A Search for Peace

[hadthehighground]

WHO: Obi-Wan Kenobi and YOU
WHERE: Various locations around Temba
WHAT: Jedi doing Jedi things.
WHEN: During the V-Day Mini Event
WARNINGS: Grumpiness probably


Waking up on his bunk in the Twin Roses one morning came with a surprise. A random pink mothcat plushie having been left for him at the end of his bed with a little card. The Jedi is confused as he has no idea what this is even about, and hasn't yet seen one of these creatures to boot. Even so, he leaves the plush on his bed before going out to do his thing.

A breakfast of food paste stuff and then morning meditation. Except... that's when the confetti starts. Obi-Wan finding himself covered in glitter and confetti and disturbed by any confusion and chatter regarding the stuff in the ship. Where is it even coming from?! Dusting it off, only to get covered with more, the annoyed Jedi leaves the ship only to find that it's happening outside as well.

He is not feeling the love.

Trying to escape the glitter, which is futile, he also attempts to find a place to meditate in peace. He can be found in varying locations, usually initially appearing as a sparkly mound as sitting and being still gets him covered in the glittery stuff raining down on everyone. Though every time someone talks to him or disturbs him in some way, he ends up moving somewhere else.

Ultimately he ends up on top of Cayde's tower. How did he get up there?! It's a mystery. Either way, he's sitting up there, trying to get away from it all and calm his mind.

It's proving very difficult as this ridiculous glitter keeps falling.

Come meditate with him or bother him. The choice is yours.

Comments

[hadthehighground]

"Really? So it is comparable to the Force then. At least in some manner."

What Cayde was describing at least sounded much like what Obi-Wan was familiar with, even if it worked in a different fashion. It might not be the Force exactly, or it might be their version of it. It's hard to say really. Different cultures tended to interpret and use the Force different if they were able to at all. So it's to be expected that beings outside his galaxy would have some differences.

[deal_me_in]

"Can't really say. What's this whole Force business?"

Cayde isn't sure how else to describe the Light, especially not when there's still so much about it and the Traveler left in mystery. Even the Ghosts can't explain themselves or how they work, much like the Exos don't know how their inner workings function or how they were put together. It'd be easy to let all those questions, all those unknowns, get to you, but Cayde knows better than to worry about things no one has the answers to. Things will work their way out as they go along, and if things like the Red Legion or the Darkness happen, the latter of which he's sure they haven't seen the last of, then they'll deal. The key would be to survive it.

[hadthehighground]

“It’s about as complicated as what you just described, but basically it’s an energy that is found in all living things. It flows through us and bonds everything together. Beings such as myself are particularly sensitive to its power and can use it. But what interested me is that you mentioned a light and a darkness. It’s the same with the Force. I choose to connect myself to the light, where as some choose the dark side of the Force.”

Hopefully that was an explanation that Cayde could understand to some degree.

[deal_me_in]

"Huh. Interesting. I think the difference here is our Light and Dark are definitely externally sourced. We didn't make the choice to become Guardians, so being Light-aligned doesn't necessarily mean we're good people."

Cayde patches together things from what Obi-Wan's just said and his earlier conversation on lightsabers and Sith. It seems there's a definite line between light and dark with the Force.

"During the early days after the Collapse, there were plenty of light-blessed that went power hungry, took advantage of their newfound ability to not die, didn't care who they trampled in the process. Humanity was trying to rebuild itself so it was every man for himself. Took a lot of work before like-minded folk started seeing it taken upon themselves to look out for the weak, and actually establish a safe haven for everyone."

[hadthehighground]

Taking all of that in, the Jedi thoughtfully ponders it for several moments. It certainly was a bit foreign, even if elements seemed familiar. Someone falling the light side doing evil was pretty much impossible with the Force. It would shift someone to the dark side.

“You’re right that’s not how it works for us.”

It’s strange and intriguing at the same time. Did the Force work differently for Cayde’s people? Did it even exist at all or did they instead have something else? It certainly made him wonder. The Force after all is life, and even comprehending life without it was difficult for the Jedi.

“Even so it’s interesting and I thank you for indulging my curiosity.”

[deal_me_in]

The Exo shrugs. "Eh, 's nothing. Thanks for listening." He smiles crookedly, then turns his head to look back out across the city.

"...this stuff isn't letting up, is it," he notes, squinting at the glitter that still continues to sparkle innocently on the way down. He can hardly blame Sundance for decompiling, vanishing in her own flash of sparkling light if just to be out of the strange metallic shower.

"Well, maybe I should let you alone and get back to...whatever it was you were doin' up here."

[hadthehighground]

“No it seems rather persistent,” Obi-Wan agrees with a sigh. He took that moment to stand up and shake out his cloak, causing glitter to fly everywhere. Not that it really mattered.

He then nodded as Cayde decided to leave him be. “I would appreciate that.” As much as he liked to talk and learn, he had been seeking some alone time. Thus he sat down again to try and continue his meditations. Though he had already decided they he should probably go out of town to find some true peace and quiet.

[deal_me_in]

Cayde nods. "Just remember to clean up after," he jokes, even as he wonders at how anyone is going to be cleaning up this glitter. He hopes it stops before they all get buried in it.

He gives the Jedi a salute and then...leaps right off of the clock tower's pinnacle, trailing glitter. About midway to the ground he somehow manages an impossible boost, another jump in midair that slows his descent and carries him a bit farther off before he lands and continues strolling along like it's every day a guy just jumps off of buildings. At least for him.