thefinaljedi | Appointments

[Yu didn't have problems keeping up. He walked everywhere on his homeworld before he even met Luke; a quick jog to the barn was nothing.]

It's going well, though sometimes it can be hard to find a quiet spot to concentrate.

[So many cats... he really needed to start giving them away, but they were too cute, and they called him dad, and...]

Oh?

[Luke's smile broadens in understanding. The kitten he'd given his mother was just as cute, after all, and seemed to get along well with everyone in the house...but it had a habit of sticking it's nose everywhere.]

Are the cats making it more difficult? How many have you got, now?

[A bit of a sheepish look crossed Yu's face.]

...I actually lost count. I can't just leave them without a home.

No, I can't really argue with that logic.

[It was kind, and it preserved light and life...so...]

Have your housemates pitched in?

Yukiko tries, but she gets flustered when they call her 'mommy'. I... think it's best they don't go near Elizabeth.

[She was strange, very strange; he didn't even want to imagine what sort of habits they would pick up from her. Yu shook his head, trying to get rid of the mental image of Elizabeth with an army of cats at her command, before picking up the pace.]

[He chuckles, nodding. She'd actually given him the creeps, if he was being honest with himself.]

I've met Elizabeth. She's...interesting. In a mysterious sort of way.

Yeah... I haven't got her figured out yet, but I'm trying.

[He wanted to understand and accept the people in his life... even if they were really weird.]

Well, you did choose to live with her, after all.

[And she seems nice...at least.]

[Yu gave a nod.]

Not regretting that choice. She's just... odd.

[He started to slow down the closer they got to the barn.]

What am I doing today?

Today you're going to help me move some of the rocks away from the northern edge of the farm.

[He grins.]

I thought you could use some practice with telekinesis.

[Yu fought against the urge to make a face; telekinesis was definitely his weak point. It was hard for him to just... move things when he knew the truth of how heavy something really was. He was no where near that enthusiastic with his response.]

...yes master...

Practice makes perfect, you know.

[He starts off towards the rock pile. And now, yes, he is just teasing Yu, but the boy does need to improve there.]

Yes Master.

[He couldn't sound any more dejected if he tried. Still, it didn't keep him from trotting to where the rocks were, trying to remain positive.]

[Once they arrive, Luke takes a seat on a nearby boulder and gestures towards one of the smaller ones.]

Show me what you can do, Yu.

[Yu gave a nod, taking a deep breath and blowing it out slowly. He just... had to pretend they weren't has heavy as they really were. No, not even think about the weight; just think about moving them. That was all, and maybe this time he'd be able to move something more than a couple inches.]

[He reached out his senses, letting his mind wrap itself around one of the smaller boulders and move it. It hit him almost immediately how heavy it was, and he had to force that out of his mind as sweat began to bead up on his face. No, it was not heavy, and he just had to move it.]

[Luke watches in silence, remembering what it was like at first. Those steps had been the hardest and he didn't want to spoil Yu's concentration.]

[After a long moment of trying to lift the damn rock, it felt like his brain was going to snap. Yu had no choice but to stop, bending over to clutch at his knees as he gasped for air. Anything else he could wrap his head around, but telekinesis? Especially large things? It was like his brain went into a screeching halt and said no.]

Did... did it at least wiggle?

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[Luke shakes his head, ever patient.]

Not yet. Remember what we talked about before. Clear your mind. Feel out for the Force. Think only of the Force.

[Yeah, think only of the Force. He'd heard that lecture before, and he knew the stumbling block he had with this was his own way of thinking. For him, he could only see the truths and the lies before him. Trying to wrap his head around the many things the Force could do and accepting it as truth was almost impossible; if he could just see the For--]

[He stopped that thought before it could get any further; he had heard that lecture before as well, and he wasn't in the mood to hear it again. Maybe if he could just picture the Force in his mind, he wouldn't have that much trouble? Yu let out a breath, reaching up to rub at his eyes, before standing up straighter to try again.]

[He reached out, closing his eyes so he could see something, anything other than that big heavy boulder. Instead of the darkness of the back of his lids, however, his world lit up with lines of color, encircling and connecting everything around him to each other and to him. He wobbled on the spot, for a moment completely overwhelmed and lost in it. This wasn't right; the Force was supposed to be touched, felt. It wasn't supposed to be so visible and vibrant like this! Was this all in his head; was his mind playing tricks on him? Still, even as he stared at it, he could actually feel the threads of that damn rock tied to him. It felt like could just reach out to it and TUG!]

[His concentration snapped almost immediately as he heard something woosh past his ear. Yu's eyes flew open, only to cringe a moment later as a resounding THUD made the ground vibrate at his feet, and he didn't need to turn around to know that he had moved that rock all right…]

…oops…

[Well, that's better than Luke had expected. He hops up and gives Yu a warm smile. He'd really done well, all things considered. The frustration was evident, but it was the kind of thing that all young learners went through.]

No, not oops, that was good, excellent even. You've just got to pull a bit slower. Not so hard, like you're opening a door, not trying to wrangle a bantha.

[Yu reached to rub at the back of his neck, finally turning around to look at the boulder. Wow, he... really did do that. Granted, he was lucky he didn't take anything out, although Luke would probably remind him there was no such thing as luck.]

[...still, he really did that, didn't he...?]

R-right. Sorry...

Don't be embarrassed, it's a good first step.

[Unlike Yoda? Luke was all about praise. Mostly.]

[Yu smiled faintly, but he wasn't the type to get a big head over it. He nodded faintly, before glancing back at the boulder again.]

...I could... actually see it.

You could? And what did it look like?

[This is also important. It'll help Luke figure out future training and ways to describe things.]

[Yu bit his lip, a bit of a pink tint coming to his face. He felt so silly repeating it, especially after everything he'd learned so far.]

It was like... light. Strings of light connecting everything together. I really could just reach out to anything I wanted and just pull on it.

[His expression turned a bit hopeful, like he was silently begging Luke not to tall him crazy.]

Is that right?

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