thisavrou | [video; locked to: Anakin/Obi-Wan, Ahsoka, Leia, Rey, Ava, Cassandra, and Wanda]

[The video post actually starts off with a kitten walking over the top of it, soft muffled talking with the heavy padding of paws over-foot for a moment, and then a "hey, hey, not right now." It's finally adjusted so Anakin can talk into the MID properly. He's still tired; those circles under his eyes aren't likely to go away any time soon, but it's countered with a small almost-smile. Not sad, not perfect, but present.]

Look, I know with everything the ship's been through in the last week, time is short and expensive. I'll try to keep this brief. With the recent mishandling of hostile situations on-board and with "relations" with our...host planets?

Obi-Wan, what would you even call them?

[As he's here and has ears and common sense, Kenobi is quick to take hold of Anakin's MID and address the network himself, although he's merely... correcting Anakin's word choices, anyway.]

Well, first, I wouldn't say it was mishandled. Nor would I call what came of that as relations. Otherwise, host planet seems just fine.

[Leave it to Kenobi to be pedantic. He smiles thinly into the camera and then disappears back off-screen for for the time being, leaving Skywalker to his pitch.

Anakin rolls his eyes as he takes the camera back.]

Anyway, we've both been thinking. All of you have, at some point or another, expressed pointed interest in what it is we do, and we think it's high time to take advantage of that.

[A pause as he carefully defers back to Obi-Wan. This is skirting new territory that he's not even sure how to press forward with, only that he can't do it alone.]

I think what Anakin is suggesting is that we make good use of our time here. There's no end in sight, so this is the perfect time to take stock in what we know and give credence to what we don't. In this case, the more the merrier.

[It's enough to cover the breadth of what they talked about, and therefore Kenobi feels satisfied in leaving the rest of this in Anakin's hand. Kitten now in tow, he disappears off-screen once more.]

I want to be clear that this isn't an obligation. [Not yet.] I'm--We are not asking you to give anything up, regardless of how the old Order did it. All I'm asking is that you want to help.

[ooc note: being on this filter is no obligation to reply; if you want on the ~Jedi Training~ filter and you're not, let's get that CR rolling otherwise.]

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what would this entail?

[He smirks into the camera, because...well. Yes, he's absolutely sure about this. To the point of self assurance, even if he has to constantly reinforce that where no one can see it.]

If you're going to carry my lightsaber, you're going to have to know how to use it.

[He hasn't followed up near enough. Hasn't pressed into the why, though he knows enough now to guess. He's been too distracted, but not with his attachments: with the concept of devastating them.

It's high time to fix that too.]

[wow okay that response is good enough to get her to turn on the video. incredulity is all over her face, but also a little amusement]

I can use my lightsaber just fine, thanks.

[n o p e]

Then you shouldn't have any problem proving it?

[It's the kind of nonsense claim he'd made as a Padawan. He knows what this sounds like.]

No, I won't.

[KNOCK HER ON HER ASS]

We'll see.

[She reminds him of himself...or Ahsoka, even, and that's good. That can be worked with.

In the next moment, he's shrugged it off. Levity is easy enough to breeze by, at least. It's a nice change of pace.]

Anyway, the point is, we've been through a lot on this ship that needs...a little peacekeeping. [That's putting it more nicely than he wants, but look, see, he can make concessions for the greater good.] We need to get back to that, the ship needs more of it, and there are only three of us here who really know what that means.

Knowing how to use a lightsaber also includes when.

[you need water to mold a sandcastle brah
hope you've got some incentive ready]

Peacekeeping? So you mean for us to be some kind of law enforcement. I don't think that's what this ship needs. Or what I want.

[He scoffs outright that that. Though he's pushed that mandate a little too far at times.]

No, not law enforcement. Do you know how tedious that is? They have droids do it in the Core, back home. It's barely a job for people, let alone Jedi.

Then what do you mean by "peacekeeping?"

Peaceful resolution. [ Obi-Wan interjects here, pushing his way into the scene with all the grace he's known for. He's mostly allowed Anakin to take the lead, but that doesn't stop him from commenting. ]

We have always been peacekeepers, but also champions of the innocent and oppressed. The Jedi Order has no interest in politics or fame or fortune or war.

It hasn't always been this way. We've since lost our way, but that doesn't mean we can't correct our current path.

You think you can help me?

[It's an odd concept - she's never had a teacher with such a similar powerset to hers, just whatever advice Billy and Loki have been able to give her and a bunch of scientists who had no idea what they were playing with.]

[Anakin shrugs. Truthfully...he doesn't know. But they're similar enough, and--]

It can't hurt to try.

As long as nothing explodes. [She's only half-kidding - those days are mostly behind her but she can still be overwhelmed.]

So what would this group do?

Do you really think I can learn?

[She's a little skeptical, but she wants to try. Even if she's still secretly preparing to run away because this ship is cursed and she's freaked out after the recent incident.]

[rey squints a little when he enters the shot, but is at least willing to listen to what he has to say. and, honestly, it makes more sense and is more appealing than what emotions mcsandypants had been saying. besides, her knowledge of the jedi order (any any time during its history) amounts to basically jack shit.]

And I would learn how to use the Force?

If that's your intention, yes. Otherwise, we can teach you other practical lessons, such as negotiation or meditation.

Yes. Anyone can learn, Cassandra. It merely requires the right instructor.

[ He means that generally. If you don't have the Force, there's no way to teach that. But he imagines she already knows as much thanks to Luke. ]

[she's been thinking about this a lot since the ship was attacked. it's become clear to her that it's necessary.]

No. I need to learn.

You have no idea what "don't contact me again" means, do you? I don't care what it's for or who you're doing it with. Don't send me messages of any kind.

No, what I'm responding to now is a message. This was an open call, which we should both note you could have easily ignored.

[But would he have? No. ~~Which was part of the point.~~]

Look, all I care is that you care. We've worked with plenty of people who haven't been able to...use the Force, necessarily. I don't see why that should change now. Do you?

I've been through worse. [He gives a laugh, mostly intended to give them both a moment of levity, rare as they are. He doesn't know he has for sure. That doesn't matter. It can't, for either of them, if they want to live with any modicum of sanity regarding potential blow ups, literal or not.]

Back home, we're called in to resolve...incidents before they fall apart into--well, I think you know what. Peacekeeping. Helping people. Everything we've been trying to, just...

[He looks away for a moment and swallows hard. They've already tried this, or he knows he has. But he's been distracted. Wallowing in hurt, never around long enough to get to know a situation before he knows how to fix it. He knows what his problem has been, even if he's not quite sure how to fix it either.

But a little dogged determination never hurt anything...right?]

Just with better focus.

[Off camera, even if it is still attached to him:]

See? Things happen for a reason.

[No, he's not about to actually think that through and apply it to himself at the moment, that would be ridiculous.]

If this was an open call, it would have been open to everyone on the Moira. You included me here despite the fact that you know I'm never going to take you up on this.

You don't have to take ME up on anything. I'm not the only one offering, am I?

But if you think whatever this is matters more than everything and everyone else here, maybe there is nothing left to talk about.

[~~Hypocrite alert.~~]

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