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[Ingo blinks at him, also baffled.]

I am not your patient. I am not even injured. You do not owe it to me to excuse bad behavior just because of your profession.

[Breathing in, Obi-Wan opens his eyes and looks at Ingo. A bit more put together now with his headache having calmed a bit as well.]

You came to me with a problem Ingo. So in a sense you are our patient. You do need healing, healing of the mind. That is what we are here for. Those are the services we offer, free to anyone who asks.

[He then pauses thoughtful as something comes to mind.]

Did you read that book?

I did not mean to foist an obligation upon you! I thought this was a one-time attempt!

[It didn't even work!]

I did.

[You know. Obi-Wan is starting to see how Bo-Katan lost her patience with this man. Many might think that he has the patience of a saint, but it was surely being tested right now.]

I would like to think I have the ability to make my own choices Ingo. Helping you was my choice. It was my choice when you first came here. It continues to be my choice.

[A breath.]

And what did you learn from it?

I am in no condition to be living with anyone at all, never mind Emmet. I need to fix whatever is wrong with me.

[Also being able to lock your bedroom door is extremely important to him.]

[Obi-Wan knits his brow in confusion.]

Well, that is what we have been trying to do for you. Though if you want to live alone, I understand. But I don’t advise closing yourself off from people entirely.

Along with meditation, I want you to talk to people. Anyone really. Impose yourself if you must. And reread that book, think about how what it says applies to you.

No, no, back up. This is the book about autism, right?

No, I do not mean the memories. Or at least, not only that.

[He means all the ways he was while he was here. And frankly still is, in a lot of respects, though at least it isn't affecting anyone but himself now.]

Uh - yes, it is? Did you read it also?

[HE shakes his head slightly.]

No, but Obi-Wan mentioned the book. I am...not an expert on the topic of autism. But it has come up in my studies.

[He tilts his head back, thinking.] And perhaps, considering what I do know - we did you a disservice by not being as clear as possible from the moment you came here, about, well, a number of things and coming up with a framework we were all the same page about.

So, yes, I was not...strictly applying the framework of you being my patient, until this conversation about looking into your amnesia. All that stuff about consent and how you could back out - that was medical ethics stuff. But then, Jedi do not, always act strictly as medical professionals. We act in many different capacities, where we come from, the lines can be blurry.

I had...thought the book was Emmet attempting to communicate something about himself.

[Ingo did, admittedly, see several of his own behaviors and habits in there. But - well, he's trying to be less self-centered; he didn't need to make it all about himself again. That way of putting it is helpful, though. He might not have come up with the wording himself, but part of his objection at this being a long-term care situation was just his surprise at finding himself in a role that he genuinely hadn't realized he was apparently signing up for.]

I admit, I had thought "Jedi" was something like the term "psychic". There are some of those back home, though it's an uncommon ability. But it seems to be a sort of job title?

[Ezra gaze darts to Obi-Wan, feeling a little awkward about trying to define 'Jedi', when a Jedi Master - his former master - was right there. But Ezra seems to have made some sort of progress in communicating, at least for the moment, so...]

It's complicated. All Jedi are at least a little psychic, yes. It's a very uncommon ability, on most planets, in our galaxy. And - historically where we're from, for most people, if you met a psychic with much training, they were probably going to be a Jedi, so sometimes people talk like the terms are equivalent.

For us - [He nods towards Obi-Wan.] It's a philosophy, a culture, a way of life, and yes a job, but more...a vocation. We feel called to use our abilities to help people.

Oh, I see. I hadn't realized.

[Ingo knows he probably doesn't really see, but at least he gets the gist. It's a little more like a society of psychics, who all join together to do...whatever it is they do. Helping people in whatever way, evidently.]

It never felt like a good time to really explain.

[What with Ingo being in the state he had been while with them and all.]

[Shrug. That’s fair.]

Well, I ought to have asked!

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