#interactions | qui gon jinn

[violentdelightstheseviolentends]

In truth, he had gone to the university for a different reason. He knew a lot of the Jedi were here, and he had wanted to talk to a few he did now know. It was odd, seeing them all older, knowing this was the age they had been cut down in. All of that was still so confusing about what had happened and why. It was cruel.

He'd been about to head home when he felt something. A signature he hadn't quite been brave enough to look for, knowing it would hurt if it wasn't there. It had been one of the few he had wanted to feel, but everything had been so overwhelming with news recently, if he hadn't felt it that might have been too much.

Without thinking, he followed it, until he found a classroom. He didn't need to look, he recognised the voice of the professor too well. So instead he planned to just wait at the back, not really wanting an audience of students to witness this.

@allthatglxtters

[violentdelightstheseviolentends]

"If it was possible to save them all, the Dark Side would never have existed" a sad reality really, but he knew it to be true. Somewhere, a long time ago, someone had given into those feelings, back before they had known what that would mean. "Knowing the emotions is one thing, it's learning how to live with them without acting. I suppose in some ways I was lucky, I never did have to learn that with anything. Well least nothing as deep as I know some went through" and some because of his death. Far as he knew, that hadn't led anyone to Darkness.

"The start was worth it in my opinion." Jaina was only still a beacon of light because of that training. Because of the choice her Master and Uncle laid out of her, "Giving so much power to a single emotion, it was too isolating. I felt comfortable speaking out about my anger and it helped me stay on the side of the light." She placed her hands in her pockets, "I think removing the shame and hesitation, helped several young Jedi even if we couldn't save them all." Her mind went right to her brothers and her twin's apprentice. The darkness that was destined to run through their bloodline. A darkness she hoped to break for the next generation.

[minecraftian1213]

Baby Obi-Wan once stared so hard into the Force that he was never the same. Ever since he joined the creche the Masters knew there was something... off about the little one. They weren't quite sure what to think of the littlest of the younglings. He always seemed to know things he shouldn't and offered words that often intimidated padawans, knights, and even gained concerned expressions from seasoned masters.

The guards in the temple were less amused when he learned to properly shield himself. Gifted in the art of shielding, Obi-Wan tended to wander from his creche. Normally, a wandering youngling wouldn't be a problem. Where one youngling lingered, a sentinel was hiding in the shadows not too far away. Obi-Wan Kenobi, however, finds the right moment to slip away.

When questioned what he is doing so far from his creche, Obi-Wan always answers, "Force says so."

Qui-Gon keeps stumbling upon a small ginger boy when he finds himself alone. The first time was a memorable experience. It is, after all, the first time Qui-Gon met his future apprentice.

"What are you doing?" And the voice makes Qui-Gon pause in his walk. A youngling is staring at him from behind a pillar.

"Thinking," he answers honestly. The boy, probably no older than four or five, steps out and walks up to him, arms held out in demand to be picked up. Qui-Gon obliges and settles him on his hip, changing his destination to the creches. "Why aren't you with your creche?"

"The masters say I should listen to the Force. The Force says I should be here. With you."

Qui-Gon's lips quirk upward. "Is that so, little one? What else does it tell you?"

The youngling tilts his head, blue eyes shining. Qui-Gon feels like he isn't being seen despite the boy's eyes clearly on him. "Nothing you should know yet," the boy says.

Qui-Gon doesn't ask any more questions, too stumped to know what to ask the boy. The boy of course takes Qui-Gon's silence as his cue to talk. He offers his name as Obi-Wan Kenobi and tells him all about his friend Quinlan who sees things when he touches stuff and- "He doesn't see stuff when he holds my hand because my shields are good. Did you know the guards don't like it when I leave? Guard Feemor says I shield too hard."

And doesn't that take Qui-Gon by surprise. "Is that so?" Temple guards wore masks to protect their identities. Qui-Gon wasn't aware his former padawan took rotations as a guard.

Obi-Wan replies easily, "He doesn't know I know."

Qui-Gon quickly returns the youngling to his creche. The second escape and return allows Obi to decide he likes this master. It's the seventh escapade from their first meeting that the guards and creche masters and even passing jedi learn that when Obi-Wan goes missing he's with Qui-Gon.

[nightwhispcrs]

closed minievent starter for @vcndetta / "all these people in the same place - something's bound to go wrong ," zahra sighed , resigned to the whiskey in her hand as she took a sip and moved her gaze away from the crowd and over to her blind date . "anyway , not my problem tonight . i swear i'll stay focused , starting now ," zahra added as she cut through the air with her hand to emphasize the point .

[violentdelightstheseviolentends]

no matter what, you can always count on me. (Dorian to Qui-Gon)

"Was there ever any doubt?" he asked, not that he had ever doubted it. Though he supposed this might have given rise to the concern. Not intentionally, but he had been focused on finding the people he had lost before. They were his family, but his family here was just as real. He needed to make sure he didn't lose that. "You can count on me as well. Is everything ok?"

@allthatglxtters

[violentdelightstheseviolentends]

"It is. But it can also be misunderstood when we look back on it" that was something worrying to think about. All the good the Jedi had done, which now might be lost forever because of the reputation changing. And now here they were alive, having to deal with the fallout.

"Palpatine... the Naboo senator?" he remembered him, though he hadn't seemed like a threat. That would have been the whole point though, and he wondered exactly what it was he had missed. There was no guarantee if he had been there he would have picked up on anything, but all this sounded like the Jedi had been manipulated. "Why wouldn't you deserve it?"

“hmm…history is told by the winners, i guess.” luke had probably told him at some point or another that the jedi were held accountable, but after everything, ben started to doubt it the truth in that.

“palpentine, the man behind the fall of the jedi. pretended to be the chancellor, pulled all the strings so that everything could fall perfectly in place for him to seize total control.” ben explained as simply as he could. “better than i found it…” ben laughed. he had done so much wrong in his life, it was hard to think that the one good thing he had done had left the world better…but it had. “i’ve never thought about it that way. it’s a comforting thought i don’t deserve.”

[mcrcki]

she should hate him. it was in her training, ingrained in her mind from her earliest memories, and yet, vesta still found herself turning the knob to her house, a place she'd called home for years now. she needed to tell him before he went and tried to track her down. before any of her friends found him. "dad, i'm home--" she called into the house, shutting the door behind her.

@vcndetta for qui gon jinn

[tragcdysewn]

closed starter for qui-gon jinn!! ( @vcndetta )

how many of them were there? wasn't one enough? the sith maintained a rule of two, but honestly, the jedi could do much better with less of them around. this one was powerful, too. likely high up in the order, and could have heard of what she'd done. she was unsure if her act would pull one over on him like it had her fool of a master, but she made the attempt anyways. "master... i don't recognize you. i know timelines are odd here, you weren't a part of the order i knew, i don't think."

[oftimeslostlongago]

That feeling again. The Force seemed just as strong on this planet as any other he had been to. Only here, there was no Jedi temple, well actually there was just no Jedi. Other then him, as far as he knew. Perhaps not such a bad thing, he was sure the council could have endless debates about this place, and sometimes it would just be nice not to have to deal with them. Actually especially in a place like this, where he could feel the Force guiding him towards people who were sensitive to it. The girl the other day, now this man. "Excuse me, you haven't seen a wallet around here have you? I dropped it and can't seem to find it" actually it was still safe in his jacket, but it meant he could observe for a moment.

@demongemz for Finn

[violentdelightstheseviolentends]

With everything that was going on, when he heard someone sounding like they were in distress, he was worried. Least until he heard what the distress was about. That seemed a very trivial thing to be worried about, although he knew that different people had different priorities. A few bruises didn't seem to be that bad.

"What makes you say that?" he asked, wondering what the long term consequences would be. He hadn't heard of any species were bruises didn't fade. "They usually don't last too long".

@ivycovestarters || Location: Piltover and Zaun

.｡.:*☆ “Oh my god, look at my face….” Howl looked like he was close to tears, and it was not because of the pain. And also not because he was a coward, who had decided to run when not being able to talk himself out of the situation like usually. Because the wizard had not been in the mood to fight. Not with a group of clearly drunk men, anyway. And this.... well, this was the result of it.

“I ran into... something earlier, and, mean….. look at me! My face is all bruised….. I am never going to look beautiful again, I just can feel it….” This surely confirmed that Howl was a dramaqueen. And more than just a little vain, as well.

[wvsteria]

padme amidala & qui-gon jinn ;; @hxartbreaker​

“come in!” padme replied after hearing the knock on the door. doing some of the work she’d had missed for a few days helped to refocus her to what she was used to. it felt good doing something that she loved. she looked up when the person walked in, smiling at the face she saw enter. “qui-gon!” she smiled when she saw him, remembering him from when she was a young queen. 

[mvndrvke]

@forcewilled : i'm as human as the next man.

"And I trust you half as much." Shmi shakes her head. "My son is everything to me. He's everything I am. He's my entire world. I won't see him harmed, or brought somewhere he'll be mistreated."

[violentdelightstheseviolentends]

The Force worked in mysterious ways, that had always been something he'd believed in, though this truly was unexpected. Least now with his memories returned to him he could remember how to use the Force. There was a strange sense of relief about that. There was also something else, the Force was in all living things, and there was a few signatures he recognised. Though he also knew if he knew, they'd realise soon enough as well.

So it had been he had got up early to mediate when he heard footsteps. He hardly needed to use the Force to know his Padawan. "Well, took you long enough" he commented, not bothering yet to open his eyes.

@hxlcycnx for Obi-Wan

[violentdelightstheseviolentends]

"It did. And if the temple fell... the Jedi wouldn't. We give things representation, but at the end of the day, this building is just a building" maybe that was where they had first gone wrong, making the Jedi seem to be something they weren't, a legacy no one was going to be able to uphold. Least he was inside though, anything more seemed like a push. "It's unusual though, to hear someone speak of the Temple like that" with love and... fear seemed the closest word, but he wasn't convinced of that.

"Just stone that housed an order centuries old that tried to bring peace and balance to the galaxy at large. A building that represents a higher purpose. No matter what it's made of, it's still a symbol." A symbol too many in his family had tried to live up to, and either died for or died trying to destroy. However, Qui-Gon did have a point about the storm, and it was unlikely to get better, so he relented. "Alright, I'll stop for a moment." Jacen stepped up to the building's walls, stopping in the doorway and taking his shelter there. Going any further felt like it would invite trouble.

[m00ntunaart]

3rd Star Wars daemon AU post!

Here by popular demand: The Jedi Council and their daemons!

Depa Billaba - Hooked Billed Kite (Taryz)

Mace Windu - Bald Eagle (Maisha)

Yoda - Ostrich (Kieachkta)

Shaak Ti - Hyacinth Macaw (Thevren)

(Commander Colt - Anatolian Shepherd (Pistol))

Plo Koon - Osprey (Averyl)

Ki-Adi Mundi - Great Blue Heron (Czirda)

Kit Fisto - Blue Footed Booby (Krios)

Now onto my random AU lore and thoughts:

JEDI LORE TIME: So, as I’ve said in my last daemon AU post, the Jedi generally have bird daemons. This is by nurture, not nature. The way the Jedi teach young force-users to interact with the Force usually ends up directing their daemons to settle into a bird species of some kind. Which conveniently is around the time a Jedi Initiate is either chosen to be a Jedi Knight or be sent to the Jedi Corps. While it is not a rule that a Jedi Knight has to have a bird daemon, there are stigmas in the Jedi culture that lead to Jedi Knights and Masters not wanting to pick Padawans with not-bird daemons. This was one of the reasons the Council was hesitant to take in Anakin originally. He was already past the age of being nurtured to have his daemon settle as a bird, as he was raised outside the Temple.

(If you’re wondering why Obi-Wan doesn’t have a bird daemon, look at my last post. But to summarize his daemon settled while on Melida/Daan. So not ideal circumstances) (Also Qui-Gon Jinn cares not for cultural taboos, so he did not care much that Obi-Wan’s daemon ended up not being a bird lol)

The exceptions to this bird-daemon rule is generally Jedi in the Corps and Jedi Shadows (I will be making a Quinlan Vos post at some point that goes into that more).

DEPA BILLABA and her daemon, Taryz, who is a Hooked Billed Kite.

Okay for the life of me I cannot remember the reason I picked Depa’s daemon 😅, but it was probably just: ‘I like how Hooked Billed Kites look’. So a good reason obv.

I inserted some silly interactions between Obi-Wan and Depa, and Kee-Ayt and Taryz. I headcanon that since they are the two youngest council members, they will go out of their way to act like children in front of the older council members. Just to make the others role their eyes and say ‘kids 🙄’. Despite the fact that both of them are like in their mid 30s-40s. But besides them acting like two siblings alone in the back seat of a car, they are close with each other. Taryz is the daemon most comfortable being casually around Kee-Ayt, out of the other daemons in the Council. (I imagine that since most Jedi daemons are birds, sometimes other Jedi don’t know how to interact with Kee-Ayt)

MACE WINDU and his daemon, Maisha, who is a Bald Eagle. 

In the Temple there runs a rumor amongst the Padawans about which came first: Mace being bald? Or Mace’s daemon settling as a Bald Eagle? A real ‘chicken or the egg’ question lol.

But more seriously, I really did just end up picking a Bald Eagle daemon because I wanted to make bald jokes hahaha. That and Bald Eagles just naturally look pissed all the time, which matches well with Mace’s ‘resting bitch face’.

YODA and his daemon, Kieachkta, who is an Ostrich.

My whole concept for Yoda was just: ‘if Yoda is a small species, then he should get a big ass daemon to balance it out’. And yes, Yoda rides around on Kieachkta because of course he does. And when he can’t hit your ankles with his stick, he’ll get Kieachkta to peck the back of your head (which hurts ow).

(If you’re wondering, all of Yoda’s species have bigger daemons. Like Yaddle has an Emu daemon).

SHAAK TI and her daemon, Thevren, who is a Hyacinth Macaw.

My only thoughts for Shaak’s daemon was I wanted it to be big and colorful. 1. Because she’s just this tall figure with long montrals. She just needed a big bird species to go with her impressive figure. 2. She just has always had a fun color scheme, so I thought a colorful bird of some kind would be fun. SO A HYACINTH MACAW. They’re huge and a beautiful blue color (that matches her montral stripes). I also just wanted her to have a fun, friendly looking daemon. Since she’s on Kamino most of The Clone Wars, and interacting with Tubies and Cadets. I think her having a big, loving, approachable looking daemon was just right. (Which is why in this AU, she was chosen to be the one working with the younger clones). Hence why I have so many doodles of her daemon with young clones’ daemons. 

Plus I added an extra doodle of Commander Colts’ daemon, Pistol, who is a breed of Livestock Guardian Dog. Since Colt is also on Kamino, he often is ‘herding’, ‘protecting’ and ‘training’ the young clones. So a herding/guardian  dog daemon felt right for him. (Pistol is the bad cop to Thevren’s good cop lol)

PLO KOON and his daemon, Averyl, who is an Osprey.

Tbh I didn’t have any idea what bird I wanted Plo to have. So I ended up googling ‘bird species that are good parents’ lol. And Osprey were on that list! Idk how true that is, but IN STARWARS IT IS NOW TRUE.

 Plo is just The Jedi Dad Of All Time (*cough cough* Ahsoka *cough cough* Wolffe *cough cough* Wolf Pack), so he got a Parent Of All Time bird lol. 

And yes Averyl spends all her free time trying to preen EVERY member of The Wolf Pack. Is that physically possible? I don’t know, but don’t even try to tell Averyl she can’t do it. All her furry dog children WILL feel her affection.

KIT FISTO and his daemon, Krios, who is a Blue Footed Booby.

All I can say is I knew I wanted Kit to have a sea bird, because he’s The Swimming Jedi^TM. And I love Blue Footed Boobies. 

Also Kit is a silly guy who deserves a silly bird, with silly blue feet and a silly name.

KI-ADI MUNDI and his daemon, Czirda, who is a Great Blue Heron.

Ki-Adi is a long, lanky looking dude so he gets a long, lanky bird. 

I have spoken.

(Also I see a lot of Blue Herons around where I live, so they’re a favorite of mine).

[mcrcki]

"seriously, how long is this fucking maze!" vesta huffed, her legs starting to get tired from walking, frustrated that she felt like she was making no progress at this point, needing to just get back to her family. "i swear we've been walking for hours."

@vcndetta for qui gon jinn ( prompt 24 - the maze opens up into a singular open path, going as far as the eye can see. no matter how far characters walk it does not feel like they’ve made any progress on the endless path. attempting to breach the stalks forming the path or characters taking some physical harm will reveal the path was an illusion and characters have been walking in place the entire time. )