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[ Hera feels, for lack of a better term, detached from everything that's going on around her. It's not really her fault, given all she's been through lately. It might be for the best, though, because at least she's not panicking. No, in general she's feeling mostly numb. So she seemingly takes her arrival, and the infodump provided, in stride, and before she knows it, she's wandering the streets of this strange city that seems to be nowhere near Lothal or any other place she's familiar with in the galaxy.

She's stuck. Grounded. And people are staring at her like - like she's some kind of freak. Have none of them ever seen a Twi'lek before? ]

What are you looking at?

[ Her voice isn't defensive, it's mostly - dull. But there's an underlying hardness, as well. A certain amount of suspicion, like she doesn't trust anyone here.

Eventually, she finds her way to a series of shops and small cafes, and when she gets a whiff of something - baking bread or a pastry of some sort - she makes a nauseated face and turns away from the smell, her brow furrowing a little. There must be somewhere to sit down, right? Maybe she just needs to sit down. ]

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I need the services of a medical doctor familiar with non-human biology. I'll come to you.

- H. Syndulla

[ ooc note: please see my ooc intro and Hera's permissions post for more info and opt-out stuff if necessary. ]

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Rex!

[Her face lights up instantly. It feels like forever since she’s seen him, even if it’s only been a year. She knows it’s for the best, but it doesn’t hurt to know they’ll be reunited eventually.]

I’m glad to hear that. We had to part ways when... you know. But you’re all a part of the Rebellion then? You, Rex, your partner and his apprentice? It’s weird to think it’s grown that much. But I guess uh a lot can happen in nearly twenty years.

Yeah. It's. A lot bigger. We're making progress.

[ Which is very true, and in a lot of ways it's what Hera dreamed of all those years ago when she started out, when "Fulcrum" first made contact with her and she began doing covert intelligence ops. ]

The Empire won't last forever.

I know. We'll make sure of that.

[She gives Hera a small smile, realizing that all of this talk about home probably isn't the best idea.]

I'm sorry I'm not the Ahsoka you know, but I hope we can still work together here. There's no Empire here, so... no war either. It takes some getting used to, especially with all the time stuff.

Well, it's not exactly your fault.

I - hope we can work together here, too.

[ Even if she is a Jedi and thus, a constant, painful reminder of what Hera lost. ]

It is strange to think the Empire isn't here, though.

It’s something I still have to remind myself. When I arrived, my first instinct was to act the same as I did when I was running from the Empire.

[Going from one war to another and then to... peace is difficult.]

Buuut there’s also really no point in doing that, or that’s what I’ve found at least. The other people from our galaxy, they’re either on our side or they only know of the Republic. And those ones are also on our side, except I guess Grievous? And I think Anakin mentioned Cad Bane was here, but I haven’t run into him.

I've... never really not been at war.

[ Her earliest memories are of running messages for her father on Ryloth, toddling along cave tunnels, not aware of the import of what she carried, that she was facilitating a group of freedom fighters. She was training with a blaster by age six. By sixteen, she had her ship and she was ready to start fighting the Empire. ]

I know the name Grievous. Never heard of Cad Bane.

Me neither. I mean, there were the years before the Clone Wars, when I was still a youngling, but... that seems like forever ago.

[And training to be a Jedi is probably different than most people's childhoods anyways.]

He's a bounty hunter. I haven't had any trouble with either of them, so I haven't paid them any mind. Although Grievous does think I'm trouble.

Ah. Well, I'll be giving them both a wide berth, I think. No point looking for trouble if I can avoid it.

Thanks for letting me know.

No problem. Like I said probably the hardest thing about this place... is that there's nothing we have to do.

But um, feel free to reach out to me if you have any other questions! Or if you just wanna talk, I don't know. Oooor if you need to know which places sell clothing and stuff that fit lekku.

[ That last bit gets a startled laugh out of Hera. ]

Yeah, I suppose I'll probably need to find places like that. [ She touches her pilot's cap almost tentatively. ] I'll have to find some other head coverings.

There's a loooot of humans here, but Nova City's a little closer to home. That's where I shop. And live. And work.

It's a nice place? So, you know.

I haven't lived in one place in so long I'm not sure any of these cities would feel much like "home" to me. Not without my ship.

Well... I just mean, like our galaxy. And there's more people from our galaxy there. Cassian and Kay live in another city, but it's a little too different for me.

Yes, I've spoken to them. The technology level does seem a bit... variable. But then again I was born on Ryloth, and my people use beasts of burden to get around as much as they do speeders.

[ Hera shrugs. ]

I spent most of my life on Coruscant, so... yeah. I mean, I'd be fine on a farming world or whatever, but it's weird not having a lot of droids around here.

Mostly I just miss my droid. But I know what you mean.

[ Frankly, Chopper would be both a help and a comfort to her. ]

And I know what you mean too. Artoo's not my droid, but I miss him a lot.

It's silly, but back home I used to talk to myself like he was still around. But, uh, here I've got other people to talk to at least? And I'm not running from the Empire, which is always good.

I - don't think it's silly.

[ Alone, in private, she talks to Kanan. Tells him the things she was always able to tell him, and him alone. She's sure if someone ever saw her doing it, they'd think she's crazy. Maybe she is, but she likes to think he can hear her. Or that the Force can hear her, or... something. ]

Not running from the Empire is good. For a change.

[At the very least, it's not as silly as imagining what Obi-Wan and Anakin would do in every situation. Cause she used to do that. The only reason she's stopped now is that she actually lives with them, but she still catches herself doing it sometimes.]

And it's a big change. So... yeah. Just keep in mind that you're not alone, okay? You... probably don't know them. In the future, I mean? Cause... well. Uh anyways, the people I live with are from our galaxy too. And I'm sure they'd be fine having you over for dinner some time or getting to know you too! Anakin actually fought in the Battle of Ryloth too. Well, so did Master Obi-Wan, but he's from before that so.

Sorry, this is too much all at once, right?

No, it's - it's fine. I've... heard of Obi-Wan Kenobi.

[ The man on Kanan's holocron. Kanan had told her about him, more than she'd learned as a girl from her father.

She tries for a small smile. ]

Thank you, Ahsoka.

You're welcome seems weird to say in this situation... but you're welcome? And good luck settling in.

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