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Kenobi's Decision


In the recording, Leia says that her mission to bring Kenobi to Alderaan failed because her ship was attacked (attacked by MUTINY!).
Leia herself is saying that she was trying to get to Kenobi, that that was in fact her mission.
If the 'Paradigm' doesn't actually describe the real story, what is Leia's relationship to Kenobi SUPPOSED to be?

Does Leia's message contain an activation code ("years ago you served my father" ... the eagle's shadow passes over the moon...)?
It certainly has that effect.
After supposedly being a hermit for years he's all set to travel the space lanes again.
And he wants Luke to go with him.
Bad.
Real bad, baby.



After the message ends, without any preamble, Kenobi looks over at Luke and lays on the Jedi smooth talkin'.
Perhaps his father's Force powers finally kick in because Luke laugh's off this attempt to ensnare him.
Luke wants to join the 'Acadamy' but when offered a chance to fight for the Rebels he firmly declines.
Kenobi tries, bluntly, to sway Luke again.

Watch Ben's eyes.
When Luke declines the second time, Kenobi has almost lost patience and commands bluntly, "Learn about the Force, Luke."
(he also gets a quick dig in about Owen - seriously, what IS the story there?)
When Luke denies him for the third time, Kenobi crosses his arms in resignation and delivers the chilling line:
"You must do what you feel is right, of course"
Ominous body language in hindsight.
Luke tells this hard-bitten military hard-liner that he can't go because of his aunt and uncle.
Oops.
Without knowledge or intent, Luke has condemned them both.

Sorry Owen. Sorry Baru.

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