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[talentedscavenger]

Hello, you've reached Rey. I'm not here right now, but if you leave a message, I will try to get back to you.

Thanks.

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[franciscoramon]

[ Rey's life really breaks Cisco's heart sometimes. It's probably a good thing that she can't see his face, because he is so, so sad for her. But he does what he usually does, and hides it with cheer. ]

see, 19
little sister
practically a baby.

you should pick a date
for your birthday i mean
any day you want it to be.
that way i can throw you a party
or at the very least buy you a present and sing to you.

(mine's february 10th so don't pick that unless you wanna match)

[ He knows she might not want it to be a large affair. ]

no, i wouldn't want to put him in danger.
(and you're sure YOU'RE not in danger?
because i don't want that either.)

[ But he already knows that Rey is going to do what she wants, regardless of the danger, because that's how she is. Stubborn, reckless, and amazing. Too soft-hearted for her own good. ]

the Dark Side? for real?
wow... melodramatic, but effective i suppose.

[talentedscavenger]

[If Rey saw how sad Cisco was for her, she would tell him it wasn't a big deal. People are born, people die eventually. Her life...the date it began wasn't important. She's lived this long, so that should be more important, right?]

I am not an infant. :P

I don't need a party, Cisco. I think I've had enough parties for a while--and you don't need to get me anything. Promise. It's just another day. It comes and goes. It's fine.

[But now she'll have to look up something for Cisco's birthday. His birthday was more important...so there.]

(I'm not in danger. I'm fine. I'm in bed and just...staring off into space and texting you. I'm fine.)

What else would it be called? 'The Bad side'? The Dark Side draws on the opposite of the Light...I'm not the one who gave those sides names. It's just how it is.

[franciscoramon]

i know i don't need to
but it's like with the thanksgiving dinner eddie cooked for all of us
i WANT to, because giving people i care about birthday gifts makes me happy
it's purely selfish you see 😈

i guess you've got a point
it's just extremely ominous
we haven't really got anything like that in my world
so i've never really thought about what you would call it
other than 'evil' i suppose.

[talentedscavenger]

[Cisco...why do you have to be stubborn about this? Especially sweet and stubborn and Rey can't bring herself to say no.]

Fine, ONE, gift...and no party. No need to go overboard.

[Because they have better things to do. Because she's not that important...because she thinks his time could be better used elsewhere.]

It is ominous, and I would be lying if I said I wasn't scared. I don't know much about it, or the Force. I'm still trying to learn what I can.

[franciscoramon]

🎁
one gift it is
and i never go overboard
i am always exactly on the level of the board

anyway just tell me when you've picked a day!!!!

i get you
if there was someone who could teach me more about my powers
i would want to listen to them
no matter how dangerous they were
just be careful
i know i've said that a million times but i really mean it

[talentedscavenger]

Uh-huh. Then why am I picturing you already plotting to give me something like...

Like an actual board and your “one” present is beneath the board. And you telling me you didn’t go over board because nothing is literally above the board?

[ Yes, she made a joke that’s a bit over complicated but she made a joke! ]

I’ll let you know when I’ve picked a day. I’ll try not to forget.

Then you understand the situation I’m in. Poe and Finn have their reasons to be distrustful of him—very excellent reasons, but considering Ren is here, there are things he could show me that aren’t associated with the Dark Side. I’ve been trying to learn on my own but...there isn’t much for me to learn and I don’t want to do anything that could hurt someone.

I haven’t practiced with the lightsaber because of that reason.

[franciscoramon]

i would never do something like that!
(ok maybe i would)

if you forget i'll remind you 😈

i get that.
i'm scared to learn to use my powers because i might hurt someone with them
but also scared that if i don't learn to control them i might hurt someone with them
total catch-22

[talentedscavenger]

No, you would. Just to be clever. :)

Fine. :p

Exactly! And I know Poe would be against it completely. He thinks there’s another way, but...really there’s not.

And...Ren gave me a book about the Force. It’s more like a notebook but, he wrote a few things down for me. I looked it over and didn’t sense anything wrong with it. Honestly, it’s more information than I’ve been able to find on my own.

[franciscoramon]

i think you may know me too well.

well, poe doesn't have powers he didn't ask for and doesn't understand, does he?
so of course he doesn't get it. that's not his fault.
he just doesn't know what it's like, how isolating and scary it can be.

information isn't good or evil, and educating yourself (if the book is legit and not dark side propaganda i mean) is never bad

[talentedscavenger]

I'm still getting to know you, Cisco.

No, he doesn't have a connection to the Force. But, it was used on him. What Ren did to me, looking into my mind...he did it to another, and for Poe, he doesn't want me to turn into that. He doesn't want me to sink to that level, or be killed by Ren---but he's had chances to, but he hasn't.

...Even when I was sick at the hospital, he was there when I woke up...and stayed with me. We just...talked. Not about his past or anything, just...talked.

I don't think Poe would understand unless he was grounded for months on end and unable to do anything about it.

It doesn't look like it is. It's all in his hand writing--he has really beautiful hand writing, Cisco.

[franciscoramon]

[ Beautiful hand writing? Okay... yeah. Definitely something there. But Cisco's going to keep that opinion to himself for the time being. Rey has trusted him, opened up to him, and the last thing he wants to do is scare her off. Especially if it's not something she's realized for herself yet. ]

just remember you can always talk to me okay?
about the force stuff and the ren stuff and anything, i won't judge
i'm on your side.