Home to Rest [Open]

[Aida Aquila]

How the winds had changed.

A presence approached Silver Rest, a woman with an aura so radiant that she almost seemed to glow. Her tall form was clad in gray robes, her light hair swept up and away from her face. A calm smile grew on her face as she stood outside, merely taking in the sight of the temple and the snow-capped mountains in the background. The Wroshyr trees were even more impressive in person. From where she stood, she felt the life that grew here, that thrived. The flora and fauna could only be outdone by the Jedi, Rangers, and others that called this temple home.

How this place had called to her from afar, and now... she answered.

The traveler would be unfamiliar here, unknown to most. It had been her way for so long, simply to roam where the force took her. It felt strange to set foot here, to think of it as home. Drawing a breath, she closed her eyes for just another moment. Slung on her shoulder was a simple canvas bag, and in cradled in the crook of her arm was a potted plant, with a very curious aura of its own.

She had brought a gift, it was only polite.

A sapling Uneti tree, force sensitive. It was potted, for now, but would someday outgrow it's pottery home – and it would need to be planted in the ground to grow. What better place was there? Such trees adorned other remarkable temples, she hoped that it would do well here at Silver Rest.

Her other hand was full, too. The woman's slender hand was hooked around the handle of a heavy bottomed cooking pot. She never went anywhere without it...

 

[Sko'saht]

The clanking of droids emerging from the undergrowth disturbed the peaceful scene. Two large IX-6 Combat and Security droids emerged from the treeline to her rear while another two advanced from either side. Broadcasting a high frequency piercing whistle which was only cut off when they got to withing a hundred feet. All of them kept their cannons pointed in the direction of the intruder while a holographic projector broadcasted an image in front of her.

A large Verpine wearing Mandalorian armor gestured in her direction with a see through blue hand. "Congratulations on being the first to test out the defenses of the temple. Throw you bag, lightsaber, and any other weapons you may have to your left and come out into the clearing. Once there please lay flat on the ground with both hands held up high behind your back pointed at the sky. Failure to comply in the next five seconds will result in your death."

Meanwhile in a control center buried beneath the security center Sko looked over the body of an IX-6 droid as it was getting upgraded. Various Verpine techs worked around him installing wiring to connect the various display paneling and wires within this room. Slayn & Korpil had decided to do a jedi the favor of increasing the security on some of their worlds out of pocket, this was not without benefit to themselves of course. Jedi paid well and would need spare parts and possibly more training once the initial batch went through the operation and repair of the IX-6 models along with possibly securing them more contracts.

Sko was surprised when his helmet's visor suddenly lit up with the hundreds of images being broadcasted to his compound eyes that were quickly transformed into one solid image within his brain. A woman in robes was standing at the edge of sector four with a bag and what seemed to be a plant of some description. This could be trouble.

 

[Wu Yeoh-Mei]

Well that was certainly one way to respond to someone coming.. though given the amount of attacks or problems directed at the rest... she didn't really blame it. THankfully the smart ones used the chevrons that the jedi artisan's had developed to alert droids specifically of their well identification... Wu had hers and was in the small garden working with some of the children making food. Oranges that had been hollowed out then filled with milk and coco powder. It made orange flavored chocolate within and you could scoop it out. The jin jedi just looked at the droids and one of the nanny droids remained close to them. A small grin on her face as it went into defensive mode, the four arms revealing weapons from ion paddle beamer to a rocket launcher and heavy sonic blaster. It was made to protect fromarmored mandalorians to dark jedi. "Well that escalated quickly."

 

[Ravenfire]

Tom was looking after the gardens as he always did whenever he was at the rest. It wasn’t long after he finished a flower for a youngling who wanted one that he felt a rather strong light sided presence. He looked around seeing a woman approaching.

As he began walking towards the woman feeling the presence of her plant as well which was a curiousity to him as he had felt very few trees like it with most beginning to form their own body like apperishions. Before he could get to her however several droids appeared amazingly none of his but he knew genesis would only respond to his or [member="Rachel Taff"] commands anyway.

Passing [member="Wu Yeoh-Mei"] as she pulled her nanny into defensive mode. He sighed “Stand it down why must you all jump the gun on everything feel her force presence I can dunno why you don’t.” He continued walking till he was behind the droids.

“Whoever is controlling the droids stand down now before I have either my AI hack them or I break them if it doesn’t work. Lightsiders and netruals are allowed onto the silver rest no matter what background they are from even if they have a bag. Stand down.” He would then step through them to the woman bowing to her.

“I may not know you but I would like to apologise for the negative response you have received some of the members have become more jumpy since we have had an sith biological attack on the rest.” He would smile making sure to stand between [member="Aida Aquila"] and [member="Sko'saht"] droids.

 

[Wu Yeoh-Mei]

Wu looked at the jedi walking by and spoke. "The nanny droids are programmed to protect children when there is adanger... a handful of droids apearing armed constitutes possible danger." She motioned towards the Nanny droid and it remained there not paying attention to the woman or others, Wu mostly cared little. "Besides we have been attacked by jedi before, there is literally a sith spell called false lightside aura that was used to infiltrate the New Jedi order with the GA so the sith could destroy them, we've had our own jedi who served the light attack and try to destroy our sources of knowledge. Having a lightside aura means little that is why the Silver Jedi made a comprehensive database after the Omega and Mirror incidents to prevent situations like this." She went back to cooking with a few of the children who were looking around but she directed them back to the cooking they were doing. "Do not worry younglings, let us see what else we might want to do.. I think we can make some sweet cream."

 

[Josh Dragovalor]

"Weapons down. Now."

A male voice boomed through the area, calm yet firm and commanding at the same time. Curious about the presence of an unfamiliar presence and deciding to investigate for himself, the Master of the Order would step out and immediately look toward the cameras where he knew they were being placed, rotating his gaze between the [member="Sko'saht"] manned camera and [member="Wu Yeoh-Mei"] .

"Tell them to stand down, and report to my office in an hour for inspection and a course on proper procedure. That is an order."

The Master's gaze toward the camera face carried no emotion, but there was a piercing aspect to it that made it clear he was not taking no for an answer. Josh understood the need for added security after the recent attack, but the way that this had been conducted was absolutely unacceptable and not in line at all with how the Silver Jedi Order did things. He would be handling this, and handling this quickly. During a time where everybody was on-edge, Josh knew that keeping on top of things and preventing incidents was all the more important for him to do now. Not just for the morale of the Silver Jedi's members, but to keep the reputation they had forged for themselves and ensure their present alliances remained.

With that in mind, he would step forward toward [member="Tom Taff"] and the newcomer, giving a respectful half-bow toward the two before turning first to face Taff.

"Thank you" He spoke softly. "You got here before I did, I don't know what would have happened if you weren't here."

His attention turned to the newcomer then, and he would once again bow his head.

"It is as my associate said, I can't even begin to state how sorry we are for how things were conducted. I'll ensure this is handled, you have my word."

So this was the one with the unfamiliar presence. Josh examined her a moment before speaking again.

"I'm Josh DragonsFlame, Master of the Silver Jedi Order. It's a pleasure to meet you" He greeted warmly as he would hold out a hand to shake, smiling in that same warming fashion. "And yourself?"

[member="Aida Aquila"]

 

[Aida Aquila]

My, my...

The thought drifted away. Aida merely stood as the temple's security droids appeared, her countenance pleasant, but otherwise inscrutable. Blue eyes took in the scene, it told her a story – and it was rather sad one.

Is this what the Order had become?

The Order had been through many trials of darkness, but the strength of the light did not give in. Protection was paramount, this she understood. But, when did the Order send droids to greet their guests this way? How things had changed...

Aida made no attempt to provoke the droids, though they were really of little concern to the Jedi master. Only when a young man appeared, did she move in the slightest, canting her head to the side gently. Her calm smile had never wavered, and the corners of her lips tugged upwards further as he gave an apology and an explanation as to the jumpy nature of the security.

“Thank you, but you need not apologize for your fellows.” Aida returned the bow given by [member="Tom Taff"]. As for the dark-haired woman that passed by, blue eyes had cut to the side briefly, but that was all.

With mild interest, she watched as a tall man approached. He had the definite air of authority, the unmistakable gait of someone in charge. Aida greeted him with a small, polite nod as he gave his introduction, and apologies, too.

“Quite a warm welcome, Master DragonsFlame,” She said, the faintest hint of humor in her gaze. “My name is Aida Aquila – Jedi Master and traveler.” Aida set her cooking pot down by her feet, they could see that it was empty. The potted sapling was soon set down next to it. And she slid the bag from her shoulder, holding the canvas satchel out.

“And would you like to see what is inside? I think you'll find an interesting array of cooking ingredients.” Her brows arched. “As for a saber, I do not carry one.” She added, still smiling.

[member="Josh DragonsFlame"]

 

[Wu Yeoh-Mei]

Wu looked as another white knight approached. It was interesting and rather.... funny to see the amount of smoke. Wu turned to the children and snickered. "Lets go inside children, I will continue the cooking lessons for you in the kitchen." She rose up and looked at the Nanny droid that was following and rounding the children up. "Though we might head for Karroshiuri less crowded." THe small Jin jedi held out her hands as two of the children grabbed them and started to walk with almost a skip. "Buddy system children and we're off towards the runabouts."

 

[Sko'saht]

The IX-6 droids had paused during this engagement. Failure to engage by the jedi in the area and the lack of alarm meant their programming prevented them from firing without stun engaged. A few seconds later before their cannons could cycle to lower power they received orders to wave off and resume normal patrol duties. Stomping off the droids resumed searching for threats.

Sko had been eyeing all this through the camera feed as he made his way out of the room towards where this was occurring with a hand resting on his pistol. Unknown people in the Jedi temple rarely turned out well and here was one who'd tripped the new roving droid security. Entering the turbolift he barked out "Surface" in common. A moment later when Dragonflame came over the cam the Verpine eyed him. Well this was going to be interesting, he'd make his way to the office and have a systems check be done on all the security systems that were being installed.

 

[Kiran Arlos]

Meditation, first thing Kiran tended to do when he started the day. It helped clear his mind and focus on the bigger picture in his lfie. The Jedi and the present things in his life. He took a deep breath as he noted several things around him that made him smile. The grass, that moved slowly with the small wind that blew, Nature and its inhabitants, animals moving in the distance.

Kiran giggled a bit as he opened his eyes and glanced around for a moment. He stood up and walked forward a little bit taking a look over the balcony and he rested his hands on the rail. Kiran glanced around just taking in the sights even though he had seen them before. It was always nice to be out here and checking things out. It wasn't until he noticed a woman appearing out of the woods. He have never seen her before, and the young Jedi couldn't help but continue to look on. While Kiran's sense were not that attuned, he could feel a bright aura about her. And it slightly entranced the young jedi. It was quite a sight to see her as she made her way from the woods. "Wow...." Kiran smiled, which was something that he couldn't help but do.

However that was slightly ruined by the arrival of the security protocol droids or whatever they were and Kiran's face of amazement turned to shock. "What is going on?!" Kiran exclaimed as he started to make his way down there. He was too busy to be looking down instead of where he was going, because right when he turned his head forward he ran right into the small branch of a tree and he hit ground right on his back.

"Owwww......." Kiran muttered as he made a small face, trying to shy way from the pain of it. His hand rose right to the spot where he hit and he rubbed his gently. "Kark...." Kiran was finally able to sit up, slowly. He had headache, and the spot where he was hit kept pulsing with pain. The Jedi finally got to his feet and slowly made his way down to the commotion, unaware that everything would be getting settled before he got there.



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