Private Lunar Mountain

[Junko Ike]

Location: Atrisian System in deep orbit of Atrisia IV

Ticca

Ao'tuin was something few of their rese4archers had well... ideas about the species was largely unknown living in the space between systems and galaxies able to survive in deep space well away from people. The best they had were accounts and reports.. the worse they had was speculation as one had wandered into the system and with some work they had managed to confine it... mostly it just didn't seem to care one way or the other and it wasn't hostile towards them or ships.... just a massive fling creature with a shell that was massive and it didn't mind they had literally made a naval academy on it with construction facilities for ships. That was where hey had developed some of the early stages for the Oniwabanshū and its connection to the force... the Uneti trees had been rescued by Jorus and were thriving on Ahch-to under the one jedi temple that is there. So a few had been given for the purposes of seeing if they could adapt onto other worlds... to prevent one single place from having the only source in case of attack.

That reseaech had developed the basis for the ship and with some of their friends who have been around the galaxy like the Aing-Tii and Senoma well a bioship was developed that could house the tree and grow it.. saplings bonding with another to become stronger and create a whole new ship. The first generation had been created the Choushin class and below it smaller saplings were developing to fill different ship roles that might be needed. THey had teams from The Agora who had come up and contacted outside support after the initial talks with Srina Talon when the CIS had come here. The Sakoku security network had CIS transponders registered so it didn't red alert them as a threat if they came into the system. The Anshin itself was there around the planet as additional work was being done throughout the system on converting Atrisia III the third planet in system into a fortress world.

The steady ebb and flow of the Choushin though while it was going through its paces and being tested out.. the new Kabaneri Class Fighters that had been developed like modified vulture droids but were well... so much more now. They swarmed around with the kyber infused ship... her Sakuma Class that flew around. The gleaming and mostly exposed within a containment shield crystal was here glowing a bright blue against the blackness of space. Her personal Makie Class Droid was attached tot he back of the seat and chirping as they flew. The fighter long and agile for something its size but then it did have one of the strongest power sources feeding into it. She was awaiting news that a small requested research team could come and help them out anything they could. She also had a little pride in wanting to show what they had made.

 

[Ticca]

Ticca could not believe her good fortune. She had just received an invitation to join the high nobility of Atrisia on a research team into a new project. Well, nobility were usually always building some new thing or another. But this time, there was something fascinating about what they were attempting to do. A synergy of force-sensitive trees and star-faring vessels becoming as one. A symbiotic entity that Ticca hadn't thought possible. 'Somehow, the universe still finds ways to surprise me despite all my medical knowledge.' Ticca mused with the slightest of smiles as she leaned backwards in her seat. Beneath her, she could feel the thrum of the deckplates as the medical shuttle she was riding in changed course into the system. It was an odd experience, travelling through space and essentially trusting oneself to the power of another or all too often automation to guide them to their location. All around her, the translucent physical shell of the walls of the ship cradled around her feeling very thin (despite how thick the durasteel actually was) shell and letting her peer into the void just beyond.

As the ship entered the system, its newly installed transponder coded its identification to the Sakoku security network so as to be identified as friendly. Simultaneously Ticca patched a transmission through to the proper authorities so as to notify them that they were arriving as scheduled. Ticca waited patiently, clutching the communicator in her hand and idly running her thumb over the back of the small disk-like device. Should the transmission be accepted, Ticca would speak into the device in her hand. "Hello. This is Ticca. I am here to assist with the growth of your garden." Ticca said, using a predetermined CIS code for the Uneti trees and their ongoing project, just in case any unsavory entities happened to be listening in on their conversation. It was unlikely, given the sheer volume of transmissions being patched in through the Atrisian relay, but caution never harmed anyone. "May you please direct me to your greenhouse?"

Junko Ike

 

[Junko Ike]

Ticca

The codes checked out and Junko rose up with a smile on her face.. well there was a lot of careful wording to ensure nothing bad could happen or get out of it. She preferred it though as the jedi master walked down the hallway and spoke. "Sending the location now." They were over one of the outer worlds... compared to the rest though it was still mostly raw resources... They were setting it up as a defensive fortress world which would serve across the Atrisian system. That they could also use it to house and protect the Choushin ships in the canyons of the world where the internal organic parts of the ship were grown before transferring them to a shipyard also helped.

She waited in the hanger for the ship to arrive and stood there.. the princess kimono gleaming while her otachi were around her. A wide grin upon her face when she could see some of the kabanari fighters on patrol in the hanger itself. She waited for the ship to arrive and was checking out the one who came from it. the CIS had a varied group of people. Srina and her... bofriend... consort.... something she was not sure of were proof of that. Still though she breathed in and then out ready for anyone. "Welcome to the first generation Choushin class." She said it standing there and she was proud of the accomplishment that they had managed to create with it and some work.

 

[Ticca]

Ticca received the reply and provided it to her shuttle's computers so that they might get underway. The thrusters turned over as the course alterations were inputted and with a slight jolt Ticca's ship was flying towards the designated spot. There was the slight beeping of the sensor displays as the warning that multiple sensor locks had honed in on the shuttle. 'I suppose they're trying to maintain caution.' Ticca mused, having been told that there was efforts to alter the planet into a fortress world. Ticca felt reasonably safe however, and maintained the course. It was only a short trip to the hangar, perhaps 30 minutes or so.

As the small shuttle landed in the shuttle with the thump of its struts, and the click of its wings folding upwards to a rest position, there was the pneumatic hiss of vapor as the bay door opened and folded out to form a short ramp. Down this ramp, stepping out of the slight mist, was Ticca accompanied by boxy droids that carried her various instruments and other luggage. As compared to Junko Ike , Ticca was dressed in non-descriptive grey robes. Indeed, they could probably be called drab and plain. She knew of the others in the hangar as their translucent, physical shells and aura forms blipped into view almost immediately on approaching the hangar. But Ticca was not paying attention to them at the moment. Her masked gaze was focused on the kabaneri fighters, and she was staring with a slight bit of awe as they patrolled. Ticca could see them. Not merely in the way she saw the translucent shells of other material ships, no, she could see their aura forms. Like a being, these ships had both a shell and an aura. They were alive.

Ticca then swept her piercing, masked gaze towards the one who had greeted her and shook off her reverie. Studying her aura and physical shell for a moment, Ticca realized that she was playing the role of medic unnecessarily again. It was instinctual for her to fuss about the condition of those around her. But it was not required here. 'Put the doctor aside for a moment, Ticca.' She mentally berated herself. Smiling, she gave the stranger before her a small curtsy. Clearly Ticca was not used to formality but was making an effort anyway. "Thank you. I am honored to be so invited. My name is Ticca."

 

[Junko Ike]

Ticca that was a different name and she gave a small glance over.. mostly to see if someone had been trying to do a cosmic jest.... but it left her mind as soon as she had thought to indulge such an idea. Junko wasn't one to linger on it and making light of someone because of a name didn't mean much.. their fashion choices... maybe but she tried to temper such a thing as she stepped forward. "Welcome to Atrisia Lady Ticca." Her voice was smooth, war and welcoming... she went for smooth silk with each word and there was the force to enhance her speech like when she was speaking with the people. A smile though played across her features... the smallest tugging at her lips wanting to come out when she stood there and looked at the rest of the hanger.

"This way." She said it and was leading the way, the exterior shell of the ship was designed like a normal ship. Mechanical and clean.. the hallways sterile almost as the Atrisian navy moved quickly and professionally. Droids keeping it clean and drones setting about with adjustments and repairs where it might be needed. The interior areas though were largely different... fused to the exterior with airlocks that opened into more a garden. The interior walls were more a membrane that pulsed with life... fleshy sacks suspended that glowed with energy and neural clusters as Junko walked. "The first generation is as much a standard as it was a prototype.. we have been learning more about how to shape and encourage the development into something highly functional."

The jedi master though was leading it and the internal hallways opened up into the arbor. The massive garden itself where the trees were grown. Suspended on anti gravity platforms that let each one be cared for that had been bonded to a captain. The saplings were growing and the time for the captains to bond with their ships were ongoing. THe central area being the massive Uneti tree that radiated the lightside of the force when she moved forward and could see some of their captains tending to them. She kept walking towards one of the gravity bridges to take them to the center. The amnoid fluid that served as nourishment glowed blue giving waterfalls around them. "This is the central three, we have been able to confirm that each generation is connected to it giving our ships a sort of hive mind."

 

[Ticca]

Ticca stood there quietly as the moment lingered, trying to discern Junko's reaction. The aura and physical shells which she could see suggested amusement with regards to her name. She hoped it was merely due to its foreignness and not as a result of the Atrisian dialect. Ticca felt a momentary relief as Junko approached and welcomed her to the planet. 'I hope I didn't blunder in my introductions.' Ticca thought privately to herself as she felt the warmth of Junko's words envelop her. The charismatic Force nudge was almost entirely unnecessary. Ticca was so enthralled by the technology of the hangar, and the ship surrounding her, that her attention was already keenly focused on everything around her. Her imagination churning in her head as she processed the fact that she was standing inside a sentient ship.

Ticca meekly started following Junko through the hallways. Almost immediately, she noted the disparity between the shell of the ship and the aura of life flowing through it. She imagined the halls as small capillaries, ferrying blood to the heart and brain of the ship. Perhaps it was because in her vision, the physical shell of the ship was translucent, and thus it felt as if Ticca was swaddled as close to the lifeblood of the ship as one could be. Her fingers trailed curiously over one wall as they walked, tracing the ship's feel and texture with an abundance of wonder. "You will have to tell me more about the manner in which you encourage their development." Ticca voiced as she stared into the arbor, where generations of these saplings were carefully nurtured.

Joining Junko on the gravity bridge, she gathered her thoughts enough to absorb that piece of information. "Interesting. Does that mean that each generation of saplings provides new information to their peers? Is this a true hivemind in that the trees all share the same experiences at once, or more akin to a repository, a shared mental space that the trees can access?" Ticca started, but then caught herself. She was rambling, and likely overwhemling Junko with an influx of questions on the very first day. Perhaps even basic questions. "Apologies, Lady Junko. I am just very excited." Still, she couldn't stop herself from asking "...Could I introduce myself to one of the saplings?"

 

[Junko Ike]

Ticca

Listenign to her as they walked the jedi princess didn't stopp but she looked around on the energy bridge. "We are not entirely certain ourselves the theory behind it is a hivemind that can share information but also establish communication throughout the ships themselves. Without having to worry about communication jamming they would be able to find each other even if one is getting attacked but we only have theories." She said it while the bridge went towards the central tree where the lifeblood of the ship the amniod flowed out and in like veins. The bluish water looked foggy and thick but it was able to move smoothly through small channels that formed water falls down into the lower areas. Small pods with saplings. "And that can be done." she said it motioning towards the larger uneti tree in the center that practically hummed with life energies as she came inside of it ad looked around.

"Communing with the tree is easy enough, it is massive and the roots go deep into the organic sections of the ship itself. There were some of the personnel milling around taking care of the tree but then they were also making sure everything ran smoothly. She clasped her hands in front of herself as she spoke. "Now there are a few things, the tree has been around Atrisians almost exclusively and we are trying to bestow upon it some ideas... one of them was to nurture it Benzaiten our taste you could say." She tried to think of a way to say it in terms of how to describe their ideals of beauty and art. The trees were in many ways beautiful and the ships so they had wanted to reflect it and if they could well nurture a sort of intelligence withint the hivemind that comes to serve the people and protect them. "We have also been trying to figure out the best way to bond and commune with them."

She said it while standing in there and in the center in a smaller chamber was one of the Sansins. The princess touching the branches of the saplings and treating it with soft singing before she looked up. Black hair and pale skin done up. High cheekbones and Junko came over near her as she bowed. "You look lovely today Kazue." She bowed and looked at the sapling. "And your companion looks strong." She said it with a grin on her face while she was walking. "THis is a visitor from the CIS, Lady Ticca." She said it and Kazue stood straight bowing though as she spoke. "Greeting and welcome to Atrisia." She said it with a bow of her head and clasped her hands in front of her as she moved forward. "We don't get many visitors."