Private Another Day, Another Master

[Rikuan]

✦ RIKUAN ✦
“Ride the wind, dodge the rules.”

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LOCATION: Tython - Jedi Temple
OUTFIT: Tribal Jedi Robes
WEAPONS: Lightsaber
TAGS: Jonyna Si

It was golden hour on Tython. A sunset that Rikuan had grown used to in the years since he joined the Jedi but it still never felt like home. It didn't share the same warmth or sense of nurture of the sun back on Lykora.

Perched atop a tree in the courtyard, his reddish-brown fur gently bristled in the wind. Crouching, the simian Padawan had his elbow placed on his thigh with his cheek leaning into his hand. His tail coiled and swung in anticipation. This was boring. Waiting.

Why was he waiting? Well, he'd been dropped by yet another Master. Not that it bothered him - Rikuan had trouble following rules, difficulty focusing and keeping his attention, he was restless and impulsive, and to top it all off? He had a knack for troublemaking. A poor student, a poor Jedi actually. Rikuan understood, if he was his own teacher he'd have given up on himself too.

He was often told that with his talents he'd have definitely made Knight by now. But his lack of discipline and inability to take matters seriously was what held him back.

Rikuan's new Master though, was allegedly to be the Cathar Jonyna Si. She was a Cathar and a member of the Council, and from what he'd heard, she was pretty powerful and had seen some things in her time. Rikuan smirked to himself, canines bared. If they were sending a Council member to babysit him. It must be dire. If it were even true of course, he wasn't paying attention when he was informed of who his new Master would be.

Still crouched in the tree, Rikuan shifted slightly and looked down toward the path leading into the courtyard. He had something waiting for her. Just a small thing. A harmless little prank. Something to test the waters, or, in this case, drop them.

He flicked his tail, lips curling wider. A bucket, perfectly balanced on the edge of the entry arch, just waiting for the right gust of wind… or the right unsuspecting Master. Rikuan grinned, leaning back against the branch with all the serenity of a monk.

This was going to be fun.
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[Jonyna Si]

TAG: Rikuan

Jonyna had read the reports. Padawans usually didn't reach her desk, but this one...

This one seemed to almost take that prospect as a challenge.

This one seemed to check every mark that Jonyna did back in her own heyday as a rebel. Had it been the days of the Imperial age, she would've rewarded him with missions and objectives. Those days were behind her though, to an extent.

To an extent...

What the monkey boy didn't plan for what Jonyna's own trickster ways. Jonyna had tracked him through the temple grounds all day. The boy waited for her with a bucket, ready to dunk her when she came around the corner.

Then she didn't.

He waited...and waited...

And all of a sudden, a tap on the shoulder from behind.

"Who we splashing?" She asked, as if unaware of the prank's intended target.

Making the wind silent was a simple task, and she was just as much of a climber as he was, with over a decade more experience.

 

[Rikuan]

✦ RIKUAN ✦
"Ride the wind, dodge the rules."​

LOCATION: Tython - Jedi Temple
OUTFIT: Tribal Jedi Robes
WEAPONS: Lightsaber
TAGS: Jonyna Si

The Makurian kept an eye out for his would-be Master, waiting patiently despite it being against his better nature. This is taking too long! He thought to himself, puffing air through his nostrils.

Then he felt a tap on his shoulder, followed by:

"Who we splashing?"

Rikuan jumped, making a simian-like noise as he spun around to face whoever was behind him. Losing his balance, he fell backward and knocked the bucket off of the tree. Rikuan managed to catch himself, wrapping his tail around the tree branch. He hung upside down, hand clutched over his heart and shoulders rising and falling in quick repetition.

His amber eyes stared at the Cathar on the tree branch above him with bewilderment. Then... a grin formed on his face, followed by a hearty cackle.

"Holy-- you got me good!" followed by another chuckle.

He climbed back up to the branch he'd fell from, crouching in front of Jonyna. Not so subtly, his gaze moved up and down, inspecting the Cathar. The Makurian hooked his thumb and index finger to his chin, gently tugging at his chin fur.

"Master Si, right?" it was rhetorical "I hear you're meant to take over babysitting duties?" he asked nonchalantly, casually scratching the outside of his nostril while glancing at literally anything else.

He wondered how long she'd last before she'd give up on him too. It wasn't purposeful, he didn't try to drive his Masters away, and it wouldn't be the same with Jonyna. It was just his nature that made him a poor student, someone like him and Jedi training didn't mix well at all.

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[Jonyna Si]

TAG: Rikuan

"That's the idea at least." She chuckled, her own tail wrapping lightly around the branch on instinct. "Though, I'll admit, I'm much more than a babysitter."

Without a thought, she fall backwards from the branch, backflipping and landing below with flawless execution. "Come on, I don't like wasting time. To the training room, master's orders. I wanna see what you're capable of."

It was something she had done time and time again with her previous padawans. First lesson wasn't a lesson, it was a test. Learn what they already know.

 

[Rikuan]

✦ RIKUAN ✦
"Ride the wind, dodge the rules."​

LOCATION: Tython - Jedi Temple
OUTFIT: Tribal Jedi Robes
WEAPONS: Lightsaber
TAGS: Jonyna Si

She confirmed it. Jonyna was indeed going to be his replacement and an exhale escaped him. Welp, looks like the cycle was about to begin again. Rikuan's amber eyes tracked the Cathar as she dropped from the branch, transitioning into a backflip and landing in good form.

Honestly, that was pretty impressive. Even for Jedi standards. If he didn't know any better, he'd suspsect she was part Makurian... assuming the two species were even reproductively compatible.

He literally waved the thought away before peeking over the branch to glance at Jonyna. A grin crept on the Padawan's simian face, and his eyes lit up upon hearing the words 'training' and 'room'. Rising to his full height, Rikuan stepped forward and allowed himself to drop, converting his momentum into a forward somersault.

Landing directly in front of her, he flashed her a smile baring his fangs "Now you're speaking my language, Master." he said, tail twitching back and forth.

Rikuan's tail gave one last twitch before curling upward behind him, mirroring the eager flick of his grin. He followed Jonyna, gait light and springy. As they moved through the Temple halls, the quiet hum of distant sabers and muted instruction filled the air, but he barely registered it. His mind was already in the training room, already flipping off the walls and making a spectacle.
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