"You know Mother's name?" Anything else that might have been in the midst of being discussed was secondary to that fact. Rey made no effort to disguise the astonishment on her face or the awe in her voice.
Sometimes she struggled to recall whether or not anyone had named her or she had named herself, the names of anyone else were as lost to her as that fact.
"What was it? Did you know Father's too?" As far as Rey was concerned she wasn't going to be able to think of anything else until those two questions - minimum - were answered.
Rey blinked slowly, eyes widening just a fraction to betray her own surprise at her other self's shock. It would make sense, though - would she remember her parents names if Grandfather hadn't felt the need to remind her of their loss at every opportunity? Any time anything about them began to fade, any time that pain began to heal, the wound was torn open again. It was an easy spot for him to hit, and he made sure it was never able to close.
She closed her eyes and took a deep breath in and out through her nose, letting the murderous rage at the thought of her grandfather and the loss of her parents wash over her and subside, back into the stormy sea that was her constant hatred for him.
"Seren-Nurey. That was mother's name. 'Rey' - we were named after her," Rey recited. She remembered her father holding her, before everything terrible happened, in the little memories she had of good times, telling her that she was named after the most wonderful thing in his life.
"She called father Tantin, I think it was a nickname rather than an attempt at a new identity. I know that wasn't his birth name - he was named after his father, our grandfather. Sheev Palpatine."
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Date: 2020-12-09 12:21 am (UTC)Sometimes she struggled to recall whether or not anyone had named her or she had named herself, the names of anyone else were as lost to her as that fact.
"What was it? Did you know Father's too?" As far as Rey was concerned she wasn't going to be able to think of anything else until those two questions - minimum - were answered.
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Date: 2021-02-22 03:31 am (UTC)She closed her eyes and took a deep breath in and out through her nose, letting the murderous rage at the thought of her grandfather and the loss of her parents wash over her and subside, back into the stormy sea that was her constant hatred for him.
"Seren-Nurey. That was mother's name. 'Rey' - we were named after her," Rey recited. She remembered her father holding her, before everything terrible happened, in the little memories she had of good times, telling her that she was named after the most wonderful thing in his life.
"She called father Tantin, I think it was a nickname rather than an attempt at a new identity. I know that wasn't his birth name - he was named after his father, our grandfather. Sheev Palpatine."