These Things Just Happen

[Beowoof]

My enemy... That was one way to set the scene, she supposed.

While Taci had become familiar with a decent-sized hand of Force utilities, she had never seen anyone launch into the air like Knight Truden had. It seemed an immaculate feat, and the tyrian lingered below for several moments with a crooked eyebrow, wondering how that was possible. She had learned to sprint and dash like a skittery little bug, but to defy gravity like the Jedi had just done seemed quite daunting.

Maybe the key was to think of it in the same way she had learned to move horizontally. Bending her knees and tensing her calves, the learner coiled for a leap and fired away. Her arms clambered at the air as she bounded for the ledge, and it seemed that as she progressed, a little more could be pushed out of the energy with a little focus--something that was not actually there, but she could feel it propel her upward. But even as Taci came to a new height, her fingers only grasped at the ledge. After a few seconds of hanging by as firm a grip as she could muster, the twi'lek had to resign to fatigue and dropped back to the alley street below, the fringes of her shoes clapping as they flopped around upon landing.

"I'm not sure I'm big enough to quite make it all the way," she surmised, looking back up at her teacher.

 

[Kana Truden]

“No, no, no!” Kana shook her head. “The perp is getting up, you must hurry before he gets away.”

Kana waggled back and forth as her legs dangled back and forth like a pair of pendulums. Her eyes set on [member="Tacitanya"] . She had to think of a way to explain it. To defy gravity and launch oneself through the air. What was it Corvus had said?

“You must trust in the force. Believe that you can do it.” The waggling stopped, the dangling of legs did not. “Let the force in and use it to thrust yourself through the air. Think of it like a force push. Except coming from your feet and able to launch you into the air.”

“Oh and don’t forget to believe in the landing as well. Let the force soften it or you’re eligible for a faceplant. I should know, trust me.”

 

[Beowoof]

Now, that explanation seemed to make more sense. Had Taci obtained a great deal of experience in this 'pushing' with the Force? Not really, no. But it was a lot clearer to her now, and she could already envision making the leap without trouble.

Bowing her legs again, the twi'lek now focused more on coiling energy inside her body rather than winding up her hamstrings and calves. It was a strange thing to fathom, but it really was the way it felt. How long could she contain it and allow it to build up? Or could she at all? No matter. Knight Truden was bidding her hurry, and she did not want to disappoint. "Coming."

And just like that, she released the rush from within her spine and propelled upwards, higher than before. She had made it, and she gasped in elation at the peak of her ascent. Of course, the Jedi had told her to be careful of her landing, and that was quite a thing to get used to. Her boots made hard contact with the surface and her body twirled about, requiring Taci to rescue herself by performing a disfigured version of a somersault. "Made it!" she breathed, looking up from her position on her back.

 

[Kana Truden]

The somersault had Kana smiling. That was her preferred method of landing as well. The fact that Kana always had a hard time believing in the landing remained a secret for now. Tacitanya got back on her feet and being the good teacher there was little Kana could do but smile and nod.

“Good job, the perp is now yours to be arrested.” She stood up. “Now, keep what I said in mind. A steady push from the ground mixed with the belief that your fall won’t kill you should be enough for now.”

Kana readied herself mentally and jumped down from the ledge. With no faith in the landing, as usual, she hit the ground softly yet still rolled into a somersault of her own. Still, she had become an expert at somersaulting at this point and she quickly pushed herself off the ground. With luck [member="Tacitanya"] would think of it as something that was supposed to happen.

If not… Well, a good laugh is always good.

“So since you’re no stranger to the ‘sensing aspects’ of the force, and I very much still want to give you at least a bit more experience in the different areas of it. Do you have any questions I can answer about the force or did your mentor tell you that as well?”