Entry 9
Sometimes I have to wonder about life. Is this reality real? With everything that is going on lately, I'm starting to feel more like a character in some holo-vid, written by someone with a very warped sense of imagination. Or maybe I've just been thinking too much lately. It's a good thing the Jedi Order has a great mental health plan. I have a feeling I may need to use it soon.
Anakin is still on Naboo with the Senator. He was supposed to just escort her home and say his good-byes. With his new replacement arm we have a lot of catch up retraining to do. Given the amount of matched luggage she seems to take with her everywhere she goes, they are probably still unpacking the ship. Wouldn't want her to discover there was an occasion she didn't pack the perfect outfit for, now would we?
Fortunately we have the clone army. Amazing how just as we need an army to help us, said army is suddenly readily available and fully trained. Talk about your strange coincidences! I have the strangest feeling that there is something going on here. It all seems just a tad bit too convenient if you ask me, not that anyone ever does. If I didn't know it was impossible I would say somebody planned it this way. But how could that be? Of course I could be wrong, its not like that's never happened before.
They are handy though. It saves us the trouble of recruiting and training. That would take forever. Somehow I doubt a poster stating, "Uncle Palpatine wants you", is going to be bringing in a large number of volunteers. Besides, since they are clones, they can all wear the same size, saving money on the uniform budget. And they don't have that "I know more than you" and "constant questioning of their superior" problem that a non-clone might have. Not that I am thinking of any one in particular mind you, its just nice to give an order to someone and not have it questioned a hundred ways from sunset. I could almost get used to that. I love Anakin like a son, he's a great kid in many ways, but sometimes dealing with him is enough to instantly dismantle my Jedi profanity inhibitor. Some days he could make Yoda curse. Then other days you just look at him and wonder.
