The Bold and the Beautiful

[Darth Athora]

"Well, that is a shame. I do hope she passed peacefully." Jala grinned as she began plucking her gloves off her hands. "Y'see, this suit isn't full body. These gloves are just for fashion." She then laid her gloves in her lap. "Better?" she asked, smiling.

"I've doubts about nearly everyone as soon as I meet them. I am flattered that you see me as a person you can pass your teachings onto. Truly, I am. You seem..trustworthy. Like, I feel you won't lead me astray and turn me into some Jedi peacekeeper or a Sith animal. You won't, right?"

[member="Vitor Imperieuse"]

 

[Onrai]

[member="Jala Rekab"]

"Through a series of unfortunate events, I've seen both sides of the Force coin, so to speak. I've seen both light and dark - and I assure you, you won't be experiencing only a single parallel." He watched as she removed the gloves, giving her a soft smile. "I've always prided myself on being an individual people can trust. I don't like funny business. Now... I want you to focus, with all the power at your disposal, on your hands. Hold them away from your body. Focus on chilling them. Chill them down to such a temperature that even you feel the cold. But keep them held out. I want to make sure this works out."

If it did, it would be the first baby step to her ascension as master of frost.

 

[Darth Athora]

"Excellent. Glad to know there's other people out there that aren't so single-minded."

Jala looked towards her hands as she held her arms out straight with her palms flat and facing upwards. "Well here goes nothing.." She closed her eyes and focused on her hands alone. Jala's father was a scientist in life. From him, Jala learned many things. One of those things would be beneficial to her now. She knew that if molecules were to be slowed down to a certain speed, it would bring a chill to the air, causing freezing. So, she focused on controlling the molecules in the air around her hands as best she could. IT was difficult as she was only a novice in using the Force, however.

[member="Vitor Imperieuse"]

 

[Onrai]

[member="Jala Rekab"]

"Single-mindedness is why the galaxy is in shambles." He grimaced, turning away in frustration rarely seen by the businessman. As he watched, slowly the palms of her hands seemed to grow white - but it wasn't her flesh that had changed color. Small mist-like vapor seemed to accrete on her palm, slowly becoming a thin crust of ice. "You remind me a lot like something I can never have." he remained cryptic before continuing to watch. "Good job, Jala. Good job."

She was performing quite well.

 

[Darth Athora]

Jala suddenly stopped what she was doing. Her hands fell into her lap and she groaned. "Chit. That took a lot of focusing. Whew." She seeemed somewhat out of breath from it. "Thank you. It was better than nothing. What's next?" She seemed eager to continue on with her training.

[member="Vitor Imperieuse"]

 

[Onrai]

[member="Jala Rekab"]

"Well... I suppose that depends." He shrugged. "We could either do some more training, or we could get you more situated here. I believe you still have things elsewhere you would need to bring here - or am I wrong?" Truthfully, he was unsure, hence why he chose to ask. "If not, then I suppose we can best proceed on with regards to more training."

She was quite an enjoyable student, after all.

 

[Darth Athora]

"Well, my ship is nearby. All my necessities are in there." Jala stood up swiftly and placed the book onto the chair she was previously sitting on. "I saw kark that and let's continue training. I wish to learn more." She had a very eager smile upon her first. In truth, this was the first person she could truly call a teacher. All the rest simply left Jala on her own to learn new abilities and techniques.

[member="Vitor Imperieuse"]

 

[Onrai]

[member="Jala Rekab"]

"Good to know. I suppose we can just move that stuff over here in due time." He smiled. "What specifically more do you wish to learn? There are a myriad of things I suppose I can teach you, though this of course depends on what you want to know. We could start with the more generalized basics, I suppose. Your choice." He stepped up, raising an eyebrow. "You also... have inspired me."

With that, he stepped over to a console built into the wall, sending a message to Emeritus Industries - a message sent to their labs regarding the potential creation of a new substance.

 

[Darth Athora]

"Have I? Well, I am flattered." She smiled softly. "Ummm, let's see. Well I was had a jensaarai master who taught me the art of ballistakineses so no need to be taught that. Perhaps, simple force abilities? Y'know like the basic chit."

[member="Vitor Imperieuse"]

 

[Onrai]

He nodded, taking a look at the Enso before nodding. "Alright, let's go and head outside. I have an idea as to how we can best test this particular power." Once the both of them were outside, he turned to her, standing sturdily as he slowly raised a hand towards her. "Alright... Now, I want you to focus with your hand. Focus on shoving me away. I will push back at you after each opportunity, so we can proceed onwards with increasing your resilience."

He also pondered what would happen if her suit ended up breaking down during battle - such could be catastrophic.

[member="Jala Rekab"]

 

[Darth Athora]

"Very well." She walked rather casually. Her arms rested at her sides and her head straight as she followed behind Vitor. "You sure about this?" she asked. She had no idea what he was thinking or what he had planned, but she had faith in him. So she did as he asked. She raised her hands up, straightening her arms out at him with her palms open towards him. She focused as best she could to use the Force to give Vitor a push away from her.

[member="Vitor Imperieuse"]

 

[Onrai]

[member="Jala Rekab"]

He felt a knockback, taking a single step back as he nodded. "Good, you know how to focus it. That's still not good enough, though - I need you to put more force into the push. Like this." He brought his own hand out, aimed towards her, and gave her a push in concert, one a bit stronger than what she had sent him, but nowhere near as powerful as he could go.

"Try again."

 

[Darth Athora]

Jala grunted as she felt the Force pushing her slightly. She nodded to him and tried again. She held her hands out at him and focused once more. She would close her eyes in order to strengthen her focus.

[member="Vitor Imperieuse"]

 

[Onrai]

This time he felt the blow more - it shoved back firmly against him, trying to force him back. He stumbled backwards a ways before regaining his composure - she was growing better at this simple technique already. "Alright, here we go again."

This time he unleashed a good deal of force - likely enough to knock her down, though he wasn't sure how tolerant she was compared to him.

[member="Jala Rekab"]

 

[Darth Athora]

Jala reeled back a few feet. The force of the push was rather hard, but she kept herself together. She looked up at him and nodded. This time, she put as much as she could into the push. All the power she could muster into one blow. She let out a soft grunt as she pushed him back.

[member="Vitor Imperieuse"]

 

[Onrai]

A strain crossed his face as he tumbled back a ways - twice, to be precise, before returning to his standing position. "Very good, Jala! I'm quite impressed by how you've managed to use the power." He brought his arms up, focusing. "Now let's see if you can take as good as you give." With that, he focused his own energy into a push aimed directly towards Jala - perhaps this would prove to be interesting.

Perhaps indeed.

[member="Jala Rekab"]

 

[Darth Athora]

Jala was indeed pushed back. She fell right off her feet and hit the ground hard. "Damn." she grunted. Jala pushed herself up and brushed the dirt off of her backside. "That wasn't so bad, I suppose. But, what is this teaching me, Vitor?" she asked.

[member="Vitor Imperieuse"]

 

[Onrai]

"Note how you were incapacitated. In a battle of life and death, a mere fraction of a second may be the difference between victory and death. This is one of simplest means of using the Force that I can showcase to you. Being able to disrupt your opponent's chain of thought with a simple action that burns through so little of your stamina can be what you need to do that." He nodded, smiling as he pondered over what to do next. "Another power you can utilize is what is known as Force Pull."

He reached out for a rock, slowly bringing it to his hand as he cautiously grasped it before chucking the rock out a good thirty meters, barely visible amongst the grass. "Now... Try and pull that rock to your hand."

[member="Jala Rekab"]

 

[Darth Athora]

"Very well then." she reached out her hand and the rock and concentrated on pulling it to her grip. She could see the rock wobble a bit before it moved towards her a few feet. "Well, that's progress for ya." She continued trying, pulling the rock closer and closer, but the damn thing never left the ground. She was almost frustrated by this, but managed to keep her cool.

[member="Vitor Imperieuse"]

 

[Onrai]

"You can do it... I believe in you." He smiled before a ding rang out back in his house. "That's the response I was waiting for. If you'll excuse me for a bit..." He stepped towards his house, moving towards te terminal before doing a 180 and looking at Jala. "We have a package to be expecting very soon from Emeritus Industries. It's something for you, ironically enough."

After all, who better to test the liquid than a cryogenetic woman?

[member="Jala Rekab"]