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"Each of us needs to withdraw from the cares which will not withdraw from us."
The Ingress has pulled you in. Your body experiences several sensations at once: being pushed forward as if a hand is resting on your back, momentary and startling blindness, a gentle ringing in your head. You have difficulty discerning whether it is hot or cold, but where you have been prodded is noticeably warmer than the rest of you. Some may suffer from dizziness while others are perfectly fine. Once equilibrium has been reestablished, you will notice you are standing on a long platform and that the room is filled with a soft cerulean light. It's slightly humid and dark despite the glow around you, and nothing is familiar. Shortly after, you are led out and toward the medbay.
Inside this room, you are given a physical scan and offered a contract to sign that states you are now part of the crew of the Moira with a specific job. This process consists of a complete work-up of medical history and current health, and afterwards, you are given your MID, a device that is integrated into your hand with only the slightest pinch. From there, you are guided out of the medbay and to your living quarters.
Having left Amissis-Re behind, tensions among crew members have continued to escalate into ship-wide consequences, and recognizing the need for some separation among those aboard the Moira, the Captains make the unanimous decision to deviate from their present course to a "nearby" planet that is notable for such popular distractions. While it is not a permanent solution, measures are being taken to monitor the crew's morale much more closely. New arrivals will be treated as they always are; yet, now, more than ever, it is important to stress the balance of working together toward their goal of reaching their destination so that everyone will return home.
WELCOME TO COLLECTIVES ASH3 - BF3 - CLF5
The Collective is a paradise resort located far from any other neighboring planets to offer the most leisurely experience possible to its patrons. Artificially created for multiple uses, it is divided into separate locales interconnected with a tubing transport system that is so fast and efficient that it’s like being teleported to the next area. Extensive mapping can be found at various intersecting points to offer some direction, and there are even recognizable adverts from a very familiar stop months before spread out across the Collective. Whether looking to explore or to simply shed the weight of anxiety, there are plenty of opportunities to be found within ASH3, BF3, and CLF5.
All crew members are given a card from the Captains that has an unlimited amount of credits on it. Organized through trade, these allow Moirans access to any of the luxuries that the Collective has to offer aside from the purchase of items considered weapons due to the escalation of recent events. Food, clothes, trinkets, or even a full spa experience—the limits, otherwise, are endless. The Captains emphasize that this is time to relax and take a break from the grind that is living and working on a spaceship as unique as the Moira.
☄ B.E.A.C.H! THE BEST ESCAPE ANYONE CAN HAVE!
For those seeking a fun time, the Collective offers a variety of activities on ASH3. There are multiple beaches to enjoy as well as beachside kiosks offering drinks, beach toys and surf equipment for those a little more sports-minded. The tide washes in beautiful shells to collect, and there are always life-guards on duty to make sure everyone stays safe while enjoying their time on the beach. ASH3 offers a safe and friendly environment with plenty of fun in the sun for everyone. There is also a boardwalk full of restaurants, bars and plenty of games and entertainment for when you want to step off the sand but don’t want to give up being out in the sun.For those who can’t or won’t bear the sun, ASH3 also offers a thriving night life on both beach and boardwalk. There are midnight boat tours to view the bioluminescent schools of fish native to the island and bonfire dance parties that go long into the mornings. On the boardwalk, all shops are open until midnight as well as many clubs and social spots where crew can mingle with other tourists in the area.
So you don’t like the sand. It’s too hot, and it gets everywhere. Then hop onto one of the many transportation systems, slip into some warmer clothes, and take to the slopes. More experienced crew can immediately dive in, but those who need help can take lessons on how to ski or snowboard. There’s hot cocoa, sleds, snowball fights, and the occasional person making a snow angel (or snow person). ASH3 also has areas for rock climbing, sky diving, base jumping, bodyboarding, canoeing, hang gliding, jetskis, mountain biking, hiking, and much more.
☄ WHEN I SHOP, THE WORLD GETS BETTER Not everyone enjoys shopping, but this Collective entices even the most frugal and reluctant into spending their credits here. In fact, the Captains are encouraging this. They give the explicit “order” to buy whatever you want for yourself and your fellow crew members, but more than that, to consider making purchases to better the ship. Is there any area of the Moira that needs spruced up? Maybe some fresh paint in the mess hall,or new furniture in the decks? Maybe some fancy curtains for all those windows on the observation deck, or a few throw pillows? New pots and pans for the kitchen might be something to add to this list as well as equipment for the rec area, or whatever else you think BF3 will have to help increase comfort aboard the Moira.
To enhance your shopping experience, the technology here allows you to try on clothes without lifting a hand. The food here is an unlimited spread of gourmet dining to comfort food and every dessert you can think of. When you’re finished with your purchases, have all your packages and larger items delivered back to the ship for you.
☄ TREAT YO SELF The accommodations on the Collective of CLF5 are as unique as they come. Lodging is available for those who want to sleep in an environment that’s underwater or perhaps those who desire something as simple as a soft bed. No matter what kind of room you want to purchase for the night, it’ll be available here, and the only true limit is the imagination. When you aren’t relaxing in a hotel room, you’ll find that there are numerous spas and hair salons that offer varied services. Gold face masks rejuvenate your skin, the Ever Young™ Spa can make you look ten years younger with one treatment, and the mud baths are known across the universes for making you feel youthful and refreshed. If you’re looking for a new hairstyle or to relax, this Collective is the place for you to spend those hard-earned credits.
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thisavrou_log2016-06-01 12:20 am
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What did it look like?
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[ When he closes his eyes, he doesn't see the mask, but he can still hear it breathing. ]
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How did you find out about him? About Ben?
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Wait here. I'll show you.
[She stands, brushing sand off herself as she goes to pick up her bag and towel; after this conversation, she's not sure she's going to manage much more in the way of lazing about. When she returns, she fishes the holo recording out of an inside pocket, then unwraps it from a bit of plastic (to keep it from getting wet, naturally). Without further explanation, she hands it to Obi-Wan.]
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He watches, blue eyes searching each detail, and he almost imagines he can feel this boy's loneliness. It doesn't easily reconcile with the man who saw fit to choke him in a hallway over a melted piece of trash.
When it's finished, Kenobi holds it in his hand as if it could still possess that delicate child cradled in suspense by bits and bytes. ]
I see.
[ He frowns and shakes his head. ]
I'm beginning to think the legacy of the Jedi is not one of peace. We've... left so much destruction in our wake.
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Going further than that means seeing his loneliness without being able to do anything about it. It means drinking deeply of the fact that a little boy with a lopsided smile--a boy who loved her once--grew up into the terror that Obi-Wan met.
Every time he tells her to visit, she longs to find the man he became and wrap him up in her arms. What did I do to you?]
It shouldn't be. [She risks a glance at Obi-Wan, uncertain she wants to see what she'll find there.] The Jedi uphold peace in the galaxy--they serve the most noble cause anyone can.
[She must sound like a child. These are, after all, the sentiments of bedtime stories long since told. But when she sees Luke use the Force, she can still see just what good a Jedi can do.
She shakes her head, looking out at the water.]
I don't know why I'm telling you that. You are a Jedi. But this isn't a failure we can lay at your order's feet.
[It belongs, she's certain, at her own.]
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This is exactly the kind of failure we can lay at the feet of my order.
[ Suddenly the memory of his confrontation with Kylo Ren takes on a different cast of color. The invisible hand isn't only around his throat. ]
His pain is obvious, as is his loneliness. Anakin was the same, and now I see that in some people, there's no setting that aside.
[ And then, not without some impetuousness, he shares his real meaning. ]
Luke didn't see it. [ Uncle Luke. ] He must have learned that from someone.
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Maybe.
[She knows perfectly well that blame probably rests with all of them. Most situations don't have a single emperor orchestrating the downfall of a galaxy--even the emperor doesn't really have that. It's harder to accept an ambiguous answer for this, though. The more muddled and complicated things are, the less likely it is she can change the future.]
But it sounds like I didn't see it, either. I don't know how-- [She cuts herself off, lips pressing tight against each other.] When I watch that holo, I don't recognize the woman he's talking to. Not if she didn't see how unhappy he was.
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Nevertheless, Kenobi has no suitable answer to offer that might explain her (or Kylo's) pain away. ]
You can't blame yourself for something you haven't done.
[ His voice turns quiet. ]
Has he seen this? Does he know you have it?
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[But she suspects Obi-Wan won't accept that as reasoning. The fact that her son is so deeply troubled is reason enough for her to take on all the blame she can; it's a sort of magical thinking, that if she only carries this pain as heavily as Ben does, she'll be able to understand it.
Leia doesn't strictly approve of magical thinking, but every little bit helps when it comes to long odds. How many times has she worked just a little later, just another hour, as if that would make a real difference for another planet like Alderaan?
At the question, she shakes her head.]
He's violent. [The memory, barely faded, of his fingers bruising her arm comes back to her. All that over the name Ben--just a name.] I wouldn't risk it.
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Did he hurt you?
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I don't think he meant to. [He'd let her go as soon as he'd realized his own strength; it was a violent mistake, but a mistake nonetheless.] He's not...whatever it is he hates his father so viciously for, I don't think he feels the same way about me.
[The problem, of course, is that she's not sure just what he does feel for her.]
I'd be more worried he'd break the holo.
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If what you say is true, then I don't think you have to worry; he seems to be quite sentimental.
[ Perhaps not in the kindest ways, but sentimental nonetheless. The way he'd treated the helmet and his anger at his parents are proof enough of that. ]
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[It was calling him Ben that set him off in the first place. They could have remained slightly awkward strangers forever otherwise.]
I wouldn't trust him with anything from it.
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Kenobi looks up out over the water. ]
So he's family, too. [ As if that thought is slowly sinking in. Now he knows why he'd preferred retreat at the end of their conversation. He could have fought, but it hadn't felt like the right option. ] I've never had anyone named after me... not as far as I know, at least.
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When I was nineteen, I was captured by the Empire. [Her gaze slides over to the horizon, the waves so far out that they hardly seem to be moving at all.] You're the person I called for help--and if you hadn't answered my plea, I'd have died there. [Of course, he was a much older man then. When Leia looks back at his bright eyes, she sees someone different. But not that different.] You were my only hope. Maybe he will be, too.
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Somehow, from all of this, he feels humbled. It's a gift she gives him to admit to such things, and while his mind is sinking into what that means, his heart is soaring at the realization that he cares for then as he does now, fiercely enough to do all he can to save her. ]
That you've shared this with me is a great honor, Leia. I feel very fortunate. And sad as well. I have no children, so I can't only imagine what this must feel like.
[ He glances at her, appraising in a way. Does she feel that same devotion for Kylo as Anakin does for her? ]
Perhaps you're his only hope, too. Are you prepared for that possibility?
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It doesn't matter if I'm prepared. [There's resignation in her face, but a certain warmth in her voice--for the little boy that was, if not the nightmare that remains.] I have to help him.
[Things aren't that simple, but here, far from Ben's temper, it's possible to make them so--if only for a conversation.]