FROM THE MEMORY BANKS OF IG-88 SHEILD GENERATOR FOR THE WAYFARER 22.7.1ABA_

[An astromech droid beeps at Taryn, who nods and picks up a fusion cutter and wipes away the feathers from her face and continues working on the small metal box in front of her]

I figured if I matched the radiation level to set a trigger reinforced by the electric current inherent in the lightening there could be a sort of Force Light Switch effect…no idea if it’ll actually work though…

[Taryn is interrupted by a few quick low beeps from the astromech droid; she scowls at it for a second]

Well of course it’s a bit crazy but I don’t see you coming up with any plans to stop the Emperor, unless you were going to roll in and talk him down with nothing but your shiny astromechanical charm? Or maybe you and Vader could have a circuit to circuit?

[A low tone from the astromech droid]

I didn’t think so. Anyway, what else am I supposed to do? I’ll protect my sedge in any way I can. They’ve finally got a home…I’ve finally got a home. I’ll be damned if he’s going to take this one from us too. I can’t throw star ships or duel with a saber like most of my friends can, so I’ll stick to where I’m better acquainted.

[The droid blares for a second and Taryn sets down the cutters, picks up one of the boxes and starts checking the wires and hooks it to crude looking target assassin droid dummy. Lights of all kinds start flashing at random on the dummy; Taryn watches for a moment and yanks a yellow wire from the small box. The lights all synchronize, flash three times, then go dark. Taryn nods and unhooks the box from the dummy.]

[A few more bleeps from the astromech droid]

Of course Talia isn’t force sensitive, but she doesn’t need to be. She affects the world in a very real, very physical, very precise way…generally with a large gun. She gets us to work beyond what we would normally think ourselves unable to do. I don’t know how she does it, but one word from her and things don’t seem quite so impossible.

[There are a few sparks while Taryn welds the sides of the box together, forming a rough casing. After a few moments checking the power calibrator against the information on her data pad she welds the top of the casing and sets it carefully on the floor next to a dozen or so like it.]

[the droid tones at her for a moment]

Meena manages her own way. She doesn’t fight so flashy as the rest do, but observes and in her patience is able to find and use the cracks she finds in the Empires walls against them. She’ll sneak in and fight from the heart of things.

Jolee takes a more direct approach with the force, quick to action and her very will of it succeeding causing it to be so. Both she and Luke work in a fluid motion together, using the flow and ebb of the battle to their advantage, near perfect in their ability to move as one. Even if Luke is a blind fool where his dad is concerned...

[Taryn looks for a moment at the target dummy thoughtfully before picking up a hydrospanner and removing the left hand of it. The astromech barks a few sharp tones at her]

Settle down, I’m just using it for a base…don’t know if this’ll work or not but every little bit right? And of course Zac is murder with a saber…doesn’t do the number on hordes of troopers like Jolee can, but when he fixes on a target it doesn’t have much longer for this ‘verse. He’ll defend those he takes as friend or family. As much as he helped me during his long sleep, I’m glad for his waking companionship. Even if it scared me to begin with…I’m glad he stuck around instead of leaving…I don’t know if I’dve stayed if he went…

[sing-song like tones from the droid cause Taryn to light purple against her normal blue skin]

I do not!

[a disbelieving tone and her cheeks flush a deep plum]

…shutup. What would you know? It’s not like I only like him for throwing Tarkin out a window…it started a bit there but its not li-

[the droid chitters, then seems to scold a bit]

Oh like he’d ever know. As strong as he is in the force and as fantastic he is at observing people’s behavior, opening their eyes to new ideas, and seeing things distant and future, he’s as clueless about things as any of us non force-ers in some things. He’s changed in the time I’ve known him, taken more responsibility to himself in the rebellion, and even if this ends today he’ll have so much he feels he needs to get done he’ll never even know…

[more sing-song chirps as the droid turns and moves to the doorway to the rest of the ship]

…take another move and I’ll strip you for parts with my mind.

[the droid stops]

I thought so.

[as the droid moves back to the Omwati it picks up the shield generator near the doorway and brings it to her, beeping questioningly]

I’ve honestly no idea. But I’ve gotta try, hope for the best and all that. I can’t throw lightening, but I can try to make it work for me…

[she looks at the pile of detonators in front of her, the droid letting out a long low whistle]

Well, here’s hoping that either this works, or failing all else, one of those do…. I cannot move the world around me as my companions can, but I can use my enemy’s affectations on it to my gain.

[a few more beeps as Taryn picks up the fusion cutter again and starts to take the generator apart]

…you’re right…a little more of a sophisticated wiring for this one…

[Taryn reaches toward the view of the holo-vid before it goes dead]