Relics of the Empire - Sakura

[Kelsie Sylvan]

Kelsie had never been to Sakura before.

She wasn't much of a pink person, really. She could act like one but at her core the bright colour was just... odd, to her. But there she stood on the fallen pink petals, staring at the massive metal doors tightly shut in front of her. Towering at over forty feet tall, she felt... small. Just a little girl looking for her past.

The authorities had heard something groaning inside, but no one had been able to open the doors. If Kelsie remembered correctly, they most definitely wouldn't have been able to contain what was inside. But she could try.

She didn't have to be there. She didn't need to look any more than she already had. But there she was, her breathing stuttered as she fit her black ball cap on her head. She adjusted her belt and bandoleer, each weapon shifting smoothly with it. Rifle, pistols, knives, grenades, her Mk 45 protective vest, an armorweave body glove, a pair of slim gauntlets, and some simple nerf boots. It felt like the old days, when was still employed. Except now she was alone. A small sigh escaped her lips, and she bowed her head in thought and sort of prayer for her friends.

A few seconds later she looked back at the door, moving forward to begin trying to find a way in.

[member="Matsu Ike"]

 

[Matsu Ike]

[member="Kelsie Sylvan"]

The search of Pillio had led to a few things... the observatories were something few really got to see or understand. They had ben lost or destroyed as far as people knew but it was not entirely certain... but Pillio and even Jakku had ben vital in finding maps, finding location and information. It was a network with each one and revealed the locations as the jedi master had arrived on the planet itself. Her kimono was form fitted with her lightsaber on her hip when the jedi master was walking. Black hair oiled with the crystal bells within that radiated the force energies before she moved. Her geta going over the mud ad vegetation before she saw sections of the abandoned villages. It was for the elite and rich of Atrisia and they weren't much for traveling nowadays.

 

[Kelsie Sylvan]

Kelsie was being rather oblivious to her surroundings, her senses stretched in front of her as she searched for a way through the towering doors. They were imposing, a thick grey durasteel slab blocking her way. Just another obstacle, she thought. She checked her gear once more, taking stock of her gear. A plasma cutter might've been useful... so would a lightsaber. If only hers worked. She'd put off rebuilding it lately; she knew it'd end up biting her later, but there was no stopping now.

As she glanced around the front once more she noticed a pair of control panels. One was just to her left, but it seemed to be entirely destroyed. The other... well, she couldn't quite tell, it was hidden behind a small outcrop about thirty feet up. She paused, taking a deep breath as she felt the Force... but it wasn't quite with her. She frowned, shook her head, then headed over to the rough stone wall beside the massive doors, beginning her climb up to the control panel.

[member="Matsu Ike"]

 

[Matsu Ike]

[member="Kelsie Sylvan"]

The jedi master came to what she was looking for as the force information echoed towards her. THe jedi master looked up as she turned her head. "Hello." She said it where they were moving on the ground and she could feel things moving within... she could feel a number of things including the entry mechanisms of the doors. THey were not made normal, they were something that was used to guide as the doors started to open the doors. A grinding sound could be heard but the jedi master was on guard in case she needed it from a fight but the jedi master breathed out easily as the observatory doors opened to show a longer hallway. If it was anything like Pillio or Jakku then there would be a shaft that went towards the core of the world filled with rooms and equipmet that had been stockpiled or other things.

 

[Kelsie Sylvan]

Kelsie had been so focused on her work that she only just caught the greeting of the Jedi below her. She turned, looking down at the woman. Wearing a kimono to an old Imperial Facility? That wasn't exactly dungeon crawl garb. Not something she saw every day. "Um, hi... who are you?" She finished up her work on the door's control board and put away her slicing tools, fitting them neatly into a pouch on her belt, before she began to descend the rock wall beside the door.

The massive durasteel slabs began to screech as they scratched the floor, sliding open slowly. By the time Kelsie was on the ground, they were only partly open, and she moved to stand beside the Jedi Master. Get focused, she thought. She had no idea what was going to be down there, but she knew it'd probably be worth it. She looked over at the Jedi once more and realized her Force sensing was all over the place. She couldn't quite focus on the woman's presence, and she couldn't quite sense at all... it was like being blind. She frowned, then turned her attention back to the entrance once more, shifting her rifle into her hands from her back.

[member="Matsu Ike"]

 

[Matsu Ike]

[member="Kelsie Sylvan"]

"I am master Ike." She said it and was looking at the doors while she was opening them and looking towards them. A glow rod appearing in her hand from her field kit and she didn't need to produce her lightsaber. For the moment, energy radiated off of her as she held the glow rod and tilted her head. "I came following the observatory networks, most of these have been lost and the cache of information or artifacts inside." She said it but wasn't upset to see someone else coming around with her... company was great to see someone else having an interest. "Most of the ones that have been uncovered have stores leading to sections of the planets core lined with things... some weapons, some artifacts, some facilities."

 

[Kelsie Sylvan]

"...Jedi Master?" Kelsie raised an eyebrow, but kept her eyes on the doors as they were finally fully open. She started to step forward, stopping just under the entrance, before deciding to switch out her rifle for her Enforcer slugthrower pistol and a handheld scanner. She could've worn her armor and had those scanners integrated into her helmet, but she'd found it a little cumbersome. She'd been operating in casual clothes for a while now, so she was just going to stick with the handheld scanner.

She listened to the Jedi as she advanced, holding the scanner out in front of her as she stepped carefully along. "Yeah yeah, I know all about that. So why are you here?" She didn't really want to piss off her apparent companion in this little venture, but hanging out with a Jedi wasn't something she found fun. She'd rather handle this on her own anyways.

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[Matsu Ike]

[member="Kelsie Sylvan"]

"Because I work to recover history and if there is artifacts sealed in vaults then a chance to recover them is important." She said it and was walking into the hallway as her glow rod came up illuminating the walls and some of the doors. There wasn't much as she went to one of the consoles to look in case there was some form of power they could use. Restoring it might take work but some of these used geothermal backups to keep it going over the years in case there were important things. "Though some of these places can be dangerous or for holding people and things..... Being able to travel around and talk with someone can make it slightly better instead of being alone in a massive facility."

 

[Kelsie Sylvan]

The hall was dark and quiet, their voices echoing down as they spoke. Kelsie wasn't really here to talk, though, much less with a Jedi. "Yeah, okay then..." She wondered if she could legally inherit these massive vaults. Heir to an Empire, wouldn't that be something.

Kelsie's scanner wasn't picking up anything as she turned to face a nearby door, holstering the scanner to quickly force it open, disturbing the dust that had been settling there for centuries. It was an odd, almost nostalgic feeling as she stepped through. A simple guard station, a few control consoles about. There was, in fact, a little power, just enough running to open the door, but it seemed the mechanism for opening it from the inside had been destroyed long ago. Made her wonder why.

"So you're some kind of historian-Jedi, huh? What's that like?"

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[Matsu Ike]

[member="Kelsie Sylvan"]

"Quite fun." She said it with a grin on her face while she was moving into one fo the rooms and she was checking it out. Her scanner set up to trace the power sources and look for an access. "I get a chance to learn from different cultures, see amazing sights and in some cases." She said the last while prying a panel off of the wall and tapping the chevron pad in to get a better display of the power levels that she could manipulate letting electric judgement crackle in her fingers. Pale purple arcs going off to charge for a moment and give enough power to know what she needed to work with. "Hmmm I should be able to get some power restored." She was looking at the small sleg power cell and they were designed to handle strain for larger jobs like this as she tapped it in and got some lights.

 

[Kelsie Sylvan]

"Huh."

Kelsie was mildly impressed as the lights came on, and she stepped back out into the main hall to look out. The grey durasteel was a little brighter with the lights, and the massive, vaulted-ceiling hall continued for a few hundred meters. Seemed like the entire place had been excavated.

Feeling a little safer she put away her scanner and pistol, moving back to the centre of the hall and starting to walk down, slowly at first to stay with this Jedi friend of hers. "Nice job... so what were the other ones like? These... observatories, and all."

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[Matsu Ike]

[member="Kelsie Sylvan"]

"SMall on the surface, hidden and out fo the way but the deeper you went the more intricate it became. With charts mapping the unknown regions, storehouses marked across the galaxy. Infiormation about ships and some of the older plans for the contingency." She shrugged, it was a massive structure and there was different ones for different purposes. From clone soldiers that were experimental, to prisons for things, to simply store houses that were massive for personal wealth. All of it was meant to be used by the remnants of the empire who would become the new empire in a new galaxy... following the contingency.

 

[Kelsie Sylvan]

"Mm." She knew her stuff. Kelsie never had the opportunity to go to these observatories often, only heard about them. Had many of their locations memorized or stored on an encrypted chip someplace safe. She was trusted by the Empire then. How disappointing to have failed.

The two continued to walk along, and Kelsie wondered what exactly she would find here. From what she could remember, the place was a storage for experimental tech and weapons development, as well as an information storehouse. First order of business would be to find information on what happened to the rest of the Vanguard, as well as locations of other storehouses. Loot anything of use or real value afterwards. She looked at Ike once more, wondering why she was really here. She didn't quite trust the Jedi. Then again, she didn't trust anyone at the moment. "So... I don't know too much about the Jedi. What's it like? Do you serve the Silver Jedi?"

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[Matsu Ike]

[member="Kelsie Sylvan"]

Stopping for a moment as she opened one fo the rooms and went in the jedi master grinned. "I serve them as much as I serve the force. Any of the orders can be a welcoming thing for those who are touched by the force." She smirked to herself though touching some of the datadiscs and bringing them up to the chevron as it started to open and read some of them. THe hardlight holograph display detailing in in front of her as she waslked around the room. SHe was checking out some more of the data. "But that is just what the jedi are normally, in times like these there is so much more that can end up going into a jedi. It is not always so simple to answer."

 

[Kelsie Sylvan]

Kelsie paused and thought about the Jedi Master's words. She gave a slight nod. Respect and the Force for the Force's sake was something she could get behind. "Interesting... what do they offer, the Jedi?" Made her wonder a little about the changes over the years, she'd have to do more research.

The young woman followed along. She glanced around the room. Data discs? No, this wasn't important to her. She knew there'd be a primary computer and storage somewhere, where she could download and search for what she needed. She stepped out of the room once more and continued walking down the now well-lit massive hall, finger scratching the side of her Enforcer slugthrower. She really wished she could sense anything here. Especially that Jedi master. It'd make her feel more at ease, in an odd sense.

An uneasy feeling began to rise up in her stomach, though, as she thought she heard something echoing from further down, perhaps from one of the rooms nearby but she couldn't quite tell. It was like a groan or roar, something odd. She didn't like it one bit.

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[Matsu Ike]

[member="Kelsie Sylvan"]

A curious question. "It depends on what you are wanting from it. THe jedi can offer a community for a few, it can offer a family for some, it can train force users or allow those who want to find peace search for it." SHe shrugged, there was a whole lot that the jedi could offer to different people. THe older you were when coming into the order could change a great many things. SHe though continued to move and reached out with her senses to find the center of the observatory. SHe knew Sakura was older then some, Atrisia had turned it into something of a resort world for the royal family and richest on the planet. She stopped for a moment lookng at some of the lifts heading down as she started it up and pired the doors open to check. It was far down but there was other ways down if they needed to use them. "It the end with the order it is what you bring itno it that can determine your reality, if you come and want to be unhappy or anxious then your experience will be different then if you come wanting to embrace the jedi code and outlook."