[ a tilt of his head, his attention straying away from the console and back over to her. the terminology sounds grand, mythic, and that always piques bellamy's interest. ]
A knight. What does that mean — like serving a king, or somethin? He talked about his, uh— magical awareness of things around him. The Force.
[ and almost not entirely real, but he knows better than to doubt the surprising abilities that people have here — especially when he's speaking to someone who's so clearly an alien. he shakes it off, turns his attention back to the console in front of them, hovers his hands over the buttons. ]
Okay. How about you take this jet for a spin, show me the ropes?
[ and it turns out bellamy is an attentive listener and learner: he watches her movements carefully, seeing like he's jotting all of that down in his memory, too, trying to take note of what she's doing. it'll take him a while to learn, but at least this is a start. ]
[ and though ahsoka is not an amazing pilot the way anakin is, she has always been a good teacher. her voice is level, she is never overly critical and she never lingers on one's mistakes. ]
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[ her grin is wry. ]
He's a Jedi Knight. One of the best.
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A knight. What does that mean — like serving a king, or somethin? He talked about his, uh— magical awareness of things around him. The Force.
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Right. The Force is an energy field that connects all living things. It's all around us. The Jedi serve the Force, maintain balance and help all life.
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[ he's supposed to be learning piloting from her, not mysticism, but he can't help but ask. ]
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And so can you. Your instincts, your abilities. Whatever we call it, it still amounts to the same thing.
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You may not have our kind of powers. But all living things have the Force within them. It just manifests differently.
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[ he's half-joking, maybe, but yes of course this is where his brain instantly goes ]
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You could develop powers but I don't know how super they'd make you.
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[ it's dry, lightly humorous, but there's some truth skidding beneath those words too. how little he thinks of himself. ]
What sorts of things can you do with it?
[ a slight stress on the word 'you', there ]
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All kinds of "things", I guess. Moving objects, extra speed and strength, communicating with animals. It varies from person to person.
wrap? :>
[ and almost not entirely real, but he knows better than to doubt the surprising abilities that people have here — especially when he's speaking to someone who's so clearly an alien. he shakes it off, turns his attention back to the console in front of them, hovers his hands over the buttons. ]
Okay. How about you take this jet for a spin, show me the ropes?
[ and it turns out bellamy is an attentive listener and learner: he watches her movements carefully, seeing like he's jotting all of that down in his memory, too, trying to take note of what she's doing. it'll take him a while to learn, but at least this is a start. ]
sounds good!
[ and though ahsoka is not an amazing pilot the way anakin is, she has always been a good teacher. her voice is level, she is never overly critical and she never lingers on one's mistakes. ]