. If she doesn't sleep, he knows it and tries to help.]
And I also know that despite how it may seem at the moment, sleep is more important than you give it credit for.
[Because for a long time, pushing herself to work and focus on the Alliance and the Empire seemed a better choice than sleeping and dealing with the nightmares that would follow. It didn't matter if she wasn't caring for herself and if the lack of sleep was more than evident in her demeanor and appearance, not as long as she wasn't left alone with her thoughts and nightmares.
Here, it's something she's mostly gotten over, thanks to having Han here and with her at night. If she doesn't sleep, he knows it and tries to help.]
And I also know that despite how it may seem at the moment, sleep is more important than you give it credit for.
[ The moment of giddiness fades when Leia speaks. What had been so funny? Who knew, really. ]
I know what you're trying to do, don't take that tone with me! I won't have any of that. All this talk about sleeping, really, my dear, if you're so tired, you can go on right to bed, you know, and I'll find something to do! There's always something. I just haven't felt like doing much of anything for so long that it's almost just like sleeping, really. And I got so much crochet done today! I remembered that there's so much I should be doing! It's so much better than being in a fog.
I know what you're trying to do, don't take that tone with me! I won't have any of that. All this talk about sleeping, really, my dear, if you're so tired, you can go on right to bed, you know, and I'll find something to do! There's always something. I just haven't felt like doing much of anything for so long that it's almost just like sleeping, really. And I got so much crochet done today! I remembered that there's so much I should be doing! It's so much better than being in a fog.
Yes, there is always something. Believe me, I know.
[It's one of her bad coping habits that she'd fallen into over the years. Not that she wasn't always throwing herself into her work and things she wanted to do, but it had gotten worse after Alderaan, and it's only slowly getting better now.]
If there's anyone that understands that, I can assure you it's me. Just as I can assure you that going on like that isn't sustainable.
[It's one of her bad coping habits that she'd fallen into over the years. Not that she wasn't always throwing herself into her work and things she wanted to do, but it had gotten worse after Alderaan, and it's only slowly getting better now.]
If there's anyone that understands that, I can assure you it's me. Just as I can assure you that going on like that isn't sustainable.
[ Given she's well past tipsy, she's having a little difficulty following just what it was that Leia's trying to convey. Because logic, that's right out; she had long dismissed that, or she'd be in bed her regular time, and just wake up early, like she normally would be. Not that this last week had been normal at all.
...But what was she saying? ]
... I'm sorry, dear. You've truly gone through a lot, so of course you'd know. Goodness, we could hardly get you to keep still with that arm of yours getting broken, after all! Of course I know that rest is important! I wasn't calling you to give you another reason to worry. You already have so much on your plate. I suppose I just... I suppose I just feel a little strange right now. That's all it is.
...But what was she saying? ]
... I'm sorry, dear. You've truly gone through a lot, so of course you'd know. Goodness, we could hardly get you to keep still with that arm of yours getting broken, after all! Of course I know that rest is important! I wasn't calling you to give you another reason to worry. You already have so much on your plate. I suppose I just... I suppose I just feel a little strange right now. That's all it is.
[It's an unexpected interruption but not an unwelcome one by any means. Especially since, though her arm had been healed, she'd been taking things "easy" so as to not further worry Han or her father.
So a distraction in the form of Kanan Jarrus is one she's glad to have.]
If I had known you were coming, I would've prepared something for you.
So a distraction in the form of Kanan Jarrus is one she's glad to have.]
If I had known you were coming, I would've prepared something for you.
[Well that's getting somewhere, in terms of cutting to what's keeping Eleanor up beyond the obvious. So Leia will take it, in hopes of getting more of the full story here.]
Strange in what way?
Strange in what way?
[ Leia why are you making her think, that just makes her head hurt. ]
Well, I've already told you. It's the middle of the night and here I am just stir crazy! [ She laughs a little again, but it's not as giddy as it had been before. ]
It might have been nice to get out, but... I really wouldn't have gone, or I would have already. Although now that I think of it, something strange did happen earlier...
Well, I've already told you. It's the middle of the night and here I am just stir crazy! [ She laughs a little again, but it's not as giddy as it had been before. ]
It might have been nice to get out, but... I really wouldn't have gone, or I would have already. Although now that I think of it, something strange did happen earlier...
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[That's just what she does. Sorry, drunk and exhausted Eleanor.]
What happened?
What happened?
If that's a nice way of saying I should've called ahead, then - yeah, you're right, I'm sorry.
[ Kanan gives her a smile, palms out in a gesture of deference. ]
I was just taking a walk and thought it might be good to drop by and see how you're doing. Your arm's all healed up?
[ Kanan gives her a smile, palms out in a gesture of deference. ]
I was just taking a walk and thought it might be good to drop by and see how you're doing. Your arm's all healed up?
So long as you don't think I'm a horrible host, you're forgiven.
[Teasing, mostly, as she steps aside to allow Kanan to come inside. It probably is still a bit chilly outside, and if he's willing to stay, conversations are much more comfortable indoors.]
Thanks to the help of a friend named Usagi and a few others, it is. I think I'd still give anything for even the oldest sort of Med-droid, though.
[Teasing, mostly, as she steps aside to allow Kanan to come inside. It probably is still a bit chilly outside, and if he's willing to stay, conversations are much more comfortable indoors.]
Thanks to the help of a friend named Usagi and a few others, it is. I think I'd still give anything for even the oldest sort of Med-droid, though.
Well...
[ Great, now she has to think through the entire day to figure it out. ]
Well it was when... hm, no, that's not right. I was crocheting all day, you see. I hadn't really done it for a while, after... I just couldn't. But when I heard that... Hibiki was back, that they found her and took her home, well, I had to, really. There's something I've just been wanting to finish for her, so I worked on it. I made so much progress! There's not much more to go. I'm sure I can have it done by tomorrow or so... if I'm vigilant...
[ It was a big project, all things considered, which would still have taken weeks more if she took her time like she had been. But doing nothing but that one project for... many hours... would have resulted in a lot of progress, even if it was a bit mind numbing and hard on the wrist. She had no choice but to take the break from it.
Why was she babbling on about her day again? She just keeps talking. ]
And, oh, I think one of the boys wanted me to have something to eat, earlier... but I wasn't really hungry, but I had just a little bit so they wouldn't worry... you know how they worry. Poor things. And I got some water; there's this bottle that I have and I never use it, I don't even know where it came from! But for some reason I just picked it up, today, and thought, well, I mean, it's here, I might as well use it for something. And it seemed useful, I could just have it ready in my room in case I needed it and why make a trip all the way down in the middle of the night just for some water! Except... well, oh, I think that was it.
[ Great, now she has to think through the entire day to figure it out. ]
Well it was when... hm, no, that's not right. I was crocheting all day, you see. I hadn't really done it for a while, after... I just couldn't. But when I heard that... Hibiki was back, that they found her and took her home, well, I had to, really. There's something I've just been wanting to finish for her, so I worked on it. I made so much progress! There's not much more to go. I'm sure I can have it done by tomorrow or so... if I'm vigilant...
[ It was a big project, all things considered, which would still have taken weeks more if she took her time like she had been. But doing nothing but that one project for... many hours... would have resulted in a lot of progress, even if it was a bit mind numbing and hard on the wrist. She had no choice but to take the break from it.
Why was she babbling on about her day again? She just keeps talking. ]
And, oh, I think one of the boys wanted me to have something to eat, earlier... but I wasn't really hungry, but I had just a little bit so they wouldn't worry... you know how they worry. Poor things. And I got some water; there's this bottle that I have and I never use it, I don't even know where it came from! But for some reason I just picked it up, today, and thought, well, I mean, it's here, I might as well use it for something. And it seemed useful, I could just have it ready in my room in case I needed it and why make a trip all the way down in the middle of the night just for some water! Except... well, oh, I think that was it.
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