Efnir and Nomi 3

Nomi handed out gifts to everyone basically as soon as they got back together. She wouldn't have made a big ceremony of it or anything and she would have done it when everyone was there. Efnir's pendant is on a leather cord. She had wrapped it in a bit of flowered paper and tied with a string. Wrshyr wood is incredibly strong and can basically only be carved by Wookies. The pendant is a carved gnarl of the tree and is shined smooth and glossy.

Efnir takes the pendant and places it around his neck, admiring the polished wood. “It is like the heart of Kashyyyk right here. Thank you for this thoughtful treasure Nomi. We had a bit of an adventure in the mines while you were away and completed the trails for advancement. As a Jedi Knight, I no longer feel the need for this, and would like to see you carry it instead.” He takes out his training saber and hands it over to Nomi.

Nomi's jaw drops and it takes a moment for her fingers to close around the hilt of the training saber that Efnir put in her hand. "I... I don't know what to say. Of course I will carry it. And congratulations are in order, I guess? Are all of you Jedi Knights now?"

“Yes, Master Zernvik gave us the titles, though I think it does not have the same weight it did. Still, it does show our growth since running from the temple and nice to not feel like a trainee any longer."

This leads to much explaining and stories of adventure while Nomi also eventually gets the rest of the gifts handed out and they get back into the usual swing of things, planning and forwarding their course toward Damasa and rescuing Sekar Mira.

A day after the group has taken back to space and is on the way to Hapes Consortium, Nomi goes looking for Efnir. Now that he is not practicing with his training saber she's not sure exactly where to find him so she starts at his room, knocking politely. When he opens the door he finds Nomi standing there with the hilt of his training lightsaber in hand. She looks nervous and embarrassed. "Um... Hi." she says. "I..." Nomi often acts and appears older than her 19 years, but at the moment she appears exactly as an awkward teen would. She rushes ahead. "I want to make sure, now that it has been a couple of days, that you haven't changed your mind and decided that it would be useful to have a training saber while you are on Rogue Ronto or something. I can't imagine that you can practice with your bot using your real lightsaber."

"The training saber can stay with you, I do not have a need for it. You can use it as you see fit, if you want to train yourself maybe, or to improve disguises, or a backup weapon for close up. I can still use the bot to block shots so don’t think I can’t train without it.”

"Oh. Okay." Nomi clips the training saber onto her belt. "Thanks. It's not that I don't want it, I just wanted to make sure you didn't need it."

Nomi I stands there awkwardly for a moment and then says. "Is your saber also the same color as your former master's?"

“No, Master Tiin had a green lightsaber. The crystal that called to me is violet. I do find it pleasing to the eye actually.” Brrrrmmmm the lightsaber ignites. Efnir gives Nomi a moment then dowses it. “If you need help with that,” he nods to the training saber. “Feel free to ask anytime.”

"Oh!" Nomi sound surprised. "It's actually quite pretty." She tells him. "Not that I am partial to shades of purple or anything." She adds with a smirk. "Does the color signify anything?"

"I probably will take you up on the practice. Maybe tomorrow in the afternoon once Vic and I are done with the daily inspections? And every day after that? Ha. I'm not very good with weapons."

“Beyond corrupted sabers of the Sith turning red there does not seem to be any particular significance of color. The crystal chooses the wielder, but there are some that are more common like the blue and green. It seems that all of the crystals here on Zoph were of the more unusual shades. I will remain at your pleasure. Now that I am up what do you say to a game of Dejarik and a snack?”

Nomi seems to have gotten over her embarrassment now that she knows that things have not changed between them, but she does blush as he basically tells her that she woke him up. "Sure, I'm up for Dejarik. Though I call the Houjix. And I brought back some candies from Kashyyyk if you want to try them. They are made out of the sap of the Wroshyr tree and they are quite tasty. They basically make everything out of those trees." Nomi continues to chat as they walk to the common space to set up their game and gather their snack and she is all smiles and laughs, as her normal self.