[ a physical confrontation seemed inevitable at this point, but barriss isn't expecting this. this is not the way a jedi fights. and anakin, wasn't he mostly jedi?
her body panics before she can stop it, an automatic response, but she knows how breathing works, on so many levels, and she knows how to call on the force when she needs it. there's only a gasp, then two out of her before she squeezes her eyes shut and just focuses on trying to counteract the crushing force around her neck. ]
Anakin -- [ barriss doesn't even know what she would say if she could get more words out. maybe she deserves this, as he knows her. maybe it's better for her to take death now, before she has to deal more of it. but self-preservation is a strong instinct and one not easily overridden. she doesn't want to die here. ]
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her body panics before she can stop it, an automatic response, but she knows how breathing works, on so many levels, and she knows how to call on the force when she needs it. there's only a gasp, then two out of her before she squeezes her eyes shut and just focuses on trying to counteract the crushing force around her neck. ]
Anakin -- [ barriss doesn't even know what she would say if she could get more words out. maybe she deserves this, as he knows her. maybe it's better for her to take death now, before she has to deal more of it. but self-preservation is a strong instinct and one not easily overridden. she doesn't want to die here. ]