In-Depth Exploration [MM8]

[Moyr Ahaya]

Eventually, Moyr reached the shore and walked out of the water calm. She put her hand on the older woman's arm and slumped, heaving. She seemed at least exhausted, maybe hurt. "Thank you for waiting, Hala. I survived, but I don't remember much of what happened. As demeaning as it sounds, my mind couldn't probably take it in one fell swoop."

[Col. Hala Moraal]

"It's the force," she shrugged dismissively, "My mind can't touch it at all."

She wrapped a supportive arm around Moyr's waist and started to lead her back to the ship.

[Moyr Ahaya]

"I'll need some rest. There's nothing more for us here today. I need to get my mind in order. Gunnie will drive us back, take the co-pilot place in the cockpit." Moyr tried a weak smile and a joke. "Maybe you'll get less hopeless in handling complex electronics."

[Col. Hala Moraal]

"Yes," Hala answered reflexively before pulling it back and softening her smile, "yes, my lord. Right after you replace my arm, eyes, and anything else that time, age, and shrapnel have robbed of me."

[Moyr Ahaya]

"We might need to look into that. But then, there would be a lot less of you to pet, so the choice is hard." She murmured with a sly smile. "Where the fuck is Craw?"

[Col. Hala Moraal]

"Pounding swamp, I think," she answered after a soft chuckle. As they walked up the ramp, she pulled out her commlink.

"Craw, she's up. Fall back to the ship. Gunnie, dustoff in 5."

[Craw Toboga]

Craw answered to his own commlink. "Yup yup. Just making rounds." He emerged from the swamp opposite to the lake and jogged to the ship. "So you guys find what you were looking for?" He asked when he climbed in.

[Moyr Ahaya]

"Hell if I knew, Craw. I have a nice case of Force-induced amnesia right now."

Moyr got on the ramp.

"Hala, do you remember anything from the time I was absent?"

[Craw Toboga]

Craw shook his head. "Spooky stuff. That lake creeps me the fuck out, is all I can say about it."

[Col. Hala Moraal]

"You were down there for a long time, and the water is too murky to see. It definitely feels wrong here, but I can't explain any of it."

[Moyr Ahaya]

"I remember sending you something. Do you have those visuals, or was it just in my head?"

[You do.]

[Col. Hala Moraal]

Hala gave her an odd look, then pulled up the conversation record on her datapads and played it from the beginning.