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Appointments

This thread is for IC Appointments. If you need to reach Luke for anything, feel free to leave a message here.

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Now?

[Luke grins, nodding towards another rock.]

Now you go again. These rocks aren't going to move themselves, you know.

[...he should have known. Yu turned around to the sea of boulders before him (that might have been a little bit of an exaggeration), trying not to look as intimidated as he felt. Finally he let out a breath, looking for that calm again.]

Okay... give me something to aim at?

[Luke points over to a rockpile about ten meters off. Not that far really, and it's starting to look like a wall.]

Over there. Not too far, see.

[Oh boy... he wasn't attached to that wall, was he? Hopefully he wouldn't end up knocking it down. Yu shuffled over so he was facing the "wall", taking a deep breath and closing his eyes again to try and concentrate. Tugging was one thing, pushing might have been a little different; he just had to be nice and gentle and just give it a tap, right?]

[He saw those strings again in his mind, and reached out to them, giving a big one what he hoped was a nudge forward. It wobbled in place, but otherwise didn't move; okay, that wasn't enough, so he just had to nudge it a little harder, right? Yu reached out again, trying to nudge it a little harder...]

[The rock moved alright, flying like a rocket toward the wall. He cursed under his breath -- something he never did -- trying to grab for it and put the brakes on it before it destroyed anything, only to hear a thud as the stone suddenly dropped on top of another boulder.]

[...could he scream yet?]

[Luke was there to help though, reaching out in the Force and steadying the rock underneath it. He wasn't sure if Yu could sense that yet, but if he couldn't then all the better. Either way it needed to be done, for Yu's confidence if nothing else.]

Not bad. See, you're getting the hang of it. Once you get a little more control, you'll be ahead of the game.

[Yu took a deep breath.]

Y-yeah... just need to figure out how much to tug and push things.

Practice, Yu. That's all it takes.

[He reaches out and grabs a boulder of his own, moving it neatly over to the others, bringing it to rest slowly next to the pile.]

Nice and easy. Once you get it moving, it's a lot easier.

[Yu didn't take his eyes off of what his master was doing, trying to take in the sense of it. He let out a breath again, shuddering as he reached out for that same kind of calm that Luke always seemed to have.]

[He reached out, like he had a giant pair of hands to grab the boulders. Instead of pushing or pulling, however, he just... carried it to the wall, like he hadn't even been struggling before. He could hear the rock settle with a soft click, but it seemed so distant in his ears.]

[Instead, it felt more like his mind had expanded far beyond himself, like he could just take on anything just by carrying that one boulder. He let himself drown in that feeling, a soft breath coming from him as he reached out to everything he could touch and just feeling it like he was touching it for the first time.]

[And that's when Luke finally claps. Not loudly, and not long, but he's grinning ear to ear now, seeing his student's success.]

That's perfect. Really. Just like that, a pair of hands guiding the boulder. Feel the Force around you, and use that as an extension of yourself.

[Luke's enthusiasm helps bring him out of it, and Yu near stumbled when he opened his eyes again, very painfully aware of how small he was in comparison to just what was immediately around him after all that.]

...that was intense.

[It was the only way he could think of to describe what he just felt.]

The Force is an intense thing to feel. It's the energy that flows between all living things, how could it not be?

[Luke nods, expression still soft but more serious now.]

It's also important to be mindful of what's going on, and not to lose yourself too deeply in it.

Yeah, I...

[Yu trailed off, swallowing.]

If I hadn't heard you, I think I would have let myself drown in it. I can't even really describe how that felt.

Sometimes you need that voice to pull you out. I know I did at first. It's why Jedi take apprentices, you know.

[Yu smiled a little at that, at once humbled and proud that he had Luke for a master.]

[He went over to sit by him, and once his rear end met the ground, everything that he had just done caught up to him at once. He reached up to rub at his eyes, trying not to yawn.]

It's a little exhausting though.

You get used to it. [He grins and adds] My young padawan learner.

[Yu's smile broadened at that.]

Yes, Master.

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