thefinaljedi | 9th Transmission: Walking a mile in another Jedi's shoes [Action/Voice]

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9th Transmission: Walking a mile in another Jedi's shoes [Action/Voice]

Groaning, Luke Skywalker rolled over in the warm sun of an early morning. Sitting up, he squeezed the bridge of his nose, blinking all around him. He was out by the lake, and he was still in Luceti. All he could remember was being woken from sleep by a loud banging at his window, and then blackness. Something felt off, that was sure, but he wasn't sure what. Shakily, he got to his feet and dazedly made his way over to the lake.

As he...looked into the lake, her jaw dropped, eyes widening. A female face stared back with the same shocked look, clad in New Feather garb. A familiar face, that of Grandmaster Sunrider, greeted him. To his further surprise the reflection began to speak, echoing through his mind. When it finished, things were a lot clearer. And so was her mind. Turning away from the water, Nomi Sunrider stared at the journal on the ground in front of her. Deep in the back of their mind, Luke Skywalker nodded in agreement. There wasn't much else to be done, if Luke was to be in control it would tax both of them. He knew she'd slipped him into a trance to spare him the pain of experimentation, and now she was willing to take his responsibilities until whatever the Malnosso had done could be undone.

Taking the journal, Nomi opened it up and Luke sent out a message in a distinctly...female voice. They agreed that not everyone needed to know what was going on...at least right away.

[Voice]
"Greetings residents of Luceti. This is Luke Skywalker, and...I'm having a bit of a situation. I was taken by the Malnosso, and I'm feeling a little weak. I am out by the lake, and if anyone could bring a spare suit of clothing, some water, and some pain killers I would be in your debt."

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[Action]

Later that afternoon, and all week, Luke/Nomi can be found around the village. Its pretty weird, even for a Jedi, so...expect lots of confusion and mostly to be speaking to Nomi. Feel free to poke at them throughout the week, just denote a day.

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Extremely so. Many were injured, and from what I saw a being called Hulk did a number on several buildings. There were quite a few droids, too.

[That earned a smirk as he remembered his daring plan with the Hulk during the mission onboard the Tyr's Revenge.]

Of course he did. Jolly Green likes to smash things!

...those droids, were they the old or the new model?

Are you friends with that creature? And old droids. There were a handful of new ones that I thankfully avoided.

...I shot him at Cultists once. [There's a sly grin.]

But that confirms things then. The new ones are more complicated to make, even if they involve cloning. The level of tech that must go into those things...

You...what?

[Excuse her a moment, and Luke as well]

[griiiiiining~]

It was on that boat mission I took a few months back, where Law was kind of our captain. We were being swarmed by Cultists, and there was this trebuchet...

I'm terrible in combat, but I do have good ideas sometimes.

That's clever, I'll grant you. Did it go well?

He took out two flying ships with nothing more than an anchor and his fists. Yeah, I think it went well.

That sounds quite intense. His fury...is not to be trifled with.

No he's not. Hulk...can best be described as a force of nature. Its pointless to try to stop him.

He must have been pissed if he did a lot of damage around here!

Thankfully, he directed his wrath at the enemy instead of everyone else. I take it he hates Shift Hunters quite a lot. Though Doctor Banner seems nice.

Doctor Banner...?

[It clicked.]

Oh. So he's that Hulk. With so much oddness around here, I wasn't sure...and didn't want to risk breaking my neck by asking him.

Yes. The very same. Bruce was rather pleasant to Luke, though I'd be reticent to approach him myself.

Understandably. You wouldn't like him when he's angry.

...how about you and Luke?

He doesn't know of me. I'd rather not risk getting squashed.

Wise move...

[And clever, avoiding that question. More directly:]

How did you and Luke fare during the battle?

Very well. The worst injury that we sustained came from a Shift Hunter biting Luke's arm. We destroyed a sizable number of droids, and neutralized quite a few Hunters.

I suspect my Battle Meditation helped.

That would be helpful, and you've physically recovered...which is good.

...How about not physically? [Because everyone was so worried about him, but after a battle of that scale Lupin knew that the chief concern on everyone's mind should be themselves.]

You mean mentally? Ami had Luke under bedrest for most of the week you were missing. I'm fine.

[Concise and to the point, but no further details. Lupin sighs.]

You're not going to tell me anything, are you?

You didn't ask for specifics. What would you like to know, Lupin? I'm not so closed off that I won't answer questions.

I just wanted to be sure that you two are okay, because that level of stress can't have been easy or good with the strange situation you're in. There's so much being said, and yet so much being unsaid. I'm having to dig through journal entries because no one is really saying anything--and even there, there's only so much conversation that happens over these channels.

Really, I am fine. Luke is fine. Genuinely. Its a little strange, to be sure. I'm not used to having two minds in my body, and neither is Luke. The battle, however, was something we could both focus on. We took a vow to protect the village and we did the best we could. I acted as a telepathic hub and acted as a conduit for Battle Meditation. Luke fought. We separated.

["We separated." It was something he rarely thought about since that Shift that brought the Commander to his attention. He liked the bleed over...but there was too much overlap, and several relationships were changed because of it. He smiles, gladdened to have just a little more information and the knowledge that his concerns were unfounded.]

It sounds rough, but it must have been good for both of you. First real time that happened in a few months, huh?

Battle? Or separation? It was nice having something concrete and immediate to focus on, I admit. Luke does too. Its almost like we were getting bored.