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CHARACTERS: anakin and rey
DATE: sometime mid-month
WARNINGS: none for the moment
SUMMARY: episode 83764 in the ongoing saga

[ every so often he brings up the conversation had with lloyd. the arrangements to be made, hopefully, as soon as the mission is ended. anakin lacks any real proof he will have the help he wants — the infuriating lack of any other option is not remotely the same — regardless, he has all the reason he needs to see the mission through.

a chance run-in netted him company. their ride remains where anakin left it after they dismounted. so used to working with and among droids, anakin pays it no mind. instead he looks over their surroundings. the earlier earthquake aggravated already existing weaknesses. the biggest rock is easily the size of a small fighter. many more decorate the path, making it impossible to navigate except on foot, and then only with the greatest care. years of neglect, too, mean the vegetation has since reclaimed the land. naked branches threaten to snag clothes and skin alike. the feeling of life here is strong and wild in a way that was lacking in the mines or the town.

anakin unclips the lightsaber from his belt. ]

Keep an eye out, [ he warns rey. ] I sense we're not alone.