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WHO: Din Djarin/Mando and you!
WHERE: Around Temba and Not!Temba
WHAT: News, and exploring
WHEN: Throughout July
WARNINGS: None? Will update as needed

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[With a lack of communications between the cities, it can take a bit for news to get back to Temba. Even exciting news, that everyone in Temba would want to know. It's been a while since Din posted anything to the network, but this is definitely news worth sharing.

The background behind him, is somewhere not too far from the train station. The camera shaking a little, as he's obviously on the move.]

So got good news and bad news from the other city.

First the good news: Obi-wan, Poe and me broke into the hangar there. We found more ships. Three of them. Called the Palm Cottage, the Cake Dance and the Flygood. Unlike the rest of the city, they got power, and seem to be accessible to anybody. So you got some place to sleep. If you wanna stay over there. Wouldn't stay in the Flygood, unless you like birds, however.

These ships also seem to of been designed by the Agrii themselves.

Now the bad news: They're grounded. Just like the ones here in Temba. [There's a bit of annoyed disappointment that filters through the vocoder. Can you hear it Agrii or whoever is in charge? Can you? He's not appreciating still being grounded.

So, any news from here?

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Din can be found around Temba. Particularly around the Jedi Temple, having gotten roped into babysitting duty for the twins, not to mention spending time with Grogu. He's not the best babysitter ever, but he tries his best. Feel free to critique, or give advice. He'll also be checking on people, while he's back in the city, and finding out what was going on with the mine trips.

Other times, he can be found over at not!Temba, there's still a lot of the city to check out. He can mostly be found on the back of his blurrg. The creature having been brought to the city. Took a bit of convincing to get the beast on the train, but it had fit, and made it safely to the city. He might be willing to give people lifts around the city, if they ask. It'll be a snug ride, though. Seeing as the saddle is only so big.

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Cobb had heard Din was back in town, taking a break from exploring things to look after the little ones at the Jedi temple. His own work on the houses and with the mines had slowed considerably since the small cave in that trapped him and Starling. There were plenty of other Engineers who could do the hard work while he healed up.

Well, he worked. Cobb should take it a little easier to heal quicker but he was never good at sitting still.

He took the afternoon off from all that and made his way over to the Jedi temple where most of the kids usually were. It didn't take him long to find Din, standing out like a silver sore thumb.

"How's the other city?" he asked as he approached. His face was bruised with a few cuts and his left arm was in a sling, his usual red bandana serving another purpose now. "Haven't heard much about it yet."

Honestly, checking in with Cobb had been on Din's plans, too. But, he'd also been asked to look after the twins, while Padme took time away. He could find Cobb later, the man was probably still doing stuff in the mines. Taking care of babies, especially two of them, has been an interesting experience. But with people always willing to watch Grogu. It's only a fair trade off, that he takes his own turn watching the kids.

When Cobb gets to the temple, Din's leaned against a doorway, distracted as he checks the network on his device. Checking to see if there's any news that he missed, while out at the other city.

"It's got no power, and comms don't work." He says, without looking up at first, because once he looks up, the other man's condition makes him freeze for a moment in surprise. "What happened?" He's not worried, he knows Cobb is a tough survivor like him.

"Sounds like you're going to need a few Engineers." Cobb was pretty sure they had a few to spare over there. "Probably once the power gets going you'll have comms."

He was only guessing but that's generally how things worked. The city would get power and it would turn on some sort of broadcast tower and the comms would work. Cobb would also guess it would take awhile to get the power system up and running in the other city.

"Some rocks fell on me." He had promised Din he'd stay safe but there was only so much he could do with the mines. "Everything looked safe but I think the repeated vibrations from the train goin' back and forth loosened a ceiling bolt. Brought down a section. Starling and I were trapped for a bit but not real damage done."

Cobb grinned a little. "Still got my good looks."

Still trying to get a better idea of where things are, the young girl's taken to following the main roads or what's left of them. Ezra had mentioned something about a temple, but she wasn't seeing it on the map. Then again, it was formerly something else, wasn't it?

She stops and looks around, trying to match up buildings with the map on her tablet with a thoughtful frown.

If Omega's listening, she might be able to hear the babbles of a young child. Just before the sound of footsteps reach her. Din's out, not too far from the temple buildings. He had yet to get one of the twins to settle down for a nap, so he's moved outside with.

Maybe a walk outside, will help the child calm down to sleep.

That's not a common sound to hear anywhere, but it's a promising one. Omega lifts her head, tucking her tablet away as she looks around. Maybe she's closer than she'd thought if there are tiny children nearby.

She waits a moment, listening before starting in the direction she thinks the sounds are coming from.

It's just like back home! Grogu makes a happy noise, looking up at Din. They're riding the blurrg around the new city, exploring the sites. It's an adventure with no risk of being attacked by Storm Troopers. What's not to like?

There's nothing to not like about it, that's for sure to get to see some place new, Even if this city had it's own problems. At least Storm Troopers isn't one of them. Even the blurrg seemed to be enjoying the break of not pulling a cart around.

Hangars and ships are boring, so they're not headed there. Instead, the ride eventually leads to this city's museum area. Din pulls the reigns to slow the beast down, as they approach. Helmet tilting as he takes in the outer structures of it, and the nature images decorated on them.

"Huh. Don't remember the ones in Temba having those."

"Probably more than a few. With the shape that city is in." Din agreed, helmet tilting. "Though at the moment. Seems like exploration is more on everyone's mind." Which is bit odd, seems like they'd want to restore communications between the cities. But getting the infrastructure to Temba levels will take time.

"Did find one thing while there. Or rather things. Whether they'll be useful or not, we'll see. But Obi-wan, Poe and me found three more ships in a hangar." Kind of convenient when the current ones seemed to be getting a little overcrowded crews wise.

Din was no expert on mines, and underground structures. But he knew there were dangers. Why he'd been willing to help test the air quality when Cobb had contacted him. In the end he wasn't needed, and headed for Not!Temba as he'd originally planned. But not before sharing a keldabe, and telling Cobb to stay safe.

That actually manages to get a chuckle out of him. "Good." He says, tucking away his comm, and moving a hand to clasp at Cobb's arm. "Good that you also made it out alive." Which...he's thankful for. "Anyone get trapped with you?"

Following the noise, Omega would come upon the source of it. And it's probably a strange sight in of itself. A big bad Mandalorian bounty hunter...with a baby sling across his breast plate. Inside which is the source of the babbling: a four month old baby.

"Why couldn't you settle down like your sister." The chiding is mild, almost parent like, as he tries to cajole the child into sleeping. But the kid seems more interested in everything around him, than any thought of sleep

Edited (Grammar) 2021-07-29 19:50 (UTC)

The girl finds herself smiling at the unusual sight. Or maybe it's not all that unusual to her. She's used to people doing just about everything in their armor, after all. But seeing this one with a child definitely takes off the edge of potential menace.

A faint laugh escapes her as she hears the helmeted man try to coax the baby to sleep. What's more strange to her is seeing a wee child in... well, she supposes it's a more natural setting.

The child in question, seemingly blows a raspberry in answer to Din's words. Which in turn just makes the Mandalorian give a tired dad sigh. But while Din misses the faint giggle, someone else seems to, Or at least picks up on the girl's emotions.

The baby turns his head, from looking at the helmeted man, to look in Omega's direction with a coo. This sudden change gets gets a tilt of the helmet, and thr visor turning toward that way too.

"What is it?"

"This group do the necessary thing first?" Cobb raised a skeptical eyebrow. He liked these people but they had trouble prioritizing what should be done with what they wanted to do instead. "Once they run around and find all the interesting things they'll get to the important stuff."

More ships was interesting. If no one was living in that other city what was the point of ships? It was something he'd wonder about while working on the mines and everything else he had going around the city.

He put his hand over Din's and squeezed gently. "Starling was with me. We were only down there for an hour or so. It really wasn't a bad cave in. Not to some I remember from bein' a kid in the mines."

Ones were folks died under a mountain of stone and sand and they just abandoned anyone trapped. Sometimes, he hated being underground again but it was necessary. He was the only one who seemed to know what mining was like.

"You babysitting for the Senator?" He nodded his chin towards the two kids who looked perfectly content rolling around on their blanket.

Uh-oh, spotted? Omega freezes, reflexively considering a place to hide before inwardly convincing herself to stand her ground. It's fine. Maybe he has a reason he's still wearing his helmet. Maybe he can't breathe, or...maybe he's shy.

Clearing her throat, the girl straightens a bit from where she's been awkwardly hunched. "Erm, hello-" she offers, lifting a hand to wave.

Grogu makes a curious noise as he looks them over. He doesn't remember that, either. He looks up at Din, then back at the images. Are they gonna take a closer look?

Oh Din definitely has reasons to still wear the helmet. Although it's not really because he's shy. Din finally spots her, and instinctively his one hand moves toward his blaster. Ready to defend the baby.

Oh. It's a kid. His hand moving away from the pistol once he realizes that. A kid he doesn't recognize. She must be new.

"Hello." He says, offering a wave back, turning to walk over to her. The kid on his chest giving a happy burble. "Must be new to the city."

The move for his gun hardly goes without her notice. Omega freezes, eyes going wide as her breath catches in her throat. Maybe this is what it feels like being on the opposite end when Hunter's being overprotective.

Even as the armored man's stance relaxes away from his pistol, the girl remains tense a little longer before she eases into a straighter standing position. She still might look uncertain as to whether she should stay or bolt as he approaches then, but to be fair, even with a kid in his arm, the Mandalorian cuts a daunting figure.

"I am," she confirms with a nod. "I was just trying to work out where things were. Ezra told me about a temple where the museum was."

Din's never hurt, much less shot, a kid. And he's not about to start now. Kids were the future, not to be hurt. Not that Omega knew that, and Din could see the wariness, he knew it all too well. Her response getting a nod, and tilt of the helmet in return.

"Ezra's a good kid." He responds back. "Well. If you're looking for the temple. You're on the right track. You're not far from it. I could...show you to it." He offers with a gesture. "Should head back and check on this one's sister anyway." He shouldn't be away from them for too long.

He couldn't be all that bad if he's carrying a baby around. Omega finds herself smiling a tiny bit as she nods. "I'd like that," she says, feeling bolder as she steps towards him.

"Yours?" she asks, gesturing at the not-at-all-sleepy baby. It's so strange seeing one this way and she can't help but keep looking at the tiny child.

Oh you never know, could be some kind of trick. But Din just nods, glad to see boldness taking over. It meant, at least for the moment, that some of her wariness was gone. He'll turn to lead the way, headed toward the temple location. The child on his test, moving his head to try and look at Omega as much as he can.

"Mine? Nah." He says, with a tone that could be amusement filtering through the vocoder. "Babysitting. Watching him and his sister. While their mom gets a break."

Omega lifts a hand, wiggling fingers in a wave at the baby. "Babysitting?" There is some very obvious thought on this matter. She eventually decides actually sitting on the babies isn't a thing (hopefully), so she addresses another matter.

"Is it dangerous around here?" she asks, eyes flicking towards his pistol.

Luke coos happily in response to the wave, and waves one little arm in as close to a wave back as he can get. "Yeah. Uh...basically take care of them for while. So their parent can do other stuff." He explains, realizing she may not have understood. No actual sitting on them involved. The question gets a helmet tilt.

"Usually? Not really. Usually pretty quiet around here." Too quiet, really. Specially for people used to being wary of attacks. "But doesn't hurt to be ready incase. So far, biggest threats are the storms, and some of the creatures that inhabit the planet."

The response from the little boy makes Omega giggle in response, giving another wave. It's little enough, but she's never really interacted with babies before. "Oh, I see," she says as the armored man clarifies just what exactly he's doing. She nods.

It's a little strange for her too, given the experiences she's been through lately. And even back on Kamino things weren't nearly so empty. "I haven't seen many creatures, except for the fuzzy flying ones. But they're pretty friendly." At least the one she'd come across had been, if a little bit of a troublemaker.

"I've never actually been in a storm before." She's watched them lash against the windows of Tipoca City, but clear days on Kamino aren't very common, and most of the rooms she spent her time in were either beneath the sea level or without windows.

Omega's giggle, gets a giggle in response from the boy. It can't be seen, but Din's smiling a little under the helmet at the two kids. Although it may be hearable in his town.

"Ah, the mothcats?" He asks. "They are pretty friendly, yeah. Seen them hanging around the library." When he was on patrol around the city.

"Oh really?" He doesn't sound that surprised about it though. People, like Cobb, from Tatooine have never been in storms either. At least not before they came here. "Have a friend here that's not been in one either, before he got to Temba. He comes from a planet with no water." His reaction to the water here had been something.

She looks absolutely ecstatic at that. It's such a simple thing, but in a way it's like figuring out a different language and being able to communicate with someone. The girl smiles again. If she were tall enough she would've tried to hold a hand out to the child. "What's his name?" she asks.

"Is that what they're called? I like them." Except the one the ARC Trooper called Tony could be a little too curious for his own good.

"The world I used to live on is completely covered in water," she says. "It rains most of the time."

Oh the downside to being short, with a baby with tiny arms. Luke himself looks happy at having made a new friend. "His name's Luke." Din answers, with a tilt of the helmet. "What's yours?" He asks.

"It's what I've heard them being called." He says in affirmation. "Huh, really? His is the opposite. Desert planet. All sand and rock. Really hot, and never rains there." That Din has seen anyway.

"Hello Luke," the girl says, waving up at him, and then to both she offered, "I'm Omega." Her accent stretches the second syllable into almost a long 'e.'

"Never rains, really? Most of the time it's wet outside, if not cloudy. No one really goes outside the city because of it. The first planet I've been to was Saleucami." It was amazing feeling the warmth of the sun, seeing dirt and so many different kinds of plants. The sun and dirt may be generally the same but there's still plenty of new things to see around here too.

Oh they're definitely having a closer look at these. Din carefully swings down from the blurrg, before scooping up Grogu from the saddle. Leaving the blurrg where it is for the moment, he steps up to murals, taking them in. The 'murals' taking shape of shaped stones, that've been pained over. Mostly nature type images.

"Huh, somebody put a lot of work into this." Or maybe multiple people.

Luke makes a happy sound at his name, making his waving motion again. Hi. "Good to meet you, Omega." Din says, genuinely. The name not ringing any bells. "You can just call me Mando." It's only fair he gives a name too, even if it is an alias.

"I've heard stories it once rained on Tatooine. But it was a long long time ago." He admits. Folk tales passed around by the natives. "The only water available to most now. Is what they can farm from the air." He's not really that surprised she never heard of the planet. Not many visit it, unless they have to.

"Saleucami." He makes a thoughtful noise. "Outer rim world, right? Heard of it, never been there." He admits after a moment.

"Nice to meet you too, Mando," Omega replies with a smile. There's no reason for her to think it strange. After all, her brothers are named stranger things.

"Water from the air... That must take a long time." She may not understand the finer details of how that works, but as little planets as she's been to, she's been able to tell the difference in the environment to figure a place drier or wetter. Still none beat Kamino for moisture.

She looks at the man, nodding. So he's familiar with the Outer Rim. Ezra had told her there were a few people from their galaxy, and she supposes if Mando is hanging around the temple area, it makes sense. "...have you been to Ord Mantell?" she asks.

"It does. They've developed ways to do things, without using water. Living on Tatooine's not for everyone." Din's figuring out, that they must be from the same universe, too. Not too many here, outside of those from the universe, know the planets all that well. Then again, Din doesn't know them all, either. He's starting to wonder when she's from. At the question, he's quiet as he think of an answer for a moment, and he nods.

"I've had a few jobs to that took me to that planet." He says, honestly. Though there's a pause, before: "Haven't gone to it in a few years. Not since the New republic took it over. Too many rules and regulations now." Because the New Republic sucks like that. No amount of price on a bounty, is worth the bother.

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"New Republic?" the girl echoes, brows furrowing before shooting up. Even knowing that there's such a thing as different times between people, it's still been quite a revelation to her, and she hasn't come across anyone mentioning anything about a New Republic.

"...did the Empire end?" It's still a hard concept to grasp. The Empire is still fresh where she's come from, and although she knows even from her limited experience that there are people who don't agree with it, thinking that it will be over or revert to what it had been isn't even something she'd given thought to.

His steps falter a little, and he actually pauses in his steps. Well, that kind of gave him a good idea of when the kid was from. There's a moment, before he nods.

"Yeah, they fell five years ago." He slowly answers. He frowns under the helmet, as he processes it, before speaking again. "I...take it the Empire's in control for you?" He asks, there's sympathy in his tone. Though she's not the first. Seems like everyone, except Poe, from their universe here. was from years before him.

"It was established not too long ago," Omega replies. "Things changed so fast. It's still strange to process." She's seen both sides of reactions. Some were just happy the war was over. Others didn't seem to agree with this new establishment. She feels she can't say too much about which is better given her limited experience in the outside world, but from what she's seen, she doesn't really like this shift of power either.

Mando says the Empire's fallen five years ago. She has no idea how long ago that is from his point, or from her's. It's still a long time to think about.

Din winces, and Luke's gone quiet as he listens, and tries to process the feelings he's feeling. "So right near the beginning." He guesses. "Yeah, a lot changed quick for a lot of people at that time." Even Din's life was changing then. Even if it was for completely different reasons.

"If it helps any. You're not the only one here, that went through it." He considers for a moment. "And....the empire rules for some time. But it does fall." Does he tell her for just how long? He's not sure himself.

Omega nods a little. "Ezra said there were a lot of people from similar times." It's nice at least to have people who were familiar somehow with what you knew. She still misses her brothers immensely.

"I know people are trying to do something about it. So maybe it's good to know something comes of it."

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Action!

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Hope this is okay, let me know, lol

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XD it's fine - also Din stop teaching the kids to be so rude

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It's not his fault!

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I'm sorry x.x You can punch me

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