A Journey Long Overdue

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Jedi Master Meenu Baumm stood at the entrance to the Jedi Temple Hangar, carrying a pack filled with datacards over his left shoulder. He looked out at the rather small transport which had been provided for him and his padawan, which was already being fueled up for the voyage to Dantooine.

As he awaited his padawan, the Ortolan thought back to the times he had spent on Dantooine over twenty years ago.

These were not happy memories.

(Cue Chris)

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(I HATE THIS GOD ****** POST! I have typed it like 4 times and every time either someone erases it or the "connection to the server" is lost. ahhhhhhhhhh)

Taren slipped into place at his master's side. The Kel Dor had chosen a long thermal cape and a dark green tunic. As in most cases, the boy wanted to be prepared but not stand out as a traveler.

He felt a rising wave of emotion. He could sense that this was not excitement, was it fear? What if the boy did not excel on this mission. He could already tell that the council did not favor him. Would they reject him if he did not do his mission well?

Whatever the case, Taren pushed all feelings away and sunk deep into the arms of the Force. There he would find his center of calm. There he would find the strength to complete the mission to the pleasure of the Jedi.

He gazed up at his master's cold face. What had caused him to hate missions so? He wondered what past lay behind his master, what sort of evil or horrible event had scared the master to near petrification. This, also, did not have a purpose for the moment, he had to focus on the mission at hand. Untangling the past of Baumm would come later.

He did note that the Master had prepared very little for the mission. Though he did notice the traveling pack slung across his shoulder. No doubt this would be the journey's famed pastime, data cards.

"Master, why don't you hand me your bags and see if the preparations for the journey have been made. I wish to look around the ship. I always like to know the details any ship that bares me."

He held up his hand to take the bags from his master.

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Master Baumm nodded and turned towards the ship, making his way within.

"It is prepared already."

He said simply.

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He shrugged, it was worth a shot. After a moment he followed his master to the ship's boarding ramp. Taking note of the lack of a powerful defense system, he gathered himself and slipped a silent prayer to a peaceful journey.

Taren found a seat neat the cockpit. There again he was attacked by swelling emotions. This time he knew it was not fear, this was it. Finally he had stepped past hours of lectured and pointless studies. He was finally doing 'Jedi Business.'

Master Baumm had not expressed to him the meaning of this trip but he did not care. If they were headed to Dantooine to scrape cob webs from books, it did not matter. They were on Jedi Business. For now, Taren settled himself with a silent seclusion. If Baumm needed him, the ship was small enough that his location would not be a problem.

[Jenno]

(working on something here, might take a while. Don't worry, though, our story will pick up once we hit Act 1)

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(Can you give me a PM with how I can NPC to help out. Looking for some RP whilst on my last nights of Spring Break