[h3]Ben Solo[/h3]

[color=red][b]"Definitely,"[/b][/color] he answered, composing himself and walking aimlessly around the sterling hull. Tapestry of his ancestral planet lined the hull, the symbol of the republic was a centerpiece for the starship. [color=red][b]"I can't believe I've finally got some time with you. Its... almost like a dream y'know? I've always wanted to be alone with you, away from the temple and Master Luke. Its the small things... the moments that I'll cherish the most."[/b][/color] 

Those were the things he had decided in private, keeping them close to his heart. To Odette. 

A moment later Bee-Bee-Ate rolled into his foot and chirped urgently. He understood the droid briefly but lost translation among its numerous sounds and movements. Ben knelt down and held its form tight to the floor. [color=red][b]"Calm down, Bee-Bee..."[/b][/color] He took a better look at its codes. [color=red][b]"Bee-Bee-Ate,"[/b][/color] he said with sureness. [color=red][b]"What's the problem?"[/b][/color]

It swiveled its eye around so that it was facing towards the steel ceiling before projecting an enlarged image of his... his mother. Her full face was royalty incarnated and it was than that he realized just how different he was now. That afterthought was pushed aside as he took a few steps back to grasp the full message; she had begun to speak after a bit of fiddling. It was obvious she was setting up the recording herself. 

[color=red][I]Mother?[/I][/color] 

[color=purple][b]"Are you recording this, Bee-Bee Ate?"[/b][/color] she asked tenderly, her hair a bit astray but mostly upkept. 

A whirl of mechanical noise confirmed her question. 

Leia nodded, the hints of bags lied beneath the perfectly executed makeup. [color=purple][b]"Ben..."[/b][/color] she muttered, her voice so filled with love and warmth, that just the sound had unnerved him. He flinched as he felt his walls start to crumble. 

[color=red][b]"...Mom,"[/b][/color] he uttered in response; he knew she couldn't hear him. 

[color=purple][b]"How are you, Ben? I've been, so very worried about you. I know... I know that Luke has forbidden communication but I had to check on you. I'll keep this short. Your aunt Winter and I have  delegations to attend to about Naboo's plasma exports. "[/b][/color] She paused for a long second as if feeling Ben's desperate eyes on her. Eyes that were filled with emotions incapable of being put into words.

[color=purple][b]"... Y-You [i]can[/i] do this, Ben. I can only imagine how hard it must be but you... you are a Skywalker and a Solo. You are Han's spitting image, my mental doppelganger, and the nephew of the last jedi. I can feel in you the hu-"[/b][/color]

She was interrupted as See-threepio scuttled through the frame and voiced, in his overly mannerly way, that her ship was ready for departure. Leia spoke something in a hushed whispered and soon afterwards, See-threepio had waved drone-like at the camera. [b]"Greetings, Master Ben. How is your training preceding. Swell I hope."[/b]

Ben couldn't help the smirk that blossomed into a smile. He had once hated the droid but now he held him almost as dear as his mother. When the droid was gone, Leia smiled once more before blowing a kiss towards the recorder. [color=purple][b]"Take care of yourself, Ben. I love you beyond the will of the Force."[/b][/color] 

The hologram flickered out. 

Ben held his cheek as if he had caught the kiss and planted it there, a tear trailed its way to his lean chin. [color=red][b]"So you hadn't forgotten me,"[/b][/color] he uttered calmly, seemingly unaware of his tear. [color=red][b]"That's good, I've been worrying about you too, Mom."[/b][/color] 

He let out a sigh, turned his head towards Odette, and grinned widely. [color=red][b]"Let's find this map!"[/b][/color]