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[Dune Rhur]

The Bith drummed a tattoo on his work table, examining the training remote. The spherical droid had been damaged by an overeager apprentice. He sighed and shook his over-sized head slowly. If I've told them once, I've told them a thousand times.

Opening it with fine tools revealed the true extent of the damage. Mostly it was just cosmetic and the rest was a simple fix. A few components knocked out of place. That proved to be no more than the work of a few moments.

LED indicators came to life once a final piece clicked into place. The shell itself needed a thorough cleaning from the scorch marks. Also, he hammered the dents out. His extreme near-sighted vision made certain his work was very fine indeed.

Once his task was done, less than 30 minutes' work, he nodded with satisfaction. Almost new in condition and perhaps even better. Factory droids didn't have the sentient's notion of pride in their handiwork, after all. They could only work within set parameters.

Seeing it floating gave him satisfaction. He thumbed the device off and it came to rest on the table. He turned to face his next job. On to the next....

"Master Rhur?," came a voice from the doorway of his workshop. He didn't even need to turn to know who it was.

"Yes, Julah?," he asked the Cathar apprentice without turning. She was a promising student but was terribly rough on the equipment.

"I'm sorry, Master, but my training saber...."

He turned to see the mangled remains of a cylinder. It was unfortunate that a Bith's face couldn't adequately express his incredulity. He sighed again and she had the grace to look embarrassed. "Julah, we've been over this," he said with the infinite patience of a Jedi.

"A Jedi wields great power, so she must also exercise even greater control lest you hurt someone else."

"Yes, Master, I'm sorry...."

"Put it on my table," he said as he reached for a plasma torch. This was going to require some welding. He patted her shoulder as she set it down dutifully. "Go back to your training. I'll fix this for you, but remember control."

She did so still looking a little sheepish. He turned back to his work afterwards. He started as the training saber let off a shower of sparks when he hit the activation stud. Perhaps the mangled appearance was just as bad as it looked.

He sighed again as he set to work....

 

[Katagiri Ike]

[member="Dune Rhur"]

There was always soemthign that was nice, new jedi masters that were coming to help the silver order so she would be able to if she was working on more of the things. She wanted to learn as much as she could about the jedi and about the force to both progress but also so that she would be able to identify herself as a notable member of the order despite wearing all of the silver and white that she was normally wearing. her hair was at her ankles prepared for anything she could work with. Hmm... Katagiri looked over more of the things wearing the white and silver ossus guardian robes when she looked around.

 

[Dune Rhur]

Dune turned off the plasma torch and set the training saber down. He'd let it cool before he tested it but the Bith was certain it would work. The process had taken longer with a rewiring job necessary. Fortunately the focusing crystals had been intact and unscathed.

When he looked up, the Master thought more time had passed than he knew. Then he remembered the large welding goggles darkening his vision. A long-fingered hand came to pull the goggles down and it was still day. Dune chuckled softly at his mistake.

There'd been many occasions where he'd lost track of time. I'm fortunate to do what I enjoy most days, he reflected. Many Jedi were't overly fond of technology but his species had evolved around it. Repairing and creating such things was second nature to him.

His thoughts were interrupted as he became aware of someone new. Another repair job? He saw a glimpse of a female in white and silver.

"Please come in," he called as he stood up and walked across the room.

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[Katagiri Ike]

[member="Dune Rhur"]

She was looking at the Bith when he welcomed her in and the atrisian offered a small smile on her face. Tight lipped and this was all welcoming before she clasped her hands behind her back. Looking to work wiht some of the other things that they had developed. Like her ideas for a personal sword using the equipment and techniques she knew, the more mechanical knowledge she had the more she could get a few things into the better things. "Thank you for seeing me." Katagiri spoke with a smile on her face while she looked around.

 

[Dune Rhur]

"Oh, you're quite welcome," he said and gestured to a stool across his table. "You don't seem to have something that you've broken."

He said the last with amusement. It didn't really irritate him too greatly when he needed to fix something such as another remote. Durable construction usually meant a simple fix. Challenges were fine too.

"So, what brings you out to my workshop tucked away in the corner of the Acamedy grounds?"

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[Katagiri Ike]

[member="Dune Rhur"]

Hmm she had to think about it and walking around a little with her hands behind her back she spoke with a look on her face. "Well I was exploring and trying to get familiar with what was happening around here. Havne't been with the Order of the Silver Jedi since that was their original name after all. All of these new faces to look at and try to figure out what it is that I am wanting to do." She stayed there rolling around a few of the things and standing in the silver robes with her hair she certainly fit the motif of the order for herself. Wanting to get to know the other people all around her.

 

[Dune Rhur]

The Bith nodded after sitting again. Lots of new faces were always bustling around the Temple. It didn't bother Dune because sometimes he didn't notice. There always seemed to be something occupying him.

"Well, this is a workshop," he indicated the room with a disarming smile. "Not very exciting but someone has to repair these things."

He picked up the training saber he'd been working on for the newcomer to see. The Bith shook his head in mock seriousness. "Apprentices tend to be rough on equipment."

"Besides these workshops, there's also the archives. Coincidentally, I also spend some of my day there. Not needing sleep opens up my calendar quite a bit."

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[Katagiri Ike]

[member="Dune Rhur"]

She chuckled a little while she was looking at some of the things in the workshop of it with a nod of her head. "My sister loves to repair things and has a lot of things in her workshops but can't always stay there and bother her. Need to get out and meet some of the other people or work with them." THe mention of the archives she was liking as well when she was working on more of the things. Providing them a number of new ideas here until she looked over by him. "The archives are fun though, lots of things in the stacks you can find not many get to look at."

 

[Dune Rhur]

"Not too many Jedi find the archives a point of interest. That is, until they need to know something. Then it's the best thing in the world."

He grinned as he said this. There'd been more than a few times where he'd had a little fun with them. An awful lot of Jedi now knew about Nautolan chamber music. In addition to whatever they were there for.

Dune felt Nautolan music was underappreciated as a whole. He was doing his part to spread culture and understanding. The fact that it was funny was a side benefit. All work and no play made a dull Bith!

"These training sabers aren't going anywhere. Want a tour of the Temple?"

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[Katagiri Ike]

[member="Dune Rhur"]

Hmm she could do with that and gave a nod of her head to him. "A tour fo the temple sounds like a good thing master jedi." She said it while she moved around and straightened herself out preparing to work with a lot of her own equipment. She had the training saber there as well as her own gear but was thinking about what she wanted to put into her own lightsaber when she was able to finally make it with a master of her own.

 

[Dune Rhur]

With a nod they began. Playing tour guide wasn't an onerous chore. It was nice to move around and break the monotony. "And this is...," he thought about how he might've missed his calling.

They moved through training yards and various side rooms. The general training areas of the Temple. There was no sense of elitism here because the Masters trained in the same place as Padawans. Equality.

"Here are the dormitories for our Padawans. If you haven't been assigned a room, this will be the area. Not too far from here, the Archives!"

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