Private Eliphas Dune and the Temple of Legume

[Lief]

Jedi and their membership badges. It was a notion so ludicrous that he couldn't help but chuckle. He'd seen the ID of Starlin Rand too back on Alderaan; just the fact that Matt brought it up himself fully silenced the remaining doubts he had.​

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"Nah, you're good," he assured him with a shake of his head, that amusement still present. "Truth be told, I guess I don't know what you guys are even really capable of."​

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Moving wires, apparently. Matt took him up on his suggestion, and after a short while the electrical circuit was completed once more. Though he had done none of the leg work, Eliphas could not help but feel rather satisfied at seeing the plan work. He beamed a smile at the Jedi. "Neat!"​

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The ticking noise was a little unnerving. He couldn't help but fret over the existence of some sort of explosive device on the other side. A concern to voice when they got to the point of opening the vault, he decided, for now they still had to figure out the mechanism.​

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His companion seemed to have the right idea about it soon enough, though. One wheel was turned in totality. He observed the similarities between it and the side without, then turned that too. Now all that stood between them was the vault door.​

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"I didn't say it at first, because I wasn't even sure we'd get that far," he stated, throwing a cautious glance toward the vault, "But are we sure the wiring didn't start some sort of countdown?" A slight pause, as he let that sink in. As if concerned that Matt couldn't hear the noise too, he quickly added to his statements. "You know, on account of that quiet ticking coming from inside..."​

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Did he want to open the vault door?​

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Yes... He would have loved to do the honours. But that one issue played at his mind and kept him from doing so. He wasn't quite ready to lose an arm to a potential blast.​

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Mathieu Brion ​

 

[Mathieu Brion]

Temple of Legume​

Location: Ossus
Notable Equipment: Jedi armour, various items
Tags: Lief

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"If it was rigged to blow, it would have done so by now." Mathieu was as relaxed as he could reasonably be expected to be considering that the two of them stood right outside of a Sith vault. Now with his backpack back on, he took a step closer to Eliphas and the large metal door.

The seed had been planted. After a brief period of silence, he let out a somewhat doubtful "Right?" as if he was looking for the navigator to agree with his assessment.

Having worked with various explosives in the past, the large Morellian went silent once more and listened to the sound. It was impossible to tell whether there was indeed a countdown timer in there or not. And if there was, he had no idea what it could be tied to. For all he knew, it could either cause a big explosion or just one of those lights designed to go out after the room had been empty for a while. Imperials did enjoy a bit of comfort, after all.

"Sith do enjoy leaving a few traps behind. At least in those really old ones." He looked to Eliphas. Reaching out to see if he was in any danger wouldn't really help all that much when he was so near a Sith vault. From what he could tell, their mere presence was dangerous in itself.

With hesitation growing within him and the healthy desire of not dying, Mathieu finally spoke rapidly "Okay, let's go" Mathieu didn't turn to leave immediately. Instead, he quickly gathered a few pebbles in a pile by the door exit - if anyone or anything stepped in it, it might be possible to spot upon their return. As the ascended up the stairs - if they ascended up the stairs - he let out a lighthearted "You you've brought a pazaak deck. Maybe Latergh won't make a fuzz about us coming here for a bit if we invite her."

 

[Lief]

At first the Jedi came across as being oh so confident, certain that all was well.​

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But then Eliphas' words began to worm their way into him. It had not been the Navigator's intention, of course, to cast doubt the man's way, and yet he had, so caution was eventually warranted of them both.​

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The query of 'right?' was met with just the slightest of bewildered shrugs. What did Eliphas know, he'd never dealt with such things before... There was just that niggling sense of doubt within his stomach, a what if that made him want to do anything besides open the vault door. It might have been ill placed, but better safe than never right?​

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He'd never forgive himself if his haste to unearth what was on the other side ended in their untimely deaths. Not least because, well, he'd be dead.​

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"I don't think it's worth it to rush," he stated with a frown, and found himself awash with relief when the other seemingly agreed with the sentiment. Out of that chamber they ventured, to where the Gamorrean awaited, toward the stairs should she not see fit to stop them in their tracks. He'd made note of Mathieu's little line of stones, which would show if anyone passed through in the meantime.​

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"We're unsure of whether there's explosives inside," he explained to the woman as they passed her by and headed on up, "Please, please, mirror our caution... We'll be back with something to pass the time, if you wish to remain."​

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No Pazaak deck, sadly, but this Temple had remained mostly untouched. What sort of looter would take something as simple as a deck of cards, or a board game? And Jedi needed to pass the time too, right?​

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"Maybe there's something in the atrium. A novacrown board, perhaps?"​

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Maybe.​

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Mathieu Brion ​

 

[Mathieu Brion]

Temple of Legume​

Location: Ossus
Notable Equipment: Jedi armour, various items
Tags: Lief

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Okay, they were leaving now. Just for a bit. In a nice and orderly emergency evacuation in case there was a bomb or something installed in the door. Sith had a tendency to install unpleasant traps at the most inconvenient locations and this could very well be one of them. Maybe they opened the vault in the wrong way? Maybe it was something else - regardless, it was ticking and neither of them appeared to be enjoying it much.

Eliphas spoke to Latergh as they passed her by in the small chamber connecting the room to the staircase. The large Gamorrean let out a wheezing series of grunts and sniffles. She pointed at the two explorers with a fat finger "You couldn't get it to open either, could you?" as if calling a bluff. Mathieu looked to the woman, surprised. She had obviously not heard the small ticking noise. Putting her hands on her hips, she scoffed "Whatever. I'll just wait here. But if you're gone when I come up, I'll be reclaiming the vault and keeping your payment."

Mathieu kept walking when he noticed that she was not following them up. Leaning on the prejudices he had formed on how the Gamorrean behaved, he imagined - roughly - why she refused to come. Fortunately, her behaviour was very similar to Mathieu's behaviour. After some initial skepticism, doubt started to fester. He supported his ally "Noone's going to be sneaking past us. The vault will be there when we return. Let's go" he waved before turning to continue up the stairs, regardless of whether she decided to stay or not. She finally gave in.

Moving a up the stairs few meters behind them she spoke "I was getting bored anyways." Mathieu glanced back awkwardly. He still had no idea what she was saying.

Seeing as none of them had brought any entertainment, Eliphas suggested going to the atrium. Mathieu shrugged "Why not?"

Latergh had an answer to that "If there was a bomb, it would've exploded already." She gestured to the staircase impatiently. Mathieu, looked to where she was indicating and once more replied to what he guessed that she said "I think we should wait for a few more minutes, at least-"

"Well, I don't" she snapped back before letting him complete the sentence.

Mathieu had no idea of what to say after not comprehending a word she said.

"Come on" she waved to Eliphas. "I'm going down there." she said before turning to descend once more

 

[Lief]

She didn't believe him.​

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Eliphas didn't necessary blame her, but at the same time he could not help but sigh in something akin to frustration. Not total frustration mind, he was actually a pretty reserved young man, more... Well, it didn't matter what. He shook his head.​

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"We have no need to lie," he stated plainly, hoping that his response to her would be enough of a translation for Matt at this point in time. To begin with she at least was willing to stay put and wait. As such Eliphas hurried up the steps after the Jedi. Didn't last long though did it? Nothing ever did. Next she made to join them up the stairs, as they searched for a board game, but even that didn't last.​

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Finally, she settled on heading back down to the vault.​

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"She's calling our bluff," he stated, raising a hand to pinch the bridge of his nose. In avoiding any direct conflict, he'd left them with quite the messy conundrum on their hands. The Gamorrean was a problem. She would remain a problem until all of this was over.​

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Whether Matt opted to head on up in search of something to pass the time, or whether he decided to follow, Eliphas hurried back down the stairs and to where the woman was now headed.​

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"Please, can't you hear the ticking?" He tried to plead with her, to make his case, to get her to avoid opening the vault door. "It's unlocked, see, you can see it's unlocked, we just want to be safe..."​

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But the Gamorrean didn't want to listen. She didn't even say anything this time, she just took her hand to the vault door and pulled it open...​

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Mathieu Brion ​

 

[Mathieu Brion]

Temple of Legume​

Location: Ossus
Notable Equipment: Jedi armour, various items
Tags: Lief

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Latergh appeared to be unswayable. What made matters worse was that Eliphas decided to join in on the insanity. Absolutely flabbergasted, the large Morellian looked down the staircase, his jaw hanging wide open as his ally hurried down. "By the stars" he whispered it to himself - maybe the Gamorrean was crazy but he had not expected his ally to go along with it.

"Nooooo, don't go down there" he said, speaking more to Eliphas than Latergh who was leading the charge - all whilst following the duo down the stairs. But it was too late - the root of the stairs had been reached and the Navigator was once more urging the woman to show some sense.

He could hear her grab hold of the wheel - presumably to pull it open. Mathieu reached Eliphas' side just as she put some force into it. They were in danger - he could feel it in his gut. He could sense it. "Take cover" he hollered, putting one armoured arm in front of his ally whilst preparing to produce a telekinetic shield with the other. Such a shield would not have been very efficient against an explosion at that range but it was the best he could muster at the time.

Before the shield went up, however, multiple horrendous squawking sounds could be heard from inside the vault. The faint ticking sound continued steadily is ever. It made it clear to the Jedi that they weren't facing a bomb. Instead, it seemed likely that the threat was something living. Latergh's mouth shot open as she let out a surprised and almost fearful squeal while taking a wild swing with her battle axe. Judging by it's constant pace, Mathieu guessed that she missed her mark.

As he removed his arm from Eliphas' front, drew his sabre and ignited the blue blade - creating a powerful light source in the rather dark sublevel - two Kirruks leapt out from the vault. They were dripping with water and had a gaunt appearance to them. Sounds of water splashing could be heard from inside the vault. The beasts were aggressive - more so than one might have expected from their species normally. Like two missiles, the Kirruks quickly toppled the large Gamorrean before biting and clawing at her. Naturally, Latergh was no pushover and did her best to keep them at a safe distance while squealing a panicked "Help! HELP! Get them off of me!!"

Mathieu rushed forth, ready to produce a slash against the two attackers when two additional Kirruks joined in behind them, eagerly looking to do to Mathieu what their mates had done to Latergh.

 

[Lief]

At first, nothing very much happened.​

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Well, there was the matter of the Jedi trying to get between him and whatever it was, trying to shield him, all of that was a bit theatrical and over the top, and Eliphas felt well and truly cared for in that instance. But otherwise..?​

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Nothing.​

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They stared for a long second, unable to believe that the Gamorrean had been correct in her assessment. And then they came from within, those rapid reptilians who pranced around on all fours and immediately set about trying to devour the poor woman who had so hastily opened the vault. Matt hurried to her rescue, only to find himself equally as accosted.​

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Eliphas was momentarily stunned, useless as he stood there and stared. Then it was like someone turned the key to set him in to motion, and he raised his blaster out from its holster and fired a few quick rounds.​

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The first missed its mark by a lot, striking the upper part of the vault door and dissipating into the thick durasteel. The second missed Mathieu by a mere inch, skimming past him and striking the wall beyond.​

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Third time was thankfully lucky. The bolt found its mark, straight in the center of one of the lizards, and Eliphas practically dropped his weapon in response to it. "Kark, kark," he rushed forward, every instinct in his body telling him not to do so, afraid that he'd killed the poor beast.​

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Nevermind the fact that his companions were still being attacked. Nevermind that at any moment one of the lizards might turn on him.​

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He was a strange boy sometimes.​

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Mathieu Brion ​

 

[Mathieu Brion]

Temple of Legume​

Location: Ossus
Notable Equipment: Jedi armour, various items
Tags: Lief

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It was fortunate that most beings in the galaxy seemed to associate lasers with danger. A preemptive horizontal swing caused the two who were bound to leap onto him to stop a few moments before it would have been too late. Mathieu took another step forth towards the two beasts that had set their eyes on him and thus moved closer to Latergh. The step was accompanied by another swing which once more forced the attackers back a little.

A blaster could be heard going off. Mathieu had - in the past - tended to operate chainguns. Their destructive power was something which had been of great value at the time - now he mostly regretted ever having used them. Regardless, the sound of blaster bolts hitting durasteel was quite familiar. He glanced back for a brief moment to see the source. Fortunately, it was his ally, Eliphas.

Perhaps 'fortunate' was a bit of a premature judgement - for just a moment later, the Navigator only narrowly missed hitting Mathieu. Hopefully, the heavy armour he wore would keep him safe in case he was eventually hit by a bolt. It was far from ideal but it would have to do.

Suddenly, one of the frenzied attackers that had its eyes set on the large Morellian let out a pained shriek as a bolt struck it. Capitalising in one of the attackers being disabled, Mathieu rushed forth and managed to hit the other one with a thrust. The nature of the four-legged creature meant that its head was at the very front of it. It was already dead before it could let out a similar shriek like the other.

Stepping over the body and the one Eliphas had hit, Mathieu quickly moved to aid Latergh.

 

[Lief]

Everything else became something of a blur as Eliphas slid to his knees beside the so-clearly-dead lizard. He stared at it, oblivious to the chaos around him, and for a moment felt as though he couldn't even breathe. He'd shot his blaster before, yes, at targets and training droids, but toward another lifeform?​

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To kill another lifeform?​

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No.​

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Never that.​

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It took him a moment to swallow back the lump in his throat. By that point in time another of the lizards flopped to the ground at his side. He sucked in a breath, exhaled it just as quickly, then repeated the process more times than he cared to count with increased rapidity. What had he done?​

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Oh Force, what had he done?​

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Mathieu Brion ​

 

[Mathieu Brion]

Temple of Legume​

Location: Ossus
Notable Equipment: Jedi armour, various items
Tags: Lief

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Although the shots had ceased raining down on them, the two remaining Kirruks were still trying to find a snack in the squealing Gamorrean. She kept trying to get them off but whenever she managed to make one of them relent, the other would double its efforts. Frenzied and gnawing at her with unnatural speed and fortitude, the two beasts appeared to be quite the challenge for the mostly disarmed sentient.

Fleshy things tended to be less of a challenge to lightsabres, however. Mathieu swung his blade towards the one closest to him, causing it to leap away. It went above its companion and hit the wall with the grace of a bantha. It gave Latergh the opening she needed. A large chunky fist smacked the one that remained on her torso, causing a pause in its intense attacks. Right after, her fist opened and she gripped the being by the neck and tossed it away as the other recovered.

Once one of the beasts were away, she continued by grabbing the other by the neck with a vice-like grip. Clumsily rolling onto a seated position, she smashed the one she held into the other. Mathieu watched, almost stunned, as Latergh proceeded to use one of them as a bat to beat up the other, causing just as much damage to both of them in the process. It was only a matter of time until they would be unrecognisable humps.

"Maybe it's time to stop" he said, feeling like the pain and suffering she caused was unwarranted.

Latergh continued beating them with the same zeal as before "That's what happens when you pick a fight with Latergh"

Mathieu's palm gently met with his face for a few moments. He wished that his translator was functioning. But it was not.

"I'm gonna end you! I hate reptiles." she continued her raged grunting at them whilst bashing away

"Latergh, I think th-"

She cut him off, apparently ignoring him completely "I'mma make mush out of you! And then the humans too!"

Mathieu let out a sigh. He could not understand her and she did not care for what he had to say. Seeing that the two beasts already looked rather dead, he decided to let it go "Fine. Bash away then." he said before turning to Eliphas. He was not just a little surprised when he saw the navigator seemingly mourn the loss of the Kirruk.

As Latergh continued her frenzied activity in the background, Mathieu tried to figure out what his ally was up to, whispering a low "By the stars..." to himself as he observed the man. When the pieces of the puzzles finally fell in place, he extinguished his sabre.

"Hey" he spoke softly before crouching down to be on the same level as Eliphas. "It is good that you have compassion for him" He offered slight smile "But don't be too hard on yourself. You did what you thought was best"

 

[Lief]

The world around him slowly began to fade back into his senses when Mathieu crouched down beside him and said his piece. Most of the initial, stinging response to his actions had waned, leaving in its place little more than numbness. How were there people out there who did this to sentient lifeforms? Who could deal such suffering to another?​

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It made him sick to think about it.​

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He tore his gaze away from the lifeless lizard, and looked instead to the Jedi; just past him, the Gamorrean woman was still making pulp out of two lizards, and he tried his best to ignore her.​

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"Did they have to die?" he asked, so quietly that the words were barely audible at all. "Couldn't we have, I don't know, done something else..?"​

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But they hadn't done something else. They'd reacted on impulse, and now four creatures were dead at their feet. His stomach was tied in knots, the contents of the vault long since forgotten. In that moment, Eliphas Dune just wanted to go home. All the way back to Empress Teta, where he could feign ignorance in the reality of the Universe. Where he'd be safe, and know no strife, and---​

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--- And know it was all a lie. Because the rose tinted glasses had been well and truly smashed. He felt fractured, and not at all like himself.​

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Mathieu Brion ​

 

[Mathieu Brion]

Temple of Legume​

Location: Ossus
Notable Equipment: Jedi armour, various items
Tags: Lief

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He truly looked crushed. It was impossible not to feel sorry for the guy as his eyes wandered up to meet Mathieu's own. No situation was ever truly black and white. There were always nuances of gray. Always things that could have been done better in hindsight. Or with more resources. Or with more training and competence.

Reflecting the mood of his friend, Mathieu replied with a somewhat solemn "Maybe" he paused for a few moments "We were in a tight spot. Latergh was becoming a chewing toy over there. And" The Jedi trailed off. He wondered how much of what he said actually offered anything of value. How much did Eliphas already know? How much was too far beyond his understanding to matter? Regardless, he proceeded "These, beasts - Kirruks, I believe - are wild by nature. And who knows how much time they had spent around these dark artefacts." he said, glancing towards the vault. A more sombre tone followed "It can be difficult to save someone from the clasps of corruption."

Looking back to Eliphas, he continued "What matters is that you've got your heart in the right place. We always have to make the best of the situations we find ourselves in." Mathieu hoped to challenge the Navigator's imagination "And what else could you have done?"

 

[Lief]

It was true, he knew. Latergh had been accosted, overwhelmed, and the beasts likely were corrupted. What could the three of them reasonably do to deal with such? Only one among them was a Jedi, and even then he seemed pretty young. Did they teach young Jedi how to remove corruption?​

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Could any Jedi remove corruption?​

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What did Eliphas know?​

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A soft sigh escaped him, and he sank his head into his hands at Mathieu's final query. What else could he have done? What else could he, Eliphas Dune, with little more than a blaster on his person, have done to prevented it? Rolled over and allowed them to chew him and his friends?​

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"I... I don't know what else we could have done" he confessed. And that was perhaps the most difficult part of it. "I wish I knew of what else I could have done, but I don't."​

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His gaze shifted back to the Gamorrean. She seemed about done with the pulp. "Is she okay?" he asked.​

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Mathieu Brion ​

 

[Mathieu Brion]

Temple of Legume​

Location: Ossus
Notable Equipment: Jedi armour, various items
Tags: Lief

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Was he buying it? Maybe. Mathieu looked to his new friend. The guy still looked rather crushed, all things considered. But he was calming down. His heads sank into his hands and his breathing seemed to slow to a more peaceful state. It was always hard to tell for sure but in Mathieu's eyes, it seemed promising.

When Eliphas spoke, Mathieu felt somewhat relieved and let out a sigh of his own. He tried to hide it the best he could and keep up the appearance that he knew what he was saying. In a way, maybe he did - for the things he said were sincere. But his confidence in their success in saying the Navigator was another matter entirely.

"We did our best" Mathieu spoke softly as he gave his mate a pat on the arm.

The two then shifted their attention to Latergh. She was still beating the two Kirruk pulps against each other. As one pulp smashed against the other, she let out a wrathful "Blasted Sithspit!" Mathieu looked as confused as ever when he glanced to Eliphas "I think she just needs time" And perhaps an anger outlet. He certainly hoped that this would suffice.

That did not appear to be the case, however. Suddenly, the woman looked up. Her furious gaze met theirs. Her jaws were clenched together and she pointed her right arm - still holding on to the remains of a Kirruk - towards them. "You! Why did you take so long?!" she snorted with an almost unimaginative anger.

The Jedi knew that something was wrong. He could feel it. She had a short fuse and violence did not appear to be far down on her list of resorts but this was worse than he had expected. Mathieu threw a glance towards the artefacts and then back at her when she continued "I called for you to help me" her arm shook for emphasis when she accused them.

The massive alien took a step closer. She her body came to the light, recent and deep scratch marks could be seen along her torso. Fortunately, her thick leathery skin had offered enough protection to prevent a serious wound but the main she must have felt was bound to be immense. Mathieu forced his gaze to leave her wound and to once more meet her eyes "You told me it was a bomb! I didn't have my axe ready for beasts." her left arm which held the other Kirrup pulp rose "Does this look like a bomb to you?!?"

She took a step closer. In the rather tight space that they found themselves in, it was hard not to feel threatened as she did. Understandable, considering her aggressive demeanour.

 

[Lief]

Whatever Matt had said was completely and utterly eclipsed by the Gamorrean who hulked toward the pair of them with fire in her eyes.​

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"Uh-oh" he whispered; uh-oh indeed. "She's... Really, really not happy..."​

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Understatement of the century right there, Eliphas. He pushed himself up of the floor, fumbling to his feet in his haste to put a few more steps between him and her. Then he realized that poor Matt was out of the loop.​

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"She's mad it took us so long to help her. Says we lied to her, that it wasn't a bomb at all."​

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Then he turned his attention to Latergh herself.​

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"We didn't know what it was going to be, we tried to warn you not to open the vault... I-- I'm sorry you got hurt, Latergh. But... It's over now, right? No explosion. And, I'm sure there's bacta somewhere. It can help with the wounds. Please, we didn't mean for this to happen. Why, uh, why don't you breathe, okay? Calm down..."​

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But she wasn't even hearing anything he said, she just kept hulking forwards and making her accusations. Shaking the poor dead remnants of the lizard.​

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Mathieu Brion ​

 

[Mathieu Brion]

Temple of Legume​

Location: Ossus
Notable Equipment: Jedi armour, various items
Tags: Lief

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'Really, really not happy'? Yep, that sure seemed to be the case. Mathieu lingered for a few moments as Eliphas drew back. It wouldn't take long, however, for Mathieu to stand back up too. There was a stark contrast between the two - uninjured - humans and Latergh. Size, demeanour, physical wellbeing and most likely mental wellbeing too.

As he stood up, the Gamorrean's eyes quickly darted towards his right hand and the lightsabre it held. Thankfully, it was not ignited and Mathieu quickly hung the weapon by his belt. The priority now had to be to ensure their safety - Latergh's included. Deescalation was probably the best route and Eliphas had already begun trying to talk the enraged woman down.

It was something which took time. It always did and the presence of the dark artefacts probably made it all that much harder. It was something Mathieu kept in mind as he kept moving backwards. Hopefully, the Navigator did too. In the best case scenario, they could draw her away from the vault and up the stairs towards the much brighter upper level.

Perhaps she agreed with what Eliphas said on an intellectual level but at the moment, she certainly didn't seem to slow down much. Although, alleviating the pain made her pause for a moment. Maybe it was something that they could continue to push for.

"He's right. Latergh, we didn't know. I promise"

It didn't help. Of course it didn't. The woman kept grunting and snorting as she moved forth towards them. It was still far beyond his understanding but it was very clear that she was still not appeased.

He kept moving backwards, further away from the artefacts "Listen to yourself, " Perhaps a laughable statement, considering his own troubles in understanding her. "How can you blame us when we urged you to not open the door"

It seemed as if anything they said to her was futile. An ever increasing amount of sunlight reached them as they went further and further away from the vault and towards the upper floor. But Latergh didn't cool down.

If pleading to her softly didn't work, perhaps an alternate route was called for. With a matter-of-factly tone, he spoke "We could've left you to die." Raged flared up in her eyes, but for once, Mathieu stopped moving and stood his ground.

"I knew it! You-...." she pointed a kirruk pulp at them but couldn't finish her sentence before the large Morellian cut her off "But we didn't"

 

[Lief]

Eliphas could do little more than act as an onlooker as Latergh stalked Matt toward a corner in the hallway. Did he dare try to release a few rounds of his blaster toward her? No... There'd been enough blood shed that day, he did not want to harm the Gamorrean. And yet what options was she leaving them? How could they possibly deal with this?​

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The woman dropped the remnants of the lizard, and reached for her great battle axe. Perhaps she knew it was only a waste of breath to try and speak with the Jedi, because now she only grunted and groaned as she hefted toward him. Each step seemed to induce more rage within her, her eyes narrowed.​

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She swung the axe toward Matt, no doubt hoping to knock a few inches off his height, releasing a bellow of a roar as she did so. Somehow Matt's words had done little to console her, and whatever effects the vault had over her seemed to wane little even as they stepped away from it.​

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"Latergh, stop, look at what you're doing," Eliphas pleaded with her, before remembering something he'd learned back at the Academy. In all the haze of the fight, he'd quite forgotten that the blaster he'd been issued had a stun feature. Did he remember how to set it? He began to fumble with the weapon, a stun round was far better than a destructive round right?​

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"He's not your enemy!"​

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His gaze shifted between weapon and Gamorrean. He hoped Matt would be okay in the meantime...​

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Mathieu Brion ​

 

[Mathieu Brion]

Temple of Legume​

Location: Ossus
Notable Equipment: Jedi armour, various items
Tags: Lief

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The hope was that Latergh would be taken aback. That she would be forced to think things through by being bluntly confronted by the truth of why she was upset: The near-death experience. Unfortunately, he had miscalculated. Something which became abundantly clear as she dropped the Kirruk remains and instead reached for her battleaxe.

His eyes went from the bottom of the long wooden shaft all up to the sharp metallic edges of its blades. The Gamorrean held it steadily, one hand a few decimetres above the other as she prepared to strike. Mathieu's palm opened as he readied to summon his lightsabre from his belt. It would be over before she would know what had happened. A single cut would be enough to sever a limb and put a definite end to the hostility. Perhaps it was brutal. Perhaps violence was too close at hand to him. But then, through battles and wars, he had learned that, sometimes, it was what was necessary.

But then he saw Eliphas.

He could only see the guy's wild hair and nervous eyes over Latergh's shoulders. The large Morellian let out half a sigh. Clearly, his newfound friend wasn't all that keen on violence and the fallout that tended to follow. His eyes then returned to Latergh. It was intimidating to look someone so massive and so furious in the eyes but then, he also remembered her more reasonable side.

The rational part of his mind knew that it was insanity. Mathieu was going to take a bit of a greater risk in the hopes of upping the chances of a greater outcome. As the woman raised her great battle axe over her head, the Jedi shot forth at an incredible speed. He quickly came in close and tackled her. His heavy armour made a hard impact against her leathery skin, causing the Gamorrean to stumble back. Still, trying to wrestle with a Gamorrean seemed like an utterly stupid idea.

 

[Lief]

Finally he set the blaster into stun mode, and raised it up...​

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... Only to find Matt engaged in an act of wrestling with the damn Gamorrean! The site was so surreal that he momentarily forgot that the blaster existed at all. He just sort of gawped as they flailed around on the dusty floor, grappling for control over one another. Latergh was the obvious pick for who would come out on top, but Matt had the Force... Not just that, but he'd been the one to engage her in this, right? Surely he knew what he was doing.​

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Right?​

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All at once, Latergh was grappling him back, putting her full weight behind the attempts, and afraid of what might happen if Matt lost his footing Eliphas swiftly acted to try and stop the whole thing dead in its tracks. Or, well, alive. That was the whole point right? Dead in her tracks would have been easy, but no. They didn't want her dead.​

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Eliphas shot off two stun rounds, aiming right for Latergh's back. Two, because we all know how shoddy his first shot usually is...​

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Mathieu Brion ​

 

[Mathieu Brion]

Temple of Legume​

Location: Ossus
Notable Equipment: Jedi armour, various items
Tags: Lief

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He should've just used the lightsabre. Mathieu was doing relatively well, all things considered - but then, 'relatively' didn't really cut it when trying to wrestle against the more absolute power of a massive Gamorrean.

Fortunately, it wouldn't have to last for long. Soon enough, Eliphas pulled the trigger. The Jedi lost track in the scuffle but at least one of the bolts hit its mark and the other one definitely didn't hit Mathieu himself. It was as good of a result as he could have expected.

When stunned, however, the only thing keeping the balance would me Mathieu. Amplifying his strength through the force, he ensured that he would - at the very least - be able to avoid having the Gamorrean landing ontop of him as she fell. He would even manage to soften her landing a little. But that was about it.

Panting heavily whilst laying on top of Latergh's massive form, he rolled away with a grunt and looked up to Eliphas. His chest rose and fell with every breath and beads of sweat were running down his forehead "Thank you" he panted,

The recovery would take a little while. Still, it would be considerably faster than it would take for Latergh to wake up. Eventually, he sat up and looked to the giant form of the stunned woman. "Those claw marks" he said before pausing. Mathieu's stamina was recovering quickly - but it was undeniable that he was still tired from the struggle. "And the bit marks. They must be painful" he glanced to Eliphas and then the open vault door "The rage she must have felt was probably amplified by whatever's in there. Or vice versa, I suppose."

It was clear that the Jedi wasn't quite sure what was what either. What he hoped was that Latergh could be saved. With that, he moved to take a kneeled position next to her "If you've got any Kolto, now's the time. I'm not very good at this"

Regardless of whether Eliphas started to prepare some or not, Mathieu would work to centre himself. He was going to try his hand at healing someone through the force. It was a technique which he had used on a few occasions in the past. Mostly in peace at the Silver Rest with Inara. This was different. Slowly but surely, a few of the minor wounds would start to fade and the skin around some of the major ones appeared to heal. Still, it was a far throw from what the Jedi healers at the temple were capable of. This really wasn't Mathieu's forte.