video | un: Hawkward (yes, she thinks she's hilarious, tyvm)

[therevanchist]

[Revan's sitting in one of the dorm kitchens, drinking something or other out of a mug with a cartoon penguin on it. Her lightsabers aren't visible behind the table and she's not wearing her robes, just a nondescript black shirt with a pushed-back hood, so the only possible hint she's a Jedi is that both her hands are visible and her phone appears to be held at eye level--she's levitating it with the Force.]

Has anyone seen any animals in the city outside the zoo? I haven't. No birds, no stray pets, not even any vermin...so nothing's coming into city limits from the forest, or there's nothing in the forest, either.

[She pauses to take another sip of her caf or whatever it is they call their bitter brown caffeinated liquid here.]

Speaking of forests, how do people feel about camping?

[No reason. Certainly not checking to see if she can just up and walk out of this crappy city to somewhere with a spaceport.

OOC: Action threads are fine for all those too paranoid for the network!]

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audio; un: jane doe

[scathefires]

I’m guessing you missed out on the place full of cats.

switching to audio

[therevanchist]

What's a cat?

[lol star wars]

[scathefires]

[revan pls.]

You do have some animals where you’re from, right? They’re not just something you read about in a book once?

[therevanchist]

Lately most of them have been trying to eat me, but yes, we have complete ecosystems where I'm from.

[Weirdly, a bunch of planets with the same ecosystem over their entire surfaces...but those are still ecosystems.]

[scathefires]

Just checking.

[‘cause not knowing two pretty common animals seems weird to jason.]

Cats come in all sizes. Mammal, four-legged, usually furry with a tail. They’re carnivorous predators. Bigger types tend to be wild, and the smaller ones are more domesticated. People keep ‘em as pets. One of the cafés in town has a bunch of ‘em, if you wanna see ‘em up close.

[therevanchist]

[She's from a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, okay.]

My friend might enjoy that.

[Pause.]

Really my friend, not me pretending I'm going to bring a friend because I don't want to admit I like cute things.

[scathefires]

So did you just admit in a roundabout way that you do like cute things? ‘Cause I’ll let you in on a secret - with cats, the smaller they are, the cuter they are.

[therevanchist]

Is it really an admission if you don't care what it says about you?

[What Revan lacks in memories she makes up for in self-assurance.]

[scathefires]

[jason hums quietly, like he’s putting a lot of deep thought into his answer.]

Survey says ... yeah, it still counts. Not that there’s anything wrong with liking cute stuff - or cats, for that matter. Hell, I ended up taking a little brat home with me, and I’m really more of a dog person. [he pauses for a second, then adds:] Do you know what a dog is?

[therevanchist]

[Dogs they actually have...or at least they show up in idioms sometimes, so I'm counting it as normal dogs being a thing.]

Okay, "dog" I recognize.

...You don't mean akk dogs, do you?

[Because, uh.]

[scathefires]

I dunno what that is, so no.

[and that’s probably for the best, ‘cause #yikes.]

People where I’m from tend to say they’re either a dog person or a cat person - meaning they like one better than the other. Cats and dogs are pretty famous for not getting along, so I guess that’s supposed to be a sign of whether you’ll get along with someone else - if they like the same pets as you. [he considers that explanation for a moment, then adds:] It actually sounds pretty dumb, now that I’m saying it out loud.

Voice; un: notscarletwitch

[minus1twin]

I work at the mines just outside of town. I haven't seen anything their either.

[She is uncertain as to the reason why.]

Why do you ask about camping?

voice

[therevanchist]

Mentioning the forest reminded me, is all.

[She's so lying, what a terrible Jedi. Fortunately for her reputation, she's really good at the lying she's not supposed to be doing, and there's no hint of it in her voice.]

It's not all that safe to go out in the woods alone. Probably wouldn't have to worry about big carnivores, but you could still turn an ankle or something.

voice

[minus1twin]

That doesn't sound all that dangerous.

[Wanda is used to scarier things than roots.]

[therevanchist]

[So's Revan, but this isn't a secure channel.]

It's not, but there's no point in taking risks you don't have to if you're just going to tell campfire stories and count shooting stars. And see if there are any animals that don't live in a cage somewhere.

...It's just really weird.

[Admitting to an ulterior motive that isn't as ulterior as your actual ulterior motive helps divert suspicion.]

[minus1twin]

It is.

I travel to the mines once a month for work. If you wish to see more of it, you can accompany me.

[She'll have to work but Wanda gets the feeling that Revan is censoring herself and a trip would give them a chance to talk.]

[therevanchist]

Huh, maybe. What do you do there?

[It's not that Revan minds working so much as she minds taking orders, but they'll see how that goes.]

[minus1twin]

I protect the miners from cave ins.

[Wanda doesn't give orders so much as she yells at people to get out of the way or get crushed by rocks.]

[therevanchist]

Hmm. I could probably do that.

[Precognition plus telekinesis, yay!

It's not one-upmanship. She just doesn't know anything about mining, but doesn't want to freeload.]

[minus1twin]

[If she chose to do it as a job she might be at the mines when Wanda isn't. After all, Wanda only works there part time.]

You don't have too. I only meant it as a trip outside the city.

If you're looking for a job I would ask the head. I do not know how they are assigned.

[video]

[orren]

Good to know that I'm not the only one noticing this.

[Orren's out. Exploring the city a little.]