Private Nice to Meet Ya!

[Uki]

Nice to Meet Ya!
Coruscant, Jedi Temple
Tags: Kara Jade

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Uki could barely contain her excitement. A master? Already? She was a very social being at heart. After all, her life on Ryloth had been lived almost entirely with her herd. With all of the strange stuff that came with the big city, the young Twi'lek, though she really considered herself a Blurrg like the rest of her herd, found herself itching for the familiarity of a unit. So when she was instructed to await such a teacher in the Gardens of the Jedi Temple Uki eagerly did so.

But her mischievous nature ended up getting the best of her.

Rather than wait on the ground like a normal person, which to be frank Uki was never once even close to being normal, the young woman had scurried up the large tree that stood in the gardens, positioning herself on the sturdiest branch. If there was anything that Uki truly loved doing it was was playing pranks. It was truly the best way to make a connection. The Jedi seemed to be chill as far as she could tell, so she hardly consider the chance that her prank would be considered as anything malicious. It was fun, that's all she cared about.

So Uki waited, eagerly anticipating the perfect moment to spring into action.

 

[Kara Jade]

Kara couldn’t help but smile as she walked through the halls of the Jedi Temple. She remembered the time when she had first arrived, having just had her life get turned on its head. From just chilling at a club, to being arrested after Force pushing some moron into the opposite wall across the venue.

She had been fortunate enough that her ‘punishment’ was being put into the hands of the New Jedi Order, rather than being further incarcerated. And while Kara had been somewhat opposed to joining, it had taken her down a path she had never expected.

One where she now had her son, Cassius. And was surrounded by so many friends she had made since joining.

It was a far cry to her previous lifestyle, where she just flew around the galaxy without any real goal or objective.

And now she had them in spades, and today was the beginning of a new one. Her first Padawan.

Kara had received a message earlier that morning, of a newcomer arriving at the Temple. From what she had been told, a fellow Jedi had been on a mission on Ryloth at the time. They passed through a village that had been the recent victim of a series of pranks. Further investigation led the Jedi to discovering the source. A feral teen by the name of Uki, who seemingly lived between the two distinctive lands on the planet.

The only question is, where has she gone?

Kara stepped out into the gardens, where she had been directed too. And yet there was no sign of the young Twi’lek. Well…that was until she walked past a certain tree.

Uki​

 

[Uki]

Coruscant, Jedi Temple
Tags: Kara Jade

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Uki could finally see someone come into view, a human woman with blonde hair. She seemed to hold herself with an air of professionalism. More importantly though was the fact that she had walked right up to the tree that the teen had hidden herself within. This was almost too perfect. With a silent, almost ghost like movement of her feet to hook onto the branch, Uki leaned forward, letting the weight of her upper body swing her down.

The Twi'lek would stop just in front of Kara, a fanged smile spread across her youthful face. Her lekku considerably weighted down her head, so she couldn't maintain an upside-down position for long, but she could long enough to get in a good scare.

"Hello!"

 

[Kara Jade]

Honestly, she should’ve expected it after learning her would-be Padawan was a prankster at heart. So when a young Twi’lek suddenly came swinging down from above, the blonde Jedi did admittedly step back in surprise.

Though it was only a single step, and she didn’t exactly look scared by the sudden appearance. Kara raised an eyebrow, in a faux attempt to look unimpressed. But it quickly cracked as she grinned.

“I’ll give you points for execution, but you're lacking in style. That’s too much of a classic scare.”

Kara had grown up in an orphanage, amongst a whole rabble of other mischievous children. Not to mention the amount of pranks her old smuggling crew got up to.

It was going to take quite a bit for Uki to get a proper scare out of her.

“Nice to meet you, Uki. My name is Kara Jade.”

Uki​

 

[Uki]

Coruscant, Jedi Temple
Tags: Kara Jade

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“I’ll give you points for execution, but you're lacking in style. That’s too much of a classic scare.”

"It was sorta last minute," Uki shrugged, dropping down to the ground. "I would've had been sent here sooner. They sent me the message on the holo-doohickey I got when I arrived. Took me ages to get the blasted thing to work..."

Apparently it needed to charge. Also, she hadn't received a written message. It was a voice message, of course. She wasn't exactly an expert at reading basic, though not that she cared. The exchange did manage to rise a grin out of the girl, however. Her master was good with scares it seemed. That was just a challenged for her to work up to.

"Nice to meet ya too, Master Jade," the teen remarked with a grin, her sharp canines now very visible.

A frown quickly came though. They met, so now what?

"So... what happens now?"

 

[Kara Jade]

Kara chuckled lightly at Uki’s usage of ‘holo-doohickey’. She made a mental note to help the teenager become more familiar with technology. But the fact she was eventually able to get it working, showed she had some degree of understanding already.

Maybe scavenged some tech while living out in the Wilds?

Uki’s follow up question got Kara thinking, not knowing the answer herself. Excited as she may have been to have a Padawan, she didn’t exactly have a plan of action in mind. But then as she looked at Uki, it occurred to her that having a strict point-to-point plan wouldn’t be suitable.

And then an idea suddenly struck Kara.

“I say we get to know each other some more,” she said. The Jedi Knight motioned for Uki to follow, as she walked over to the nearby pond and sat down before it. “You lived within the Ryloth Wilds, correct? What was that like?”

Uki​