Voicemail ~ Mask or Menace

[faithfulson]

Skywalker here. Leave a message, and I'll get back to you.

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[faithfulson]

[ "You don't know what anything means," is the response Luke wants to give, but he holds it back. ]

Essentially, I'm being punished.

[livethecreed]

[ Look Luke, he just doesn’t understand modern anything. Give him a break, he’s ancient. ]

Why are you being punished?

[faithfulson]

[ Well maybe if he explained that... ]

I kind of did something that nearly got me killed and everyone that mattered to me sensed it.

[livethecreed]

That would explain why you are being punished. I’ve noticed families do not enjoy seeing their loved ones in danger or injured.

[ He has no personal experience with that, but he’s seen mothers worrying over their children in the cities. ]

What does ‘grounding’ entail?

[faithfulson]

It's kind of frowned on, yeah.

I'm not allowed to use the Force for "anything stupid", and I need to stay with her for awhile.

[livethecreed]

What is 'the Force'?

[ Altair is really getting sick of not knowing things. ]

[faithfulson]

It's a power from my world.

It's an energy field that comes from all living things. Some sentients are able to tap into that power.

[livethecreed]

I do not believe we have anything like that in my world.

What can you do with it?

[faithfulson]

A lot of things.

Prophecy, telekinesis, telepathy; to name a few. I've made use of the Force to run faster and jump higher than I would normally, or blend into a crowd when I need to.

[livethecreed]

[ Altair doesn't know what telekinesis or telepathy are, so he notes the words down to look up later. ]

Interesting. And how can you use it for something 'stupid'?

[faithfulson]

I tried to force a vision. Doing that requires someone to be as close to the Force as possible.

[ A pause, almost like Luke just let out a sigh. ]

That means I had to put myself as close to dying as I could.

[livethecreed]

[ You can't see the look Altair's giving his phone, but if you could you'd know he thinks you're an idiot. ]

That seems extremely idiotic.

[ There's a pause for a moment or so before a second text comes in ]

Did you at learn what you needed from this vision?

[faithfulson]

It wasn't one of my better ideas, but we did learn more information about the location of an enemy we've been trying to find.

[livethecreed]

Sometimes one needs to take actions that others don't agree with to further their cause. Did they not agree with you that it was worthwhile?

[faithfulson]

The general consensus is that I was an idiot.

[livethecreed]

You did not ask their opinions before you took action?

[ If Luke knew Altair better, this would be hilarious ]

[faithfulson]

I didn't want to worry anyone.

So I ended up worrying everyone.

[livethecreed]

When is this 'grounding' done?

[faithfulson]

I'm not sure.

I think it's "until I stop being stupid".

So I'm not sure how long that will be.

[livethecreed]

[ It takes Altair a few minutes to respond to that one ]

You believed almost dying was the correct way to gain information, you're going to be there forever.

Send me your mother's address. I shall break you out.

[faithfulson]

[ Break him out? Oh boy... ]

I don't think that'll be necessary.

[livethecreed]

I do not know how to deal with our roommates.

[ Teenage girls scare him ]

[faithfulson]

[ Wha...? Luke can't help but stare at the screen for a moment. ]

They're just teenagers. They're not that complicated.

[livethecreed]

Where is your mother's house?

[faithfulson]

[ ...seriously, Altair? Luke sighed at the phone screen, before sending over the GPS information for his mother's house. ]

You can tell me what's actually wrong over text too, you know.