Did he? Cal was pointedly focused back on his work again, letting the silence save for the faint snap of electricity fill in after Tony's question.

"...I'd be lying if I said I didn't. Being anything other than a Jedi once everything changed? Sure looked really appealing to a kid who didn't know what to do or have anywhere to go, or anyone to turn to. But I wouldn't know where I would have been otherwise, and on what side of the war. And even if I wasn't actively fighting for one side or the other, what happens after it all looks like it would probably still affect me one way or another." He shrugged. "Maybe I'd end up fighting against the Empire with less means." Or would he have been recruited? There were too many possibilities to think about.