The Dining Nook at Master's Qui-Gon's Compound
Although Qui-Gon's seat is at the head of the table, he is busy helping his wife serve the food. With long black hair, Bryony Jinn is soft and warm. Her beauty shines through modest apparel and lack of make-up. The pair move gracefully, Qui-Gon pulling and accommodating her chair with The Force as he simultaneously takes his seat.
Seated at the table with them are Count Dooku and Master Sifo-Diaz. Yoda is on his hover disc, opposite the table from Qui-Gon. Without a word, they all bow their heads and are silent for a brief moment. Yoda raises his head; states, "May The Force be with us," and they dig in.
As they eat, the conversation is light and pleasant. They talk of promising students, recent yields from the moisture vaporators, the current market price of water, and the exceedingly delicious meal they are enjoying. Dooku and Sifo-Diaz engage, as usual, in what Qui-Gon calls 'wisdom-sparring.'
"So…. my child," Yoda asks Bryony," when can we expect our Jedi numbers to increase? Hmmmm?"
Bryony blushes.
"Soon, Master Yoda, soon. Soon… but not yet" she responds.
"A good name 'Yoda Jinn' would be, I think," he says while twitching his ears upward.
Qui-Gon has to gulp-down the food he had just put in his mouth, lest he splurt it out. Bryony responds with a smile, and a slight chuckle.
"Yes. A good name it is. Better than 'Qui-Gon-Jinn-Junior' at least I would say," continues Yoda.
"Indeed," says Dooku.
After much laughter and all the inevitable, other Jedi name combinations are mentioned (Sifo-Jinn, Qui-Dooku, Dooku-Qui-Sifo, Qui-Yoda-Sifo among them,) the meal is finished. The plates are stored in the wash-unit and the men take the stairs to the surface. Their conversation changes against the setting suns of Tatooine.
"About your meeting with the Security Council, Qui-Gon, what did you feel? Do you think there might be a chance that they've given up on the idea?" asks Sifo-Diaz.
Qui-Gon holds a slight breath, and gives a pensive look. "No. I don't think so."
"The council has yet to ask any of us to accompany any other scouting parties," mentions Dooku.
"I can only be certain that they did not want me to know their next move," responds Qui-Gon. "I'm sorry I can't be more specific. Other than Captain Silios, Senator Mundi was the only one who spoke."
"If trying to hide their intentions they were, wise it was to only let Mundi speak."
"Well… I think we all agree. We've all been getting bad feelings about this penal colony. Now the Security Council's acting like sleemos. I think we can assume there's something big they don't want us to know," finishes Sifo-Diaz.
