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[notallofus]

[OOM: On the Ghost, Hera and Kanan come to some realizations about their responsibilities to the rest of the crew, and how they feel about that.]

It's been less than a day since Ezra's infiltration of the Imperial Academy began, and Kanan is already a nervous mess of tension. He's tried to hide it, but in such close quarters as the ship, it's really difficult to do that. That energy has slowly been filling the entire ship, and that's . . . not feasible for a mission this long.

Dissipating said energy is the main reason Hera and Kanan are here today. Hera locks gazes with Kanan for a moment, smiling faintly and nudging him toward the back door. She inhales heavily when he's gone, then goes to Bar to get a drink and find a very comfortable booth to settle herself down in. She's going to savor these moments -- and this drink.

Meanwhile Kanan walks quickly and with great focus toward the rocks surrounding the Caribbean inlet. It's warm there, so maybe the change will get his mind focused back on actually accomplishing things instead of senseless worrying, and also --

Well, it's a good place to meditate. Or to try, at least.

[ooc: Feel free to tag either pup, or both in their separate locations!]

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[freedom_is_grey]

Ysalwen, dressed in brown leathers over a blue-and-silver set of robes, passes by Hera's table, Liranan trotting along at her heels.

"Hera, it's good to see you."

This is accompanied by a slightly crooked smile.

"Did you come here to be alone, or would you mind some company for a while?"

[for_everyone]

Hera looks up, returning the small smile.

"No, I don't mind company."

Well, unless Ysalwen is also a tight ball of nerves today. But so far she doesn't look that way.

[freedom_is_grey]

"Thank you," Ysalwen says, settling herself across from Hera, with Liranan taking up a position just outside the booth, head high and tongue lolling.

"I've been wandering in the wilderness just lately, and I could use some actual socialization. You've been well, I hope?"

[for_everyone]

"I've been all right."

She glances down at Liranan, before she continues, "My, um -"

Hera hesitates on that for a second, then gives her head a little shake. "- one of my crew is feeling a little - tense about our mission at the moment. So I'm hoping he's found a way to deal with that, before it starts rubbing off on me."

[freedom_is_grey]

Ysalwen raises a brow at that hesitation, but says nothing.

"Did you send him out to hit dummies with sticks? I've found that works for most people, but -- maybe not everyone."

[for_everyone]

"I don't think it'd hurt," Hera agrees. "But that's really up to him.

[freedom_is_grey]

"As long as he's not going to keep stewing about whatever-it-is. I have at least one friend who is very difficult to distract in that regard."

Usually it takes outside interference. Or, you know. Missions full of action.

[for_everyone]

"I dooubt he'll be completely done until we've finished this job."

That seems like too much to hope for. "But I hope he can find a way to ease up."

[freedom_is_grey]

"It does make close quarters easier."

Ysalwen huffs out a breath.

"Though I'm going to venture a guess that you might want to talk about something that isn't circled by that tension? Which . . . leaves a great deal of room for a topic change. Hmm."

[for_everyone]

Hera considers for a moment, and then perhaps goes to the obvious.

"How are things with you?"

[freedom_is_grey]

"Dusty," Ysalwen says with a wry smile.

"I've been traveling west, far past where I'm used to being. There's a lot of sand there. They call it the Hissing Wastes, and there's good reasons for that."

Ah, sand. So comfortable, so soothing to the skin. (Not.)

[sticktothemission]

Gabriel does a double take when he sees her. He didn't realize there was a Twi'lek in the bar. He doesn't quite stare but he does give her a curious look, figuring she's probably at least used to that here, and wonders if she knows Cassian or Baze.

[for_everyone]

Hera glances around the bar as she sips her drink, eventually catching Gabriel's curious look.

She raises an eyebrow, though asks in an even voice, "Can I help you?"

[sticktothemission]

He puts on an apologetic smile.

"Hey, sorry. You're my first non-human." The Bastion doesn't count. "I'm Gabriel."

[for_everyone]

"There are a lot of humans here," she says, her expression relaxing slightly.

"My name's Hera."

[sticktothemission]

He raises both of his eyebrows. "Hera, huh? Not as strange as I was expecting. There's an old Greek goddess with that name."

He's a little amused.

"Nice to meet you. I'm from Earth in case that wasn't painfully obvious already."

[for_everyone]

"I'm guessing that's also where 'Greek' is from?"

Whatever that is or means, she has no idea.

[sticktothemission]

He nods.

"Greece is one of our countries, been around since ancient times. Nice place, borders a sea, mild weather. Kinda touristy these days." He's passed through once or twice.

"Do they have countries where you're from?"

[for_everyone]

"Some planets still have nations. But Ryloth united a long time ago."

After a beat, as it occurs to her he might not know, "Ryloth's the name of my homeworld."

[sticktothemission]

"Ryloth, got it. You still live there?" She mentioned 'planets' so maybe not.

[for_everyone]

Hera shakes her head. "I left years ago, to find work as a pilot."

She takes another sip of her drink, and then asks, "Is your Earth one of the ones with space travel?"

[touched_by_fire]

Kanan will find someone else already meditating when he gets there, in the form of another human. Danny rests on one of the rocks in a classic lotus, eyes closed and breathing evenly, though he cracks an eye when he hears footfalls.

"Hello," he says with a grin. He's now wearing a travel stained Baja hoodie and jeans that might have been blue once, though he doesn't reek.

[notallofus]

It's only a classic in some places.

Kanan doesn't startle at the presence of someone else where he expected solitude, not least because he was kind of expecting it.

"Uh. Hi. Sorry, I didn't mean to interrupt. I was just looking for a place to . . . "

How to put this?

"Decompress."

[touched_by_fire]

"Not a problem. I'm Danny and you're welcome to decompress here if you'd like. The rocks are warm from the sun, and I can leave you alone if you'd like."

"Or we can talk to distract from whatever it was you needed decompressing from."

Danny is in an oddly friendly and peaceful mood. X was so right about these rocks for meditating.

[notallofus]

Kanan smiles faintly.

"What, talk about the weather? I don't know, maybe that would work."

He's willing to try. Maybe it will let him get to a place where he feels like he wants to meditate, instead of like he's about to come out of his own skin.