Aeris was glad that Jek agreed to drive, despite initially seeming surprised by her request. She knew that he had doubts, so she allowed him to feel the confidence she had in him to do it. “Thank you,” she said with a smile, climbing into the passenger seat and getting comfortable. She closed her eyes and focused, opening herself up to the Force as she meditated, reaching out to find the three Force Sensitives they were heading for.<br/><br/>She was so deep in her meditation, focusing on learning about the three individuals, that she didn’t even notice when Jek looked her way, nor any of the things he thought or felt when he did. She learned much about their prospective recruits through her searching, though. She learned that their first target here had a younger sibling who was still very young. Their parents were both dead, so it was just the two of them. Their recruit was tied to this place because she needed to provide for her younger brother. She would not abandon him. Upon expanding her senses, however, she discovered that the child was also Force Sensitive. He had not been one of their targets because he was a child. She could work with this, though.<br/><br/>The next was one of the older children in a large family who helped a lot with the younger children, as well as the family business, so his ties were both duty and family. The final of the three had ties, but they were weaker, frayed. He had grown up here and all of his family was here, but he was recently divorced and his relationship with his family was rocky. None of that necessarily meant he would be easier to convince, though, as everyone reacted differently even to the same circumstances.<br/><br/>For now, she focused on the first of the three as they arrived and Jek brought the speeder to a stop next to her home. She opened her eyes as he came around the speeder, giving him a brief smile as she took his offered hand and climbed out of the speeder. She focused her mind again and shared the information she had gathered on the woman with Jek. She thought that since they had planned to alert the Jedi to the presence of the children, they could use this to help persuade her. She could feel the woman’s love and desire to protect her brother, but she could also feel that she was overwhelmed. She was barely old enough to be considered an adult herself, so it was no surprise that she would feel this way.<br/><br/>As she shared her knowledge with him, she headed towards the house, stopping at the front door. Jek knocked and then stepped back to allow her to take the lead. When the door opened, they were met by a small alien, barely 3 feet tall with large eyes. “Can I help you?” the older woman asked. “We are here to see Veena,” she told the woman, who examined them for a moment before calling for the younger woman. The woman who appeared before them was a young near-human woman with blue skin and yellow eyes, standing about four inches shorter than Aeris.<br/><br/>“How do you know my name?” the woman asked, examining Aeris and finding that she did not recognize her. “I used the Force,” she explained matter-of-factly, which seemed to catch the woman off guard. “What do you want with me?” she asked, watching as the older alien woman left to go watch the younger child. Rather than answering with words, Aeris used the Force to show her. She could see the surprise on Veena’s face, just as she could feel the interest she had kindled within her. She didn’t initially respond, taking a moment to process the information. “Even if I wanted to go with you, I can’t. I have to take care of my brother,” she told them and Aeris nodded. “I anticipated as much, which is why we did not come here unprepared,” she told her, looking to Jek to see if he was up for explaining this part of the plan, since he would be the one contacting the Jedi to begin with.<br/><br/>--<br/><br/>Jax had barely even registered when An-Lok told him not to leave her, as he had already begun to focus, clearing her mind of all thoughts except those related to the task before him. Thanks to that concentration, he had finished the repairs pretty quickly. When he arrived back at the home of their new recruit, he found An-Lok meditating, and the alien attempting to do the same. It was quite an interesting sight to behold.<br/><br/>He grinned when she praised his work, telling him that he had done well. “Thanks,” he replied, watching as the alien tested the speeder bike. It held up and the alien was able to maneuver it around as easily as one could expect given the size of both the being and the bike. He nodded, satisfied that it didn’t need any additional modifications for now.<br/><br/>Now that they had a plan for this one, he climbed back into the driver’s seat of their speeder and started the engine. An-Lok told him to head to the center of town, giving a vague gesture in lieu of directions, and informing him that the next one wasn’t home. He wondered if she was intending to confront them in whatever location they were in, but deciding that he would just trust her, as he had agreed to follow her lead.<br/><br/>He took them slowly through the streets of the town, towards the town center, making sure that the alien was still following behind them without any issues. When they reached the town center, he waited for An’s instructions, or an indication of when or where she wanted him to stop. He brought the speeder to a stop where she instructed, turning it off and hopping out, looking towards her to allow her to lead the way.