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[hidden_jedi]

Kale perhaps stumbles into the basement, limping a little from the fire fight and there's a rip in his jacket and a bleeding cut or two. He's not in too bad shape, but he does look beaten up some. Tobias is behind him, or more like herding him down the stairs from the Nexus. Kale feels vaguely embarrassed for some reason, like he did something wrong. Tobias certainly looks like he did something wrong.

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[hidden-jedi.livejournal.com]

Well, Kale was always kind to small injured animals too. He was good with the animals on the farm.

"I don't know," he says with a laugh, "I honestly don't know anything."

[force-killer.livejournal.com]

Well, that's good. Though who know how Tobias would feel about being compared to small injured animals.

He raises his eyebrows. "Well, nothing strenuous, obviously. Hmm. I suppose that might do. I could teach you to see using the Force. Or start, at any rate."

[hidden-jedi.livejournal.com]

There were stock animals which he helped take care of which liked him too.

Why is Tobias giving him that look? He was deliberately not trained. He mentioned this several times. "All right."

[force-killer.livejournal.com]

Tobias is still trying to get used to that idea; all of his other students hadn't even known they were Force Sensitive. And most of them had asked him, right off the bat, 'when am I going to be able to shoot lightning from my fingers?'

"Okay, first off, have you ever meditated before?"

[hidden-jedi.livejournal.com]

In a fascinating turn of events Kale has no real desire to use force lightening. He wants to get a handle on it and maybe learn some of the more useful tricks, but the flashy stuff isn't really his style.

He shakes his head at the question. "No, I haven't. running a farm doesn't leave you much time to do that."

[force-killer.livejournal.com]

That's certainly going to be a new one on the Exile; the only one of his padawans that hadn't wanted to know the flashy stuff was the mechanic with the metal replacement arm.

"Point. Feet up on the bed, and cross your legs."

[hidden-jedi.livejournal.com]

Flashy stuff can get you noticed and killed. Kale has every intention on staying alive. He's rather fond of it.

Feeling vaguely silly, Kale does as he's told.

[force-killer.livejournal.com]

This is a good point.

Think of it this way, Kale; at least you don't look silly. "You'll need to quiet your mind." Tobias pulls off his outer robe, leaving the tunics and pants in place, and settles into a cross-legged position. "I want you to try to imagine space; the stillness and the quiet of it. That's worked for me before."

[hidden-jedi.livejournal.com]

Kale would think so.

It's a very good thing that Tobias leaves the pants in place. Kale wouldn't be able to concentrate if he didn't.

He tries to quiet his mind, like he's told, thinking of space. But that holds too much excitement for him. He's such a space newbie. Instead he settles on this place that he would go to when he wanted to get away from the family for a while, up on a hill over the fields.

[force-killer.livejournal.com]

Tobias typically leaves his pants on, yes. Unless he's getting into an argument with an Echani about his lack of robes.

That works just as well. When he's pretty sure that Kale's done as he's said, he starts talking again. "This is going to sound odd, but I want you to focus on your breathing, and then start stretching your focus outward."

[hidden-jedi.livejournal.com]

Kale never wants to know about that. Ever. Even if they're drunk. Okay, maybe if he's really drunk and he won't remember it.

Stretching his focus outward. That sounds difficult. How can he focus on something when his eyes are closed? He suppose that would be his senses. Right. Okay. He can do this.

[force-killer.livejournal.com]

C'mon, there's a totally rational and PG explanation for it.

He's going to wait for a reaction before he keeps talking. He wants to make sure Kale can figure it out.

[hidden-jedi.livejournal.com]

Of course there is. That's what they all say.

He's pretty quiet for a while and then he gets a tinkling of something, somewhere. A sort of really big connected to something something. He straightens with a sort of mental 'ahh..'

[force-killer.livejournal.com]

Except this time it's totally true.

He smiles slightly. "Found something, did you? Describe it to me?"

[hidden-jedi.livejournal.com]

Oh, fine, spoil it why don't you.

Again he's quiet, trying to put into words what he felt. "Something... big... alive almost..."

[force-killer.livejournal.com]

The smile widens. "It is, in a manner of speaking. It's the Force; it flows through and affects everything."

Though looking a bit closer into the people in the room will show that maybe it doesn't flow through everything, exactly. Sometimes it's dragged in and expelled again.

[hidden-jedi.livejournal.com]

"In a manner of speaking?" Kale asks.

Yes, that is interesting. Kale figures that it has to do with him not being connected to the Force any more. He tries to poke it experimentally.

[force-killer.livejournal.com]

"It exists in everything that's alive, in one form or another. It's not so much alive as it is a... well, a force. Like gravity."

Poking wounds in the Force makes them poke back. It reaches out to touch

[hidden-jedi.livejournal.com]

It's too bad Tobias doesn't know about the Vong. That'll punch a hole in his theory.

"You know, if you really think about it, that's kinda creepy."

He lets it touch, curious.

[force-killer.livejournal.com]

It's a four-thousand-year-old theory, what do you expect? It can't be completely accurate.

"That's why I don't think about that too much or too hard."

It seems to poke and prod for a bit, then innocently starts to thread a thin tether in. It doesn't feel like anything, surprisingly.

[hidden-jedi.livejournal.com]

One would think that it would have been verified. Ah well.

"Probably a good idea."

There's a mental frown and he pokes the tether.

[force-killer.livejournal.com]

Well, it's hard to confirm things when you're dealing with mystical, godlike forces.

"I figured so myself."

It wraps around the poking, like an old friend back for the holidays. It isn't being particularly intrusive about it, almost asking permission.

[hidden-jedi.livejournal.com]

Yes. Which is why they're ineffable godlike forces.

"So... now what?"

Still curious, he lets it do what it wants.

[force-killer.livejournal.com]

"The lesson is over, for now."

The tether tightens its grip, forming a bond. (Then starts siphoning a little Force, not enough to be noticable.)

[hidden-jedi.livejournal.com]

He opens his eyes and uncrosses his legs, leaning back on the bed. "It was... interesting."

He pokes at the bond curiously, trying to figure out what it does.