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[photophobic]

[ Kylo's expression is tight, his eyes intensely sharp- and those who have seen him before will note something else, too. His face is scarred- a long, neatly healed line running right over it, from his brow down to his neck. ]

Thankfully, he hasn't taken his clothing off for the occasion. ]

I'm back.

[ That's it. ]

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[pummelgranite]

[ Had he ported out, her newest simmering deadly beanstalk of a devotee? Bummer. Presumably. She really hasn't the foggiest what it is that Sith actually get up to, but her best guess would be "lots and lots of horse shit". ]

busy weekend?

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[photophobic]

[ He laughs. It's becoming an oddly familiar response to Persephone's approach- irreverent and blunt.

It's also... flattering. To have her respond at all. He likes it. ]

As far as I know, the First Order doesn't recognise anything equivalent to a weekend.
But yes.
You could say that.

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[subroutined]

[ Ash finds it easier to connect to the Network mentally via voice or text rather than use the video feature on his phone. Kylo might notice that, though the network ID reads Ash Starmer, the accent sounds more like that of General Hux, rather than the loose Irish accent he had when they spoke last. ]

I hadn't realized you'd left. Where did you go?

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[photophobic]

[ He has to check the ID, because that-- is uncanny.
If he didn't know better, he honestly would have thought he was speaking to the General... which suggests Hux has already begun utilising Ash.

Well. He'd expected that would happen. That, or Hux demanding the android be destroyed. ]

I'm told I disappeared several days ago. I experienced more of my life in my home Galaxy, without memory of this place, and now-- I remember it all.

You have changed, too.

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[articulations]

[ ...he's back. So then it is possible to leave and return. Just the same as it's possible to die and be resurrected.

Leia takes a slow breath. ]

You were injured. What happened while you were away?

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[photophobic]

[ It takes him a little while to respond. So much had happened in such a short time, all of it there, beyond reach- and none of it anything he wishes to share with his mother.

He still feels it. Like his father. He suspects he always will. ]

It isn't a new injury. I received it before I arrived here the first time.

I'm not certain why the Porter left me with it this time. Perhaps because it was no longer life-threatening.

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[exceptionalthief]

How ominous sounding.

[Given the glare and the scar and all.]

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[photophobic]

[ He peers at the new face on the screen. No, he doesn't recognise it- though he recognises something. Perhaps something in the eyes, the attitude... ]

I was aiming for brief and direct.

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[nightmarist]

Fucking badass.

[The scar, he means. Though Ronan has quite a few of his own, none are so prominent or photogenic. Probably because he was sliced by talons, not blades.]

I think it upgrades your whole look. Really brings it together.

[ video ]

[photophobic]

[ Yes. Well.
He tends to agree, even if it's a reminder of a moment far from his proudest. ]

It's the result of an injury I took before I arrived here the first time. Perhaps the Porter healed it then because it had yet to receive medical attention- but now...

[ He doesn't touch it. But he definitely wants to. ]

This is what the First Order medics were able to do for me.

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[aberrant_type]

Did you notice any particular triggering event before you left?

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[photophobic]

[ ...he's not about to discuss exactly what he'd been doing at the moment he was ported out, but the question suggests... research. Which is a much more intriguing prospect from this side of a Port-out experience. ]

Unless a desire to remain here is a triggering event, no.

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[craftpunk]

You were gone?

Didn't even notice.

[photophobic]

[ He leans in closer to the camera, and there- a very familiar expression. The very barest touch of a smile, his eyes steady. Kylo remembers everything. Very clearly.
And he knows Woden remembers his voice, a low, almost hypnotic thrum... ]

What a missed opportunity for you.

[Video]

[prophesiedone]

[He isn't pausing for a hello. Maybe that can come later.]

Where are you?

[photophobic]

[ His heart thumps. He's almost sorry he didn't insist on going to Anakin immediately on arrival, but- he'd been so exhausted, and Hux... he hadn't wanted to leave him. ]

I'm at home. I should have called.

[ He reaches out of the shot for a moment. When he pulls back, he has something familiar in his hands. It's Anakin's lightsaber. Another one. ]

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[carbonfrozen]

where are you

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[photophobic]

I'm home. In De Chima.

And after a moment, he adds:

I worried you.

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[fettering]

ill bet miss padme will be glad

[ he doesn't always know what's going on with the star wars crowd, but he does at least try to keep some kind of awareness of it.. ]

[photophobic]

[ He doesn't know the name attached to the message. But clearly, this person knows Padmé, and also his relationship to her...
He frowns slightly. ]

I will be glad to see her again.
Who is this?

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[faithfulson]

[ This totally came in practically immediately and not a million years after everyone else. ]

I'm glad you're back. We were all worried.
Are you all right?

[photophobic]

[ Kylo's response, however, is significantly delayed. The last time he'd been here, it had been years since he had seen Skywalker.
The memory of the old man shouting in fear at sight of him connecting with Rey is fresh. The old wound is very much reopened. It's so contrary to the warmth of Luke's relief here- he doesn't know how to reconcile the two experiences. ]

Only the scar is new. It's not a new wound. It hadn't closed before I was brought here the first time.

[ That's what Luke meant. Right? ]

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[vanto]

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[vanto]

Welcome back.

I think everyone else covered all the basic questions but, it's good to see you.

[Yes, he means that 100%.]

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[functusofficio]

Kylo. [ There's clear relief on her face, mixed with uncertainty. ] It's good to see you've returned. I was concerned.

Are you well? You seem - changed.

[photophobic]

Padmé.

[ His expression softens at sight of her- he looks far more pained than angry. ]

Don't-- don't be afraid of me. I am not going to hurt you.

[not here]

[flightforfreedom]

[ g r e a t ]

[not here]

[photophobic]

[ what, aren't you glad to see me? also the Resistance is all but wiped out and leia is dead you're welcome ]

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[reexamined]

That's a new look.

[photophobic]

Apparently the Porter decided not to deal with it this time.
It causes no discomfort.