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Who: Everyone!!!
Broadcast: No
Action: The Iskaulit
When: For the rest of the month

[Now that we've all had time to settle back into our ships, let's see what's going on over on the Iskaulit! For the new folks, there are already a few establishments and projects going on, but there's plenty of room for everyone, either to join in or to build their own thing. So mingle away!]

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[Hmm. She knows that Vima felt ignored by her mother, at a time when she was so desperate to learn. It would be easy enough to wonder if things would be different, with her father around.]

Does your mother ever talk to you about him?

Not a whole lot. Not never, but I think it's still pretty painful for her.

We--he was killed by some criminal in a spaceport, and she had to grab his lightsaber.

[She nods. It isn't the tactic she took, with Wesley, and she doesn't think Nomi is right to not talk to Vima about him - after all, she knows what it's like to be on the other side of that, to have lost her parents - but she can understand. Even now, talking about Jack can be difficult sometimes, and she didn't have to see him die in front of her. She takes Vima's hand and gives it a small squeeze.]

I'm sorry.

[Vima smiles faintly and squeezes back.]

It's fine. I mean... it happened a long time ago, and I don't remember it too clearly. [They did get to say goodbye... but, she's not sure she'll introduce the topic of Force ghosts right this second.] I do wish I had gotten a chance to know him, though... so that I would have something more to miss, I guess.

[She nods.] I understand what you mean. Both my parents died when I was very young. I still remember my mother but... not my father.

[Both parents? Ouch... as much as her relationship with Nomi has been troubled, Vima can't imagine a life permanently without her. Maybe the ship inside Beverly's mind looked cozy and comfortable, but that doesn't mean life is.]

...That must have been terrible, to lose both of them. What happened?

They were attacked by a species hostile to the Federation. Their research ship didn't stand a chance against the Ubarrak warship. Everyone on board was killed.

...Wow. [Vima shakes her head. It might have happened a long time ago, but it's still not easy to grow up with something like that.]

It's strange, isn't it. It's tough not to have them around, but you get used to it, too.

You do. The loss never really goes away, but it isn't so much a defining aspect of my life anymore.

[Yup... that's exactly it. It's just a part of the fabric, now. She sighs, nodding.]

...Not that I want Atroma to get her too, but I do hope you can meet my mother at some point. I don't think she really gets to talk about this much.

[She nods. It's often so much easier to talk to someone who has been through it too.]

I would like to meet her as well, if I could. I know how important she is to you.

Edited 2016-01-04 00:03 (UTC)

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