A day for learning

[Rexus Drath]

Rexus had been having a few rough weeks ever since his late wife [member="sabrina"] Kotass had died, he was now a single father who had to do his best to raise their daughter in a world without her. So Rex just had to what he could, and honestly despite the money they were left it didn't help, sure he could get Emily anything she wanted in the galaxy but that just didn't fill the void where his wife used to be.

Hell he couldn't even stay inside the house, he couldn't see her face on the walls and the shelf in the form of pictures, he saw enough of her whenever he closed his eyes. So what was the best thing to do to not only get Emily on the right path and get out of the house? Travel, travel to different places where she would learn the ways of the Jedi and light. Rex very much wanted his daughter to grow up better than he did.

He had grown up during the final days of the clone wars and purge of the Jedi, imperialism was what he knew growing up on Manaan, and through serving the empire he had done things he wasn't proud of. But those were all things he wanted to make up for, and if he could raise this child to be a better person than he was then it was mission accomplished. So the best place to do that was the Jedi temple on Ossus.

With his old panther class shuttle dipping down the man parked the shuttle on one of the landing pads and pulled the ramp down from the ship.

"What are we doing here dad?" Emily asked rather annoyed after a long flight.

"We're doing what mom would of wanted, as much as I dread it we are going to..." Rex said with a pause as he lowered himself down to look eye to eye with the six year old.

"The library!" The man said trying to shock the child with excitement.

The little girl stood there with an unimpressed look on her face with a straight line set between her face her arms were crossed.

"Really?" She asked in a dry sarcastic voice.

"I know, it sucks." Rex said as he hung his head.

The little girl frowned a bit then hugged her father with a pat on his back to comfort him.

"If it's what mommy wanted. Let's go." the girl said sweetly.

Rex smiled back and lifted up his daughter into his arms, the girl squeaked in surprise and Rex kissed her cheek and laughed a bit. The man then proceeded to carry his daughter up the steps of the temple and into the library of his fellow Jedi before he set his child down.

"Stay where I can see you, Daddy has to do a little reading myself." the child nodded back and started to skip off to see what the library had to offer.

[member="Jen"] (I forgot the Alts name)

 

[Senji Selah]

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Ossus. The Jedi Academy.​

Today, the library was empty and as silent as ever. Well, almost empty. A figure cladded in dark robes sat by one of the many research tables within the grand library of the Jedi Academy. The fluorescent blue lights from the holographic images in front of him lighting up tomes stacked by research table along with the silvery mask that covered his face.

It was a notable feature to his appearance. It covered the entirety of the front of his face with the exception from the holes for his eyes, nostrils and the slits by his mouth. The mask seemed cold, its gaze menacing. However, a certain elegant aspect of beauty persisted, as it was decorated with symbols and curves where the cheekbones and nose would be. A sigh escaped from the man’s mouth as he decided to close one of the many tomes he had been reading in, the sound muffled by the ever-present mask.


Recently, Senji had returned to Ossus after a prolonged expedition that had lead him through numerous Republic star systems and dangerously close to worlds governed by The One Sith. He was exhausted from the endeavors’ that had only turned out to give him more loose ends. More nothing. For hours after his return, he had searched and investigated almost every inch the expansive library had to offer. Yet, he was unable to find any undiscovered hints to the whereabouts of the lost Jedi ship: The Sanctuary.

Tired from the onerous task, he leant back in the chair he was sitting in, closing his eyes behind the durasteel mask of his, as he let the deep silence of the library sink in.

Nevertheless, it seemed that his planned pause from librarian duties and his own research was interrupted as he heard steps from two people who entered the library. The steps resounded through the corridors of seemingly endless blue glowing bookshelves that contained various digital information in form of recordings and documents one could access through the HoloComputers that were scattered throughout the library. Slowly, Senji raised himself from his chair by one of such computers, listening carefully to the steps of the two individuals who had entered.

Being able to distinguish a force signature from the pair, Senji took little concern to them entering and instead left his studies and walked towards the librarian information desk to presume his duties. Just incase the two had any questions to ask.

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[Rexus Drath]

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Once inside Rexus and his little girl Emily eyed the Jedi archives and it all looked so very boring, while Rex was the type of person to sit back and watch a smashball game with a piña colada in one hand and his wife's shoulder in the other he very well couldn't do that anymore. And there was a reason why he was here in regards to his wife, but he'd get to that in a moment.

"Dad I don't like this place." The little six year old said as she took her father's hand.

"I know little trouble maker, I just need to read up on a few things and we'll go." Rex said then he and his daughter walked up to the informational desk.

There was a man standing there, well at least Rex thought he was a man, couldn't really tell under the creepy mask. But as weird as it was it seemed like the person was there to help and Rex really didn't want to question the man's fashion choice. Hell he didn't really look like a Jedi either what with his slacks, button up shirt, navy blue coat and straw hat that he now held in his free hand.

"Hi I'm Master Rexus Drath of the Jedi Order, this is my daughter Emily. Emily say hi." The girl said nothing and only hid behind her father's leg, afraid of the man's mask.

"One moment." Rex said as he turned around and crouched to once again have an eye to eye with his baby.

"How about you go to the meditation seats over there and play your game station. I'll be over in a bit to get you ok?" The little girl nodded and then walked over to the seats behind the front desk.

"Right where we?" Rex said as he turned back around to face the creepy guy with the mask.

"Could you help me find any information you guys might have on force ghosts? I know it might sound strange but anything you have would be appreciated." Rex asked the clerk with a friendly smile.

 

[Senji Selah]

So it seemed that the two who entered were of very different age. The first conclusion Senji came to was that it was Padawan and Master; however, such otherwise logical thoughts were quickly doubted as soon as the man spoke, making it clear that the girl was his daughter.

As Senji inspected the man with his eyes he couldn’t help but think the man looked almost odd compared to most other Jedi that fared the temple grounds, his appearance carefree in a way that was almost opposite to the uptight personnel of the Jedi Order. However, a certain authority still shined from the man and to be frank, Senji was not one to judge. He himself was not exactly the typical Jedi either. Nevertheless, it was a new face in the crowd and even though little enthusiasm could be seen on Senji’s face, he was always interested in meeting new people within The Order.

As the man who had introduced himself as Master Rexus Drath turned to talk with his daughter, Senji’s gaze changed very little, his mask expressionless as his right hand went to adjust the curved lightsaber hilt that was attached to the large leather belt by his waist. Merely a reflex, but one that many times had unnerved people.

“Hmm… How curious.” Senji said in response to Rex’s question, his own voice formal and deep. “Force ghosts you say? I think we might have some information on that. Please follow me, Master Drath.”

Senji started to walk down the aisles of bookshelves, expecting Rexus Drath to keep with the pace, his knee tall leather boots moving fast. Senji himself was after all quite big, standing 1.85 meters tall and being of a broad physique. Certainly, he was not only a library dweller. Stopping after having passed through various corridors of the blue glowing bookshelves, they finally reached their destination. “There should be a couple of historical documents detailing the legends regarding the few instances such things have been rumored.” Senji said, continuing: “I have to inquire though, out of pure curiosity of course. Why are you looking into such subjects?”

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[Rexus Drath]

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"Righto." Rexus said as he followed behind the librarian.

The man wasn't eager to sit down and start reading about force ghosts and how his late wife might relate to them, honestly he didn't like thinking about it. Because when you thought about it, it made the situation real, and when the situation was real you had to do something about it. You had to make a choice, and when that moment hit Rex he decided to do something about it.

So here he was following some creepy dude in a mask down pathways of shinning blue archives hoping to learn anything he could to find his wife again, in this world or another. Most people would tell him his grief was playing tricks on him but he wouldn't allow himself to believe that, he just couldn't. He loved her and always had, so letting go was hard to say the least.

However when they stopped the librarian showed what they had and while it wasn't exactly what Rex would of liked to of seen, it would have to work. But when the man asked the question on why he was looking for information on this particular subject he decided to do the Jedi thing and not lie. Because lies only lead down the path of deceit and that was just another journey to the dark side of the force. Letting out a tired little sigh he grabbed a few of the datacrons and took them gently in his arms.

"They found my wife's body in her office, they aren't sure what the cause of death was and we just recently buried her." Rex said with a pause.

"But I still feel her, I still feel her through the force and her presence. She's alive, or she's a ghost, I don't know. But I've never been so sure of something in my life, I sense her life force and I just need some way to find her or explain it." Rex said to the faceless padawan.

"Maybe I'm just crazy though." He said with another sigh.

 

[Senji Selah]

Once he had found the appropriate datacrons and they had been grabbed by Rexus, Senji turned to face the Master, folding his hands on his back in a formal manner as Master Drath explained his situation, intending to reply once he was finished. “The force surrounds and binds our universe together. The bond you had with your wife must have been a strong one.” Senji stated, a thoughtful expression hidden behind the durasteel mask of his.

“I doubt that your sanity have been broken, should you however feel on the verge of breaking, you should contact the healers of the temple. They’re experienced folk and have undoubtedly handled situations such as your own…” He went silent for a bit, before finally speaking, a vulnerability suddenly heard in his otherwise solid voice:

“I experienced something a kin to this myself. The force bond I shared with my father have been present ever since I learned to use the force. He however turned out to be alive. I am certain I would know if he disappeared from this plane of existence…”