NJO 005 Main

Caleb, 2:46 PM

So previously

You all made it to the planet dantooine. You saw a space fight happening but when you intervened both parties left the system.

Caleb, 2:48 PM

Making it to the planet you found out information about where ruins were and managed to buy a speeder with a loading bay for what seemed like a fair price

Caleb, 2:48 PM

There was then a n incident where the speeder was deemed to slow by some but you managed to get it repaired and made it to the temple

Caleb, 2:50 PM

Arriving at the temple ruins you found it curiously inhabited by old style droids that seemed to not interact with any of you

Zubaidah, 2:51 PM

Zubaidah wavs at one.

Caleb, 2:52 PM

You followed a section of the droids down and were set upon  by two figures dressed in black with strange threatening mask designs with large blades.

Caleb, 2:53 PM

The figures made strange noises and came at your group weapons raised

Esren'nilos, 2:53 PM

Esren'nilos looks at the figures with shock and horror.

Caleb, 2:53 PM

Initiative rolls.

Esren'nilos, 2:53 PM

((24))

Zubaidah, 2:54 PM

((12!))

Zubaidah, 2:54 PM

Who are you?

Coil, 2:54 PM

((20))

Esren'nilos, 2:55 PM

"...they can't be."

Caleb, 2:56 PM

((Vella  are you still around))

Caleb, 2:56 PM

((Esren you are up first))

Esren'nilos, 2:58 PM

Esren'nilos will, likely foolishly, attempt force disarm on one of them to grab the weapon from their hand.

Esren'nilos, 2:59 PM

((Vella Caleb can probably roll for you, if you need him to))

Caleb, 3:00 PM

(( I can ))

Caleb, 3:00 PM

((What’s the save esren?))

Esren'nilos, 3:01 PM

They may choose STR or DEX and must beat a 14.

Vella, 3:02 PM

[11]

Caleb, 3:03 PM

(( one is wielding a scythe like weapon the other can only be described as a massive cleaver))

Caleb, 3:05 PM

You try and force pull the weapon from one of them and watch as their grip tightens around the handle

Caleb, 3:05 PM

Zubi you are up

Zubaidah, 3:05 PM

((Did Coil get skipped?))

Coil, 3:06 PM

((I was at 20.))

Caleb, 3:06 PM

Coil you are up

Coil, 3:07 PM

((How many are there?))

Caleb, 3:07 PM

((2))

Coil, 3:08 PM

Coil pulls his vibroblade and moves into melee range with whoever is closest.

Caleb, 3:09 PM

((You are next to the one with the cleaver))

Coil, 3:11 PM

((Sorry, I had to look it up, I forgot to add his weapon to his sheet.))

Caleb, 3:12 PM

(( no problem))

Coil, 3:13 PM

((…. ))

Coil, 3:13 PM

((So, Coil, professional assassin, rolls a 1 on his first attack roll for the game.))

Coil, 3:13 PM

((Fuck you, roll 20.))

Zubaidah, 3:13 PM

((Wow, he is SUPER unlucky. He has arakasitis baaaaaaaad.))

Caleb, 3:14 PM

You swing and the cleaver wielding figure shifts to the side as the strike is met with air

Caleb, 3:14 PM

((Zubi you are up))

Zubaidah, 3:14 PM

Go away!

Coil, 3:15 PM

((Hold on, I get another thing))

Zubaidah, 3:15 PM

((Oh, go for it!))

Zubaidah, 3:15 PM

((Looks like I'm gonna miss anyway. :) ))

Coil, 3:16 PM

((As a class feature I can use a bonus action to take an extra unarmed attack.))

Coil, 3:16 PM

((18 to hit.))

Esren'nilos, 3:16 PM

((That's better!))

Caleb, 3:16 PM

That hits roll damage

Coil, 3:17 PM

((8 damage as Coil spins a kick around after missing.))

Caleb, 3:19 PM

The cleaver wielding  figure gasps for breath as the kick solidly connects

Caleb, 3:19 PM

(( anything else))

Coil, 3:19 PM

((Nope, sorry))

Caleb, 3:19 PM

Zubi you are up

Zubaidah, 3:19 PM

Leave us alone!

Zubaidah, 3:20 PM

Zubaidah tries to lightning the other one to death, but probably misses! ((8!))

Caleb, 3:21 PM

Your lighting scatters across the side of the hallway the lights flicker a bit and some of them blow out

Caleb, 3:22 PM

((Anything else?))

Zubaidah, 3:22 PM

((Nope!))

Caleb, 3:22 PM

((Vella you are up.))

Vella, 3:34 PM

Vella tries to see if there's anything in the environment she can use to her advantage. An unfortunately-positioned power conduit, some fire suppression system that could be jostled into activity with a well-placed projectile.

Caleb, 3:35 PM

((Roll me perception))

Vella, 3:35 PM

[3]

Caleb, 3:36 PM

In all the chaos and flickering lights you can’t see anything close at hand

Vella, 3:40 PM

Vella will stand aside for now.

Caleb, 3:42 PM

The one with the cleaver will strike at coil with a ((23)) the one with the scythe will move to esren and swing with a ((19))

Esren'nilos, 3:43 PM

That hits me.

Coil, 3:44 PM

((same.))

Caleb, 3:45 PM

So coil you get slammed across the midsection by a big cleaver you take 5 bludgeoning damage. Esren you get sliced by the blade of the scythe and you take 6 piercing damage

Esren'nilos, 3:45 PM

((Not good))

Coil, 3:45 PM

Coil is going ot use Saber REflect as a reaction.

Caleb, 3:45 PM

((Esren you are up))

Coil, 3:46 PM

((I take no damage! Woot.))

Coil, 3:46 PM

Coil parries with his vibroblade.

Esren'nilos, 3:47 PM

/me's gonna scowl strongly at the scythe-wielder and jab his arm out in a stabbing motion. I cast Wound.

Esren'nilos, 3:48 PM

((That's a 14 to hit))

Caleb, 3:50 PM

that just misses unfortunately

Esren'nilos, 3:51 PM

Esren'nilos will use the same bonus action thing Coil did and try to punch the guy, then.

Esren'nilos, 3:51 PM

((21 to hit, now))

Esren'nilos, 3:53 PM

((7 damage))

Caleb, 3:58 PM

the scythe wielder stumbles back a bit as you strike them solidly

Esren'nilos, 3:59 PM

"You're not him!"

Caleb, 4:00 PM

coil you are up

Coil, 4:01 PM

Coil casts Project, which is basically just Magic Missile.

Coil, 4:02 PM

(7 damage total at the one that damaged Esren as bits of debris smack him in the head.))

Coil, 4:03 PM

((Wait, 9, I can't add.))

Caleb, 4:03 PM

The scythe wielded gets hit and collapses the scythe clattering you the ground

Coil, 4:07 PM

((That's what I got.))

Caleb, 4:09 PM

zubi you are up

Zubaidah, 4:10 PM

I said GO AWAY! We can do this ALL DAY and there's more of us than there are of you!

Zubaidah, 4:11 PM

Zubaidah uses Force Push/Pull to grab the scythe in her offhand! As long as it isn't on.

Caleb, 4:12 PM

the scythe comes off the ground and lands in zubis hand

Zubaidah, 4:14 PM

Zubaidah will also use a quickened power and try to lightning the remaining guy with her free hand.

Zubaidah, 4:15 PM

(( sigh 10.))

Caleb, 4:17 PM

it blasts against the wall again and the lights in the hallway give out completly

Caleb, 4:18 PM

vella you are up

Vella, 4:28 PM

Vella will walk up to Esren and run a charge of Guidance through him.

Caleb, 4:30 PM

esren you feel a jolt of force run through you

Caleb, 4:30 PM

the cleaver one will strike at coil again

Caleb, 4:30 PM

14 to hit

Coil, 4:31 PM

((That's a miss.))

Caleb, 4:32 PM

the figure swings at ylou and strikes the ground

Caleb, 4:32 PM

esren you are up

Esren'nilos, 4:33 PM

"...I really hope this doesn't explode."

Vella, 4:33 PM

Vella shrugs

Esren'nilos, 4:33 PM

Esren'nilos will activate his sort of ramshackle lightsaber.

Esren'nilos, 4:34 PM

Esren'nilos will then lunge and attack the guy with...whatever this blade ends up looking like.

Caleb, 4:36 PM

roll me a d100 esren

Esren'nilos, 4:36 PM

((74))

Caleb, 4:38 PM

the blade hisses to life and you feel a warm feeling around the base heating up you take 2 damage as the hilt sears into your hand

Caleb, 4:38 PM

((roll attack))

Esren'nilos, 4:38 PM

((28 with Vella's guidance))

Esren'nilos, 4:39 PM

((Damage roll doesn't seem to be working, one sec))

Caleb, 4:39 PM

the final figure gets run through

Caleb, 4:39 PM

end combat

Coil, 4:39 PM

(What color is it?)

Zubaidah, 4:40 PM

Who was that?

Esren'nilos, 4:40 PM

((If it functioned properly, it should be yellow))

Zubaidah, 4:40 PM

Are they dead?

Coil, 4:40 PM

Coil leans down and takes off the mask of the one in front of him.

Esren'nilos, 4:40 PM

Esren'nilos goes to remove the figure's helmet.

Zubaidah, 4:41 PM

Zubaidah hands the scythe-thing off to Coil with a shudder, as if it were bantha shit.

Esren'nilos, 4:42 PM

Esren'nilos investigates the cleaver thing.

Caleb, 4:42 PM

Roll investigation

Esren'nilos, 4:43 PM

((18))

Coil, 4:43 PM

Probably.

Coil, 4:44 PM

Coil pulls off the mask.

Esren'nilos, 4:44 PM

"Fake.  It's all fake.  The armor's too light.  The weapons are just imitations."

Zubaidah, 4:44 PM

Imitations of what? Who did you think they were?

Caleb, 4:45 PM

Both are human middle aged some scraps and weathered skin

Esren'nilos, 4:45 PM

((Is it just the four of us here?))

Zubaidah, 4:45 PM

Are they them? … are you in trouble?

Caleb, 4:46 PM

((Yeah voro and li geba checked a different hallway))

Esren'nilos, 4:46 PM

"...Trudgen and Vicrul."

Coil, 4:46 PM

You know them?

Zubaidah, 4:47 PM

... why were they trying to kill you? ... are they dead?

Esren'nilos, 4:47 PM

"Sort of.  Trudgen I didn't know terribly well.  Vicrul was an asshole."

Esren'nilos, 4:48 PM

"Oh yes, they should be.  They should be long dead."

Coil, 4:48 PM

How do you know them?

Caleb, 4:48 PM

Six Droids come in at this point and start collecting any blood and the bodies

Caleb, 4:48 PM

Any of you that got wounded droids will be trying to get some of the blood

Esren'nilos, 4:49 PM

"....through my teacher, Ap'lek.  They were all friends together."

Zubaidah, 4:49 PM

What kind of teacher?

Esren'nilos, 4:49 PM

Esren'nilos will wave his lightsaber to fend off the droids.

Esren'nilos, 4:50 PM

"Life teacher, in a sense."

Caleb, 4:50 PM

You take 2 additional damage from the heat of the hilt but the droids scurry away

Esren'nilos, 4:50 PM

Esren'nilos howls in pain and switches his saber off.

Esren'nilos, 4:50 PM

"No.  No that won't do."

Zubaidah, 4:51 PM

Life teacher? Why would you need to teach someone how to live?

Vella, 4:51 PM

Vella looks concerned. Unfortunately, she can't quite do anything about it.

Zubaidah, 4:51 PM

What's going on, Esren?

Zubaidah, 4:52 PM

Zubaidah tries to take his arm (above the burn) gently.

Esren'nilos, 4:52 PM

"...I had force training, before I came to the temple.  I...I needed a means of defending myself, and I got.  ...but not from a Jedi."

Esren'nilos, 4:53 PM

"Ap'lek was strong, but he was also wise and cunning.  He taught me the ways of perception, what people see and taught me how to use them.  Small tricks here and there, little ways of bringing people to my side."

Esren'nilos, 4:54 PM

"...and then he was killed, as were Trudgen and Vicrul...and the others..."

Coil, 4:54 PM

You sure?

Zubaidah, 4:54 PM

... they were awfully lively for being dead.

Zubaidah, 4:55 PM

Zubaidah tries to heal Esren's wounds.

Coil, 4:55 PM

You just said he was a master of illusion.

Esren'nilos, 4:55 PM

"So I was told.  Kylo Ren killed them during the battle of Exegol."

Zubaidah, 4:55 PM

((7 HP back.))

Esren'nilos, 4:55 PM

((Thank you!))

Coil, 4:55 PM

Maybe. Who told you?

Caleb, 4:55 PM

The droids drag the bodies and some of the blood they got through the door that the figures seem to have come from

Coil, 4:56 PM

Coil follows.

Esren'nilos, 4:56 PM

"Even if they did survive, that couldn't've been them.  For one thing, we would not have won.  For another, despite the...striking similarity in their faces, they should be quite older."

Zubaidah, 4:57 PM

Is it making things out of our heads to test us?

Coil, 4:57 PM

Could be.

Esren'nilos, 4:57 PM

"They seemed very physical."

Coil, 4:57 PM

Coil is following the droids.

Esren'nilos, 4:57 PM

Esren'nilos follows as well.

Zubaidah, 4:57 PM

Zubaidah will stick with Coil.

Vella, 4:58 PM

Vella tags along.

Zubaidah, 4:59 PM

... were they Sith, is that it?

Esren'nilos, 5:00 PM

"...this is not to be told to anyone else."

Esren'nilos, 5:00 PM

"...they were the Knights of Ren."

Coil, 5:00 PM

Coil stops.

Caleb, 5:01 PM

You enter the room the droids are in  they are moving the bodies around you see a series of various tubes around the edge  and computers and it looks like an ancient lab

Zubaidah, 5:02 PM

I don't know what that is.

Coil, 5:02 PM

The ones that destroyed the Jedi Academy and killed everyone.

Coil, 5:02 PM

That's who that is.

Esren'nilos, 5:02 PM

"They killed those who would not join, yes."

Zubaidah, 5:03 PM

... was that before or after you started hanging around with them?

Esren'nilos, 5:03 PM

"Obviously before.  I'm not THAT old."

Coil, 5:03 PM

Coil goes to look around the lab.

Zubaidah, 5:04 PM

Oh.

Caleb, 5:04 PM

Roll me investigation coil

Esren'nilos, 5:04 PM

"...this seems an odd fixture for a former temple."

Zubaidah, 5:04 PM

... well. Everybody makes mistakes sometimes. I mean, I've been to parties I found out later the Hutts were in charge of.

Coil, 5:04 PM

((11))

Esren'nilos, 5:05 PM

"You were invited to Hutt parties?"

Vella, 5:05 PM

Vella also tries to poke around and see what's what.

Coil, 5:05 PM

To be fair, they're pretty good.

Zubaidah, 5:05 PM

They invite everybody, really!

Coil, 5:05 PM

Hutts like to throw their money around.

Coil, 5:05 PM

Food's usually pretty good.

Esren'nilos, 5:05 PM

"That does make sense."

Zubaidah, 5:06 PM

I don't know. They have weird taste in event planners, and then someone gives you an appetizer and you look at them, and you know.

Vella, 5:07 PM

I did some pretty regrettable things, back when I knew even less about how the force works than I do, now.

Zubaidah, 5:08 PM

Even jogan tarts taste awful when you know your server is miserable and terrified.

Caleb, 5:08 PM

((Vella roll me investigation ))

Vella, 5:11 PM

[21]

Coil, 5:11 PM

Oh, clones.

Coil, 5:11 PM

… we should probably shut this down.

Esren'nilos, 5:12 PM

"Ugh, I hate clones."

Zubaidah, 5:12 PM

... anyway, the important thing is, now you know they were bad, and now you're trying to be a Jedi and you're around people who don't murder people and it's all good.

Esren'nilos, 5:12 PM

"...yeah, sure, let's go with that."

Vella, 5:13 PM

Not unless they're trying to murder us, at least. Everyone has just as much right to live as everyone else.

Coil, 5:13 PM

Coil is going through the records he can access looking for a place where they might have crystals.

Caleb, 5:14 PM

Roll me technology coil

Coil, 5:15 PM

((20))

Vella, 5:17 PM

As opposed to these clones, who should be killed as a mercy. The droids seem to be repeatedly failing at the personality transfer stage of the process, resulting in the classic "Clone Madness" syndrome.

Zubaidah, 5:18 PM

... all of them?

Coil, 5:18 PM

Think you can shut down the process?

Vella, 5:18 PM

Every case so far. And I can certainly try.

Vella, 5:19 PM

Vella will certainly try, unless anyone objects.

Esren'nilos, 5:20 PM

"Why set up this process?  I doubt these droids just did all this themselves."

Esren'nilos, 5:20 PM

"And someone would've had to collect their remains from Exegol to make it work...which would mean..."

Coil, 5:20 PM

Or they had their dna on file already.

Esren'nilos, 5:21 PM

"Possible, which raises further questions."

Caleb, 5:21 PM

((Roll technology with advantage vella))

Vella, 5:22 PM

[18. good thing I had advantage ]

Zubaidah, 5:22 PM

... what would it mean?

Caleb, 5:24 PM

Vella goes around to a couple different panels and you see the tubes shut down and the droids stop moving just the computers and lights in the room stay on

Esren'nilos, 5:24 PM

"A number of things.  But if someone was collecting remains or stealing DNA from those who fought at Exegol, that would include nearly every major figure of the Resistance and the First Order."

Esren'nilos, 5:25 PM

"And even if someone had this database on file already, one must wonder how deep it goes...and what the end goals are."

Zubaidah, 5:25 PM

Are they trying to restart the war?

Esren'nilos, 5:25 PM

"Quite possibly.  A second attempt to rebuild the Empire."

Coil, 5:27 PM

I found coordinates to Kinrath caves, which is a place where they used to send padawans for crystals.

Zubaidah, 5:27 PM

Oh! The crystals. I forgot.

Esren'nilos, 5:28 PM

"So, assuming the First Order didn't mine it dry when they were first here, it could still be a source for proper crystals."

Coil, 5:29 PM

Mmm. That's probably where they got the dna.

Esren'nilos, 5:29 PM

"Which gets Coil one step closer to his own lightsaber, and me one step closer to fixing mine."

Coil, 5:29 PM

We can check it out, at least.

Zubaidah, 5:29 PM

Right.

Coil, 5:30 PM

We should destroy the tubes.

Esren'nilos, 5:30 PM

"Agreed."

Coil, 5:30 PM

Vella shut it down, but, people should be able to turn them back on.

Zubaidah, 5:30 PM

Does anyone have any explosives?

Esren'nilos, 5:30 PM

"Coil, may I borrow the scythe?"

Coil, 5:30 PM

Coil hands it over.

Esren'nilos, 5:30 PM

Esren'nilos takes it.

Zubaidah, 5:35 PM

... what are you going to do?

Esren'nilos, 5:35 PM

Esren'nilos goes to smash a tank.

Esren'nilos, 5:36 PM

((...unless you have them on hand, we can maybe work out the stats for the light scythe later?))

Coil, 5:37 PM

((It's a vibroscythe, I thought))

Caleb, 5:37 PM

(( it’s not a. Vibro scythe it is literally just metal shaped like a vibro scythe))

Esren'nilos, 5:37 PM

((Right, sorry, even so.))

Coil, 5:37 PM

Coil pulls out his blaster and just starts shooting things.

Caleb, 5:37 PM

((Roll d20 +4))

Esren'nilos, 5:38 PM

((11))

Zubaidah, 5:38 PM

Zubaidah jumps about a foot when both of them do that.

Caleb, 5:39 PM

I will say the blasters work a little better than the scythe between the two of you every tube is destroyed within. 10 minutes

Coil, 5:39 PM

Okay. Shall we?

Esren'nilos, 5:39 PM

"Ah.  That was oddly satisfying."

Esren'nilos, 5:39 PM

"Yes, now seems a good time to leave."

Zubaidah, 5:40 PM

... you're not going to hurt us, are you?

Esren'nilos, 5:41 PM

"...why would I do that?"

Coil, 5:41 PM

The First Order seemed to have been mining Khyber in mass quantities, maybe smaller crystals got left behind.

Zubaidah, 5:42 PM

I don't know.

Esren'nilos, 5:43 PM

"We're friends now, aren't we?  I like to think as a friend you would respect my wishes that this remain a secret."

Zubaidah, 5:43 PM

... are you saying you would if I didn't?

Esren'nilos, 5:43 PM

"I am saying it would be unkind to do so."

Esren'nilos, 5:44 PM

Esren'nilos is smiling very pleasantly.

Zubaidah, 5:45 PM

You are saying that.

Coil, 5:45 PM

That does seem pretty threatening.

Vella, 5:45 PM

Vella seems somewhat sad to see all that sophisticated equipment destroyed. Do you know how much one could build with all these components? She shrugs, deciding that this is probably not what she should be concerned with, at the moment.

Esren'nilos, 5:45 PM

"I have no desire to kill anyone.  I am simply attempting to learn the ways of the force from what I believe is the best source available."

Zubaidah, 5:46 PM

.... I never said kill, either.

Vella, 5:47 PM

I mean, the past is the past. Unless you suddenly start crushing tracheas left and right, I see no reason to mention it.

Esren'nilos, 5:48 PM

Esren'nilos sighs. "I have no intention of hurting, maiming, vivisecting, defenestrating or otherwise causing you harm at this time.  I like to think we are still capable of team work, despite my rocky history."

Esren'nilos, 5:49 PM

"Although, I must say, it hurts that the question had to be asked."

Zubaidah, 5:49 PM

At this time.

Coil, 5:50 PM

You wouldn't have kept it a secret if you didn't expect this reaction?

Esren'nilos, 5:51 PM

"As you are keeping your own secrets for similar reasons, I am sure."

Zubaidah, 5:51 PM

I don't have any secrets.

Esren'nilos, 5:52 PM

"You're not who I was talking to there."

Zubaidah, 5:52 PM

Zubaidah is already more or less openly crying, albeit silently.

Esren'nilos, 5:53 PM

Esren'nilos drops the smile and seems concerned. "No one's hurting anyone...not anyone in the group at least.  We should go and see what crystals we can find."

Zubaidah, 5:55 PM

Zubaidah nods.

Coil, 5:55 PM

He was talking to me, of course.

Esren'nilos, 5:55 PM

"Of course."

Esren'nilos, 5:55 PM

Esren'nilos begins to leave.

Zubaidah, 5:55 PM

Zubaidah follows him anyway.

Caleb, 5:57 PM

You all head back to the surface floor of the temple the lights are still out  and there are sparks shooting out where zubi scorched the hallway

Zubaidah, 5:57 PM

Zubaidah wipes her face periodically.

Caleb, 5:57 PM

No droids are moving all the ones you pass are completely motionless

Esren'nilos, 5:58 PM

"Guess without the lab, they have no reason to remain functional."

Caleb, 5:59 PM

You get back to the surface and heading for the speeder you find li-geba and voro waiting for you by the speeder

Esren'nilos, 5:59 PM

"Good news.  We have a destination."

Caleb, 6:00 PM

Voro: what happened?

Zubaidah, 6:00 PM

Zubaidah is still radiating misery and dripping tears, but stays quiet.

Caleb, 6:00 PM

(( for the record you look like you have been in a fight and zubi probably still looks like she has been crying))

Coil, 6:00 PM

Broken cloning lab and damaging personal revelations.

Esren'nilos, 6:00 PM

Esren'nilos still looks mildly injured.

Zubaidah, 6:01 PM

Zubaidah is still crying in fact.

Vella, 6:01 PM

Vella is trying to console Zubi, if she accepts gentle pats.

Zubaidah, 6:01 PM

Zubaidah does, of course.

Esren'nilos, 6:01 PM

"Someone was attempting to clone Sith down there.  Place was only manned by droids."

Coil, 6:02 PM

I downloaded some records -- they used to get crystals from the Kinrath caves.

Esren'nilos, 6:03 PM

"...when we first arrived, there was an old First Order ship attacking that transport.  ...that can't be a coincidence, can it?"

Caleb, 6:04 PM

Li-geba :we found some records on the wildlife here. Are you sure you want to mess with Kinrath especially beat up?

Coil, 6:04 PM

We should probably rest for the night.

Coil, 6:04 PM

head out in the morning.

Caleb, 6:05 PM

Voro: also if you are having difficulties we can make our own way back and meet you back at Ashas Ree.

Esren'nilos, 6:05 PM

"Might be a smart move."

Esren'nilos, 6:05 PM

Esren'nilos is also carrying a vibroscythe, I guess.

Esren'nilos, 6:06 PM

"Do you have your own means of finding crystals?"

Caleb, 6:07 PM

Li-geba: we can check one of the other planets on the list, hopefully a less dangerous one.

Coil, 6:08 PM

Coil nods. "As you wish.  I don't think this is supposed to be easy, though."

Zubaidah, 6:09 PM

Zubaidah stays quiet.

Esren'nilos, 6:10 PM

"We could maybe bring them back and find somewhere to sleep in town.  Then head out again tomorrow."

Caleb, 6:12 PM

Li-geba : the temple seemed safe enough at least on the first floor

Coil, 6:14 PM

Coil nods. "I think it will be, now."

Caleb, 6:14 PM

So you all find a place to make camp in the temple for the night

Esren'nilos, 6:15 PM

((Sounds good to me))

Zubaidah, 6:15 PM

Zubaidah stays quiet and sleeps alone, curled up in a little ball of sadness.

Coil, 6:16 PM

Coil looks around before she goes to sleep. ".... we didn't really know each other before."

Coil, 6:16 PM

We just happened to be on the same ship.

Esren'nilos, 6:16 PM

Esren'nilos will go over to Zubi at some point and taps her on the shoulder

Coil, 6:16 PM

We probably should.

Zubaidah, 6:16 PM

Zubaidah sits up.

Esren'nilos, 6:16 PM

"Are you ok?"

Zubaidah, 6:17 PM

No.

Esren'nilos, 6:17 PM

"Because of me?"

Zubaidah, 6:17 PM

Well... yes.

Esren'nilos, 6:18 PM

"I am not going to harm you."

Esren'nilos, 6:18 PM

"For one thing, you create lightning.  I am burned enough."

Zubaidah, 6:18 PM

I don't care if you DO, but you THREATENED me.

Zubaidah, 6:18 PM

Why would you do that?

Esren'nilos, 6:19 PM

"I didn't view it as a threat."

Zubaidah, 6:19 PM

You don't have to do that!

Zubaidah, 6:19 PM

You could have just asked!

Esren'nilos, 6:19 PM

"...ok...would you please keep it a secret?"

Zubaidah, 8:23 PM

Well now I don't know what to do!

Esren'nilos, 8:23 PM

...I do not understand the problem.

Zubaidah, 8:24 PM

I thought we were friends and then you threatened me! For nothing.

Esren'nilos, 8:25 PM

...I still don't see the issue.

Esren'nilos, 8:25 PM

It wasn't even a real threat. I view it more as an understanding.

Zubaidah, 8:26 PM

It was a threat. And you haven't even apologized!

Esren'nilos, 8:26 PM

Ah. I am sorry. ...better?

Zubaidah, 8:26 PM

No! Because you don't even know why you're sorry.

Zubaidah, 8:27 PM

Have you even ever had friends before?

Esren'nilos, 8:28 PM

Of course! There was...well no he left me for dead...so did they...does it count if they were a rock?

Zubaidah, 8:28 PM

No.

Esren'nilos, 8:29 PM

...I had a master...

Esren'nilos, 8:30 PM

And he had friends...kinda...he was planning to train me so I could kill them, just in case.

Zubaidah, 8:30 PM

Zubaidah actually pushes Esren. Not hard enough to knock him over, or even close.

Zubaidah, 8:31 PM

Friends don't sign other people up to kill each other!

Esren'nilos, 8:31 PM

...huh. Interesting. Good note.

Zubaidah, 8:32 PM

And they don't threaten each other.

Esren'nilos, 8:32 PM

...I see.

Esren'nilos, 8:32 PM

...Then...I am sorry.

Esren'nilos, 8:32 PM

You are...nice to me and I should have also been nice.

Zubaidah, 8:33 PM

((Well I DO have to Insight that, you know.))

Esren'nilos, 8:33 PM

((You can and I will tell you what you'd get))

Zubaidah, 8:34 PM

((19.))

Esren'nilos, 8:37 PM

((He is legitimately realizing he never really had friends and he does think you've been nice to him...but he is still being very selective in what he's saying. He is kind of being half honest.))

Zubaidah, 8:37 PM

I CAN TELL WHEN YOU LIE.

Esren'nilos, 8:37 PM

...that is exceptionally frustrating.

Zubaidah, 8:38 PM

Friends don't LIE to each other!

Esren'nilos, 8:38 PM

Ok...how about this...I think you are a valuable friend who I want to keep and I will not do it again in the name of keeping that friendship.

Esren'nilos, 8:39 PM

...I will also do my best not to lie.

Zubaidah, 8:39 PM

Zubaidah sniffles.

Zubaidah, 8:39 PM

Also because I usually notice anyway.

Esren'nilos, 8:40 PM

Most people don't. I find it very useful.

Zubaidah, 8:40 PM

Sometimes I just don't say anything because it isn't polite.

Zubaidah, 8:40 PM

Zubaidah sniffles.

Zubaidah, 8:40 PM

Well you shouldn't lie to US.

Esren'nilos, 8:40 PM

...deal.

Zubaidah, 8:41 PM

Where did you grow up, anyway?

Zubaidah, 8:41 PM

Because it sucked.

Esren'nilos, 8:42 PM

Kind of depends. I spent the first eleven or so years on Ryloth which was not so bad. Then the war hit it and the evacuation happened. Then I was raised on the Night Buzzard.

Zubaidah, 8:42 PM

What's a night buzzard?

Esren'nilos, 8:43 PM

It was the Knights ship.

Esren'nilos, 8:43 PM

I didn't get off with the evacuation. Ap'lek found me and took me off.

Esren'nilos, 8:45 PM

What about you?

Zubaidah, 8:45 PM

You got kidnapped?

Esren'nilos, 8:46 PM

I was left behind to begin with.

Esren'nilos, 8:46 PM

The Resistance had tried to build a cell there, which lead to the First Order attacking.

Zubaidah, 8:48 PM

Oh. Well, it must have been awful if you've never had friends before.

Esren'nilos, 8:48 PM

It was fine...just...kind of the weird kid, I guess.

Zubaidah, 8:49 PM

It WASN'T fine if you didn't have any FRIENDS.

Esren'nilos, 8:50 PM

Esren'nilos nods. "You like friends."

Zubaidah, 8:51 PM

It has nothing to do with what I like, it's part of normal socialization skills. Everybody knows that. People need affection and love.

Esren'nilos, 8:51 PM

...huh.

Esren'nilos, 8:51 PM

Well...I am sorry.

Zubaidah, 8:53 PM

((28 insight on that.))

Esren'nilos, 8:54 PM

((He is. He at least doesn't seem to like that he upset her.))

Zubaidah, 8:55 PM

... what else are you missing?

Esren'nilos, 8:55 PM

"What?"

Zubaidah, 8:56 PM

Well you've never had friends before, and you've never been to a Hutt party.

Esren'nilos, 8:57 PM

Are Hutt parties a key part of socialization as well?

Zubaidah, 8:57 PM

No, of course not.

Zubaidah, 8:58 PM

But you can't do bad things to your friends. Cheating, stealing, lying, definitely not killing them or having other people kill them or... you're supposed to want good things for them.

Esren'nilos, 8:59 PM

Got it. None of those things to you and the others.

Zubaidah, 8:59 PM

Well you shouldn't do them to anybody.

Esren'nilos, 8:59 PM

...we'll work on that.

Zubaidah, 9:00 PM

I don't like it when people feel bad.

Esren'nilos, 9:00 PM

Ok I hear you, but...what if they ARE bad people?

Zubaidah, 9:02 PM

I can still feel it! I'm a Zeltron.

Esren'nilos, 9:02 PM

...ok...but if they don't know they've been cheated or stolen from, you won't feel it.

Zubaidah, 9:04 PM

No, but I'd know.

Zubaidah, 9:04 PM

.... when you say master, were you a slave or a student?

Esren'nilos, 9:05 PM

"Student.  He was teaching me to draw power from the force."

Esren'nilos, 9:06 PM

"My people are typically sold into slavery, but I was comparatively lucky."

Zubaidah, 9:06 PM

I'm not sure about that. How did he make you feel?

Esren'nilos, 9:06 PM

"...fine?  I'm not sure I understand."

Esren'nilos, 9:07 PM

"...how did you get invited to Hutt parties?"

Esren'nilos, 9:08 PM

"I have to imagine people didn't just walk into those."

Zubaidah, 9:08 PM

Well, did you do normal stuff, like going to the park or playing catch or baking cookies?

Zubaidah, 9:09 PM

And they invited everybody. I just walk into parties all the time.

Zubaidah, 9:09 PM

... have you ever been to any party?

Esren'nilos, 9:10 PM

"I've been to parties."

Esren'nilos, 9:11 PM

"...a couple parties...my parents had birthday parties when I was a child.  My cousins would all come."

Zubaidah, 9:12 PM

What did your "master" do for them?

Esren'nilos, 9:13 PM

"For my cousins?  Nothing.  After Ryloth was attacked they were all either dead or evacuated."

Zubaidah, 9:14 PM

For you.

Zubaidah, 9:14 PM

For your birthdays.

Esren'nilos, 9:15 PM

"Oh.  Uh...he was only really around for two.  I was left in a cave to train for the first one.  For the second one there was cake."

Zubaidah, 9:16 PM

What kind of cake?

Esren'nilos, 9:17 PM

"Chocolate."

Zubaidah, 9:17 PM

Is that your favorite?

Zubaidah, 9:18 PM

Or his favorite?

Esren'nilos, 9:18 PM

"I think it was what the cook could make."

Esren'nilos, 9:20 PM

"I do not know if I have a favorite kind of cake."

Esren'nilos, 9:20 PM

You never answered my question.

Zubaidah, 9:20 PM

How can you not know your favorite kind of cake?

Zubaidah, 9:21 PM

And which question?

Esren'nilos, 9:21 PM

"How did you get invited to Hutt parties?"

Esren'nilos, 9:21 PM

((Oh, wait, no, you did.))

Esren'nilos, 9:21 PM

"You always lived in Hutt space?"

Zubaidah, 9:22 PM

Of course not. I never lived in Hutt space. They're just around, that's all.

Zubaidah, 9:22 PM

Everybody comes to Zeltros.

Esren'nilos, 9:23 PM

"I don't think I ever have.  I hope to see it some day."

Zubaidah, 9:23 PM

It's nice there.

Zubaidah, 9:23 PM

And there's all kinds of people.

Esren'nilos, 9:25 PM

"...your force powers really saved me in there.  You can barely tell I was hurt anymore."

Esren'nilos, 9:25 PM

"Are you still afraid of them?"

Zubaidah, 9:25 PM

Well, yes. A little.

Esren'nilos, 9:26 PM

"You shouldn't."

Zubaidah, 9:27 PM

Or maybe I should be. I felt my hands crackle a minute ago.

Esren'nilos, 9:28 PM

"How does fear help you?"

Esren'nilos, 9:28 PM

"With your powers.  Does being afraid of them make them go away, or keep your hands from crackling?"

Zubaidah, 9:29 PM

Neither. It doesn't seem to matter.

Esren'nilos, 9:30 PM

"I am not sure I'd agree.  You were able to heal me, you could lift the scythe from the floor.  But items don't fly from you as you pass.  Trees don't overextend from your positive use of the force.  What's different?"

Zubaidah, 9:31 PM

I don't understand.

Esren'nilos, 9:32 PM

"You fear your lightning going off, but not your healing or your ability to move objects.  What's the key difference here?"

Zubaidah, 9:32 PM

Lightning hurts people and I almost killed someone like that.

Zubaidah, 9:32 PM

Healing only helps, and I've never hurt anyone by moving things before either.

Esren'nilos, 9:34 PM

"Not true.  Or, at least, not wholly true.  You control the healing process with the force.  Us it on someone who's healthy and you could do some real harm.  And you easily could hurt someone by moving the objects.  But, you don't, in either case.  Cause you do not fear them.  You know they will only come when you call them."

Esren'nilos, 9:35 PM

"Ap'lek would say that fear is a great motivator, but a poor guide.  I think our Jedi masters would say that fear is itself the enemy.  I think that when you fear the force, when you fear what it does through you and what it says about you, that's when it harms people."

Esren'nilos, 9:36 PM

"Learn to accept it, learn to trust it only to come when called...and I think you'll be a lot safer."

Zubaidah, 9:36 PM

But it doesn't come when it's called.

Esren'nilos, 9:37 PM

"Did you not mean to use it in the tunnels?  Or when we were on the slaver ship?"

Zubaidah, 9:37 PM

Yes, but it also comes other times.

Esren'nilos, 9:39 PM

"...I feel like we're kind of going in circles here."

Esren'nilos, 9:40 PM

"I think it sounds like you are still calling it."

Zubaidah, 9:40 PM

Maybe. I just get angry sometimes.

Esren'nilos, 9:40 PM

"I was taught that anger is a good source of power."

Zubaidah, 9:42 PM

Well it's not and I feel awful afterward.

Esren'nilos, 9:43 PM

"What happened, when you almost injured the man?"

Zubaidah, 9:44 PM

I was yelling at him and it just... came out.

Esren'nilos, 9:44 PM

"Yelling about what?"

Esren'nilos, 9:46 PM

"Did you know him?"

Zubaidah, 9:48 PM

Yes. ... it was one of my brothers.

Zubaidah, 9:48 PM

Well, technically a cousin I suppose.

Esren'nilos, 9:49 PM

Esren'nilos is gonna use sense emotion to keep an eye on where she's at.

Esren'nilos, 9:49 PM

"How's that work, exactly?"

Zubaidah, 9:50 PM

Well they lived with us, so it was more like having a brother.

Esren'nilos, 9:50 PM

((Is she feeling stressed or angry, or just normal))

Zubaidah, 9:51 PM

((A little bit stressed. And sad.))

Esren'nilos, 9:51 PM

"...I am distressing you."

Zubaidah, 9:52 PM

No, I hurt someone, and that's distressing.

Esren'nilos, 9:52 PM

"Why were you yelling?  When you zapped him?"

Zubaidah, 9:56 PM

Ugh. Well, I have... I had a pet named Mimi and I asked if he took her out that day, and he said no, but I knew he did, and he knew you can't just ride them and ride them or they'll die and he's done it before and she almost did die, and he knew better. And he still didn't tell me the truth because he knew I'd be angry because he doesn't know how to train Mimi properly and doesn't care, he just wants to have fun and we ALL want to have fun but you can't just ride animals to death.

Esren'nilos, 9:57 PM

((Is her anger spiking?))

Zubaidah, 9:57 PM

((A little bit, not a huge amount, but a little.))

Esren'nilos, 9:57 PM

((Ok))

Zubaidah, 9:57 PM

((Mostly guilty.))

Esren'nilos, 9:57 PM

"Sounds like you had reason to be angry.  You had it with me before.  And definitely with the slavers."

Esren'nilos, 9:58 PM

"You said you were crackling at me.  What stopped you?"

Zubaidah, 9:59 PM

Well, I don't actually want to hurt you. Obviously.

Zubaidah, 10:00 PM

I didn't want to hurt my cousin either. He's just stupid, he doesn't think. Animals aren't speeders.

Esren'nilos, 10:02 PM

"...hmm.  Your emotions are the clear drives of your ability to command the force.  I think the more you understand them, the better you will be able to use it."

Zubaidah, 10:03 PM

I need to be able to calm down.

Esren'nilos, 10:03 PM

"You showed restraint before."

Zubaidah, 10:05 PM

I can calm down most of the time.

Esren'nilos, 10:06 PM

"The Jedi seem to be experts of this sort of thing.  I worry about you fearing this, though.  The Force isn't to be feared, it's to be understood."

Zubaidah, 10:08 PM

I'm not afraid of that, I'm afraid hurting people. ... well, and animals.

Esren'nilos, 10:09 PM

"Hm.  Well, if it helps, Coil and I will likely be keeping an eye on such things."

Esren'nilos, 10:09 PM

"...I should probably get some sleep before tomorrow."

Zubaidah, 10:11 PM

Does it still hurt?

Esren'nilos, 10:11 PM

"Does what still hurt?"

Zubaidah, 10:13 PM

Your hand, or where they hit you.

Esren'nilos, 10:13 PM

"Oh.  My hand does still sting a bit, but it will pass."

Zubaidah, 10:14 PM

Zubaidah heals it with the Force!

Zubaidah, 10:14 PM

((10 HP back.))

Esren'nilos, 10:14 PM

"...and now it doesn't.  Thank you."

Zubaidah, 10:17 PM

You're welcome.

Zubaidah, 10:17 PM

... and I think your "master" was a piece of crinking druk. Probably.

Esren'nilos, 10:18 PM

"...well...probably."

Zubaidah, 10:20 PM

And I would think really hard about believing anything he said. If he didn't teach you friends he was a bad teacher.

Esren'nilos, 10:22 PM

"The Sith believe more in self-reliance.  We...they believe that those who can draw power from the force are strong enough to get by on their own and the strongest can dominate over others."

Zubaidah, 10:25 PM

Oh, do you like that kind of thing?

Esren'nilos, 10:25 PM

"...not that kind of dominate.  The bad kind."

Esren'nilos, 10:25 PM

"I am...unlearning things."

Zubaidah, 10:25 PM

Ohhh.

Zubaidah, 10:26 PM

... well either way, I'm not into that. I don't like dominating anybody.

Esren'nilos, 10:27 PM

"I've noticed."

Zubaidah, 10:27 PM

Well, do you?

Esren'nilos, 10:28 PM

"...good night, Zubi."

Esren'nilos, 10:29 PM

Esren'nilos smiles turns and goes to bed.