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[inheritsthesky.livejournal.com]

WHO: Luke Skywalker (inheritsthesky), Selina Kyle (meowminx), Mytho (lovemedangit), OPEN
WHERE: A Park.
WHEN: Today, March 6th. Afternoon.
WARNINGS: None!
SUMMARY: Luke is trying to concentrate, which means you/someone/everyone should come disrupt him as much as possible.
FORMAT: Paragraph, then either one. :3


Feeling he'd been woefully neglecting his training, Luke had decided to leave off lesson plans and work for an afternoon in favor of going out to meditate a little in the park. It wasn't a clear day, but at least the sun was out, and it shone brightly and warmly in the spot he'd chosen. Warmth--one of the few things he missed about Tatooine. Space, he'd learned when he left for the Rebellion at 19, was cold, and so was this place.

But the Force, when he touched it after quieting his mind of extraneous thoughts (Mara, the much younger Ben who didn't remember him or his father, who had disappeared from the city again), was warm too, and Luke let it fill his body in preparation for the training exercises he'd planned for today.

Comments

Since I established Star Wars was one of her faves as a kid...

[meowminx]

The more people told Selina to stay in, the more she went out. She was thirteen; she could take care of herself. At least it was still daylight this time. She didn't have anywhere to go, so she just walked, enjoying the freedom of being outside and not worrying where her next meal or bed would come from.

Her wanderings took her to a small park. Normally, some guy sitting by himself wouldn't catch her attention. But this guy looked really familiar for some reason. So she paused, trying to place where she knew him from.

Impeccable taste I must say!

[inheritsthesky.livejournal.com]

While Selina was indistinct in the Force, it didn't take his Jedi instincts to know when he was being watched. Ever since the Battle of Yavin, Luke was familiar with the sensation; when he was younger, he'd taken a certain pride in it, but now, that had faded somewhat. Not subsided into bitterness or cynicism, but the need that recognition had once fed had since been filled by other things.

Luke opened one blue eye, then the other, looking around for the source of the sensation. His eyes met Selina's, and he smiled, lifting a hand in greeting.

It's one of the only pop culture references she's ever made in canon

[meowminx]

Selina certainly wasn't a shy girl. And she wasn't really the type who respected adults. But for some reason, she found herself hesitant waving in return. Something about his presence, along with that familiarity.

"Hi," she said, unusually quiet.

[inheritsthesky.livejournal.com]

"Hello," he said kindly, leaning forward on his elbows, still smiling. "Nice weather bring you out here, too?"

[meowminx]

"I wanted to go for a walk." She knew she was staring, which she usually didn't do, but somehow, she didn't think he'd mind.

"Do I know you from somewhere?"

[inheritsthesky.livejournal.com]

His cheeks went a little pink. "Well, maybe. I'm Luke Skywalker--I guess I'd be pretty recognizable by now."

Luke tilted his head a little. "It's nice to meet you, though." It wasn't just a polite gesture; something in Luke's body posture, in the pitch of his words, showed that he meant it. He'd always liked meeting new people. Probably a holdover from being stuck on Tatooine for the first part of his life, but most likely it was just part of his personality.

[meowminx]

She was definitely staring after that comment. "Really?" Her head tilted to the side a little as she studied his features. "You got older."

It was weird though. She'd seen there were people from different places here, but not a guy from a movie. That wasn't supposed to be real, was it?

"I'm Selina," she finally said.

[lovemedangit.livejournal.com]

The warmth of the day had led to an increase of activity in the park, and the birds that had been clustered near warm spots were out in full force, chirping at each other and flitting around.

Despite having a small Rue that was sure to be trying to find him when she woke from her nap, Mytho had headed for the park, loaf of day old bread from the bakery in hand. The signs of spring, the sounds of the birds, it all soothed away the Raven's Blood with in him, leaving him far more himself.

He paused, blinking as he spotted someone he knew he had met before. Someone who Ben knew.

[inheritsthesky.livejournal.com]

Luke, who had been about to come out of his meditation and get the implements he'd use to practice control--not moss-covered rocks, something a little more portable--when his shoulders twitched. Turning, he saw the light-haired young man standing nearby, holding a loaf of bread, and smiled.

"Hello," Luke called with a smile, stretching out his shoulders and then getting to his feet. It wouldn't hurt to take a bit of time and greet this person.

[lovemedangit.livejournal.com]

"Hello..." Mytho returned, voice soft and mild.

[inheritsthesky.livejournal.com]

Quiet, but he'd had students who were quiet too--still did. It wasn't a bad thing.

Luke gestured at the bread in the other's hand. "Were you going to go feed the birds?" he asked. "Do you mind company?"

[lovemedangit.livejournal.com]

Mytho nodded. "I was... Did you want to help...?"

[inheritsthesky.livejournal.com]

"I'd like to, if that's okay," Luke said, walking over. After sitting and meditating in one place for a while, it felt good to stretch and move around. "I'm Luke Skywalker."

[lovemedangit.livejournal.com]

Mytho nodded again, breaking the loaf in half and holding out one half to Luke. "You know Ben..." he returned.

[taughttolisten.livejournal.com]

Obi-Wan worried.

It was one thing to quiet himself and listen to the living Force when encouragement came from his Master's gentle presence; it was another thing entirely to attempt it when he was alone. Not even fully alone: people here claimed to know him, looked at him with sad and disbelieving eyes, carefully withheld details from him. He could sense some of them treading cautiously around him.

And he was alone, with no apparent way to get back to familiar surroundings.

It stirred an old fear in him--the fear that he would always be solitary and flailing, never quite up to the situation at hand, a hopeless case. The fear that, no matter what he did, the he would somehow fail. For years it had driven him towards increasingly brash behavior, a way of compensating or at least pretending not to care about making a good impression; now it simply sat in the pit of his stomach, twisting him into slow knots.

But at least he wasn't completely Masterless.

Finding Skywalker was an easy enough task--the man's presence gave off a light nearly as great as Master Yoda's, and was every bit as enviably serene.

Hesitantly, not quite wanting to disturb him, Obi-Wan settled in a clear patch of sunshine, folded his hands into his sleeves, and waited quietly for some sort of instruction.

[inheritsthesky.livejournal.com]

He'd come back after that talk with the young man and settled himself again, calming his mind to continue his exercises. Stretched out, awash in the Force as Luke was, it was no surprise he felt Obi-Wan coming up to him. Even younger as he was, Luke felt he'd know that presence anywhere, even though it was still a long way from the droll hermit who led Luke into the rest of his life.

But the main difference between that Ben Kenobi and this young man was that this one was fair overflowing with insecurities and doubts, enough for Luke to pull himself out of his meditation and open bright blue eyes, fixing them on Obi-Wan.

Luke still smiled though. It was good to see his friend and mentor just the same. "Hello, Obi-Wan," he said. "How are you?"

[taughttolisten.livejournal.com]

"Well, thank you, Master." He shifted, inclining his head in a respectful bow. Truth be told, the steady quiet in Luke's presence was reassuring, even in the midst of such overwhelming circumstances. "I hope I didn't interrupt."

[inheritsthesky.livejournal.com]

"Not at all. Besides, even if you were, I wouldn't mind." Luke tilted his head, reaching out in the Force to this young man. "Is everything all right? I sense turmoil in you."

I am totally back-tagging this but WHATEVER I need Luke.

[mouth-breathing.livejournal.com]

He'd decided to take a walk today. It was a rather rare occurrence, even without his image inducer. With the X-men and their allies still hot on his trail, it was rather impudent of the mutant known as Emplate to move through the city at such an easy, cocky pace: he was a wanted man, after all.

Fortunately -- or, unfortunately, take your pick -- the vampiric mutant had had his fill of marrow ever since he'd assaulted the Institute where the X-men were staying at. He felt that he could afford deviance, so long as he did nothing to stir his hunger.

When he happened upon the man in the park, he stood next to him for a time, tilting his head. He was rather deep in concentration, wasn't it?

THAT IS FINE honestly the world needs more Luke

[inheritsthesky.livejournal.com]

Fortunately--or unfortunately, perhaps--for Emplate, Luke could sense that there was someone nearby, someone with quite a lot of a strange power. Like with the others in the city, it tickled the edge of his senses, and he often thought of it like listening to someone talk through a long tube. It was distorted, but still there.

And in the same way, he could sense that perhaps not all of this person's intentions were good. But his danger-sense didn't tingle with any more warning than normal, so Luke kept his hand off his lightsaber and instead opened his eyes to look up and meet Emplate's eyes with his own piercing blue ones. It wouldn't do either of them any good if he was suspicious of someone before he even knew them, anyway.

"Hello," he said, smiling.

yessss luke.

[mouth-breathing.livejournal.com]

Emplate -- or, rather, Marius in this form -- gave the man a gentle smile, tipping his hat at him before he took a unceremoniously seat next to blonde. He had no intentions other than to chat, and, perhaps, to learn something about the stranger he had happened upon. It was one of his only human traits still remaining.

"May I join you?"

awww yiiiis

[inheritsthesky.livejournal.com]

"Of course." Luke inclined his head slightly in acquiescence. The rubber balls he'd been balancing earlier floated into his hands, where he tucked them into the duffel bag he'd brought along.

"I don't think we've met. I'm Luke Skywalker--it's nice to meet you."

[mouth-breathing.livejournal.com]

"And the same in return, Luke." He inclined his head, but did not offer his hand. "I'm Eliot."

He crossed his legs underneath him, leaning back a bit. "Do you come here often?"

[inheritsthesky.livejournal.com]

"No, and I should." He smiled a little. "I spend way too much time working with my students and making up lessons, and not enough out here. I figured it was time for a change of pace. How about you?"

[mouth-breathing.livejournal.com]

"This would be my first time, actually." he smiled, and scratched the side of his head with his index finger. "My work keeps me terribly busy."