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Post by Jake Palmer Calmcacil on Sept 19, 2013 22:38:08 GMT -8
*Jake smiled when Terra revealed she loved reading about history, but then realized it sounded like she inferred he didn't care for reading that much. That wasn't the case at all! Just how much was he going to keep messing up?!*
Er, well, I do too! It's just, well, it's just the class that's not very exciting. That's all.
*He blushed and lowered his gaze, taking a step backward and toward Morgan. He should probably stop talking for a bit until he knew what he wanted to say. Besides, he was sure Morgan wanted to talk about Felucia, so she'd leave her to that...*
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Post by Morgan Calmcacil on Sept 19, 2013 22:58:38 GMT -8
*Morgan's eyes had widened when Terra mentioned that she was learning about the history of Felucia. She started to grin eagerly, but Terra had switched the conversation's focus to Jake. Oh. Morgan could come back to that, she supposed, when they were done. Jake talked about his classes, saying he was going to a history class. She couldn't help but giggle as he seemed to stumble over his wording and getting across what he meant to say. He'd get better at that soon.
When there was a lull in the conversation, Morgan took a step forward, smiling at Terra. Here was her big chance.*
Well, Terra, if you wanted to learn more about Felucia, I can tell you. ... maybe not all of its history, but some, and I can tell you all about the jungle and the places and the creatures and everything.
*A nagging feeling in the back of her mind made her glance toward her brother. Oh, right. They'd come here to play before Jake's next class, not sit here and talk about Felucia. She grimaced, looking at Jake apologetically then back at Terra.*
... in a bit. After Jake and I play. Unless you want to ask Jake anything else?
*She wanted to include Jake in this, and not just drag him away from Terra. It was good meeting new people, after all, especially if Jake was going to learn how to handle himself in conversation better. His awkwardness was actually kind of adorable, but still, good conversational skills were good to develop.*
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Post by Deleted on Sept 20, 2013 7:14:15 GMT -8
Terra nodded and continued smiling, though Jake still seemed a bit flustered. It was fine, as she understood all too well how difficult it could be to meet new people.
She looked to Morgan, who had happily offered to tell her about Felucia, but after she had played with Jake. She thought for a moment if there was anything else she wanted to ask him, but she didn't want to take up too much time, since he had another class to get to. Maybe she would ask later. She shook her head slowly and picked up her datapad again."Not right now. I should get back to reading since I promised Master Roma I'd learn something while here."She smiled at the both of them."You guys go have fun. We can talk later, OK?"
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Post by Morgan Calmcacil on Sept 20, 2013 11:51:33 GMT -8
*Terra had nothing else to ask, and said that she needed to learn something, as she'd promised Master Roma. Morgan grinned and nodded, and again when she told them to have fun and that they could talk later.*
Okay! C'mon, Jake!
*Without another word, she ran off to a deeper part of the jungle, fully expecting Jake to just follow her. Morgan wasn't exactly sure what they would do today, if they would play tag, or just run and dance around, or even practice spar with martial arts. She'd find out soon, she supposed, as soon as they found the perfect spot to play...*
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Post by Jake Palmer Calmcacil on Sept 20, 2013 11:58:12 GMT -8
*Shortly after Jake had spoken, Morgan had at last come back to the subject of Felucia's history. He only smiled; he actually enjoyed her enthusiasm about the planet. But Morgan suddenly gave him an apologetic look and instead clarified that she'd help Terra after she and Jake played. Oh, she thought Jake might think he would feel shafted if she talked to Terra instead of played. Well, that wasn't it at all!
But Terra dismissed them, saying she needed to learn something and that she'd talk to them later, and Morgan ran off, beckoning Jake. He grinned, running after her, looking behind him and waving at Terra.*
See you later, Terra!
*He chased down Morgan, then tackled her to the ground playfully, sending Lokay squawking and flying away. Both kids giggled and proceeded to wrestle each other. So, it was a fighting day, was it? So be it; Jake could use a bit more practice in his physical skills.*
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Post by Deleted on Sept 20, 2013 17:32:09 GMT -8
Terra smiled and waved back before turning back to her datapad. She made a mental note to try and talk to Jake again sometime to see if he would open up a little more. Or maybe she could ask Morgan about it, too. It might be better to learn about Jake by asking the boy himself though. Though they had disappeared into a more heavily grown area of the gardens, she could still hear them giggling and laughing. At least they were having fun.
She started reading again and soon she was absorbed once more.
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Post by Jake Palmer Calmcacil on Sept 20, 2013 19:29:24 GMT -8
*Jake and Morgan continued their play in an adjacent area of the gardens, attempting to grab, slam, tackle, and pin each other. Jake felt they were about evenly matched, though admittedly he had to push himself to keep up with Morgan's physical skills. It was actually kind of nice having an equal, especially one's own twin; it made training and practicing more interesting, as he had a sort of "rival" that he could push and she could push him.
After another bout, Jake sat on the grass panting, clothes a bit ruffled and his hair slightly disheveled. He checked his chrono and gasped, nearly panicking, as he suddenly got to his feet.*
Uh oh, I gotta run or else I'll be late!
*He quickly straightened out his clothes and ran his hands through his hair in an attempt to tame it, then gathered up his belongings and waved to Morgan before he ran out.*
Bye Morgan! See you soon!
*As he ran toward the entrance, he passed the area where Terra was still sitting and reading. He skidded to a halt, then politely waved to her as well as he called out with a smile.*
Bye Terra! Nice meeting you!
*Then he disappeared from the gardens, on the way to his next class. He was going to be out of breath by the time he got there, but he couldn't be late. Being late was... not a good thing. Nor acceptable. But he could make it. He was fast enough...*
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Post by Morgan Calmcacil on Sept 20, 2013 19:45:01 GMT -8
*Morgan always loved competing with her brother. He was a good sport, and a good challenge; they were more or less even in most things, though Morgan liked to think maybe she was a tiny bit better. Then again, she'd been known to exhibit incredible feats of the Force, and Jake hadn't ever reported anything similar. Was he just as strong in the Force as she was, or was she... well, unique? She didn't want him to feel left out...
As they'd just finished another bout and were sitting on the grass panting, Jake suddenly realized he was almost late for class and had to run off. Morgan giggled; he was just so diligent, wasn't he. As he ran off, Morgan waved after him.*
Bye Jake! Good luck in class!
*She watched as he disappeared, though heard him faintly calling out a farewell to Terra as well. Oh right, Terra! Morgan stood up, calling Lokay to her shoulder before running back to where Terra was sitting, reading. Instead of address her, Morgan simply walked up near her and sat down on the grass. Unlike Jake, she hadn't taken the time to straighten her clothes or hair, so she'd look a little disheveled to Terra if she looked at her. Morgan didn't bother her though; she was content to wait until Terra was done reading, or had a moment to spare.*
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Post by Deleted on Sept 20, 2013 19:58:39 GMT -8
Terra looked up briefly to see Jake running past her and yelling goodbye as he ran from the garden. She didn't even have time to respond, but waved back as he disappeared from the gardens. Maybe he was late for class or something. Figuring she would run into him later, she returned to her reading.
She wasn't reading for long, as she sensed a familiar presence nearby, and she looked up from her reading to see Morgan sitting nearby, probably waiting for her to finish. With a smile, she beckoned the girl over to sit next to her."Hey Morgan. I'm almost done with this if you want to talk."
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Post by Morgan Calmcacil on Sept 20, 2013 20:11:30 GMT -8
*Morgan didn't expect Terra to notice her so quickly, and when she invited her to sit next to her, she smiled and stood, taking a seat next to Terra on the bench. She glanced at the datapad, but didn't stare, not wanting to intrude, then smiled up at Terra. Again, she said nothing, merely waited for Terra to be finished so they could talk.*
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Post by Deleted on Sept 20, 2013 20:17:41 GMT -8
Terra was also silent for a few moments as she skimmed through the rest of the chapter she had been reading. Soon, she had finished and she put the datapad into her pack and turned to Morgan with a smile."Did you want to talk, Morgan?"
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Post by Morgan Calmcacil on Sept 20, 2013 20:37:22 GMT -8
*Terra didn't speak either, which was what Morgan had anticipated anyway, so she simply sat on the bench and kicked her legs idly as she waited for Terra to finish reading. It didn't take long for Terra to finish, as she soon put the datapad back to her bag and turned to Morgan, asking if she wanted to talk. Morgan, still ragged from playing with her brother, looked up at her with a smile.*
Well, if you wanted to ask me anything about Felucia, I can answer it! Probably. I know lots of things!
*... about the jungle, anyway. Morgan knew some history, but most of her knowledge lay in the wildlife of Felucia. So, hopefully if Terra had questions, it was about the jungle, not the planet's history. Though a refresher course on that for Morgan's own benefit couldn't hurt...*
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Post by Deleted on Sept 20, 2013 20:46:16 GMT -8
Terra smiled and thought about it for a moment, wondering what she wanted to ask. She had gotten to see the jungle firsthand yesterday, but she was sure that Morgan knew plenty about the jungle. Some things couldn't be learned with a datapad, she knew that much, but still, she wasn't sure what exactly to ask first.
She shrugged."Um...well I did but..." She couldn't help but giggle at herself. "I don't know what I wanted to ask first."
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Post by Morgan Calmcacil on Sept 20, 2013 22:20:40 GMT -8
*Morgan watched Terra eagerly, intently as she waited for Terra to begin. Any question she could throw at Morgan, Morgan could handle. She could hardly wait... ... but Terra wasn't sure what to ask first. Well, that was anticlimactic. Morgan frowned, starting to ponder what sorts of topics they can go over and shrugged.*
Well, I could tell you about the animals, or the plants, or the places we can go?
*... hm. If Terra was already unsure what to ask, then Morgan should have probably presented one option instead of several. Well, if Terra still had difficulty, Morgan could pick one, but hopefully Terra was able to pick out of just three.*
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Post by Deleted on Sept 21, 2013 5:51:43 GMT -8
Terra thought for a moment. Plants, animals or places? Morgan had mentioned a few of the places that she liked to go and Terra had actually seen both the lake and the cliffside. She was actually curious about everything on Felucia, plants, animals and the landmarks alike.
She smiled."Can you tell me about the wildlife?"
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Post by Morgan Calmcacil on Sept 21, 2013 15:19:58 GMT -8
*As Terra took a few moments to ponder, Morgan started to grimace. She'd given her too many choices and now she was confused. She'd have to pick a topic for Terra and apologize for confusing her, and— Oh, Terra picked a topic: The wildlife. Whew, she was worrying about nothing. She smiled, ready to begin.*
Well there are a lot of creatures on Felucia! You have lots of tiny insects, and little small dinosaur things. Oh, you should watch out for them; if you leave them alone, they won't bother you, but if there's a lot of them and you scare or attack them, they'll swarm you. Hmm... There are sometimes little monkey things but they're hard to find, but they're harmless, but one time they stole my friend's clothes and mine too. Oh wait, I think I told you about that. Hmm... Well, there are these large pig things, they're dangerous, so you should watch out for them if you see them, just let them walk by. Oh, there are gelagrubs, which are like big slugs kinda, but people tame them for pets that you can ride. Oh, there're giant snails too! But they're friendly, they won't hurt you. We haven't talked about the big ones though, like acklays and rancors! Acklays are big and have hard skin and six legs and very sharp teeth, and rancors are very large reptiles that can eat you in one bite! But the Felucians can tame them, so I'd like to be able to someday... Oh, there are even living flowers that spit poison needles at you if you threaten them, but if you leave them alone, they won't bug you. Hmm...
*Morgan chewed on her cheek thoughtfully as she considered anything she might've missed; she'd already given out a lot of information, and hoped it wasn't too much for Terra. Of course, it would be easier if Morgan could actually take her around the jungle and show her around to see these things for herself, but talking about them was fine too.*
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Post by Deleted on Sept 21, 2013 15:40:23 GMT -8
Terra listened as Morgan listed all she knew about the the wildlife of Felucia, some of it dangerous, some of it not. She could have probably read about this in one of her datapads, and probably should if she wanted more detailed information, but Morgan seemed to have an impressive knowledge of the wildlife already. The jungle was a dangerous place, but Morgan knew it very well, and Terra hadn't seen a single aggressive animal during her trip with the girl the day before. She hoped that they would steer clear of beasts like rancors and acklays, having read about how big and ferocious rancors could get. Acklays didn't sound much better...
Morgan had mentioned monkey like creatures as well, and she was very glad that none had shown up to steal their clothes like what had happened to Morgan and her friend. Not that Morgan minded not having clothes though...
She smiled, giggling a little bit."I'm glad those monkeys didn't show up yesterday. Or the rancors..."
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Post by Morgan Calmcacil on Sept 21, 2013 19:08:48 GMT -8
*Terra seemed to be listening intently to Morgan's explanations, which made her happy. When she was done, Terra laughed and noted it was a good thing the monkeys hadn't shown up yesterday. Morgan giggled, but wasn't laughing when Terra added rancors to that. That... could've been bad.*
Yeah... I've only seen two though. One was fighting a friendly acklay we knew, but a sarlacc ate it and saved us. The other one was when I went out to the jungle on my own for a couple days, and it tried to eat me! I had to outrun it and escape. It was scary! But then I felt bad because it was just hungry, but I wasn't going to let it eat me!
*Morgan sighed, remembering just how scary that had been. She was fortunate that such events were rare in her travels, not that it would ever stop her from venturing out; she loved the jungle that much. Speaking of... she smiled and looked back up at Terra.*
Hey, wanna go back out? We can tell my daddy this time so he knows we're gone, and I can show you things as well as tell you about it! How's that sound?
*There was an eager light in her eyes, knowing that they had planned to head back to the jungle together soon; she just hadn't known how soon. Hopefully now; now would be better than later. And besides... if they went to the jungle, there were still other things she could teach her besides about the jungle...*
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Post by Deleted on Sept 21, 2013 19:17:40 GMT -8
Terra was of course glad to hear that Morgan hadn't been hurt by any of the jungle's more dangerous inhabitants, and even more glad that they hadn't seen any of them yesterday. More than that, she was glad Morgan didn't seem to fazed by the encounters she had with the predators of Felucia. She smiled comfortingly."I'm glad you didn't get eaten."
Terra's eyes lit up a little when Morgan asked if she wanted to head back out there, and she nodded. Going out would be the best way to learn about the plants and the other places Morgan had mentioned and if Master Aerandir knew they were gone, they wouldn't have to worry about staying out too late. At least she hoped they wouldn't."I'd love to! Can you ask right now?"She felt excited, but also a little embarrassed that she might end up taking her clothes off again. It was still something she was getting used to, but she would worry about that when they got outside.
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Post by Morgan Calmcacil on Sept 21, 2013 19:55:49 GMT -8
*Morgan smiled when Terra said she was glad Morgan hadn't been eaten. Then she grinned when Terra said that she'd love to head out to the jungle and asked if Morgan could ask her father right now. Morgan nodded enthusiastically and jumped off the bench, beaming.*
Yeah! C'mon! We can go see him now and ask!
*Morgan gestured with her arm for Terra to follow her, then when she was ready, she marched off out of the gardens and into the hall, probably at a quicker pace than usual, hair and clothes still disheveled from wrestling her brother...*
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