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Post by walruseater on Oct 20, 2007 21:25:29 GMT -4
Mike
I glanced at my sister, then looked back at Ailyn and down at Tian, along with the dog. Frankly we weren't getting anywhere just standing here, and this entire situation seemed pretty silly now.
"Okay, obviously someone is going to need to clean out this pool," I said slowly.
Electra glared at me. "And I'm going to need to take a shower and get a change of clothes!" she retorted. Through our bond, she added silently, and I had no idea that babysitting could cause such a hassle! Why does she even have a dog anyway? It's as bad as she is--
I blocked her out of my mind. It was a trick I'd known ever since I was about five or so--frankly because, with that fracking temper my sister had, I would have probably gone insane by the time I was seven, if I hadn't learned to shut her out from time to time.
"As I was saying," I went on, before I could be interrupted again, "can we just get someone to clean the pool and then get out of here? And when are Tian's parents coming to pick her up again?" I sighed irritably.
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Post by RedEagle on Oct 21, 2007 8:21:35 GMT -4
FF is letting my take her characters until she gets back, but she isn't giving my that word-for-word crap. O.O
Tian Redgrave Solo
"After they get done chewing up the bad guys," she said brightly. "And Mamma said that you have'ta pay her a quarter everytime you say that!" She held out her hand in a passable imitation of her mother. "Pay up!"
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Post by walruseater on Oct 21, 2007 13:07:00 GMT -4
Electra
"Then she can just take it out of our pay," Mike said, and from his tone and expression, and I could tell that he was just humoring the kid, with a patience that he barely felt. I had no idea how he did that--most of the time, he could almost always keep his temper in check, and out of both of us, he was always the gentler one. Me? Hell, everyone who knew me knew that I had a temper. Some of the masters had even been mildly concerned that I would begin to fall to the Darkside early on in my training, however they quickly determined that I had a good heart, and my temper was just a part of my personality. It wasn't like I was prone to anger, or that I enjoyed abusing other people, or abusing my power.
And yes, while I might think about Force-choking the little twerp sometimes... I could never actually bring myself to harm Tian, of course. She was a precious child, one whom I cared about deeply. It's just that, well... sometimes...
She'll grow out of it, Mike told me through our bond. Apparently he had stopped blocking me out. Remember how Mom and Dad always said that you were a pretty wild one when you were little?
I snorted. Yeah, I guess so.
Mike then hauled out his communicator, and contacted one of the Masters, telling them that the pool needed to be cleaned out. Mike's cheeks flushed when he was forced to explain what had happened and how it happened, and I couldn't hear what whoever he was talking too said, but whatever it was, it caused him to turn an even darker shade of red. "Y-yes sir," he said, "will do. Mike out."
He shut off his portable communicator, although since he was blocking me out of his mind again, I could not tell what he was thinking, or what had gone on in the conversation.
"Well, what did he say?" I asked impatiently.
Mike looked at me. "She said that we are going to have to clean the pool ourselves, sicne we are responsible for Tian and the dog, and thereby it is our responsibility to take care of the mess," he said, eyes narrowing a bit.
Ailyn was still silent, however she was giving both of us a "Serves you right!" look. I ignored her.
"Alright, fine," I said, throwing up my hands. "But Tian, you're going to help us. Somehow. It was your dog who made the mess, after all."
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Post by RedEagle on Oct 22, 2007 10:17:55 GMT -4
Tian Solo
Her face fell. "But I can't clean," she said sullenly. Now she was telling the truth. Her pale blue eyes found Mike's with unerring accuracy. "I can't see. Mamma and Daddy keep telling me I don't have'ta see as long as I have the Farts, they say it all the time..." A tear fell down her face.
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Post by walruseater on Oct 23, 2007 13:30:05 GMT -4
Mike
I almost thought I saw Electra rolling her eyes out of the corner of my eye, but I couldn't be overly certain. "Very well," I said, and glanced over at Ailyn. "Could you watch Tian and her dog while my sister and I clean the pool?" I asked my step-mother, somewhat meekly.
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Post by Force_Flow on Oct 23, 2007 19:53:57 GMT -4
"I never said I couldn't help!" Tian said indignantly, with a ferocity that had been most likely inherited from both of her grandmothers. Her eyes fell back into her normal 'stare straight ahead' expression. "I can't clean all the way cuz I can't see all the dirts and stuff."
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Post by walruseater on Oct 23, 2007 20:36:04 GMT -4
Electra
"Look, I don't bloody care if the kid helps or not," I found myself blurting out. "The fact is, the pool is dirty, so basically we have to drain it, wash it down, and then refill it with water."
"Electra," my brother said, "chill. We'll have the pool cleaned in no time, and then we can get back to what we were doing."
Which wasn't much, really, except for running around trying to find the twerp when she vanished on us, I told my brother.
"Okay," I said outloud, sighing, "let's get this over with. Mike, first I want you to drain the pool. Then all three of us will work on scrubbing it down--unless you want to help us," I added to Ailyn, turning to glare at her slightly. "Are you just going to stand there and watch, or are you going to help us one way or another?"
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Post by Force_Flow on Oct 23, 2007 21:10:27 GMT -4
Tian giggled. "Go find some froggies, Kairi," she said. "We be there in a moment." The dog obiediantly left them in peace. Tian grinned as she felt the animal's small blueish-white Force Signature fade into the background.
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Jaina crouched, muscles in her legs bunched up tight in preparation to jump. She counted off the seconds. Three. The speeders were getting closer… Two. She wasn’t worrying much at all, really. It was just another stimulation. One. A stimulation she couldn’t afford to lose. GO!
With that unspoken verbal command, the four Jedi Knights leapt over the crosstraffic and onto the security vehicles surrounding the Prime Minister's. She whipped off the traveler's poncho as she leapt, revealing her underattire as a form-fitting black unisuit, with her lightsaber safely attached to one of the loops on the fabric. It bumped against a welt on her thigh, and she called it to her hands. As she completed her somersault through the air, the blade activated with a snap-hiss! She plunged it into the metal surface beneath her and wretched it around, cutting through engine circuits and fuel tubes. There was a pop! and the speeder began to lose altitude fast.
Another security speeder closed in on her, given the false promise of an easy kill. Jaina jumped forwards and high, and gripped the end of the speeder with one hand, using her other to cut a flawless line through the under compartment. She grunted and fumes reached her nose, and flipped herself to the top of the vehicle, where all she had to do was turn her head away to escape the noxious fumes. She rode the speeder down, and when it finally crashed on the Corellian pavement, Jaina was off.
Two up, two down.
Then she felt the jolt of surprise from Zekk.
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From the instant Zekk landed on the Prime Minister’s vehicle, the pilot had swerved in more than one direction in an effort to shake him off. Zekk just grinned, and relied on the Force to keep him glued to the top of the speeder whilst he cut a hole on top. With every swerve and dive, the pilot was bringing the Jedi Knight and the Prime Minister even farther away from the security speeders that his friends were unceremoniously picking apart like paper.
Zekk finished his personal entrance and let the hot metal fall to the floor. Lightsaber still activated, Zekk let himself fall backwards and into the hole, smiling all the same.
“Nice day, isn’t it, Miss Sax—“
His features twisted in surprise, and he let out an involuntary gasp of surprise. Instead of a frail, forty-year-old woman he had been expecting, Zekk was face-to-face with a droid clutching a rectangular device Zekk could only assume to be a bomb.
The other hand was twisted up in a very rude gesture.
Zekk ducked back to the top of the speeder and jumped right before the entire thing blew up. Unfortunately, he was a hair too late.
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Post by hk47fan on Oct 26, 2007 22:07:33 GMT -4
Calvin
Come on. I told Ben mentally We've got to hurry.
I took off down the hall, we were only one level under where we were when we jumped over the rail. Things seemed pretty clear down here so far, or I hoped.
As I kept on running, I could feel Shalin's presence here. If only she was actually here beside me...but I knew she couldn't be. I could always slightly feel her, the only reason it was so strong here was again because of the Force Imprint. She had come here during the Vong War, off while I was acting like a cocky teenager trying to win her feelings back.
Shalin, if this Force Imprint somehow lets you actually have some kind of influence here...please help however you can.... I begged
However I came to a stop when I saw two YVH's in front of me.
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Post by Force_Flow on Oct 26, 2007 22:23:11 GMT -4
Ben stopped dead. "No," he muttered, eying up the YVH battle droids. He had heard rumors of these "Yuzzhan Vong Hunters" in his studies. Rylee often talked to him about those with much enthusiasm. He often shivered when he heard of them, but they had been retired after the War... as far as he knew. Rylee, you lied, he thought distantly.
He stepped to the side, fumbling for his lightsaber. It activated blue in his hand. He swatted at a blaster bolt aiming towards him, and took cover behind a packing crate. He felt the bolt sear his cheek as he ducked. Calvin was in the middle of the hallways batting back both offenses with a skill that surprised him. He had never seen him in action before--
Focus, Skywalker! What are those di'kutla brains for, anyways?!
Ben's shoulder tensed. What? he thought.
He heard something resembling a sigh. Obviously Selena hadn't rubbed off on you. Here. Ben felt something enter him. He wasn't aware of what it was as first, but a hot sensation washed over him, and he was filled with a new clarity. Something nestled inside of him, guiding his movements like a puppetmaster. Don't fight me, the voice said gently.
"Who are you?" he muttered through unmoving lips.
My name is Shalin.
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