OPEN: Luke at the turtle's head

[last_ofthe_jedi]

Characters: Luke Skywalker and OPEN
Date: Mid-August during the heat wave
Location: The turtle's head
Situation: Luke's been meaning to visit the turtle's head for a while but after hearing the news from Wan about the path of light he's decided it's imperative that he see it for himself.
Warnings/Rating: None, but please do consider filling out the form on Luke's permissions post here if you haven't already. He's capable of a lot of mind-read-y type stuff.


The turtle's head has piqued Luke's interest since he first heard about it. The idea of an altered state of mind has made him wary but he's willing to try it before passing judgment. Perhaps he can negate some of the effects, if even a little bit.

Then he heard tell of the path of light that appears only to some. That is definitely worth checking out.

The heat wave has caused him to leave his cloak behind and even shop for clothing of a lighter design, both in color and in weight, somewhat resembling what he used to wear in the desert. Luke's lived in the scorching heat most of his life and knows how to deal with it well. Once properly dressed it bothers him very little and hasn't affected the time he spends outdoors much. He even bought himself a dorky hat. Luke's far less concerned about fashion than he is about keeping cool and he knows that protecting one's head from the direct rays of the sun is a key part to avoiding the worst effects of the heat.

Once at the turtle's head he finds a comfortable spot to sit cross-legged and begins to meditate, eager to see this path of light that Wan spoke of. He's maybe a bit too eager and it takes a few minutes before his Jedi trance sets in. That patience thing is a work in progress.

Around a half hour in and Luke awakens with somewhat of a start.

((Feel free to hop in at any point; reaching the turtle's head, during meditation, or after meditation.))

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[last_ofthe_jedi]

As far as belief goes Luke knows he's probably seen and even done some slightly more out there things than a lot of other people, and even he's been surprised a few times since he got here. It's a lot to take in.

Still, he's determined to figure out just what goes on out here at the turtle's head. Maybe different people see different things.

"Have you ever had a vision here? Something like what you said you saw in a dream? Or was it just afterwards?"

[solo_patria]

That is a truth and of itself. There are times Enjolras realizes that the entire time he's been here is really, only explainable to those who live here too now. If he were ever able to go home to a different fate than death, it would be too strange to explain even a quarter of this to his other friends, whereas here, he could, most likely, find a stranger who has been here for a while and have a conversation completely make sense. It really is pretty strange.

"Afterwards, for the most part. At least when it comes to visions. I suppose that it does different things for different people, or it may be that I have simply not come through enough. I did actually meet up with Taraja close to here. That is, it is where I heard her voice for the first time,so there is something to it. I am still uncertain what it is. It feels..."

Enjolras pauses, listening for something, maybe, or thinking things through before continuing. "It is different than being present in a state of Dreaming. Were you here, already, the last time that Tu Vishan docked? There were some Dream realms there. This feels...a bit like they did, though more rooted in a solid reality. Dreams tend to feel a bit more fluid, with some flexibility to them. Here, that is definitely earth beneath my feet. In a dream state, it might be, or feel like, anything."