21st Transmission [Video/Written/Action] (Forward Dated to March 17)

[thefinaljedi]

[Well it's about that time of year, when the weather begins to shift and it's beginning to get to the point where cultivating and preparing to for planting season is becoming a necessity. And to get all this started, Luke needs your help. He opens up the journal and smiles at the camera.]

Good afternoon Luceti,

For those of you that don't know me, my name is Luke Skywalker. For the last couple of years I've been tending to some of the farmlands outside the village, trying to build up emergency stores as well as bringing a bit of self-sufficiency to the enclosure. And as some of you may know, within the last year both Nami and Applejack have both departed, leaving the orchards near the farmland untended. I've been tending to them as best I can, but the vast majority of the help I had with the work has also returned home.

In the interest of better utilizing the space I'd like to request the help of anyone willing to volunteer their time with a bit of manual labor. I'm afraid it's simply not going to be possible to manage it all by myself, and any help would be greatly appreciated. It's beginning to near the planting season, after all. I'm happy to offer whatever services I can provide in exchange.

[There's a pause, and he seems to look somewhere off camera.]

On a related note, if there's anyone who knows anything about building irrigation systems, I'd appreciate any advice.

Thank you for your time, and may the Force be with you all.

[Shutting off the feed, he sends out two private messages.]


Written, Filtered to Loki
Loki, I know this is much less interesting than musical theater and cookies, but I was hoping I could get your help with a bit of magical work on the farm.



Written, Filtered to Trafalgar Law
Law, I figure we should probably revisit some of those supply caches and check on them. Possibly restock and take care of a few other things down that vein.

Comments

[pokeboy]

[He makes a sulking noise as he stands up, the pinched lips and sore look disappearing as soon as he's facing Luke. The man is still a stranger after all, and Red has some reservations about acting like a total kid so unabashedly (and honestly, it wasn't really truly upsetting).

Red motions downwards at Saur with both hands, instead moving onto introductions.]

This is Saur -- she's my ivysaur. She'll be helping you with me.

[The ivysaur stares up at Luke, but then gives an-] Ivysaur [-before hunching her front legs in a sort of greeting and then standing properly on all fours. A light and sweet scent is coming the enlarged bulb on her back that has a calming effect on many.]

[thefinaljedi]

[Luke crouches down to look Ivysaur in the eye, giving the little reptile-plant a warm smile.]

Nice to meet you, Saur. Thank you for your help.

[Because after talking to a dragonite, and a conversation with Green he's learned that pokemon simply aren't beasts, they're really very smart, but with limited vocabulary.]

[pokeboy]

[The Saur nods to him once more. She doesn't mind his sudden appearance, being a pokémon used to strange new company.]

Did I tell you about her? I can tell you everything I know about ivysaurs.

[thefinaljedi]

Well, I can make a few guesses. She's...Grass type? And pretty easygoing, given how she reacted to me.

[He rises, flashing Saur a smile.]

And I feel like she's got a strong bond with you.

[pokeboy]

She's nice. She's nice to all the pokémon and people we meet, as long as they don't do anything bad.

[And at that comment, Red beams.]

We do! We've got the strongest bond! Me and her, we can do anything together.

[His hands fist up and he puts them against his waist in pride. But, when looking down to his partner, he removes one to hold down to her. Much too high for her to touch, one might think, until a vine comes out from under her bulb and bumps into it. She gives a happy 'ivysaur!' with it, jumping her front legs up (or attempting, but the weight of her bulb is too much for her to really lift off the ground) and opening her mouth to show teeth with two pointed fangs on each side.]

[thefinaljedi]

[Well, it's no stranger than some of the more awkward species that Luke's seen back home, so he doesn't even react to the vine. He just grins at the display of solidarity between the two.]

Yeah, I can see that! I can almost feel it in the Force. There's definitely something between you two.

[pokeboy]

The Force? What Force? [...] Like our energy?

[The 'What are pokémon?' question. Saur is just going to wrap her vine around Red's wrist. Yay hand-holding-substitution.]

[thefinaljedi]

Hah, yes, exactly!

[Finally! Someone who gets it on the first go!]

The Force is the energy of all living things, and it's energy surrounds us, binds us together. In my world, it's something certain people have the ability to sense, read, and manipulate. And I'm one of those people.

[pokeboy]

[He's trying take that in. A little confused maybe, but...]

...So... if you manipulate it, what do it does? Do you hurt people?

[thefinaljedi]

[Luke's expression doesn't waver.]

I don't, no. Unless they're trying to hurt me or the people I'm supposed to protect. It can do a lot of things, from healing to making things float in the air, and there are some people who use it for evil, but not people from my Order.

[He's trying to make this easy to digest.]

Back home, I'm part of a group of knights that protect the peace. We're called Jedi, and we're a bit like the police, honestly.

[Super-powered, laser sword using, flying...space cops...]

[pokeboy]

[He looks downward, thinking.]

Hmmmm....

[A very hard thinking hmming there, until he looks back to Luke.]

...You sound like a video game hero. But I think that's okay. [It's becoming oddly normal?]

--Hey, didn't you say you can make things float right? Can you show me?

[thefinaljedi]

[Luke laughs at that.]

In some ways, maybe. And yes, I can.

[He doesn't normally show off like this, but Red is a kid...so.

He points over to a few rocks sitting beside one of the square's buildings and concentrates, slowly levitating them with an invisible hand.]

[pokeboy]

[! And colour Red impressed.]

Wow, you did it! [Red feels as well that the concept of the Force clicks more with him upon seeing the display.]

You're like a psychic! Have you ever heard about psychics? They say people with psychic powers can levitate things too! Is the Force like that? Can you float yourself?

[thefinaljedi]

[In answer, Luke's feet begin to float just off the ground.]

Psychic ability comes with being able to use the Force, yes. There are other things it can do, from healing to absorbing energy, but they're not something I can really show you. A bit too specialized.

[pokeboy]

[Red's met a few people with psychic abilities on the road, but not too many, and not any that he's really stopped to speak about their abilities with. To have Luke humour him so well with what he has, well, it was him feeling energetic all over. He nods his head repeatedly.]

I get it! They take different amounts of energy, but floating things is the easiest. Does it matter how heavy something is?

[thefinaljedi]

[Luke shakes his head. Red has it about half right, given that any given Force talent doesn't require much energy at all, but some are just more ephemeral than others.]

Only in your mind. Weight is meaningless to the Force, provided you can free your mind enough to manipulate it.

[pokeboy]

[Could he even lift Snorlax... Red should try asking if they meet sometime...!!]

Does that mean anybody can learn how to use it? You just have to learn how to think really clearly?

[thefinaljedi]

[Again Luke shakes his head.]

Only people who are born with the ability can, and the only people I know of with that potential are from my world.

[pokeboy]

Oh. ...I think I'm going to hear that a lot here.

[thefinaljedi]

Probably. A lot of worlds are like that. But it's what makes us unique, you know?

[pokeboy]

You think? [Well, he doesn't disagree with that. He looks down, thinking about some of the difference he's heard about worlds.] I guess so.

[But the most unique thing to himself so far as pokémon. Which isn't so bad, when it makes him think-]

Do you have anything like pokémon where you're from?

[He remembers babbling about pokémon and hearing about the professor being in Luceti, but no mention about creatures of Luke's own world.]

[thefinaljedi]

[Luke shakes his head, smiling.]

We don't have anything quite like that. We have all sorts of creatures, some of them are similar, but they don't say their names, and very, very few of them have any sort of powers.

[The few that do, though...watch out.]

But in their own way, I'd say they're something special to your world. From what I know, they're a big part of why it is the way it is.

[pokeboy]

[A nod!]

I think so. They're everywhere in our world, and we do everything with them. There's god pokémon... or a god pokémon?

[He's a little shaky on his religious knowledge.] Do you know what gods are?

[thefinaljedi]

[Luke gives him a quick nod.]

I do. Beings of power, often with impossibly long lifespans. Why?

[pokeboy]

I didn't know if you'd have them. [He tilts his head, one side to the other.] Your Force thing sounded kinda like how some people talk about sacred pokémon... but I don't really know about them.

[And then he scratches his head.] I don't remember if people really use that word, or just call them sacred... [He shakes his head.] But anyway! I asked because I was curious. Plus I met this lady who called herself a god when I met her.