voice;

[neverknight]

Who: Kanan Jarrus
Broadcast: All
Action: The Marsiva
When: Does the time of day even matter in space

This is Ghost-1, calling in. Team - sound off.

[... if they're here. Kanan is showing a rare amount of discretion by saying nothing else. His observations from other new arrivals has given him the intel he needs - it's a holodrama with secret recording devices hidden everywhere. It wasn't your run of the mill Imperial gig. So for now, he was going to avoid drawing attention to himself.

In the meantime, he's on the Marsiva exploring. Rather than stand gaping out the windows at space, he's trying to get a sense of the size of the ship he's on. Unfortunately it's not always easy going in a straight line among twisting and turning hallways and trying to hold numbers in his head is not easy. It would be a shame if he lost his count.]

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[beardstrokes]

[ The Ghost? Must be one of Hera Syndulla's comrades. ]

I'm afraid the Ghost is not in range, though one of your crew is here. Hera Syndulla, correct?

[neverknight]

[... that voice. At first, he can't place it. But then he has only to think of the holocron and the last time it was played by Ezra. Then he has only to think of a young Caleb Dume pestering a Jedi Master over questions about the Jedi beacon.

He's wary, if only because the last Jedi Master he looked for was a corpse on ice being used to lure in other Jedi.]

That's her. I hope she isn't being too much of a nuisance.

[beardstrokes]

Not at all. I'm sure you two will be able to catch up in no time. In the meanwhile, I'm here for questions, if you like.

[ Obi-Wan, you've barely been here. ]

[neverknight]

[Are you really Obi-Wan? What really happened?]

Well, I heard that we're all in the stars of some live holodrama. So how much of a cut do we get as performers?

[beardstrokes]

It depends. How good are you at performing? I imagine, the most tense and dramatic the situation is, the more we benefit from it.

[ Obi-Wan probably has enough money by now. He's brought nothing but drama with him. ]

[neverknight]

Well I wouldn't call myself a star, but I've been known to pull off a few good performances in my time. [He did a few numbers as stormtroopers. When it came to his audience - he killed.] Different life, different choices - I could have been big.

[Maybe even a Jedi Master.]

[beardstrokes]

We'll see soon enough.

[ He straightens slightly, folding his arms. ]

My name is Obi-Wan Kenobi. And whom do I have the pleasure of talking to?

[neverknight]

[Well, if there wasn't any doubt before...]

Kanan Jarrus. Freelance... whatever it is I do. [Which really is just about anything he has to do.] You're the same Obi-Wan from the Clone Wars?

[beardstrokes]

The one and the same.

[ Recognition no longer surprises him, at this point. ]

That seems like a very unclear job description.

voice;

[firstrebel]

[ There is both relief and a certain amount of trepidation that comes with hearing this particular voice. On the one hand, she's not totally alone here, and there's no one she trusts more than Kanan. On the other, it makes her worry - about Zeb, Sabine, Ezra, even Chopper. How will they get along, if she and Kanan are both stuck here? ]

I think it's just the two of us.

[ From the Ghost, that is. She's not sure what to make of a much-younger Ahsoka, let alone Obi-Wan Kenobi. ]

voice;

[neverknight]

[That's one. He was waiting for the others to sign in, but if there's only two...

He's going to have to really hope Zeb can pull it together. At the very least, he's not alone here.]

... like old times, then. You've heard nothing from the others?

voice;

[firstrebel]

Looks like.

[ Except, no Ghost, no Chopper, no freedom. ]

This network appears to be limited to this fleet of ships, and I haven't heard from them on it. My regular comm link is down. For now, I have to assume they're back - where we left them.

voice;

[neverknight]

These comms aren't like any I've seen before. [... and certainly not Imperial. Whoever this organization was, they were working well out of traditional Republic or Imperial space.] And I don't remember ever hearing about anyone called the Atroma. You?

voice;

[firstrebel]

No. I think this is something else entirely. [ Hera likes to think she would be able to tell if this was some kind of Imperial trick - this is just so far out of the realm of what she would've considered possible, but then so was what happened on Gorse. It wouldn't be the first time the Empire had surprised her. But there are people here who don't even seem to know what the Empire is. ]

I've been told we might be in a different galaxy altogether. Strange as that sounds - it might be true.

voice;

[neverknight]

I thought extra-galactic travel was supposed to be impossible.

[And if it was, he would have expected it to... actually be a lot less normal than all this.]

voice;

[firstrebel]

It should be.

[ And yet, and yet. ]

Kanan, there are things about this place that I can't explain. People who shouldn't be here.

voice;

[neverknight]

... I think I might know what you mean. I think it would be better if we could talk in private, though. Are you on the... [A pause as he looks for the name of the ship as he's seen it a few times plastered on the walls.] Marsiva?

voice

[resnipstance]

[There's a familiar sounding voice that comes in answer, but it's not quite right. Higher pitched. Younger.]

Sorry. Bad news on the Ghost front.

voice

[neverknight]

[Familiar yes... but with no face to go with it, she sounds too young and spirited to be the Ahsoka he knows.]

That's what I've been hearing. I take it you and Hera have swapped notes.

[resnipstance]

That's right. We met planet-side.

I never thought I'd find myself in a situation where I'd have to say this, but it's nice to have another non-human around. I was starting to feel self-conscious.

[neverknight]

Is it really that human-centric out there?

[That's an uncomfortable notion. He only knows one other galactic entity like that. The Empire.]

[resnipstance]

Pretty much.

Even the few non-humans I've found still look like humans. And basically nobody who isn't from our galaxy has ever seen a Togruta before. You wouldn't believe how many times I've been asked if my montrals are a hat.

[neverknight]

[That does click something in his head now. If she's a Togruta, then this must be Ahsoka. And she is young. If he had to guess, she's not much older than he was when...

He cringes and pushes that thought back.]

You could be setting a new fashion trend. Though if the Atroma are favoring humans, that might mean they're human as well.

[resnipstance]

It's definitely a possibility. The calendar they use here and a significant population of the fleet are from a human planet named "Earth."

And yes, before you ask, that is the planet's actual name.

[Seriously. Least creative naming scheme ever.]

[neverknight]

... they named the planet dirt?

[Well. Maybe it was just a really dirty planet. There's a few planets he would probably give the same name if given the chance.]