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Andor s01e06 | The Eye aka Cassian acting with absolutely no hesitation

+ bonus aftermath realization:

monday afternoon / 5:00pm {chapter 9 - part 3}

“your grandmother’s? you mean, this was handed down to you?” Emery’s eyes fill with curiosity. “well, not quite… she had a couple shopkeepers before i ever came into the picture, but they too soon passed, so i thought i’d take this up. but yes, my grandmother owned this shop. she loved gardening. she loved plants and flowers. so she started this up years ago.”

“wow.” "she had such passion for it, you know.” Luna smiles at the thought of her, but it quickly disappears once she remembers she’s gone. “but um, she sadly passed away when i was 10… and welp, much like you, my parents and i didn’t have much of a relationship. after my grandmother passed, who was the one that took care of me, they weren’t really there for me. only to drop off food, money, or hell, since they worked so much, sometimes they’d ask favors of their co-workers or even strangers to care for me. so growing up and going to school, i didn’t have any support and direction.”

“i get it. especially with having their support. i didn’t have my parents’ emotional support, for sure. my mom always wanted me to be someone i’m not. she forced many things onto me and it was just so much. i wanted to be my own person and to freely be myself.” Luna smiles, admiring her individuality. “of course. i know getting shipped off to a totally new place is tough, but i can tell you, it’s for the better. you got a clean slate here. you’re still young, too. that’s something i wish i was able to have, a clean slate. my life has just always been so hectic, full of rash decisions and a lot of emotional turmoil that i ended up always feeling lost and stagnant; doing things because it seemed like i had to or because i honestly didn’t know any better.”

Emery takes a long look at the ground, uncrossing and crossing her legs until she was able voice her response, “well… you’re still pretty young yourself. i know for a fact there is no age limit to starting anew and pursuing what you really want to do in life. maybe it’s just all about meeting the right people to get the ball rolling in our lives, or to kinda help make the light bulb in our heads to turn on, you know?” “yeah… you’re right. i-i definitely believe that.”

Emery continues to fiddle with her feet and says lowly, “right now, i don’t know what i want to do in the future, but i knew back home, it sure as hell wasn’t whatever my mom wanted me to be. but how about you, you mention doing things because you felt obligated to…. was that why you took over your grandmother’s shop? i can’t imagine, and i mean no offense to you or your beloved grandmother, but to me, it seems like you are capable of doing so much more.” she looks away shyly from Luna, hoping that wasn’t too much to say. after all, Luna is older, she doesn’t want to over-step her boundaries.