( video; un: skywalker )

[facultative]

[The view is of Kylo Ren sitting quietly at a table by himself eating his food. It's taken from a distance like the person sending this is trying not to be seen doing so. When Anakin finally speaks it's at a low whisper.]

So this strange guy called me grandfather when I ran into him on that last planet. Is that something that just happens? I know things work oddly here, O-- Ben aged twenty years. But what am I supposed to do with this?

[Then the feed is turned to Anakin leaning against the wall while he peeks around the corner where Kylo sits.]

I don't even see any resemblance and Ben didn't even mention I had a kid.

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( video | un: alucard )

[ananym]

[ hm. ]

It's the curls.

[facultative]

[Anakin is now behind a counter.]

Hmmm. Maybe if he washed it.

[ananym]

Is there a reason why he hasn't?

video | un; cal (private 🔒)

[hindsights]

Maybe that was the big secret. [ the camera is angled so only half of cal's face is seen and he does look like he's amused at anakin's expense.

is he going to address that he looks older suddenly? no. ] I don't see the resemblance either.

But maybe I will if you zoom in.

[facultative]

[Suddenly there's an extreme close up of Kylo Ren's chest. Then it zooms in and out a few times as he tries to get it into focus. In the end it's not the clearest view, but it's obvious that this is about as good as it'll get.]

I'm not moving in any closer.

[A short pause.]

How'd you grow a beard so fast?

video; un: just.rey

[jedied]

[ She's just... facepalming a lot. She looks tired. She's just gotten back from less than a week back home and that's four more days of wanting to kick every Skywalker into the nearest sun. But with maybe a little bit of sympathy buried somewhere under all the abject disappointment. ]

Give it a while. The resemblance will come to you.

[facultative]

Wait, you knew?

[3, 2, 1...]

Is that what Luke is?

Video | un: Wei Wuxian

[singlelogbridge]

[Alright, so he hasn't put this out there in public yet, but he can't resist the urge. It's fine if people know, he only has one enemy here and Felix knows that if he ever tries anything on Sizhui, there would be nothing left of him to bury.

Which is to say that Wei Wuxian, a man obviously in his early 20's, turns on the video, waves to Anakin, and then pans the camera to another man in his early 20's.

Then, with frankly an obscene account of cheer]

Hi, I'm Wei Wuxian. This is my son. [They are literally the same age.]

So. Yes. [He grins and then smiles at the other man. ]

Say hi, Sizhui!

[deferences]

[without missing a beat, sizhui grins outright, raises a hand from the book he's currently holding and waves at the camera aimed his way.] Hi there!

[the resemblance is pretty uncanny, really.]

video — un: star-lord ;

[zune]

I mean, apparently I was here and then I left, and now I've come back and I have no recollection of this place or anyone here.

So who knows, man.

As long as that guy isn't weird, maybe it doesn't have to be weird?

[facultative]

But that's more like having too much to drink and you don't remember what you did last night.

This is inventing a whole new person.

video; un: y.mikotoba

[softshoes]

[Yujin is Once Again thinking about that Wright guy, who is 10 years older than Ryunosuke but... bizarrely, undeniably, resembles him...

There is no way to confirm that without directly asking them, though, which is some strange form of space-time rudeness he refuses to be forced to navigate, so--]

Mr. Skywalker, was it? There is a bit of a resemblance in your profile: the nose, namely.

[...]

And, er. These messages can be viewed by anyone on the Ximilia after the fact, so long as they have not been posted privately. Just so you are aware.

[facultative]

[Anakin touches his nose then peeks over at Kylo some more. Is there a faint resemblance there? He can't tell.]

You're the first one to mention that.

[Then he shrugs.]

I know. I don't know his username to stop him.

< ren >

[dyaddyissues]

[ Kylo sighs, pinching the bridge of his nose when he finally does see this, not much later. The awkward video of himself eating alone, and Anakin's rushed whispering is enough to give him a headache. It's been a long, painful week (he'd already thrown apart his room in a rage) and this is the first thing he comes to?

Perhaps he should've been more careful about that first meeting. ]

You know that I can see this.

And if you have questions, I can answer. Provided you believe I'm telling the truth?

not here

[softshoes]

[TOLD YOU, ANNIE]

[facultative]

Hi.

[This sounds like a great place to start.]

I believe you now. Just Rey vouched for you.

[Private]

...So can I ask how we're related?

[Video, un: pianoman]

[servesyouwright]

[ Well, that's only a little creepy of you. ]

Yeah, that happens. It's the other way around for me, and more like great-great-great-grandfather, or something like that. But yeah.

not here again i'm sorry anakin

[softshoes]

[HE FUCKING KNEW IT!!!!]

not here either;

[locumstudentesquire]

[Tucked off in a corner, pausing his reading to skim whatever the hell is happening on the network this time, Ryunosuke begins to sweat.]

[facultative]

At least that's far away enough that it's okay to be strangers.

I feel like I should know him.

[There's a good chance he was still around at that point.]

Video, private; un: naruhodo

[locumstudentesquire]

[Ohhhhhhh Anakin. Buddy. Ryunosuke doesn't know you but good grief can he relate.

NOT THAT HE'LL ADMIT IT OUTRIGHT. But the expression on his face as he chimes in has sort of a grim sympathy to it.]

There are apparently ways you can test to be certain. Erm... If you weren't aware of that, already.

[He realizes he's kind of in the minority, coming from a time and place where no one knew about DNA yet.]

[facultative]

I know about that, but I didn't think it'd be the kind of thing they'd have here. It's not really relevant to our missions.

It's just strange imagining having kids one day and then they'll have their own kids. Except he's a man and grumpy with me now.

text | un; mal

[tochnyy]

you look old enough to be a father

is being a grandfather a bad thing where you're from? [ some places need all those kids to work ye old farm, you know? ]

[facultative]

Of a baby maybe.

I called Ben a grandpa because he got old except I'm the grandpa now.

voice; un: jtd (THIS IS SO LATE LMAO)

[doooooog]

[ In the spirit of all the other family members on this ship, Jake can't help taking the opportunity to send along a particularly flattering picture of he and Finn. It comes through without warning, accompanied by a cheerfully ominous text. ]


this is what two brothers look like on this ship, so... it could always get weirder, homie!

[ And, because he can't really let it slide: ]

anyway, glad to see I'm no longer the only hot grampa on this ship.