To Temba or Not to Temba

[hadthehighground]

WHO: Obi-Wan Kenobi and YOU
WHERE: Temba and Not-Temba
WHAT: Exploring and such!
WHEN: During the event
WARNINGS: None atm


[Train and Arrival]

While several piled onto the first train out of Temba, Obi-Wan hung back for a bit. He had a lot to consider after all before he took off. That included making sure animals were taken care of. That things were worked out with Padme and the twins. As well as checking in with all of his padawans. There had to be at least a little bit of a plan and some organization before he left.

Eventually though, he did board a train with some supplies to take with him. The train is largely empty, and if he's alone he'll sit by himself and stare out a window until the train goes into the tunnel. But if there's someone there, he will meander over and gesture at a nearby seat. "May I?" Because one might as well pass the time with some conversation.

When they finally arrive though he will step off the train and either look for any familiar faces or go about exploring on his own.

[The Forest for the Trees]

Upon coming into the city, Obi-Wan can't help but be fascinated by all of the life that is thriving here. It may not be sentient life, but it is life nonetheless. The wild reclaiming much of the city with huge trees that one can't help but marvel at. The Jedi found admiring the tall plant life as he circled around one of the massive trunks. Then with seemingly little effort, the man makes a spectacular jump, one that should be impossible for an average human.

Jumping from limb to limb, the Jedi makes his way higher and higher into one of the tallest of the massive trees. Eventually going as high up as he could safely, taking a moment to look out at the view before settling onto a thick branch and admiring the animals that lived there. Doing his best not to bother them. It there that he takes the time to meditate, finding peace in the Force while surrounded by all of this life. A few curious animals approaching the serene Jedi with a few sitting near him or even perching on him as he stayed completely still. The wildlife seemingly unbothered by his presence with the calm aura be put out.

[Hangar]

After his meditations, Obi-Wan comes down from the tree and seeks out other explorers. At some point he manages to come across both Poe and the Mandalorian. The trio deciding to check out a building that he had seen from his vantage point in the tree, which suspiciously looked like a hangar.

"We shouldn't get our hopes up, but if there are ships in there, it could solve the problem of our currently over crowded vessels," Obi-Wan muses as they approach the building. That is if they would even be in good working order.

[Temba]

As fun as it was to have some place new to explore, eventually Obi-Wan had to go back, at least for a time. He had promised Padme that he would help take care of the twins, which meant taking a babysitting shift for a few days. At least until she came back or another babysitter came in to take his place.

During that time though he spent most of his time around the temple. But on occasion he did take the babies with him to the diner or out on walks in the city.

[Wildcard]

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Hangar

[happybeeps]

Despite Poe's nod his hopes were definitely high, silent pleas to the Force inside his mind that this place gives them what they need. Or maybe even a way out. He tries not to let his hopes get that far, of a working ship that'll get them off this planet.

"BB-8, you see anything?" he calls ahead to the droid, who's all ready scanning the building. There's a negative string of beeps in return, and Poe frowns, "What do you mean it's locked?"

[foundlingfather]

"Even if there are ships. Maker knows if they're going to work." Din pipes up. In a city just as, if not more, run down than Temba. Who knows what shape any kind of vessels are in. They don't even have communications here. Din hopes that they're at least in fixable condition. He tilts his helmet, as he looks to Poe, and BB-8.

"Locked? Sounds like we got some breaking in to do." Unless the droid can hack into it some how.

[hadthehighground]

“Well that shouldn’t be much of a problem,” Obi-Wan says as they come up to the building. The Jedi putting his hand on his chin as he looked over the structure. His gaze going to the door first.

“Though this doesn’t look like any sort of lock I’m familiar with. Do either of you recognize it?”

[happybeeps]

"Even if they don't, we can salvage 'em for parts. Maybe piece together something the Agrii can't turn off on us."

The droid in question is attempting to scan the door with his sensors, and Poe shakes his head pressing his palm to the lock with a frown. "Nothing I've seen before," he confirms, and he waves BB-8 off as he pulls out his torch. "Gonna need something stronger than that buddy."

[foundlingfather]

"That would be nice. Hate not being able to leave the planet unless thy let us." This from the Mandalorian, who was used to being able to come and go from planets as he wanted. He hated being force grounded for so long.

"I could try shooting it out." Din offers, because that usually works in his experience. "Or...I have my flamethrower." Din no.

Temba

[puddledancer]

On one of those walks, Obi-Wan and the twins would come across Quill, his leather jacket abandoned, sweat soaking through the back of his t-shirt as he worked on repairing a door in one of the ruins.

"Hey!"

He waved at the sight of a familiar face. "I didn't know you had kids!"

[hadthehighground]

Obi-Wan had worked out a way to carry both twins at once without necessarily using his hands. Having made slings for them out of fabric and keeping them tucked under his cloak. Though they were still plenty visible. Luke was sleeping, drooling on Obi-Wan's tunic with his little head resting against his chest. Leia though was wide awake and looking at everything with wide eyes as they walked, burbling and cooing. The Jedi's calming presence usually keeping them content.

Seeing Quill at work though, Obi-Wan decides to walk his way, dipping his head in greeting. "Not by blood, but yes. Their mother is off exploring the new city, so I'm taking care of them in her stead for the time being."

[puddledancer]

"That's pretty cool of you." He put down the tools he was working with, dusted off his hands on his jeans, and wiggled his fingers at Leia with a smile, speaking quietly so he didn't wake Luke.

"Hey there, bright eyes. You having fun with Uncle Obi-Wan? Bet you're having lots more fun than I am fixing this stupid door."

[hadthehighground]

"It's what a father does," he says warmly. Luke and Leia might not be his children, but he shared responsibility for them and had decided to stand in for their actual father. He cared for them like they were his own.

Leia looks up at Quill, her lips moving into a little smile as she reaches out for his fingers.

"It seems she likes you."

Luke meanwhile stirred a little, yawned, and kept right on sleeping.

if a ginger falls in the woods...

[kyley_b]

While Obi-Wan is calm and still, one redheaded earthling is... neither.

Not that he's trying to be loud. No, Kyle's just human. He's used to walks in the woods, but this place is considerably more dense than he's used to. He's also only human, so he has to climb over any fallen trees, and push his way through bushes. He manages to slip on some damp leaves and almost hits the ground, so he stumbles over to a tree to rest a second.

He winds up leaning against the tree Obi-Wan is sitting in completely by accident, picking sticks out of his hair. "Maybe get a soil sample," he mutters to himself.

[hadthehighground]

He feels Kyle's presence, but its the noise that gets him to snap out of his meditation. A bird flying off his shoulder as he leans over to look down at what's below. He's pretty high up, but he can still see Kyle from his vantage point.

"Hello there," he calls down.

[kyley_b]

Obi-Wan is, in fact, a Disney princess.

Kyle looks up, startled, then waves. "Hey, dude! Just me!" He hopes idly that the Jedi won't drop a heavy nut on him or something. It doesn't seem his style, but Kyle has upset him an awful lot, it seems.

[hadthehighground]

Yes he is.

But no, there's no need to worry about falling bombs of any sort. While it's true that Kyle has upset him a few times, he's not one to hold grudges. Usually. Unless you're Darth Maul. The Jedi will at least be civil to him.

"Are you having some difficulty down there?"

Temba

[no_applause]

Padme's dressed in traveling clothes, though she doesn't quite look like she's ready to travel. She bit her lip, looking nervous. "Are you sure you'll be alright? Maybe it's too soon for me to leave them like this..."

[hadthehighground]

“I’ll be fine, Padme,” Obi-Wan reassured her for what feels like the hundredth time. “It’s not like I haven’t had plenty of practice, and I have the droid to help me if I need it. All of us will be fine.”

Stepping forward, he offers a kiss on her cheek, hoping to reassure her. “And it would be a shame for you to miss out on seeing the new city. It’s really quite a sight.”

[no_applause]

Padme sighs, her shoulders slumping a little. They'd gone through this several times. Why is she still so nervous?

The kiss on the cheek draws a slight flush to her cheeks. It's so intimate. And yet... She doesn't mind. They've grown so close that it almost feels natural. She gives him a sheepish smile. "Thank you, Obi-Wan. I don't doubt you at all. I'm just nervous. Is that strange?"

[hadthehighground]

They have grown close, especially these past few months. It had just felt natural for him to do that.

"Not at all," he says comfortingly. "You're a new parent. I'm certain I would feel the same were I in your shoes." And in some ways he was. He worried over the twins at times himself.

"I know its hard, particularly since we can't communicate between there and here. But I promise you they will be just as happy and healthy when you return as they are now."

[ezra_of_lothal]

Leaping through the trees with Obi-wan is pure joy, as far as Ezra is concerned. Ok, he tries to stay open to the Force enough to be alert to possible danger.

But they seem to be safe enough, up in the canopy.

"It feels good up here," he says out loud, radiating satisfaction, as they settle onto a branch to take a breather.

[hadthehighground]

It is pure joy. The Force practically sings around them as they go from branch to branch. The wind catching the hem of Obi-Wan’s cloak and making it flutter in his wake. Life was all around them and it felt amazing. The trees, the animals, all of it. The Force was brighter here than in the desolation of Temba.

It was times like these they Obi-Wan felt most alive. The thrill swelling in him still as they alighted on a branch that overlooked the city.

“Yes it does. It’s a nice change from Temba.”

[ezra_of_lothal]

Ezra hums in agreement and lifts a hand. One of the local squirrel like creatures skitters off a branch above them and up his shoulder.

"Dabble's gonna sniff and rub her face all over my cloak when I'm back at the temple," Ezra mutters, before he focuses a little more on the creature who had come to say hello.

[hadthehighground]

Looking over at Ezra, he can’t but watch fondly as he interacts with the little creature. “You’re really quite good at that.” It pleased Obi-Wan to see how his Padawan so easily connected to the life around him. He had a feeling Qui-Gon would have approved as well with his constant emphasis on the Living Force. In this way Ezra was Anakin’s opposite.

trees!

[noch]

The last thing Merrin expects to find up in the trees is a Jedi. She'd made the climb with a few impossible leaps herself, so that she could look out onto the city and orient herself from a high vantage point.

But—well. Then she spotted the Jedi—Master Kenobi—perched stock still on a branch, and stopped to wonder, not for the first time, if all Jedi are so strange or she just keeps happening to meet the strangest ones. If there's one thing she's learned from Cal and Cere, though, it's that he's probably already plenty aware that she's there, even in meditation, and since this seems like as good a time as any to be aware of each other, she just settles down on another branch a few meters away but slightly higher.

She observes him quietly, one leg crossed over the other and feet dangling over open air, cautious but curious. After all, Cal and Ezra have already told her a little about Master Kenobi, though Ezra's description came off a little more like a warning. But he's important to Cal, so... maybe it's about time they meet.

[hadthehighground]

He’s been aware of a certain presence flitting around his peripherals for a while now. A presence in the Force, though not a Jedi. It was vaguely familiar, and darker than he liked, but he hadn’t been curious enough to seek it out. Now it seems the source has found him.

So when Merrin comes to rest on a branch in view of him, the Jedi eventually opens his eyes to look at her.

“You’re a Nightsister,” he says matter-of-factly. Having encountered many of them over the past few years, and so he recognizes that much instantly. He also knows to be cautious, and thus is on his guard now as he remains where he sits.

[noch]

She's somehow both surprised and not surprised at all that he's managed to peg her already, her eyebrows raising slightly as she eyes him a little more shrewdly—but he's older and presumably wiser, a Jedi Master. Maybe he's even encountered one of her sisters before—some of them left Dathomir, after all.

"You know of my people," she says thoughtfully. He hasn't moved at all, which is just fine with her—so she doesn't move from her spot either, only shifting a little to fold her hands in her lap, her tone matter-of-fact. "You are Master Kenobi. Cal has spoken to me of you."

She inclines her head a little, acknowledging the point of connection between them. If she's being honest, if it wasn't for Cal, she would probably be content to avoid the Jedi completely, and not feel any love lost. But as it is... well, here she is. "My name is Merrin," she adds, her tone still even—but it's an olive branch, in her own way.

[hadthehighground]

There’s quite a bit to unpack with that introduction, and Obi-Wan takes a breath as he considers it all. So, she’s been in contact with Cal. It makes him wonder why he never mentioned her to him. But that’s something that can be addressed later.

“I see. And yes, I’m very familiar with your people, Merrin. Including your Mother Talzin.”

He doesn’t say the name with any fondness, but neither any loathing. It was right to be wary of her kind, but they were not enemies of the Jedi. Not directly in any case. They usually kept to themselves on their own planet. With a few exceptions of course.