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What would your character as a child--say, age 10--think about what's going on with your character nowadays? What would your character five years ago think if they could look ahead to the present?

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Eriond at (physical) age 10 and five years ago basically agree that well, it's good everything turned out all right, with some real regret for the people lost along the way.

Evelyn at 10 and five years ago also basically agree, both on how humbling it is that she's trusted and considered skilled enough to help teach one of the younger ones, and relieved and terrified that she survived her Harrowing intact, and utterly terrified and horrified over Jordan being made Tranquil (which, tbh, is basically her reaction in the present).

Lois is thirteen, so let's just stick with her 10-year-old self's reaction: "Ooooh, you learned poker? And taught your friends? Niiiiice. . . . But why'd you get in trouble for it, come on, there's nothing wrong with that. Useful life skill!"

R2 is half N/A, as I don't really know when he was 10 (whether in base two or base ten). Five years ago, well, he would just be wearily resigned about the war. Meatbags.

Anakin at ten would be pretty pleased to be a full knight, horrified by the war, utterly sickened and terrified by what happened on Tatooine with the Tusken Raiders, confused by the idea that he would have a padawan of his own (he can't even begin to comprehend that), and so utterly dizzy with delight over the knowledge of his marriage to Padme he would have no words. Five years ago, well, the first three parts are basically the same. Instead of confusion about having a padawan, however, it would be irritation because he doesn't want a padawan, he wants to be cut loose and free to act as he pleases needs to. And besides the dizzy pleasure also a bit of smug, because he'd be a teenager and yeah.

Tavi of five years ago would be grimly unsurprised about the Vord, if shocked about the alliance with the Canim and truce with Icemen, and just exhausted with relief that it's over and they survived. (. . . that part is true of present-Tavi, too.) He would also be shocked and delighted and slightly smug that his furycrafting finally came in and is amazing; he honestly had never expected that from his future. He would also be shyly daunted but pleased by being married to Kitai--and definitely scared in an oh furies that's actually my life help what do about being a father (sure, he vaguely expected it some day, but that soon? aaaaaaaaah). And, well. Somewhat almost-unsurprised, somewhat very surprised, a lot terrified, a bit excited, partly devastated, somewhat incredibly proud, very uncertain, and absolutely determined about being First Lord. (Again: not entirely unlike close to present Tavi).

At ten, well. He'd be giggly-smug about his furycrafting--hah, take that, Bittan, he's the best--and basically terrified and baffled by the rest of it, almost especially most of all Kitai, because what the crows do you mean he's married to a Marat girl and they have a kid what no no no no no no can he never think about that again. And... well. Sure, he didn't know his dad and what kid doesn't vaguely fantasize his unknown parent is royalty? But First Lord? Him? That's actually even more daunting than the whole Marat thing. But, despite the terror and admitted kind of excitement (seriously he's the best that's awesome), and the how do I even get there none of this makes sense, same determination. Always. Slightly unreasonably so.