hey there MoM it's me ya boy

[lothal]

WHO: ezra + others!
WHERE: varies, specified by thread
WHEN: varies, specified by thread
WHAT: ezra bugs a bunch of different people all over
WARNINGS: n/a currently, will update if needed

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sanctum aurorae; kylo

[lothal]

[Obviously the best way to catch up with someone is to stumble into their faraway faction and then purposefully get captured. Right? Other people send emails, but that seems like way too much work.

Some time before the influx of new arrivals, Ezra's brought before Kylo as a suspected spy. His Jedi robes make his silhouette appear similar to that of Kylo's uncle, though his presence in the Force is noticeably different. The darkness that's always accompanied his light is creeping up more and more every day.

Meanwhile, it seems like someone forgot to tell Ezra this is supposed to be an interrogation. His voice is calm and easy going as he speaks,]

Hey. So do you wanna do this with all Force mind stuff or...?

[photophobic]

[It isn't every day the Sanctum receives uninvited guests. As his disciples bring Ezra before his throne, Kylo leans forward smoothly. Curiously. He lifts his hand to dismiss the guard: they obey without question.

They're alone in the cavernous chamber, now.]

Do this?

[lothal]

You know.

[He gestures to everything around them. Maybe he does know he's supposed to be interrogated right now.]

Not that I have too many secrets to be spilled...

[photophobic]

No?

[It's a surprisingly mild question— probably because Kylo knows everyone has secrets, valuable or otherwise. Some secrets aren't even known by their keepers.

It's also rhetorical. Kylo continues:]

Then you're here for mine.

[lothal]

Not really.

[Ezra shrugs and then stretches his arms out in front of him.]

Just thought it'd be nice to talk.

[photophobic]

[Kylo considers.

Most people, of course, wouldn't simply take a trip up to the frozen wastes of the arctic circle for a friendly chat with the Supreme Leader of the Sanctum Aurorae. But most people aren't self-professed Jedi with the Dark gnawing at their edges. In Ezra's position? Perhaps he too would seek out someone like Kylo Ren... if there was anyone like Kylo Ren.

He rises from his throne in fluid motion and descends from the raised dais. If they are to talk...]

What shall we talk about? The weather? History? Politics? [A pause.] The future?

[lothal]

Is there really that much to say about the weather around here? But, maybe I'm wrong. What are the summers like?

[Knowing he's stalling, he shakes his head and moves on.]

Future's probably closer. Not too different from history, though.

[photophobic]

[Long.

...is the answer to Ezra's first question. Kylo peers at him curiously.]

Is that what has you concerned. History repeating itself.

[lothal]

No, I don't think so. Or maybe it already has.

[This history, other histories, all history. Some days it felt as if it all combined into one, others it felt like two lifetimes. Probably much more than that, he realizes.]

I've been thinking more about our galaxy, I guess. Call it homesickness. Even if it seems too late for that...

Have you ever heard of a world that exists between worlds?

[photophobic]

[Strangely enough, Kylo feels like he has... despite being relatively certain he's never heard the phrase before. His gaze sharpens.]

Perhaps. Tell me about it.

[lothal]

I've been there before. Or... it's always been there, always been a part of us, of the Force. Just sometimes it's easier to notice.

[Even back before he had his first kyber crystal, he'd been able to speak with Master Yoda because of it. There's so much he still doesn't know and honestly, part of him hoped someone else's Jedi or Sith education could fill in the gaps.]

When we have visions, we see possible futures, possible paths. The world between worlds is where all those paths meet. If you were able to access it, the way I did, you could control time, space, reality, everything. Goes without saying, but when I think of the way we were brought here... I can't help but make the connection.

[photophobic]

It's possible. Though, plenty of imPorts are taken from universes where there is no Force. [Kylo points this out in a curious rather than dismissive tone, weighing the idea thoughtfully.]

Can you reach it? Here. This World Between Worlds.

[lothal]

Sure, but a lot of them have their own version of it. I don't think our Force is the explanation for everything here, only that they might be connected.

[And even if they aren't, what happened in their galaxy is still a good example of what he thinks needs to happen here.]

I've been trying. Even in our galaxy, you need to find somewhere deeply connected to the Force. There has to be a door to open in the first place. And if that door is the Porter... I'd need to get closer to actually try.

[photophobic]

Ah.

[Now, he suspects he understands the reason for Ezra's visit. Kylo looks him over thoughtfully.]

And you want my support for when you make the attempt. Despite interference with the Porter being strictly forbidden by the less adventurous of the imPort population.