Time for a talk

[two_jedi_sticks]

Who: Jaina, Leia, Luke
Broadcast: N/A
Action: The Bishop
When: Forward-dated 3/25

[Over the weeks, Jaina has been falling into something of a routine. It’s not that she’s really accepted that she may be in the fleet on any kind of long-term basis; it’s just that she is a young woman who tends to cope by assigning herself more work. She’s supposed to be one of the ship’s engineers that keeps it flying? Then she’s going to make sure the ship continue to run like it’s brand new.

She’s got a crateful of parts that are carbon-scored from use, and she’s lugging it back to her bunk, planning to settle in for some scrubbing. Just a relaxing afternoon of work -- and when she enters, there’s Luke and Leia.

It really wasn’t so long ago she was the kid trying to salvage droids to do chores without parent’s approval, or trying to secretly claim her own derelict star fighter. Instinct has her freeze momentarily, mouth opening for an excuse. Finally, she clears her throat.]

This is all part of routine maintenance. No rules being broken.

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[two_jedi_sticks]

[An eyebrow quirks as they lay out the question together. It really is nice to have a twin to back you up. When she answers, it's slow, a certain stubbornness in her bearing while she words her answer carefully.]

Well...

It was partly due to necessity. One of your former students had started a dark Jedi academy and had started to attack New Republic targets, as well as students. You taught us that a Jedi is never unarmed, but we needed to be able to defend ourselves. Not everyone was ready for a saber. For those of us who were, it was an important step to take.

[imahologram]

[A dark Jedi academy. Well, that's not worrisome at all.]

And what made you ready to use a lightsaber?

[t65]

[Luke just morosely mutters the words,] my former student... [and stares at his hand. Look what brilliant teacher he turns out to be. He waits for Jaina's answer, impressed by Leia's ability to ask the right question despite the revelation.]

[two_jedi_sticks]

[That's a familiar look from Luke, whenever he'd talked about Brakiss. She gives him a nod; acknowledgment, hopefully a show of understanding.]

My friends and I encountered the Shadow Academy twice before that. We had proven ourselves. You felt we were ready for a greater challenge. That we'd understand this wasn't a reward.

[imahologram]

[Leia glances Luke's way. She's not sure what to think, based on Jaina's answer, and between the two of them, he's the lightsaber expert. If he has more questions, he can ask.]