( may event log )

[hownkai]

Who: Everyone
When: May 1st and on
Where: The Moira + Amissis-Re
What: The crew finds themselves visiting the very barren planet of Amissis-Re.
Warnings:None, but please label your content!

E V E N T L O G

far from nowhere "the trees rustle in the evening when we stand uneasy before our own thoughts." With the events of Del Pascia behind the Moira, things are only now beginning to settle—and not very well. Through the combined efforts of some of the crew, D-E-L and her permanent residents were incinerated into the dust of space. While it’s not the most peaceful end, it is one, and not many are going to be thinking back on how nice Del Pascia’s facilities were for quite some time. Repairing what they could of the ship’s interior and putting as much distance between the Moira and the prison as possible, those aboard are informed by Navigation that they are approaching another planet. This means, of course, the potential for better supplies, as some things are beginning to dwindle, and the Captains elect to dock so long as the crew follows protocol. WELCOME TO AMISSIS-RE Amissis-Re is an unregistered planet with no documented histories or signs of life. The Moira’s Navigation crew have scanned the planet for any usable resources and have discovered a faint signal emitting from beneath the surface of Amissi-Re. Using the transporters and any other crafts located in the Cargo Bay, the crew are able to travel to the source of the signal. Upon arriving in its exact location, they’ll find a small series of lakes that lead to a tower-like structure that appears to be in use. Crew must cross a poorly assembled bridge system that sways and dips when weight is applied to it in order to gain access to the entrance. Once there, a woman comes out to greet them and explains, excitedly, that she is so very happy that they have come to Amissis-Re. Everyone can go home. Their host insists that she has done the impossible and has somewhat fixed the Ingress that’s been built on Amissis-Re a long time ago, and what’s more, she can send crew home for short bursts of time. Upon following this woman inside, crew will find that the planet is not, in fact, barren at all. Diving deep into the underbelly of Amissis-Re, it’s like an eternal factory of machines, and while vast, for whatever reason, it also seems incredibly welcoming... ☄ LEAP OF FAITH ( 05.01 and on ) The barren planet of Amissis-Re is devoid of vegetation and organic life except for a lone woman, and the planet itself is an intricate honeycomb of machines that go for miles below the surface. Yet, that seems insignificant and unimportant in comparison to the news that the crew has just received. After Thán has looked at the Ingress, he tells the crew that he cannot say for certain that it is properly functioning, but Emiri native, Ben Link, will volunteer to test it out. An elevator takes crew down to a glass platform that overlooks an inverted Ingress portal. In order to return home, the Moirans will have to take a leap of faith and jump in. Ben, in order to show his commitment to the crew and willingness to help get them home, takes that jump with Captain Thán seconds behind him. Jumping feels like dropping through wind; lights swirl, it’s warm, and a soft buzzing encompasses you as you fall. You don’t feel the landing. One moment you’re falling, and the next, you’re in a new world. A few hours pass before a similar elevator rises from below and to the left of the Ingress, stopping beside the platform. Ben and Thán step out unharmed. It works, and everyone can temporarily go home. Will you jump? ☄ COMBINE THE EXTREMES ( 05.01 and on ) The woman that greeted the crew and led them to the platform will allow anyone that wants to go home the opportunity to go. There’s only one catch: it’s not permanent. She’s worked for years to fix the Ingress so that she can return to her own home but hasn’t been able to make the trip an everlasting one. Everyone always comes back. Always. They go for a few hours, at first, but that amount of time increases with each visit. The one guideline, she says, is that you can’t go alone. Each trip requires a partner, or it becomes too much for the mind to bear. These rules are simple: the world takes shape depending on who jumps first, but if crew go hand-in-hand and leap at the same time, the worlds combine. This new world will be populated with people that existed in both and may appear to be a jarring combination of both worlds. It may seem unusual, but if the woman is asked, she’ll explain that the combined world does exist as there are more universes than can be imagined. The Ingress tries to take the person to their own home, their original home, but when jumping together, it finds the closest possible match and deposits them there instead. From that point on, you can travel the world together or split up, but remember, this world is a living, functioning world. It doesn’t matter if it’s the home of one crew member or a combination. You meet other people. You can get hurt. You influence and are influenced by others. Be cautious, and enjoy your visit “home”. ☄ LINGER ON ( 05.05 and on ) The more times the Amissis-Re Ingress is visited, the more it seems that your trips last longer and the experience becomes even more vivid. More real and harder to distinguish from the current reality that you know. It’s difficult to explain why, but you get the feeling that maybe if you went without the aid of the host, that perhaps you’d be able to stay. Forever. It takes some subterfuge, but in time, you see your chance: she’s nowhere in sight, and you take it. The world you are in now is completely your own, whether another crew member accompanied you or not. The people you know are there, everything around you is exactly as you remember. A few hours pass, and you don’t feel that familiar tug, that invisible hook at the base of your spine that signals that your visit is over. Even more time goes by, and you’re still in that world, your home. When the first day has passed, you begin to question if you’ll ever go back, or if life on the Moira was all a dream. The person with you won’t be able to convince you otherwise, and they’ll start to feel less real, a stranger that you used to know. There’s only one way to go back to the Moira. Someone from the other side has to come in and retrieve you both. Once in, contact with a third will jump-start a link through the Ingress, and it will pull all crew back to the platform. ( ooc; For questions, go here. Please comment to activity check to receive new ranks (if applicable)! )

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[imahologram]

[Leia holsters her blaster with a shaking hand and takes a deep breath. She's rattled enough that she'd like to shrug Luke's hand off, but she tolerates it for his sake.] I'm fine. [A low voice, one she hopes Yoda can't hear.]

How you send people into caves like that and expect them not to be a little annoyed is beyond me. [That's said over her shoulder, and this time, it is for Yoda's pointy ears.]

[t65]

[Luke knows that tone of voice well enough. He withdraws his hand. Luke just cringes and waits for Yoda's answer.]

People, hmm, no. But a Jedi? [He nods, and points to Leia.] Master their emotions, a Jedi must. Hide them, they do not.

[imahologram]

I'm not hiding anything.

[She's turned to face Yoda entirely now, looking up at him with barely concealed (whoops) impatience.]

Do you start all your students out with...whatever that was? Or did I just get lucky?

[t65]

Too old I am to believe lies, Leia Skywalker.

[He gets down from his branch, and begins walking toward them. Luke, for his part, has no idea what to do. Oddly, it reminds him of Han and Leia on Hoth, and the knowledge that his presence was required, but not, actually, his input.]

The last of the Jedi, you are. No time. Difficult, your journey will be. Match it, your training must. A Jedi must let go of fear, hmm, anger, pain. [He raises his staff to poke at her.] Suffering.

[imahologram]

It's Organa. Not Skywalker. [Terse, but without the offense she might take in the future. At this point, there's nothing wrong with being a Skywalker; it simply isn't (solely) who she is.]

And I haven't lied to you. [She reaches out to push the staff away from her, in hopes of stopping him before one of his jabs connects with her body.] What do I have to hide from you? I hardly know you.

[t65]

And yet, hide you do. From all you meet. [Yoda turns, and begins walking back the way they came.]

[Luke is left kind of gaping, unsure where to turn. Follow, or...? He'll take Leia's lead, whatever that is.]

[imahologram]

Excuse me?

[The worst of all of this is the fact that she knows what Yoda means. For the majority of the galaxy, she's princess, senator, and rebel leader, not human. And that means that what she feels will always come second (or third, or fourth) to the rebellion's needs.

For once, someone's legs are shorter than hers, so it only takes a step or two to catch up. This conversation isn't over, Master.]

What I do isn't hiding. Being professional isn't hiding.

[t65]

[Yoda, it seems, isn't much interested in arguing his point. He keeps walking. Luke trails along behind them both, stuck between a desire to keep his distance and not be too obvious that he's keeping his distance. As much as he wants Leia to be safe and happy at all times, he knows he can't protect her, especially from someone who isn't even an enemy.]

Much anger, I feel in you. Much pain. [Yoda doesn't turn his head to look at Leia as he speaks.] Rise above these things, a Jedi must.

[imahologram]

Rise above. [Leia rolls her eyes. She's heard this one before, Yoda.] And let go of our attachments, right?

[The tone she answers with doesn't suggest a desire to do anything of the sort.]

[t65]

Doubt, you feel? [Yoda just keeps walking. Luke's anxiety over the situation has turned into the dull sort of bordeom one feels when they wait for the other foot to drop. He grits his teeth and listens.]

[imahologram]

You could say that.

[Come at her, Yoda.]

[t65]

Mm, more you have to say. [Yoda keeps walking, but he does, finally, look up at Leia.]

[This is the point where Luke starts holding his breath.]

[imahologram]

I thought maybe you did, since you're so interested in telling me what I'm doing wrong. [But he asked.] I'm not going to forget about the people I care about just because someone else's philosophy tells me I should.

[t65]

[Yoda shakes his head.] Forget? No. Remember them, you must. But do not let their path cloud yours. A path to darkness, this is.

[Luke opens his mouth to counter that, thinks better of it, closes it, and folds his arms over his chest.]

[imahologram]

You think I'm on the path to darkness?

[She's not sure whether to be gobsmacked or offended. Why, you impertinent little--]

[t65]

[Luke takes a step back. He knows what that tone means.]

[Yoda, meanwhile, holds firm.]

Much fear, I sense in you. Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering. Many I have seen fall. Know this, I do.

[imahologram]

So what's the alternative? Remember the deaths of a billion people and feel nothing?

[t65]

Feel, yes, a Jedi must. But let it rule them, they do not. Be attached if you must, yes, but to all, equally. [Yoda's voice becomes almost... somber. Luke's never heard him talk like this before. Then again, Luke's never argued with him.]

[imahologram]

[To carry Alderaan's memory without carrying a billion souls' worth of loss and pain--it's so tempting, it's frightening. She's spent so long with the grief of her losses that it feels like betrayal to think of leaving them behind. But there are days when the weight of being Alderaan's surviving daughter threatens to crush her beneath it.

She's still being snippy, but she genuinely wants the answer to her question. It's a strange place to be.]

And just how do you do that?

[t65]

Patience. [If Yoda knows he's gotten a foot in the door, he doesn't show it. Then again, Luke doubts he'd care if he knew.] Rush, a Jedi does not. Begin to let go, you must, and do it slowly. Only when you have set aside what you have, can you set aside what you have lost.

[imahologram]

And if I like what I have?

[She wants to keep that.]

[t65]

[Luke watches as Yoda stops, bows his head, and looks actually mournful.] Then lost, you are. [And then he starts walking again.]

[imahologram]

[When Yoda starts walking again, Leia doesn't. She swallows hard and, for the first time in a long while, looks back at Luke.

It's rare that she finds herself speechless. But arguing with Yoda is like arguing with a stone, and the thought that there really might not be a solution for her is one of the most despairing she's ever entertained.

She'll be able to dismiss it in a minute or two, but the shock of how easily Yoda could turn away from her is something she has to consciously shake.]

[t65]

[And Luke waits up for his sister, as Yoda keeps walking, seemingly unconscious of them both. It isn't long until the mist and the darkness of Dagobah obscure him completely.]

[Luke walks over and gently, carefully, takes his sister's hand.] I'm sorry.

[imahologram]

[She's not sorry to see Yoda go, though she does regret letting him get the last word in.

Leia straightens her shoulders, trying to regain whatever it is she lost in that conversation. Not pride--that's still there, though it's a little wounded. Her certainty, she guesses, the strident belief that she knows what she's doing at any given moment.]

You forgot to mention what a winning personality he has. [She sighs, her gaze falling to the loamy ground in a way she wouldn't allow with anyone else.] You were awfully quiet back there.