I'm kind of between a rock and a hard place right now. Here's why.
I've seen very few, but some, accounts of what happened between TESB and ROTJ, all of which are very different. Some people like to pretend that Leia basically breaks down after the loss of Han, and that once again she attempts suicide. She doesn't eat, doesn't sleep and is basically crying all over the place. But to me, that doesn't seem like Leia. She is stronger than that. But at the same time, when I look back at my own writing I have people tell me that Leia wouldn't have any of those thoughts, and while I feel that there is a place for them, where's the balance? I've found myself writing her as if everything is right back to normal...but we all know it's not.
So what really did happen to her after the return to the Alliance? Well we know that Chewie and Lando take off almost right away, and that Luke goes through surgery and receives a new hand. Leia seems to be holding up alright, but still...she just lost the man she loves, which is only another thing on the long list of tragedy in her lifetime. She's got to snap sometime, doesn't she? Here's what probably happened...
I would assume she has nightmares, and while it's really a topic for another blog post, it is something that would be very likely. I'm not going to go into this a lot, but it is likely in the idea that she has been though yet another traumatic experience, prompting more nightmares that could last for weeks, months and years. Which I guess leads us into the next ideas...
Little sleep, which somewhat makes sense. I do think she would get a fair amount of sleep though, as the stage you dream in is near the end of the sleep cycle, and it is near the beginning that you regain your strength and restore your body. As far as eating goes, I think she would eat...some of the time. I'm not sure how I feel about her eating or not eating, and that is also a subject for another blog post, but the question is, how much does she eat? I don't think it's going to matter if she eats or not, Leia will probably lose weight in those six months. She would be very stressed out, and that often times causes one to loose weight.
Another concept is her clothing. What would Leia be wearing? I know I have my ideas and storyline to go along with this topic, but you may have a different idea. I'm not going to tell you though, since that comes up in the next chapter.
I will tell you that I'm pretty excited to get into the actual business of the Alliance...such as searching for that new rebel base...and all of the debate that comes with that. I guess it is time for me to get back to writing though, otherwise you guys will never get a new chapter!
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