Star Wars Iconic Characters: Interlude...

[Pbartender]

ONE WEEK LATER...

Under the gentle hand of Rorworr the wookiee, the Pathfinder III limped into docking bay of a singularly lonely spacestation by the name of Oasis Station. The station drifted alone in deep space halfway between Thyferra and Fondor on a stretch of the Rimma Trade Route that is extraordinarily devoid of star systems.

The station itself contains a series of docking and repair bays, complete with refueling and provisioning services, a rather greasy cafe, a rather seedy bar, and several decks worth of rather spartan cabins for rent. It adequately serves the role as spacer's stop, and does a brisk business, because nothing else is available for at least a dozen parsecs.

By now, the Pathfinder's primary hyperdrive and ion engines have been repaired, though its structural damage will have to wait until it finds a port with a proper dry-dock.

It is here, at this interstellar pit-stop that Deel Surool's message finally catches up. The familiarly sardonic green face appears on the view screen, with his head-tails twitching in anticipation...

My, my, my, aren't you a difficult bunch to keep track of. Vanished right off the charts, you did. Quite a big to-do happening back on Naboo, if you haven't heard. Naboo has been occupied by the Trade Federation, and the Queen has escaped to plead our case to the Senate. In the mean time, it has been generally agreed that whomever has already gotten away had best stay away.

To this end, I have spoken to Arani's Great Aunt Agatha over in Tapani sector, and she has graciously consented to give us shelter and gainful employment until such time as we determine it advantageous to return home.

As soon as is convenient, bring yourselves and the Mystic Burn to the Mrlsst system, and I will explain all. I'll be awaiting you all there in the company of a few of my old friends from the University of Mrlsst.

I'll see you then.

 

[Valara]

In such a highly technologically advanced place as the station Valara is like a child with a Roothpa (Yashuvian candy maker). It is very rare to see her out of the company of Arani and Sia-Lan. She just can't seem to ask questions fast enough.

She is really taking the "there is no ignorance, there is knowledge." stricture of the Jedi code to heart, asking what everything is, how it works, and why its used. When she isn't spending time with the other girls, usually becase they have gone to sleep, the energetic force Mystic is spending her time with the Hover translator, trying to learn to understand Wookie.

(This is the bonus language she never took when on her homeworld, as per our agreement Jack)

Her antics are faintly amusing, bordering on the annoying. Especially the zheev incident with Set, but she did say sorry. It seems Zheev likes Set as little as his mistress does.

 

[Rorworr]

Rorworr has hardly spent any time away from the Pathfinder III since arriving in dock. He's been working on both repairing the ship, and making friends with the computer... and having limited success with both.

As soon as is convenient, bring yourselves and the Mystic Burn to the Mrlsst system

"OK, who wants to tell Deel we smashed his ship?"

 

[Dorn Tavers]

"OK, who wants to tell Deel we smashed his ship?"

Dorn looks at Rorworr and grimaces slightly as he hands the wookie the hydrospanner he had requested right before they had viewed Deel's transmission.

"Smashed is such an ugly word...maybe we should think of a different approach. Would telling him we just scratched it a bit be too much of a stretch?"

Dorn glances at the others and shrugs.

" I just think maybe we should ease him into it. Change is hard for some people to accept..."

 

[Valara]

"Smashed is such an ugly word...maybe we should think of a different approach. Would telling him we just scratched it a bit be too much of a stretch?"

"Does that not create ignorance Jedi Tavers?" Valara asked curiously from her precarious perch on top of the Pathfinder. I can not wait for this explination. The girl thinks to herself.

She is there listening to Rorworr's words and the translations trying to further her understanding of the Language. Zheev is lying on the deck plating under her cathching the bits of food she throws him, after the whole Zheev using Set's quarters for a restroom she had to promise to keep him with her.

 

[Arani Korden]

" I just think maybe we should ease him into it. Change is hard for some people to accept..."

"You mean, start by telling him we got a new paint job, then an engine upgrade, then a new computer, and so on, and just never get around to mentioning that it's a totally different ship? I like this plan."

 

[Set Harth]

Set has spent his time at the space dock doing as little work as possible and usually anoying everyone. He returns to the ship hours after having been sent to buy new durtanium shielding coil.

Sigh. "I've been gone from civilization for far too long. There's a wonderfully new holovid out staring the gorgrous Brittin Stars. She was simply fantastic! A Twi'lek pleasure slave would be hard pressed to compete with her."

Set carefully skirts around Zheev to approoch Ror. "I am sorry my woolly friend but I was unable to procure that shielding dohickky you wanted. I did, however, pick up the latest Teras Kasi training vid by Master Kor."

 

[Dorn Tavers]

"Does that not create ignorance Jedi Tavers?" Valara asked curiously from her precarious perch on top of the Pathfinder.

"Valara, have you ever heard that old saying, 'Ignorance is bliss?' Well, for us, in this instance, Deel's ignorance would be our bliss. Trust me on that. It's wisdom worthy of Yoda himself."

Dorn smiles at Valara and listens as Arani speaks.

"You mean, start by telling him we got a new paint job, then an engine upgrade, then a new computer, and so on, and just never get around to mentioning that it's a totally different ship? I like this plan."

Dorn nods and gestures toward Arani.

"You see, she knows. Sometimes a little delicate diplomacy is better than brutal honesty, as any Jedi will tell you. There is absolutely no reason to let Deel know just how badly his precious ship was...erm...violated."

The young Jedi looks around at the others and smiles again, nodding in agreement with himself.

"Well, I'm glad we've got that settled. Now we just need to make sure we get the ship back to Deel without smashing it all up again."

 

[Arani Korden]

"Meanwhile . . ." Arani stares quizzically at Valara and the others. Especially Valara. "My Aunt Agatha is a very . . . interesting person. I want to make sure we're all prepared to meet her."

Is there a place on the station where Arani can pick up some new clothes for the crew?

 

[Valara]

"Valara, have you ever heard that old saying, 'Ignorance is bliss?' Well, for us, in this instance, Deel's ignorance would be our bliss. Trust me on that. It's wisdom worthy of Yoda himself."

"Jedi should not say and think such things. Its against the code." She muttered quietly, at least the very small portion of the code her ancestor had recorded and passed down to her. She looked down on Dorn disdainfully to see if the other jedi agreed with his sentiments.

Maybe I am judging without knowledge? maybe the code as I know it is but a piece of the larger whole? At the very least, I should like to meet this Yoda she thinks to herself.

"When can I meet this Yoda for myself?" she asks Dorn. "You said you would take me there."