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Day 21 - Sun Room

Jan 22, 2007 13:33

Ichigo was only too eager to leave the cafeteria and its fresh memories behind when the softened chime of the intercome rang clear. What had begun as another ordinary meal, a rather agreeable one despite the lack of the proper utensils, quickly became somewhat unnerving. His conversation with...what was his name again?...took so many sharp turns, ( Read more... )

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braidless January 22 2007, 21:20:55 UTC

Well, lunch had certainly been productive. Obi-Wan considered himself fortunate, running into Hughes like that. It was encouraging to know that some people here were trying to make an organized effort in getting out of this place, and the Jedi knew it would be in everyone's best interests if people fully cooperated with each other ( ... )

numberii January 22 2007, 23:03:03 UTC

Of course, quiet was not something that could be expected when Xigbar was in the room. While he was a tremendous fan of noise, he preferred it when he was the source of said noise; competition, in that regard, was never a good thing.

...and he hadn't gotten to finish taunting Dragon-Dude, either; that really got his goat!

So he immediately plopped onto the arm of the chair, ignoring such things as 'personal space' or 'manners' and instead gazing at the irritatingly peaceful Jedi. "Dude~!" Called low, just soft enough that it wasn't too grabbing, but too loud to be ignored. Or, as Xigbar liked to call it, 'The Perfect Tone.'

"Did you miss me?"

braidless January 23 2007, 00:29:00 UTC

Obi-Wan had sensed someone approaching even before the scarred man decided to violate his personal space by taking a seat on the arm of his chair. But he was a fully trained Jedi who did not allow such trivial things to distract him. He'd put off meditating enough as it was, and he wasn't about to put it off yet again because someone obviously didn't realize he was a little preoccupied.

He was faintly aware of the man speaking to him in an overly casual tone, but that didn't break his concentration too much. Instead of turning to look at him, or even opening his eyes, Obi-Wan took in a soft breath and maintained his relaxed position and focused state of mind.

numberii January 23 2007, 00:54:05 UTC

...oh come on, like that was going to stop the Nobody? He just grinned, kicking up his feet and lounging; at this rate, he was going to either take a snooze if it got too boring, or bother the ever-living daylights out of the Jedi until something happened. Either way, really.

"Still waiting for my 'I told you so,'" he added after a second, "or do you still not think that time's all screwy here? 'sides, you can take a nap at night if you really want to, this is important."

braidless January 23 2007, 01:03:49 UTC

Was he seriously still talking to him? Obi-Wan took in another deep breath as the scarred man's voice filtered into his mind, rattling his concentration. The Jedi had a feeling this man wasn't going to let him alone. It was probably best to get any discussion with him out of the way before trying to do any serious meditation.

After a moment, Obi-Wan opened his eyes and turned his gaze onto the other prisoner. His expression was fairly neutral, save for the faintest trace of a frown on his face.

"Can I help you?"

numberii January 23 2007, 01:18:53 UTC

Yep, still talking; nothing on earth, or heaven, or hell, could get Xigbar to shut his mouth for more than five minutes at a time. And now Obi-Wan was the individual unlucky enough to be blessed with more discourse than one man could possibly handle.

Lucky, lucky him.

And just getting the man to stop meditating, when before he'd obviously wanted to not bother, was a triumph, however small. It made Xiggy grin. "Yeah, I think you can. See, you were the one with the killin' machine on a leash, which makes you a VIP around here. So I was wondering if you had any juicy gossip to share with another poor patient who wants to get home to his family."

Why not? He could play up the piteous angle if he had to. "Barring that, there's some other things that I'd want to bring up."

braidless January 23 2007, 02:09:31 UTC

Repressing a sigh, Obi-Wan continued to stare at the man for a few moments. He didn't shift out of his meditation position, apparently still hoping to get back to it as soon as he could. The grin on the scarred man's face was nothing short of irritating, if only because Obi-Wan knew he wanted to be a nuisance ( ... )

numberii January 23 2007, 04:43:55 UTC

Xigbar found the staring almost adorable. It was like a nanny with a particularly rambunctious household: which meant that it only took effort to get the anger flowing. And that hope would be foiled, or he wasn't Number II.

"Yeah, yeah, heard all about New Jersey and America and whatever; whoopty-doo. I was thinking of what else you might have learned. And whether it was all one-sided or not, it's still a connection; unless you're saying that he's been giving you the cold shoulder treatment?" He peered down at the man when he said that, balancing on the arm of the chair as though it was nothing at all. "And what nifty powers you might have, too; I'm always on the look-out for a bargain."

As for that last question? He grinned and nodded: hey, even Jedi could be quick on the uptake! "Li'l bit, yeah. For starters, I wanted to know exactly what those lightsabre thingies were."

braidless January 23 2007, 05:19:08 UTC

"Like I said, then, I don't think I have anything that's new to you," Obi-Wan told him, his eyebrows furrowing. "Everything I've learned today mostly points to the fact that the prisoners here have a wide variety of abilities, and that it's going to be very difficult for everyone to get back to their respective homes. Something I'm sure you're well aware of." He could have elaborated, but he saw no reason to. Obi-Wan wasn't entirely sure what to think of this man, so he was playing it safe for now ( ... )

numberii January 23 2007, 05:40:10 UTC

"It was the hilt thingie that I was wondering about," Xigbar mused, "see, I know a dude who can make energy out of his hand, red blade and all, so I was wondering if there was a whole order with him as a part of it. Woulda scared the dickens out of me, crazy as the guy was."

But there was no need to worry there, so he shrugged and grinned.

"I'm not buyin', I said I was looking for a bargain. See, the way I see it? Everybody's got a gimmick of some sort; mine's a little more flashy than most people's, but that's that. And believe it or not, but I'm a good boy here." He grinned his best 'I am so totally a nice dude so you should lighten up' grin to emphasize the point. "I want to get out of this dump and take my buds with me, which means I'll have to rub elbows with bunches of people just to see who's gone where and done what."

"To put it another way... I thought that you, with a clone of death and doom, in that order, would have been halfway competent and figured some things out. If you haven't, then shoot, I'll let you get back to ( ... )

braidless January 23 2007, 06:15:47 UTC

"A red blade out of his hand?" Obi-Wan repeated, and he tried to imagine what kind of power someone must have had to be able to accomplish a feat like that. It definitely sounded like it was linked to the Force, though he knew such an ability wouldn't be found in a true Jedi of the Light. No, it sounded rather...Sith-like, to be honest ( ... )

numberii January 23 2007, 12:27:49 UTC

"Naw, he's not here yet. Matter of fact, I thought he might have been the dude behind it all; fact that my buds don't think so kinda shoots a few holes in that theory. Trust me, you'll know when he's here." A bit of a shrug at that. "You won't be able to ignore him, no matter how much you try."

While Xigbar had followed Xemnas to the ends of quite a few worlds, that didn't mean that he necessarily liked the Superior. Quite the contrary, as a Senior Member he knew just how fallible dear Xemnas was. But the Jedi didn't need to know that, not really.

...but he was awful cute when he was being yanked around. Number II made a note to keep doing so in the future, because this was the perfect cherry on the hot fudge sundae of hatred he'd been enjoying all day long. The fact that Obi-Wan knew that he was being played, but was trying to go along with it anyway, made it only sweeter. It was always more fun that way, making a game out of seeing just how far one could push while still keeping the conversation going ( ... )

braidless January 23 2007, 19:13:07 UTC

"Yet?" Obi-Wan couldn't help but frown a little. "It almost sounds like you're expecting him." The last thing anyone needed here was a potential Sith running around. Lightsaber-wielding droid creatures were more than enough, thank you ( ... )

numberii January 23 2007, 20:36:31 UTC

"Story of my life, dude; he'll come knocking when I really don't want him to. But I'm out from under the thumb, so I'm good for now; knock on wood for him to stay happy and out wherever he is now." And Xigbar rapped on the furniture to emphasize his point; while he didn't feel too much of, well, anything on the subject, Obi-Wan seemed to be a bit worried. So why not play up that angle, as well?

As for the other point? Xigbar nodded slightly. "Problem with that is just what you said; we'd need to ask 'pretty please' real nice to get the Head Doctor to show us how it's done. To make things more interesting, what would happen if he smashed the thing as he was going down? 'From the heart of hell I stabbeth thee' and all that? We might never get off this rock."

"Except... that you've got me." Here he put his hand to his chest, taking a slight bow. "Anyone ever tell you about the 'Corridors of Darkness', Mr. Jedi?"

braidless January 23 2007, 21:01:44 UTC

Obi-Wan was a little surprised when the scarred man knocked his knuckles against the furniture, not quite understanding the meaning behind it, but he chose not to comment. It must have been some sort of good luck gesture.

"I suppose one can only hope," Obi-Wan said. The Jedi could think of a variety of people he wouldn't want to run into here, so he at least understood where the other man was coming from.

As he listened to him explain the problem behind relying on their captors' knowledge to free them, Obi-Wan quietly nodded. What he said was true. While it was possible they could Force-persuade one of the higher-ranking staff to let them free (provided they actually got a better grasp on the Force and found someone who had some sort of real authority), it was likely the Head Doctor would destroy any means of escape before they even got to him. They would be stuck on Earth for a long, long time ( ... )

numberii January 23 2007, 21:20:17 UTC

At least he had Obi-Wan eating out of his hand now; Xigbar knew when he had a guy's attention, and while he was tempted to make the snide comment about whether the dude wanted to go back to his meditation or not... right now? He was more interested in making sure that the Jedi danced along with the plan.

He was totally going to win that bet with Luxord.

"A lot of it's classified or just plain boring, but putting it in simple terms? Folks like me can yank dudes like you and take 'em anywhere we want; even across worlds if we want to. Fast, easy, and all we need is to get our powers back and we're outta here."

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