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Here and back again

WHO: Mando, TheChild™, open
WHERE: Fountain, around Tembra
WHAT: Arrival in the city
WHEN: Couple days before event start, cause let's give these guys a chance to settle in first
WARNINGS: Season 2 spoilers for kid's name and events, just to be safe. Will update if needed

Rude awakening - Closed to Grogu

Last thing Mando remembers, is him and the kid--no. it was Grogu now--aboard the Razor Crest, leaving the planet Corvus. They'd found a Jedi, Ahsoka Tano, who'd refused to train Grogu in the end. Insisting the kid was too attached to him. Mando had been a mix of both frustration and, oddly, relief. But she did give them a lead to the planet Tython, one more attempt to try and find a Jedi to train Grogu. A last chance to finish the quest. Or at least that's where they were SUPPOSED to be headed.

Mando didn't remember blacking out, but suddenly he's waking up to rough uneven ground underneath him, instead of the pilot seat of his ship. It's only a moment, before he becomes fully aware again with a start and quickly climbs to his feet. Pistol automatically drawn from it's holster, in the ready as his visored gaze took in his surroundings. Somewhere in the back of his mind, the ruined city looked familiar, but he couldn't place why. His gaze eventually fell on the orb, and he found himself drawn to it. Touching the surface with his free hand and the information, and memories, came flooding into his mind.

He stumbles back from it, free hand coming up to grasp at the helmet for a moment, as he shakes it to clear his head. Agra-10, this maker-forsaken planet and the damn Agrii. What the hell was he doing back here? Then he drops the hand, and looks up with a start.

"Kid?" Had Grogu come with him once again? He tried to keep calm, as he looked around frantically for a sign of the small green child.

Exploration - OTA

Eventually father and son will move out to take in the city and see what, or who, they can find. Mando has Grogu tucked in one arm, or if not, the kid might mot be too far away. Just expect a pistol drawn on you, if you startle Mando. He's tense and on alert. One of the stops is to the hangar, the fact that the First Breath refused to open for him making him frown under the helmet. Eventually finding that the Twin Roses and the Starduck open when they get near them. He tilts his helm to the side and down to look at the kid.

"Want to check them out?"

And being the mischievous kid he is, Grogu of course is prone to wandering off on his own to explore. Fortunately for the kid, Mando's usually not too far behind in looking for him.

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The Jedi falters for a moment. Not at just one question but two. The man suddenly seeming very unsure as he breathes in slowly and then out again. His eyes tilting towards Grogu as he picks up on the young one’s thoughts.

“I won’t take you from him. Not unless you wanted it. Besides, we are all stuck here together little one. We must rely on each other. All of us.”

That moment was a momentary distraction as he gathered his thoughts. The Jedi turning his attention back to Mando, thought not quite looking at him directly.

“And I don’t think you would want me to train him anyway.”

The subject of Mandalore being skipped over for the moment.

I won’t take you from him. Not unless you wanted it. Such simple statements, not even pointed at him. But they hit Din hard enough to make him falter as well. His helm tilting back a little in surprise. Wait, the kid didn't want to leave him? What do you say to that?

For the moment, all he can think to do is tilt his helm down to stare at Grogu, surprised, and a little bewildered. He's kind of glad for the helmet at the moment. As he tries to process it.

But then Ben is addressing him, and he slowly tilts the helm back up.

"Why not?" He fights to keep his voice even, after the revelation just thrown at him. "As you said. We're stuck here together."

Grogu's ears sink. He knows Din is trying to get him to the Jedi so he can train... but he likes being with Din... and he's hid his abilities for so long that it's hard to imagine actually using them more often again. Not after... He shuts the door on the memories of that night at the Temple, not wanting to remember that, or risk projecting it to Obi-Wan.

He senses Din looking at him and he looks up into that impassive helm. He wishes he knew what was under that helmet, what he really looks like. They've grown so close, but there's still a literal barrier between them. Maybe someday...

It’s as if the young child didn’t hear him. Obi-Wan is stilled into silence for a moment as his attention returns to Grogu. He can sense it, the child’s fear.

Whatever he was about to say, the Jedi rethinks it and looks back to Mando yet again.

“Have you ever met a Jedi, Mandalorian?”

Din's doing it, because he thinks being with the Jedi is what would be best for Grogu People like him that have the magic powers of the Force. Not somebody like Din, who barely understands it. He won't deny that there's a part of him that wants Grogu to stay, specially after Corvus.

"Other than you?" Din nods at the question, tilting his helm. "Only one. Ahsoka Tano. Bo-Katan...told me I'd find her on the planet Corvus." He glances at down at Grogu again, then back to Ben. "She...wouldn't train Grogu."

Grogu coos, thinking about Ahsoka. He likes her. She was nice to him, and told Din his name... and how he felt. Okay, so it was a little weird having her tell him how he felt, but it made him feel better

“Ahsoka?” Obi-Wan is taken aback at that revelation. “She survived?” He had thought she had likely perished on her mission to Mandalore. She had surely been surrounded by many clone troopers.

Some emotion welled up in the Jedi, but he pushed it down. He can meditate on this later. Instead he focused on what else the Mandalorian had said.

“Did she say why?”

Din nods, noting the reaction. "She's alive. We'd...just left her. Before waking up here." Off to do whatever Jedi do, and hang out at the liberated town. Far as he knew.

His helmet tilts down as he thinks back on what Ahsoka had said.

"She said..." He took in a breath for a moment, before letting it out and looking up at Obi-wan again. "He's attached to me." And Din's totally not attached to the kid in return. "Makes him vulnerable to his fear and anger." He sighs. "Said she'd seen what could happen before."

The kid feels like he should be embarrassed by that. He's supposed to be a Jedi, after all. He shouldn't give in to fear and anger and that kind of stuff... his ears lower and he looks down with a small noise.

Letting out a breath at that, Obi-Wan nods slowly.

“She is not wrong in that,” he says quietly. “I can already see the bond between the two of you, and his fear of losing it.”

Does he blame Grogu for it? No. But the danger was very real. The young one has been through much of what he has, but without the mastery that Obi-Wan had.

“If I was to give him any meaningful training, your relationship would have to change. A master must bond with their Padawan, and the Padawan must be focused on his master’s teachings. Grogu would have to learn to let go if his attachment to you.”

Obi-Wan paused solemnly, a deep dread filling him as he was not sure either would be willing to even do that.

“I will not train someone who can not overcome his fear. Not again.”

Obi-wan underestimates Din's ~~power~~stubbornness. There's conflict going on within him. Part of him is happy to hear this, certainly doesn't want to end the bond between them. A bond he's tried his best to deny to himself. He'd have to let the kid go, if they ever did find a Jedi.

But this place is definitely throwing a wrench into that conflict. As Obi-wan had said, they were all stuck together here. There's an annoyed sigh that escapes him, as he listens to Obi-wan's words.

"Even if we're stuck here." No, part of him really doesn't want it to end. "I can't train him." He says with another small sigh. "I barely know his powers."

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Search your feelings, Din, you know it to be true.

Grogu won't deny the bond. He'd been alone for so long and Din showed him such kindness and took care of him in a way no one had in a long time. He'd been without guidance and didn't think he'd ever find his way back to the Jedi so it was easy to forget the lesson about not making attachments. He likes Din... is it wrong to not want to lose that?

“No, you can’t,” Obi-Wan confirms with a sigh. “Only a Jedi can do that.”

He looked at Grogu, sensing his feelings and feeling a bit conflicted himself. The Jedi had their ways, and they were there for good reason. While Grogu’s feelings are understandable and not necessarily wrong, it did pose a risk. One that Obi-Wan had faced before. Though they were in rather extenuating circumstances here.

“If he’s not trained, he will be vulnerable.”

They were in a survival situation here and Grogu needed to learn to defend himself. There might not always be someone there to keep him safe. Yet even so, Obi-Wan sighed and shook his head.

“I’m sorry, but I can’t give you an answer right now. I need to meditate on this.”

It was a difficult decision for him, and he needed to think. Hopefully the Force would guide him.

Edited 2021-02-14 04:27 (UTC)

It certainly doesn't hurt, that Obi-wan basically told him that Grogu wanted to stay with him. His loyalty to the creed is telling him this is his duty. A creed he's found himself questioning a lot lately. Maybe this was to make him question more. Din nods in affirmation of Obi-wan's words.

"Ahsoka said he'd had training before. I don't know to what extent." Because he can't read minds unlike you Jedi, and Ahsoka apparently didn't feel like elaborating. He's only seen the kid do a few powers, and all but one were in extreme circumstances.

He tilts the helm to look down at Grogu again. Although He can't help the small frown under the helmet at the man's words. He lifts his helm again to look at Obi-wan again. Not completely straightened, but enough to see his face, giving another nod.

"Fair enough." Denial again, but at least it wasn't out right refusal like with Ahsoka. There's that twist of relief and disappointment within him again. "Thank you."

That's because he'd had to hide his powers for so long, Din. He barely did that Jedi stuff anymore. It wasn't safe... right?

What's the rush, Din? They aren't going anywhere, right? There's no need to rush into things...

Obi-Wan nodded quietly at what Mando says of Ahsoka. “A Jedi begins training at a very young age. The moment we were first brought to the temple our training began. For me, I was three years old.”

He looked at Grogu again, a fond smile on his face. “I actually knew of our young friend. He was in the early stages of training as an initiate. He has much to learn yet.”

His expression them grew a bit somber again. “As for whether I will continue that, I will let you know of my answer once I have decided.” It was then he gave a bow to them. “Until then, may the Force be with you both.”

Edited (Freakin autocorrect ) 2021-02-25 03:19 (UTC)

No, there is no need to rush. Din just needs to get that in his stubborn head. Ahsoka had told him Grogu had hidden his powers...abilities over the years. To keep safe himself safe. Din can definitely relate to the hiding to be safe part. His helmet tilts as he listens, there's at least some interest there, in what he's told. Wow, you Jedi started them young, didn't you?

"From the Jedi temple." He remembers that much from what Ahsoka had said, what he was told Grogu had gone through. Between Ahsoka, and this. It's left a lot for him to think about. A lot to process, and so it was probably good that Obi-wan needed time, cause it gave Din time too, to let the information sink in, and maybe consider what comes next.

He shifts his weight at the bow, giving a nod in return. He almost doesn't give a response back. He didn't to Ahsoka, with so much on his mind then, too. But it was best to keep relations good with this Jedi...right? Tus afer a momentary hesitation:

"....and to you."

Whoa. Master Kenobi had heard of him?! To say that was a surprise was an understatement. He felt humbled and honored at that.

Smiling, he waved at Master Kenobi as he left.

Those returned words brings a smile to the Jedi's face, just before he looks to Grogu and waves to him. It's then that he went further into the ship. He would get something to eat and then go get some rest. He had some thinking and later some more meditation to do.

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