Conditioning and Jedi are totally unrelated what are you talking about

[forcechanic]

I guess sometimes abilities stick from the Jaunts, and I definitely remember teaching people about Conditioning when I was Jey. So I figure I should probably let you know that I actually am part of an order that does a lot of meditating. A slightly ridiculous amount of meditating.

[Some of it involves handstands but she's not going to pull that one out on random people]

What I'm used to is a little different and it doesn't all translate, but it's close enough that if anyone wants help meditating, I can provide it.

Oh, and it's actually Jaina.

Comments

[darkhourdear]

[please make phillip meditate while doing a handstand.]

I'd like to try more, if that's ok.

[forcechanic]

Sure. The actual act of meditation isn't that different even if you aren't listening to the Force.

[darkhourdear]

Ok, cool! When should we do it?

[forcechanic]

I'm feeling a bit more myself. We can go now, if you want.

[darkhourdear]

Ok! Um, I'm in the workshop, but I could meet you somewhere.

[forcechanic]

Does the workshop have some quiet, empty space? These tunnels are a little cramped.

[darkhourdear]

Ummm. Does my room work? If we really needed I could ask for an empty room, but.

[forcechanic]

That should be fine. I'll be there soon.

[darkhourdear]

Ok!

[aaand if we want to action it up, Phillip will just be straightening up his room a little until she gets there- not that it has much chance to get messy, but.]

[flumine]

You're real.

[Her telepathic voice lacks inflection, making it impossible to tell whether this is an expression of relief, or surprise, or something else entirely.]

[forcechanic]

[Times like this, she really misses being able to sense people's feelings.]

Yeah. Just... different.

[flumine]

You aren't a Gorgon?

[It stands to reason. Most of them are human.]

...I was Riva. It's River in this skin.

[forcechanic]

No, I'm human. We have a lot of species in my galaxy, but no gorgons.

[Maybe in the Unknown Regions, but they were called that for a reason.]

River... I guess that isn't very far off.

[flumine]

They're homophones. Near identical sounds, different meanings.

[Beat]

We have humans.

[Just humans. Which makes having been something else entirely a strange experience indeed.]

[forcechanic]

Especially in some accents.

Have humans not explored much of your galaxy then?

[That would make more sense than not finding any aliens ever to her]

[flumine]

We've explored some. Settled a whole new cluster. But the costs of deep space expeditions are prohibitive without the impetus of a dying planet behind us. There might be other sapient species out there. We probably won't meet them.

[forcechanic]

No hyperdrive, then?

[That's the only way it makes sense]

There's old legends about people doing that. Millenia old.

[flumine]

No. We haven't cracked light speed yet. There's no fuel that produces the requisite energy.

[There's a brief pause.]

We might be from your past. Or a past. Long enough ago that everything's lost in story.

[forcechanic]

That's possible. Humans have been in space for millenia at home. No one's even sure which planet was the human homeworld. So maybe it was the one you left behind.

[It makes sense to her, anyway. Everyone tells stories, but no one knows for sure.]

[flumine]

Ours was Earth. Our ancestors left her behind nearly half a millennium ago. There's no going back.

[forcechanic]

Earth... a lot of people here seem to be from there. I'd never even heard of it before so I guess it could be the homeworld we forgot about.

I'm from Coruscant. If Earth really is our past, that would explain why no one has heard of it.

[There's no way to prove it, but it's an interesting thought]

[flumine]

Coruscant.

[Even though her telepathic voice carries no particular intonation, she manages to give off the impression of curiosity.]

I was born on Osiris. We named our worlds for myths we left behind.

[forcechanic]

And if it's so old the original world slipped into legend...

[That would explain why Osiris doesn't mean anything to her]

Coruscant's been the capital of every galactic government for millenia. The entire planet's one big city... Mom kinda hates that, but she needs to be there.

[flumine]

Core world. The spokes radiate outward, keep everything spinning to one tune.

...Importing food must be logistically complicated.

[forcechanic]

That's how it is, yeah.

There are a lot of hydroponic farms, but they still basically have constant food transports hauling in enough to sustain the population.

[flumine]

The system's fragile. Subject to external control. Why cover the entire planet?

[forcechanic]

I'm not sure there was ever really a plan. I think people just kept building and it got out of control.

[wholeheaded]

Hello Jaina, I'm Ambrose. [ remembering to get the proper introduction in straight away? madness. ] It's very kind of you to offer, goodness knows a lot of folks could use more meditation in their lives.

[ yes, fellow Travelers, he thinks you have no chill. ]

Myself included. I know a few focusing and calming exercises from home, but practicing more can't hurt.

[forcechanic]

Good to meet you, Ambrose.

I'd like to hear about your exercises too, if you're willing to share. The more we know, right?

[wholeheaded]

Ditto. And exactly, I'll try and share even if mine are sorta custom-tailored for me.

[forcechanic]

Mine are designed to use an ability that no one else here has. I'm sure we'll figure something out.

[wholeheaded]

More than likely. Are you setting up group lessons or more one-on-one?

[forcechanic]

Probably one on one... I've never really taught anyone before.

[wholeheaded]

Oh, well then certainly it's better to practice on a small scale. Let me know where and when and we can give it a shot.

[bluejade]

What is the use of meditation?

[It's not something Jade has come across before]

[forcechanic]

Well for anyone who kept the Conditioned abilities, it'll help with those. But mostly it's for focusing and grounding.

[bluejade]

Focusing on what? And I didn't have a chance to interact much with the Conditioned.

[forcechanic]

Well, for me it's on the Force. But generally keeping yourself in the moment. And remembering who you are.

[bluejade]

"What is the force?"

[forcechanic]

It's the energy of life. It surrounds everything. And where I come from, some people have the ability to communicate with it.

[bluejade]

Magic, then. Of a sort.

[forcechanic]

Some people compare it, yeah.