Private The Catalyst for Confrontation

[Liin Terallo]

To be alone or amongst a crowd? That seems to be the question on my mind every morning that I wake up. Both have their advantages and disadvantages. I am being watched, yes. But hopefully only by the right people. There's no real true knowing of that, however.

So for today I chose to be in one of the parks. It is both among people, yet solitary at the same time. It all depends on where one is at the park and how many people happen to walk by.

An odd feeling surrounds me and I cannot shake it. It is almost as if I was being warned; but the reasons behind it remain elusive. And these days I tend to not work through the holo-net if I can help it. Most especially after the first wave of anomolies appeared. I sat at one of the park tables; one normally reserved for people to play games on; yet I am not using it for that purpose. Instead I am mapping out the anomolies on paper. I use my notes from the holo-news broadcasts to pinpoint the locations of the different events; some ranging from electrical interference to time loops and gravity distortions. They do not head out in just one direction, but in all of them. And in the center if it all? Right here. This section of Bastion.

If others decided to map out the anomolies like I have; then they too would come to the same conclusion. Although more than likely they would suspect that Diarch Rellik and Diarch Reign were testing some kind of secret weapon, as opposed to pinpointing it directly to me. I am a little known former-corporate-politician-turned-scientist-turned-synthetic-force-wizard. My research was mostly private. So I should be safe.

However I just cannot shake this feeling of warning. But for now I must try to ignore it while getting some fresh air. Afterall, I am supposed to become more comfortable with not having to hide and shut out the Galaxy. It is just taking some time.

Tag: Kayla Ordo-Shan

 

[Kayla Ordo-Shan]

The rhythm of her boots on the path was steady. Kayla's ‘jog’ wasn't the kind most people took in Bastion's park. Well physically it was, but mentally it helped her keep her desire to reach out with the Force at bay.

She slowed as she passed the game tables, her gaze settling on the one person there who wasn't playing dejarik or sabacc. Instead, they were hunched over some manner of work.

If anything, it looked damn suspicious to her. Where she might have decided against intervention, she couldn’t help herself, and pressed on.

Kayla adjusted her breathing, masking curiosity as mild interest. She stepped off the jogging path and onto the grass, approaching with a towel slung loosely around her neck.

If this happened to be some sort of…spy ring well, that would be something she could work with.

"Hey there," She said, her voice carrying just enough to be heard without startling. Least she hoped so. "Look like your stumped, and that doesn’t seem like a crossword puzzle."

She pulled out the opposite chair and sat without waiting for permission, resting an elbow on the table. "You mind if I join you?" She asked, as if it were a casual question; though her eyes never left theirs.

She got her curious nature from her mother.

 

[Liin Terallo]

The sudden arrival came as a bit of a shock, yet at least I saw her approach from the corner of my eye. That in and of itself is a bit of a saving grace. As well as the fact that she was not aiming a weapon at me.

But how should I respond to her question? Flat out tell her no and that it is top secret? Or to be elusive? The truth in this case is stranger than fiction anyways. So more than likely she would not be able to detect half truths or that I am choosing to be non-specific in my response. "Hello. I am just working on a little map of sorts. There are quite a lot of big battles and the like in the Galaxy right now. So I thought that maybe I could make a bit of a game out of predicting where the next spot would be."

That is all a lie of course, but I can only hope that it is a believable one. For if she had been paying any attention to current events; she would probably be able to point out the fact that the shaded circles that I have made in the map do not really coincide with any of the battles or wars at all.

She also does not appear to recognize me, which is also a good thing. Now I am not widely known, except for in some small circles. Well and there was that one recent bounty, but I believe that that was rectified by some of those that watch over me. And Bastion is supposed to be a safe place for me.

"This table is not reserved, is it?"

Tag: Kayla Ordo-Shan