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[prophesiedone]

[Meditation is essential to communing with the Force, no matter how chaotic and crippled it feels in the cave. He is sitting in a ruin of a building, perched on what used to be a wall, legs crossed.]

We are all protected here. More than you think. [Against futures they do not want to face.] My visions haven't changed. It might be impossible to rectify anything.

[How cruel to stand on the precipice, see the monsters within and have no weapon; no defense.

"Beware that, when fighting monsters, you yourself do not become a monster... for when you gaze long into the abyss. The abyss gazes also into you."]

I think it's time I bite the bullet and accept -

[Oh boy. He chuckles shakily.]

It was a nice dream.

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[prophesiedone]

Reality. Mine to be more specific. I've been running from it. [Sorry, Kyna. He has issues.]

[evocation]

Oh.

[She's just stumbled into an awkward conversation. Oops.]

You have visions?

[prophesiedone]

When I sleep. [He shrugs, trying to lighten that revelation.] They usually involve people I care about.

[evocation]

[That's not super weird to her. What's sort of weird is the fact that this guy looks vaguely familiar, but she can't place it.]

How does that work? Are they super clear?

[She's a nerd about magic, whoops.]

[prophesiedone]

What I can see is clear. I don't always see what leads up to it or what happens after. [So he's left trying to figure out the details in a cold sweat. It's fun!]

[evocation]

Wow, that sucks. Does it ever help?

[prophesiedone]

I found my mother... I wasn't in time to save her, but I was able to execute her killers.

[evocation]

[Oh. Kyna winces sympathetically.]

I'm sorry.

[She's not great at this, so the delivery is awkward if genuine.]

Are those the only visions you get? The bad ones?

[prophesiedone]

It's not your fault. I was just giving a...scenario. I need to get better at tapping into the visions. [But he gets so stressed by them that it's very difficult to see more.]

Yes. The Force wouldn't give me good ones. Those don't need to be changed.

[evocation]

[Oh. Oh. What?]

Wait, the Force?

[prophesiedone]

Yes? Heard of it? [Hi?]

[evocation]

[Wow, okay, she's definitely hallucinating or something. This place is the worst. Kyna shakes her head just a hair too firmly.]

No. I don't know what that is.

[Smooth.]

[prophesiedone]

You're lying. [He really doesn't care for those, Kyna.] What world do you call home?

[evocation]

[She has never been more uncomfortable in her life.]

Earth?

[It's almost like she's really asking him.]

[prophesiedone]

I keep hearing about that one. [Strange.] I didn't know it existed before I came here.

[So not from his galaxy, which leads to how does she know about the Force?]

[evocation]

I guess it's popular or something.

[Cool, so he's moving on, right?]

I'm just used to... magic and stuff. With visions, I mean.

[prophesiedone]

I've never encountered anyone else - outside of those from my galaxy - recognizing the Force. [His eyes narrow suspiciously.] It's a pretty unique concept for you to just...know.

What about the Jedi?

[evocation]

[She definitely guessed wrong there, and she looks even more desperately uncomfortable, if that's physically possible. She considers lying again, except that he called her out so thoroughly before that she figures there's no point.]

Well... Sort of.

[prophesiedone]

[Sort of? Anakin does not look convinced.]

How do you know about any of it?

[evocation]

Stories, I guess.

[There is no way in hell she's telling him his entire universe is a series of movies. She'd rather die.]

What's your name?

[prophesiedone]

...right. [He conveys so much with that one word. It's so flat!] Anakin Skywalker.

[evocation]

[This is far and away the weirdest thing that has ever happened to her in her entire life. Weirder than getting dumped in Hadriel, even.]

I'm Kyna. Uh, Kyna Midha. Hi.

[prophesiedone]

[He is happy to be of service! Okay, no, he's not.]

Hello, Kyna. [She is definitely a curiosity to him now. Beware.] You settling in alright?

[evocation]

Mostly, I guess. Except for the whole... [She hesitates.] Everything? The gods and everything else. It sucks.

[prophesiedone]

It's weird, but some of them are kind. Tranquility, for example, seems like a nice guy. [As far as gods go.] You'll get used to living in strange conditions, believe me.