Keep calm and idk

[sockfromarose]

Some of the coolest threads come from just putting characters in situations! This meme is a chance to do just that.

How to Play:

1. No blank top-levels. Put a "don't panic, but..." statement in your top-level. Examples:
   • "Don't panic, but my father's coming and I need you to hide me."
   • "Don't panic, but everyone's throwing up."
   • "Don't panic, but I think something just exploded around the corner."
   • "Don't panic, but there's someone following you."
   • "Don't panic, but your shoes clash with that purse really badly."
2. Respond to other people's statements. Maybe you can help them. Maybe you can make the situation worse. Maybe you can't help but panic.
3. ????
4. Profit

Comments

[notsnipsbutfulcrum]

[And Ahsoka takes off in the other direction, making sure to cut down Stormtroopers who pass by. They need to do this fast before the Inquisitors show up.

Once it seems like they’re in the clear, she’ll turn back to make sure Asajj is okay.]

Ready?

[we_were_pawns]

[She's in the middle of slamming a trooper into another, but turns her head and nods.]

You lead, I'll follow.

[She's fairly certain Ahsoka has been hiding here longer - trust the experience.]

[notsnipsbutfulcrum]

[Good thinking. Ahsoka leads Asajj down an alleyway and into a tunnel, leading her towards a safe room snuck away from prying eyes.]

I’m trusting you with this, but… I can see you have no desire to fight me.

[we_were_pawns]

[The moment they're in cover, she turns off the saber, to leave no tell-tale trail - and well, well, a little bolt hole. She sighs, sitting down on a crate. And she just shakes her head from side to side.]

[notsnipsbutfulcrum]

[Her sabers were long off and once they were safe, she would sit down as well.]

Your lightsaber. It was yellow. You abandoned the Sith for something more… neutral.

What happened?

[we_were_pawns]

[She nods, glancing down at it. As for the reason, she's quiet for a long moment.]

I died.

[Words that fall into the world with cold weight.]

But the Sith were...just a lie. One I told myself, and was told to me.

[notsnipsbutfulcrum]

Mmm. I know about dying. And being abandoned.

[Ahsoka let out a sigh.]

I was framed and the Jedi Council did nothing to fix it. My master found out the truth, but by then...

[She shook her head.]

...I follow my own path now. Even if it means going up against the Empire.

[we_were_pawns]

[She's silent for a long moment, and then...there's a brief bark of actual laughter.]

All this time, and everything we've been through - and we end up in the same place. Betrayed by my Master, the Separatists doing nothing to help me...and now I, too, follow my own path.

Even against the Empire.

[She shakes her head.]

The Force is shameless, sometimes.

[notsnipsbutfulcrum]

[Ahsoka can't help but laugh herself, noting the irony.]

You're right, it probably is.

[She lets out a sigh before holding out her hand.]

I know our past is marred with clashes and ideology contrasting one another, but...

Can I count on your help? Or would you rather find somewhere safer? I can understand the latter...

[we_were_pawns]

[She looks at the hand for a moment before taking it and shaking it.]

We were both part of a game we did not understand. I am no longer your enemy.

The Empire, however...

[notsnipsbutfulcrum]

They're the true enemy. I'm glad to have you on my side.

Perhaps one day, we can have a friendly spar.

[we_were_pawns]

[She tilts her head, with a bit of a nod.]

I heard you defeated Maul on Mandalore. I might actually learn something from that spar.

[So still some Asajj underneath - cataclysmic events haven't undermined her prickly nature. Or sharp sense of humour.]

[notsnipsbutfulcrum]

Heh. Trust me, I’ve grown since those days…

[we_were_pawns]

[She nods.]

I do not doubt it.

[And she pauses, unsure how to ask this next question. And finally, since there is no way to delicately ask:]

Did any others...survive? Kenobi? Skywalker?