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Dune Prompts // ACCEPTING      ↳ @foxhelm​ said:  "any man who retreats into a cave which has only one opening deserves to die."

"IS THAT HOW YOU JUSTIFY IT...?" Fear could make even the wisest man stumble. Make no mistake, it was fear, desperation, that drove her quarry to flee until the walls closed around them. Trapped animals, ripe for slaughter. Shaak Ti pursed her lips.

"There is no better time to offer another exit," she said. Bereft of options, lost in darkness, the Jedi would always provide a choice to return to the light. But she supposed such was not the way of bounty hunters.

" — If you were looking to resolve the conflict, that is."

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Dune Prompts // ACCEPTING    ↳ @commandsir​ said:  "you fight when the necessity arises—no matter the mood!"

EVER EAGER, SKYWALKER'S YOUNG PADAWAN. Much like him in that regard. As always, when the prospect of battle loomed, her lightsaber hung that much heavier from her hip; it was that weight that left Shaak Ti ever more mindful of their duty. 

"We do not not run from adversity," she agreed, with a light dip of her head. " — But nor should we seek it out."

"Let us hope that more cool heads prevail, Commander Tano."  

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* FRANK HERBERT'S DUNE PROMPTS ,

"something cannot emerge from nothing."

"any road followed precisely to its end leads precisely nowhere."

"the mind commands the body and it obeys."

"desperate people are the most dangerous."

"the concept of progress acts as a protective mechanism to shield us from the terrors of the future."

"hard tasks need hard ways."

"you must teach me someday how you do that, the way you thrust your worries aside and turn to practical matters."

"i cause pain out of necessity."

"you must learn to rule. it's something none of your ancestors learned."

"people need hard times to develop psychic muscles."

"what is important for a leader is that which makes him a leader."

"the people who can destroy a thing, they control it."

"be prepared to appreciate what you meet."

"take your time and be sure."

"it is impossible to live in the past, difficult to live in the present and a waste to live in the future."

"survival is the ability to swim in strange water."

"you fight when the necessity arises—no matter the mood!"

"even occasional greatness will destroy a man."

"humans are almost always lonely."

"my father once told me that respect for truth comes close to being the basis for all morality."

"greatness is a transitory experience. it is never consistent."

"from the top of the mountain, you cannot see the mountain."

"climb the mountain just a little bit to test that it's a mountain."

"knowing where the trap is—that's the first step in evading it."

"may this place give you as much pleasure as it has given me."

"paradise on my right, hell on my left and the angel of death behind."

"try looking into that place where you dare not look! you'll find me there, staring out at you!"

"it's shocking to find how many people do not believe they can learn, and how many more believe learning to be difficult."

"i often wonder in these later days if anything about him was as it seemed."

"the storm passed through us and around us, it's gone, but we remain."

"the mystery of life isn't a problem to solve, but a reality to experience."

"mood's a thing for cattle or making love, it's not for fighting."

"fear is the mind-killer, fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration."

"when you imagine mistakes, there can be no self-defense."

"hope clouds observation."

"one should never presume one is the sole object of a hunt."

"if you rely only on your eyes, your other senses weaken."

"science is made up of so many things that appear obvious after they are explained."

"what senses do we lack that we cannot see or hear another world all around us?"

"the power to destroy a thing is the absolute control over it."

"highly organized research is guaranteed to produce nothing new."

"i should like friendship with you ... and trust."

"a killer with the manners of a rabbit—this is the most dangerous kind."

"once you've given orders on a subject, you must always give orders on that subject."

"prophets have a way of dying by violence."

"do as she says, you wormfaced, crawling, sand-brained piece of lizard turd!"

"this world has emptied me of all but the oldest purpose: tomorrow's life."

"a ruler must learn to persuade and not to compel."

"the mind can go either direction under stress—toward positive or toward negative: on or off.

"the human question is not how many can possibly survive within the system, but what kind of existence is possible for those who so survive."

"a stone is heavy and the sand is weighty; but a fool's wrath is heavier than them both."

"greatness is a transitory experience, it is never consistent."

"do not count a human dead until you’ve seen his body, and even then you can make a mistake."

"but it’s a human trait that when we encounter personal problems."

"but it's well known that repression makes a religion flourish."

"the person who experiences greatness must have a feeling for the myth he is in."

"i am not the kind of person i want to be."

"there was no mercy where there could be no stopping."

"your life is stolen."

"the hunter does not seek dead game."

"are you already training my replacement?"

"we tend to flounder around, blaming everything but the actual, deep-seated thing that’s really chewing on us."

"where the fear has gone there will be nothing. only i will remain."

"what do you despise? by this are you truly known."

"i should've suspected trouble when the coffee failed to arrive."

"sad? nonsense! parting with friends is a sadness. a place is only a place."

"who asks for justice? we make our own justice."

"behold, as a wild ass in the desert, go i forth to my work."

"in such perfection, all things move towards death."

"there is probably no more terrible instant of enlightenment than the one in which you discover your father is a man—with human flesh."

"i never could bring myself to trust a traitor."

"i must not fear."

"a plan depends as much upon execution as it does upon concept."

"what is the son but an extension of the father?"

"you have eyes, yet cannot see without light."

"proper teaching is recognized with ease, you can know it without fail because it awakens within you that sensation which tells you this is something you have always known."

"it's easier to be terrified by an enemy you admire."

"fear is the mind-killer."

"the way the mind will lean under stress is strongly influenced by training."

"to accept a little death is worse than death itself."

"life produces a different taste each time you take it."

"it's what we were meant to do."

"i see us giving love to each other in a time of quiet between storms."

"a popular man arouses the jealousy of the powerful."

"don't sit with your back to any doors."

"there's steel in this man that no one has taken the temper out of..."

"any man who retreats into a cave which has only one opening deserves to die."

"we went soft, we lost our edge."

"you can’t buy security."

"we faced it and did not resist."

"thou shalt not make a machine in the likeness of a human mind."

"there is no escape—we pay for the violence of our ancestors."

"it is so shocking to find out how many people do not believe that they can learn, and how many more believe learning to be difficult."

"what has mood to do with it?"

"the day hums sweetly when you have enough bees working for you."

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* FRANK HERBERT'S DUNE PROMPTS ,

"something cannot emerge from nothing."

"any road followed precisely to its end leads precisely nowhere."

"the mind commands the body and it obeys."

"desperate people are the most dangerous."

"the concept of progress acts as a protective mechanism to shield us from the terrors of the future."

"hard tasks need hard ways."

"you must teach me someday how you do that, the way you thrust your worries aside and turn to practical matters."

"i cause pain out of necessity."

"you must learn to rule. it's something none of your ancestors learned."

"people need hard times to develop psychic muscles."

"what is important for a leader is that which makes him a leader."

"the people who can destroy a thing, they control it."

"be prepared to appreciate what you meet."

"take your time and be sure."

"it is impossible to live in the past, difficult to live in the present and a waste to live in the future."

"survival is the ability to swim in strange water."

"you fight when the necessity arises—no matter the mood!"

"even occasional greatness will destroy a man."

"humans are almost always lonely."

"my father once told me that respect for truth comes close to being the basis for all morality."

"greatness is a transitory experience. it is never consistent."

"from the top of the mountain, you cannot see the mountain."

"climb the mountain just a little bit to test that it's a mountain."

"knowing where the trap is—that's the first step in evading it."

"may this place give you as much pleasure as it has given me."

"paradise on my right, hell on my left and the angel of death behind."

"try looking into that place where you dare not look! you'll find me there, staring out at you!"

"it's shocking to find how many people do not believe they can learn, and how many more believe learning to be difficult."

"i often wonder in these later days if anything about him was as it seemed."

"the storm passed through us and around us, it's gone, but we remain."

"the mystery of life isn't a problem to solve, but a reality to experience."

"mood's a thing for cattle or making love, it's not for fighting."

"fear is the mind-killer, fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration."

"when you imagine mistakes, there can be no self-defense."

"hope clouds observation."

"one should never presume one is the sole object of a hunt."

"if you rely only on your eyes, your other senses weaken."

"science is made up of so many things that appear obvious after they are explained."

"what senses do we lack that we cannot see or hear another world all around us?"

"the power to destroy a thing is the absolute control over it."

"highly organized research is guaranteed to produce nothing new."

"i should like friendship with you ... and trust."

"a killer with the manners of a rabbit—this is the most dangerous kind."

"once you've given orders on a subject, you must always give orders on that subject."

"prophets have a way of dying by violence."

"do as she says, you wormfaced, crawling, sand-brained piece of lizard turd!"

"this world has emptied me of all but the oldest purpose: tomorrow's life."

"a ruler must learn to persuade and not to compel."

"the mind can go either direction under stress—toward positive or toward negative: on or off.

"the human question is not how many can possibly survive within the system, but what kind of existence is possible for those who so survive."

"a stone is heavy and the sand is weighty; but a fool's wrath is heavier than them both."

"greatness is a transitory experience, it is never consistent."

"do not count a human dead until you’ve seen his body, and even then you can make a mistake."

"but it’s a human trait that when we encounter personal problems."

"but it's well known that repression makes a religion flourish."

"the person who experiences greatness must have a feeling for the myth he is in."

"i am not the kind of person i want to be."

"there was no mercy where there could be no stopping."

"your life is stolen."

"the hunter does not seek dead game."

"are you already training my replacement?"

"we tend to flounder around, blaming everything but the actual, deep-seated thing that’s really chewing on us."

"where the fear has gone there will be nothing. only i will remain."

"what do you despise? by this are you truly known."

"i should've suspected trouble when the coffee failed to arrive."

"sad? nonsense! parting with friends is a sadness. a place is only a place."

"who asks for justice? we make our own justice."

"behold, as a wild ass in the desert, go i forth to my work."

"in such perfection, all things move towards death."

"there is probably no more terrible instant of enlightenment than the one in which you discover your father is a man—with human flesh."

"i never could bring myself to trust a traitor."

"i must not fear."

"a plan depends as much upon execution as it does upon concept."

"what is the son but an extension of the father?"

"you have eyes, yet cannot see without light."

"proper teaching is recognized with ease, you can know it without fail because it awakens within you that sensation which tells you this is something you have always known."

"it's easier to be terrified by an enemy you admire."

"fear is the mind-killer."

"the way the mind will lean under stress is strongly influenced by training."

"to accept a little death is worse than death itself."

"life produces a different taste each time you take it."

"it's what we were meant to do."

"i see us giving love to each other in a time of quiet between storms."

"a popular man arouses the jealousy of the powerful."

"don't sit with your back to any doors."

"there's steel in this man that no one has taken the temper out of..."

"any man who retreats into a cave which has only one opening deserves to die."

"we went soft, we lost our edge."

"you can’t buy security."

"we faced it and did not resist."

"thou shalt not make a machine in the likeness of a human mind."

"there is no escape—we pay for the violence of our ancestors."

"it is so shocking to find out how many people do not believe that they can learn, and how many more believe learning to be difficult."

"what has mood to do with it?"

"the day hums sweetly when you have enough bees working for you."

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Uhm hi I haven’t been here in over a year but would anyone still be interested in writing 😳

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‘      do.      or      do      not.      there      is      NO  TRY.’

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Hot Take:

There is no One True Jedi. Jedi is a way of life, being a Jedi is not static status, it’s about self-improvement and become a better self. Everyone make mistakes but it’s also about them acknowledging it and be better. 

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Kamino, Star Wars Insider #66

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Anonymous said:  Kit Fisto is a himbo.

“𝐌𝐀𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐅𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐎 is a distinguished Jedi worthy of respect.”

“Mine and yours.”

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“  𝐉𝐄𝐃𝐈  𝐓��𝐌𝐏𝐋𝐄,  𝐂𝐎𝐑𝐔𝐒𝐂𝐀𝐍𝐓  —  Recognizing  “the  selfless  valor  in  the  protection  of  the  Republic  and  her  worlds,”  Supreme  Chancellor  Palpatine  recognized  the  honorable  deeds  of  Jedi  Knight  Avan  Post  and  Master  Shaak  Ti  today  with  a  gift  of  a  grove  of  ch’hala  trees  in  a  ceremony  held  at  the  Jedi  Temple.

Avan  Post  of  Chrandrila  was  recognized  posthumously;  he  perished  last  month  in  a  skirmish  over  Ando,  during  which  he  destroyed  seven  Techno  Union  Hardcell-class  vessels.  Post  had  served  in  many  battlefronts  early  in  the  conflict.  Asran  Headows,  Master  Curator  of  the  Galactic  Museum  on  Coruscant  announced  the  creation  of  a  special  exhibit  honoring  the  fallen  Jedi  by  year’s  end.

“Ch’hala  trees  are  among  my  favorite  specimens  of  the  Republic’s  gardens.  They  are  rigidly  implacable  yet  sensitive  to  even  the  slightest  disturbance,  much  like  our  revered  friends  at  the  Jedi  Temple.  I  humbly  ask  that  you  accept  these  tokens  of  appreciation,”  said  Palpatine.

“I  am  honored  to  receive  this  distinction  in  service  to  the  Republic.  Nevertheless,  Jedi  eschew  possessions,  and  therefore  I  donate  this  gift  to  the  Jedi  Temple,”  said  Ti.  Her  actions  on  Geonosis,  Centares,  and  Dagu  were  cited  by  Palpatine  in  a  list  of  notable  accomplishments  by  the  Togruta  Jedi  Master.

Ti  donated  the  grove  of  four  dozen  infant  purple-green  trees  to  the  Jedi  Council.  The  spectacular  ch’hala  trees  have  pressure-sensitive  pigmentation  in  their  bark  that  allowed  them  to  change  hue  and  pattern  when  exposed  to  sound.

“We  accept  this  recognition  with  gratitude  thought  it  is  our  duty  to  protect  the  Republic,”  said  Jedi  Master  Mace  Windu.  The  Jedi  Master  then  promised  the  infant  grove  would  find  prominent  placement  within  the  Jedi  Temple.  ”

                                                      — Star Wars Insider, #66

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ADORABLE Shaak Ti drawing done for me by @ukitakejuushiro ♥

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rbeljedi​:

His mother’s strength.  That Luke could agree with wholeheartedly – though he had to hope Ben ended up with a better sense of humor than his father (though the thought did bring a smile to his face.)

“Yes, of course.” He said, carefully transferring the infant to the Jedi Master’s arms. “Mara’s still recovering, but she let me steal him for a few minutes to make some important introductions… “

𝐇𝐎𝐖 𝐋𝐎𝐍𝐆 𝐇𝐀𝐃 𝐈𝐓 𝐁𝐄𝐄𝐍 𝐒𝐈𝐍𝐂𝐄 𝐒𝐇𝐄 𝐇𝐄𝐋𝐃 𝐎𝐍𝐄 𝐒𝐎 𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐆?  Shaak  Ti  could  scarcely  recall.  As  long  as  she  last  visited  the  Temple's  creche,  at  least;  as  long  as  she  last  saw  the  birth  of  a  clone  (  thought  the  Kaminoans  never  referred  to  it  as  such  ),  their  eyes  opening  for  the  first  time,  bright  and  curious  and  full  of  their  own  unique  life.  No  matter  how  much  time  passed,  her  arms  still  remembered  how  to  hold  the  most  fragile  parts  of  them,  and  she  cradled  Ben  close  to  her  chest.

"I'm  glad  I  made  the  list,"  she  said,  smile  reserved  for  the  bundle  in  her  arms,  and  he  alone.  "Younglings  are  a  unique  sort  of  joy."  Yet  for  all  they  considered  their  young  family,  it  was  rarely  by  blood.  Glancing  back  to  Luke,  she  spoke gently,  a  curious  tilt  to  her  head,  "And  how  are  you  feeling...?"

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𝐒𝐇𝐀𝐀𝐊  𝐓𝐈  𝐀𝐋𝐖𝐀𝐘𝐒  𝐏𝐑𝐄𝐅𝐄𝐑𝐑𝐄𝐃  𝐓𝐎  𝐇𝐀𝐕𝐄  𝐒𝐎𝐋𝐈𝐃  𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐇  beneath  her  feet,  a  teaching  from  her  people  she  never  could  shake.  With  each  step  she  could  feel  the  ebb  and  flow  of  energy  beneath  her,  the  very  force  pulsing  through  the  planet's  core.  But  the  domed  cities  of  Tipoca  denied  her  such  luxuries.  Outside  the  ocean  raged,  seeking  to  reclaim  these  artificial  sanctuaries  in  the  name  of  the  sea.  Nights  like  these  had  become  the  norm,  torrential  downpour  fading  into  a  distant  hum  beyond  the  durasteel  walls.  Still,  a  part  of  her  wondered  if  nature  rebelled  against  this  world's  inhabitants,  the  way  they  meddled  in  the  natural  order  of  things.  Though  she  could  not  deny  it  worked  to  their  advantage  this  evening.

The  pale  lavender  of  her  gaze  studied  the  holomap  intently.  At  the  heart  of  it  lay  Kamino,  in  all  its  stormy  glory;  then,  like  a  sprinkling  of  stars,  pricks  of  blue  light  that  represented  the  Republic's  blockade.  Everything  from  the  mighty  cruisers  to  the  smaller  fighters  patrolling  their  skies  drifted  along  the  display  —  and,  somewhere  among  them,  her  visitor.

Footsteps  sounded  in  the  hallway,  falling  in  perfect  synchronization.  Shaak  Ti  sensed  them  enter  and  salute  behind  her.  "Anything  to  report?"  she  said,  turning  to  regard  the  pair  as  they  stood  at  attention.  The  leftmost  (  called  Hood  by  his  brothers,  if  she  wasn't  mistaken  )  answered,  "Negative,  General.  Nothing  out  of  the  ordinary."  Nodding,  she  dismissed  the  two  of  them,  staring  at  the  map  once  again  as  they  continued  their  patrol.

How  long  she  might  have  stood  there,  waiting  for  some  blip,  some  sign  of  her  contact,  she  couldn't  say,  yet  it  wasn't  the  holo  that  alerted  her  to  the  Separatist's  arrival.  Rather,  a  shift  in  the  air,  so  subtle  any  other  being  may  not  have  noticed.  But  that  sixth  sense  inherent  to  all  Togruta  allowed  her  to  feel  the  room  as  clearly  as  she  could  see  it,  and  without  a  backwards  glance  Shaak  Ti  knew  at  last  she  was  no  longer  alone.

"It  is  as  good  as  any,"  she  replied,  clasping  her  hands  across  her  midriff.  Then,  and  only  then,  did  she  turn.  Little  to  see,  between  the  helmet  and  dark  uniform,  but  the  way  they  stand  betrays  a  certain  confidence.  "We  have  little  under  an  hour  before  the  next  patrol  reports.  Can  you  make  your  report  in  that  time...?"

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        The powerful storms are the perfect cover for her descent into Kamino, heavy rains obscuring vision while dark clouds and nighttime skies shadow the world around them. Acxa is an adept pilot and weaves her way through the storm with exquisite expertise, landing hidden on a lower level beneath the structures of the facility her newest Jedi contact was located within. Sliding her helmet on to maintain some semblance of anonymity, she glances up at the main level with a tight press of her lips. It won’t be easy to get inside, but there’s NOTHING EASY about the work she’s been doing as of late. As it stands, her HUD display maps out the best way up and so she pushes herself into motion. 

       Slipping inside the main building, she takes a small amount of pleasure in the way she sneaks through darkened corridors and past soldiers who remain blissfully unaware of her presence. These are the men she will likely one day meet on the battlefield, and it is AMUSING to think that they will never know about her having been to their home planet under their very noses. If it weren’t necessary to maintain a certain decorum of stealth and secrecy, Acxa might feel tempted to BRAG about such a feat in the future. 

        Once her contact has been sighted, Acxa carefully waits until she is ALONE before stepping out of the shadows. Shaak Ti likely is expecting her arrival, but Acxa always likes to test the reactions of the Jedi she interacts with – how well they take to being SNUCK UP ON can say a lot about that person, she finds.

        “ I have more news to report on the strategies and plans of your enemies. ” she speaks candidly, helmed head tilting slightly in question. The sound of nearby troopers making their rounds through the corridors catches her attention, body tensing minutely with ANXIETY as she shifts ever so slightly back into the cover of darkness. “ I hope now is a good time, ”

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@rbeljedi​​ said:  Master, this is Ben. I think he would like to meet you.

𝐁𝐄𝐍. 𝐎𝐅 𝐂𝐎𝐔𝐑𝐒𝐄.  Shaak  Ti  smiled,  hearing  his  name,  and  as  she  moved  closer  saw  that  he  was  no  less  full  of  light  than  his  namesake.  Like  a  tiny  flame  in  the  force  —  still  young,  still  fragile  —  but  already  radiating  warmth.  "He  has  his  mother's  strength,"  she  noted,  feeling  his  fingers  wrap  around  one  of  her  own,  squeezing  tight.  "And  your  humor,"  she  added,  when  his  lips  pulled  into  a  gurgling  smile.

"May  I  hold  him...?"

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A moment of mindfulness…

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@uniforced  said :: Ti and Kyrra whale watching on Kamino ovo

I really did try to draw the whales. But they just did not look right! :’)  I hope you like it anyway!  ♡

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Jedi Council + Listening to Each Other Before Taking Action. 

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𝚆𝙷𝙰𝚃 𝙺𝙸𝙽𝙳 𝙾𝙵 𝙷𝙴𝚁𝙱 𝙰𝚁𝙴 𝚈𝙾𝚄?

𝐆𝐀𝐑𝐋𝐈𝐂. You leave an impression wherever you go. Your heart is so strong, so determined, so willing to go after whatever hole you see in the world, whatever wound you need to fix next. You're there. You're justice, hot red and pure gold, fairness incarnate, a paladin in shining armor come to protect and cleanse and heal and yet sometimes you wonder if you're the most corrupt, dirty being in the world, a fraud, a monster in hero's clothing. 

The world is so intense and you are so small, so fragile, and no matter how hard you try you're never good enough. You want to be good. You want to be good enough. You try so hard and yet the world is so dark and angry and cruel. Perfection is always just out of reach and you want things to be okay so bad you bleed with it. You just want things to be right, to be good, to be fair, but you don't know if they ever can be. If you can ever be.

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