May Mingle (Caprine)

[moonofmylife]

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.]

Comments

[resnipstance]

[Ahsoka smiles.] That's right!

We'll do this one a few times, and then we can switch.

[forcesensitive]

All right. Let me know if I need to change anything.

[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.]

[resnipstance]

Will do.

[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.

[forcesensitive]

[He imitates her bow, although it's immediately obvious he's not nearly as good at that as he is at the fighting styles.] Thanks. This was real helpful.

[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.

[resnipstance]

Oh. No, that's not homework. That's class.

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.]

[forcesensitive]

Meditate.

[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?

[resnipstance]

Hmmm. Personally? I think the Force feels different to everyone. The masters back at the temple used to always give us a bunch of academic definitions, but if you ask a hundred different Jedi what it feels like to them, you'll get a hundred different answers.

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.

[forcesensitive]

[Finn nods along, concentrating on her words. He still doesn't really think the Force is something he can just learn, but if she wants him to meditate, he'll meditate.]

But--then, if everyone feels it different, how am I supposed to know?

[resnipstance]

Just-- trust me. You'll know.

It's like the difference between night and day.

[forcesensitive]

[He nods, still looking unsure but willing to try.]

I'll see you on the Iskaulit tomorrow morning, then.

[resnipstance]

[She nods.]

See you then.