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Post by Jair Crawford on Oct 23, 2018 16:38:32 GMT -8
Jair nodded to Aerandir.
“Yes I think so. Problem is, I can’t remember who...”
Jair wondered if this conversation needed to wrap up. He sensed that Morgan was feeling strong emotions, and she probably needed to talk to her father.
“I guess the best thing to do now is just meditate on it. I’ll let you know if I sense anything new.”
Jair didn’t leave just yet though. He turned to Morgan and simply addressed her in his usual friendly manner, and not in a prying manner at all. But there was no doubt some strong emotions she was feeling from what he could sense. He also overheard something that Lucy had asked her, and he just wanted to be reassuring. Perhaps to a fault, but Jair was one to try to help whenever he could.
“We’re all just so happy to see you.”
And that was the genuine truth. There was not a person he could think of in this entire temple that felt otherwise.
“You’ll always be welcome here, no strings attached.” he added quickly, and little bit more quietly. But he did not stay on this subject long as it really wasn’t his business. This was a Calmcacil family matter, and he was not going to pry. But he did want to offer some words of encouragement, however little they were. Regardless he turned his attention to Roma now.
“And of course that includes you! Erm... Roma right? You know, a Jedi can sense things, right? I sense... that you could become a great Jedi one day, if you wanted to!”
Jair said with a genuine smile, but without being overbearing. He didn’t want to scare her in case she was shy.
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Post by Roma Calmcacil on Oct 25, 2018 12:53:07 GMT -8
*Roma's twirling ceased as she stared up at the man addressing Mama. His comment about being happy to see her stirred a thought within Roma's mind, one that eluded her beneath her excitement just to see this new place: How did Mama and her family feel about not seeing each other for so long? She blinked and looked down at her feet, trying and failing to imagine the feeling; she'd never been separated from Mama for... well, any period of time.
She looked up with a soft gasp as the man suddenly addressed her, saying she could become a great Jedi one day if she wanted to. She grinned and nodded, replying,* "I know! Jedi use the same power I have!"
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Post by Jair Crawford on Oct 26, 2018 19:56:17 GMT -8
Jair raised his eyebrows, impressed with the young girls knowledge. Of course she would have been taught the same at the temple had she been born here. It did not come as any surprise that her mother was successful in teaching her the ways of the Force. Morgan was very powerful in the Force after all.
“Oh? So your mom has already begun teaching you about the Force? You’ll progress quickly in that case!” Jair said with a smile.
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Post by Aerandir Calmcacil on Nov 1, 2018 20:56:27 GMT -8
*Roma's response was a telling answer to Aerandir as well, though not necessarily unexpected. Of course Morgan would have trained her daughter in the Force, even if not necessary the teachings of the Jedi. As curious as he was, however, he instead said,* "Before that happens, though, she needs to get acquainted with her new surroundings first, as well as her family."
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Post by Jair Crawford on Nov 7, 2018 20:04:14 GMT -8
“Naturally.” Jair replied. He remembered when he first joined the Order. It was a strange time, one when the Jedi were divided and scattered all throughout the galaxy. He was eighteen and therefore far older than the traditional age of acceptance into the Order. But strange circumstances allowed for strange measures. He wondered how his training would have been benefited had he not rushed into things the way that he did. But then again, the Force tends to have its own way of working things.
“That would be wise, indeed. The Jedi Temple is very different from the jungles out there.”
Thats not to say that Jair never explored the jungles. But when he did, he always went out there in his A-wing. He was not quite as adventurous, nor connected with the planet as someone like Morgan.
Odd... that was a strange thought. Or was it a vision? A vision of a bright red Felucian plant intruded his thoughts as he recollected the jungles. But this plant wasn’t in a jungle. It was in a city. He looked back up at Morgan now, and asked her, with a bit of a distant look in his eyes, “Have you... been to the city recently? ... Niango?”
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Post by Morgan Calmcacil on Nov 7, 2018 20:23:42 GMT -8
*Dad was right about Roma needing time to acclimate before anyone could begin to think about teaching her about the Jedi view of the Force. Strangely enough, the seeming eagerness to induct Roma was making Morgan feel protective of her child, causing her to extend her hand, which Roma took in response to the accompanying nudge through the Force.
Jair's question to her took her off-guard and she shook her head.* "I haven't been to any city in... It's been more than ten years."
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Post by Jair Crawford on Nov 7, 2018 21:04:27 GMT -8
Jair didn’t realize that his eagerness might be making Morgan feel uneasy. Normally he would have picked up on the signals and apologized for getting too excited, but he was too distracted by the strange thing that had just flashed through his mind to notice it.
“Ri... r-right. Of course.” He replied quietly, almost to himself, but loud enough to hear. “And you haven’t seen any unusually bright red plants?”
He didn’t know why this was bothering him so much. He must have sounded delusional from her perspective.
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Post by Morgan Calmcacil on Nov 7, 2018 21:15:08 GMT -8
*It was... an odd question, to say the least. With a bemused smile, a shrug of the shoulders, and a shake of the head, she answered,* "There's... lots of colored flowers out there, and I can't think of any significant red ones."
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Post by Jair Crawford on Nov 7, 2018 21:45:37 GMT -8
“Right... right...” Jair shook his head slightly. “I’m sorry, that must have seemed like the most random question ever. It was a brief... intrusive vision. That’s the best way I can describe it. And that’s what I saw. Happened just a moment ago...” Jair shrugged helplessly. “Like I was telling your father, nothing big or bad, just, typical Jedi problems I’ve been having lately.” Jair blew the issue off with a bit of a chuckle. He, however, would certainly be meditating on this later.
“What was I saying before all that...? OH! Right! It’s good to get acclimated for sure. Looking back, I probably jumped in far too quickly when I first joined. But the way all the orders were set up back then, it was hard not to.” Jair admitted, having changed the subject back to what they were originally discussing before his weird vision. Once again he had no idea that such talk could bring any unease. It just seemed like a topic that was second nature to him. He was a naive Jedi after all, and the distraction from before prevented him from picking up any protective signs.
“It’ll feel like home soon enough.” Jair said with a warm yet oblivious smile.
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Post by Morgan Calmcacil on Nov 7, 2018 21:53:42 GMT -8
*Random indeed... Morgan could only nod as he kept speaking, having a hard time following, between the underlying anxiety and the fact she hadn't had to worry about anyone else's problems besides her own and Roma's for the last ten years. When Jair finished speaking, Morgan nodded with a half-insincere smile. She could see her father preparing to address him, but she still couldn't help but blurt out,* "Jair, I'm sorry but... could you let me be with my family for a while?"
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Post by Jair Crawford on Nov 7, 2018 22:12:50 GMT -8
The response surprised him ever so slightly at first, but then he realized how long he had been in here in the family quarters and just how much time he had taken up. Surely Morgan longed to reacquaint with her family in private, and Jair did not intend to linger as long as he had. He smiled softly to her with an expression of understanding. “Of course. I do apologize I lost track of time. I hadn’t planned on being this long.”
He then smiled and waved to Lucy and Roma, and turned to Alvis with a formal bow before turning back to Aerandir. “I should probably head back down to the training rooms, regardless. Before I came up I heard a funny sound in there. And no, it wasn’t a ‘vision’. Sounded like one of the training droids was a bit wonkey.” Of course Jair wasn’t aware that Michelle has left the Padawan Mark down there with a training droid, so he was unable to put two and two together.
“It’s great to see you again, Morgan. And great to meet you Roma! May the Force be with us all!” He said enthusiastically as he headed towards the door.
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Post by Morgan Calmcacil on Nov 23, 2018 22:05:37 GMT -8
*Morgan was grateful that Jair took her request well. While she didn't want to be rude, she did feel overwhelmed and needed some space. She glanced around as Jair said his farewells, noticing Michelle significantly turning her head away when he mentioned a "wonky training droid," along with Dad giving her a look. Whatever the unspoken situation was, Morgan smiled to herself slightly and, once Jair was gone, fell once more back down onto the couch.*
"Some peace and quiet, huh?" *said Michelle, wrapping her arms around Morgan.* "Well. Quiet as it can get with Lucy here."
"Hey!" *Lucy protested.
Smiling again, Morgan retorted,* "More like quiet as it can get with you here."
"Hey!" *Michelle said, mimicking Lucy to the best of her ability, Morgan's retort eliciting a giggle from the latter girl.*
"Is Michelle noisy?" *Roma asked, as she climbed back up into her mother's lap.*
"No!" *said Michelle.*
"Yes." *said Morgan.*
"'Talkative' is a good word for it," *said Dad, as he sat down in the chair closest to Morgan. Looking at his daughter, he said,* "Morgan, if you need to rest, your quarters are basically ready. You don't have to be with us right now."
*Morgan shook her head.* "No, I want to, it's... good."
*Looking at her child, he asked,* "You okay, Roma."
*Roma smiled and nodded.* "Uh-huh! There's a lot of new stuff, though."
*Recognizing the intent of his question, Morgan said,* "She's insanely curious. Always needs to know more." *She cuddled and poked her child, who squirmed and giggled, before looking back up at her father.* "Mina told me about Kayla and Belle-B— Annabelle. Where's Jake?"
"Jake's a medic now. Didn't you sense him here?"
"No, I did, just... I don't know where anything is here!"
*Dad nodded.* "Right. Well I bet he'll be on his way to see you the moment he's able."
"Who's Jake?" *asked Roma.*
"My brother. Your uncle."
*Roma's eyes widened.* "My family's so big..."
"You are just adorable!" *said Michelle, eliciting a grin and a giggle from the child.* "That ponytail's cute too."
*Roma nodded, reaching behind her and pulling the strand of hair over her shoulder.* "It makes it so it doesn't get in my way when I need to use my bow or something."
"That's real smart."
"It was her idea, too," *said Morgan, stroking the ponytail.*
"Did you stay with the Felucians at all?" *Dad asked.
Morgan shook her head then grimaced.* "I was... too scared you'd track me down easier if I visited them."
*Silence filled the room for several moments. Finally, Morgan sighed heavily.* "'Why did you leave?' I was... scared. After Dathomir, and then the raid while I was gone, I just... wanted to get away. I don't think I ever planned to be gone that long..." *A scoff escaped her lips.* "I wasn't thinking at all. I—" *She held her tongue, looking upon the child in her lap, who stared back curiously. With a small smile, Morgan caressed her face and said,* "I don't regret it."
"Why not?" *Alvis asked.*
"Alvis!" *Lucy scolded.* "She means Roma!"
*The boy's eyes widened.* "Oh! I'm sorry!" *He then blinked.* "But wait, wh— er, never mind."
"'Who's the father?'" *Morgan guessed. Taking his stunned silence as confirmation, she smiled.* "Some careless researcher named Jerren. He was deep out in the jungle by himself with his work. I helped."
"In more ways than one, it sounds like," *said Michelle with a smirk.
Morgan blushed slightly but continued,* "I happened upon him by accident. Never expected to find anybody out there, that deep. I could've gone around, ignored him, but... I guess I didn't want anything to happen to him." *Seeing shades of concern and protectiveness on her father's face, she said,* "He was absolutely polite!"
*This seemed to assuage him slightly, but he still asked,* "So you went your separate ways after that, then?"
*Morgan nodded.* "All I know is that his work was based in Kway Teow."
*A silent exchange between her and her father followed, his glance at Roma asking "Will you take her to meet him?" and her grimace answering "I'm not sure."*
"Can we go see him, too?" *asked Roma.
The gaze between father and daughter lingered further before Morgan nodded, answering,* "We'll go look for him, but first we need to spend some time getting used to our own home, yeah?"
*Roma nodded, then glanced around the room before slipping out of her lap. Morgan watched her briefly go off to explore before sighing.* "You know, I think I am ready to—"
"Uh, Morgan—" *Dad interrupted, gesturing towards the corner.
She instinctively stood and turned to see Roma standing a little too close to a potted plant in said corner.* "Roma, no!" *she called out, running after her.
The shocked child looked up at her, hands gripping the hem of the oversized shirt.* "But I gotta pee!"
*Morgan scooped her up, grateful she caught her in time.* "That's not what it's there for!" *she explained, ignoring the snickerings from Lucy and Michelle as she disappeared into the refresher with her.*
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Post by Roma Calmcacil on Jan 7, 2019 23:43:07 GMT -8
*Roma sat on her mother's lap, her wet hair let down as Mama ran through it with an implement called a "brush." The girl winced each time, grunting or whimpering as it tugged at her tangled follicles.*
"You should be glad I did my best to straighten your hair in the jungle," *said Mama,* "or this would really hurt."
*Roma grimaced but stayed silent, glancing around the empty quarters they now occupied.* "So we live here n—ow!"
*Mama laughed.* "Sorry! That was good timing."
*Roma pouted.* "Mama!"
"But yes, this is our... home..."
*Frowning, Roma looked up at her.* "You don't sound sure."
*A sigh slipped from her mouth.* "It's a place to stay. My real home will always be out in the jungle. But my family, people that I love... they're all here." *Laughing softly, she reached up to gently tap Roma on the nose.* "Including you."
*Roma flinched then giggled, looking out the nearby window at the Felucian sky beyond before sighing.* "I wanna be back out there too..." *Looking towards a door inside the quarters, she added,* "But showers are nice..."
*Mama laughed again.* "Yeah, those I missed. Bathing in rivers is fun, but sometimes you need warm water."
*Roma nodded and waited for the brushing to stop. Finally, Mama set the brush down and picked up a hair band, one far less crude than those Roma was used to. Before it could be put in, however, a chime sounded from the door, causing the child to jump.* "What's that?!"
*Mama only stared at the door in silence for a moment. She stood, placing Roma on her feet and walking towards it.* "It just means someone's here," *she answered distantly, stopping only to grab the towel on the bed and wrap it around herself. Reaching the door, she lifted her hand, finger hovering over the button, before finally depressing it.
The door slid open, revealing a woman with blue hair. She stared at Mama, emotions difficult to read. A noise resembling a laugh escaped her mouth as she continued to stare. Finally, the newcomer frowned.* "Why?!"
"I... was scared, Laney."
"I was scared too! But I didn't run away!"
*Mama shook her head.* "I know it was stupid! But you know the jungle's my home!"
"Yeah but—" *The woman—evidently named "Laney"—bit her lip before shutting her eyes tight, shaking her head, and reopening her eyes.* "Ten years, though?!"
*Mama exhaled before standing up a little straighter.* "I already had this talk with Dad. I never planned to be gone this long, I let myself listen to my wild emotions. I was thirteen, Laney!"
*Laney looked down and away, seemingly understanding but not wanting to relent. Roma chose this moment to walk forward and ask,* "Mama, why are you talking like that?"
*The woman looked mildly startled both by her appearance but also the first word she'd spoken. Her mouth worked silently as she looked back and forth between mother and child before finally settling on the mother.* "M-'Mama'?"
*Mama nodded silently.*
"Is that why you didn't come back?"
*She shook her head.* "It's not like that. Her father was a researcher out in the jungle. I only knew him a couple of days before he returned home. You're a Zeltron, you should understand."
*Laney stammered and snorted, finally smiling as she nodded.* "Right..." *Then she again frowned.* "But you stayed out there, taking care of her by yourself?" *Her voice was gentler now, but no less in disbelief.*
"Not alone. Lokay, Rush, and Terror were with me, and so was Mother." *Mama grinned briefly, but it faltered.* "I still wasn't ready to go back. I just can't explain it."
*Pink eyes flickered rapidly between them again, Laney clearly wanting to pursue a point before sighing and saying,* "Right. Just... Can I come in?"
*Mama stepped aside, letting Laney inside and closing the door behind her. The woman took a seat on the bed, next to where Lokay had been lying and watching. He seemed happy to see her and crawled into her lap, letting her stroke his scales.* "I'm glad you're back too, little dragon." *Looking up as Mama approached, she nodded towards Roma and asked,* "What's her name?"
"Roma."
*The name seemed familiar to Laney as well. Roma was going to have to ask if her name meant something special. Laney, now looking at her, smiled and said,* "She looks exactly like you."
*Mama held out an arm towards her. Roma walked into her brace, staring back at the woman.* "Your name's 'Laney'?"
*Laney nodded.* "That's right! Your mama and I... well, we were good friends."
"Still are, I hope," *said Mama.
Laney sighed.* "I'm sorry, okay? It's just... you left me with no answers for so long."
"I know, and I'm sorry too, I swear it."
*The two stared at each other before Laney grinned.* "If it were just the two of us right now..."
*Mama tittered.* "So how's the others?"
"Fine. Ship's finally in great shape, only took us ten years. Niam's still a know-it-all, Koda's still got a short fuse, and Sylvie finally caught up with the Basic language." *She laughed with Mama. Frowning again, she added,* "They missed you too."
*Nodding, Mama said,* "I wanted to come find you, but Dad insisted I wait a bit. ... and why didn't they come with you?"
"They thought it made more sense if I came alone. Because... you know why."
*Mama nodded, but Roma tilted her head.* "Why?"
*Stroking her now-smooth hair, Mama said,* "Laney and I were in love."
"Oh..."
*A small smile crossed Laney's lips.* "Still in love, honestly."
*The corner of Mama's mouth trembled.* "Are you sure you even still know me?"
"Talking with you now feels no different than it used to."
*Mama smiled, sitting up a little straighter. The smile again faltered but it quickly recovered.* "We'd... better go on a couple of dates to be sure."
*Laney smirked.* "Oh, you know it."
"'Dates'?" *asked Roma.*
"That's when people who're interested in a relationship go somewhere together to spend time and uh... get to know each other," *said Mama.*
"Oh."
*Laney laughed.* "She's ridiculously cute."
"Hang on." *Mama found the hair band once more, putting Roma's hair back into her customary ponytail.* "There. That's what she normally looks like."
"Aww, even cuter! How come you never put your hair up at all?"
*Mama shrugged.* "I just like it down more. Roma does it for practical reasons."
"Well, I like it."
*Smiling, Roma looked at her mother and said,* "She seems nicer now."
*Both women laughed.*
"There's so much I want to talk about, Laney," *said Mama,* "but—"
"You're tired. I know, I should've waited but... you know I couldn't."
*Mama nodded.* "I know you couldn't."
*Looking her and Roma over, she chuckled.* "That, and neither of you have a thing to wear, do you?"
"Mina lent me a dress. And a shirt for Roma. That's about it. Michelle's gone out to get us some real clothes."
"Not that I'm complaining." *The two women laughed again before Laney gently set the tailring down on the bed and stood.* "I'll... go for now. Please come see me later."
"You know it." *They looked at each other a moment before Mama stood and the two embraced. They held each other for several moments then released and smiled at each other, before Laney silently left. Mama fell back on the bed with a sigh. Roma smiled and climbed up after her, being pulled into her embrace as they curled up together for a much-needed nap. Roma had to admit, this was a much nicer sleeping spot than the ground.*
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Post by Morgan Calmcacil on May 27, 2019 22:24:38 GMT -8
*Her first day home had been quite packed already, and she hadn't yet had a chance to take a real tour of the completed Temple. Morgan had to admit, it was very nicely-made, and some small part of her wished she could have been there to see its construction concluded. Roma was certainly curious to see more, but Morgan just didn't have the emotional energy. That, and it was starting to get later in the day... and she was expecting company.
Roma was her usual inquisitive self, asking many questions about the day's events and the modern world beyond the jungle. It was almost exhausting, if not entirely understandable. Morgan was only saved by a knock at the door... accompanied by the presence of her brother. Her heart skipped a beat, but she quickly recovered, smirking as she undid Roma's ponytail and leaned forward to whisper instructions in her ear.*
"Be right there!" *Roma called out.
Morgan giggled softly and straightened her hair the best she could while continuing to whisper instructions. A moment later, she ducked down behind the bed while Roma went to stand in front of the door. Morgan gestured the door open while in cover, hearing Roma say,* "I missed you, Jake!"
*Which was then followed up by a very confused,* "Wh-what?"
"It's me, Jake! I'm small, remember?" *Roma replied, none too convincingly.*
"Y-yeah, but... but you weren't this small..."
*His voice... it was older, yes, but it was definitely Jake's voice. Morgan allowed herself a nostalgic smile, although she was uncertain if he was just playing along with Roma or was genuinely confused. She could have believed either..*
"... and besides, your eyes weren't gray..."
*Morgan shot to her feet.* "Okay, you got me. But if you really fell for it..."
*There was Jake, standing in the doorway, Roma's arms thrown around him. He looked very much how Morgan expected an older Jake to look: Clean, properly-dressed, and handsome. Jake stared back at her in mild shock, before finally scoffing and replying,* "Well no one told me you had a kid! ... I'm an uncle."
*Morgan laughed as she walked around the bed and jogged towards him. Roma made way, allowing her mother to glomp him, the two sharing an extended embrace. Morgan then pulled him across the door before releasing him, shutting the door behind him with another gesture.*
"Welcome back, sis," *said Jake, sniffing and wiping at his eyes quickly.*
"Aw, Jake..."
*Although she expected several questions, he immediately started shaking his head.* "I'm not even gonna ask. N-not right now. You've been back less than a day, after all, and you've probably said it all already..."
*"Same old Jake," she thought with a grin.* "Thanks. I'll tell you, but... yeah." *She turned and walked back towards the bed, calling Roma's hairband to her hand and sitting on the edge. She gestured Roma over, then began to put her ponytail back in.* "Jake, this is my daughter Roma."
*He smiled at her.* "Hi, Roma." *Suddenly frowning, he asked,* "Wait, 'Roma'? As in Master Roma... ?"
*Morgan grimaced; ten years hadn't made the news any easier to swallow.*
"I'm a master?" *Roma asked confusedly, looking back at her mother.
Shaking her head, Morgan replied,* "You're named after a Jedi Master I knew. 'Serrin Roma.' She was a good person."
*Roma spun to face her mother with an excited look.* "Can we meet her?!"
*Morgan glanced at Jake, his expression apologetic. She gave him the most reassuring look she could muster before answering,* "No. She... died a long time ago."
"Oh."
*Roma wilted at the response, but Morgan put a finger on her chin and gently lifted her face back up to meet hers.* "But her memory lives on in you. One day, I'll tell you all about her. Maybe show you her home. But we've got a lot of things to do first." *The child nodded in response, before Morgan turned her to face Jake.* "Like get to know your uncle! He didn't come to visit to talk about sad things."
"Sorry," *said Jake.*
"Don't be. Tell me about yourself."
*Jake shrugged his shoulders.* "Not much has changed, really. Did my training here and on Honoghr, and I'm still training, mind you, but I'm a healer now. I'm pretty good now with the Force part of it, there's just... a lot of things about the human body to learn."
*Morgan nodded, then smirked.* "Speaking of 'learning about the human body,' got any significant others?"
*His face went cherry red.* "Not really. Just haven't found the right one, I guess."
*Morgan noticed his eyes go to Roma questioningly, but he refused to ask. Deciding to humor him, she withheld that information for the moment and smiled.* "Funny, I'd thought the boy who had eyes for just about any girl would've found one by now."
"Morgan, I had no idea about love back then! I just... thought girls were cute. Still do, I just take it more seriously now."
*She raised an eyebrow.* "Do you?"
"Hey! A lot can change in ten years!"
*Morgan sighed, nodding.* "I know." *She pulled Roma onto her lap, cuddling her almost possessively, as though needing the reassurance that her separation wasn't a waste of time.
Jake looked at Roma and smiled.* "She looks so much like you. That's why the trick almost worked."
"'Almost'?"
"Thought I was hearing things at first when the door was closed."
"Don't ignore me!" *Morgan laughed, but Jake only blushed again. Silence fell a moment, before another thought came to Morgan and she giggled.* "Hey, maybe you can give Roma and I checkups, make sure neither of us picked up something weird in the jungle."
*Jake shook his head.* "Not qualified yet, technically. If I did one, it'd be very basic. But I'd recommend one anyway, just so your health records are up to date. Or... created, in Roma's case."
*Morgan nodded.* "Soon. I'll have to explain all of that to Roma before we do one anyway. Or..."
*It had been a sudden thought, but "Uncle Jake" proved to be an excellent teacher when it came to medical basics. She sat between him and her mother as he pulled up relevant images on his datapad, of the Temple's medical wing and the various implements found in them. He answered every single one of her questions with incredible patience—a trait that had only gotten stronger with age, it seemed. Watching Jake bond with his niece warmed Morgan's heart greatly, enough that she nearly cried.
Their talks went on for quite a while; so absorbed were they that none of them noticed how late it was getting. It was Jake who eventually said,* "Oh, shoot, look at the time."
*Roma stared at the bedside chronometer a moment.* "I still don't know how that works."
"Huh?" *Jake followed her gaze and laughed.* "Well, it means it's late out. You need to sleep, I need to sleep, your mom too."
"But I'm not sleepy," *Roma replied, blinking repeatedly.
He and Morgan laughed softly, Morgan saying,* "Give Uncle Jake a hug goodnight, okay?"
*Roma climbed into Jake's lap and threw her arms around his neck.* "Goodnight, Uncle Jake!"
*He returned the embrace with a smile.* "Goodnight, Roma." *He released her and she climbed back down so that he could stand, Morgan also standing to embrace him as well.*
"Let's catch up soon," *Morgan said.*
"I'd like that. Goodnight, sis."
"'Night, bro."
*The twins released each other and Morgan saw Jake off. Once he was gone, she went about preparing herself and Roma for bed.*
"I like Uncle Jake," *said Roma, cuddled up to her mother under the covers.*
"Me too," *Morgan replied, finally letting the tears fall.*
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Post by Uelis Inarin on Jul 2, 2019 13:34:17 GMT -8
Uelis made the fairly lengthy walk from the council chambers to his small Spartan quarters, he hadn't realised until now just how tired he was. As he opened the door he knocked off several years of dust then entered the quiet room, he wasted no time in removing his filthy sodden clothes and putting them to be laundered and then immediately saw to himself; following two sanisteams, a shave and a hair cut he felt at least a little more like his old self, and his reflection certainly now looked like him, his freshly washed hair now glinted softly its natural silver.
He sighed and nodded at his own reflection then padded into the main seating area wrapping a woven kimono around himself he seated himself upon his hessian mat and closed his eyes as he fell into the embrace of the force.
He opened his eyes some several minutes later now feeling more at one with the force and himself, he rose made his way to his cot and lay down where before long he had drifted off to sleep.
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Post by James on Jan 2, 2020 20:19:59 GMT -8
Rex was in his quarters reminiscing about his past experiences. He vaguely recalls an interaction with Adiemus Matango some years ago. His former master Judicar whom was friends with Matango had long been gone. His Force signature could not be felt by even the most trained Force users. He recalled meeting Ren'ell and a Jedi initiate about his age named Arhiana that he found attractive. Though these feelings happened what feels like a decade ago, Rex remembers them as though they happened yesterday. His current mentor, a Jedi knight by the name of James was not far away meditating in his quarters. Rex always wondered why James was appointed his teacher instead of someone of much greater recognition such as the legendary Raven Alora or Aerandir Calmcacil. Nevertheless he had been happy with how things had turned out and looked forward to what would happen next.
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Post by James on Jan 5, 2020 21:19:45 GMT -8
James had been a Jedi Knight for more than five years. He was a bright padawan and showed promise to all who observed him. Though his most recent apprentice Rex had been quite a challenge. James has taken great pride in Rex's progress. James has been readying himself to become a Jedi Master. He assumes that if he can get Rex to the Jedi Knight level he will become a Jedi Master. It may not be so simple but one can wish. The two have overall made a great pairing in the Jedi Order. They have been inseparable and thwarted many of plans by The First Order.
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Post by James on Jan 7, 2020 6:13:50 GMT -8
Rex began to meditate on the Force. He was at peace. He understood how he had gotten to this point in his life. What was next he did not know exactly but he was prepared. He still had many unanswered questions about certain aspects of his past that he still wished could be answered. He didn't dwell on these thoughts but they would creep into his mind ever so often. As he sat in his quarters with his legs crossed focused on the Force he felt something. What it was he didn't know.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 24, 2020 12:28:30 GMT -8
Silently, Kalli guided the family of Atuna Davinari Lemep towards their unit. G-161 was the unit that Alexia had forwarded to her. It wasn't until she was at their door until she stopped to turn and face the family. The silence had allowed her time to regain her own composure from the bustle in the Archives. Her smile towards the family seemed much more sincere, without the weight of her earlier worry."Here you are, Melia. Titus, Ivy," she asked, then turning her gaze to the children. "Make sure you take care of your mom and get plenty of rest tonight. It'll be a busy day for you both tomorrow, I'm sure." Kalli laughed gently at the two before she looked up at Melia to inquire, "I apologize for the wait until you could get settled. Is there anything I can do for you to better help you get acclimated, though?"
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Post by Deleted on Apr 24, 2020 12:52:58 GMT -8
Having been pulled along from the Archives, Alexia worked to gain control before giving a sigh. "Do you even know where we are going? I clearly didn't say which room was Achiira Taan's. Unless you are secretly trying to guide us to yours."
She gave a sigh and looked to Achiira. "I must apologize. She can be a bit...excitable."
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