Private I'm absolutely not lost...

[Aayla Shan]

What was that? Had Master Ike said something? She was positive she had, but she was lost within that feeling of euphoria, smiling although she was practically drenched in the sap at this point; There was something particularly interesting about this one seed though. And she had been simply letting the vibrations of the Force pass between her, and it. Although at this point many seeds had fallen from her to the ground underneath; this one seed was stubborn. And Aayla feeling the Force reverberate through it remained unmoving, the feeling of it causing her to feel slightly numb at times, back and forth as it went.

"I think... This one... Likes me" She mumbled, with a smirk. Not touching it yet, but also remaining unmoving just in case it would fall away from her at the last minute. This seed spoke to her in cryptic messages, but undoubtedly it spoke. Showing her places on the station, other trees; images of other places connected to the station itself. If she would've heard Matsu Ike say relate it to their Kyber search as youngsters, she would've definitely grabbed the seed by now, but she was in a light trance.

Matsu Ike

 

[Matsu Ike]

Aayla Shan

The jedi master waited and she could feel it.. she had found one and moving she allowed herself to stand there for a moment as the sap was drained and went back into the tree with the excess seeds that hadn't bonded.. allowing herself to come in with a sonic scrubbed to clean herself she spoke. "Padawan Shan... are you alright." She thought about it for a moment and a little humor to try and readjust her to the moment. "WHen you were in the trance for three months we feared the worse." She said it a serious as she could but the handful of hours was easy to do... no chrono here or means to generally see the passage of time.... so make a small joke and see her reaction.

 

[Aayla Shan]

She was still feeling that euphoria when the words three months hit her. She was still feeling it so much that at first it didn't register; suddenly she would deadpan towards the other. "Did you sa- thre-... You're joking right?" Aayla, wasn't that dense though, and just pouted at Matsu Ike. "I haven't even been in here four hours... Max..." She responded, her inflated guess on how long she had been in there was an indicator of how easy that joke could've been spun somewhere serious however; as a little over an hour easily felt like it could've been five to her. With that, she carefully reached a finger, pressing very lightly on that seed and letting it sit on her index finger.

"I think me and this little one have a thing going..." She would say, smiling at it.

Matsu Ike

 

[Matsu Ike]

Aayla Shan

She gave a nod of her head to the padawan. "Yes." She didn't confirm it but she did... in many ways it was nice to see she had her thoughts intact from this as each time it was still experimental and one couldn't always know the results but... "YOu have done well and yes it is bonded to you." She offered the sonic scrubber to her so she could clean up. "I recommend a little speed with it, you don't want it hardening in your hair it is like trying to get out adhesive." If she had ever tried to do that... Matsu turned around though and was walking to get a kimono robe that looked casual. "The seed will need to stay with you for a day or two, however you wish to bond with it."

SHe knew a few ways for that. "Some talk with it or meditate... the inner sanctums are designed using the newest thing we have created to test them.. Eighth Metal... meditation aids but it can amplify ones sense and meditative abilities exponentially. So it will aid in the process when it is able to be rooted in one fo the smaller planters we can start installing it in the ship with you and go over the features that are being upgraded into it." SHe bowed leaving the kimono robe for her as well as one of the droids to aid her before starting to walk back towards the tram. "Should you require anything I will be in my chambers."

 

[Aayla Shan]

There was nothing quite like threatening a girls hair to snap them out of a reverie, Aayla shook her head once; taking the sonic scrubber and getting to work cleaning herself off. Standing here for this long, she had completely forgotten she was getting doused in tree sap. As such, the padawan followed, holding the seed tenderly in one hand the entire time; suddenly quite protective of the little thing. Once she had regained her cleanliness, and her senses; she moved to the Kimono, and glanced at the leaving Matsu.. She had never worn a Kimono before. Did she just tie it? How did Matsu tie hers. By the time she had gone to ask, the short Jedi Master had already disappeared into her quarters; luckily leaving behind a droid to assist in the donning of the Kimono.

She had to admit, it was some comfortable house-wear. Left alone with the seed, which she still had a comfortable grip on, she suddenly relinquished it slightly, turned her hand up to stare at her palm. "Am I squeezing you too tight? Oh... Oh.." Aayla held the seed in both hands; moving to the area designated by Master Ike, taking a glance about the area, and kneeling with the seed in her interlaced palms. "You're a curious little thing.,," She mumbled, indeed using the aforementioned Eighth Metal in the meditation process, feeling the noticable spike in her Force Attunement. It was difficult to not begin letting her mind wander far away from where she was; distant planets, and objects seemingly becoming so much closer; so much more surreal;

Yet, her focus should've been here. On her newest little buddy. And with that, she did what came natural to a Jedi; she maintained focus, and control. Narrowing the highly over sensitized Force energies from the space around the literal solar system, to teh space station... Breathing out, she focused again on the floor... More.... The room... Even more focused, and eventually her meditation revolved around only her, and the seed. Though she still wasn't completely certain what it was she was expected to learn from this.

Matsu Ike

 

[Matsu Ike]

@Aalya Shan

The jedi master breathed in and then out as she focused the force into her mind and body. THe circle was there and the stones gleamed making the barrier to contain it... she allowed her mind to narrow it its perceptions and focus as the voice was there... the image of something much older and stronger then she normally faced. She had enticed and mostly interested the things out of boredom maybe for a few moments.... a lifetime for her and others but for him.. her.. it whatever it was just a moment in their lives and appearing. She trained in the force with things others might not fully understand and standing there it was pale and thin but not sickly with dark hair and eyes... a facial tattoo and silver necklace.

"Do you really expect to be any better today then you have been the last two years?" She had done all she could for Aayla.. the bonding process with the seed would require her talking with it and it was like connecting to the force you could tell the basic idea but you can't make someone do it how you would they needed to reach it how it worked for them. Her body bounced in place for a moment as she was stripped down to her sarashi and a pair of pants. Hair in a tight ponytail that was tied to not get in the way and she moved quickly. No aggression, no emotion to the strike... or attempted strike even with force speed and enhanced muscles she speed was to slow.

The strikes were not hitting... the kicks passing by it as the other just moved and didn't need to fight back... they were playing and getting past some boredom to the point they were teaching the jedi master how to reach higher levels at least compared to many of the others. SHe rarely spoke with it anymore.. it didn't offer insights into the inner workings of the galaxy.. it had showed her things but it was also just something else that was here... something that existed and while almost limitless in scope and power still had rules it needed to follow it just knew how to bend its own rules after much practice.

She could be in here for days while Aalya bonded with her seedling before they would moved to the next part.

 

[Aayla Shan]

There was relative silence for a while, the seed in her palms at least was receptive; but seemed confused. It wasn't certain of its purpose. Almost giving it a childlike demeanor within the Force. She didn't say anything, or try to ask any questions however. Somehow this didn't feel like something to be rushed, or pressed. She let the seed become ever more comfortable with her, and time would pass... She meditated until the point of nearly forgetting why she was doing so. It was then the first question came like whispers through the Force.

"What's my name?"

It questioned, to which she inhaled slightly... It was surprising, but also comforting; that surprise seeming to reverberate through her, and the seed; in and between. She re-centered, maintaining her decorum before shuddering a response.

"I was hoping you would tell me..." she thought, surprised that she hadn't tried to talk, but equally surprised when the response came back snappily.

"I don't know... I don't remember anything before you found me; what am I?" It questioned, surprisingly calm for a disembodied entity.

"I don't have a good answer for that, sorry... Perhaps we can find out together though?" Aayla offered in response, not entirely sure how to console the young... Thing. Yet, she could feel it had emotion, which was strange; it took a while, but she started to realize, the fluctuations in her emotions were something it seemed to feed off of.

When scared, it followed suit, no doubt it would do the same for happiness. Admirable, and she wasn't generally an angry person... Some more time passed, nearly thirty minutes of calm meditation as the seed remained just as still in the Force as she was.

"Do you like the name Vers?"

She asked plainly, allowing a few silent moments to pass.

"I like that name... If you want to call me Vers... Do you have a name?"

"My name is Aayla... Senn-Shan, I'm a Jedi. I'm a protector of the innocent. A shield against the darkness; Nice to meet you Vers" She said, wondering if they had at least agreed on a name...

"I like your name... Its nice to meet you too..."

Matsu Ike

 

[Matsu Ike]

Aayla Shan

The jedi master moved... her body practically humming with the force and she didn't know how much time had passed. The chamber filled with the sounds of her body as it exerted more strain and energy trying to catch and be able to land a blow upon it... the thing could move and it was speaking now mostly to teach her. It didn't try and push a view of the force but after her third encounter with its father well she had become at least interesting enough.... she certainly wasn't considered boring in a sense... which might not always be a good thing. "YOu are still thinking it, I don't know how to make it happen but your mind and body are still operating together...if you want to be able to match some of the others you need to be able to move."

She was stuck at it.. she had been able to do it once or twice but being able to connect with the background of the universe and move in a way that one could do in the rift was... much harder then she had thought it would be as she continued to move and lept off of the floor... Her hands moving deftly and quickly towards the being as it still managed to dodge her but was moving around the room more and more. It was a way for her to improve and she could feel herself easing into it... more and more she was if anything getting familiar with it and the strain on the body as the time passed and she would be abel to find Aayla eventually.

 

[Aayla Shan]

How much time had passed exactly now? She wasn't entirely sure, but she found herself openly giggling with the other; for a literal seed, it had an interesting personality. Aayla chuckled off the last thing, shaking her head at Vers.

"That isn't exactly the full story, the Bryn'Adul caught me off guard... Yeah it hurt, but I knew it was going to leave a pretty gnarly scar anyway, so I just let it heal naturally; dotted some Bacta on it, and smacked some gauze on there... Like a reminder"

Aayla explained, feeling their bond rapidly grow the more she spoke to it.

"Why remember pain, Aayla?"

She thought about that, and shrugged.

"I suppose the logic is, I'm remembering what caused me to feel the pain, so I don't feel it again..."

A few beats would pass, and Vers seemed to begin vibrating in her hand.

"Could you close your eyes, Master Aayla... I've decided what I want to look like; If I'm still allowed, Master Aayla..."

She nodded, letting Vers do what it would, feeling a strange sensation; and odd little pinpricks in her hand.

"I'm ready... Don't drop me. You'll be startled."

Vers warned her, causing her breathing to increase slightly.

"Of all things... Tell me you didn't..."

She peeked, and whimpered aloud... Why? Why of all things that...

"Vers...."

"Yes Master Aayla?"

"Of literally all things, why that?"

"You are terrified of this creature, if you become comfortable with me; then you are stronger right?"

Vers said, causing Aayla to open her eyes and stare at the Wyyyschokk in her hand. She breathed in deeply, and slowly got to her feet. The creature in her hand observing her cautiously.

"Will you crush me..."

"Vers, just... Just come up..."

Vers skittered up, to which Aayla jumped lightly; causing Vers to slow slightly.

"Sorry, I'll go easy..."

With that, he continued; and Aayla just let it happen. Feeling extremely odd; but... Knowing it was Vers, it was less daunting; but there was still a miniature version of something she didn't necessarily vibe with on her shoulder.

"I'll get used to it... Thanks for trying to help me get stronger Vers..."

Aayla said, moving across the room and returning the Metals, before moving outside and towards Matsu's chambers; pressing a buttin to ring the small Jedi Master. Matsu Ike

 

[Matsu Ike]

Aayla Shan

She breathed in and out... her body ached... chest heaving as the thing seemed to be just fine and stood there.. the jedi master wanting to continue but her body was covered in sweat finally before she was thinking about it a sound came. "That would be the one who came to see you." She breathed in deeply but stood up inhaling the scent of the room and air to fill her lungs that were burning. "I'll see to her, thank you again for this regardless whether you actually seem to enjoy it." She said it and the being shrugged. "Ehhh it is something to do and every few centuries it is fun to observe and see.. to get an idea the value of your lives."

The jedi master nodded to it as it disappeared and she heard the sound as she started to go and walk over with it. "Is everything alright?" She said it with a smile on her face as she didn't often work out that hard with others. the jedi master stayed there in her sarashi and her workout pants though as more of her tattoo's were visible just below her neck and her wrists so it would fit and be concealed under the robes. Her hair she let out and the loose hair was behind her with the kyberite beads and bells within them when she let out the breath still gathering herself. "I trust the experience has been enlightening padawan Shan."

 

[Aayla Shan]

"Enlightening? Yeah, sure... That's one way to put it." She said, glancing to her shoulder; Vers making a motion to look back at her. She couldn't fully believe that Vers had chosen that avatar form of all things, but she did say it was up to them. She would further nod to Matsu.

"Yeah, its all fine... What's next?" Aayla asked, noticing Matsu then in full. Had she been training? Beyond that, Aayla was no able to see some of those tattoos, noting how extensive the Masters work was. She found it beautiful honestly, but knew better than to disrespect the other by calling attention to them, as such her eyes simply searched the others body; somewhat obviously.

Also deciding she was going to get some tattoos herself. There were certain marking upon Aayla's on neck, perhaps she would just get them more defined. She was older now, and it was her choice to mark her body as she saw fit. Matsu's own beautiful portrait of tattoos only helping to cement her own decisionl.

Matsu Ike

 

[Matsu Ike]

Aayla Shan

"Next?" She had a look on her face of something.. mostly excitement as this was one of the better parts she would be able to use. "Next we put it into the ship itself." She said it and rolled her shoulders motioning with an arm to come along. "The ships worrk should be done. THe systems and the colors that you wanted." She said it while walking through some of the labs and the different rooms. She stopped in one of the chambers and looked at the holocron grabbing some of her notes on a table to work on. She had some of the material on tomes and pages that would be useful. She held the datapad and was moving through back itno the hanger and the ship was there in the color scheme Aayla had wanted as it was suspended in a gravity field to be checked and worked on. "THey have been setting up the stealth systems, once they put the polymer on though it will be much more.... well harder to find. Our Fallenassi have infused the white current to immerse the ship for stealth purposes but it is going to be always active."

 

[Aayla Shan]

"Perma-stealth? That'll be interesting, but I guess that wont work on Sith, considering the ship radiates with the lightside?" Aayla praised her, but also posed a decent question; a ship that radiates the light side could hardly be stealth towards those that knew how to sense it. She noted the holocron, and wondered just how long Matsu had been at this. She seemed to have an infinite well of knowledge. Such a thing was worthy to be envied, though she didn't so much envy the other. She was interested to learn from her.

For now she would follow Matsu, almost forgetting that her spider friend was on her arm, learning just as she was.

"Who is that woman, Aayla?"

"She's Jedi Master Matsu Ike, She uh... Well, I guess that's a long story... I'll tell you later" Aayla admitted, moving up and picking up the little spider, not even realizing how wild that was for her to be doing until she did it. For now, she would hold Vers in them biting her in the slightest.

Matsu Ike

 

[Matsu Ike]

Aayla Shan

She gave a nod. "A mixturre, some people I have met don't use their sensory skills to feel the force or others... some do it all the time." She said it with a shrug and like anyone sometimes what is obvious gets ignored. She was still looking at the datapad while composing notes with her fingers typing but walked around the ship. "We have installed in it though a hyperspace tracking computer, it can aid you in finding others with a fairr amount of accuracy. A micro jump computer so you can jump in system if needed and our advanced drive allows you to reach point zero one hyperspeed for one fo the fastest trips in the galaxy." She tapped a finger along it. "The biggest thing though is the vanguard cannons, these are exclusive to jedi fighters and require your lightsaber to activate and unlock. It doesn't use the weapon to fire just to disable the safety systems. We have also installed the somin cannon... it is several features in one with six points of firing that rotate allowing it to fire a mixture of ion, laser and kinetic slugs to rapidly deplete shielding, ion tagging system that can allow the nano missiles to track enemy ships you marrk and finally it can when needed activate a composite bem cannon forrr handling ships much larger then your ship. To bust blockades as it strikes with the force of a turbolaser as needed."

 

[Aayla Shan]

Aayla followed along, making sure her little buddy didn't fall to the ground; thought the more she moved, the attuned to her movements he seemed to get. And she, by some pure miracle of the Force, was ignoring the fact she had a small Wyyscho on her arm. No matter, it may have been different if it was a real one.... A Frothing at the mouth murderous one. This tiny thing was her friend; and it was going to take a moment to come to terms with it, although she was already feeling comfortable with him.

As such she listened to the rundown of what the ship was capable of. Nodding as the other mentioned the bit about sensory perception. She was saying essentially that Aayla might have to rely on a potential enemy being less than thorough, it seemed like.. Then again, for the levels of speed Matsu Ike had described, and the ships ability to melt into the white current; she probably didn't have to worry too much about the tactical, or technical specifics. It was a ship that would grow with her, Aayla noted that perhaps that was the point she was overlooking.

It wasn't meant to be perfect in the now; her and Vers were meant to grow together. This ship would follow her through her entire career as a Jedi.. No doubt Vers had much to learn, as did she.

She nodded to Matsu Ike after she spoke.

"I understand, Master Ike."

She said, moving to look over the X-wing with a grin... The new colors were a lot better; a lot more her style. She was always one for darker clothes, and colors anyway. For now, she would move in that direction, letting Vers crawl on her hand, and resting him up on the wing of the ship.

"This is going to be your new home Vers..."

She said, to which the miniature spider turned, emanating little clicking sounds from its pin like appendages on the material. They wasted no time clinking along, moving to examine every part of the ship, causing Aayla to fold her arms, and step back by Matsu Ike, inadvertantly observing what it was she was doing on her datapad.

Matsu Ike

 

[Matsu Ike]

Aayla Shan

The jedi master was worrking on the next section of her holocron... namely detailing force bloodlines. The work that went into it and how the different lines had continued through the children fo the jedi an order that was hidden away on worlds far far from other orders. "Once the choushin is planted and has taken root as it were it will be largely unable to leave the ship but it will have a masterful control of it should you need to respond and have it act like a security measure from others using your ship." She said it and looked up while typing in more of the informatin that would be in the section of the holocron. "We have been working on other ways to improve it namely when we overhaul and design some of the ships... we went back and looked at a few of the models we designed and created jedi exclusive versions of them."