thefinaljedi | 4th Transmission, again with the questions... [Video]

Good morning, anyone who may be listening in at this hour. I have a few questions, for anyone who may or may not be so inclined to answer them.

Firstly, does anyone remember anything that happened last weekend at all? I have spent the last few days meditating, and it seems worrisome that several days have just blanked out of my mind. I feel as though something important happened, but I can't remember.

Secondly, does anyone around here know anything about acquiring power supplies for machinery? I've broached the topic with a few others, but I would like to ask everyone as a whole. I'm attempting to reconstruct some of the technology from my world and would need a few small odds and ends to do so.

Finally, I'm told by some people in the village that there is a series of popular movies...that apparently are about me and the other members of the Rebel Alliance. I...find myself curious, and would very much like to see these for myself. I will admit the thought unnerves me a little, but I'd like to know if anyone has a copy they would be willing to share.

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[Finally, someone who shares his outlook on the place!]

Yea. Being stuck on, no offense, a backwater planet with people from all over is not my idea of a grand getaway. I rarely stay on one world longer than a few days.

It's not the place that's the problem. It's what the Malnosso have done. [She tactfully steers Luke away from criticizing the planet and the land.]

[He didn't mean it quite that way, but it IS a far cry from galavanting around an entire Galaxy after all]

True enough. I dunno, it's just odd, being here as long as I have. I feel like...well...like I'm missing something important at home. Have you ever felt like that?

[Of course, thats something of a rhetorical question...]

Some very important things had happened just before I came here. I like to hope that everything has returned to normal back there.

So, I hope I'm not missing more important things.

[Mako-chan's wedding... if time were passing in her world, that should be about now, or soon; perhaps this Spring. Makoto and Motoki had gotten engaged just before Ami returned to Luceti, after all.]

[This sparks ANOTHER question, one that he'd been skeptical of since hearing it...]

Is it true that time stands still in our world while we're gone? I'm told there have been quite a few people leave and return, and I get the impression you've been here for some time.

Yes, it's true.

I was here for a year. After that, I returned to my world. There was no sign I'd been gone; and I forgot Luceti entirely.

Four years later, I came back. Only a week had passed here. We're outside normal time for our worlds.

Well, in some ways that is a relief. In others, a new worry. You say we forget our time here? So...its like being caught in limbo. That...is truly strange.

Haven't you seen it yet? Luceti is entirely unnatural.

Yes, I had surmised that. A Malnosso created compound, the barrier, the power dampening field. But I guess you are right, why should I be surprised that time stands still.

[She doesn't intend to sound superior, or even cold. But after this long here, some of the coldness and cynicism creeps in again.]

We keep track of time here for our own sakes.

[Luke doesn't mind cynicism. His best friend IS Han Solo...]

Of course. Time is such an important thing.

Even here? Or do we say so because we're used to believing that? [It's a valid question, and not cynicism this time; just philosophical.]

Honestly? I don't have an answer for that. I'd say its important, if only to mark the seasons, remember holidays, and things like that to break up the monotony.

Seasons do that on their own. The weather changes whether we take notice of the date or not.

Fair enough. Do you keep time?

Yes. Even if it's somewhere like this, I don't want to waste any that I have. I want to stay organized.

Organization seems like reason enough then.

My goal's aren't Luceti's. That's all. Although I'm willing to work together with the others here.

I don't think anyone's goals really are Luceti's. I'm happy to work with other people myself, and given the circumstances we probably should stick together.

The people here already gave me a chance when they didn't have to. I was glad. And I want to repay that kindness. So, I'll definitely work for their sake.

An admirable goal. So, I'm told certain people do not want to leave Luceti. Am I to guess that you do wish to return home, and work towards that end, then?

Yes. Ideally, everyone will be able to do as they wish about that. However, if there's a choice, I'll fight to be able to go home myself, with Usagi-chan.

Usagi-chan? [That word again...] Are you Japanese?

I grew up in Tokyo, but I moved to America for medical school.

I'm not familiar with Tokyo, is it a city? I really only know a few countries in your world, but Japan seems to be an important one.

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