Elesse is going to go take some time to try to sort out her feelings, then.

Alright.

And of feelings, Elesse has... rather a lot. Start with the guilt and the shame that her padawan killed herself, and the hurt that Elesse feels because of that. Add more guilt because Elesse contributed to Anakin's problems, by ignoring her, by not making time for her. She was busy, busy running the war. Time that she didn't spend on talking to Anakin was time spent on making sure her troops had a better chance of survival. Add up all their lives on one side, and Anakin's on the other, and then all the Separatist armies that she was fighting and... Where does the scale end up? If she was able to go back and choose again, would she do the same thing? She wouldn't, she thinks. Not at the cost of Anakin's life.

Looking at in from the perspective of the Jedi Code, did Elesse make the right choice? The many lives, the peace the Republic promised. (The looming darkness Anakin hinted at.) Would she be permitted to choose otherwise, if she could go back? Would she even want to. What is one life, against all the galaxy?

It's been a long, long time since Elesse has had to confront this sort of turmoil in her soul. It scares her.

They come out of their series of hyperspace jumps eventually, at a planet Anakin feels will be a good place to scrap their shuttle and swap it out for something less... Clearly Republic.

It has traffic control, though, and she thinks it has specifically very lazy traffic control, but... Someone with a working mouth still will need to talk to the officer.

"Elesse," she calls, softly. 

Elesse does not want to come out of meditation and face Anakin the world.

"Elesse? I need you to talk to traffic control."

She comes to with a flinch. Anakin is dead. Anakin needs her. Anakin is dead. Anakin is talking to her because Anakin needs her. Anakin is dead because Elesse failed her and Anakin needs her.

Elesse's breathing is rapid and short. "I- I can't-"

" - Elesse?!" 

She does not know how to deal with Elesse having a panic attack! ...And also someone needs to do something soon or else traffic control will get suspicious. 

Anakin mentally flails a little bit and then flows into Eleese's body, gently nudging her back - it's almost instinctive, really. Anakin does this a lot for soldiers with battle fatigue. Anyone freaking out on their first deployment, or about seeing their sisters torn apart. When a moving body is needed, but... It matters a bit less than normal who's controlling that body. 

Elesse can continue having a panic attack in the back of her brain while Anakin gets the body itself under control, sure.

...Mental hug? Or - Anakin can leave her alone to process. 

Hugs are good. Right now, hugs are good.

She'll wrap Elesse up in a warm blanket of fuzzy feelings, then. 

That is nice. Cozy.

Good.

(And - Anakin likes using Elesse's body for things. It's all the nice parts of having a body without all the horrible parts, and she likes feeling Elesse in her mind. Being able to wrap cozily around her like this.)

She'll get them through traffic control and then landed with no trouble, then sets out for the tasks that'll make it easier to keep evading pursuit - new, less distinctive clothes... A small blaster... Then arranging to sell the shuttle no questions asked... Buying a ship... Acquiring some supplies, too, beyond what Elesse took with her. Especially things that won't stand out if they use them in public. 

And... She's really tempted to acquire some nice things, too. Good food. Soft pillows. But it's Elesse's credits, and she'll be the main one using things...

Credits are meant for spending. They should buy what they can here, Elesse thinks, and acquire more later if necessary.

A reasonable selection of good food and soft pillows (...and a pretty bracelet, and some nice smelling soap) it is, then.

(Soft pillows are so soft. Best texture.)

Does Anakin intend to stick around to enjoy them for a while? (Elesse's tone of thought is lightly teasing.)

Well, she'll bring them back to the ship, but - 

If she sticks around in Elesse's body to rub her face on the pillows... That depends on Elesse, really? (Anakin is... Aware she's bad at asking for or caring about consent. But she doesn't want to do things Elesse wouldn't like.)

Elesse doesn't mind. She finds it... comforting, in some ways, to have Anakin be driving her body like this.

Anakin likes controlling Elesse's body, which works out - a lot more than she'd expected to, actually, she... Hadn't really enjoyed doing this in the war.

The circumstances are... somewhat different, she expects.

...Very different. In a lot of ways.

Mental hugs.

Snuggle! (Warm glow - she adores Elesse.)

(That is such a nice feeling to experience.)