thefinaljedi | 13th Transmission: A Year in Review. [Action/Voice]

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13th Transmission: A Year in Review. [Action/Voice]

[Early that morning, Luke rolls out of bed quietly so as not to wake Ami from her Force trance and set about his day. It was a strange thing, really, getting up in the morning and heading into a routine. The week of dreamless sleep had done him a world of good, keeping back nightmares from the draft. Things were getting better. A light breakfast follows, filling the house with smells if housemates are feeling peckish.

For the early part of the day the Jedi went through his typical morning routine. A run around the village, complete with some rather extreme Parkour has him breathing pretty heavy. He stops by the Bakery for a bit of brunch, and then makes his way to the Battle Dome for a bit of practice. Around lunchtime, he can be found at Seventh Heaven and the square before heading out to the Farmland to check on Hamal before heading back to town.

Sometime in the late afternoon, he sends out a Voice message:]

Afternoon everyone, and greetings to any New Feathers who may be listening. As always, I'd like to offer whatever assistance I can. If you need help with something, please let me know.

I've got a bit of a question for anyone who's willing to listen. Is there anything particularly special you do for the end of your first year here? I arrived one year ago, today. And to be honest it's the longest I've spent on a single planet in over a decade. I've got to admit it's a bit of an odd feeling for me.

I've also been curious about people's travel experiences. Have any of you visited other worlds? Or even other continents on your own homeworld? If you haven't, why not?

And on a final note, I regret to inform everyone that Doctor Eggman has returned home again. He was a great help with the farm, and a good friend.

[A few filtered messages follow]

[Filtered to Adele LeBlanc]

Adele, I haven't heard from you since we got back. Are you doing well? I've been worried.

[Filtered to Syre Atries]

Syre, I wanted to thank you for the notes you left a few weeks ago, and I've got something for you as a token of my appreciation. I can bring it by your apartment, or we can meet somewhere.

[Filtered to Pinkie Pie]

Pinkie, I was wondering if you could help me with something. It involves baking, and I'm not very good at it.

[Then he returns shuts the feed.]

(OOC: If you want to run into Luke somewhere, go for it. He'll be all over town today)

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[Luke spots Raine pretty immediately and heads over wearing a fairly tired smile. He plops down on the bench with a relaxed sigh and nods. He liked the woman, and the more they talked the more he was growing to appreciate her, and feel bad for her too. Being stuck here for so long had to take it's toll on her.]

Good afternoon, Raine. I hope you're doing well.

Hello, Luke. [She turns her head to greet him with her usual smile, though it cloaks her own weariness.] I'm well enough. How about yourself?

All things considered I'm doing very well. [He shakes his head, pushing away the exhaustion.] I've been having a pretty good day. A lot of work to do, but I think I've got the biggest problems taken care of.

[Like Banthas]

You seem like you've been working hard. Is there anything you need help with?

Better to work hard than sit idle. But I think I'm alright for today.

How about you? Anything going on?

I'm just taking a little break from catching up on a few errands. Between the draft and the orchard harvesting, I hadn't quite made time for them.

Keeping busy too, then. It's good, we all need it.

[He leans back and lifts his eyes up to the clouds]

Anything you need help with? I'll admit I've been a bit of a recluse lately.

Hm? [She remains quiet for a moment, gazing out across the plaza. There are things on her mind, but it doesn't seem fair to ask for assistance about it. Instead her gaze flicks back to him with a small smile.] I doubt you've been too much of one. It can be easy to get caught up in being busy, especially after one hectic situation following the next.

[Luke follows her gaze, feeling the apprehension in her. There was more going on than she was willing to say without prompting.]

Raine, what's wrong? Are you waiting for someone?

Hm? ... No, not waiting, exactly. Mostly just keeping an eye out for a few people, just in case they happen by while I'm here.

Whom are you looking for, if you don't mind my asking?

[He's also been looking for a certain someone.]

Mostly I've been keeping an eye out for those who've yet to return from the draft, just to make certain they're accounted for. {And even then, she doesn't have the entire list of casualties yet.] Then there are a few others who I'm less likely to see.

Yea, I've been doing the same. I've run into Kain and Steve, at least.

[He looks around himself, sighing heavily]

And I've been trying to find Katie. I haven't seen her since before the draft. You haven't seen a kid with dark hair and light eyes running around, have you?

Ah... [Hearing him mention Katie is a little surprising.] I didn't realize you knew her, but I suppose she does have her ways of getting around. She's one of my students, but she hasn't been attending due to her circumstances. I have been keeping an eye out for her as well.

Yes, I know her. She's...actually one of the first people I met here. She's rather enamored with a series of films in her world that I'm part of.

[He shakes his head, lowering his voice]

What do you know about her circumstances? She's attacked people, and that's starting to worry me.

If I relay anything to you, I need you to not approach her about it. I think she's very ... particular about people not knowing more about her than they have to.

We've talked a bit, I know a bit more than nothing, but of course. She's told me some things herself.

What has she said to you? If you know her, you'd know that... you can't believe what she says directly.

I know she's not human, entirely and that she can't directly tell the truth. She lies, but it's not difficult to figure out what she's talking about. I'm fairly sure she respects me because of who I am in her world too. And I know there's something bad following her. I'm not sure what it is, but it's either controlling her or making her upset enough to shove people away.

It's... something of a manifestation. It's not a real creature, exactly... although I believe it represents an incident that she can't remember clearly. It's not visible to the ordinary eye.

That much I've gathered. I can feel it's presence in the Force, but I'm not sure what it represents. A psychic construct, not terribly dissimilar to some things Sith can do.

She doesn't see the world the way most people see it. It's almost as if it's on another level... the things she sees and interacts with are usually deeply rooted within other people. Their fears, or obsessions, things like that. But when this incident happened to her... she developed something of her own. It's... new for her as well, I think. It keeps her moving, because... it can hurt her.

Right, I've noticed that too. I've seen her floating around for the last couple of months. We talked about it a little bit, but she kept trying to play it off like she wasn't worried or scared. She is. And it showed.

I've been trying to come up with ways to undo it, it's obviously some sort of psychic trauma.

It's just the way she's lived - the only one she feels she can rely on is herself, in this sort of situation. We can only make guesses at what it is she's truly dealing with.

... it's linked to her death, here.

[Luke takes all of that in stride, betraying no emotion]

Any idea how she died?

Edited 2012-11-29 12:56 (UTC)

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