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driftfleet2016-05-09 11:33 am
moonofmylife) wrote in driftfleet2016-05-09 11:33 am
May Mingle (Caprine)
Who: The crew of the Caprine and visitors
Broadcast: N/a
Action: Yes
When: Throughout the month of May
[Enjoy the snacks! Sadly they are mostly goo.]
Broadcast: N/a
Action: Yes
When: Throughout the month of May
[Enjoy the snacks! Sadly they are mostly goo.]
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We'll do one last exercise to finish up after this, and then we can warm-down.
And I wouldn't mind a drink, if you're offering. [It's important to stay hydrated!]
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[He does in fact toss her a bottle. The blue-flavored drink has electrolytes, at least, so it's good for a workout.
After he's chugged some of his, he stretches his shoulders one more time.]
All right. Do we go back to the blocks?
[He doesn't seem to find it at all boring, so there's that.]
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Nope. Now we're going to combine what you've learned into a series of movements you might actually use. We call these "katas." They start off pretty simple. You can do them with another person, or on your own.
[She comes back to stand in front of Finn again.] We're going to go upper strike, cross body block, lower strike. [She demonstrates as she says it.] I'll do the opposing movements so you have someone to practice on.
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[Oh, interesting. He can immediately see how having a sequence to draw on would help in battle, especially if there are a lot of different ones to learn.] Do they all have a reverse? So you can practice them together, and how to defend against them?
[He stands ready to start on her mark.]
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We'll do this one a few times, and then we can switch.
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[Yet as before, he picks up the kata with ease. It comes naturally to him, almost as if he's already been trained. He hasn't, but there's clearly more than aptitude at work here.]
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[They settle into the routine again-- five minutes for the first kata, switch sides, another five minutes for the second kata. Finally, Ahsoka calls them to a halt.]
Good work. Let's leave it there for today. [She bows to him, traditional Jedi style-- one hand curled into a fist, pressed into the other hand held palm flat, in front of her chest.]
You've done pretty well for your first lesson. I can give you homework though, if you want.
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[Homework? Finn grins at the idea.] Let me guess, run the whole routine once a day for the next week. Well, except the parts that need another person.
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Your homework is to meditate. You can join me in my guided meditation sessions in the morning on the Iskaulit if you want, or you can do it on your own if you feel self conscious. But if you ever want to master lightsaber combat-- it won't matter how much you practice, if you aren't connecting to the Force.
So-- just take fifteen minutes out of your day, morning and evening, to sit down somewhere quiet, and try to feel the energy of the universe around you. Don't worry if you can't feel anything right away, or if it's hard, or boring, or your mind keeps wandering off. That's all normal. The important part is to try.
[No matter what Master Yoda says.]
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[Well, chalk that up to something Finn's never done before.]
I can try--I'll have to go to your classes, I don't know how to do that.
Is that what the Force feels like?
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The way it feels to me, is... well.
Have you ever felt connected with another person? Really connected. Like you were in tune with their feelings, or you just somehow knew what they were going to do next. That's what the Force feels like to me. That sense of connection. But not with just one person-- with everyone.
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But--then, if everyone feels it different, how am I supposed to know?
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It's like the difference between night and day.
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I'll see you on the Iskaulit tomorrow morning, then.
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See you then.