Zompania Draft - Draftees only, days 1-3.5

[lucetimods]

Who: All Draftees
What: This is your death. Followed by your time-traveling life and desperate bomb hunting.
When: From May 22 to May 20 to early May 23 (days 1-4)
Where: Zompania
Summary: Information post here
Rating: Varies on thread, please mark explicit material.

This post is for the draftee-only portion of the Zompania draft--the day 3 death, time travel to day 1, and then the events until the arrival of the reinforcements. Be sure to use the above info post for any plotting needs you might have. Enjoy!

Please note that there is a specific top-level comment thread for:

• The day 3 arrival of the draftees and the 6 hours that follow until the bomb is dropped
  
• Death--This thread can be treated as REFERENCE ONLY. Responding to it isn't necessary.
  
• Threads prior to departing for Zompania--post resurrection freak outs, arguments over how to proceed, etc.

All other threading, from day 1 until the reinforcements arrive, should be conducted as normal.

Be sure to tag this post appropriately: [canon] character name

Comments

[averybadfeeling]

"I can scarcely disagree with anybody who shares such a high estimation of tea."

[He accepts the tea gratefully, his smile a bit broader thanks to Iroh's disarming demeanor.]

"I'm afraid I'm not terribly fascinating, though. Most would consider me a bit dull and dusty."

[tea_lover64]

Ah, a man after my own heart.

[Iroh laughs]

Fascinating is a matter of perspective. Besides, I am but one man, not most.

[averybadfeeling]

"That's a fair point."

[He takes a sip of his tea. Hmm. Quite good. This was doing wonders for his nerves, in fairness.]

"So tell me, Iroh. When you're not setting makeshift tea breaks just outside of the field of battle, what do you do with your time?"

[tea_lover64]

Well, I try to keep myself as busy as possible. Mostly, I spend time working in the tea shop, before I was brought to this world, I had my own tea shop in Ba Sing Se.

[He takes a sip of his tea]

Otherwise I do a bit of training, and play some Pai Sho. If you aren't familiar, it is a very ancient game, though it is much more than that.

[He raises his eyebrows slightly]

How about yourself?

[averybadfeeling]

"I used to be a Jedi Master. A member of an order of peacekeepers and guardians that protected the Galaxy."

[That past tense is a little too final, but he's making an effort not to focus on the negative. He's here to take a respite from the battle, not to bring old battles back.]

"Now, I suppose my activities aren't too terribly dissimilar from yours. Training, meditating, and enjoying what Luceti has to offer. I told you I was dull."

[tea_lover64]

You should be careful Master Obi-Wan, by saying such things you are implying I am quite dull.

[He has a bit of a mock severe look to his face]

[averybadfeeling]

"Oh, dear. I seem to have cleverly ensnared myself in a verbal trap."

[He chuckles.]

"I'm afraid I'm not nearly witty enough to extricate myself gracefully, so I shall content myself with another sip of tea."

[And he does. Hey, it's good tea.]

[tea_lover64]

[Iroh smiles and has his own sip of tea. Of course it is good tea, best in all Ba Sing Se!]

Well, at least you are gracious in self defeat, I can appreciate that. Personally I think excitement and grandeur are overrated. These are not things that are needed to have a full life. I will take dull over a battle any day.

[The words might sound somewhat similar. Zen and Jedi philosophy tend to overlap]

[averybadfeeling]

"You ought to be careful, Iroh, you're running a serious risk of making me like you."

[He chuckles again.]

"...Are you accustomed to battle?"

[tea_lover64]

I shall be quite careful not to endear myself too much.

[He laughs in return]

All too well, I am afraid. I grew up in the middle of the hundred years war, and served in the military for most of my life.

[averybadfeeling]

"I'm sorry to hear it."

[But at least he would not be overwhelmed and defenseless. Such a kindly and pleasant fellow had no business in a war.]

"Sometimes I feel like soldiers never truly escape war. I was a hermit in the desert for all of three months before one found me again."

[And after another twenty years in the desert, he knows it will find him once more. That's depressing.

That's so depressing, it calls for another cup of tea.]

I most certainly replied to this and my post was definitely eaten.

[tea_lover64]

Well, we don't get to choose when we are born, or what issues we must deal with, only what we can do to change.

[Iroh shakes his head]

That is unfortunate. Destiny can be a harsh thing.

I know how that do, trust me.

[averybadfeeling]

[If there's anybody who knows how harsh destiny can be, it's Obi-Wan. Oh, yes. He offers a hasty smile, though.]

"I don't mean to complain. There are worse fates than my own, by all means."

[tea_lover64]

[He holds his hand up and waves it]

That is perfectly alright. There is nothing wrong with voicing your concerns. It is not as though you were complaining of not having a suitable grooming kit. Though I have known some who would.