Private Mel's Diner

[Connel Vanagor]

"In my experience,
when you think you
understand the Force,
you realize just
how little you know"​

[COMM TRAFFIC]
LOCATION : Coruscant | OBJECTIVE : Discuss the Future | TAG (FRIENDLY) : Ryana mina

Mel’s Diner - Old Market District - Level 4

This classic diner had allegedly been around and open since the Clone Wars. The original owner is of course long deceased, but if legend holds true, the name and decor was kept out of respect for history, it was also very pet friendly so there were sentients of all types with their companions and best friends in there enjoying meals and conversing. Connel enjoyed coming here because he loved a dish that they had, called “biscuits & gravy” and it was the best.

It was also something that Buster just loved to dive into. He was in the booth right next to Connel, enjoying the view, enjoying the passersby who noticed him and just fell in love. He was more than enjoying himself and was just happy to be able to see over the table.

You love it here, don’t you?

Normally Buster would “Bark” in a response, but he was getting better with his “manners” and just wagged his tail and gave Connel kisses on the cheek, of course this got him head scratches. Mel (not the same one, obviously) had stopped by a couple of times to give Buster extra Nerf sausage, and to check and make sure everything was okay.

Everything was more than fine, they were enjoying breakfast and waiting for Ryana mina along with the Racyon Pip to come and join them. Sure, the little helion was probably going to get into some fun trouble, but the place was set up for this sort of thing, with toys and enrichment activities all over the place. Not to mention the plate of grapes already waiting for him.

They were going to sit, catch up and talk about what the future is going to hold for Ryana. She had skills, they needed to be honed, and brought into a cohesive Leku… so to speak.

 

[Ryana mina]

Tag: Connel Vanagor

Ryana was more than happy to meet connel and to see buster again pip was excited as he knew they were going to meet connel and buster he was crawling up and down her robes as she walked and got odd looks. But she was used to it as a twi'lek jedi with a racyon was an unusual sight let alone a lethan twi'lek as she walked she noticed the diner and saw connel and she could see busters head pop up occasionally as he looked around at other people. She walked up to the window and immediately got a response from buster who barked loudly as his tail and but began wiggling as she waved buster got excited ryana then walked to the door buster ran from the table to meet ryana and pip as ryana walked in and knelt down and petted buster and gave him headscratches.

Pip hopped down and began playing with buster ryana smiled she still loved to see buster and pip playing it did her heart good to see pip had friends to play with. Before she walked up to connel and sat down across from him watching pip and buster play out of the corner of her eye

 

[Connel Vanagor]

"In my experience,
when you think you
understand the Force,
you realize just
how little you know"​

[COMM TRAFFIC]
LOCATION : Coruscant | OBJECTIVE : Discuss the Future | TAG (FRIENDLY) : Ryana mina

So much for manners…

Connel couldn’t help but laugh as Buster went into his “RYANA IS HERE!” dance, a dance he only does for her and tore off across the diner. It was too cute not to, he of course enjoyed a cup of caf as he watched their reunion. Mel of course saw this too and brought her order up to the table. Connel did order, but not to be controlling or anything, he just knew what she liked to eat(and Pip had his grapes too). He of course waited to continue eating until she did.

Heyyyy. Hope you don’t mind that I ordered ahead of you.

Come on guys!

Patting the part of the seat next to him, Buster hopped right up and went back to his dish as Pip went wide-eyed at the bow of grapes and dug in, Connel took another sip of his caf. Connel smiled and shook his head. He watched Pip devour the grapes, and Buster continue to lap up his own dinner. He leaned back in his seat, content. It’s good to see you, the both of you. I’m sorry I’ve been so busy, but I am taking time off to rectify that. Not just for Pip and Buster’s benefit, but yours as well…

He had been BUSY over the most recent weeks, but had always thought about Ryana and how she was getting along. She was self-reliant and more than capable, so he wasn’t worried she needed to be looked after or anything, but that he was neglecting his duties of her growth. On top of that, her and Pip were “family”.

 

[Ryana mina]

Tag: Connel Vanagor

As the twilek sat down across from connel "hopefully this place makes better twi'lek food than the temple cafeteria" she said jokingly as she sat there as she began eating pip began eating his grapes happily ryana gave pip headscratches making the little racyon pur and chitter between grapes. When ever she got twi'lek food she had to get something special for pip as racyons couldn't eat twi'lek food very well.

Not that there was very much twi'lek based food anyway from her experience however limited that may be as she began eating it was better than the temples "trust me pips been just fine for a little mischievous furball" she said jokingly. As pip began audibly chittering in response making ryana smirked in-between bites the lethan was glad for her found family even if pip was a pain in her lekku most of the time.

"I get the feeling this is more than a catch up and being all touchy feely catch up" she said honestly sure she was being blunt but she had learned to read people during her days before becoming a jedi. It has its uses sometimes it also helped with pip most of all since he was a little shit most of the time.

 

[Connel Vanagor]

"In my experience,
when you think you
understand the Force,
you realize just
how little you know"​

[COMM TRAFFIC]
LOCATION : Coruscant | OBJECTIVE : Discuss the Future | TAG (FRIENDLY) : Ryana mina

As attentive as ever…

Connel couldn’t help but laugh at how spot on Ryana was, and was blunt right off the bat. It was who she was and one of the things he appreciated about the Twi’Lek. With her, one will always know where they stand, without question. Connel offered a headscratch to Pip, which of course drew a “look” from Buster.

You really think I’m going to forget you? Which of course was followed by ear and cheek rubs. Buster knew that Connel would never forget about him. He also knew that Connel would always love him and take care of him. Buster felt safe and secure with Connel. Of course if any part of Ryana was close enough, it would get a “kiss” from him too.

Well, first and foremost, I did want to catch up…

He took a moment to finish his bite. ... I wanted to talk to you about your future. You can’t be my Padawan forever after all. We are and will always be “family”, but it’s not fair to you to stay stagnant. You’re stronger than you think you are, you’re self-reliant and highly resourceful and that is without the Force.

He was truly proud of the sentient sitting across from him. Yes, you were once a slave, but that is so far in your past. It’s a part of you, sure, but you are so much more than that now. I want you to be able to be counted where you belong. Among Jedi Knights. You deserve to be one more than I do. This was not an attempt to make her feel uncomfortable, or fish for compliments, it was the truth. She needed to see what other sentients saw in her.

 

[Ryana mina]

Tag: Connel Vanagor

Ryana watched connel with pip and buster she smiled as she felt buster lick her leg "i love you too buster" she said as busters little head popped up over the table. The lethan twi'lek smirked "was i talking to you huh" she said as buster let out a bark ryana hovered a half piece of nerf sausage over to buster who gladly ate it and woofed which did her heart proud.

"My bad" she said as she then took a mouth full of food and began chewing as she then saw buster looking at the other sausage on her plate she took it and ate it making busters ears droop down "i gave you half of one" she said listening to connel. He was right she couldn't be a padawan forever but she felt he gave her more praise than she deserved. "Well when your raised with a force nullifing necklace basically welded around your neck your whole life you don't really have a choice and on top of that being forced to do the bidding of a hutt you don't really have a choice" she said honestly.

she didn't mean for it to get so serious but she was being honest with him as she ate another bite of her food buster lowered himself down and layed on the stool next to connel as pip finished his grapes he crawled over and layed next to buster. Which made her glad to see she had seen it a hundred times but was still glad to see that pip had atleast one friend in the galaxy. "But I am glad you think I deserve to be a jedi knight" she said honestly.

 

[Connel Vanagor]

"In my experience,
when you think you
understand the Force,
you realize just
how little you know"​

[COMM TRAFFIC]
LOCATION : Coruscant | OBJECTIVE : Discuss the Future | TAG (FRIENDLY) : Ryana mina

As Connel found his left scratching hand slowly switching between two “fat and happy hellions”, he listened to Ryana recall much of her past. At first it sounded like she was still bitter about what happened to her, to which she had every right to, Connel understood where she was coming from. She realized that she had to make the best of her situation and how that was what got her through it all.

I’m not the only one who thinks that. Wiping his hands after taking a sip of his drink, only to look down to a chittering Pip, and growling Buster. They were not growling out anger, or annoyance, they were growling because he “wasn’t finished”. No, neither one of you are spoiled… not at all.

He winked to Ryana, fully aware of the irony of that statement.

”Not gonna lie” you still have a few skills to learn, one of them being self confidence. He gave her a “glance”

... but one of the best things you could have ever done is adopt the little hellion that is purring to my scratching of his head right now. Connel smirked as he shifted over to Buster, though Pip somehow managed to shift himself so that they were both being scratched at the same time. He has taught you so much, even indirectly about what it means to be a Jedi. Just like Buster did with me. Before I rescued this little fluff ball I was a walking meatbag of insecurity. I was so afraid of doing the wrong thing and had the worst case of “Imposter Syndrome”... well you saw where it got me. He shrugged.

Taking another drink to give it a minute, and let those words hang, he went back to his point. Now give yourself some credit. That operation on Tatooine? We only got through that successfully because of you. That has nothing to do with your path, it had everything to do with your instincts. He leaned back a little and smirked. I mean, do you really I was as inept as I played myself up to be? That was a trial of your skills, your Discipline, and you blew it out of the proverbial water. I’m proud of you, and think that we need to go out on more of my ops. That took a lot for him to admit. He does not trust others out in the field easily, but Ryana is one of them. In fact, outside his father, she is the only one.