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wrennette ([personal profile] wrennette) wrote2022-06-05 09:42 am

fic: letting the process lead

a jedijune​ drabble for the non-attachment / compassion prompt


Barriss swallowed thickly and steadfastly kept her hands from trembling. Carefully she pipetted reagents into tubes, then settled them in the centrifuge. If this worked - if her theory was correct-

She brushed the thought aside.

The process required her full concentration. The steps of producing the serum were practiced and procedural, but it wouldn't do to let overconfidence mar the results through imprecision. She would complete each specified step with care and compassion, not holding onto the desired outcome. She would let the process lead and if the theory was sound, the double-aging the clones suffered from would be cured.

[ao3]