Iron Borealis

Alrighty then

When Obi-Wan held Satine as she died, he did so as commandos stood over his shoulder with their blasters drawn.

Satine stood for peace but her death was marked by chaos and violence and destruction. And as she died, she was surrounded by enemies who took so much joy in her death, who looked upon her with such disdain.

And then there’s Obi-Wan who is completely horrified and heartbroken. Who broke so many rules to answer her call and be there. Who had to push down rage and darkness -- the very same emotions he felt when he attacked Maul on Naboo after Qui-Gon was defeated.

Satine died as her world, the one she dedicated her life to rebuilding, literally crumbled around her. She takes her last breath with blasters pointed at her and looks upon Obi-Wan, who is wearing Mandalorian armor in a desperate act to save her.

Despite all of that, Obi-Wan is going to give her a moment of peace.

He can’t save her. Not anymore. But, he can brush the hair from her face and hold her close and kiss her hand. And he can do that, regardless of who is around them, because this is Satine. His Satine.

Maul is sitting on her throne looking on gleefully, commandos are pointing blasters at a dying woman and a grieving man, explosions are razing buildings outside but fuck all of that.

Obi-Wan makes them all wait.

Of course he can’t spend as much time with her as he would have liked. He can’t move her body, can’t ensure she has a proper burial. But he can take care to lay her down gently and touch her face one last time and weave her fingers together.

He is still setting her down when he is dragged away, but Satine got a moment of peace. Obi-Wan knew it wouldn't last, and I'm sure Satine knew that, too. But she died in the arms of the man she loved, and had the chance to look up at him and remind him of it.

For just a moment, Obi-Wan forced the world around them to stand still. Blocked out the noise and blocked Maul and the commandos from her line of sight.

Even though he failed to save her, he was determined to protect her one final time.

Spin the wheel again. That’s who’s trying to protect you.

(If you have zero idea about a name you got, spin until you see someone you recognize.)

The way that "just give him what he wants and he'll go away" is consistently shown to be a poor trade off.

The way we learn Kara's backstory in drips throughout the movie as she faces her own issues, instead of being rushed through it in the opening.

the jedi are a culture that values knowledge and the creation and dissemination thereof and would therefore (imho) prioritize information vetting, information accuracy and veracity, and access to information. the library/archive staff would be there to help vet info and provide access.

head archivist is not the head of the library or the archives as a whole in the real world. (when i worked at a university museum, the libraries had a dean. my public library has a president. when i worked at a historical society with a library and print room, there was a ceo above the head of the library department. even in a stand alone archive, the big boss is probably an upper level manager, not someone who works hands on with the collection.)

in the opposite direction, head archivist is likely managing workers more than working hands-on with the collection. (side note: where are the other librarians/archivists who work there? head archivist is way too busy to be walking the floor. even if the head archivist is doing hands on work, it's probably back of house work processing the neverending backlog or making sure the last database update implemented properly etc.)

librarians and archivists have different job descriptions and different priorities

no archivist or librarian that i've ever worked with has ever deemed their collection complete and authoritative (even when that collection is treated by scholars as authoritative)

ONLY ALL THE TIME

Obi-Wan getting jokingly called the "Council baby" in fics brings me so much joy. They recall when he was a feral, traumatised kid who would constantly get into trouble (though not much has changed there.....). Yoda has padawan photos. After Obi-Wan fucked up on a mission and landed himself in medbay, Yoda probably forwarded them to the rest of the council as punishment for getting hurt. Obi-Wan is STILL mad about it.

He'd be cracking his neck like: "I FIST-FOUGHT A MANDALORIAN YESTERDAY YOU MUSTY BITCH, BRING IT!" *sweeps the leg* "YOU COME AT ME WITH SPARKLY FINGERS?! REALLY?!" *elbows him in the back* "WHERE IS YOUR DARTH SIDIOUS NOW, GRAMPS?!"

Like, in THIS scene...

... that's not bravado, and he's not hiding the fact that he's exhausted from the arena fight... Obi-Wan is just genuinely thinking: "meh, worst case scenario is I head-butt an octogenarian."

Further proof that Obi's immediate go-to when he doesn't have a saber is always physical violence and I love it :D