#Boba prank calling Dooku is galaxy brain

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Plo Adopts Boba AU idea thing

IDK what this is exactly but i was bored and wrote it so I'm gonna post it. Just thinking about what if Boba ran out of angry juice. I can’t hold onto being angry for more than like half an hour so he has to deflate at some point as a kid for like naps and moping time. So here’s that plus some Plo.

When Plo took Boba in to keep him out of prison, he wasn't sure what to expect. Certainly, he figured, there would be anger and attempts at escape. Possibly there would be fights with the other clones. He thought he'd need to lock up the weapons and have a constant clone assigned to Boba's side to keep him from sowing chaos and destruction in his bid to get revenge. 

What he actually got was... none of that. Boba was quiet and avoided the clones but never tried to harm them or make any attempts to flee. He didn't argue or fight the orders given to him. Just did what he was told so he could return to the small private bunk Plo had managed to arrange on the ship for him next to his own. He was almost timid really. It was a child who's anger had failed him and who saw ghosts of his father all around him but was never seen himself. Wolffe watched him like a hawk for the first few weeks, but did any of the clones really see Boba? He wasn't considered one of them from what Plo understood from Wolffe's debrief. It took all of Plo's willpower not to swoop the small child in his arms and promise him he wasn't alone, wouldn't be alone again. But he knew that wouldn't be appreciated. Instead he played the long game. 

He slowly integrated himself into Boba's habits. Joining him for meals, leaving books he thought Boba would enjoy on a shelf in his room, asking Boba's opinions on matters before making his choices even on little things like what meals should be planned for the next week or if the brown robes or light brown robes brought out his skin more. (The last had earned him a rather dramatic expression of exasperation that Plo recalled fondly whenever he needed a smile.) With Plo's acceptance, the clones followed suit. They wanted to be near Plo so they would also end up near Boba and Boba was not shy with opinions when listening to their conversations. Soon the clones got used to Boba's interjections and eventually they came to encourage or ask Boba to join in the discussions. Boba opening up and connecting to his brothers was something Plo found he was very proud of managing to arrange. 

The weight of grief on the boy's shoulder's grew lighter and a bright child eager to please and share information soon was uncovered. Boba had an amazing memory even compared to his clone siblings. He loved history and philosophy and Plo did his best to nudge Boba towards Obi-Wan through suggestions of talking with Cody who Boba claimed to have known on Kamino. Boba took to leadership easily and flourished under praise and gentle guidance. Plo almost wasn't surprised that it was Boba who pieced together who the Sith Lord was through old recordings his father had saved on the Slave One and a very awkward prank call to Dooku where the Count confused the hooded figure of Boba for his master in a fit of sleepless exhaustion.

No. Boba was nothing like Plo had imagined he would be in the beginning, but he was very pleased with the person he had become since.