Training on Kothlis

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His grey eyes looked over Asheek as she frowned thoughtfully over the question the knight had asked her about what she'd do for a relationship. Kai could see her think it over, and through the Force he noticed that she seemed to be a little uncertain as to what she would do for a relationship, almost like she hadn't thought about it yet, and the realization that she could do or choose whoever she wanted had just dawned upon her. Smiling to himself, the young Jedi listened to the Togruta as she slowly tried to explain what she might do now, working it out as she spoke. When she finished how she thought she could just do the dance, Kai chuckled a little as he looked at the attractive alien and said, "Asheek, I bet if you came up to a man you were interested in and did your dance I don't think there would be any question in his mind what he wanted. So it would be recognizable to at least him, you would probably just be confused by his courtship towards you."

After a while Asheek asked to head back in and Kai obliged her; he could hear and sense how could she was. "Of course, Asheek. Of course. You've done well." While she had learned the basics of Tapas she would need more practice in order to get it right. That was what the rest of the week they had together on the planer would be for. Making their way back into the beach Kai could see first hand exactly how cold she was. As he placed the blanket on her shoulders he heard her thanks and smiled, sitting down next to her as he explained the plan for the next day. "It's fine, girl. You're a friend, and you needed it. That's what friends are for after all!" He remarked as he placed an arm around her shoulder and gave it a friendly rub. Seeing that she was tired he smiled and motioned to the ground, "Get some sleep, we'll have another long day tomorrow. I'll put another log or two on the fire, go ahead and rest. We have nothing to worry about here."

Standing up Kai stoked and fueled the fire so Asheek would be warm as she slept. Once she was out, Kai would grab a small blanket, roll it up, and very carefully place it under her head so she wouldn't awaken. Adding another blanket to her, Kai made sure she would be warm; the nights were surprisingly cool this time of year and after the swim in the frigid ocean water he wanted to make sure his friend wouldn't be cold and at least be comfortable. Once he was sure Asheek was taken care of Kai grabbed a bed roll and snuggled up on the other side of the fire, it didn't take long before he was drifting off to a dreamless sleep for the night.

Kai awoke early the next day before dawn just before the sun had come up over the horizon. The sky was that light purple color of early morning twilight between night and dawn. He hadn't gotten much sleep, but that was fairly common nowadays as he spent more time meditating throughout the day. Taking a deep breath once he had fully awaken, standing up, he looked around. Asheek was still sleeping nearby, and he decided to let her rest a bit longer; training today would he long and just as hard as the precious day. Kai stoked the fire before walking off into the woods. Following the Force, Kai went out and found some breakfast for the two to eat, something from the island, not from the ship. It didn't take long before he found a nest of cormorant-like birds near the beach which Kai recognized as a delicacy to the locals. Bringing them a quick death with the Force, Kai made sure to be thankful for the kill before bringing them back to the camp where he cleaned and prepped them before beginning to cook over the fire. When Asheek awoke she would do so to the smell of cooking food over a fire.
 

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As Kai woke up, he would find that Asheek had practically buried herself in the blankets. There was just a vague outline of where she was, the edges of the blanket tucked neatly underneath her. The huntress was obviously comfortable, very warm, and sound asleep. By the time Kai had returned, she hadn't moved an inch, and the soft movements of her breathing were the only real indication that was under that pile of blankets.

Suddenly, her body subtly and slowly tensed, and she took in a deep sniff, the smell of cooking meat flooding her nostrils. Pulling herself into sitting position, she pulled the blankets off of her body, eyes already on the fire. She could tell, just from the smell, that it was fresh meat. It lacked that distinct concentrated smell of preservation, and thus, caught her undivided attention. "...Did you catch breakfast?"
 

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"Ahh, you're awake! Did you sleep well? I got you another blanket because you looked so cold after getting out of the water." Kai smiled at Asheek as she awoke, seeing her sit up looking eager and somewhat surprised. Looking to the food he had caught which was currently cooking over the fire. "I did, well I did my best I guess. I'm sure you could have done a lot better and I had to use the Force to help, but I had been learning how to clean and cook wild game and thought if repay you for yesterday's meal. I hope it tastes alright, I did my best to make it edible for you while keepin a decent flavor." The Jedi smiled bashfully for a few seconds as he took one of the spits off the fire and blowed on it to cool it down before handing it to the Togruta. "Here, it's ready. I hope it's acceptable."

Taking his own spit off of the fire the young Kai started eating. It wasn't too bad, it was still juicy and had a definite wild game flavor which the knight actually enjoyed quite a lot. Once he had finished eating his meat he wiped his mouth off on a nearby blanket and washed the flavor down with some water from his canteen. Picking a fresh bottle up, Kai handed it to the red-skinned woman. "Here, we're going to have another long day ahead of us so I hope you're ready. When you've taken care of your morning business we're going to start training you in Tutaminis then Stealth, alright? After that we'll take start over with practicing everything we've learned so far. Sound like a plan?" Kai asked looking to Asheek.
 

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Pulling herself to her knees, Asheek still kept herself wrapped in various blankets, complete with one hanging over her head by her montrails. Asheek would have thanked Kai for the food, while possibly remarking on her attraction to certain spices... If her stomach hadn't interrupted her. She eagerly took the spit of meat from Kai, giving a thankful nod as she sunk her sharp, carnivorous teeth into the avian meat.

It didn't take much time at all for the red skinned Togrutan to finish her breakfast, leaving the spit bare of any meat, and with more than a few bite marks where she had attempted, and succeeded, in devouring every last bit of meat on the spit. Whether or not the meat was too hot, the Togrutan was simply too hungry to really care or notice. Placing the remains of the spit down, she wiped her mouth as well, happily taking a few swigs of water before wiping the sleep from her eyes.

Pulling the blankets off of herself, Asheek nodded as she stood up. "Sounds like a plan." Her body was sore from the other day, but that was to be expected, especially after the rigorous workouts they had gone through the previous day. She took a few minutes, walking off into the woods, to take care of her morning rituals. By the time she had arrived back, she appeared fully awake, her red skin glistening with traces of morning dew. "Ready when you are."
 

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For the Jedi, it was nice to see Asheek devouring the breakfast he had provided for her. It was amusing to see her swaddled under all of those blankets, but at least she was comfortable; he figured. Stretching out, Kai motioned for the Togruta to follow him over to the clearing so they could practice without worrying about knocking things over while training. "Best do some quick warm ups to get the blood flowing." He remarked as started with his morning routine and warmed himself up, preparing for the day that was going to follow. Once he was done he looked to the woman across from him. "Alright, let's get started, shall we?"

Kai moved over to one of the training crates he had pulled out from the ship. Inside were training remotes, small orb-like droids with stun emitters which would sting someone who couldn't block their shots. They were perfect for training Padawans how to block blaster bolts. But for today they were going to do something different. "Alright, so the first thing we need to do is focus our minds and draw in the Force. Do you remember last night how we used Tapas to warm ourselves? It's going to be similar to that, but instead of warming ourselves, we're going to use it to absorb energy." He paused to see if Asheek was following, willing to let her ask any questions she might have. "Alright, so focus your mind and draw the Force into yourself. Focus it into your dominant hand, and hold it out, imagine you're a force field made of pure Force energy right in front of your palm. When you think you've got it, let me know."

The Jedi would wait for the young female to give it a few tries before he would start the training remote. The remote would be attuned to the lowest setting, and it would be designed to fire its training bolt right at her outstretched arms. Once Asheek gave the word, he'd start the remotes targeting routine.

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Asheek warmed up right along side him, making sure she wouldn't pull or hurt anything once they actually begun training. The Togrutan was obviously very flexible, contorting and bending in almost unnatural ways as she stretched out her muscles. Having already eaten, she was more than prepared to start their training for the day. For someone first meeting her, it would be hard to imagine her as a skilled, almost terrifying hunter.

Listening closely, the Padawan nodded, already trying to concentrate on what he wanted her to do. When given his command to go ahead, she hesitated. Her dominant hand? While she wrote with her left hand, she tended to actively use both hands ambidextrously. It allowed her to be a better hunter, able to strike from any side. Still, she pushed her left hand out, trying to will the force to form a barrier, as Kai had requested.

After feeling energy move to her hand, she let it flow back out, practicing the feeling of it a few times before alerting Kai. "Alright, I'm ready." She replied, quite a few minutes after he had last said anything. She turned her attention to the training drone, feeling ready for its attacks.

That was, of course, until it actually shot at her. The stunning bolt hit her outstretched palm, practically none of it being absorbed by her ward. Her hand spasmed as the stunning electricity went into her arm. Wincing, she took a deep breath, shaking the odd feeling out of her arm before trying again. Each time she would bring up the force into her palm in a different manner, thinking of it in different ways.

Each time was met with failure, time and time again, the drone would shoot, her arm would spasm as the bolt hit, and she would shake it off before trying again. As time went on though, she ignored the feeling, ignoring the possible dread of her arm feeling the uncomfortable jolt once more.

Now, she was annoyed. Twenty six times. Twenty six failures. "One more time." She said aloud. "I have it this time." Having experimented with so many ways, she truly did believe that she knew how to properly defend herself from the stunning bolts. Focusing, her arm was pushed out, like always, but something was a tad different. Her arm was bent, not fully extended as it had been. She anticipated the shot this time, and when she felt it coming towards her, she pushed out with her hand, adding more energy than before into her palm.

It worked, to a degree, of course. She couldn't possibly go from zero to hero in the blink of an eye. The thing was, she dissipated most of the shots energy before it hit her. Her arm didn't spasm, and all she felt from the previously stunning shot was a mild numbness across her fingers. Smiling, she was too happy about finally getting somewhere to be disappointed about the fact that it wasn't perfect.
 

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It felt good for Kai to start his warm ups, getting all the kinks out as his blood started flowing to his extremities. Though, he was rather amazed when he watched Asheek start her warm ups, the way she could twist and turn and contort her bodies caused him to stand and stare for a few seconds before quickly regaining his composure. Though seeing how limber and flexible she was left no doubt in Kai's mind as to part of the reason why she was probably so formidable a huntress.

After going through the explanation of Tutaminis to her, Kai started up the exercise, doing his best to remain silent as she did her best to perform the skill. He could tell that it was an application of the Force that did not come naturally to her, but she never stopped trying to get it no matter how many times she failed to do it. The Jedi was sure that the woman was feeling the affects of that many stun bolts, and almost wanted to stop so she could rest her arm and her mind, but the look of sheer determination on her face told him that she was going to get this right and that it would be best not to interfere with her. Kai had lost count of the number of shots and the number of times she had failed. Finally, she spoke to herself, giving her some reassurance, which caused Kai to smile as he waited for her to try again.

Much to his surprise, and happiness, Asheek managed to block the training bolt, well mostly anyways. "Good!" Kai exclaimed clapping his hands, "Again, but with more focus, more effort! Put more energy into repelling the bolt's energy!" He remarked waiting for her to try again. Now that she had the idea, Kai would let her practice a little bit more before calling an end to that particular lesson, quite happy that she had made it that far.

"Alright, that's good enough, you can practice more later," Kai smiled at Asheek and placed a hand on her shoulder. "Take a moment to breathe, get a drink if you need it, then we'll move on to stealth, which will hopefully be a relaxing change."

Once the Togruta was ready, he'd continue on with the training. "Alright, so for Stealth you need to understand how your presence feels in the Force. With stealth you may make yourself invisible when viewed with the Force or make yourself appear ordinary. There are generally two ways of doing this, by focusing your Force presence into a very small area so that it can't be perceived, or by spreading your presence out so it's incredibly thin. Like so," And the Knight would demonstrate his power so the Togruta could sense him through the Force. "When you're ready give it a shot."
 

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Asheek held against a few more shots, each one getting more and more difficult as the force of the stun bolt would gather in her arm, as what little got through began to add up. Still, she blocked most of the power of each, but the next one was going to eat through her, she could just feel it. It would overfill her, and the stun would shock through her..... And that was right when Kai instructed her to stop. Just in the nick of time. Letting out a relieved sigh, shaking out her arm of the built up energy, she gave him a happy grin.

Taking the chance for a short break, she walked over to the cooler that held water. She was obviously taking her time, the effect of the stun bolts had begun to take a toll on her arm. It felt heavy and sluggish, but she was confident that the feeling would fade over time. After she was finished with her break, she confidently strode back over to Kai, ready for her next instruction.

As Kai explained it, she seemed confused at first. Force stealth? Was this hiding her force sensitivity, or hiding herself? She was unsure. "I'm uh... S-Sorry Kai.. I don't think I... get it." She expressed, seeming a bit ashamed at her lack of understanding.
 

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Sighing a bit, Kai tried to reassess what he had said. "Force Stealth is the art of using the Force to mask your presence in the Force. To become less noticeable to others like us. That way a Sith or someone deliberately looking for you won't be able to know you're nearby by feeling your presence in the Force. Combined with a simple mind trick you can easily create a sort of wallflower effect where people take less notice of you."

Waiting to see if she understood what he was saying he placed a hand on her narrow shoulders, his tan hands set firmly against her red skin. "Just watch me, alright? Sense me in the Force, if you know how to use the Force to see you can use that, too. Now just pay careful attention to how seem in the Force." Closing his eyes, Kai did his best to concentrate only on himself and his own presence within the Force. Gathering up his own will, Kai slowly began dispersing his own presence until Asheek would no longer be able to detect that he was standing right before her in the Force. Once he was done, he would slowly undo his stealth, and then he would alter the presence so that it would seem like instead of being a Jedi, he would detect as a regular non Force Sensitive. After that, he undid his stealth entirely and opened his eyes. "How was that, did that make a bit more sense to you?"
 
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