First Reply Ways of Thinking

[Miira]

Ways of Thinking
Tag(s): @Any Jedi Knight/Master
Objective(s): Study
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Miira was a busy-body today. She had already spent the morning doing a few training sessions with the younglings and now, for the last few hours, she had been running about the archives studying up on all sorts of topics. Back home they had only so much knowledge and or access to it, most of what she had been taught was just a slice of the Jedi Code.

For years since arriving at the Jedi Order, she had been studying up on the way the Jedi of today operated. Much to her own dismay, they were a far different organization than the one she was taught about. Indeed the Jedi she was trained by were religious followers of the Code, living by it as literally as it gets. Most Jedi she was surrounded by now, however, had far more progressive views on how the order should run. In fact she believed the order was directly disobeying the ancient tenants laid down by their ancestors.

Regardless she believed the Jedi, despite not going about to correctly on her mind, were needed to stop the stem of chaos that was the Sith. She wouldn’t let her own personal beliefs, extreme as they were, stop her from continuing down her Jedi path.

Admittedly, although she had hoped that others would slowly change their minds to fit her views and ultimately change the order from within, deep down she also wanted kinship among her fellow Jedi. Regardless of views they all followed the Will of the Force and that meant working together no matter what.

Still as she roamed the archives she hoped someone or anyone would come along and hopefully a new friendship could form, or at the very least engage in friendly debate over views of the order. For now, though, she was alone in her studies, as she usually was.​

 

[Elias Edo]

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Tags: Miira
Location: Jedi Temple

It was Elias' first time back to the Jedi temple since the Dark Empire's attack, and thanks to the rest of the New Jedi Order, it was already looking like some parts had not been damaged in the assault. A true testament to the resilience of their order and the beings who made it. Elias smiled, if a bit sadly, as he stepped through the halls leading to the archives. During the invasion effort, he'd come straight here on a mission to collect and safeguard as much of the Jedi's critical data as he could; one such item being a holocron detailing a list of many Force-sensitive children throughout the Mid-Rim. He'd brought it with him back to the enclave on Bogano after fleeing the temple, but now that the dust had settled and his duties as the Jedi Council's Quartermaster were taking him far from Coruscant for the time being, he felt it right to return the precious holocron to the archives.

Elias crossed the massive chamber that constituted the Jedi archives at a comfortable pace, impressed with how well this portion of the temple held up under siege. He never encountered direct confrontation from the Dark Jedi or Imperial forces here, but he was also in and out before the bulk of the enemy had swarmed the Alliance capital. What came after him, he shuddered to imagine, but it appeared this place had suffered minimally. Elias placed the holocron on a countertop between himself and one of the librarians, who smiled brightly as she collected it. The two exchanged brief words, remarking on the temple and the efforts to restore it. Elias bid her farewell and turned to leave, but he noticed a lone Jedi immersed in her studies.

"It's a lovely place to find solace," Elias said softly to avoid startling her. Miira was among only a few Jedi who were enjoying the quiet. The rest of them were seeing to duties relating to the war or were part of the reconstruction efforts. It was nice to see someone pause and take in the grandeur of the Jedi's knowledge well. "I'm Master Edo. Elias, if you would though. I'm the uh..." he trailed off, still finding it strange to offer titles now that he was a member of the Council. "-I'm the Quartermaster of the order. I don't believe we've met before. Would you mind if I joined you?" It would be quite alright for her to decline, as he had his own business to attend to offworld, but a shared moment of peace would be much welcome -along with a new friend- if she wanted the company.

 

[Miira]

Miira wasn’t startled by the Master; after all besides her force senses being more attuned than most, thanks to her Miraluka heritage, her hearing was of course far better as well. Turning in his direction she smiled. “Hello Master,” she greeted with a respectful bow and her usual soft spoken tone. She hadn’t conversed with many masters, at least not as nearly as many knights, let alone one of such standing within the order.

She smiled and motioned for him to join at one of the many long tables found within the great library’s hall. “Quartermaster?” she asked inquisitively, “What does that job entail?” She was both curious and cautious. Of course she wanted to change things. She wanted to see the religious order of old return to this temple. Though she knew in this age things had changed, and change was always a slow process.

She smiled and let out a relaxing sigh. She truthfully was glad someone had approached her. Regardless how the conversation unfolded, it felt good to talk with another Jedi. Had she not been socially awkward herself she likely would’ve asked a fellow Knight or perhaps a Master to join her in her studies.

Thankfully, today a Master approached her.
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Elias Edo

 

[Elias Edo]

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Tags: Miira
Location: Jedi Temple

Elias had rehearsed the official description of his new role dozens of times since it was bestowed upon him on Prosperity, but for all that work, he still spoke from his heart to answer Miira’s question. “Being Quartermaster is 80% inventory,” he said with a chuckle as he eased into a seat at the table. “We have many satellite enclaves and temples scattered around Alliance space, and even some outside of it.” His own settlement on Bogano came to mind. “Few of them are as well equipped as we’d like them to be considering the possibility of attack or infiltration that grows more rapidly by the day. I visit these places to see what they need and how they can better prepare themselves for such an event, Force-forbid it ever happen.”

Some in the order felt it was unnecessary paranoia on part of the Council. A waste of Elias’ time and efforts, to force equipment and supplies onto the more holistic Jedi enclaves who’d never pledged themselves to war in the first place. But if Elias had learned anything, it was that evil does not discriminate between the mighty Jedi fortress and the forest moon of pacifists. “The Sith will make no efforts to spare underprepared, non-combatant enclaves from their path,” he said, his thoughts transferring to words.

“We must all be ready for whatever may come.” Elias paused for a moment, realized that perhaps he’d been too heavy on the doom-and-gloom of war and invasion. And perhaps his fear of a pacifist temple being crushed was a self-inserted fear of what could happen to his enclave on Bogano, where already a portion of the Jedi were refugees from the unprovoked Sith assault on Dagobah just a few months ago. “Forgive my bleakness,” Elias said. “My role speaks greatly to me, and I take it quite personally to ensure that all our allies are safe.” He swallowed, acutely aware now that he’d like to change the subject. Elias glanced to Miira’s study materials and smiled.

“What are you studying this evening?” he asked kindly. A Knight who found time to enjoy the archives for more than studying battle techniques was a rarity. Such an underutilized space in the temple, the library.