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Post by Alexander Organa on Jan 22, 2011 19:58:35 GMT -5
*Alex stands up from his crouched position and notes the door Lara is standing in front of. The person she mentions is the same one he felt earlier*
"Quite right. And if you focus on his Force Signature you can even sense his pain. This individual has been wounded. And while we do not know if he or she will be hostile, an animal is the most dangerous when wounded. The same can be said of people."
*Alex steps forward in front of Lara and nod of approval. He then opens the door by means of the Force and steps through, his lightsaber hilt in his hand. Upon entering he sees the still body of one man with another man laying beside him breathing heavily. The second man is covered in bandages and seems to have bled profusely, as the white bandages are soaked red. Alex cautions Lara with a hand gesture to stay back for now until he can assess the full situation, and slowly approaches the bandaged man. He kneels down a few feet from the injured man*
"Hello? Sir, can you hear me?"
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Post by Nahte Somaht on Jan 23, 2011 0:04:29 GMT -5
*Nahte snaps awake to the site of a strange man in the room. He spins away swinging at the man. He jumps as far away from him as possible. Nahte looks at him.*
:: He isn't dressed like the others. He looked like the rich people that used to come and watch us fight.::
*GASP*
:: This must be the man who bought me. Sick monster! He'll never take me back!::
*Nahte's mind shifts.*
" I will kill you."
*He waits another moment then lunges. Running full speed going to tackle the man.*
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Post by Lara Rhys on Jan 23, 2011 0:53:27 GMT -5
*Lara focuses as her master says and can actually feel the pain as she focuses on the young man. He had been beaten, chased, and now shot within an inch of his life. Of course she didn't know all these specifics, but she could feel that he was in much pain and there was...fear. He had barely managed to keep himself alive. Lara suspected his connection to the Force was the reason.*
*She follows behind Alex slowly as he enters and talks to the man a little distance away, a few feet. Part of Lara felt Alex was too close. Even if her master was more skilled than her, the situation wasn't a casual one. Just after he speaks, the young man seems to spring forward with renewed energy and comes barrelling at her master intending to take him out.*
*Before he can reach him, she uses Force Push to knock him to the side. Deciding she might as well try her hand at calming the situation, she speaks up.*
Calm yourself, friend. We are not here to hurt you. But I cannot allow you to attack anyone in that manner. You are wounded, let us heal you. Your bandages are old and soaked, we can give you fresh ones. This does not need to be a fight.
*Lara shows her hands, letting her know she has no weapons or any intention to harm him. However, she was ready to use another Force Push, or some other power, if need be.*
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Post by Nahte Somaht on Jan 23, 2011 1:05:12 GMT -5
"Agghhh!"
*Nahte slams against the wall. The soreness in his body returning but only for a moment."
::What the?!? What just happened? Who is she?::
*Nahte jumps back up. He was always taught to fight until he won or until he couldn't move.*
:: She must be with him. Probably his pilot. I won't let them take me!::
*Nahte runs at her this time. As fast as he can. He felt a strange aura around him. He ran harder. He was going to hit with everything he had. He gets close to her and with every muscle in his body he lunges at her.*
"AAGGHHH!"
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Post by Lara Rhys on Jan 23, 2011 2:00:59 GMT -5
*Lara watches as the young man is slammed against the wall and seems to reel for a moment. But that didn't seem to be enough to subdue him. Infact, he just comes charging at her now. She shakes her head. Well, that didn't work. She waits for him to get close enough and uses Force Push again to knock him back, away from her. She wasn't going to allow him to hit/hurt her or Alex. She'd atleast keep him at bay.*
You must calm down. No one has made a single hostile action towards you yet. But I will defend myself and this man. Please stop trying to attack us.
*If he didn't settle down this time, Lara would be forced, pun intended, to use Force Stun to immobilize this young man from attacking her or Alex further. If only she knew something helpful like how to calm one's mind with the Force. The best she could do for now was keep him off of them and try to talk him down.*
If you settle down, we can heal you. We are Jedi, guardians of the Republic.
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Post by Nahte Somaht on Jan 23, 2011 2:11:58 GMT -5
"AAHHH!"
*Nahte falls hard on his back. His wounds reopening. He sits up reaching for one of the larger wounds on his side.* :: Dang it! What is this freak. What she say she was? A jedi??::
*Nahte's mind clears. He is able to calm himself enough not to attack again. At least not yet. He still was unsure about these people. Especially the man. His wounds began to hurt again. The bruises and cuts throbbed and burned. He did everything he could to keep from screaming. He remembers his first day with the fighting slavers. they would say " Never feel pain. To feel pain is to lose. And to lose it to die." He shuttered at the memory.*
"What are Jedi? And what is He here for?"
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Post by Lara Rhys on Jan 23, 2011 22:28:34 GMT -5
*Lara watches as Nahte gets up yet again but can feel some of that aggressiveness has gone. When he got up, he did not attack again. Instead, he questions her. She looks at Alex, then him.*
Jedi are an Order devoted to what is known as the "Force"...what I just used to push you off us. We are devoted to it's study and utilizing it for knowledge and defense. As to what we are here for...
*Lara trails off and lets her guard down, looking around the room and walking a couple steps toward the young man.*
This building once belonged to the Jedi. It was an academy devoted to training. We were looking around and seeing in what state of repair it was in. That is how we came across you. We noticed you were here and wounded, so we thought to tend to you.
*She pauses and takes another step forward.*
If you would allow it, we would like to treat you. We have the necessary medical equipment to stabalize you until we get you to a proper medical facility. We have a ship, you see, and we can take you offworld. You seem to be stranded here, as I see no other ship around but ours...and Mustafar is not the most hospitaple planet to stay on.
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Post by Nahte Somaht on Jan 23, 2011 22:35:41 GMT -5
:: Ship?? Hmm.. Where are they wanting to take me?::
*Nahte steps toward her. With his head down. Feeling completely defeated. He had failed. He looked at the girl. He just had to know.*
"Are you the ones who bought me?"
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Post by Alexander Organa on Jan 23, 2011 22:47:52 GMT -5
*Alex does not even flinch as the man initially runs at him, and is then blasted to the side by Lara's Force Push. Not bad... she had good control and excellent timing. She then demonstrates her power again as well as her peace of mind when he rushes at her. She was acting purely defensively, which was excellent. Alex wonders if he would have shown the same restraint at her age. Probably not. Lee had always commented that he had Guardian tendencies. He exchanges an odd look with Lara when the strange bloody man claims he does not know what a Jedi was. It could be true, but unlikely. Very few were that sheltered. He's about to say something along the lines of: "What am I here for? I came to inspect this structure. I'm an outer-rim anthropologist you see. My associate here and I came across you and though you may need medical attention. But if you do not wish for our help, we would be happy to leave you and let your bleed to death in peace." This would not true of course, they would render whatever aide this man needed, but the first step in gaining his compliance, and thus helping him, would be to diffuse the situation quickly. Explaining what Jedi were and how they were good guys could be a very lengthy process, and one that did not always end with others trusting them and their seemingly mythical crazy powers. Buuuut, it now seemed like Lara had gone ahead with that route anyways. Meh.*
"Bought you? Sir, I am of the firm belief that no sentient person can be the property of another. And, correct me if I'm wrong Lara, but I think the same can be said of my Padawan here. Furthermore, slavery is illegal in the Republic, so we wouldn't be very good guardians of the Republic-and-all-it-stands-for if we went around violating one of it's basic tenants. So, no, we didn't buy you. We just met you."
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Post by Nahte Somaht on Jan 26, 2011 20:53:00 GMT -5
*Nahte eases. He knows he needs help. He doesn't have the supplies to bandage himself up again.*
"Im sorry for attacking. I thought you were some more of those stupid smugglers who came back for me."
*Nahte takes a step towards them. His arms up and head down.*
"May I come with you to your ship?"
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Post by Lara Rhys on Jan 28, 2011 12:20:37 GMT -5
*Lara looks to Alex and nods in agreement when he says that Lara is likely of the same mindset about slavery as her master.*
Indeed. I would not be a very good citizen of the Republic, much less a very good Jedi, if I thought otherwise.
*She had listened with astonishment herself when the young man asked if they bought him. But something clicked when he mentioned smugglers. She glanced at her master. Could he have thought the same thing? It seemed the young man was a slave and apparently there was a botched attempt at selling him to whoever these "buyers were". If they really wanted, they could probably find some leads on this illegal slaver operation. At the very least, the Jedi High Council could be notified of it and decide what to do from there.*
*She looks back at Nahte when he steps towards them. She takes a step towards him and smiles.*
Of course you may come with us. Your apology is accepted and there are no hard feelings. You have sustained some life threatening injuries at the hands of others. We understand and only wish to help.
*Lara was obviously not a fighter. She was definently geared for her chosen path as a consular. The whole time she simply wished to defuse the situation. Hopefully, now, the situation was over and done and they could bring this young man to a medical facility where he could be taken care of.*
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Post by Alexander Organa on Jan 28, 2011 20:30:35 GMT -5
*Alex gives Lara a nod of acceptance, giving her the go-ahead to agree to his request to come back with them to the ship. He needed medical attention, there was some instruments on the shuttle, but not significant amounts. He would have to be taken to a Republic Medical Facility or perhaps even to the Telos Academy... though bringing him there shortly before an evacuation didn't make much sense at all. Alex reaches out with the Force - he had been able to sense him from quite a distance. While Alex recognizes that his own powers had grown considerably while resisting Talik's control, it was surprising. He touches Nahte's mind gently with the Force, and senses it again - Force sensitivity. He had power and potential - perhaps even enough to be a Jedi one day. It was hard to tell, because so much of Nahte's energy was being channeled into preserving his life and preventing his wounds from overtaking him. Alex had never really be a 'healer' per-say himself, but he had certainly learned the techniques over time - with some proper applications he should be able to heal this man to a relatively solid state*
"I can help alleviate your pain. Make it easier for you to walk to the Shuttle - should you wish me to. I won't know how much of it I can repair until I can inspect it, however. You will have to sit down and stay still for this to work."
*Alex then thinks of a quick addendum*
"I will also need your trust - which I know is a lot to ask of you, right now. So let me begin. My name is Alexander. It's a pleasure to meet you....?"
*Alex ends with a prompt for the man to tell Lara and him his name*
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Post by Nahte Somaht on Jan 29, 2011 1:23:29 GMT -5
"Nahte. Nahte Somaht"
"I trust..."
*Before he could finish his sentence he passes out. The pain of his injuries and the energy the previous fight took finally caught up with him.*
::*Thinking to himself before he slips out of consciousness.* Help.:
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Post by Alexander Organa on Jan 29, 2011 1:53:20 GMT -5
*Alex reacts quickly as Nahte passes out, and is close enough to catch him by jumping into a kneeling position. He gently lays Nahte's body down on the stone floor and glances at Lara. He catches the briefest of sensations from Nahte. It wasn't quite a word, more like a... feeling. A request. Something that conveyed a sincere plea for aid*
"Well, that's good enough for me. If you're familiar with Force healing techniques, I could use some of your focus. If not though... it's possible to do more harm than good. The same technique used to mend can also be used to break apart - it is a very subtle difference, and one that should be approached with the utmost caution and respect."
*Alex clips his lightsaber hilt back on his belt and positions himself beside Nahte as he lays there unconscious, in a kneeling position. He hovers a hand over Nahte's chest and closes his eyes to help concentrate. He reaches out with the Force and systematically begins a slow sweep from Nahte's head to foot. He pinpoints each point of trauma throughout his body and orders them in descending order of severity. Alex wasn't a healer, so this process would be taxing for him. The sheer amount of damage that Nahte was subjected to made it unlikely that Alex would be able to heal him fully - so he would concentrate on the most life-threatening injuries first. He first focuses on the blaster wounds on Nahte's torso, he wills the Force to concentrate and mend the damaged nerves and tissue back together. He can see the wounds like cracks in transparasteel, each one with a clear rigid edge that needed to be smoothed and fused back together. It was a tedious process, and one Alex was not accustomed to - but it was working. He repeats the process several times, eventually restoring much of Nahte's previous strength. All-in-all it takes just over an hour to mend the most critical wounds*
*Alex inhales deeply as he rocks backward and slowly stands up. His lower back aching slightly, and the scar from where Exar Kun's lightsaber was plunged through his abdomen feels like a sharp shooting pain. He takes a few steps backwards and slumps down against the wall - clearly exhausted by the taxing healing process. But... Nahte should now be able to walk, talk and dance with only moderate lingering pain. Singing was yet to be determined. Unless he got stabbed or shot again, he'd make it to a medical facility just fine. Hell, he probably felt better than Alex did right now. How's that for irony? Alex takes several slow deep breaths as he recenters himself and replenishes his own health*
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Post by Lara Rhys on Jan 29, 2011 20:30:54 GMT -5
*Lara shakes her head.*
I'm sorry Master. I have no experience with the healing arts yet.
*Truth be told, Lara was really interested in learning the healing arts, but she hadn't had the necessary training. She watches as her master heals Nahte closely, trying to figure out anything she can about healing from watching him do it.*
*When he's done, Alex slumps back against a wall. She grows slightly concerned and walks over to him.*
Master? Are you alright? Does healing take that much out of a healer?
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Post by Alexander Organa on Jan 29, 2011 20:45:56 GMT -5
*Alex looks up at Lara and smiles as she comes over concerned*
"It shouldn't, no. My focus was never on healing. Myself and the Padawans of my generation were usually pressed into combat against the Sith, so I ended up focusing on the offensive and defensive Force techniques. I can do battlefield healing, quick fixes and things like that - but this longer prolonged healing is difficult for me and takes a lot out of me, especially when the patient is as bad off as this fellow here was. He should be fine now though. When we get more time, I'll gladly run you over the basics of healing. It comes in handy more often than I'd care to admit."
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Post by Lara Rhys on Jan 29, 2011 21:13:24 GMT -5
*Lara kneels beside her master.*
I see. I've always been interested in learning the healing arts. I would love to learn when you have the time to teach me.
*She looks over to Nahte, then around the room, then back to Alex.*
Should we be leaving now? What is our decision on the status of Mustafar's enclave?
*Admittedly Lara would love to explore the old Jedi ruins. But now was not a good time for that. They had to get Nahte to a medical facility soon.*
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Post by Alexander Organa on Jan 31, 2011 2:58:13 GMT -5
*Alex takes a quick glance around and stands up, feeling a little stronger after his brief rest*
"Well we still need to explore the rest of this academy. We've barely scratched the surface. I've stabilized and mended our new friend for now. He's in no immediate danger. Why don't you help him back to the ship and I'll keep looking around. Just keep your comm open."
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Post by Arligan Fett on Feb 2, 2011 15:40:35 GMT -5
*Arligan follows Cassus in, but instead of having to turn his head, he just keeps his 360 Degree field of vision setting on in his bucket, letting him see everywhere around him all at once, at the sign of his buir having just one, Arligan puts his second pistol away, he'd be more accurate with only one anyways, he follows cassus, both hands on his pistol and his eyes everywhere*
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Post by Alexander Organa on Feb 2, 2011 17:46:18 GMT -5
*Alex is about to leave the room when he suddenly stops in the doorway, mid-stride. He could feel a tremble in the Force. He latches onto it and soon senses that they are no longer alone. There were others now present in the Academy, but not Force-sensitives. Alex takes a few steps backwards and places a hand on Lara's shoulder*
"Hold up. We've got company."
*He stretches out his senses and can tell that they are coming closer. Their attention was solid, fixated on something specific - on what Alex could not determine, of course, without completely probing their minds*
"They're between the ship and us."
*Alex gets an idea. But he wanted to see what his Padawan could come up with first.*
"What are your thoughts, Lara? How could we solve this potential problem?"
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Post by Lara Rhys on Feb 4, 2011 18:10:00 GMT -5
*Lara is halted by Alex right after he asks her to take Nahte to the shuttle. She couldn't sense what he could and whoever he sensed was out of her "Force Vision" range. The only signatures she was getting was Alex's, a blue, and Nahte's, a grey. When he asks her opinion, she twirls her hair as she thinks on it.*
Hm. My first question would be if this "company" is hostile to us or not. Considering our position, caution would be best. It'd be best, if we could observe them without being spotted to know if they were friend or foe. Exposing ourselves outright gives away our position too soon if they are hostile. If we managed to observe them and from there were able to tell if they were hostile or not, we would better know hot to approach them...or to avoid them, depending on the scenerio.
*She looks back at her Master.*
But you have the most experience here. What does your better judgement tell you?
*As she waits for her Master's answer, she kneels beside Nahte.*
Wake, my friend. Your condition is stable. You will be fine.
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Post by Nahte Somaht on Feb 4, 2011 20:04:17 GMT -5
*Nahte feels the pain as he hits the ground. As he lays there he can hear the voices of the man and the girl, but they seem so far away. He heard the girls voice. It was much louder now though. Nahte's eyes snap open. He grunts and sits up.*
"My cuts? They feel fine! HA! Im not hurting at all!
*Nahte looks between the two and notices that something had them startled*
"Whats wrong?"
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Post by Alexander Organa on Feb 4, 2011 20:25:18 GMT -5
*Alex nods in thought as Lara's suggestion of observation. When she wakes Nahte and he lets out a few exclamations, Alex puts a single finger to his lips in the universal "shh" signal. He then speaks softly*
"We have some unexpected guests in the Academy. It'd be best if we keep our voices down for the time being."
*Alex nods to Lara*
"I agree that in an ideal situation we would observe and evaluate our new visitors and determine who they are before we take action. However, we have yet to run into an open space within this Academy where we could safely observe them from a distance. If we can see them, it is a high probability that they would see us as well. Neither appear to be Force sensitive, so fellow Jedi or force-forbid Sith, are out of the equation. It is likely they are either scavengers, smugglers, or perhaps even the slavers that our new friend Nahte, here, was attempting to escape from."
*Alex looks back and forth between Nahte and Lara*
"I think it would be best if we split up. Lara, you guide Nate silently back to the Shuttle. I'll see if I can distract our visitors long enough for you to make it there safely. And if they turn out to be just your average well-meaning catacombs explorers, then great. If not, I should be able to subdue them and make it back to the ship before anything bad happens."
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Post by Lara Rhys on Feb 4, 2011 20:45:59 GMT -5
*Lara sighs. Indeed, her suggestion was an ideal situation one. Though part of her wished there was a way they could do so. When he mentions slavers, she looks to Nahte. That was a possibility. By what she had guessed, Nahte only escaped the smugglers delivering Nahte to whoever bought him. So these could be the buyers trying to claim him. Lara wouldn't allow that to happen if that were so.
But Alex says to split up. She didn't really like that idea either. Especially since he was playing distraction to allow them to get safely to the shuttle. Alex was a powerful Jedi, that was true. But he wasn't invincible. She grabs his arm and looks up at him.*
Be careful, Master. You're not invincible and we don't know what's out there.
*With that, Lara walks over to Nahte.*
Come with me, and be quiet. We are not alone. We're going to make it back to the shuttle while Alex here *She points to Alex.* entertains our guests.
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Post by Alexander Organa on Feb 4, 2011 21:02:31 GMT -5
*Alex smiles as Lara expresses her concern over him*
"Hey, this isn't my first go around. I'm very well aware of my own mortality. I get reminded of it far too often. Trust me, I don't want to get into a scuffle with whoever these people are anymore than you do. Hopefully they'll just be some lost kids or something. Hope for the best possibility, be prepared for the worst. Those are words to live by. Keep your commlink open, I'll contact you. If you haven't heard from me in a half hour, I want you to take off and get to the nearest Republic world then call for help."
*Alex turns to leave the room*
"Good luck."
*He then exits, heading to where he sensed the newcommers, making sure there is a clear path back to the surface behind him*
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