[Ezra laughs, genuine amusement bubbling up, bright and warm.]
I wouldn't just toss you off a fire escape right to start! We'd start small, with crates or rocks. Back home, I turned part of the communications tower I lived in into kind of a practice course like that. Crates and poles and all sorts of things to practice jumping and climbing on. I know how to improvise something that's safe.
[As always, when there's mention of Force training, Leia's thoughts drift to Luke, and if he knows how to do the thing, and if so, how he learned it. Because Luke is really the one with more invested in the Force, not her.]
[don't worry, she doesn't sound fully convinced by Ezra's claims. Because she's pretty sure the only guy that would be honest about his abilities is Luke.]
[Hmm. Be a smartaleck, facetious teen? Or just give her an honest response?
Well, he is trying to talk her into letting him give her lessons on jumping, so maybe he'll go for slightly more mature.]
Discipline and focus, if you want a broad response. He lectures me about that all the time. If you want something specific, though, then I'd have to say lightsaber training, or just self-defense in general. I've even seen him take out stormtroopers with just his hands and feet, not even using the Force.
[It's not hard to imagine Kanan lecturing Ezra about discipline and focus. He probably could've used a lecture on that before starting this whole glitter war. But, she's amused anyway, the warm, fond feeling of that transmitting through the connection easily.]
All the time? I can't imagine you ever needing a lecture on discipline or focus.
[Leia probably doesn't know this, but Ezra's not that bad at mimicking other people's voices. He draws himself up and deepens his voice, adding sternness to it for good measure.]
You lack discipline and focus, Ezra. If you'd been doing what you were supposed to be doing, this wouldn't have happened at all. Now start over, and remember to focus.
[He drops the act, reverting to a normal, if slightly grouchy voice.]
Like it's easy to focus with Chopper throwing food cans at my head.
[it's been a long time since she's heard Kanan speak, but from what she remembers, Ezra's mimicking of his voice isn't all that bad. Aside from, she presumes, the extra sternness added for emphasis.]
So droids throwing cans of food at you is another proven Jedi training method?
[Ezra makes a face that she can't see, though he makes no effort to hide the irritation and exasperation he feels.]
I'm not sure that's a Jedi method. That one may be just Kanan's and Chopper's. He thinks it's good practice for focusing even when there's other stuff going on around me.
[Because she knows how droids that have a mind of their own can be, and she wouldn't be surprised if Chopper didn't beep back any arguments about this training.]
[she has no way of knowing for sure, and rather than dwelling on that more somber (in a way) subject, Leia decides it's for the best to change it slightly.]
You can build your obstacle course here, and I can practice using the Force to throw cans. I think that'll benefit both of us.
[Don't let Ezra fool you, Leia. He misses Chopper, even with as aggravating as the little droid can be.]
Actually, that sounds like a great idea. I could use the practice dodging food cans, and I'm willing to bet you can think of a few people you could use this skill on later on.
Great, I'll call you when I have something set up so we can have our first lesson.
[Ezra may regret this later.
But ultimately, only a little. All the glitter backlash in the world can't dampen his enthusiasm for sharing the experience of learning to use these abilities with a friend.]
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A pleased tinge colors their connection now. The question might as well be an indirect compliment, an acknowledgment of that jump he made.]
Yeah. I think that part's something I've been doing all my life. I've been doing stuff like that since before I even met Kanan.
I could teach you about doing that kind of stuff, too, if you want.
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My interest in the Force only lies in how I can use it to protect the people I care for. I'm not sure if jumping falls under that definition.
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[Quick, think of an example.
Wait, no, he's got it.]
What if the Empire attacked you and Han got hurt? What if you're separated and the only way you can get to him is to jump?
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How would you propose I learn, then? I'm not jumping off a fire escape.
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I wouldn't just toss you off a fire escape right to start! We'd start small, with crates or rocks. Back home, I turned part of the communications tower I lived in into kind of a practice course like that. Crates and poles and all sorts of things to practice jumping and climbing on. I know how to improvise something that's safe.
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Can Kanan jump as well as you can?
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[Leia, don't listen to him. That's teenage pride kicking in and embellishing a little bit here.]
He had different training from me, so it's hard to compare exactly how good we are against each other.
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[don't worry, she doesn't sound fully convinced by Ezra's claims. Because she's pretty sure the only guy that would be honest about his abilities is Luke.]
What's he best at, then?
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Well, he is trying to talk her into letting him give her lessons on jumping, so maybe he'll go for slightly more mature.]
Discipline and focus, if you want a broad response. He lectures me about that all the time. If you want something specific, though, then I'd have to say lightsaber training, or just self-defense in general. I've even seen him take out stormtroopers with just his hands and feet, not even using the Force.
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All the time? I can't imagine you ever needing a lecture on discipline or focus.
[Yep. That's some sarcasm.]
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Oh, don't you start, too. I'm not nearly as bad as he makes it sound.
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[because no, Ezra isn't that bad, she's mostly just teasing. But she's actually curious now.]
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You lack discipline and focus, Ezra. If you'd been doing what you were supposed to be doing, this wouldn't have happened at all. Now start over, and remember to focus.
[He drops the act, reverting to a normal, if slightly grouchy voice.]
Like it's easy to focus with Chopper throwing food cans at my head.
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So droids throwing cans of food at you is another proven Jedi training method?
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I'm not sure that's a Jedi method. That one may be just Kanan's and Chopper's. He thinks it's good practice for focusing even when there's other stuff going on around me.
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[Because she knows how droids that have a mind of their own can be, and she wouldn't be surprised if Chopper didn't beep back any arguments about this training.]
Has it helped you focus better?
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[And Anakin wonders why Ezra isn't particularly fond of this droid.]
He thinks it's helped. I'm not so sure.
[But it's always harder to see progress in yourself than it is for other people to see it in you.]
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You can build your obstacle course here, and I can practice using the Force to throw cans. I think that'll benefit both of us.
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Actually, that sounds like a great idea. I could use the practice dodging food cans, and I'm willing to bet you can think of a few people you could use this skill on later on.
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[if you think she's talking about a giant cloud of glitter that happened to have been dumped on her head? You're right.]
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[Ezra may regret this later.
But ultimately, only a little. All the glitter backlash in the world can't dampen his enthusiasm for sharing the experience of learning to use these abilities with a friend.]