Faction The Form Before All Others [Jedi - Philosophy Class]

[Kael Venn]

Kael perked up, he, alongside another was summoned to the front of the class for a demonstration. He didn't mind being singled out, he was calm and collected as he made his way up there, trying not to trip over the tail of his robe as he took one step after another until he had finally arrived at the front, he stood there next to his paired up partner and looked toward the rest of the class awaiting further instructions.

Braze Eloise Dinn Valor the Forsaken Dirk Oryn Selvar Diogo Elora Praithwyn

 

[Eloise Dinn]

“Does everyone here believe Miss Dinn’s actions would make her a hero in your eyes?”

Eloise smirked at the silence which followed, though part of her was glad nobody answered Braze's question. She wasn't sure if she had worded her response all that well, or if the meaning of her words was conveyed.

At any rate, it looked like a lot of people were going quiet. She didn't hear anything from Diogo or several of the other students even as Braze continued the lesson, presenting even more difficult scenarios. One girl even looked like she was about to leave. The caveman kid (cavekid?) seemed to agree with Eloise, at least, that the innocent "fabool" needed to be saved no matter what. Even if the assailant was a child.

"I agree with..." She jerked a thumb at Dirk . "This guy. A child isn't going to pose much of a threat. That's a situation where you probably could just stun 'em."

If Diogo scoffed at her for saying that, well, Eurydice certainly didn't look like a "child" when she was holding a knife to his throat.

Casaana Braze Kael Venn Oryn Selvar Elora Praithwyn​

 

[Novac Lyrikal]

a little late to the class "if i may? i've always thought that with inflicting pain, intention and emotion matter a lot. the line between to much pain and being cruel, or cause little to no pain is...blurry. there is a obvious to much, or to little/merciful. but in between is blurry, no clear choice. i believe what matters most is the emotion and intention during the action. if you wish i cause unnecessary harm thats clearly bad. but if..say you'd rather not, but need to, like to save someone. i belive in that case its..i dont want to say good, but rather...hmm how do i put it...i dont want to say "right," or "ok," but..justified? i guessis the best word for it."

 

[Braze]

Tags: Braze Eloise Dinn Valor the Forsaken Dirk Casaana Kael Venn Oryn Selvar Diogo Elora Praithwyn ​

"Perhaps… though I would caution that not everything is as it appears, and underestimating an opponent can make or break a fight."

In a rare act of lowering his own mental shields, Braze reached out and allowed his Force signature to brush gently against Casaana 's in a quiet, reassuring touch, as though to tell her that all would be well and fine… that he felt her unease, and had not missed it.

"Alright, to achieve Stasis, you must stop thinking in terms of impact… Do not try to simply throw the Force at your opponent. Reach for the motion itself, and the space around its flow… Feel where it is going, steady your own will, then catch the action before it can complete. If done properly, the body slows, the strike falters, and you gain the single instant needed to disarm, restrain, or redirect what is coming…"

As he spoke, he moved only slightly, his focus settling over the two of them. The Force curled around them both and drew their movement down to a crawl for a few lingering moments, enough that they could feel it firsthand before he released the effect and let the room breathe again.

" Casaana , do you think you can protect me from Kael Venn ? If so, I'd like you to try. Kael, come at me. Casaana, use Stasis on him… slow him, interrupt the motion, and stop him before he reaches me. Sound good?"

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[Kael Venn]

Kael nodded and then shifted his stance the moment the instruction settled.
The calm didn’t break—it focused.
He exhaled once, slow and controlled, and then moved.

No warning flourish. No hesitation.
Kael stepped forward with deliberate intent, closing the distance toward Braze in a clean, direct line—measured speed, balanced footwork, the kind drilled into muscle memory rather than emotion.
The Force followed him, not erupting outward, but tightening around his motion like a current drawn into a blade’s edge.

His approach wasn’t reckless.
It was structured.
Efficient.

A test of timing rather than force.
As he advanced, Kael’s awareness flicked briefly toward the student attempting Stasis—feeling for the disruption, the slowing pressure in the air—adjusting subtly against it rather than forcing through it.

Braze Casaana Eloise Dinn Valor the Forsaken Dirk Oryn Selvar Diogo Elora Praithwyn

 

[Casaana]

Casaana side eyed Braze as she felt him try to reassure her through the Force. He knew what he'd done, but this to was growth. Getting up in front of the class and being the first to demonstrate. Learning to deal with the discomfort now rather than later when it really mattered. Closing her eyes, she took a moment to center herself in the Force, drawing on it and feeling it sweep her doubts aside. There was peace, there was the Force.

Braze's instructions reminded her a whole lot of when Ala had been teaching Padawans to put up a Force Barrier, stopping the concept rather than the hit itself. When she was ready, Casaana gave Kael a nod, already reaching out to him through the Force. Which she was grateful for, as he shot out a punch with zero hesitation as he moved on Braze. She tried to feel the motion, to catch and restrain the momentum Kael was throwing at Braze with his punch...

Braze Kael Venn Eloise Dinn Novac Lyrikal​

 

[Oryn Selvar]

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Sometimes you must remember that your own life is precious too.

That one line sent his thoughts spiraling inwards, and struck him into silence. He had been brought up on stories of self-sacrificing Jedi, on 'there was no death, only the Force'. As a child he had idolized Jedi Knights. They were his heroes. Every win was celebrated, every death was mourned. It had been lost on him that on his journey to become a Jedi, he took on all of the responsibility, but none of the regard.

It was so hard to find balance. What sacrifices were acceptable. What judgment was correct. In a way, he'd set the standard for himself so high that he was doomed to fail. Adding to that, he found he easily dismissed or showed understanding when weakness was found in the Jedi he looked up to, yet in himself he never ceased the judgement.

Braze highlited how he was trapping himself in his own thought patterns. Be the river. Respond to the moment as it arrives. Don't try to swim against the current or dictate the course . Be a drop of water in the river, be content. Even that simple thought exercise didn't make all his problems go away, it gave him tools to process them.

His focus snapped back to reality as Casaana and Kael stepped up. Casaana's discomfort washed over him until it became his own, and he breathed out a sigh of relief as Braze managed to soothe her nerves.

This Force Stasis sounded like just the thing he needed. The first tool in a pacifist's guide to survival in a galaxy filled with chaos.

He watched the three, trying to pick up on the flows through the Force, trying to understand what was happening so he could replicate it.

Braze | Casaana | Kael Venn | Novac Lyrikal | Eloise Dinn | Dirk | Elora Praithwyn​