Vyng Vang Zoombah (
spiritwalks) wrote in
deercountry2022-04-30 09:21 pm
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[Closed] I watch the ripples change their size
Who: Vyng
spiritwalks and Obi-Wan
jedies
What: A lowkey lakeside jaunt
When: Sometime toward the end of April
Where: Salt Lake in Trenchwood
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[As they make their decent toward the shores of the Salt Lake, Cloudpiercer raises his body upward. With a mighty whoosh! whoosh! whoosh! of his wings to slow down, his talons spread out, and he seamlessly glides into a landing. The transition is as natural and smooth as any wild animal's touch-down onto solid ground. Vyng doesn't "steer" or give any vocal commands, instead trusting the thunderbird to act autonomously.
Once Cloudpiercer settles down and tucks his wings back against his sides, Vyng gently releases the tuft of feathers at the back of his friend's neck.
"Thanks, buddy," he murmurs, sharing his gratitude through their spiritual connection. Cloudpiercer clicks his beak in acknowledgment — fully aware he's doing his druid companion a solid, but glad to help regardless.
Only then does Vyng look back at Obi-Wan with a rakish grin.]
Enjoy the ride?
What: A lowkey lakeside jaunt
When: Sometime toward the end of April
Where: Salt Lake in Trenchwood
Content Warnings: Listed in subject lines when applicable
[As they make their decent toward the shores of the Salt Lake, Cloudpiercer raises his body upward. With a mighty whoosh! whoosh! whoosh! of his wings to slow down, his talons spread out, and he seamlessly glides into a landing. The transition is as natural and smooth as any wild animal's touch-down onto solid ground. Vyng doesn't "steer" or give any vocal commands, instead trusting the thunderbird to act autonomously.
Once Cloudpiercer settles down and tucks his wings back against his sides, Vyng gently releases the tuft of feathers at the back of his friend's neck.
"Thanks, buddy," he murmurs, sharing his gratitude through their spiritual connection. Cloudpiercer clicks his beak in acknowledgment — fully aware he's doing his druid companion a solid, but glad to help regardless.
Only then does Vyng look back at Obi-Wan with a rakish grin.]
Enjoy the ride?

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[ he hadn't really reconnected with nature. the war, coming to deerington and trench hadn't encouraged that side of him. which is a shame. qui-gon would have loved to find these places. to explore.
he feels a brief pang in his heart. even now, he misses his master. ]
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Sometimes, Vyng stumbles across gems like this one.]
It's an amazing meditation spot, too. Communing with the lake itself can be deeply cleansing on a spiritual level, I've found.
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How does it feel?
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Like...a warm hug for the soul. Motherly, in a way.
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Motherly, is it?
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[Far be it from Vyng to attach definitive labels onto a lake, of all things.]
"Nurturing" might be a better word.
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[ he had mothers, among the jedi. numerous ones, who had helped and aided him. one who was closer than most and passed on too soon. ]
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They say the Pthumerian Queen gave birth to Moon Presence here. So some locals do associate this place with motherhood. And...the nurturing parts of parenthood in general, I guess.
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There are places like that in the galaxy. Where pockets of the Force grew strong.
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[One of his warmest memories was watching Garry Oak trees shooting into existence across the plains of the Spirit World. An entire forest bleeding across the land like water colors on a blank canvas, while the sun and moon rapidly chased one another through the sky. All the while, Tuck's tree trunk of an arm was wrapped tightly around his shoulders, while Billie buried himself in Vyng's old feathered cowl.]
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That's something to be jealous of.
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[He's skeptical as hell, but there's also a hint of laughter in Vyng's words.]
My old tutors didn't seem to think so.
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[Vyng's pretty sure the problem was he was a garbage student who couldn't retain useful info to save his life. Never mind that he was mostly interested in zoology and botany anyway. But those subjects are fun, so he doesn't count them.
Still, he doesn't argue either. Instead, he points his thumb toward the shimmering water.]
Wanna know the craziest thing about this lake? When it's not under full moonlight, it turns cold and black. It can't sustain any life at all. It's practically poison for the body.
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A perfect metaphor for the cycle of life and death. We return from what we come from. We have a saying among the Jedi. How we're luminous beings, not crude matter that makes up our bodies.
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Do you have a similar philosophy? Among your people?
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Shapeshifting is one example. That's the act of reaching out to another's essence and swapping forms with them. But there's others too. Spirit walking, where you leave your body in the material plane to visit other realms. Forging a spiritual connections, too, so you can see and feel through another's eyes — even across far distances.
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wrap this one up here?