( video | un: kenobi )

[jedies]

[ there's a house covered in toilet paper with a very tired jedi standing in front of it, just massaging his temple. ]

Is there a reason why my house is covered in paper? I assume there is a purpose to this other than a gross misuse of resources and time. If you have any issues with me, I much prefer a discussion than a clean up job.

[ he swats some of the butterflies away before sighing. ]

I'll be here. Tidying up.

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[jedies]

[ he lets out a quiet sigh. ]

Yes and no. There used to be more of us, but our numbers have dwindled over the years.

[abornfighter]

Did you get any new powers to go with the ones you already had after the whole...squid arrival?

[jedies]

I did, yes. I have some elemental powers but I try not to use them too much. I find them a little too destructive for my tastes.

[abornfighter]

Did it take you long to learn how to control them?

[jedies]

It certainly took some time, but it helped that I already have some training to deal with powers.

[abornfighter]

Got any pointers for basic control? Powers aren't a thing where I come from. I'd like mine to become useful rather than a liability sooner rather than later.

[jedies]

[ hmm. ]

The best thing I find is to make sure our emotions don't control us. Emotions are powerful and tapping into them certainly makes us more powerful, but they should be the masters of us.

Breathing techniques in moments where you feel extreme anger or fear also helps into bringing you down from lashing out.

[abornfighter]

Huh. You sound a lot like my therapist.

[Her therapist who she started going to for anger management and making better choices.]

Since you have emotion powers, I guess that would make you a natural at helping people with that kind of stuff.

[jedies]

It is what I was trained for. It's what I teach my students. And of course, it's what I practice as well. I'd be a poor teacher if I didn't believe in what I passed on.

[abornfighter]

[She thinks back to Amanda LaRusso saying "No one can help you if you don't ask for it", takes a breath, and pushes herself to ask. She is way out of her depth here, and the sooner she gets things under control, the sooner she can be independent.]

If I help you clean up the TP mess, will you teach me a few basics?

[jedies]

[ he blinks. ]

Of course. But you don't need to help if you don't want. I'm happy to offer my assistance.

[abornfighter]

I'm not going to ask for something without offering anything in return. If you're going to help me, then I'll help you with this problem.

[jedies]

[ hmm. ]

All right. Why don't you come down to the house? I'm happy to have some additional help.

[abornfighter]

See you soon. By the way, I don't know if there's any glitter around here or not, but if there is, you could make a glitter bomb as a revenge prank when you find out whoever did this.

[jedies]

I'm afraid you may have to help me there. I'm not terribly familiar with those.

[abornfighter]

A glitter bomb is when you fill something like an envelope, a bucket, or some other container with glitter and set it up so that your target will get covered in glitter. If you really want to get creative, you can set it up so it's spring-loaded, or add in a fan so the glitter will go everywhere. It's great for when someone has annoyed you, but you don't actually want to hurt them.

[jedies]

Ah. Well, I'll keep it in mind. It does sound like a potential . . . come back.

[abornfighter]

I've seen glitter bomb pranks where someone has rigged a camera to capture the person's reaction to the glitter bomb. If you're good with tech, that's something else you can add to it.

[jedies]

Tempting. It's a shame revenge is not the Jedi way.

[abornfighter]

What if I'm the one who delivers the glitter bomb and you just make it for an arts and crafts project? Are there any loopholes in the Jedi way?

[jedies]

That would be perfectly acceptable.