A New Home

[hadthehighground]

WHO: Obi-Wan Kenobi and YOU
WHERE: The Museum aka The New Jedi Temple
WHAT: Making a new temple for the Jedi!
WHEN: All of April
WARNINGS: None atm

The first days after they arrived back from Coruscant, Obi-Wan was busy. The Jedi essentially hitting the ground running now that he’s been energized by his vacation back home. The first priority was making sure Padme and the twins were comfortable. Then came the task of finding an appropriate place in Temba for a temple.

Before the impromptu trip to Coruscant someone had suggested the amphitheater. However upon looking it over the Jedi decided it didn’t suit the purposes that were needed. So he kept looking. Though he didn’t have to look far as he came across a cluster of buildings that seemed to be a museum complex. After looking over the overgrown and run down grounds he decided that it would be perfect. It would just need some cleaning up and repurposing.

Thus a call is put out on the network. Asking for help in setting up this new home for the Jedi if anyone is willing. Those with the engineering data points would be especially appreciated, as would the advice of those with agriculture for setting up a garden. But really any free hands would do with the promise of the favor being returned down the road.

The time didn’t matter as Obi-Wan will be working on it all month. Cleaning out the buildings and their exhibits. Pieces of artifacts carefully picked up and put away for later sorting and hopefully reassembly. One of the smaller buildings being converted into a holding place for animals and/or potential vehicles. The other intended for living spaces. The largest building was a grand hall and Obi-Wan intended this to be the main structure for learning, sparring, meeting, and whatever else they could use it for. Last but not least the smallest, yet very tall building with a large platform inside was to be made into a place of meditation.

There is a lot to be done and more hands make light work!

((OOC: Feel free to consider this a mingle thread! Obi-Wan isn’t the only Jedi around but I’ll throw him at anyone unless specified otherwise.))

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[no_applause]

Padme looks around the room, curious about everything. It's not very big, but if it was a happy place there might be something important here.

"Do you sense anything else?"

[out_of_order]

The padawan shakes his head. "No, nothing else seems to have left as much of an impression." He strokes his chin as he studies the pedestal again. "But I feel like whatever was here was familiar, somehow."

[no_applause]

She can't help but smile at the gesture. Obi-Wan's influence is showing on the younger Jedi. Of course, she has no way of knowing if Cal did such things prior to coming there, but it's still a familiar gesture.

"Familiar? Familiar how?"

[out_of_order]

"I've sensed it before, I'm sure," Cal says, still looking at the empty space as though it would somehow manifest something if he concentrates hard enough. As with many things around here, only more questions seem to arise for every little detail that's sussed out. "It's hard to describe."

[no_applause]

"That's alright. I don't presume to understand how the Force truly works, but I do understand that it's complicated and doesn't always translate well to words." She touches his arm, giving him a smile. "Perhaps you'll feel it again somewhere and it will become more clear.

[out_of_order]

"I've been told that seeing glimpses of the past through the Force is a rare ability. Sometimes there are just instances that have been strong enough for whatever had happened that the impression sticks. Echoes of events, memories. Most of the ones I've sensed around the city have been more solemn. This is the only one so far that I've found that reflects a happy time, even if it was so abruptly cut off." Where along the timeline does it fall? It's difficult to really piece anything together.

The padawan smiles back faintly at Padme, nodding then. "Yeah, maybe. Until then I'll just have to keep it in mind."

[no_applause]

She nods, understanding. The Force is vast and so many can use it in a myriad different ways. She may not understand how it works or be able to use it, herself, but she understands the idea. "Well I'm glad to hear that there's at least one instance of happiness here. Perhaps you'll find more."

[out_of_order]

"There's so much we don't know about how the Agrii lived. But I hope we can help them so they can have a chance to be happy in their own home again," Cal says.

"Guess there's not much else to do here. But at least we won't have to do much more than a little clean up for the place. I'm not sure what all Master Kenobi has in mind for furnishings, but compared to everything else, that's the easy part."

[no_applause]

Padme nods again, smiling. "Those are very wise words. Unsurprising for a Jedi. The best we can do is make this world as hospitable as we can for their return."

Looking around, she was already envisioning a proper, more comfortable space. "It's amazing what a little cleaning up can do. I'm sure it will be wonderful."

[out_of_order]

Cal chuckles a little at that. "I try, anyway."

But he can agree with Padme. They can make the most of this place while they're here, and hopefully the Agrii will approve of it once they're able to return. That's definitely something to look forward to.