MAKE THEM REMEMBER US

THEN WE GO OUT THERE

CARRD || ASK By Jay (They/them/their, 21+) (blinking gif by @ectochoir || background art by me)

Patience is an important lesson, one that Yan's own Master spent an eternity attempting to drill into his head, and which he managed only mostly. What he had was the ability to plot, and scheme, and try to figure out how to get out of this situation cleanly, because unlike most Jedi, Yan was aware that he was only allowed into the field under heavy watching. Even if the watching was retroactive, most of the time.

"We are certainly not giving them a win." He replied, almost offended -and concerned, and a bit on edge-, even as he walked around the place and catalogued what his eyes told him, and what the Force corroborated.

And then the other had given them a hiding place, and Yan pointedly did not sigh.

SPOILERS FOR THE LAST JEDI VISUAL DICTIONARY: This confirms something they’ve been building to for awhile–that the Force, the light side and the dark side, are about balance.  It’s been talked about all over the TLJ promotion, Snoke says in the trailer “darkness rises and the light to meet it”, Rian Johnson has said the important word is “balance”, etc.  The Legends of Luke Skywalker novel have him on Lew’el with a group of Force users who put forth the same idea, that it’s an ebb and flow, that:

“Sounds like the Tide,” said Aya. “Grandmother says it’s a web that connects the brightest stars in the sky to the smallest shrimp at the bottom of the sea. Its ebb and flow are the breath of the universe, and its rise and fall are the heartbeat of Life itself—”

That “the ebb and flow are phases of one Tide, not two opposed sides.” (but also they believe that using the Force at all is perverting it) and ultimately Luke’s lesson learned is:

“To see the light side and the dark side of the Force as sunlit foam and shadowed eddies in the same Tide; to accept that the Force has a greater will than the individual; to trust that sometimes to yield is not to surrender but to dissolve the ego in the grand web that connects all to all.”

Take this with a grain of salt, of course because it’s someone else telling a story about Luke, rather than being 100% accurate, but I quote these passages because Lew’el is mentioned in the Visual Dictionary, so it’s an important bit. So, that’s where the ideology of the Force is headed for, it’s pretty safe to say, that the two are meant to be in balance with each other.  All right, I’m good with that so far, it’s pretty fitting with what George has said: - As far back as TPM, he said the theme was about balance. - He says about the dark side and the light side:

The core of the Force–I mean, you got the dark side, the light side, one is selfless, one is selfish, and you wanna keep them in balance.

- He reiterates they both need to be there, akin to yin and yang. - The Sith are canonically poisonous and a corruption of the Force. The Sith are not the epitome of the dark side. - And the “light side” was never mentioned in any of the six movies that I could find. But here’s where I get really wary.  The merchandising of Star Wars has so put into our heads the idea that the Jedi are the light side ONLY, that I’m worried this will get caught up in the story, when that’s not actually what the Jedi–at least not the PT Jedi–were saying. What did the PT Jedi say?

The PT Jedi wanted it balanced.  Obi-Wan says:

“You were the Chosen One! It was said that you would, destroy the Sith, not join them. It was you who would bring balance to the Force, not leave it in Darkness.”

These are all things that should happen.  (George has said that the prophecy was misinterpreted.  But that’s more about what specifically Anakin was meant to achieve, not what the Jedi’s aims were.)  The Sith should be destroyed, they are a corruption.  The Force should be in balance, not left in darkness. Wait, so, if the Force needs balancing, that means it’s out of whack, right?  Yes! That’s the point!

@kyberled from here

The room they are in is empty, for now, and yet the song of the Force speaks of conflict, of upcoming battles, and Tarre can feel the thrum of it in his very bones.

That the conflict is many enemies and a charge that still needs to be disarmed is not ideal, and that it will involve running while Tarre is still wearing much of his armor isn't either, but the Force will take care of the latter. The former... well.

"I will catch up." He promises, and there is all the assurance he can give in his voice, and he only doesn't reach towards the other through the Force because it would be bad manners and a Mandalorian who can wield the Force does tend to make people somewhat twitchy.

And then he's running, following the call of the Force, and once the call is strong enough he decides that he can let that particular cat out of the bag for the sake of expedience anyway: he needs to get to the lower level now, and so he pushes, and the Force takes care of the rest, as Tarre jumps in.

He doesn't even try to hope that it hasn't been noticed.

The tunnels twist serpentine in front of him. Not for the first time, he wishes he had the men with him. It would be so much easier if they could just clear every route at once. … But those days were long gone. Now he only had his wits, his luck - and of course, the Force. 

That always helped. 

“Okay,” he mutters to the universe, “where to?” It answers in the form of a deep cobalt whispering, a hungry chill. He listens. His footsteps echo off of the walls around him. It’s familiar in the worst way. Another turn up ahead. Just a little farther- There. It’s not anything sophisticated as much as it is a tangled mess of wires around the detonator, but it’d be a disaster if it went off. He’s not sure how much time is left. There’s certainly no display rigged up. Even if there was, he’d rather get out of here before his new ally gets overwhelmed; as imposing as he was, leaving him with the Imperials still felt wrong. Best to hurry, then. He crouches down, brow furrowed in thought. 

Don’t fail me now. 

Thankfully, the Force answers. A few wires cut, no explosion, and the charge is dealt with. He lets out a breath with a silent ‘thank you’, then turns to retrace his steps. His sabers are in his hands before he makes it past the entrance. 

from the 2026 film, requested by anonymous. Alter wording as needed to your heart's content. Some of these have been changed slightly for rp use.

"Why do I know that? Am I smart?"

"I can’t be the only person here. Right?"

"That’s the sun! There it is."

"(name), can you help me out? There we go!"

"I’m not sure it should come from me."

"We’re all gonna die!"

"You're forgetting something."

"I need your help."

"That was a long time ago."

"You heard about that, huh?"

"No one in your field wants anything to do with you because you refused to back down from a very unpopular view, and I can give you a chance to prove them all wrong."

"Well, joke’s on them because I don’t even care."

"You’re running away because you’re scared."

"I need you to come with us."

"Sorry, I didn't catch your name."

"I want you to tell me what they are, how they work."

"(name)'s really dying, isn't it?"

"Is all of this necessary?"

"It died. This is great news."

"Sorry if I overreacted in there."

"Thank you for your help. I’m glad you didn’t die."

"I need people who think they’re right when everyone else thinks they’re wrong."

"The world is counting on you."

"I’m not doing that."

"We don't. But I do."

"We don’t need a coupon. We’re the government."

"Why you saying 'Uh-oh'?"

"We're parents, (name)."

"I can't do this. I can't. I can't."

"Why on earth would you need that much (thing)?"

"For that, we need you, my friend."

"There are infinite possibilities for this to go wrong."

"Nothing about this is safe."

"First, I owe you three bottles of vodka."

"You deserve much more than this."

"Seems like something we should talk about."

"Well, I guess there’s egg on both our faces, huh, (name)?"

"We would need years for that, and we have months."

"I’m wrong about everything and everything’s wrong."

"You’re a long way from home. I'm a long way from home too."

"You scared me when you went (imitates screaming)"

"I don’t have one of these. I love it! Thank you."

"I still don’t think I can do it, though. Sorry. It’s just, uh if I’m wrong, I’m really wrong."

"You need to solve it. I need to solve it."

"If we’re gonna save our planets, we have to learn how to communicate."

"I’m really excited to be working with you on this. Fired up. Sorry I'm talking so much. It's just, I haven't been around someone in a long time.

"That’s really interesting. That sounds like something we can unpack that tomorrow."

"This is where the science happens."

"There’s no way you can hear me right now."

"The beach is always changing. You could go to the same spot every day, you’re always looking at a different beach."

"I miss the (thing). What about you, (name)? What do you miss most about home?"

"You don’t sing, huh?"

"You're very mysterious."

"You believe in God?"

"Just stop your crying; it'll be alright."

"I got to meet you. I got to do all this amazing stuff. I’m good. I’ve made peace with it."

"I didn’t mean any of that. That’s just something you say."

"Can you take a compliment please?"

"I’m not worried. Are you worried?"

"I don’t think there is gonna be a later."

"I’m not ready. I don’t have any training."

"I’m not heroic in any way. I cannot do this."

"No pressure but we did make a deal.*

"I understand the stakes. I do. But I don’t have it in me. My mind is made up."

"This may seem like me betraying you, but it’s actually me believing in you."

"Don’t make this harder, please."

"I can’t do both. I can go home or I can save (name)."