Kanan's Warehouse, Friday Morning and Afternoon

[uncertain_dume]

Yeah, the whole 'early for meditating' thing seemed to be working out well enough for Kanan, and so he was showing up at the warehouse bright and early for exactly that, settling in on the floor to reach out through the Force and just... contemplate.

Apparently he got right into that today. He had a lot of things he needed to sort out, things he'd been tabling for a long while, and sort of managed to get swept up in that.

So anyone who came in to the warehouse to find him today would see him planted on the floor, eyes closed, unmoving, dust motes strangely still in the air around him.

[OOC: Open!]

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[thatwaslucky]

Rey was still early today, and she had to text. But.

It flies.

[uncertain_dume]

The sound from his phone pulled Kanan out of his meditation, and it took him a few moments to reply from there, throwing a fist into the air and cheering aloud right there in the warehouse.

It flies! You flew it?

[thatwaslucky]

I flew it. It all works. A little shaky on liftoff but they can be fixed.

If she sounded calm, she was not!

[uncertain_dume]

That's just fine-tuning. You got it FLYING.

Kanan was trying to express excitement without expressing too much excitement. Moderation was difficult in text format.

[thatwaslucky]

It was amazing. So much better than the simulator.

The simulator was a computer program from probably before she was born. She

[uncertain_dume]

Not a whole hell of a lot can compete with the real thing. You spend a lot of time up there?

Kanan remembered the first time he flew the Escape. Not just a ship; he'd flown the Kasmiri before that and it had been more out of desperation than anything. But the Escape had been his ship.

That had been his first real taste of freedom.

[thatwaslucky]

Not much. We can't risk being seen yet. It flies really well, though, and everything looks incredible from there.

And yes, it was hers, and she'd done this.

[uncertain_dume]

Always does. I'm glad you've gotten it up there, Rey. You did good.

He was still totally grinning like an idiot. Just saying.

[thatwaslucky]

Me too. Yesterday we pulled components for the hyperdrive, now we just have to install it and hook it all up and that's it.

[justice_undone]

"Have you ever used that for cleaning?" Breq asked as she stepped through the door. "Or would sweeping be easier?"

[uncertain_dume]

"Using the Force for cleaning would be cheating," Kanan informed her, a small smile pulling at the corners of his mouth, eyes still closed. "That's not what it's for."

He'd used it for far more stupid things than cleaning.

[justice_undone]

"What is it for?" Breq asked, walking over to the bamboo swords. "Why is it cheating?"

[uncertain_dume]

"It's the energy that connects all things in the galaxy," Kanan replied. "It's something to be respected, something to live in harmony with. It's... not really for doing chores."

A pause, and then he opened his eyes and finally looked up at her, smiling crookedly.

"Maybe as an exercise in self-control."

[justice_undone]

"Is keeping your space clean not to be respected?" Breq asked. She looked at the swords but didn't pick one up and instead walked over to sit down opposite Kanan. "Moving things around to fit better together?"

[uncertain_dume]

"Of course it is," Kanan replied, smiling wryly, "but that's work for me to do. Being strong in the Force doesn't make it my servant. I'm just as accountable for my own mess as anybody." He paused a moment. "There are things I'm not capable of moving with the strength of my body alone, and I'll admit I do use the Force on occasion in those situations. But if there's no need, I reach for a broom, just like anybody else."

[justice_undone]

"It sounds like you think of the Force almost like a person." She made sure to smile.

[uncertain_dume]

"It's not difficult to do," Kanan noted, smiling faintly. "It's got more awareness than I ever will. It guides, it bleeds if you wound it. The Force is more than a person, it's all things."

[spectre_alenko]

Kaidan showed up with milkshakes. It was Friday and he was in a relatively good mood. Sparring with Jack had loosened up some tension, and he wasn't entirely sure that her brain-breaking question hadn't been on purpose to throw him for a loop. He was a little smug that he'd been able to return the favor.

Kanan was meditating, so Kaidan leaned against the doorjam and held up the wall, waiting for him to surface.

[uncertain_dume]

Kanan appreciated that, appreciated being able to take a moment to sort of meander his way back to himself.

"Someone's in a good mood," he mused, before even opening his eyes.

[spectre_alenko]

"Take advantage of it while it lasts," Kaidan chuckled, kicking off the wall and walking over. "Chocolate strawberry or chocolate banana, take your pick," he offered.

[uncertain_dume]

"Strawberry," Kanan replied immediately, and then grinned as he looked up and nodded to Kaidan with a smile. "So, what's the occasion?"

For the good mood.

[spectre_alenko]

Kaidan laughed and handed him the chocolate strawberry milkshake. "Eh. Things have been quiet, my brain's had time to settle. I mean, I don't trust it as far as I could throw a high-density planet, but I'll take it for now. How are you doing? You seemed pretty deep today."

[uncertain_dume]

"Not bad," Kanan replied, reaching to take the milkshake and taking a sip before adding, "sorting. Coming to terms with the fact that Hera and I have a big job ahead of us and reconciling that with the offers of help I've been given since getting involved."

[spectre_alenko]

"Yeah?" Kaidan asked, taking the other shake, "The meditating help any with that?"

[uncertain_dume]

"Sitting alone with a clear mind and the Force to guide me?" Kanan breathed out a small laugh. "Sometimes. I think right now the best I've got is what I already know. If people are offering help, it isn't my place to refuse it. I don't get to make those choices for the rest of the galaxy."