Merryn shot Kailen a sideways glance and then turned her attention back to Jekin. She put her hand up to her head and sighed, then looked more intently at the young man. As her padawan cleared the room, she said, "Perhaps then we should..."<br/><br/>She paused, thinking of how exactly to phrase it. She decided it was better to just show him, "Your hands, please."<br/><br/>The Twi'lek mentally prepared herself, emptying her own mind and putting up barriers and inhibitions over her emotions. She closed her eyes as she held his hands in her own, curled fingers gently wrapping around his own outstretched, 'Can you hear me?'<br/><br/>'I waited a while before trying this with Kailen and Nory, but I don't know if we can afford to wait so long.' Errant thoughts of fear and apprehension slipped through, a barely audible echo unnoticed by the Jedi Knight.<br/><br/>She opened her eyes, a deep shade of purple, 'Through me, I hope you will understand them as well.' Feelings of pride and affection radiated from her, 'I want you to be at ease with us, so that when battle is upon us...'<br/><br/>"We must be of one mind, one hand, one heart." She recited. Her hands dropped to her sides, but the link remained. Merryn unhooked her lightsaber from her belt and then looked at it carefully... It was a long-handle, several times the size of an ordinary blade and inlet with a pale and muted, green crystal.<br/><br/>Walking over to a shelf against the wall, she set it down atop it and unhooked the second lightsaber from her belt. Seeing that Kailen had taken care of the situation quite tidily for her, Merryn went to the window and looked out at the lines of speeders and the massive towers that obscured the horizon.<br/><br/>Kailen and Nory would recognize the second saber as one she often spoke of, but rarely used. It was her old master's- the bright and passionate blue blade of Val'taros. It brought back bittersweet memories of joy and sadness. She instantly put up her guards, attempting to shield Jekin from them, "Whenever you're ready." She said.<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Spoiler: Click to Show/Hide</div><div class="spoiler_body">Establishing a Telepathic Link. (KOTOR, pg. 53)<br/><br/>We can handle this as mechanical dry-run for a few rounds or just with fluff, your call.</div></div><br/><hr/><br/>Ari grabbed a towel before being ambushed by the trooper, looking over her shoulders with a soft laugh, "Grabby, are we? Mirue, you've got stop flooding the whole room with your pheromones." She shot a playfully irritated look to the Zeltron, who had a guiltless grin on her face.<br/><br/>"But I've got to go to work soon." Ari said, worming out of Linzi's embrace. Mirue laughed and pulled down her blanket, revealing Kis in all her nudity as well. If the Nautolan could blush, she would be right then. The Zeltron smiled, "You're welcome to join us, Linzi..."<br/><br/>Kis pouted, "Hey..." She reached up and tilted the pink woman's chin to look at her, "We should at least talk about it first."<br/><br/>"I don't know about you." Ari said to the Zeltron, "But they'll get on my case if Lieutenant Toa's late to work again."<br/><br/>Mirue rolled back into her blue-skinned lover's embrace, "They won't miss me." she lazily replied, snuggling back into bed.<br/><br/>Ari huffed and put her hands on her hips, glaring at Kis expectantly. The Nautolan pulled a towel and wrapped herself up under the covers before turning back to her Zeltron companion, "No funny business while I'm gone."<br/><br/>The pink-skinned woman sighed and made her displeasure known. Linzi had known Mirue long enough to know what was next- the Zeltron were infectiously lustful free spirits, able to connect with people intuitively and quickly.<br/><br/>Unfortunately, they<em>had</em>to be. Her people were natural empaths, and with Kis leaving in such a sour mood, Mirue would soon be just as despondent- if not moreso. It seemed like only a matter of time before they broke up with all the resulting drama.<br/><br/>"How about you do your calisthenics with the Jedi?" Ari asked, diplomatic as always. Her gentle way of kicking Linzi out and assuaging Kis' fears about leaving the lusty Zeltron alone with anyone else. Mirue rolled over and put her chin in her hands,<em>"Calisthenics."</em>