Take me to the water's edge [open]

[provenforce]

WHO: Rey and YOU
WHAT: Stuff Rey is doing for the month of Harvestmere
WHEN: ~whenever~
WHERE: Skyhold
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i. riverside

Rey can be found often standing on the river bank, a little ways away from the camp, where she thinks no one will see her. Even after her lessons have concluded for the day with Obi-Wan she'll come here to keep practising, picking rocks up from the riverbank using nothing but the Force, then throwing them out into the water.

Sometimes she sees if she can find the same rock and pull it back, other times she'll try to angle a smooth stone, perfect for skipping, just to see if she can skip it with her will alone. And sometimes she'll get frustrated with that and just actually physically skip stones, something she learned to do in the water troughs at the edge of Niima outpost when she was young.


ii. tower

Sleeping in the barracks was something that Rey wasn't quite comfortable with, too many bodies, too many people she doesn't know well enough to trust letting her guard down around. So for a while she'd taken to sleeping in nooks and crannies around the castle, wherever she could tuck herself to avoid getting trampled on or spotted. Finally she found herself a room that looked unoccupied, possibly due to the massive hole in the wall facing the valley. Rey is however something of an expert in patching up sad hovels into something liveable. She hung a heavy wool blanket across the hole, and added some nails she acquired to pin it into place when night fell and the wind blew.

Anyone who happens into the tower her room is located in, whether looking for her or not, may find her with tools spread out on the floor as she attempts to install a locking mechanism into the door. She doesn't own much, certainly nothing anyone would want to steal, but a lock will make her feel more at ease at night.


iii. hot springs

Rey can count on one hand the number of times she's used a bath with actual water. On Jakku every drop was precious and needed more for hydration than the luxury of cleaning oneself. Sonic showers were the norm, and even those had been fairly infrequent. She'd had a real shower before leaving to try and track Luke Skywalker down, it had felt bizarre to waste water in such a way.

Standing looking at the hot springs now, she still feels that way. All the same she needs to get clean, and she knows this is the best option, the other being the freezing river. She's getting better at tolerating the cold, but she does still have her limits. This isn't her first time here, but she's still unaccustomed to the concept, so it's late at night when she's less likely to run into someone else. With a little puttering she puts her things aside, before making her way into the water, letting out a sigh as the heat seeps into her skin. It's the closest she's gotten to the Jakku heat since arriving in Thedas, and strange as it is, it's not unwelcome.

After soaking it in for a few moments she sets to the task of letting her hair down, wanting to be in and out in as short amount of time as absolutely possible.

Comments

[obi_wanmanshow]

He smiles at her, warm acknowledgement, and reaches out to pat her shoulder, gently reassuring. A visionary talent is never an easy burden, but even if he himself is no expert, he's helped guide Anakin through enough that-- well, it's not as if Rey has another choice, here. Given the option, he'd be willing to bet the Thedosians would call her a blood mage, if her vision became well known.

Obi-Wan isn't worried, of course. Rey is nothing if not discreet.

"In the temple, we had isolation chambers, and comfortable chairs, to help easily-distracted younglings find their focus. Somehow, I think that isn't going to be your problem" He says, folding gracefully down onto a relatively dry spot by the riverbank. Sitting cross-legged, Obi-Wan seems as relaxed on hard stone as if he were sitting on a cushioned chair; he's serene, completely at ease, "Before we begin, if you have a moment, I'd like to ask how you've been fitting in, around Skyhold, and with the Inquisition. It can't have be an easy transition, but-- what's your impression, of the people here? Is there anyone specific, who stands out to you?"

[provenforce]

Rey is nothing if not capable of great focus. It might be a side-effect of living in such a sparse environment as Jakku, but regardless it's part of her personality now. Moving to sit by Obi-Wan she's careful to mimic the way he's sitting, not looking uncomfortable but alert. At his question she frowns a little, thinking of who she's met since arriving.

"I don't know. I'm still getting used to people who aren't being kind out of a desire to scam me or steal something, I haven't really made... friends." Which is a little sad, but it's how she is. Finn was the first person she'd considered a real friend in a long time who hadn't decided to stab her in the back. In fact he'd gotten himself seriously injured because of her.

[obi_wanmanshow]

"Really?" He's surprised. A lovely, kind-hearted young woman, with a strong work ethic and an indiscriminately honest disposition? He couldn't imagine her friendless, "Have you considered, giving it a try? I know it must be very different here, than Jakku."

Obi-Wan pauses at that, considering his words. Well, obviously it could hardly be any less similar. And the people! The Inquisition was good people.

"...Very different."