Bantha Gettin' Down on the Farm....

[thefinaljedi]

Who: Luke Skywalker, Giovanni, Applejack, House 44 & 46, and anyone else who is interested in Luke's farm project.
What: Lets play Harvest Moon: Luceti Edition
When: August 21st
Where: Farmland outside the village
Summary: Luke Skywalker has decided that the farmland should be put to use. Rather than let the land go fallow, and despite the lateness in the season, he's asked people for help putting together a small farm project. The aim is to plant a lot of crops so the soil doesn't go wild from disuse.
Rating: BP for Bantha Poodoo.


Anyone who's interested in this, feel free to just jump in. Luke's been asking around, and doing quite a bit of work to get things set up. Barrels of water, some seeds, gathering tools. If you want to help out, please go for it. Just...don't kill the Bantha, ok?

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[geniustheveil]

[Ami had been doing her best to stay out of the way of, well, everything, while she's still getting used to finding herself randomly floating over the ground instead of keeping her feet firmly planted.

Planted. Of course she ends up at the farm, and of course it's the day Luke is busy doing planting himself. It makes for a red-faced Ami gently drifting by just overhead, probably trying to sneak past unnoticed.]

[thefinaljedi]

[Except its awfully hard to keep a presence that familiar and so long missed from a Jedi. Luke's head shoots up and his face breaks into an incredibly bemused grin as he sees a blushing Ami Mizuno floating overhead. Without so much as a second thought, he leaps up into the air and catches her in a tight hug, his weight sending them floating down to the earth]

Ami-chan! I've missed you!

[geniustheveil]

[Oof! But Ami doesn't really mind; she's actually quite grateful for the whole 'floating down to the earth' part, because while flying, or at least gliding, is actually fascinating... she doesn't like that sense of being out of control.]

Luke! [She... definitely hadn't meant for them to crash, and she apologizes reflexively, but she's smiling too brightly to really be upset. It's a relief to see a familiar, friendly face.]

[thefinaljedi]

[Its really alright. Luke cushioned their landing with the Force anyway, so no harm done. One of the many perks of being a Jedi was that falling wasn't usually a thing. Luke just keeps on hugging though. Its been hard on him, without her. But...it was going to be harder to tell her all that had happen]

Are you injured? Should I...tie you down?

[geniustheveil]

[Ami shakes her head, and tries to reassure Luke.]

It really is alright. I'm fine; and I'm learning how to manage this.

[This would be much more effective if, despite her best intentions, her body wasn't already straining to get airborne again.]

[thefinaljedi]

Somehow, I think that isn't the whole truth. But, in any event, I'm glad to see you.

[He releases her, from the hug]

You...have no idea how good it is to have you back. A lot has happened.

[geniustheveil]

[That sets off a mild warning - it's Luceti, and a lot always seems to happen, but she takes it for a signal that she should pay attention.]

Tell me what's happened.

[thefinaljedi]

Its...a long story. Some of it you'll want to hear from Rei.

[His tone is a bit grave, and he doesn't want to dump all of it on her]

Anakin went home. And...there were some attacks. Mostly against my housemates, and Adele's.

[geniustheveil]

The Third Party? [No... No, that doesn't seem right. Why would they target specific people?

But who would? Could it be Luke means some trouble in the village itself?]

[thefinaljedi]

No. Something happened. Some sort of dark god possessed Helios...while Obi-Wan and I were away on a mission. We...needed to clear our heads after Anakin departed.

[Luke shakes his head]

Nobody was killed, and another god in the village sealed Helios. But I'm afraid the ramifications are still dire.

[geniustheveil]

[Ami falls silent for a moment. She doesn't know all the details yet, and doesn't know where to begin. So she asks.]

What should we do now?

[thefinaljedi]

Honestly? I have no idea. Be strong, be there for them.

[He squeezes her shoulder gently]

Sorry to...throw all that at you. I...just don't know.

[geniustheveil]

[She shakes her head.]

It's alright. If something is happening, I want to help.

after luke's thread

[redjacketthief]

[Lupin had been distracted--and busy--on multiple different levels since they broke ground that morning. Between keeping tabs on the seeds, where the volunteers were at, and balancing his own health issues with the conditions in the fields, he had not been paying as much attention to peripheral details as he would have liked. Playing Activity Coordinator wasn't hard, but it wasn't second nature either. It required him to focus and be organized, neither of which were traits that he naturally exhibited.

He was taking a quick breather by his new friend, the Bantha-chan, when he noticed someone that he didn't expect.]

Ami-chan?

got it! <3

[geniustheveil]

[It takes a concerted effort to bring herself down to the ground, to make things look at least a little more normal.]

Lupin-san! [Torn between embarrassment - this is a weird way to be seen, after all - and pleasure at seeing a friendly face, Ami manages a slightly stiff smile.] You were helping with the farming?

[redjacketthief]

I, um...

[He awkwardly glanced down at his arm, effectively immobilized per his brawl with Apep and Law's order. It embarrassed him just as Ami was embarrassed, but he covered it with a smile.] I'm helping keep everything running, if that's what you mean.

[geniustheveil]

[Her eyes follow his; and Ami glances away. She changes the subject, only slightly.]

I'm sure he appreciates it. I'm sure everyone does. This farm will help us to be more self-sufficient.

[redjacketthief]

[He appreciated that. Trust and openness were to be won, not freely given. He liked Ami, but there were a great many people that he liked but didn't want to confide in. While she had his respect and knew of his problems, she hadn't quite won that game yet.]

It will, which will help us in the long run. We can be less dependent on the whims of the Malnosso...and it will give us a project that's rewarding on multiple levels.

When did you get back in?

[geniustheveil]

Just now. I was told I was gone about three weeks; almost a month. It seems hard to believe. [Time had blurred together - there hadn't been much to measure it by.]

[redjacketthief]

Yeah, you were gone for a while... [He sighed.] You'll want to talk to Luke, if you haven't yet. He was a wreck after you vanished.

[geniustheveil]

He was? [There's a mixture of concern- and a very secret relief, to hear and know that her absence mattered to him, that he cared and worried for her.]

I didn't mean to worry him - or anyone.

[redjacketthief]

It was the Malnosso--not your fault. [And he was getting annoyed with being their plaything.]

...he voluntarily went on missions for the better part of two weeks, if you were curious. A few frustrating things happened. We're just dealing with the clean-up now.

[geniustheveil]

I see. He must have wanted to get away from the village for awhile. [Luke has about as much love for the Malnosso as she does, after all - which is to say, absolutely none. He'd have been doing those missions for his own reasons, just as she had.]

I talked with him for awhile, so I heard a little of what happened. [Anakin gone. That must have hit hard.]

[redjacketthief]

You're really good at understatement, you know that?

[It was a pathetic excuse of a joke, but he was tired. Everything had caught up to him, and it was taking a while to rebuild everything he had.]

A lot of things happened, in truth. Much of it is still a sore topic for those involved, at least a few of them.

Like I said. It's just clean-up now.

[geniustheveil]

[It may be a joke, but it's also true.] Sometimes, maybe I do.

However, you're right. I wasn't able to be here to help everyone; but I can support them now. I can be here for them now.