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Padmé Amidala Skywalker (i_cannot_follow) wrote in makebelievelog,
@ 2012-12-05 06:16:00

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mara jade, padme amidala

Who: Padmé Amidala-Skywalker and Mara Jade
What: Tea, socializing, Mara meeting Sonya (Padme's cat)
When: Wednesday, December 5, 2012 - afternoon
Where: Padmé and Anakin's rooms
Rating/Warnings: Low; will update accordingly
Status: Closed / Incomplete

Padmé had set the things for tea over on the small dining table that seemed to be typical to all of the castle's shared living rooms. Padmé wasn't one who was excessive for tea, but sitting down for hot beverages, conversation, and relaxing was her goal and thus it served the purpose. Padmé and Mara weren't terribly close, of course, but Padmé knew that the other woman likely held a sense of loss over Luke's departure. Padmé's relationship with her son had been... unusual, in ways. Luke had been notably older; older than her own father. Connecting as friends had proven difficult in ways to Padmé, but she had still cared greatly for Luke's state of being and happiness. Not having him around was a loss for her as well.

Sitting in one of the chairs, Sonya took that as an invitation to request attention. The long haired cat went to rub up against Padmé's legs, purring. Anakin had picked extremely well when he had selected the cat. While skittish (due to fear) in a number of ways, Sonya wanted companionship. Padmé had quickly formed a rapport with the animal and Padmé's lap had been established as a very safe place where she generally ended up being spoiled with loving attention. The cat still could be fickle, as cats (of course) were, but she wanted attention in that moment. Right as Padmé reached to pick the cat up, there was a knock at the door. She still picked Sonya up and, carrying her over, she carefully opened the door after a moment, smiling.

"Hello, Mara. Come in; would you mind closing the door behind you? She's a little hard to balance." The cat had stiffened a little, eying the red haired woman, but wasn't trying to escape from Padmé's arms quite yet.

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i_cannot_follow
2012-12-14 08:21 am UTC (link)

Sonya arched her back and rubbed against Mara's hand, before too long, and even went so far as to purr. Padmé watched with a blatant smile at that point, relaxing enough to be convinced that she could turn her attention away from the cat. Scared as she was at times, Sonya really had just needed a loving family. Anakin and Anakin weren't terribly fond of the cat, and it was her cat, so Padmé was happy to have someone else interacting with Sonya.

"There's so much and while there's parts that cross over with familiar cultures, it's such a blending - and then there's always something new, too, to add to it." Padmé stated, agreeing completely. Usually she hadn't been the one to do the research, but she had always read and been told a good deal about a planet, locals, and cultures even if she knew the basics of the planet before she went there to do anything relating to politics, Senatorial, or ambassador-style work. "It's adjusting to a culture that thinks our culture, our universe, is fictional."

She nodded at the mention that she would let her know. "I would like that."

"And-" Padmé knew this was the hard part. She was hardly in a position to give advice on this and, even if she could, she doubted she would. She could only think to relay her experiences and let Mara make up her own mind because, while Padmé would be supportive if the other woman wanted the support of a friend, it wasn't Padmé's future that was the topic. It was Mara's future. "For me, it was watching my future unfold. Even if I had knowledge of what would happen due to being told, it was - unsettling. I wanted to know if those I cared for had good lives, had - long lives, or if they were cut short. I know I had to. But there were also betrayals that I couldn't conceive of from people I thought to be some of the most trustworthy around. And no matter how I wanted it to unfold, there were people who died in ways they shouldn't have... that I didn't want to die. It was relief, sorrow, joy, and disappointment all at once. I could see the appeal and why you might want to stay away from the books."

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marajade
2012-12-18 04:02 am UTC (link)

Mara nodded as Padmé spoke. To be honest she couldn't quite decide what she wished to do. She didn't know if it would make that much difference now. Oh, she supposed it might make a difference if someone showed up that she knew, or knew something about, but it wasn't as if she was going to be living it here. But then, presumably she made it back to her own galaxy because Luke had memories with her.

"Luke has already shared some of it with me," she said finally. "So it would not be all unknown. I do know some of the things that happen in our future. But he didn't give me all of the details and so it's difficult to know just how it would affect me. I suppose it would be a mixture of good and bad, but then life is too. Even right now..."

She sighed and shook her head. "It has been on my mind since Luke's departure. I suppose because I cannot help but think there might be some comfort in knowing what is yet to come. I know enough to know we get... some time together... and reading those adventures might be comforting. It's difficult to say. It might also just be painful. Particularly if it is not how I might have hoped it to be."

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i_cannot_follow
2012-12-27 08:50 pm UTC (link)

Padmé smiled a little and nodded, thinking through Mara's words. She knew that her own future hadn't turned out as she would've hoped. Especially with the second chance in the Land of Make Believe, there was no denying that detail; the first chance they got ended up destroyed, in no small part due to a person she had trusted. The very thought of Palpatine still made Padmé's stomach churn, along with that of former-Captain Panaka. She hoped neither would ever turn up there. She could only imagine the resulting clashes.

"From my experience, there's a certain dissatisfaction in not being able to experience in good parts for yourself, while you know of the bad parts and have such an - inability to change them. Especially when private moments of positive note aren't well-documented and the 'conflict' and 'action' is documented since that's the 'exciting' part, it can leave it feeling unbalanced. Incomplete. What good there is - wonderful, but the 'movies' don't document everything. While the books can be more thorough, I doubt they document everything either. It really would be the unpredictable question of how much they document of what you would want to read." Padmé answered with a great deal of thought after a few moments had passed. She didn't want to encourage or discourage Mara for or against; she mostly wanted to offer up what little she could to help. Even with her experience in political office, Padmé wanted to keep a sense of humility about herself and didn't believe she had all the answers by any means. She saw no point in acting otherwise.

"Know, if you decide to read it and it's you want to know or not, you have a few friendly faces in this room you can come and see if you need." Padmé suggested with a smile, then laughed a little as Sonya started to make her way down from the back of the couch to try and set herself up on Mara's lap. The cat really did just want attention and love, though she was aptly wary. "And since the secret of how friendly Sonya is when she's not scared is out..."

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