February Catch-All

[hadthehighground]

Characters: Obi-Wan Kenobi and YOU!
Date: All of February
Location: Keeliai and Tavimbi
Situation: Getting to know you and Landfall!
Warnings/Rating: None that I can think of?



Obi-Wan is still somewhat adjusting to things here on Keeliai. So the fact that the giant turtle makes landfall on a continent is surprising and piques his curiosity.

He can be found either wandering around the streets of Keeliai or Tavimbi. Willing to talk to just about anybody. Especially the Kedan and the Tavimbi natives.

Upon sensing a power that is not unlike the Force within Tavimbi, which he comes to know as the Xunutane, he will make checking that out his highest priority.

Feel free to find him just about anywhere!

Comments

[looksfine]

The reaction was subtle. No paling of the skin or widening of the eyes. More like...a slight twitch of facial muscles indicating that he had, indeed, struck a nerve. Within the span of twenty seconds, a series of incoherent mutterings escaped the vendor's list, followed by a quoted price that Aya found significantly more acceptable.

"Accepted," she nodded. Looking as pleased as if she had been the one to instigate the abrupt change. "You may retrieve the item in question for me now. I will wait."

[hadthehighground]

Obi-Wan waited patiently to the side and watched as the vendor went to retrieve said item.

"It seems that he's had a change of heart," Obi-Wan remarked with some amusement. He then looked back to the green droid lady.

"I don't believe we've met. My name is Obi-Wan Kenobi."

[looksfine]

"We have not." She replied with total confidence, turning to face him fully. After all, if they had met before even once, she would have remembered. "It is a pleasure to meet you, Obi-Wan Kenobi. You may call me Aya."

[hadthehighground]

"It's a pleasure to meet you as well, Aya."

And now he can't hold back his curiosity.

"Forgive me if this sounds rude, but are you a sentient droid?"

The sentient part is obvious, it's the droid part he's not completely sure of.

[looksfine]

She took no offense to the question, and even smiled a little at his hesitation to approach the subject. It was a sign of respect that many others in the past did not show, on top of him simply being curious about her nature. She never faulted curiosity.

Although there was a brief moment of confusion at the term droid, allowing herself time to process and interpret precisely what he meant by that.

"I am sentient." Obvious, yes, but he did specify in his question. "Though I am unfamiliar with the term droid, if it bears any biotechnical resemblance to that of a living robot, then yes, that is precisely what I am."

[hadthehighground]

Interesting. Color him fascinated. Which shows as he crosses his arms and focuses intently on their conversation.

"Droids are a term for robots where I come from, yes. Many of them are self aware, but do not have any biological aspect to them. There's only one such droid that I know of that had organic components."

So Aya is quite a rarity as far as he's concerned. And even then, she seems very different from anything he's ever seen before. Perhaps even more advanced than any droid he's familiar with.

[looksfine]

Most of that was nothing she hadn't already heard before. Until he brought up knowing another droid comprised of organic components. Her interest increased exponentially, as evident by the widened, shining eyes and upward turn of her lips.

"May I ask what this organic droid you know is like?"

She was always eager to hear about others like herself, even if the similarities were minimal.

[hadthehighground]

"Ruthless and evil are good words to describe him. From what I understand he was entirely organic once. A Kaleesh if I remember right."

He'd had several encounters with the late General Grievous and had come to learn quite a bit about him. He had been one of the foremost enemies of the Jedi and the Republic during the Clone Wars.

[looksfine]

Her face fell almost immediately. Sadness. Disappointment. Slight awkwardness. All of these and then some played out in her expression over the span of just a few seconds.

"I...see." Even her voice sounded more somber than before. "That is...most unpleasant to hear."

[hadthehighground]

Obi-Wan felt a little bad as her countenance fell at the news. But well... It was what it was.

"Yes. I had the misfortune of engaging him in battle on more than one occasion."

[looksfine]

"Then I can only hope you do not hold the actions of one against all of us."

It wasn't quite so paranoid a statement when one realized she had spent a large portion of her life being judged simply for being a robot. Especially by those who could not possibly believe she was full of life and love.

[hadthehighground]

"Oh, certainly not."

He sounds surprised that she would even consider such a thing. Which led him to believe that she's likely had that happen to you before.

"Would you hold the misdeeds of one human against all of us?"

[looksfine]

A wise response. One to which she immediately shook her head. A gesture that was as smooth and effortless as if she possessed no metallic joints at all.

"It was a human whom I first heard when I came online." Her voice spoke of warmth. Love. Not unlike that of a child speaking about her fatherly figure. "That same human named me and taught me a great deal about many things. That includes how one should never be judged by the deeds of another if they are in no way responsible for events occurred."

[hadthehighground]

He can hear the fondness in her voice. So she has emotions. Also very interesting and quite unusual for a mechanical being.

"Then you were taught well."

It's then that the vendor returned with Aya's item. He looked at it for a moment and would wait for Aya to finish her transaction.

"Are you very familiar with the technology here?"

[looksfine]

It was a small part, for having caused so much trouble. No larger than the palm of her hand, yet capable of twisting and turning in multiple directions. Jointed. When it shifted a certain way, it's outer shell pulled back to reveal the shimmering circuitry within.

Satisfied that it was both legitimate and in the required condition, Aya nodded her approval before handing over a small pouch of juulan.

"I am familiar with most technology anywhere." Not a brag. Merely a statement. "And any I am not, it would not be difficult for me to learn."

[hadthehighground]

"How about this?"

Obi-Wan pulls a Lightsaber from his belt and holds it out in the palm of his hand.

"It's a weapon. I'm looking for parts to build another one."

[looksfine]

She took a look, almost immediately recognizing that there was not only a lack of blade...but the top of the hilt showed no signs of damage. Meaning the absence was a deliberate design choice.

"Do I have your permission to enact a basic scan of its components?"

[hadthehighground]

"Of course."

Better that than taking it apart. Normally Obi-Wan would know exactly what he needed and where to find them. But things were different in this place. He didn't know what the equivalent parts would be in this world, if there was any.

[looksfine]

With his permission, Aya's eyes began to glow a soft blue as she focused her scanners on the object. It didn't even require physical contact; her internal sensors began reading line after line of information transposed into data she could comprehend. Revert back to an immediate solution.

However, halfway through the process, both her brows rose in surprise.

"Its power source appears to be...internal. And self-recharging."

Not unlike her own, although she could immediately tell it was not an energy found anywhere on the Lantern Spectrum.

[hadthehighground]

"That would be the kyber crystal," Obi-Wan explains. He had wondered if she would notice that. "Its a naturally occuring crystal in my galaxy that's highly attuned to the Force."

He then pulls another crystal from a pocket on his belt. "I have this for the lightsaber I wish to build. It's similar to the Xunutane in Hatal. I'm hopeful that it will work just as well as a kyber crystal."

In other words this is an experiment.

[looksfine]

He was in luck; she was all about experiments.

"It will require an alloy capable of withstanding the concentrated energies at its base, for one." Starting with the obvious. "One that is resistant to corrosion, while simultaneously capable of being molded in such a manner that your crystal's energies can still be accessed with relative ease. Otherwise, it would make for a poor weapon."

She thought for a moment, then glanced down at her own physical form. Then back up at Obi-Wan with a knowing grin.

"I have an idea."

[hadthehighground]

Nodding in agreement with what she was saying, Obi-Wan then paused as she looked at herself and announced an idea. His brows rose slightly.

"Do tell."

Surely she wasn't thinking of using pieces of... herself?

[looksfine]

Of course not.

...well, not specifically.

"I have amassed a small collection of spare parts with which to do emergency replacements in the event of severe external damage. They are comprised of a special silicon nitride that has been synthesized using the conversion of monomers into a colloidal solution for an integrated network of polymers. It has been proven to withstand the force exerted by Green Lantern energy. As such, I am confident it will work equally well for you."

(In short, battle-tested, Aya-approved.)

"They are currently stored in my repair room at Stark Industries."

[hadthehighground]

Oh... Well then. That's certainly rather convenient. That's not something he could really argue with at all. Thus Obi-Wan gestures towards the street with one arm, while returning the Lightsaber to his belt.

"Then by all means, lead the way."

Obi-Wan had a good feeling that he and Aya would get along quite well.

[looksfine]

At the moment, Aya had no reason to suspect otherwise.

"Certainly. It is not far by flight, though I suspect you would prefer to take the land route?"