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[hadthehighground]

[Someone has been gone for quite awhile. He disappeared sometime during the whole Valentine fiasco and is only just now showing back up again. It wouldn’t be unreasonable to think he had left this world altogether, but nope he’s still here! Obi-Wan had simply gone outside the city into the Wilderness to be alone and meditate. Needing the time to think and sort things out in his mind with a little help from the Force.

So maybe you will be surprised when you see his face again? He looks no worse for wear, though he is ready to take a shower for sure.]

I apologize for my lengthy absence. It was needed so that I could have some time to think.

Many of you have come to know me as Ben Kenobi, and I regret to say that’s not entirely correct. My actual name is Obi-Wan Kenobi. I had changed my name in order to protect myself before even arriving here. I’m certain many of you will understand my caution as you know the history of the Jedi. However, I have decided such measures are not needed here.

When I first came here, the only members of my kind were myself and Cal. Since then, there are now four of us. Which is largely what brought about my extended leave. I don’t know why so many of us have been brought to this place, but I hadn’t expected to be around so many ever again.

All of us have known what it’s like to be alone. To be hunted and in hiding, living each day with a threat looming over us. There is no reason that should be so as long as we are here. No matter our past struggles, we are still Jedi, and here we don’t have to hide that fact.

Seeing as I was once a member of the High Council, it would be expected of me to see to the safety and well-being of all the Jedi here. I intend to live up to that expectation. I wish to find a place that we can call our own. A temple if you will. Where we can gather, learn, and perhaps even live together. As the only master among us, I have decided to also make myself available for teaching. It won’t exactly be conventional, but these are unconventional times.

Thus I would like to speak with all of you regarding this. And you as well, Mandalorian. We have a great deal to discuss.

Oh... and before I forget. Can anyone explain this?

[Obi-Wan then turns his device to show a giant feathered lizard wearing a saddle and bridle, chewing on leaves not too far away.]

I found her just before I left.

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[ezra_of_lothal]

No clue where she came from. She's beautiful. [He is all wide-eyed earnestness, as he's distracted by the image of the lizard. But that fades into an uncertain sort of solemnity, as he considers the rest of Master Kenobi's words]

Can I come speak to you, Master Kenobi? Face to face? It-it doesn't have to be right now. [It's admirable for Master Kenobi to have put this message out in public, he thinks. Not surprising, given that message from the temple beacon Master Kenobi had sent out; the recording of that message on Kanan
s holocron was in many ways the bedrock of Ezra's understanding of what it means to be a Jedi. But he's not sure that he himself is brave enough - in control of his emotions enough - to give a proper response that everyone can see.]

[hadthehighground]

That she is.

[Its said with a fondness for the creature, though he pauses when Ezra’s tone becomes more serious.]

Of course. I’m on my way to the hangar if you care to meet me there.

Flip to prose? Whatever style works for you.

[ezra_of_lothal]

Thanks. [His relief is near palpable.] I'm on my way. [And with that he signs off and heads towards the hangar.]

***

He skids from a light jog in front of the hangar. "A temple, huh?" he says, lightly, once he's in earshot of Master Kenobi. "I don't know what a lived-in temple is even supposed to be like."

Works for me!

[hadthehighground]

Ezra will find Obi-Wan leading his Varactyl friend into the hangar. The Jedi pausing to look in the young man’s direction with a smile as he comes over.

“Well, they came in many shapes and sizes. Though the main temple was on Coruscant and quite large. I’m not certain how well we can replicate that here, but hopefully I can help you get an idea of it.”

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[out_of_order]

Good to hear from you, Master Kenobi.

[The extended absence hadn't concerned him too much, but he's taken time away from others himself, especially after the jarring experience of that last storm.]

I think there's a lot of unclaimed areas in the southwestern side of the city. There's an amphitheater there that some of us use to train in since it's got a lot of space, but that's about the most that's been made consistent use of these days.

[He has to grin at the creature that Obi-Wan reveals.]

Maybe the Agrii brought her in. You had a varactyl?

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[hadthehighground]

And you as well, Cal. I hope you have been well while I’ve been gone.

That amphithere sounds worth taking a look at the very least. Especially if it has a lot of space. I admit I’ve grown a bit tired of living on a ship.

[It was cramped and didn’t exactly have the privacy he was used to.]

Well, she wasn’t mine, exactly. I borrowed her during my mission on Utapau. It... was during the Purge actually. We have been through a lot together.

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[out_of_order]

[Cal chuckles a little.]

Oh, it's got... a lot of space. Maybe more than we'd know what to do with. But there's plenty of uninhabited buildings around in general.

[He nods slowly, the hesitation in bringing up that particular event not going unnoticed, but he suspects it's going to be like that a lot between them. Neither of them wants to bring it up willingly, but it comes up all too easily sometimes.]

Well, she looks like she's enjoying herself at least.

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[hadthehighground]

Oh, I’m certain we can manage. The temple on Coruscant wasn’t small by any means either.

[He might be joking, but there is an undercurrent of sadness as he thinks of it. The Temple had been his home, he missed it, and nothing here would ever truly replace it.]

I think you’re right. This world is very different from the one she is used to, but she’s adapting rather well.

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[foundlingfather]

[Mando had started to wonder, accept nothing would happen. People disappear from this place unexpectedly. So seeing him on the feed suddenly, definitely catches his attention.

Even though he's not Jedi, Mando's seeing, and feeling, the parallels in what Obi-wan says. About the hiding, looking over your shoulder for danger all the time. Too close to home of his days in the Covert on Nevarro.]

Kenobi. [He nods to him, as the feed comes on.] When...did you want to meet? [His voice through the vocoder is even, even if inwardly he's anything but.] To discuss.

[He pauses as he eyes that feathered beast, not one he's seen before.]

The Agrii gave you a mount, too?

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[hadthehighground]

[Ah, there he is. The man that Obi-Wan had hoped would see this sooner rather than later.]

Whenever you like. I’m on my way back to the hangar. If you’re on the ship we can discuss it now.

[A brow raises slightly though at what Mando says next.]

Too? Am I to assume you found a creature from our galaxy wandering around as well?

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[foundlingfather]

During the whole...glitter rain. I found a blurrg. Wandering around the center of the city. [Which was an interesting find. He's not complaining, it's nice to get to places faster.]

There was an accident at the hangar, but I am on the ship at the moment. [Although for how much longer, he can't say. After the whole speeder crash, and now the blurrg. He was seriously considering moving him and Grogu out. Just had to find a place.

But...best to get this over with if things are changing, right?]

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[hadthehighground]

A blurrg? Really?

[He is definitely familiar with blurrgs.]

Do the Agrii do this sort of thing often?

[And there’s a pause as he considers what’s said next. An accident?]

Should I ask what happened?

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[heeeyadora]

Oh Bee One? Really?

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[hadthehighground]

Yes, really. Is that so strange?

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[heeeyadora]

OB1...It's just letters and numbers, like those droids. Are you actually a robot??

[Yes she has very much misheard.]

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[hadthehighground]

[Oh for Force’s sake.]

No, I most certainly am not.

It’s spelled O-B-I hyphen W-A-N.

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[wearingthestars]

I don't know the history or what a Jedi is but- as long as you're here we'll look out for you.

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[hadthehighground]

Thank you, Billy. That’s very kind of you to say.

All I ask is that others take caution with people who come here from our galaxy. There are many that would seek to destroy us. I for one would like to be prepared if they do show up.

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[wearingthestars]

Who are the sorts of people we should be looking out for?

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[kyley_b]

Hey, good luck with your space religion and everything, but I gotta ask... what are you gonna name her? The lizard thing.

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[hadthehighground]

She already has a name, and it’s Boga.

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[kyley_b]

That's a pretty good name.

That Mando dude got a cool animal too. We've decided it's named Blurrgy. [Not true - absolutely nobody has agreed on this name.] Guess you guys are special.

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[heypartner]

Wait... Ben Kenobi?

[ He's heard the name floating around Mos Eisley the few times he's visited to trade mining hauls and pick up supplies for town. The man's practically a warning about spending too much time in the wilds alone. ]

The weird hermit that lives out on the Dune Sea? Or is this all just a coincidence?

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[hadthehighground]

[........]

No... I would not say that’s a coincidence.

[He hasn’t yet earned such a reputation but somehow it doesn’t surprise him.]

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[heypartner]

Ben Kenobi... a Jedi all long. Explains the living alone where only Tuskens and Jawas roam.

[ He scratches his beard for a second. ]

Well, I can't say if any Empire dangers will find us all the way out here but anyone who chooses to settle on Tatooine is someone worth lookin' out for.