[The groan that follows may be short and to the point, but the exaggeration remains in the slump and rolling of his eyes that accompanies it. This is literally the last thing he would have wanted for anyone in his family; why does it always seem to come back to this? Why would Obi-Wan encourage this?]
Why is it always Tatooine?
[It's more a rhetorical question than something he wants an answer to, even if Luke actually has one. He huffs quietly, rolls his shoulders back, and with it, the fit is mostly abated.]
Were they--did they-- [He knows Owen and Beru are good people, if a bit boring, but he's met them once. How could he possibly ever expect them to take to this without complaint? Did they love him? Had he been happy? Anakin doesn't know where to start.] How are Owen and Beru?
[It's a start. This is what family does, isn't it? Checking in on each other? It's been years, and he's done a terrible job of it, but...without his mother, did this even still count?]
no subject
Why is it always Tatooine?
[It's more a rhetorical question than something he wants an answer to, even if Luke actually has one. He huffs quietly, rolls his shoulders back, and with it, the fit is mostly abated.]
Were they--did they-- [He knows Owen and Beru are good people, if a bit boring, but he's met them once. How could he possibly ever expect them to take to this without complaint? Did they love him? Had he been happy? Anakin doesn't know where to start.] How are Owen and Beru?
[It's a start. This is what family does, isn't it? Checking in on each other? It's been years, and he's done a terrible job of it, but...without his mother, did this even still count?]