video; un: mando

[friendsallover]

[The video opens, shaky at first before coming into focus on one of these majestic creatures. Din's commentary is less impressed and more just. Done.]




These are the horses we're supposed to look for, right? Someone's got a weird sense of humour.

I've seen better looking blurgs.

[The horse notices Din and starts to come over, it's face taking up more and more of the frame in a horrifying way until he stops recording.]

Comments

[tempredmental]

They're just riled up from what happened to curse and scatter them in the first place, mostly. But, they couldn't really understand what you were saying, so they were just scared.

[Keith shrugged.]

I think I can keep them calm until we get them back to the stables.

[friendsallover]

That's good, and thank you.

Is there anything else I can do?

[He really wasn't trying to scare them, but he also doesn't speak horse.]

[tempredmental]

It's a big group. We'll need to make sure we don't lose any if they start to stray. I could use help with that, definitely.

[Keith couldn't help but wonder if the helmet was bothering them. It made for a mechanical sounding voice, and the horses might not like the lack of a true face.]

The helmet might be spooking them? Do you need to keep it on?

[He wasn't going to push if Din said he wanted to leave it on... and it was a theory. Keith hadn't exactly asked why they were upset with the guy.]

[friendsallover]

I do. It goes against my creed to remove it in front of others.

[And unfortunately, some spooked horses are not enough for him to consider removing it.]

I can help with keeping the group together though, and I can bargain, if necessary.

[tempredmental]

[Keith nodded. Honestly, he'd met races like that... The Taujeerians were a race that stayed completely inside what resembled alien hazmat suits, though, if that was because of their planet's condition or something else, Keith had never found out. But he'd never actually seen one of their faces. So, he left it alone. Din had his reasons, which he explained well enough for Keith.]

Alright. We'll figure it out as we go.

As for now, though, they do seem to be calming down a bit, so it might not be so bad after all... just as long as something else doesn't come along to spook them again.

[friendsallover]

I can go ahead, and scan for things like that, if you want to keep the herd together.

That might help if I keep my distance a bit.

[tempredmental]

You have scanners that work here?

[Was Keith jealous? Yeah... his didn't work, yet.]

[friendsallover]

[Din taps his helmet.]

More or less. They don't go very far but it's enough for our current purposes.

[tempredmental]

Oh... yeah. That would be really helpful. Mine doesn't work right now. Hasn't since I got here.

[Keith nodded.]

[friendsallover]

Did you break it or something?

[tempredmental]

[Keith shook his head.]

It still works... but I noticed that some stuff has a limit on how often I can use it, so I don't want to wear it down. I was able to get something from the traders that recharges things... but I haven't gotten it for my helmet, yet.

[friendsallover]

Makes sense. Those traders can be expensive.

[tempredmental]

Yeah... I mean, I kind of get it, I guess. Supply, demand, all that stuff that I mostly ignored in school. [He shrugged.] But, it can be rough. I did manage to get one of my blades fixed, though. So, that's kind of important right now with all the monster fighting that's been going on.

[friendsallover]

That's good. I've been a little worried about my armour, but at the same time, I don't think anyone here has worked with beskar.

And they're more or less decent with ammunition.

[tempredmental]

Beskar... Is that what the armor's made from?

[Keith had a unique metal, too, in his Marmora dagger. Luxite no longer had a source planet that anyone knew of anymore, either.]

[friendsallover]

It is. It's an important metal to my people.

I'm lucky to have a full suit of it. That's rare these days.

[tempredmental]

[That sounded familiar. Keith nodded.]

I have something similar. A weapon. It's a rare metal that only this group uses. No one else does. Not many others can.

[Luxite was extremely rare, and only those of Galra descent who proved themselves in the Trials of Marmora were able to activate it to change forms.]

[friendsallover]

[Sounds familiar as well, though Din doesn't really know anything about the laser swords the Jedi use.]

That unique, huh? Sounds important. I'm assuming you're one of the lucky ones who can use it?

[tempredmental]

[Keith nodded.]

This place... the magic interfered with it for a bit, and I ran out of, I guess, charges? It stopped activating for a while. But I got that recharge service from the traders. It works again.

[Keith produced a dagger, though he no longer kept it wrapped in a cloth. He had originally because of the glowing emblem that was near the handle. There was a flash of light from the dagger, extending it into a sword. Like the dagger, it had the same glowing emblem near the hilt, but it had a matching line of light that extended the length of the blade.]

It's a metal called luxite.

[friendsallover]

Luxite...can't say I've heard about it, but that is impressive.

Beskar doesn't have such properties, but forged right, and it becomes very strong and durable. The legend goes that it was the only metal able to stop laser swords.

[tempredmental]

[Laser swords. Now that sounded like a cool weapon.]

Whoever works with it then has to be really skilled, yeah?

[They were nearing the stables now. Keith could see it in the distance. No offense to the poor curses horses, but the noises they'd been cursed to make with those faces was a lot to deal with, and Keith was ready to be rid of them.]

[friendsallover]

[Even though he's nearly been on the receiving end of them, Din can admit that they are pretty cool.]

Indeed. They're well respected members of the tribe.

[Certainly, his Armourer commanded a lot of authority.]

[tempredmental]

[Keith nodded.]

So... what other types of people are in a tribe?

[So, he was a little curious.]

[friendsallover]

Usually other warriors, and foundlings. Children who have been adopted into the tribe. At least, that is what I am familiar with.

[He's aware now that there are others who have lived differently. It's led to a lot of questions.]

I was a foundling.

[tempredmental]

Is that like... an orphan? [Keith's tone was hesitant. He knew that not everyone who had grown up on their own liked to talk about that sort of thing. He certainly wasn't a fan, even if it was just a fact of his life.]