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~written in datapad form~
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Back on the ship, back in hyperspace, back to Naboo. Back in the Queen's clothing. And makeup. And ick!
It's not really so bad, I guess. Padmé decided to return to Naboo because she feels there's nothing more she can do on Coruscant. Senator Palpatine is one of the three nominees to replace Valorum, and according to what I've been told, he seems to be pretty confident he'll win. If he does, he'll be able to help from Coruscant. We, however, are going home.
I'm not sure how I feel about that. It's scary to be playing the Queen again and it's scary to not know what we'll find when we get home. On the other hand, it's also sort of exciting. For one thing, I get to wear a battle outfit, which is a whole lot more comfortable than those heavy dresses. It's comfortable enough that I can put up with the makeup and the headpiece. Not only that, but I'm better with the combat stuff than I am with the politics. Just aim and shoot as fast as you can.
Padmé isn't telling me everything, though. She's got some plot worked out with Jar-Jar which she says she'll explain to me before we get to Naboo. That's got me a little nervous. But somehow I'm starting to feel comfy with all this. I'm the decoy, not the real Queen. I don't have to be perfect, I just have to be good enough to fool everyone. As Padmé pointed out, I have to be doing a good job because not even the Jedi seem to suspect our deception. Which reminds me, Master Jinn, Jedi Kenobi, and young Anakin are all accompanying us again. That also makes me feel better. I trust Master Jinn, and I believe he and Jedi Kenobi can protect us. Having Anakin along adds a bright spot to the whole situation, too, even if I can't really talk to him or anything. He's just so cute!
This is starting to feel like an adventure. The young Queen, bravely going back home to fight for her people, even if it means her own death. Her brave, beautiful, talented, brilliant Decoy, willing to risk her life to save that of her Queen's. Let's see...The handsome Jedi Knight, sworn to protect the Queen, who is really the Decoy in disguise. She is so beautiful that he falls madly in love with her, but keeps silent, believing he doesn't have a chance because she is the Queen. Then he discovers that she is really just a lowly Handmaiden and tells her she has to marry him, and she's not stupid, so she agrees, and everyone lives happily ever after.
Okay, so it needs work–that's why I wanted to be an actress, not a screenwriter. And anyway, I'm letting my imagination run away with me again. I doubt Jedi Kenobi has even noticed I'm alive, Decoy Queen or not. And I barely know him. Oh, well. People are always telling me that I'm a hopeless romantic, and I guess they're right. And I'm just daydreaming anyway. I have a feeling Jedi Knights are too proper and correct for me. Especially Jedi Kenobi. Still it's fun to daydream like that. It's not like it's everyday that I get to see a handsome Jedi Knight in action.
I'm babbling, aren't I. Or whatever the equivalent is in writing.
Shutting up.
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