Dust in the Wind

[Jeela Tillian]

Jeela took a deep breath, smelling the air of this new world, Voss, that she had never heard of before. Strange, how many planets there truly were, and how even after visiting so many, there were more she had never heard of. But such was the universe, and such was the Force that brought her here, leading her to pick one starship over another, hopping from planet to planet, unsure of the purpose for which she was being led.
She raised her hand to shield her eyes from the sunlight before stretching out for the Force, letting it dance and whirl through her, pointing her in one direction. She adjusted her hat and pack and began walking, skirting around ruins and her feet wandering towards whatever path the Force led her on.
So on she walked, and time passed as it always does, measured by the rotation of the world around the sun, and the sun's slow but measurable rotation in its star cluster, and the cluster's rotation around the galaxy. She saw none of these grander time pieces of course, but she could feel them far off beyond true comprehension. The planet rotated once, twice, and then three times, with Jeela stopping only once for a bit of sleep, wrapped up in her worn out coat and using a heavily patched pack as a pillow. Within hours though, she was up and walking again, watching as the world shifted from the dark to the light, serenely and smoothly. So unlike sentient beings.
She paused, surprised, at the structures she saw ahead. She stopped, ready to divert around, but no, the Force nudged her along, leading her to walk warily forwards, reaching out with the Force for whatever might come next.

 

[Matsu Ike]

@Jeela Tillian

Matsu observed from the sidelines while she let out a breath, her smile remained because there was plenty to be in good humor about while she straightened her kimono letting the plain white set off against the ground and she held her parasol. The blade for it hidden in the hilt and her twin fans bouncing off on the sides of her slender hips. The lightsaber she had was hidden away and her hair up in a small knot using zenji needles. Matsu moved as the geta tapped on the ground. The jedi masters smile remained but it was more a mask at times as she ensured she was flawlessly pristine. "Welcome." She spoke to the woman positioning the parasol to shield her from the sun.

 

[Jeela Tillian]

Jeela nodded respectfully as [member="Matsu Ike"] approached and gave her a polite welcome. "My thanks for such a welcome. May I ask where I am? I have been following a path set before me for some time and I do not know to where I have been led." The planet was Voss. That she knew. But why this place or where it was? She had no idea.

 

[Matsu Ike]

@Jeela Tillian

Matsu thought about what to really say and she had a small smirk on her face. "You are on the planet Voss but this is the Order of the Silver jedi. A strange title and not wholly original but more then likely a friendly place. Something that can be used to teach other in the galaxy. I am Matsu Ike one of the masters who teach and train others when I am not off with different force groups."

 

[Jeela Tillian]

Jeela gave a small, thoughtful nod p, "Thank you for your answer." She pursed her lips thoughtfully, "I do not know why the Force has led me here, except perhaps I am to join you, though I know very little of the Jedi and their teachings, since we do not spend much time studying other orders." She looked up to [member="Matsu Ike"], "What do you mean by different a Force groups?"

 

[Matsu Ike]

@Jeela Tillian

Well how to explain this best, some of the jedi didn't like that she had explored other orders and taken parts of their philosophies. It helped form her sense of morality compared to many and was why when prodded she was more practical in a war. Something few actually seemed to enjoy while wanting it. "I have studied for years with orders such as the Jal Shey, Zeison Shal, Ember of Vahl, Jenasaarai, grey paladins, prison death cults, disciples of twilight, Fallanassi and others. I go around and record information, knowledge and try to teach padawans or students to have respect for such groups."

 

[Jeela Tillian]

Jeela looked up when she mentioned Jensaarai. "You studied with my order then. I was raised and trained as a Jensaarai until recently." She frowned a little sadly, "But then I left and later was told not to return after a....disagreement." Her frown deepened at the last part, but she shrugged it off and returned to her normal calm expression, "That is a wise course you follow then, and one sorely needed in these times."

[member="Matsu Ike"]

 

[Matsu Ike]

@Jeela Tillian

Ah well that expalined maybe a few things, she couldn't be sure but Matsu did have a smile on her face while she moved about and motioned for her to follow alongside. "My path is one of many twists but I can only hope in the end I have done small things with great love instead of large things. Now for you though we will have to see the few Jensaari that I was with were very traditional. They insisted on wearing their armor nearly at all times."

 

[Jeela Tillian]

Jeela nodded, and followed alongside, "Many still do, but I left before constructing mine, and as I have been traveling incognito, it would have been a hindrance even if I had it." She wasn't even entirely sure how soon she would have constructed it if she had stayed. Tensions had been fairly high for quite a while. She wasn't sure they really trusted her. Too eager to go out in the galaxy, they said. Not content to act indirectly.

[member="Matsu Ike"]

 

[Matsu Ike]

@Jeela Tillian

The jedi master gave a nod of her head to that. She understood the feeling about not bringing much in your travels. Material possessions were not always a jedi thing but she had learned in her travels having things wasn't bad it was obsessing about it and wanting to have it at the expense of others. "That is fine, your initial training can still come in handy for learning and we can teach you much. It all depends on what you would like to learn."

 

[Jeela Tillian]

Jeela nodded again, listening, with her hands clasped behind her back. That was good, then. "I am glad for that, at least." What she wanted to learn though was harder, She had not even realized she was being led here to a group of Jedi, so she certainly hadn't been thinking of anything.

"If possible," She began, "I would want to learn to protect and care for people, not so much through fighting, but rebuilding and healing. Would that be possible here I have been doing a little of that in my travels, especially on Togoria where I met Master Heavenshield, but I would like to do it more effectively."

[member="Matsu Ike"]

 

[Matsu Ike]

@Jeela Tillian

"Well to protect without fighting is a skill few truly can master but there are ways. One of my former students had the same wish and has done pretty well in the regard so hopefully my lessons will be helpful." Matsu shrugged to that and then straightened her outfit while leading the way into a training room. "We can begin now, one of the first steps of disarming confrontation is to find the problem." The jedi master thought about it for a small moment. "Now lets say I am angry, something has happened out of sight and hearing but it has me flustered and vengeful. How would you go about stopping me from doing something rash?"

 

[Jeela Tillian]

[member="Matsu Ike"]

Jeela nodded, and stepped into the training hall after her, thinking about that question. "My first choice would be to simply step in front of you and call attention to the emotions driving your decision so you can step back until they lessen enough for rational decision making." It usually worked for most people to do that. Simply having someone call you out generally brought faulty thinking to the forefront so it could be properly dealt with. Sometimes it didn't though, which was unfortunate, but how the universe worked.

 

[Matsu Ike]

@Jeela Tillian

"That is a good way to start the process and most will stop and look at how they are acting. Most will realize their irrationality and how it harms their position but what of the rest? What would happen should I get physical and confrontational?"

 

[Jeela Tillian]

Jeela considered again, chewing on her lip, "I would continue to attempt to defuse the situation through words, but using the Force if necessary as a calming method." She didn't much like the idea, but sometimes it was necessary. She was not a fan of manipulating other's minds and emotions through the Force. It was not what she considered very ethical.


[member="Matsu Ike"]

 

[Matsu Ike]

@Jeela Tillian

"That is a good way to go about it, there is no right answer. If someone gets physical with you you'll have to subdue them gently but that might not always work. Using the force to pacify them is sometimes the only answer in situations. I don't claim it to be great but at times there will be no choice. Then sometimes you'll face people upped on gunjack and who cannot be subdued easily. Then and only then is it required to act and make sure they don't hurt anyone." Matsu gave a nod of her head speaking from experience and then putting her hands behind her back. "You are doing well so far and now we'll work on how to best avoid fights when someone engages. How good are you at dodging?"

 

[Jeela Tillian]

Jeela nodded, clasping her hands behind her back, listening. She had had a few small similar experiences before working on different humanitarian missions. Only once though. Dodging, though? "Not an expert, to put it gently. I would survive a brawl, at least."

[member="Matsu Ike"]

 

[Matsu Ike]

@Jeela Tillian

Matsu gave a nod of her head and she didn't activate her saber as needed instead preferring to stand there with her hands behind her back while she just held the parasol. "Dodging and evading is something that can help and when all else fails you should always have the option to fly away."

 

[Jeela Tillian]

Jeela nodded, "Indeed, that is the case, though I will also use my lightsaber as a last recourse. It is generally counter-productive, though, hence my reluctance to use it until all other options are exhausted." People reacted to Lightsabers in two ways: fear or awe. Neither of which were ethically usable in humanitarian situations, If words failed, she had failed.

[member="Matsu Ike"]

 

[Matsu Ike]

@Jeela Tillian

Matsu looked at the girl and gave a nod. "And that is why I carry this, a saber can be a great tool even when deactivated. This though." Matsu just held the parasol and balanced it on her hands. "Can do much for keeping people away without hurting them to much. A bruise it better then a gashed wound." With a smirk though the jedi master moved around letting herself float up into the air while she levitated. "Then of course there is simply flying away from a fight."