#tdpl

I am! I actually recently started a re-watch of clone wars with my sister and her boyfriend. I’ve got a vacation coming up, so I plan on hitting down a bunch of notes at the very least.

Hey Nony! You are not overstepping any bounds. I just... can't remember what this is referring to? In my defense, it's been about a year since you sent this.

Just wanted to also say thanks for writing TDPL, its so fun!!! Im super looking forward to everyone reacting to Luke calling Obi-Wan Ben, and Han calling him an old fossil (also Han's moments of realization that its a miracle he made it to 60 in Mandalor- i can hardly WAIT for Han in Mandalore itll be great XD (if thats still happening)) Hans hero-worship is hilarious i love how hes all awkward now bc hes a fan of this dude and never realized, and obi-wan interpreting that as Han being distrustful, its so funny XD

Was wondering if you had any other hilarious shenanigans like that planned for the future?

Hopefully they will. I'm making sure they have an actual plan on how to train up new attorneys and should I be hired, I intend to make sure they stick to it.

And thank you for the love for TDPL! I'm not sure if I'll be going the "Fall of Mandalore" route yet (it's so far down the line), but Han will wonder at Obi-Wan's ability to survive given that the man never takes care of himself. He and Cody will bond over this.

As for shenanigans? Oh there are plenty planned. The next chapter will probably be another calm-ish one outside of general confusion and maybe Anakin's entrance, but when I get to the episode stuff?

First off, I know it's been a while since you sent this, dear Nony, but still 6 times in a week?!

You have put a giant smile on my face on a very rough day.

Things are... currently going okay for me. On the one side, I currently have no job. On the other... No more of ex-boss's bullshit. So... I think I'm better off. I'm definitely paying more attention to my mental health, and I've resolved that if I see any of the warning signs I got in this job (boss "cleaning up" my desk, removing several organizational aids, or calling verbal slips "lies". Yeah. He did that. Correct myself within a sentence or two and he calls me a liar. Fuck. Him.) I'm prepared to fully walk out same day.

On a happier note! No Jedi bashing here! Seriously, I love the Jedi. I have a soft spot for religious orders that make service their core tenant. And I know the feeling. I get all cozy in an Obi-Wan and Anakin story and suddenly it's all "oh, how the Jedi have failed Anakin."

Just got an anti-Jedi comment, and looking back, I realized that my prior misunderstanding of “attachment” (opposes to how it’s actually used in the prequels and by Lucas) was still hinted at in places.

I’ve since learned/was taught/relized that “attachment” had nothing to do with affection/love/kindness (and especially nothing to do with agape love) and everything to do with possessiveness and fear. And a lack of trust. And that this lesson was actually present in the OT too.

So, yeah. Obi-Wan’s com with Yoda and Mace. Need to tweak that.

And maybe leave a tag to indicate that while I love the trash fire that is Anakin Skywalker, his mistakes are his own, and will be treated as such.

Also, just to get this off my chest because this is also not the first comment I’ve had that wants Anakin/Padme to just know who Luke and Leia are: I do not hold that a not-yet mom and/or dad would necessarily be able to recognize their time travelled children. I do not hate this trope. I’ve enjoyed plenty of stories where they do. But I also believe that people are stupid-blind when something comes at them from left field and out-of-context.

Just like how you may not recognize your teacher at a grocery store at first (because it’s the wrong context), I think people who have not yet even thought about having kids might never make the jump from “you remind me of my loved one” to “ah yes, my child from the future, a mother/father always knows.” At least not without knowing/strong hints that 1. Time travel is possible, and 2. This child is somehow related to them/loved one.

Also: Anakin = dumbass who could not recognize his heavily pregnant with twins wife was preganant until after they were face to face. And she still had to tell him explicitly.

Confession: I hadn’t gotten to The Gathering when I started plotting TDPL. I had based my original light saber crystal ideas off of Jedi Apprentice and some fanon/eu stuff gathered from Wookiepedia.

Confession #2: Anything created post Clone Wars is of questionable canonicity to me, and I use or discard it at my own leisure.

Confession #3: Even in light of The Gathering, the idea that there’s only one crystal “meant for” a Jedi is suspect. See: Anakin’s crushed lightsaber in AotC, Ahsoka’s white lightsabers (¯\_(ツ)_/¯ don’t know how I feel about that) in Rebels, and the fact that I’m sure lightsabers get lost/crushed/stolen often enough that even Obi-Wan went through a few ‘saber redesigns, and... yeah. I do feel that there can be crystals that resonate better with certain individuals, though.

Now that that’s been established (and bear with me, I’m half wrote this when jet-lagged and now it’s after my first day back at work):

So, something like this will happen, but I don’t have anything concrete?

I have to plan Leia and Han because they take a bit more effort to write. Luke and Obi-Wan just kinda... are? Like, I have to put a bit more effort into how Han and Leia react to things, so I’ve played through a few scenarios with them to practice those traits I think are important. With Luke and Obi-Wan, I don’t need to work as hard to plan out how they’ll react, because when I put them in a situation, I already know they’ll act in character.

I always said I would get back to it once I finally had access to the source material (aka: The OT and Clone Wars), which I do now.

Anyway, decided to check in on TDPL and... uh... well...

I, uh, kinda forgot how popular it is?

I mean... uh... almost 60,000 hits?!