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The impression that I get from my various worldbuilding with various individuals (particularly @lectorel ) is that Tatooine beliefs are rarely (as in, not at all) shared with ‘outsiders’. There are some exceptions, but those are few and far between.
Furthermore, to the best of my knowledge, it’s vaguely canon that Anakin, upon entering the Jedi Order, did his level best to separate himself from his past and cultural background. Again, the various individuals I worldbuild about this with have expanded this; the background that I’m working with is that Anakin really has abandoned just about everything from Tatooine. He has absolutely no reason to share the concept of the Unfathered with Padme. After all, if he adheres to his cultural background, that concept is taboo; if he abandons it entirely, it really doesn’t matter, and it’s part of a past he’s doing everything possible to separate himself form.
Bennu isn’t stupid. She understands that Padme has no knowledge of the Unfathered. She understands that Padme does not mean to cause her distress and/or discomfort. However, the fact remains that if Padme is speaking of this with her, Padme is broaching what Bennu, personally, regards as not only taboo to speak of but is intricately entwined with her faith. (Bennu is, both quietly and not so quietly, deeply religious. And sometimes, religion doesn’t equate with what other people might regard as ‘sensible’).
Bennu would actually probably head Padme off at the pass and do her best to gently and carefully explain the concept of the Unfathered, and how her community - the community she was born and raised in - regards it. (There’s a little room with how much she can explain - after all, this woman is Luke and Leia’s mother.) Padme probably wouldn’t push it after that explanation. (Honestly, Bennu would probably be a lot more comfortable if Padme approaches her as Obi-Wan’s daughter - the daughter of a dear friend - rather then via Anakin).
However. If Padme pushes it - and I agree that she probably wouldn’t - Bennu would react as she would react to anyone who’s breaking taboo like that - with blatant hostility. Out of respect for the fact that this is Luke and Leia’s mother, she wouldn’t react violently (and believe me, there are circumstances under which Bennu goes absolutely berserk if the concept of the Unfathered is broached in exactly the wrong way) - but she most definitely would not be comfortable at all with Padme.
…sudden idea!
Ooh, what if past!Padme initially gets off on entirely the wrong foot with Bennu, and it spurs Anakin into gingerly discussing the beliefs of his childhood with her? Not only would that be a potent look into his background (and heighten the intimacy between them, bringing them closer together) but it would further her understanding of Anakin himself. (Padme would probably apologize - very sincerely - to Bennu.) Hey, @lectorel ? Do you know if there’s any particular, Tatooine-specific apologize that Padme could make that Bennu would accept?
The impression that I get from my various worldbuilding with various individuals (particularly @lectorel ) is that Tatooine beliefs are rarely (as in, not at all) shared with ‘outsiders’. There are some exceptions, but those are few and far between.
Furthermore, to the best of my knowledge, it’s vaguely canon that Anakin, upon entering the Jedi Order, did his level best to separate himself from his past and cultural background. Again, the various individuals I worldbuild about this with have expanded this; the background that I’m working with is that Anakin really has abandoned just about everything from Tatooine. He has absolutely no reason to share the concept of the Unfathered with Padme. After all, if he adheres to his cultural background, that concept is taboo; if he abandons it entirely, it really doesn’t matter, and it’s part of a past he’s doing everything possible to separate himself form.
Bennu isn’t stupid. She understands that Padme has no knowledge of the Unfathered. She understands that Padme does not mean to cause her distress and/or discomfort. However, the fact remains that if Padme is speaking of this with her, Padme is broaching what Bennu, personally, regards as not only taboo to speak of but is intricately entwined with her faith. (Bennu is, both quietly and not so quietly, deeply religious. And sometimes, religion doesn’t equate with what other people might regard as ‘sensible’).
Bennu would actually probably head Padme off at the pass and do her best to gently and carefully explain the concept of the Unfathered, and how her community - the community she was born and raised in - regards it. (There’s a little room with how much she can explain - after all, this woman is Luke and Leia’s mother.) Padme probably wouldn’t push it after that explanation. (Honestly, Bennu would probably be a lot more comfortable if Padme approaches her as Obi-Wan’s daughter - the daughter of a dear friend - rather then via Anakin).
However. If Padme pushes it - and I agree that she probably wouldn’t - Bennu would react as she would react to anyone who’s breaking taboo like that - with blatant hostility. Out of respect for the fact that this is Luke and Leia’s mother, she wouldn’t react violently (and believe me, there are circumstances under which Bennu goes absolutely berserk if the concept of the Unfathered is broached in exactly the wrong way) - but she most definitely would not be comfortable at all with Padme.
…sudden idea!
Ooh, what if past!Padme initially gets off on entirely the wrong foot with Bennu, and it spurs Anakin into gingerly discussing the beliefs of his childhood with her? Not only would that be a potent look into his background (and heighten the intimacy between them, bringing them closer together) but it would further her understanding of Anakin himself. (Padme would probably apologize - very sincerely - to Bennu.) Hey, @lectorel ? Do you know if there’s any particular, Tatooine-specific apologize that Padme could make that Bennu would accept?
