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[prophesiedone]

[Anakin is looking a little...lopsided. He has removed his mechno-arm - something he usually does before going to bed - and the limb is laying before him on a table.]

Don't ever grab wires with your teeth. [That should be obvious.] I need to fix one of the mechanisms in the wrist and one hand just isn't cutting it.

[Droids had been helpful before. However, despite his difficulties, Anakin is actually quite deft with his one and only hand. He picks up a screwdriver and removes a small metal plate, setting it aside.]

I'll figure it out, I'm sure, but if any of you are good with technology and building things, I'm listening.

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[ralltiir]

[ Akobi starts the video seated at his desk. Not the desk in his office at Helix Station; he doesn't want to make personal requests on Aegis time. The desk in his home office. The hour is somewhat late-- after dinner but before most people would turn in for their night's sleep. From the looks of him, Akobi hasn't been doing much sleeping lately. ]

Good evening, ImPorts. I come to you today with a request. I recently ported... [ He pauses. He didn't port back home. He has nothing left to port home to. ] ...out, for a period of about a week, and upon my return, I found myself with a new ability. This isn't the first time this has happened to me, but I confess, the ability I find myself saddled with now is more than just a mere annoyance.

That is what I come to you seeking. Aid, in learning to control my new ability. Meditation has been recommended to me as one possible avenue to explore, but I have no experience with such a practice, and would not know where to begin on my own. The ability in question involves a certain amount of... extra-ordinary senses of the world around you, and the ability to manipulate one's environment through control of that sense. In the galaxy I come from, it is known as "The Force."

[ Never have two simple words been uttered with such disdain. ]

Normally, I would not trust anyone claiming to be skilled with such things, as Force users in my galaxy have a long history of being manipulative and deceitful. [ Or so the Empire has led him to believe. ] However, now that I find myself with the potential for such a skill... [ He sighs. ] I must learn to control it, lest I accidentally let it control me.

I would compensate anyone offering training fairly and promptly. Money is no object. Should you wish to discuss matters privately, I can be reached at this number.

Thank you.

[ As he concludes his broadcast, he reaches across the desk for the camera, to turn off the recording, but accidentally Force pushes his comm unit away, where it clatters to the floor. A brief, unfamiliar curse word is heard before the feed goes black. ]

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[justaddh2o]

( When the video comes up, she's not actually looking up, instead she's looking down at something, very briefly as if referencing it before she actually speaks and she just didn't time it as well as she would've liked.

She looks up again and smiles a little. When she speaks, it's in an Australian accent. )

Right, so, I'm Rikki. I'm not from here ( She pauses and wrinkles her nose a little. ) Erm, from America, I mean, so while I've been told which cities have the Porters, I would be lying if I said I knew where literally any of them are. I've no idea.

So...this seems like the most efficient way to ask. Are there any cities with Porters that have at least semi-easy beach access? I'm really going through withdrawals.