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Post by Mara Jade on Mar 9, 2010 22:04:09 GMT 1
((Just a thread to try get a bit more life to the ship))
Callan, a young Mon Cal boy sits alone at one of the large tables. Perhaps he's waiting for someone, perhaps he just didn't see any of his friends present when he entered. But fact is, he's eating alone right now. For those who doesn't know him, he looks very young. Maybe 5 years. However, he is actually 7 years old, and just very small for his age.
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Post by Thea Morgan on Mar 13, 2010 5:27:57 GMT 1
Thea gets her food and walks silently into the dining hall. Since A'Lyra had gone she had been at a loss most days for someone to eat with. She had been picking random groups of students to join each day but never felt that she really belonged with them or understood the hidden knowledge of their friendships. Today she is too tired to try to make small talk with another group of friends, who she knows will be happier just talking amoungst themselves. She spots a young boy sitting alone. She racks her brain trying to remember if she had ever met this Mon Cal before, and decides that she hasn't. Still he is alone, and she is alone, so perhaps he wouldn't mind having company, and they would be on equal footing. She walks over to him and forces a smile past her tiredness.
"Hi, I'm Thea. Do you mind if I join you?"
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Post by Mara Jade on Mar 13, 2010 17:59:20 GMT 1
The Mon Cal boy shakes his head
"Not at all, I'm all alone" He fixes his big eyes on Thea, and smiles kindly
"I wouldn't mind the company"
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Post by Thea Morgan on Mar 14, 2010 4:31:30 GMT 1
Thea smiles back and sits down across from the boy.
"I don't believe we have met before. What's your name? Are you a student here?"
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Post by Mara Jade on Mar 14, 2010 16:39:37 GMT 1
The boy swings his legs back and forth a little, while looking at Thea with a smile
"I'm Callan, and I haven't been here very long. But I am a student" He smiles
"You too?"
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Post by Thea Morgan on Mar 15, 2010 3:40:54 GMT 1
Thea smiles back.
"Its nice to meet you Callan. I'm a student too, but I've been here quite a while. You will really like the ship and the Masters here. The classes too, as long as you are willing to put in a bit of work. Who have you met so far?"
Thea studies his face carefully trying to figure out how old he is, and so what classes he might have. He doesn't appear old enough to be in hers which is a shame because she is already starting to like him.
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Post by Mara Jade on Mar 15, 2010 17:35:49 GMT 1
"I haven't met that many people yet" The Mon Cal smiles at her
"Master Yoda showed me around when I arrived, and that was really exciting. You hear all kinds of things about Master Yoda, and then suddenly, he was there!" The Mon Cal looks really excited
"And I've met the doctor too, because I tripped and hurt my knee yesterday"
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Post by Thea Morgan on Mar 16, 2010 1:55:54 GMT 1
Thea smiles, she is happy to see Callen so excited.
"Yeah, Master Yoda is pretty cool. But he always knows when you do something wrong. He can read your mind it seems. But his classes are amazing and you learn a lot. Ladda is cool too. She's really friendly and helpful. I've only met her once, since she is kinda new here too. But I like her better than the last one. Do you know what classes you will be taking? Where were you before you came on the ship?"
Thea can't quite contain her enthusiasm at meeting a new student, and the chance to make a new friend.
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Post by Mara Jade on Mar 16, 2010 20:57:43 GMT 1
"I was back at the temple. But then, one day, they told me I had been chosen to go here! I was so excited! I arrived with another group of kids the other day" he smiles widely.
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Post by Thea Morgan on Mar 16, 2010 23:40:59 GMT 1
Thea smiles. She hadn't realized they had received a new group of students, she is too preoccupied with A'Lyra's absence.
"Wow. The ship is so big I hadn't heard we had new students. How many of you came? What have you seen here so far?"
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Post by Mara Jade on Mar 21, 2010 23:28:23 GMT 1
"I think we were around 12" The Mon Cal boy smiles at her
"But we've gotten our rooms at the lowest part of the ship, so if your room is higher up, then maybe that's why you haven't seen us!"
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Post by Thea Morgan on Mar 23, 2010 1:22:47 GMT 1
Thea nods.
"Yes, my room is on the top floor of the dorm area, with all the oldest students. I think sometimes that they want to keep us where they can watch us more. At least keep us closer to the classrooms so we have no excuses to be late!"
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Post by Mara Jade on Mar 23, 2010 21:17:00 GMT 1
Callan smiles playfully
"It sounds like you get in to a lot of trouble"
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Post by Thea Morgan on Mar 24, 2010 0:36:01 GMT 1
Thea giggles.
"I've been called into Master Yoda's office a few times or many. We try to behave but sometimes curiosity gets the best of us, and the longer we have been on the ship, the less there is to explore that won't get us into trouble."
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Post by Mara Jade on Mar 24, 2010 20:23:44 GMT 1
Callan grins
"One of the older students at the temple -did- say we would have a lot of fun on the Chu'Unthor!" He eat a bit more of his food
"I guess she was right"
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Post by Thea Morgan on Mar 25, 2010 3:05:03 GMT 1
Thea laughs.
"Yeah she was! But make sure you have your fun out of sight of the Masters. They can get grumpy about some of it!"
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Post by Mara Jade on Mar 25, 2010 21:01:05 GMT 1
Callan nods slowly
"The Masters at the temple were like that too - they wanted us to be very serious about school and training and stuff" He waves his feet in the air
"Sometimes, I just wanna be a kid, though?"
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Post by Thea Morgan on Mar 25, 2010 23:19:52 GMT 1
Thea nods.
"Yes, I kinda remember. I haven't been at the Temple in a long time. But there are less of us here and in a smaller area so it is easier for them to keep track of us. I do like being a kid sometimes though! and there are places to hide and have some fun..."
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Post by Mara Jade on Mar 27, 2010 16:37:40 GMT 1
"Really??" The Mon Cal smiles at her
"You've gotta show me!" He looks a little embaressed
"That's not proper Jedi talk, is it? You're not gonna tell the Masters, right?"
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Post by Thea Morgan on Mar 28, 2010 22:29:34 GMT 1
Thea giggles.
"I will show you, and it may not be proper Jedi talk, but I still get excited about things I shouldn't. It takes a lot of time to grow out of that. The Masters understand too, though they do try to... help... us get over it faster."
She hurries to add, "I won't tell them, promise. But they would understand, especially with a younger student. Its not until they start looking at you as a potential Padawan do they start getting really strict about it."
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Post by Mara Jade on Mar 29, 2010 20:37:40 GMT 1
"Luckily then, I still have a few years to go where I can fool around a bit" Callan smiles at Thea
"Is everybody here as nice as you are?"
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Post by Thea Morgan on Mar 30, 2010 0:20:27 GMT 1
Thea smiles and blushes a little.
"Yes you do. Most everyone is really nice. Some of the crew can get a grumpy if you get in their way - or they think what you are doing is dangerous or could damage the ship. Mr. Penos the cook can act grumpy but if you smile at him just right he will give you treats between meals. "
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Post by Mara Jade on Mar 30, 2010 22:49:40 GMT 1
"Really? I was in the kitchen before, because I lost my way, and he seemed very, very angry!" Callan looks at her, wide-eyed
"He said I was in the way, and was spoiling everything"
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Post by Thea Morgan on Mar 31, 2010 1:51:44 GMT 1
Thea giggles.
"Yeah, he will do that at first. But then you sweet talk him a little, tell him how good the food is and how you really can't wait til the next meal to have some and he caves in. And as he gets to know you, he opens up more."
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Post by Mara Jade on Apr 2, 2010 0:12:03 GMT 1
"Really?" Callan smiles a little
"He didn't seem that way, when I saw him - and he kept yelling at some Wookiee in there"
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Post by Thea Morgan on Apr 6, 2010 0:48:41 GMT 1
Thea smiles back.
"Really. He tries to scare the new students into staying out. Says the kitchen is dangerous. And the Wookiee is Jibev. He's his assistant, and we have been having some difficulties since one of our friends left."
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Post by Mara Jade on Apr 6, 2010 19:57:09 GMT 1
"Someone left this place? REally? To become a padawan?" Callan looks at her, curiously
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Post by Thea Morgan on Apr 9, 2010 2:17:04 GMT 1
Thea looks down, suddenly quiet.
"No, she went out into town with Jibev, on Coruscant. She was kidnapped there, he barely made it back. They are going after her, and they will get her back. But until then its been hard, and he feels guilty - like he abandoned her I think. I don't understand what he is saying, I'm not good with languages, but he always sounds sad to me."
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Post by Mara Jade on Apr 10, 2010 18:17:51 GMT 1
"Jibev? That's the Wookiee, right?" Callen looks at her
"If the masters are trying to get her back, they will, I'm sure of it. Masters can do anything!"
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Post by Thea Morgan on Apr 11, 2010 19:19:08 GMT 1
Thea nods.
"Yes he is the Wookiee. And they will get her back, but in the meantime it has been hard on all of her friends. She and I would practice together, and get in trouble together and bother Vidal together, and she can understand Shir-wook so she would translate for Jibev when we all hung out. Its very quiet here without her. But anyway, you and your friends don't have to worry about it. The masters take good care of us. When we do what they say and stay where we should, no one is ever seriously hurt."
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