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WHO: Luke and Altair
WHERE: Heropa
WHEN: Vague hand wavy something of this week
WHAT: Altair is getting frustrated with Luke being able to pick up where he is when he's trying to sneak around. It's time to fix that.
WARNINGS: Nooooothing at the moment?

[Luke frowned, not sure what to make of what he was looking at. ]

[ No, maybe that wasn't fair. He knew what he was looking at. He knew what a haystack was supposed to be. It was just... haystacks usually appeared in places like farms and things like it, not in the middle of a Florida street, at least as far as he knew. It was... weird, and he wasn't sure why it was there. ]

[ Luke paused a moment, looking around, as if expecting someone to be able to lay claim to a random haystack. Maybe it wasn't even a haystack; maybe it was really someone's pet...? His face scrunched up at that; that seemed a little far fetched, but... things could be weird in this place. ]

[ Which was totally why he ended up reaching out and poking at the hay. ]

[ Because this was normal. ]

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[ Altair had arrived a bit before Luke and was standing across the street when the other man arrived. Pedestrians provided enough cover for Altair to be comfortably anonymous, and ensured he wasn't spotted when Luke looked around.

It took him almost no time to walk up behind the other man, and was about to speak when Luke poked the haystack. Why...? ]

What are you doing?

[ Luke let out a curious noise at that one, pausing his poking to turn a curious look at Altair. ]

Oh, hey; you snuck up on me that time.

[ He probably shouldn't say that like it was an amazing thing to a master assassin... ]

[ He shrugged after a moment, turning back to the haystack. ]

It's weird to see this out in the middle of the street. I wasn't sure it was actually what it looks like.

[ Luke not noticing Altair's approach was a bit surprising, but even more surprising to Altair was Luke questioning the haystacks. ]

Weird how? I do not see them everywhere here like I did back home, but I see them frequently enough.

[ Do you just not pay attention Luke? ]

[ Luke let out a faint noise; hi, yes, he does pay attention! And when he's not, the Force makes up for it, so there. ]

That's... not normal around here. Where are you seeing them?

[ Better question, why??? ]

There doesn't seem to be any reason to their placement, but I see them all over the city. I make use of them while I travel the rooftops.

[ Altair gives Luke a slightly worried look: ]

There was even the one in front of your mother's house. Do you not remember?

[ Luke paused at that, staring at him like he grew another head. Had there been a haystack there...? ]

There... shouldn't have been? There wasn't one any other time I was there...

[ Except when Altair was there. Just like there was a haystack here, and Altair was here as well. Luke paused, frowning at him in thought. ]

...do you know what powers you were given on arrival?

Powers?

[ Surprise surprise, he hadn't read the introduction paperwork. ]

[ Luke huffed softly at that. ]

You didn't read any of the introductory paperwork, did you?

I found the housing information.

[ Shut up Luke ]

[ Why are you like this, Altair? Luke gave him a patient look, before explaining. ]

We're given powers when we arrive here. Some of us manage to retain the ones that we had from home, while others get something new.

[ Altair blinks, shifting his vision so Luke glows a brilliant blue, and then blinks again to return his vision to normal. ]

My vision would be one of these 'powers'; you assume these haystacks are caused by another?

...vision?

[ Luke paused at that, raising a curious eyebrow. Altair's eyes seemed fine... maybe it was just something to do with how he saw things. ]

It's possible? But... why haystacks?

'Why haystacks', what? I don't understand.

[ Luke's shoulders slumped, giving Altair an exasperated look. If he didn't know any better, he'd swear the man was difficult on purpose. ]

I mean, what kind of significance do haystacks have for you?

[ Difficult? Him? Rude. ]

They are not significant. They are a convenient hiding place and make a good landing platform for completed Leaps of Faith, but I am not attached to them.

[ Luke paused. He knew he was going to regret asking this, but... ]

Leaps of Faith?

It is a feat we perform to intimidate our enemies or for convenience. We jump from great heights and land safely at the bottom. Al Mualim liked to say it showed that God protected us from harm and that we jumped with His blessing, but I have never believed in God and I have never failed in a jump.

[ Altair takes a look at Luke's face and sees he doesn't quite understand ]

It is easier to show than to tell, but we do not have an appropriate location here.

[ Jump from...? Luke glanced up at the building nearest them, remembering that his mother's apartment was a little taller than that, then down to the hay stack, then back to Altair with an absolutely bewildered look on his face. ]

...how do you not break anything...?

[ And does he really want to see this? Part of him is screaming YES, because surviving falls like that must be amazing, but the other part is wondering if he's completely lost his mind. ]

Practice? I learned using shorter distances and gradually moved up to taller structures, but it is possible for it to go badly and for someone to be hurt.

[ Really Luke, he doesn't know why this of all things is what fascinates you. You use the force for outrageous feats every day. ]

[ Yes, but... that's the Force. Altair was normal, and squishy. ]

That's... really amazing.

[ Yeah, and this is just what he does. The Force is much more interesting. ]

And you can pick me out of a crowd even when no one else knows I'm around and make objects hover.

[ Speaking of.... ]

Are you going to teach me how to hide myself from you?

I did promise that, didn't I?

[ Luke couldn't help but smile at that, the haystack momentarily forgotten. ]

I pick you out so easily because you're so focused on staying hidden. Your focus projects in the Force -- loudly.

So I must trust that I am hidden but not focus on it?

[ He thinks he gets it? Maybe ]>/small>

Yes, although...

[ Luke paused a moment, folding his arms over his chest as he considered. ]

Maybe in addition to trusting you're hidden, try... just thinking normally. Thinking about your day, or the people around you. Blend yourself in with the crowd mentally as well as physically.

[ Altair took a few minutes to think about Luke's advice before he nods and closes his eyes. He attempts to push aside any worries about this not working, to calm his mind and 'blend' like Luke advised.

After a few minutes he opens his eyes and looks to Luke, ]

Is it working?

[ A small smile came to Luke's face. ]

You have the idea. You'll just need to practice to perfect it.

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Okay, I'm pretty sure he's never called anything a 'power'. Let me know if I'm wrong

Altair plz

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