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Post by Syren on May 15, 2017 17:41:14 GMT -8
*Syren's body lurched upward and her head spun wildly, stars popping before her eyes. Her brain felt like it slid forward in her skull.
Concussion she thought to herself. She tried to put her foot down, but ended up stumbling instead.
Pull it together, she admonished. She redirected the flow of the force to bolster her ability to self heal.*
<<Can't see.>>
*She was trying to speak out loud, but Basic was too hard to muster and she couldn't hear herself anyway. She tried to step again and succeeded this time.*
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Atton Kaelan
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Post by Atton Kaelan on May 17, 2017 18:10:40 GMT -8
*Atton tried to help Syren as much as possible, but she was barely moving and they were in serious danger out here. CorSec was on scene, but he didn't know how many more bad guys were out there. He cursed himself for now knowing how to use to Force to heal injuries. That would be super handy right about now...
He grimaced as he tried to guide Syren to the relative safety of the alleyway. He needed to get them somewhere where they wouldn't be attacked on all sides at once.*"Easy. I've got you."
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Post by Syren on May 18, 2017 16:14:37 GMT -8
*Syren stuck out a hand towards the alley wall. Heat. The wall was warm. Syren drew on the Force and began to siphon the energy emanating from the wall into the Force and bolster her healing ability. It was taxing to split her mind into so many pieces, her injuries were not making the task any easier. The process was painstakingly slow, but faster than the natural progression of things. She felt the heat of the wall dissipate quickly. After pulling what she could from the wall, her ears were still ringing, but she could make out shapes and step rather than the stumbling shuffle from the edge of the bar.
She inspected the wall to see what she had drained. Along the side of the alley was an uncased water pipe. A thin layer of frost was quickly sublimating as the steaming water inside the pipe forced its way across the spot where her hand had been.* "Huh, took me ages to learn how to do that. Wish it worked all of the time..."
*She stumbled again as she tried to take a step from the wall. She went down to a kneeling position, then glanced up at Atton.* "What happened?"
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Atton Kaelan
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Post by Atton Kaelan on May 18, 2017 16:29:16 GMT -8
*Atton wasn't quite sure what happened or what exactly Syren did, but she seemed to have improved somewhat. It was enough to get them into relative shelter from whoever or whatever was still out there. Sirens were blazing all around now as CorSec was probably calling for all hands on deck. Hopefully they brought some firepower with them because there were armed hostiles...
As for what happened, well...*"Hell if I know. Something blew up, knocked you silly and there's bad guys with blasters who don't like me. Might be more. Point is, we're not safe out here."
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Post by Syren on May 18, 2017 16:51:26 GMT -8
*Syren kept the Force close in to help continue to heal herself. She needed a good week in a self induced coma and she'd be great. But the situation seemed a little dire according to Atton. She peaked an eye around the corner of the alley, and pulled back as a blaster bolt slammed into the duracrete. She dropped her hands to the lightsabers at her waist.* "Friends of yours?"
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Post by Atton Kaelan on May 18, 2017 17:11:28 GMT -8
*Atton scowled and raised his blade.*"Great friends. We're getting along so well." *Another shot rang out but this one was deflected by Atton. He concentrated, feeling out with the Force, trying to figure out how many there were, but it wasn't easy with all the chaos. Still, after a moment, he had a pretty good idea of where everyone was.*"I count at least six...coming this way."
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Post by Syren on May 18, 2017 17:27:48 GMT -8
*Syren turned towards the other end of the alley where five people were running hard from the area of the explosion. Each had a blaster drawn at them. She got to her feet and stood with her back to Atton. The classic snap-hiss roared to life as Syren ignited her right hand blade.* "And five this way." *She swung her blade around to block a volley of shots away from herself and Atton.* "Super chummy."
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Post by Atton Kaelan on May 18, 2017 17:50:51 GMT -8
*Atton wasn't complaining when Syren had his back. There were more of them than he thought. But even as he deflected the incoming shots, there was something else. Something dark. Such a dark presence in the Force could only mean one thing. This day just kept getting better and better...
He sighed.*"Feel that? We have a Dark Sider...coming this way."
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Post by Syren on May 18, 2017 18:12:44 GMT -8
*Syren smirked, then scowled as she deflected a bolt into an oncoming attacker.* "Oh good, we have so much to catch up on. The Dark Side and I." *She ignited her second blade and dispatched another attacker with his own fire.* "Exit strategy? Reinforcements? Go for broke, probably die trying, take out the sithspit before anymore bystanders get hurt?" *She pulled a little of her focus away from her healing to wrap the Force around the remaining attackers on her end of the alley. Two of them slammed into the walls on either side, the remainder managed to clip her shoulder with a glancing shot.* "Kriff!" *She brought her saber around to block the remaining shots and take the last one out.{/i]
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Post by House of D'Ordinii on May 21, 2017 19:05:26 GMT -8
==Discovering Jedi SL==
<<106 PP; M11 Sector, Corellia, Coronet City>>
Dastuk very nearly couldn't believe his luck. He had been trawling the city looking for force users. They didn't have access to the local temple, yet at least. So the various researchers here were for the moment hoping to get lucky with finding a jedi out on the town. As he was walking, his attention was drawn by a rather large boom. A little while later & he spotted a pair of lightsabres vanishing into an alley. By the time he got to the alley, the female was holding on to what looked like a steam pipe. Of course, frost was rapidly forming on it. He quickly turned his scanner on the pair. He was just on the outer edge of its listed range, nearly nineteen meters away, but the reading was clearly positive. He was excited about possibly have a pair of subjects. Before he could approach them however, they rushed off deeper into the alley. Das lost them for a moment, but found them again quickly enough once the shooting started.
On seeing the female glanced with a bolt, Das decided to step in. He wasn't really rated for combat, but then again, he wasn't planning on fighting. He pulled a small sphere from one of the cargo hard points on his armor. Holding the device flat in his hand, he pulled up the targeting system on his HUD. He tagged the group between him & the jedi. With a quick confirmation the small sphere zipped off, centering itself in the group before releasing a blast of shock energy. A moment later & it had returned to his palm. The device was simple enough, it was effectively just a rechargeable stun grenade with a toy grade replusor unit in it. Very useful for long distances & those that can't throw to save their life. Hustling forward, he stowed the grenade & drew his M-CLAW. He had only brought a stun attachment while on the planet. There was no point in getting the locals riled up. Mobs tended to disrupt study. As he passed through the downed group, he put a stun bolt in each of them. Even he couldn't miss a target laying on the ground less than five feet away & only twitching. He really needed to get back into shape. All this hustling around had already got him winded. He had spent too much time in the labs & not enough on the track. Still, there was an excitement in getting new subjects.
As he half-jogged up to the pair, he remembered to turn his 'face' on. The holographic projection of his face sprang of life in front of his helmet. It was a slightly pudgy but tanned face that could have been any one of a thousand near human species.
-Das
Hello there. You seem to be in a bit of trouble. Perhaps we should head somewhere a little less violent? I know a place nearby. Well, in the same part of town at least.
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Post by Atton Kaelan on May 28, 2017 13:34:37 GMT -8
*Atton wasn't sure what just happened. There was another presence approaching, but he didn't get the same hostile vibe from this one than from the other dozen or so mooks that just tried to kill them. He kept his saber raised, checking on Syren out of the corner of his eye. She appeared to have been grazed by a blaster shot, painful, but hardly life threatening. Then again, he was also fairly certain that her bell had been rung good enough already by the explosion and she didn't need any more injuries piled on to that. The area was clear for now, but there would be more soon enough. At least until CorSec could get some firepower into the area.
He eyed the stranger suspiciously, his guard very much still up.*"Er...you mind telling us who you are first?"
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Post by House of D'Ordinii on May 28, 2017 15:33:25 GMT -8
==Discovering Jedi SL==
<<106 PP; M11 Sector, Corellia, Coronet City>>
He seemed flustered for a moment, as if he didn't expect the question.
-Das
Oh, um. Terribly sorry. I'm Dastuk. I study things.
The beaming smile that split his face made it obviously clear that he felt that explained everything that could explained about him. Truthfully, he wasn't that complicated of a person. As long as he had some interesting new species or other to study, he was as happy as a clam. For the moment, he was one of the very many Imperium citizens tasked with trying to figure out some kind of working model for the Force.
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Post by Atton Kaelan on May 28, 2017 17:50:49 GMT -8
*Was it just him or did that not explain a damn thing? Then again, this wasn't exactly the time and place to be having a long conversation. This stranger didn't seem hostile at any rate, so that was an improvement*"Right...well yes, if you'd like to talk, let's get somewhere with less shooting."
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Post by House of D'Ordinii on May 28, 2017 19:51:13 GMT -8
==Discovering Jedi SL==
<<106 PP; M11 Sector, Corellia, Coronet City>>
-Das
Yes, shooting is terrible. I can't begin to tell you how many rare specimens I have lost to trigger happy wranglers. I much prefer tranquilizers for tagging.
Das led the group off toward the spaceport. Or at least in that direction. Despite his claims, the small rented office he led them to wasn't particularly nearby. It was, however, in a seemingly safe part of town. At least given the recent excitement. The office wasn't very large. It was a mostly empty lobby area, a central back room & two small storage rooms that had a number of cots set up in them. There was one other mando in the common area already, but he seemed more interested in a set of clear vials that seemed to have some kind of moss growing in them. A glance into the two storage rooms showed six cots in total, one of which had an armored figure asleep in it.
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Post by Syren on Jun 4, 2017 6:42:44 GMT -8
*Syren remained silent, feeling a bit dazed from her wounds still healing. She had enough wit about her to notice the armor wrapping around their new "friend" and register that it was possibly Mandalorian. She had been out of the loop for a while however, so she could have been easily mistaken. Still, she was not thinking very clearly as she trudged down the street. She began to reach out her left hand towards Atton's right shoulder to help steady herself a bit. Her use of the Force and the extent of her injuries were beginning to have a toll on her ability to think things through.*
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Post by Atton Kaelan on Jun 8, 2017 17:31:02 GMT -8
*Specimens? Was this guy some kind of collector? A scientist, maybe? There were a few armored figures hanging around the area they'd been led to. They looked like Mandalorians, or at least Atton thought they did. He hadn't had much interaction with them, which was probably for the best. Mandos weren't always friendly even on a good day, at least in his limited experience.
Still, the stranger had mentioned specimens, which had Atton on his guard. Being a test subject was quite low on his list of desired jobs.*"Er...right. So...what exactly are we doing here? What kind of operation are you running?"
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Post by House of D'Ordinii on Jun 8, 2017 18:04:37 GMT -8
==Discovering Jedi SL==
<<106 PP; M11 Sector, Corellia, Coronet City>>
The look on Dastuk's face was very clearly that of one about to talk for an extended time on a much beloved subject.
-Das
Mostly I specialize in genetic variation studies & progressions. But I also do a lot of adaptive studies as well. A lot of the studies I do involve using genetic markers to trace population lines & how species evolve & adopt to situations & environments. For more genetically fragile species, this involves a lot of catch & release to get genetic scans of the creatures. That said ....
The talk went on for several more minutes before he eventually rounded around to the actual point.
-Das
Right now I'm studying Force expression in sentient population. Or I'm trying to at least. I have yet to find any willing subjects so far. You two wouldn't be willing to help me out would you? I can compensate you for your time!
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Post by Syren on Jun 8, 2017 18:12:37 GMT -8
*Syren caught maybe five out of the tens of words coming from the excited Das. She narrowed her eyes and felt her gills grow itchy for moment.* "Why are there Mandalorians on Corellia?" *She was suspicious for other reasons than possible lab experimentation. It wouldn't be the first time, not that she was excited for a repeat of the experience.
She scanned the hanger area. She needed to sit, definitely consume food, and heal a bit more.* "Do you have any food?"
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Post by Atton Kaelan on Jun 8, 2017 18:20:45 GMT -8
*Definitely an odd proposal, especially since it was apparently coming from Mandalorians. Atton wasn't too sure, plus there was the prospect of participating in an experiment while some crazy people and a potential Dark Jedi were causing havoc in Coronet. Also, there were Mandalorians on Corellia. That was also unusual, as Syren had helpfully pointed out.*"Well that's...interesting, but I'm not sure this is the best time. In case you didn't notice, there's still kind of a crisis going on in the city."
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Post by House of D'Ordinii on Jun 8, 2017 19:14:12 GMT -8
==Discovering Jedi SL==
<<106 PP; M11 Sector, Corellia, Coronet City>>
-Das
Food, yes of course. I imagine that force use uses a lot of energy. I would certain love to get some sensor readings to that effect if you are open to it.
After casting about for a second, Dastuk returns with a rather large plate piled with cuts of meat & a nearly as large bowl filled with various vegetables & fruits.
-Das
Why wouldn't there be mandos here? Near Force temples is the best place to hopefully find Force users. I did say I was studying the force right now right?
Das waved off Atton's worries about danger. As in he literally waved his hand about like he was shooing an insect trying to land on his nose.
-Das
If you let a crisis stop you from doing science, you wouldn't get anything done. There is always a war or volcano or tidal wave or something going on that might endanger the researchers, but that is just part of the job. You don't think I wear this armor to show off my beautiful looks do you?
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