[Ark Trials] You can look, but not touch.

[Flamjetxx]

Too often has Ark seen the Sith purchase priceless artifacts from sleaze bags that had undoubtedly stolen them from the buried tomes in the first place. It truly sickened Ark for the repetitive process to occur over and over again without much change. Unfortunately, the countless burial sites that have been long lost under the surface of Korriban were discovered by these dirt bags more often than our own.

Grave robbing was only the first straw, but to sell it back to who you've stolen in from, and claiming that they weren't the ones to have stolen them in the first place... It ate at Ark's very existence. Fortunately, Ark finally had his opportunity to do something about it. Go undercover to an Empress class space station, in the outer rim, named Goliath; Seek the unnamed sellers of the stolen artifacts. Gain access to these artifacts and send the specs to our curator. If they are indeed Sith artifacts, steal them and return them without linking it back to the Sith.

To Ark, that spelled a vast range of possibilities for achieving the goal. Ark was already committed to training the local Acolytes. This would be an excellent opportunity for them to practice one skill in particular.

Though Ark wasn't as Assassin Class Crusader, he still had a fair range of skills that have progressed enough to prepare any Acolyte looking to be an Assassin in the future. Force Stealth was the main skill.

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The ship's engines made a low hum as the interior of the ship echoed with it. The silence in the room was rather pleasant and both Evir Duine and Kathrin awaited for Ark to come into life from his meditation. Motionless, Ark knelt on the cold floor of the empty room. They'd been travelling to an unknown destination for hours now, and Ark simply meditated the entire time. It wouldn't be a surprise to feel the anxiety or impatience of either of them as they travelled ignored. After all, Ark was supposed to teach them something.

It was only the exact moment he heard a sound from either of them that he'd make his move. By the sound, regardless of whom it's from, of complaints or questioning, Ark would vanish from thin air. Not only would he physically vanish from sight, but his Force signature would vanish like the flicker of a candle blown out. They could search the Force all they want, but they wouldn't be able to feel his signature until he chose to reveal himself. It was only under the cover of the Force would Ark's silent footsteps allow him to walk about the room unseen, unheard, and unknown. And by the whisper of the Force into the Acolytes' minds, Ark spoke to them, "Through the many senses you may possess, there is always a way to conceal your presence, even if only to a certain degree. Those practiced enough, and actively seeking you will always find a way, but when your victim never expects it, you will essentially become a phantom. The greatest threat to seeking you would be that of the Force sensitive. Your Force signature can identify you easiest. It is a blazing aura of your very being, and it is much like a beacon, when uncontrolled, broadcasting your position, emotions, and even your intentions. However, to conceal your Force signature by means of the Force, you must first be able to recognize your own Force Signature; What it means, how it's perceived, and what is consists of," Ark finishes his introduction.

Ark continues to mask his every perceivable presence, and continues instructing the students of the Force, "Meditate now and figure out what your Force signature is. What emotions does it portray? What identifies you?" And Ark knows that it will sound weird, but he will ask them a question on viewing their own Force signatures that seems almost too literal, "What color is it?"

 

[Andrewza]

Kathrin sat in meditation but grew bored. They had been flying for hours now. And Ark had yet to speak. So kathrin decided to break the ice. "Crusader Ark"

At that moment he fannished from sight. "Where you a hologram" Then ark began to speak in to her mind. It made sense. Kathrin had been able to feel the presence of the force in people so surly a trained Jedi could to. It made a sneak attack pointless.

The task now seemed simple enough. Expet the last part. "Your colour? What do you mean by that Ark, crusader."

 

[Shantigam]

Evir was used to waiting, there is time for everything, if his teacher decides that it's time to learn it means that it is, no more, no less. He knew that compared to a figure sitting there and meditating, he was less than nothing. He could feel strenght and power surrounding the man in front of him, but his skill in sensing and scaning others through the Force was none. It was the same feeling he exercised once he first got to Korriban, beeing there for some time now, he got used to it. But whenever he passed a strong Force-user he would feel slightly different. The conclusion was, that those senses he used, were reacting not only becouse of power the user wielded, but from his personality too.

"The aura", as Evir called it sinse he wasn't yet tought what it exacly is, around the figure before him was cold. Cold and calm, he never have yet felt any of it from other Siths he ecqountered. But this cold wasn't just cold. It would push forward, no matter what until it would succumb all, agresive cold that would never stop in progressing further. This was intresting... Evir would study the figure during their trip, figuring out how such aggresion could be so serene.

The other person in the room, maybe not as much entertaining as his teacher, was a younger girl, from the look of her an impatient type, even though she was coping what Crusader was doing. And there was something strange about her, some... contradictions he felt in her, as it was not a one person, but two or maybe more. Still... he wasn't very skilled in Force yet, so maybe it was his fault... As he stood by the wall, near the exit to the bridge, she was trying to concentrate like their teacher was, but as he was kneeling motionless, she couldn't maintain her balance. Evir was almost sure, she would try to get their teacher attention and finally she did: "Crusader Ark".

And there he was, leaning at the wall and girl sitting near him... The Crusader was gone! "Where did he go?! How did he do that?!" - Evirs mind was in overdrive, but neither he would see his teacher nor sense him any longer. He began to hear a voice in his head, Crusader has begun the lesson, Evir has to focus on the task now, no more indling.

"Meditate now and figure out what your Force signature is. What emotions does it portray? What identifies you? What color is it?" - the task was rather simple, Evir learned to know his emotions, becouse those would affect his moves, his voice, his posture, his mimic and those were very important at his favorite game, acting like others want you to, not by your emotions. So there was no reason to make questions or hesitate any longer. He walked forward, and kneeled at the same place his teacher was sitting a minute ago.

The colour... He always considered himself gray, not knowing himself really well, Evir could be noone or anyone given the circumstanses, the gray fitted perfectly. But... was it what his teacher wanted him to say? What if beeing gray in Sith Order wasn't enough? What if the blood red was the only thing they considered strong, unbent? And if he lies, what will this person do to when/if he senses it? "Never fail again. The cost is always high." - this thought was arbitrary, so he made his decision. "It's gray." - he decided that beeing definite is the best approach, no hesitation in his voice. More words could be considered waffling and he had to earn Crusaders sympathy.

 

[Flamjetxx]

Ark watches over the Acolytes as he examines them through the Force, hesitant to reveal himself again. Kathrin was slow to start her self examination, and so in the interest of not letting her fall behind, Ark decided to respond to her regardless of his instincts telling him to let her sink or swim.

"Your color is not literally a color, but something you sense within yourself. It's an almost mindless representation of what you are. Its as if your Force Signature could be seen through your own eyes, it's what color you'd imagine it to be. The color is the result of thought from searching through your own self. It is not something you can rely on another to tell you, but rather what you sense within yourself. There is no right or wrong answer to what your color is," Ark explains. It was far more than he wanted to give away so soon in his class, but thankfully he was patient enough to dismiss it as a gift to Kathrin.

She is always so inquisitive and prodding. It was simply a part of her that she'd discover in her self examination; And Ark knew here for longer than he'd like to have. Her personality was rather invasive, cheery and somehow disturbing. Unfortunately, it grew on even the most callous of Crusaders... including himself.

Ark looked over to Evir to find that his own exploration of himself was nearly complete, and he's found his own color. Bland, but honest, he needed not even to speak it aloud, because Ark could tell by how he thought of it that it is grey. Ark waited a few moments to allow Kathrin to find herself as well, and that was when Ark allowed himself to reappear.

The feline towered before the both of them. It was clear that the training in Evir was minimal to say the least. He'd adopted the kneeling meditation that Ark used. There was nothing wrong with it, and it was rather flattering seeing how few members of the New Sith Order chose this method of meditation. Ark preferred it, because it was easier on his tail, it allowed a faster path to a ready stance, and it was generally more comfortable. The fact of the matter is that one could literally meditate in any position so long as they found it comfortable enough to let their mind be free.

Ark could also sense though, that his training in his mental control was limited to only what few events exposed him to it; This current, self-exploration- experience included. He had little experiences in looking into others' Force Signatures, though he's experienced them plenty. Ark is about to give him the express lesson in sensing another's Force Signature.

As Ark physically reappeared, he allowed his Aura to explode through the room in and overwhelming display of who he is. Powerful, honorable, loyal, and meticulous is what his signature displayed through both their minds at once. But something new, even for Ark, was in there; It was something feral and instinctual. Ark's signature, at one time, would have been seen as a golden-yellow. It was bright and unique, but it now shows the taint of this feral beast in the show of red. It was darker. The gold has deepened into an almost rust-like color, and the trustworthy aura once showcased, no alters into something a bit more foreboding. The aura was still powerful, but now it is more of a warning.

If either of the Acolytes didn't know what Ark's signature was like before, it's certain they'd never forget it now. Ark channeled the signature directly into them in an effort for them to really et a feeling for what the Force Signature of the Crusader, or another, was like.

Ark stands beside the two, as if to stand in line with them, though Evir's location had changed since Ark's display of Force Stealth and cloak.

In an audible voice, Ark speaks to them once more, "You can see now how unique an individual's Force signature is. It can show what alignment they've chosen in the Force, who they are, and even portray information about them that they themselves may not yet know."

Ark ceases his prominent display of his Force Signature, and lets it die down into the ordinary burn of his presence before continuing to speak, "And you can also tell that you can manipulate your own presence. You will learn to blot out this presence. There is nothing more revealing than your Force Signature, so learning to hide it from your enemies, or potential enemies, can save you the trouble."

"I need you to return to meditation. You must come up with nothingness. You know what it's like. Dark, deep, and without color. Draw upon it, and attempt to mimic it. Then you need to wrap it around yourself and let it conceal your color. Let the nothingness act as a blanket that will blot out your color," Ark instructs them while carefully observing their progress.

If they didn't yet understand the importance of seeing a specific color as their own force Signature, then they'd soon find out that comparing it to something tangible can help them to fathom the concealing of a force signature as if it were a color.

 

[Andrewza]

Kathrin knew Ark was reading her surface thoughts. So she did not need to respond since she knew he knew. Sitting cross legged kathrin closed her eyes and bowed her head. She focused on her self on the true her. It took awhile because it was confusing. It was purple. Not a light purple either. No this was midnight purple a colour both dark and foreboding but not evil.

"Dark purple crusader ark. Far more pretty than grey" the tone was not hostile or condisending, it was simply a matter of fact.

When ark revealed him self he shown bright to her. It was strange. Kathrin knew he was not really shinning but to her he was. "You all so better than grey, crusader ark"

When ark gave his instruction kathrin gave a bow "yes crusader Ark. Make it nothing." Focusing on nothing was different but it did not take long for kathrin to realize that nothing became something if you focused to hard. So with that kathrin focused her self to blend in with the surrounding area in the ship. By not focusing on any thing by clearing her mind of all thoughts a aura and force signuter began to fade in to the background till it was but a whisp.

 

[Shantigam]

//* OOC Sorry guys I had an exam week on university and I have one last test in Monday. I don't like holding you, so here I go! Sorry again //*

The crusader appeared like an explosion, suddenly erupted with his Force Signature even colour was right. Evir liked to visualize and compare new experiences to the ones he knows in order to understand it better and learn faster. So

Hearing Kathrin sucking up to Ark, he ultimately crossed her from his "like list". And the attempt to earn him was so clumsy! She need to learn a bit more about it. He may be weak in Force, he never received any training in it, but he survived long enough without it, he wasn't slave to it so he knew how to act in certain situation. Depending to much on the Force, he concluded, made a person blind and recless. What he knew already is that this kind of bold and blunt attitude towards another person, showing not respect but praising someone really, has most of the times different result than planned. But he decided not to share his insight, showing his streetwise and courtesy knowledge could be also exposing himself and later used for a strike against him, he wasn't to give a weapon to opponents hands. Most of his up and down sides he wanted those to reamin hidden, for now at least.

As he moved from his former position (as a result of Arks display) he was now kneeling and trying to focus without thinking about anything. It was hard, he was always analysing, perhaps there was some trick to it.

 

[Flamjetxx]

Kathrin's response was one that was typical for her, and it could honestly just be called a 'Kathrin response'. Ark had grown nullified to her very demeanor since the first day they'd met. Ark could recall the moment he'd scolded her for such a seemingly disrespectful way of acting towards another, but now it simply flown past him. What helped Ark to ignore it was the fact that the other Acolyte didn't seem to even acknowledge it either. Ark knows very well, from experience, that if someone, particularly the same rank, were to disrespect him, he'd certainly take offense. Regardless, respect is often based on personality, meaning of a cultural gesture, and perspective. Maybe that was simply Kathrin's own unique way of warming up to someone...

Ark allowed the two of them to make their own attempts at using such an ability. Ark realizes that he hadn't given them much to go off of other than a display -ironically being nothing- and a few choice words meant to be a metaphor for the real deal. Ark might have chuckled to himself at how confusing this must be for them, but they weren't around when Ark was learning such an ability. The holocron, corrupted, was a terrible thing to interpret. It may as well have been in an alien language, translated from another, and then again from another. Thankfully, Ark wasn't alone. And thankfully, they have someone to give them a far better interpretation.

Their struggles didn't go unseen to Ark, and through his observations, Ark saw Kathrin make a great stride, but she'd taken the advice perhaps a bit too literally. Where she should have been, there was almost literally a black hole of nothingness. It may as well be the very indicator that something was present, but trying to be hidden. As for Evir, he was merely in the first stages of effecting his own Force Signature. Ark's further advice would sooner help him than allow him to fall in with Kathrin's black hole.

"When I loot at your Force Signatures through the Force, I cannot only see your signatures, but the very flow of the force round you. Everything in your environment is effected by the Force, and it allows me to see how the Force flows through the room, and finally through each of you," Ark begin to explain. He's sure than neither of them possess the power of Force sight, but it wouldn't be needed to accomplish the task Ark asks of them.

"You need to blend into your surroundings rather than to cease to exist completely. That means that you must feel the Force flowing around you, as if you were meditating, but instead of simply feeling it, borrow the flow, and weave it through you. Become your surroundings. Cease to be you, but rather a part of your surroundings," Ark says. Ark expects that everything would soon start to make sense to them, even if they couldn't see the Force exactly how he could.

 

[Andrewza]

Kathrin nodded her, she kind of under stood. It was less about vanishing and more about blending in. with anew vigour Kathrin tried again. Not moving Kathrin focused on her surroundings trying to under stand it to know what she must become then she tried to match her mood and aura to the rooms. It took a great amount of time but she thought she had it and a feeling of joy at this accomplishment came over her. ruining every thing never had she felt so sad for being happy. It took her for ever just to recenter her self so she try again.

 

[Shantigam]

Now it was clear for Evir what to do. Blending in is much different from becoming nothing and empty. As far as he was aware, all he ever wanted to do (and did) was just that, to fit in depending on the situation. The biggest obstacle before him is how to use that experiance while using Force, power he ddn't yet understand. But he had a little adventage for the first time over the girl next to him, although he may not be as trained as her, making gray blend in is much easier than doing so with purple. But he couldn't afford to be overconfident, underestimating a rival may be his last mistake someday, he is always trying not to make it.

So with thouse thoughts finally out of his mind, he started to think like he always did when outsmarting other people, finding their weak points. In order to do that Evir always had to know them a little better. He always enjoyed scaning others with some basic methods of his, for example: some gestures, to check if target is a confident type or some phrases to check if he is an observant type rather than a recless one. And now kneeling on the floor he was trying to do the same, send some impulses to examine what was around him. He figured once he'd finally scan the interior of the room, he just needs to do a acting performance, but now not with his body but instead with this Force Signature of his.

 

[Flamjetxx]

Kathrin was hard at work in making her own attempts; She was almost completely oblivious to what the Acolyte, Evir, was doing; He could have been building a model of the Sith Temple on Korriban for all she knew. It seemed like it was taking a lot of effort for her to rectify her initial mistake of becoming a void in the Force. But how could Ark blame her, after all, Ark would work just as hard, if not harder, to rectify any mistake he'd make.

Evir, on the other hand, seemed like he had other things on his mind. Ark wasn't the type to let a student fail in one of his sessions. This is particularly because Ark felt that his loyalty to the Sith Order demanded that he ensure the youth of the temples have every opportunity as each other. That way, when they attempt to kill each other later on, they have no excuses as to their failures. It allowed for a more efficient weeding of the weak.

Evir was distracted, or simply falling behind. Ark didn't care much for the Acolyte's apparent daze, and it was sparking a particular interest as to why this was happening. Ark had half a mind to let him fall behind, because catch up was always fun when the student had glaring eyes on his lack of performance; However, the class was far too small for Ark to pretend to ignore his shortcomings. Instead, Ark decided that it would be best to keep his mind in the class rather than where it was currently dwelling. Engage him.

Ark comes up to the Acolyte, and without a word, places his paw on his shoulder. As the paw lands, Ark's ability to see the Force as it flows is channeled into the Acolyte. The touch of the physical beings allows Ark's mind and abilities the free connection to the mind of the Acolyte. His normal sight vanishes but is replaced immediately with a brand new world. The Force can be seen like waves or felt like the wind. The Force, though nothing even comparable to the physical realm they live in, flows through each and every object, illuminating them, and revealing their presence. A look around the room would see how the Force intertwines each with and every object to each other. And finally, like strings tied to each of the objects, they are pulled and stretched in the room as if a light wind blows on smoke from a recently extinguished fire. They traverse the room ascending and descending appropriately, to meet the individual who attempts to manipulate them.

Kathrin's Force signature, although as bright and nearly obnoxious as her personality would suggest, almost portrays purple, as if it truly were a color. Her Signature attempts to change, and like a spool winding up, she absorbs the strands of the Force from her surroundings in a blend that slowly dulls her Force Signature.

Ark's paw leaves his shoulder, and the world seen before returns the bland world shown before. It is devoid of the truths of the Force, and it was almost painful to leave such truth a secret, but the Acolyte only needed a taste. He only needed enough to see the truth of the Force, he only needed to know how the Force could be manipulated by the Force user, and how a Force signature -let alone the Force itself- is colorless, but rather an attempt to mimic the real world in its otherworldly conquest of the world the user lives in.

"The Force Signature is the Force's representation of what and who you are," Ark says aloud to Evir, "It is your task to essentially remove that representation with your control over the Force. Use that to become something else entirely."

Ark looks back at the female Acolyte but her progress had yet to continue, and if she was paying any more attention than Ark thought she was, she'd have had a rather interesting time figuring out what it was Ark was doing. Ark's task though, was to get Evir's mind into the class.

 

[Andrewza]

Kathrin barely recognized Ark moveing. He could have turned in to a rancour and she would be none the wiser. She was to busy trying to meld in to the background to care what that background was busy doing.

She could not see the force. For kathrin it was more like hear. She was trying to change her sound to match the surrounding. It seemed to work. A bit of her was there in the background. Like that one singer on the day who had a flue. Sure if you listened for it you would pick it up. But at a glance all was well. Of course kathrin did not know this. She was to busy trying to blened in to know she was blending in.

 

[Shantigam]

The display quite shocked Evir, i seemed he was looking at the matter from wrong side. So now, instead of trying to figure it out by himself, he was trying to do exacly what the teacher told him to. Falling behind was not an option, even though he was sure, his current place was way back behind the other student.

Blending in, he always considered it adapting to the circumstances. But he would never think about the idea, that this adaptation of his is him. And through Force Signature, this adaptation is seen on first glance. So instead of adapting, he has to change, like Crusader sad. Become something else entirely.

Evir began to focus, as much as he could. He was throwing away all those thoughts (this came very hard). He was hearing noise around him, but didn't listen, he tried to see with his eyes closed. And as he saw that Force is flowing though every object, even not a living one (a surprise for him), he was trying to tame it, to lower his presense in it.

 

[Flamjetxx]

There was quite a bit for them to do in his lesson. And they've only just found out how to manipulate their own Force Signature and surrounding flow of Force. Through the eyes of the Force, Ark was beginning to lose their signatures, and although that was Force Stealth, they had yet to learn how to cloak themselves in the Force; To become invisible by manipulating the Force around them so blend into their surroundings. The Force flowed through all things, living and not. It was the living that had the greatest concentrations of the Force, and it was the very few lucky ones that could manipulate that Force to their bidding.

THe fact alone of manipulating the Force is far from impressive. It was the fact of manipulating the Force effectively with skill, and successfully, that was impressive. That meant that they'd have to train, and as far as Ark was concerned it was his job to ensure this was done. These two had staggered alone in a weak gait in manipulating the Force for too long, and Ark could sense that much from their inexperience. It was Ark's own flaw that caused him to look down upon all others, but it was this here that reminded him why he could do something like that; It's because he understood how the Force worked rather than simply guessing.

These two didn't quite grasp how the skill worked as of yet. Does that mean that with their failures, it make Ark the ultimate failure? Ark needed to make sure they understood how it is possible for them to bend the Force to cloak their bodies from sight. Otherwise, they could certainly wield the ability, but never know just how it was done. And they would truly never improve with any ease.

"You may not already have known that the Force flows through all things, living an inanimate. It allows a Force user to use the Force to see the world around them, such as in the Mirakulan peoples," Ark begins to explain. "Though, the vast majority of the Galaxy doesn't use the Force to see, and thus, they cannot see the flow of the Force. Even you cannot yet see the flow of the Force. That means that if you can bend the flow of the Force through these objects, you can alter the way the Force effects how the world is perceived. You can, more importantly, bend the Force through yourself to effect how you are perceived. That means that you can essentially blend into your surroundings using the Force and bending it to your will," Ark says before asking them to actually do anything, "You need to meditate on this. Reach out with the Force, and you need to feel how it flows through everything and then into yourself. Then, alter your presence in the Force by bending the flow of the Force around yourself."

 

[Andrewza]

Kathrin nodded her head and baegan. Focusing onthe florce around her she could feel itnext to her. It flowed with out care of the physcal surrondings. Reaching out Kathrin began to mold the force around her and wrap it like a giant sheet to cover her.


(sorry short post no PC and i dont want to keep this post in limbo till i get it back)

 

[Flamjetxx]

"Good," Ark said aloud, "Now take the fabrics of your surroundings and fabricate them about yourself. You're creating a small world around you. Use the natural flow of the force, se what it already portrays about you, and simply use it to cover yourself."

It certainly wasn't something easily explained, and so Ark hoped the Acolyte would pick up on it. She was certainly ambitious enough for Ark's teachings to get through to her. She was certainly progressing faster anyway.

Ark stepped back as her appearance slowly faded into nothingness in front of him. Her physical appearance slowly shifted from the girl before him into the tiled floor she meditated upon.

Ark steps back, "You've done it."

Ark's words were via the Force, and for only her to hear. Although, he supposes it must have broken her concentration, because she reappeared in a slow glimmer of the Force's reveal. Only via the Force could Ark see her before that.

"Let's see you do it again. Now that you know what it feel like, and how to do it, you should be able to call upon it more easily, and hold it for longer. Only with experience though, will you be able to concentrate less on the actual ability to maintain it," Ark states to her, allowing her to concentrate once more on returning the cloak.

Quite frankly, Ark felt bad for her. His own experiences with Cloaking himself in the Force was severely limited as he was a Warrior, and such Force abilities were a second thought. It is only just that much more impressive she'd picked it up as fast as she had. Ark looks down into his comm device, "We'll be down shortly. Prepare for our departure."

They'd spent long enough in the training room. It was time to put what she's learned to good use. After all, he was teaching her so that she could eventually help Ark out with his mission, and perhaps teach her one or two more tricks along the way.

 

[Andrewza]

"Under stood crusader Ark." Like most things once you have done it right once, you tend to be able to do it again. Focusing on the force around her kathrin began to manipulate the force emanating from her and arround her. Melding it in to one and wrapping it arround her. Vanishing from the sight of eyes the effort to maintain the cloak around her made her force signuter shine bright. Right now kathrin could hide her body or hide her self from the force. Not both. But it matters not.

With the order to prepare the shuttle for landing kathrin got up. Well walking she reverted back to physical sight. Moveing with purpose she secured all the loose object and started the automatic landing procedure. The computer going through the check of list.

 

[Flamjetxx]

The ship had landed on the dock of the space station they had recently arrived to. This was where their mission was going to take place. The bastards that had the very nerve to steal an articfact from the Sith, and sell it back would certainly take its toll on them. Thankfully, Ark's ability to be patient in his vengeance would save him. His restraint, however, was a different story should he see something to provoke him beyond his limits. He'd have to set a good example for the young Acolyte though.

If Ark couldn't even contain himself, how could he expect Kathrin to? Besides, this mission will be to strictly observe and report. It will be up to their superiors whether or not they take any action or not. And Ark desperately hoped he'd get to see some action.

Checking into the hangar on the Space station would be a routine procedure in which the pair of them would simply remain cloaked in a rather inconspicuous color. A dark grey cloak wouldn't draw too much unnecessary attention, but at the same time, it should aslo hide teir identities from prying eyes.

"The Luthane Gang," Ark says to Kathrin via telepathy. Of 'course, the group Ark refers to isn't even a gang, but rather just a group of grave robbers who were daring enough to steal from the Sith. But regardless, that's what intel Ark has heard on these guys, and if they choose to call themselves a gang Ark was more than willing to treat them as such.

Ark continues to speak to the Acolyte walking beside him through the currents of the Force, "They should be located in the Sector three, near the Dynasty Hall. All we have to do is figure out where their hide out is located, infiltrate it, and when we have the information we need, we'll report back and wait for further instructions. Under no circumstance are we to initiate conflict with these guys unless expressly given the order to do so. We are ghosts."

Ark glances down at Kathrin to see if she has any reaction to his words, but Ark neglected to realize that she may not have ever used telepathy before.

 

[Andrewza]

The ship touched down smoothly, one would struggle to know it even landed. Putting on the cloak Kathrin gave one last check to make sure she had every thing before joining ark on ramp. The landing platform was a VIP zone and only a few high end ships where around. No one paid attention to another ship.

Looking around Kathrin felt the force on the planet to insure she was hidden to any body looking for a force sensitive. Not that it was something Ark said she should do but it was good training.


When Ark's voice entered her head she knew he was talking to her with telepathy. Though She had some training in a few mental arts Kathrin had never used the force for pure communication purposes. So instead Kathrin just nodded. Personally she hoped that she would be allowed to use force but under stood that some time being discreet was the best option.

 

[Flamjetxx]

Kathrin nodded, but neglected to respond to Ark via telepathy. It was generally a clear sign that she was either incapable or thought it unimportant to respond. Given her predisposition to try to talk to Ark regardless of when it was appropriate, Ark figured that her experiences in telepathy were either none, or she was inexperienced enough to the point that she wasn't willing to even attempt it with Ark.

Ark assumed that he'd have to teach her on the fly. The skill was almost necessary considering that they'd at some point both be invisible to each other for some time, and they'd need to be silent. Ark would have to ensure she was capable. Thankfully it was one of the easiest skills to learn, and it was one of the easiest skills to perfect.

"You can communicate with me using the Force. Like mind tricks, you simply connect yourself to the intended mind. Then you communicate as if dropping off a package with a message within it. It's simple, and it will very soon be necessary," Ark explained. There wasn't really much to learn, especially given her background in having taken a mind trick class with Ark himself previously. That meant that Ark's simply explanation would be more than enough for her to get a vey clear message out to him even on her first try.

"Go ahead an give it a try," Ark ordered her.

 

[Andrewza]

Kathrin understood it was basically the same but thought she was imagining it. With Ark confirming it she reached out to arks mind. There was no need to fight his formidable mental defenses. Once she felt his mind she send a message. "like this?" It was short and simple just there to test the waters as such. Looking at ark with a questioning look she waited for his reply.