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[inimicus]

Ren. Leave a message.

Be sure it's worth listening to.

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[notimeforsorrow]

Oh, he knows that.

[She did want him to return to her as a son, that much was true - but there was still so much she didn't know. Why did he hate her and Han so much? So much so that he all but told her he'd cut her down if he had to?]

Right now, what I want is to understand you and get to know you.

[inimicus]

I'm not even going to expect him to believe it in this place.

[ Ren hates simply because deep down, subconsciously, he knows they're both a threat and that there is no Snoke to reassure him here.]

What is it you even want to know?

[notimeforsorrow]

Everything.

But we could start with your name. The name that I gave to you when you were born.

[inimicus]

What a luxury.

I'd merely tell you that it's Kylo Ren but there are others here who heard someone shout it at me once.

The name I was given at birth was Ben.

[notimeforsorrow]

[Ben . . . ]

[Perhaps there was a pang in her heart that he could feel through the Force.]

It's a good name.

[inimicus]

[ He senses it, but Ren doesn't understand it fully.]

I'm sure there's some mundane reasoning for it. Either way, there's no significance now. It's the name of a dead person.

[notimeforsorrow]

Do you want to know the reason?

[She'll tell you anyway.]

I'm certain I named you Ben because you were a symbol of hope. My hope for a better future.

[inimicus]

[Almost recoils from his device at that one. Thankfully he doesn't need to talk; Ren would probably find words hard to get out with how hard his teeth are grit.]

How disappointed you must be. Obviously you'll be learning the long way that hope doesn't turn out the way you want it to.

[notimeforsorrow]

[She was disappointed, yes - but not in him, or what he'd failed to do. Not because of her expectations. She was disappointed for him. Leia wanted to build a better future for others, and also for her son - the son she had yet to have.]

[What she felt was beyond disappointment. It was sadness.]

Hope is not lost yet, Ben. No matter how much you want it to be.

[inimicus]

[ Ren is already starting to realize what a mistake it was to have given his old name out. But a small part of him didn't want anyone else to be telling that to his mother.]

It certainly isn't here. And I asked you not to use that name. Is there a reason why that name means what you think it means?

[notimeforsorrow]

[Despite her sadness, she couldn't help her little smile.]

I'll keep that a secret for now. It'll keep you coming back to talk to me.

[inimicus]

Keeping secrets when I'm giving information isn't exactly the most fair way to do things.

[ Aka but that's not fair!]

[notimeforsorrow]

You kept me in the dark about our relationship and your name for a while. I never said I won't tell you. I will. But in due time.

[inimicus]

But this is this and that was that.

[And when that doesn't work, time to try and goad it.]

It's probably something ridiculous anyway.

[notimeforsorrow]

[Ben "I Can Do It But You Can't" Organa-Solo.]

That won't work on me.

[inimicus]

[ Damn right.]

It was worth an attempt. Fine, you leave me no choice.

Han Solo will tell me.

[notimeforsorrow]

Sure, if you want to talk to him. He might not know the reason, though.

[inimicus]

I'll be certain to make it as painful as possible for him. He should know the reason.

[notimeforsorrow]

Trying to manipulate me like that is an amateur tactic, and not even Governor Tarkin and Darth Vader could manage it, so don't even try it.

Also, you'd just be wasting your time. He likely doesn't know the reason because it's a reason that's very personal to me.

[inimicus]

I don't often find myself needing to ask questions, this place has it's limitations.

I see.

[notimeforsorrow]

Until then, just wait. I'll tell you when you're ready.

[inimicus]

Not the most even of exchanges but fine.

What else did you want to ask?

[notimeforsorrow]

It's perfectly fine and you know it.

For now, that's it. Next time, perhaps we can actually sit down and talk somewhere.

[inimicus]

I'll merely take your word for it.

No. There will not be another opportunity to sit and talk.

[ Leia can probably feel his exasperation from there.]

[notimeforsorrow]

We'll see.