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Post by Bertal on Dec 30, 2011 20:09:05 GMT -5
Bertal picks up her bags and follows Master Pappy thoroughly in awe. The temple is HUGE. She's never seen a building so big before. It momentarily renders her speechless. Unfortunately, such moments are never long for her and the five million questions begin again as she follows him.
"This place is great. Did the Jedi build this? It looks really really old. Have you been here a long time? Ok, I'll call you Master Pappy. How come they don't call you sir any more? Did you serve in the military? I bet you were part of the Rebellion weren't you? I know all about the Rebellion. the Empire tried to enslave my people but we made deals with the Hutts so they wouldn't. That's why my parents are on Nal Hutta. They owe them whole heaps of credits. Do Jedi make very much money? I'd really like to help them pay off their debt so they don't have to live on nal Hutta. It's really ugly there and smells funny. Are there any other besalisk Jedi or am I the only one? When will I meet my new master? Have you already picked them out for me? This is SO great. I've never been anywhere before and now I'm going to be a Jedi and everything!"
She huffed excitedly as she gamboled behind Master Pappy and smiled the whole time.
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Post by Pappy-Wan Kenobi on Dec 30, 2011 20:31:26 GMT -5
he walks along and tries not to bust out laughing.....this one does have a decent aura of the Force surrounding her....but getting her to slow down and breathe for meditating is going to be a monumental task. As she prattles on he gets a humorous thought and thinks about making Gert her Master....but he has to sleep with her and would prefer to wake up in the morning. No Johnathan has been one trainee away from getting his Master Rank and since he himself is a High Council member,but his Shadow responsibilities constantly has him away from the Temple he would be a fresh face on the council and would allow him to be away and not have to be worried about being contacted at an inopportune time. Johnathan could be his voice while he is gone. Finally he reaches the room and hands her a key card. "Go inside and freshen up and I'll wait here. when you are ready we can go to the Caf and if you can be patient I will answer your questions." He steps aside and leans against the wall and reaches out through the Force to try and locate his son.....good, he's already in the Caf...he sends him a nudge to stay put.
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Post by Bertal on Dec 30, 2011 20:42:06 GMT -5
"Oh.. ok I guess." She opens the door and looks around the small dorm. There is a wide comfortable looking bunk with simple but soft looking blankets and sheets on it. the rest of the room is bare. There is no freshser. She supposes those are located elsewhere and worries how the other padawans will feel about her rather peculiar physiology. She doesn't really have very much and puts her few things into the small dresser provided by the Jedi. She places a holo of her parents on top of the dresser and looks out the small narrow window at the end of the room to the thick green trees. She turns the thermostat down to 10 degrees Celsius. that's better she thinks as cold air blasts out of the vents.
She walks back out feeling better for the ice cold blast. "Ok, I'm done. How close is the fresher? How come we are going to the Caf? I'm not really hungry. I only have to eat about once a week. I know it doesn't look like it. I bet I look pretty fat compared to most humans. I've seen some pretty fat humans though. I don't know why they would want to be. Humans aren't very pretty fat. I'll try to be patient. It's just that I have so many questions and I'm always afraid I'll forget something and never find out." she huffs gently in the warm air and looks slightly contrite as she's pretty much done exactly the opposite of what he asked and she knows it.
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Post by Pappy-Wan Kenobi on Dec 30, 2011 21:01:40 GMT -5
He turns and smiles at her "Walk with me..." as they head down the hallway he points to his right. "The Freshers are here and are quite well suited to multiple sentients and all are very private so you won't have to worry about being modest. Earlier you made some comments to me, yes I was in the rebellion. I was a special operative that handled certain missions against the Empire that could be disavowed." Sensing she was about to speak he raises his hand "Disavowed means if something went wrong they didn't know about us nor would they support us. I was called sir because I held the rank of Lieutenant commander....that means I had men that were lower ranks working for me. When I left the military after the rebellion I resigned my commission and went to train as a Jedi....but that is a story for another time. As far as why we are going to the Caf, your Master awaits your arrival." He gives her a smile and they turn the corner. The caf is just ahead about a one thousand feet.
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Post by Bertal on Dec 30, 2011 21:10:43 GMT -5
She looks slightly stunned, people seldom actually bothered to answer any of her questions except the last one. She follows him in her first genuine moment of silence for a very long time. They come to the temple entrance to the Caf. The doors are beautiful Greel wood with stained glass inlay. They are probably the prettiest doors she's ever seen and she immediately wonders who chose them. Pappy keys in a code on the door and shows her the access code he used so she can enter the caf on her own.
She walks through and notices a few Jedi and padawans are enjoying a late lunch. Some are sipping caf and others are absently perusing flimsy or data pads. One Jedi sits by himself. He's young and there's something about him. He seems very sure of himself as he drinks a jawa juice. He also looks somehow familiar. It takes her a moment but she realizes he has a strong family resemblance to Master Pappy.
"Ah... Master Pappy, I know you said there was plenty of time to answer all my questions but.... is that Jedi related to you?"
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Post by Pappy-Wan Kenobi on Jan 2, 2012 15:50:28 GMT -5
After he makes his way from the TapCaf he approaches the Stalker. Seeing the Dock Master he waves her over..."Yes Master Kenobi? how may I help you?" his dour smirk is replaced by a half hearted smile "Sorry to inconvenience you but we have an emergency dust off...is the ship refueled yet?" The Dock Master nods "Yes sir it is...if you don't mind is everything OK?" general concern fills her face.
Yes everything is as well as it can be, not much information that's what bothers me. Listen how long would it take to load some shadow bombs in the launcher tubes?" The young lady rubs her chin "No moire than 15 minutes...do you want to store the current ordinance in the hold?" He nods "That would be fine and fits my schedule perfectly...make it so and Thank You for all your hard work." he heads into the ship. The Dock Master smiles....she likes Master Kenobi and how well he treats the troops...."OK gang we have a hot retro fit let's get it done" and the work begins.
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Post by Johnathan Kenobi on Jan 21, 2012 19:06:15 GMT -5
Johnathan hurried through with his padawan taking her to the armory where he told the droid what he needed,and soon the droid returned with several robes in hand,"Here,young one,these are your robes."he said handing them to Bertal then he sighed,"Can you find your way back to your dorm to change and pack up your things while I go get my pack and your blaster?"he asked her never answering the question she asked him before because his thoughts were on his sister. He hoped she was okay and he hoped that this wasn't going to be nasty.
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Post by Bertal on Jan 21, 2012 21:43:41 GMT -5
"Oh.. well, sure. I have a really excellent memory compared to humans. At least that's what I'm told." She takes the pile of robes and hurriedly gives her master a sketchy sort of bow and looks at him oddly, dying to ask but something stops her from pursuing the question about the look of worry on her Master's face. Something about it told her there was something personally troubling about the situation, not just worrisome in a Jedi sort of way.
She turns and hurries down the hall to change and gather up her toiletries before hurrying to head back down the hall when she realizes, Master Johnathan never told her which way to go or where to meet him.
"I KNEW I should have asked. What is the matter with me?" she bemoaned and wandered down the hall, hoping she'd come across someone who could give her directions as to where she needed to meet her Master and the others.
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Post by Johnathan Kenobi on Jan 23, 2012 20:19:41 GMT -5
Johnathan ran to the saber arts academy,grabbing his pack from his office,which simply consisted of his lightsabers and his battle armor. Grabbing his own blaster pistol he sighed. He had hoped to get all of his armor cleaned up again before he had to dirty it all up. He sighed. Then thought."Crap..I forgot to tell my apprentice where to meet me.."he sighed this would be easy,he found her force presence and followed it straight to her."Apprentice",he called out,they were close to the infirmary and so he had a hard time not going inside to see how things were,but alas he looked at his apprentice,she looked happy to finally be in the Jedi Robes. Johnathan sighed."Are you ready to go?"he asked his apprentice,ready to turn back and head to where he was to meet his father.
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Post by Gert Yonsz-Kenobi on Jan 23, 2012 22:00:52 GMT -5
Sensing her son's regret at not being able to check on patients she chuckles to herself. For a kid she didn't birth, he'd turned out a lot more like her than his father in some ways. Gert walked out of the infirmary, Phillip in tow and Spike trailing behind them. Phil has a noticeable training saber wack to the head mark. The look on his face speaks to sulking at losing a match more than being dragged from his lessons.
"Johnathan, Bertal." She smiles and tilts her head at Phil. "The nanny droid has had enough of him force tripping it." She tries and almost succeeds in not indulging in a dour smile. "I decided it might be better if we took him with us. I'm sure Pap has everything else arranged by now."
"Momma?"
"Yes sweetie?" She looks down at Phil and smiles at his disheveled blond hair.
"Sissy is upset."
"Yah, I know kiddo. That's why we're going to Concord Dawn." She brushes her hand through his hair.
"K. 'mon Spike! Gonna see sissy." He turns and gestures for Spike to follow. The Adolescent Kyrat dragon harrumphed and obeyed his young master's gesture.
"Ready to go guys?" she asks Johnathan and Bertal.
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Post by Bertal on Jan 23, 2012 22:25:35 GMT -5
Bertal looked from mother to sons. The bond was so obvious with these three. Little Phillip, who looked very young by human reckoning, sported a battle wound. He'd received a good thump but seemed more annoyed about it than hurt. Her master showed obvious deference to his second mother. She wasn't sure if this was simply due to familiarity or because of her having been his master but the body language was obvious even after such a short time. Both the boy and the man looked at her with open love and admiration. Something Bertal hoped for herself one day, to have a family of her own who loved her very much for being herself.
"Master Gert? What is Spike? He's sooooo cute!" Bertal grinned ear to ear, crouched at the knees and put her hand out to the dragon who snorted and flicked his long forked tongue at her, testing to see if she was friend or foe. Sensing no duplicity in the many armed large creature in front of him, he scooted between Phil and Bertal just in case and sniffed at her again.
"I won't hurt you sweetie. You're a big baby aren't you?" She grinned brighter. "You love your master, yes, I can see that because you're protecting him even though you can't smell any bad on me aren't you?"
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Post by Johnathan Kenobi on Jan 24, 2012 12:29:11 GMT -5
"Lead the way,mom."he said to his mother,knowing that his apprentice followed orders he smiled and looked toward her then sat his pack down and pulled out the blaster pistol which was secured in a holster,he sighed and held it out to his apprentice. "Be very careful with this weapon,I will be watching you closely,my apprentice. Are you ready to go?"he asked."I don't know how long this will be but you must remain patient at all times."he said to her then moved to his mom and Phil.
"I'm not sure taking him is going to be a good idea but I'll make sure no one harms him or you."he said to his mother then waited for her to lead them to his father,Pappy-wan.
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Post by Gert Yonsz-Kenobi on Jan 24, 2012 20:02:44 GMT -5
Narrowing her focus to Johnathan alone she says to him through the Force She shrugs pragmatically. [Spike is staying with him and he's only four, he's going through a clingy phase is all.]
She gives Bertal a lopsided smile. "This, young padawan, is Spike. He's a Kyrat dragon from Tatooine. He was a pet of a student of mine. He wasn't a terribly excellent student and rarely followed directions and it cost him his life much to my embarrassment at the time. I couldn't leave Spike all alone so I adopted him. Me minds a bit better then his former owner did."
"Common momma. Dad says to hurry!"
She shakes her head and rolls her eyes. "I guess we have our marching orders then. Shall we?" she says and leads them to the Night Stalker sitting on the Temple landing strip.
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Post by Bertal on Jan 24, 2012 20:21:58 GMT -5
"A Kyrat dragon? Well who would have thought of that? I think you got a good trade on that student. He looks very sturdy."
she turns to Master Johnathan when he speaks. "Yes Master. I'll be very careful with it. I used to hunt with my uncles some times so I know how to use a firearm though this one is a bit different than the weapons we use to hunt for food. I bet this would make a heck of a hole in your lunch if you meant it to." She blinks at the patient part. "Of course I'll be patient. I'm usually pretty patient as long as it's not about knowing what's going on because I like to know everything going on around me at all times. It can be really useful you know?"
When Phil speaks she smiles at him. "Well, we'd better hurry up then and not make Master Kenobi late shouldn't we? Your papa might get upset with us and make us all do extra lessons."
Phil tilts his head at her. "I lost my match today." he rubs his head. "we were learning how to use our sabers even if we lose our connection with the force. I was slow." He thumps Spike on the side. "Spike woulda beat him though."
"Well he looks like a very big strong dragon." She and Phil continue talking as they follow Masters Gert and Johnathan to the landing pad. She learns the ins and outs of a child's perspective of being a jedi youngling as well as the dynamics of the Kenobi family. Master Johnathan's reaction to the issue makes more sense now that she knows it's their older sister who sent the distress call.
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Post by Gert Yonsz-Kenobi on Jan 24, 2012 20:45:22 GMT -5
After he makes his way from the TapCaf he approaches the Stalker. Seeing the Dock Master he waves her over..."Yes Master Kenobi? how may I help you?" his dour smirk is replaced by a half hearted smile "Sorry to inconvenience you but we have an emergency dust off...is the ship refueled yet?" The Dock Master nods "Yes sir it is...if you don't mind is everything OK?" general concern fills her face. Yes everything is as well as it can be, not much information that's what bothers me. Listen how long would it take to load some shadow bombs in the launcher tubes?" The young lady rubs her chin "No moire than 15 minutes...do you want to store the current ordinance in the hold?" He nods "That would be fine and fits my schedule perfectly...make it so and Thank You for all your hard work." he heads into the ship. The Dock Master smiles....she likes Master Kenobi and how well he treats the troops...."OK gang we have a hot retro fit let's get it done" and the work begins. Gert leads her ducklings through the Temple to the landing platform. The Stalker was prepped and ready to go. The dock master approaches them. "I thought you might be showing up ma'am. She's ready to go, Master Kenobi is inside." "Thanks Vanya. I'm sure she's in tip top shape as always." She looks behind her to her youngest son. "All right Peanut, you stay with Spike and follow directions. No adventures." She looks sternly at him. The is no vacation." "Yes ma'am..." he says, drawing it out reluctantly. Bertal all but squeaks to get her attention. "Yes Bertal?" "I'll watch him of you like Master Gert. I like hatchlings and I'm good with them." "You'll have to clear it past your Master dear but you're more than welcome to do so. Make sure he feeds Spike. I don't want him foraging in the galley." "Yes ma'am." Bertal says unconsciously mimicing Phil. "Master?" she says and turns to Master Johnathan for confirmation. |
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