Ask Ajan Kloss My Little... Training Ground?

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Day 5
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It's been 5 days since Knight Nykoria Tallis learned the name of her new Padawan. Since then, Kori's life has changed. Before, all she had to do was help any of her fellow Jedi. But things have become different. Now she had one particular charge. It reminded her of a relationship she had with her Master... Except that this time, Kori was the one supposed to do the teaching. Life sure works in mysterious ways, ain't it?

Not experienced on how to deal with something like this, the Zeltron went for an easy option. She showed her Padawan the spot that her own Master had shown her almost a decade ago. A once-hidden sanctum was free of ships again, and could be used as a training ground. Kori had already run the course a few times together with he Padawan to familiarize the Jawa with it.

Of course, she had simplified it: only one remote would appear, and only after Mnoc would reach the finish line. Not to mention the various safeties installed. Still, it was a challenge. And today the Jawa Padawan was about to run it alone for the first time. The Zeltron was expecting her charge at the end of the path, meditating in the clearing. Meanwhile, Mnoc had a lot of obstacles to overcome:

  • "First of all, cross the stream. Use the toppled tree trunk as a bridge. The safety net will prevent you from falling into the stream, but falling on it will wet your clothes. That means a failure and a start from the beginning."

  • "Then, go through the jungle thicket. You're smaller than me, so it might be easier for you. There are no extra safeties there, but also not much in the way of danger."

  • "After that, scale the cliff. The tree trunk is leaning to it; first get on the top of the three, and then use the climbing plants. Don't worry, the fall won't harm you. That's why we've gathered so much foliage and put it there."

  • "The final obstacle is the chasm. Summon a vine to your hand and swing across. Don't try to jump over yet! Yes, I've had a repulsor installed there to slow down the fall just in case. But falling means failing. If you fall, return to the starting line."

  • "Yes, you will face a training remote once you reach me. I know you'll be tired by then, and the remote will be at level three. But out there, the Force doesn't always give you a break."

Kori had just run the course twice: first at her own difficulty, and then at Mnoc's. That's the only way she could guarantee the young Jawa's safety without actually being there to watch over him. Her own training was different: reach out with her inner senses to try and locate the approaching Padawan, and monitor his progress. Sitting down on her favorite stone, Kori took a deep breath and closed her eyes... It was on.

@Hank Beast, feel free to approach the course as you see fit. One post for all obstacles or separate for each / dice rolls for obstacles or self-DM. The goal is to have fun and learn. Expect to run this course a few time over the coming months, but with different difficulty settings ;-)
 

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Mnoc wasn't the best at obstacle courses, mainly due to the height of the Jawa and the fact that he never wanted to get his clothes too dirty because that means cleaning them and cleaning his clothes would be like losing a part of him because he'd been wearing these clothes since he was a baby.

Mnoc made sure to follow all the instructions given to him by his new Jedi Master Nykoria Tallis, he had to leave T-3PO home because he knew that he would just complain the further he went into the jungle with Master Tallis "Okay, Ikee got it but can you please stop me from getting wet, it's very bad to get wet in Ikee's culture because Jawa's scent is their Identity" Mnoc said pumping himself up and trying to get the fact that he might get wet out of his mind as he began to make a run for it to start the obstacle course while shouting "Utinni!" as a battle cry.

As Mnoc got closer to the stream he became more and more nervous but he steeled himself and climbed onto the stump which was nearly double his height, luckily he knew how to jump higher than usual so he jumped grabbed the stump and began making his way across, the annoying thing was that the tree was very narrow so even Mnoc had to balance on the tree, he was just imagining what his Master felt when she was going through this course.

Mnoc reached the mid way point and he began to waver the waves coming from the streams crashing into each other, Mnoc always tried to stay away from water and this was just making his stomach begin to turn intensively but he had to do this if he didn't he couldn't impress Master Tallis so Mnoc closed his eyes so he didn't need to see down and trusted in the force to help him get across.

And once Mnoc felt nothing below one of his feet he opened his eyes and he made it to the other side of the tree-trunk "Ikee did it, Utinni!" Mnoc cheered happily before he realised he had much more ahead of him.

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Nykoria raised her eyebrow. Stop the Jawa from getting wet? That was literally defeating the purpose of the exercise: to go through all the difficult situations now, so it wouldn't be a problem on a mission later. That is, unless Mnoc would be content with a more passive role in the Jedi Order, and more limited mission options. What if wielding a lightsaber was bad in his culture? Or adhering to the Jedi Code? How does he handle rains then?

That's why the Zeltron could only promise one thing before commencing the training course: "The safety net should keep you mostly out of contact with the water. In a few months, I planned on removing it. But if you're not comfortable with that plan, we can talk about it after this run."

Meditating in the clearing that was the finish line, Kori tried to sense Mnoc at the distance and figure out how he was doing. She remembered the mounting tension as her Padawan had been shown the course for the first time. It seemed as if Kori was experiencing that tension again. The feeling grew more and more pronounced, until it was replaced with happiness and some degree of relief. And no sound of anyone falling nearby. It appeared like her Jawa Padawan had passed the first test rather easily.

If crossing the river wasn't hard, then running through the thicket would be a piece of cake as well. Now Nykoria's main concerns were the cliff and the chasm. And of course, the training remote that would test how well her Padawan would do after an exhausting course. She reached for her comlink: "Good job, Padawan! You've overcome your fear, but there's still more to do. Keep at it!"

@Hank Beast, since you've done so well with the first roll, feel free to skip the second obstacle. It's just a run through the forest anyway. Scaling the cliff is important though.
 

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Mnoc was unsure whether to get the net removed below the tree stump but if he kept going the way it was going now then he would gladly have it removed "Ikee don't know yet but maybe, Ikee will be open to having it removed later, Ikee just need to get used to finding ways of not getting wet" he also heard that on the planet Batuu that they had a device named an umbrella which might be able to protect him rain, he mostly stayed inside or underneath heavy cover when it rained on Ajan Kloss "Maybe Ikee and you can go to Batuu because they have a device named Umm brell a, apparently it protects from rain."

Mnoc radiated joy when his Master said that he was doing well "Taa baa!" Mnoc replied when he continued on the course, he jumped over all of the low roots of the trees and easily went under the roots that made arches due to his height and as he continued getting closer and closer to the cliff, it just kept getting bigger and by the time he was at the cliff it was much taller than he anticipated, but he readied himself for the long climb ahead.

Mnoc takes a run up to grab hold of the cliff and he successfully grabs a hold of a rock on the cliff side, but as he is grabbing the next section the rock he was holding onto comes loose and it makes him fall down off the cliff causing him to land in a bad position and causing his arm to smack on a large rock before hitting the ground with a thud. This causes Mnoc to wail out in pain "Nekkel juuvar obwegadada" Mnoc cursed while holding onto his arm "ow, ow, ow, ow, ow" Mnoc said before rolling over then winching an then going back to his original position because he could find a way of standing back up with using his injured arm.

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Day 5
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Finding ways of not getting wet... Nykoria smiled. Either the Jawa had sensed her reservations about this, or he was wise beyond his years. Or maybe it was his success with the first obstacle that made him that confident. The success continued with the thicket; it wasn't too challenging by itself, unless you had the remotes firing at you. Time was also a factor, and the young Jawa was doing well so far. Kori could sense her Padawan approach; slowly, but steadily.

Then came the cliff. It was among the more dangerous trials, even despite Kori's precautions. So when Nykoria sensed a sudden spike of fear and pain, as well as a wailing on the comms. Spurred to action, the Zeltron rushed off her meditation spot, crossing the all-too-familiar chasm with a long-practiced jump. Soon she'd emerge on top off the cliff, looking down at the Jawa. "Padawan, are you ok?" she'd raise her voice as she spoke from above the cliff.

The Zeltron would then jump down to the ground, landing next to her charge. It was hard to tell with Jawas, but Kori thought she had sensed a mix of pain, frustration, anger, and resolve from her Padawan. Kneeling by his side, the Knight would ask: "Can you move your arm?" She'd feel the hand softly through the fabric, to make sure there are no fractures. "Does it hurt? You think that you can try again?"

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Mnoc tried talking through the pain but he came out in Jawanese "*I hurt my arm and I can't climb back up because it hurts so much*" Mnoc knew that Master Tallis didn't know much Jawanese and since T-3PO wasn't there, there was no way of translation, so Mnoc pointed at his arm with his opposite hand and just said bluntly "Ow" because despite the fact that he was good with Basic, when he was experiencing pain he couldn't really speak it because it was easier to speak Jawanese.

Mnoc tried on more time to try and get up but his arm buckled again and then he fell flat on his face and he just started to cry, he tried to stay strong throughout the ideal but being the age he was and the fact the only pain he was used to were slight shocks from his equipment in his hut and the training bot this was quite a new experience to him, when Master Tallis said that if he could try again through cries he just kept repeated "Nyeta, Nyeta".

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Day 5
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As the Knight looked at her Padawan and listened to his babbling in Jawanese, she experienced a whole spectrum of emotions. A part of her felt sorry for the young Jawa. Being a Zeltron, Kori could could share in his feelings of frustration and self-pity. But her own disappointment also mixed in. The child still wasn't ready for the world out there.

Since Kori wasn't aware of the Jawas' physiology, and it was the first time something like that happened on her watch, she'd have to take her Padawan to the medical ward. A part of her felt like carrying Mnoc, but then she cast it off as a bad idea. If her Padawan was to become a Knight one day, he'd have to learn to get over himself. At times, that's what being a Jedi was about.

But being a Jedi was also about compassion, and helping those who needed help. There had to be some sort of balance between teaching and helping. That's why Nykoria put her hand on her apprentice's shoulder. Closing her eyes, she focused on the source of pain and poured some of her own life essence into it through her hand. She wasn't the best healer the Order had to offer, but could hopefully numb the pain.

"This should help you get up," she said quietly. "Let's get you to the healers and see about your arm." That training session was clearly over. Depending on Mnoc's health condition, they'd have to try the course again in a day or few...

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Mnoc felt weird when Master Tallis placed her hand on his shoulder "This should help you get up" Mnoc heard Master Tallis say quietly to him, Mnoc was confused for a second but then realised she might have healed him, but if she healed him why did his arm still hurt but he supposed because Master Tallis was amazing with a lightsaber, she might not be so good in other thing.

Mnoc placed his arm down gently, it made him winch but he was able to apply a bit or more pressure onto it which was enough for him to just about to be able to get up, as he stood he heard Master Tallis say that they needed to see the healers to look at his arm "Mambay" Mnoc said as he held onto his arm and went with Master Tallis.

Jawanese words used: Mambay = Okay
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Day 8
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It had been a couple of days since Kori had first taken her young Padawan to the healers. Apparently, the damage from the fall was nothing lasting and serious; just a nasty bruise. The Zeltron had to remind herself that she was dealing with a kid still. Being able to fight through the pain and exhaustion was important. It had been imparted on the Zeltron by her parents back on Coruscant, to prepare her for a career in law enforcement. However, the Jawa clearly hadn't gone through the same training regimen.

"Ready for another go at it, Padawan?" Nykoria asked over her comlink. Like before, she was far away from Mnoc, at the finish line. "Don't worry, I've added a lot more foliage around the cliff while you were recovering. The course should be safer than before." Although some could perceive it as a step back, Nykoria realized that it was necessary for a step forward.

For now, she needed to get her protege into the right physicals shape and build up his confidence. Once that was established, they'd proceed with getting over the fear (and possibly, the pain that could come when the safeties were removed). To Kori, that was the only known way to build up character.

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Mnoc was scared a little because of what happened a couple days ago but he knew that he wouldn't be able to progress in the ranks of the Jedi if he couldn't hide that fear and push forward, Mnoc's arm still stung but the healers said he should be able to apply the pressure he normally did on it, so he trusted them because he had heard that when it came to healing the healers were very knowledgeable in how tough different species bodies can be.

2 Days ago
It was very eventful as well when he came back because T-3PO found out about him injuring himself and was waiting near the exit to the jungle for them and made sure to provide some Jawa Physiology information to Master Tallis when they arrived and were waiting for Mnoc to come out of the healer's room "This boy is all I have, my eyes booted up for the first time, Young Master Mnoc along with his family were the first creatures I had ever met, I didn't even know how I got there but I believe they bought me, I maybe a droid but I wouldn't want anything to happen to Young Master Mnoc because I couldn't imagine life without him" T-3PO of showing emotion could be somewhat a surprise for people who had never had droid before but he meant every word of it "Just don't let Young Master Mnoc know I said this otherwise I will never hear the end of it" T-3PO said with a hint of sass.

Once Mnoc had finished in the healing room they told Master Tallis that Mnoc needed at least 2 days rest.

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Mnoc steeled himself and pushed forward and he had to start again from the fallen tree trunk as he made his way there again he begins to walk on the tree stump but it seemed that the log was alot more slippery than it was a few days ago and he slips over and begins to fall down the bottom of the trunk, with quick reflexes Mnoc grabs hold of a strong enough twig but with his bad arm and it causes it to act up but Mnoc was not going to fall anywhere near to the water and he begins making his way over the tree stump from beneath by grabbing hold of twigs that were beneath it and he was barely able to make it across and was breathing incredibly heavily but he was glad he didn't get wet, even if he had his arm hurting more that it was before.

But Mnoc pushed himself ready for the rest of the obstacle course.

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Day 8
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Nykoria remained meditating at the end of Mnoc's path. Without a direct line of sight, she had to rely on the Force to know what her Padawan was up to. That time, the young Jawa wasn't nearly as enthusiastic as before. All the Zeltron thought she sensed from that distance was anxiety and stress.

A Jedi Knight was supposed to have better awareness, especially during meditation. But Kori was too concerned and preoccupied. Her Jawa Padawan had performed excellently on the first day. But the obstacle course continued to offer surprises, mostly unpleasant. Was it her failure as a teacher that Mnoc had performed like that? No, it couldn't be. After all, she had only been training him for what, a week?

Kori herself had learned to pass the obstacle course. It was one of the few things she was supposed to be able to impart. But what if her Jawa protege wouldn't take to it? What else was she supposed to teach him? Regardless, the Zeltron hoped to see the Jawa at the finish line some day.

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Mnoc got back up it was time to get to the cliff again, hopefully he wouldn't hurt himself this time so he dashed through the undergrowth again which was again quite easy because of his height and now he stood at the bottom of the cliff "*Okay Mnoc you can do this, you won't hurt yourself this time*" Mnoc said preparing himself again for the climb ahead.

Mnoc began making his way up onto the cliff staying away from the crack that had formed from the previous attempt a couple days, once reached the corner of the cliff he realised the closest place for him to grab was at jumping distance as Mnoc steeled himself to jump, he was getting a little scared and as he jumped across he tried to grab the next hold but he had jumped to short and began to fall, so Mnoc didn't want to injure himself this time so he got ready to try and roll when he landed on the ground so he could dissipate the force from the fall.

Mnoc landed with a light thud and he rolled to which allowed him to not get extremely hurt, it stinged a little but he hadn't hurt himself seriously like last time and he felt like he could try again to climb up, he wanted to at least get past this obstacle for today so once again he got ready "*Just keep trying you can make it, make Master Tallis proud*" Mnoc said determined as he made another attempt to climb the cliff.

Learning from his errors before Mnoc made careful and precise movements at a moderate speed to go up the cliff, grabbing hold of bits of rock that were poking out of the cliff, as he was slowly making his way up he was becoming more and more excited he would be able to conquer something that was what caused him pain only a couple days prior.
Mnoc grabbed the top of the cliff finally able to see the light peaking from the top as he heaved himself up and finally reaching the top out of breath that was challenging but he was glad he was finally able to do it.

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Day 8
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Nykoria opened her eyes, and what she saw surprised her. In the distance, away from the clearing and across the chasm, the Jawa apprentice had finally conquered the obstacle. The Zeltron made a sigh of relief; for the previous few days, she had been wondering if the kid was up for the task. Despite apparent clumsiness during the first few attempts, Kori had to give credit where it was due—the Jawa was determined. He didn't whine or object to taking another try at the course. Perhaps he was Jedi material after all.

The Knight stood up, hands behind her back. All that her Padawan had to do now was to cross a chasm. Summoning a vine with the force and jumping across while holding on to it seemed like an easy task, compared to what the Jawa had just overcome. But in case he failed, the repulsor at the bottom of the chasm would prevent any lasting damage.

If the Padawan were to succeed, all he had to do was demonstrate his prowess with the lightsaber. A training remote would arrive at the clearing, and the Jawa was expected to deflect the shots with his lightsaber. After an exhausting course, it could be a challenge, even at a lower difficulty. "Come on," Kori mumbled to herself, certain that her Padawan wouldn't hear her. "Just two challenges left."

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Once Mnoc had time to rest after scaling the cliff, he tried to remember what the next step of the course and then remembered that it was to get across the chasm and doing his first attempt at the force, he had been shown how to rely on force to block the blaster bolts on Level 1 on the Training Remotes but that was about it, he never really used telekinesis so it seemed that he would just suck up and try at get the vine to come over to him.

Once Mnoc had reached the chasm he looked across and saw the vine dead in the middle of the chasm and it was a long drop down, making Mnoc gulp in fear but he was nearly done he just had to reach the end and battle that Training Remote now isn't a time to be scared, he didn't join the Jedis to fail now. Mnoc closed his eyes and sensed out to try at get hold of the vine and Mnoc could just able to barely feel it and he pulled on that feeling with all of his might and he was able to make the vine connect with his hand.

Mnoc opened his eyes and was absolutely jubilant, he had successfully used the force, on his first really attempt "*I did it, I can't believe I did it*" but after saying that Mnoc composed himself, he needed to get across this chasm and he needed to pay attention 100 percent because he didn't want to have to redo the course all over again, once he got ready he ran with the vine in his hand and jumped once reaching the end.
Mnoc flew across the chasm but after looking down got scared and let go too early causing him to hit the other side of the chasm but luckily he was able to grab it before falling off and he pulled himself up but not without some form of injury and his lower body hurt but nothing was broken maybe a bruise but Mnoc was nearly finished and he pushed forward to Master Tallis "Ikee made it Master Tallis, let us do this" Mnoc said before drawing his yellow lightsaber, winching slightly at his bruised stomach.

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Day 8
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Although her facial expression didn't show any emotion, the Zeltron watched intently as the Jawa attempted to pull the vine into his grasp. She could almost feel the effort it took the boy to do it. When the Padawan succeeded, Nykoria simply nodded. Even when the Jawa leapt across the chasm and hit his stomach in the process, the Knight didn't rush to his aid. If the Jawa were to become a true Jedi, he'd have to learn to overcome the obstacles by himself.

The training approach seemed to be paying off. Kori's new student didn't back down; he fought through the pain, climbed up and got to the finish line, eager to face the final challenge. "Very well," the Zeltron nodded, with a slight shade of smirk on her face. "Initiate training program, level 3, sting setting."

With a characteristic hiss, a training remote hovered out of the woods and into the clearing, circling around the young Jawa in brief dashes. After three or four dashes, it would fire the first shot... One of the dozens that the Padawan would have to deflect.

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Mnoc physically tired, battered a bruised held his lightsaber high and waited until the Training Remote was on and then with the hiss that came from it Mnoc began to get ready to fight against the training remote.

In what felt like a second wind the world had seemed to slow down Mnoc could see the blaster bolts slowly come from the droid Mnoc had never seen and felt something so wonderful was this the force, with loads of time to block the bolt Mnoc did so and just as he did so the blaster bolt reflected and hit the training remote dead on completely deactivating it and with that Mnoc's eyes went wide "Ikee did it, Ikee did it" Mnoc said overjoyed before his legs finally gave way to exhaustion and Mnoc passed out because of how tired he was it may have only been a couple minuets but to Mnoc it felt like hours and his body endured enough so now would be a good time for sleep.

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Also sorry due to the incredibly late response, I've been surrounded by work recently and haven't found the time to write.
 

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Day 8
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It looked like the Force had different plans for the day. The Jawa only got to experience a small part a lengthy and tiring barrage of blaster bolts at sing setting. A well-placed saber, and the shot was deflected at the droid. Even Nykoria got caught by surprise; but the Jawa Padawan was jubilant. To Kori's surprise, the kid just collapsed on the ground.

"Woah, hey!" the Zeltron rushed towards her protege, kneeling on the ground and reaching for his forehead. She couldn't sense anything more than exhaustion and light physical damaged, but was concerned nonetheless. With a sigh, she picked up the Padawan—a grimace on her face because of the Jawa's rather specific odor—and carried him toward the Temple.

At least the kid had passed the test. Maybe the youngling was Jedi material after all. Eventually.

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