Eserik leaves the planet (tentatively named Iie*a) with one (1) sullen juvenile alien. He tries to make conversation as he steers the ship, but he's never been very good at that, so he allows it to lapse into awkward silence almost immediately.
He's headed back to Tython, when he perceives another eddy in the Force. "We're going to take a detour," he says to Joy.
"If you're still hungry I do have more rations. But, yes -" He calls his saber back to his hand and sets it back on his belt. "I suppose this means you're not convinced, Captain Teela?"
"...a lightsaber is a tool but it's not like any other. It's a symbol of power and it's mostly useful for fighting and killing."
"...of the people I have killed, very few have been with this saber. The Force is both more powerful and more efficient, for anyone who does not themself have a lightsaber. I use it to deflect blaster fire and to duel. But I think I follow your point."
"...going with you is probably a better idea than starving in space but that doesn't make it good, just better than the alternative."
"You said all that stuff about how going with you is the best thing because all the other things suck, but you said it like you didn't really mind that all the other things suck," Talon opines.
"I have been accused, on occasion, of a lack of empathy," Eserik says blandly. "Which is an ironic failing, for a Jedi."
"...for the record," Joy says quietly, "I'm pretty sure he isn't lying. About stuff. I can kind of tell. True things feel different."
"...there's a whole lot of room in between lying and being right. But thank you."
"If you have any personal possessions on this ship that you need to collect, you should do so. My vessel isn't equipped for a salvage tow. But you can take as long as you need."
"...is there a reason we can't just... follow you? In our ship? The engines work fine, it's food that's the problem."
"...oh. I hadn't actually realized she was functional. If you prefer to keep the ship, that's entirely valid."
"Excellent. Do you need any assistance in setting your navcomp to follow my heading?"
"...it would be nice to have someone to check my work, I suppose."
Her work proves to be functional if not pretty. She's clearly not trained in any of this and has had to reconstruct a lot of things from a combination of first principles, help menus, and the user's manual, which she has of course read start to finish in one sitting.
"...impressive. I don't think I could have done that when I was a teenager."
"It's the document that tells you how to use the device! Who wouldn't read it?"
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