video.

[ventifact]

[rey is sitting in the gardens, legs crossed, staring at something off-camera. a low whistle and a few beeps makes it clear that bb-9 is doing the recording. despite the intensity of her gaze, her breathing is slow and regular and her muscles are entirely relaxed.

for a couple seconds, the video is just fixed on her--then, then frame zooms out so more of the garden is visible. a few feet away from where she sits, her lightsaber is stuck into the ground. such a suitable place for such a dignified weapon. but to be fair, her staff is stuck next to it. with the zoom-out, it becomes clear that rey is staring at the lightsaber.

a few more seconds of nothing.

then, as if tugged by an invisible string, the lightsaber twitches towards her. it lifts into the air and floats a few inches--before tumbling to the ground. rey, whose face holds a slight sheen of sweat from her efforts, lets out an extremely frustrated groan and an even more frustrated expletive. bb-9 beeps sympathetically.]

Kark it! I just want it to karking fly towards me when I--

[and she makes a violent pulling gesture--and then her staff comes flying towards her head. she reacts just in time, letting herself fall backwards to avoid being impaled in the face. the staff skids into the ground behind her. bb-9 screeches in alarm, and the video starts to bump as the droid rolls towards her owner. the camera zooms in and focuses on rey's face, still caught in surprise. and then, she laughs. not a restrained laugh, but a real, arms-around-her-gut laugh. and then she winces because ouch, bruised ribs. but back to business.]

Well, that's half right! Progress is progress, right? [then, she addresses the droid.] You caught all that? I want to watch it later.

[a beep of affirmative relief, and then the video cuts.]

Comments

video; i...am not sorry at all.

[ex_forcechoke292]

[Is he laughing? Yes. Alright fine, so there's a hint of amusement to that mark of pride (or the other way around), but there is a mark of pride.]

Are you trying to catch it or kiss it?

lmao

[ventifact]

[there's a few seconds of silence--rey didn't realize bb-9 would post this to the network. she mutters to herself:]

I'll have to work on that programming.

[and then:]

Ha-ha.

[voice]

[ryuuzaki]

How do you accomplish that?

[He sounds very interested.]

Just through concentration?

voice.

[ventifact]

It's the Force.

[warandpeace]

I would ask if you were alright but you seem to be have it under control.

[He thinks? He has no idea how these abilities work. But she almost came close to an impressive cranial piercing there.]

[ventifact]

As under control as it can get right now, I guess.

video;

[redshitlord]

Whoa!

Rey! What're you doing?

[ventifact]

Practicing. What're you doing?

text

[mylawn]

What was supposed to happen?

[hello rey did you MISS HIM]

[ventifact]

the saber was supposed to come not the staff

[oh my god she's still embarrassed]

action; hope this is alright!

[greyate]

[ Jean, working in the gardens, had been off-camera and listening, trying not to disturb Rey. She could feel the intensity and determination flowing from her. As well as the frustration. She doesn't see what happens but she does hear the commotion and makes her way over, behind the droid as Rey continues to laugh.

Once the feed cuts off, Jean still can't help asking, concerned, ]

Are you okay?

action; definitely!

[ventifact]

[Rey sits up, and BB-9 rolls around to face the newcomer, beeping out a greeting. She remembers Jean from when they'd first met, and gives a small smile.]

I'm fine, thanks. [A beat.] It's a work in progress.

video;

[seeingscarlet]

[Despite her concern, Wanda's smiling. She remembers the first time she sent something flying and forced a scientist to duck under his desk.]

Are you all right?

[ventifact]

Yeah, fine. But I wouldn't recommend doing that with bruised ribs. For the record.

[voice]

[imahologram]

[With the barest hint of amusement.]

It wasn't a bad attempt.

[ventifact]

It's one of my more successful ones so far, if you can believe it.

voice

[straightouttacarbonite]

Okay, but wouldn't using your hands be safer?

[ventifact]

[well, he isn't wrong. and yet]

That isn't really the point.

video

[justice_from_above]

What are you ... doing?

[Pharah is a combination of bemused and perplexed, finding Rey's enthusiasm infectious (and a welcome change over the past few days), and behing wholly interested in what she's actually trying to achieve.]

[ventifact]

I'm training. With the Force.

audio;

[cockade]

If you're trying not to be mauled by an incoming weapon, I'd say so.

[The tone is full of snark, for what it's worth. Arno sounds amused more than anything else.]

Besides that, I'm going to assume that you weren't trying to club yourself in the head and were using magic to try and grab it. [A beat.] Could you not do it at all before?

[ventifact]

It isn't magic, it's the Force. [FITE HER, SNARKY MAN] And I could. Sort of. In certain situations.

Video

[clericals]

That was amazing!

[Impressive enough that Karen sound a touch breathless.]

You did that?

[ventifact]

[that gets rey to smile. finally, someone who isn't being sarcastic!!]

Yeah, I did.

video

[pushed]

You're a Mover?

[ventifact]

Since I don't know what that is, probably not.

voice

[outer_space]

[ He watches, of course. It feels like a boast, a restaging of his humiliation in the garden's lush greens.

It isn't, but he still doesn't show his face. ]

You've regressed.

video.

[ventifact]

[yeah that's right remember how she beat you after you'd already been thoroughly injured]

Why don't you come down here and I'll show you how much I've regressed.

voice;

[entrepreneurism]

I'm hardly an expert, but that seems promising.

And, clearly, your reflexes are impressive.

voice;

[ventifact]

I'll take promising.

Voice

[two_jedi_sticks]

[She doesn't know Rey, so there's probably a good debate to be had about whether it's coincidence or the Force at work that Jaina sees this. Either way, Jaina can't not send something when she happens across the video. A problem-solver, that's her.]

If you're having some trouble with control, you probably shouldn't be practicing the technique with a lightsaber. You could activate it while you've got it flying around.

[Safety first!]

[ventifact]

[oh... my god?? she hadn't even though about that. what the fuck]

--Yeah, yeah I'll keep that in mind. Thanks.