A flood of emotions came rushing back when Obi-Wan spoke.
For Anakin, he hadn't heard that voice in a real world interaction in all... his current life. Which was moving on to twenty-seven years. He had his memories that he revisited in dreams every night. But they faded when he was awake.
There was a lot to process, deep regret and shame, a complicated mix of love and rage, a whole lot of confusion that had nothing to do with the past and everything to do with the presence. He took a breath and tried to think through all of that.
He stared back at Obi-Wan, and yes, his eyes searched for a tell-tale weapon. Judging by Obi-Wan's clothes and the location which he didn't recognize, he wasn't in So Cal Kansas anymore. There was a past here and he didn't know where in that past he'd landed.
It occurred to him that he could ask.
"Uh... hello," he offered back. "What's the date?"
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For Anakin, he hadn't heard that voice in a real world interaction in all... his current life. Which was moving on to twenty-seven years. He had his memories that he revisited in dreams every night. But they faded when he was awake.
There was a lot to process, deep regret and shame, a complicated mix of love and rage, a whole lot of confusion that had nothing to do with the past and everything to do with the presence. He took a breath and tried to think through all of that.
He stared back at Obi-Wan, and yes, his eyes searched for a tell-tale weapon. Judging by Obi-Wan's clothes and the location which he didn't recognize, he wasn't in So Cal Kansas anymore. There was a past here and he didn't know where in that past he'd landed.
It occurred to him that he could ask.
"Uh... hello," he offered back. "What's the date?"