Who: Jaina and Mara What: Mara is trying to get Jaina to open up and talk about things. When: Backdated slightly to Saturday evening Where: Their motel room Warnings: Jaina feels, possible language, but otherwise should be low?
There had been several reasons Mara had offered to join Jaina on this hunt. One of them was that Mara didn't like these long periods of inactivity. She didn't like sitting still for too long without something constructive to do. So a hunt seemed like a good idea. Another reason was because she was worried about her niece. She'd given her distance ever since Gabriel had been taken away, but now she had a plan to try and get Jaina to open up to her. The Jedi Master was fairly certain she was the only one of their family that Jaina would even consider opening up to in such a manner. But of course, Mara would approach the subject carefully in a way where Jaina wouldn't be on the defensive from the get go. As much as Jaina may pretend she was fine, Mara knew better, and she didn't even need the Force to know that. Jaina had been her apprentice once, and she knew her well. She didn't care if Jacen would get uppity with her for enabling Jaina to take another hunt, Mara had a plan, and if Jacen wanted his sister to talk, then he would just need to accept that it would take getting Jaina away from a place of stress and into a different situation. Though Mara knew she needed to tread a thin line in this matter. While in some ways this felt like old training missions her and Jaina would go on, it was not. Mara also was not Jaina's mother, so she had to keep her maternal side in check. She was an aunt, a potential confidant, and that is the path she needed to take. This wouldn't work if Jaina felt bullied or pressured into talking.
The hunt was fairly straight forward. There was a ghost, so it was just a matter of salting and burning the remains. The day had been spent gathering intel around the town, inquiring about the deaths and place that was haunted. Even with a straight forward hunt like this, one couldn't be too careful. Mara had gathered some files and old newspaper articles relating to the case they were working. She'd read through some of them earlier, then passed them on to Jaina to read. Brushing a hand through her red hair, Mara glanced at the clock in the room. Getting some food would be a good idea. Jaina may think she hadn't noticed, but Mara had made note of what she'd seen Jaina eat since they set out, which was very little. Her niece was living on coffee, it seemed. That most certainly needed to change, though again Mara would try for the subtle approach.
"I was thinking of grabbing some food, did you want anything?" Mara was fairly certain she knew what Jaina would respond with, but it would at least open up lines of communication. Mara was also incredibly persistent and stubborn when she got something into her head that she wished to accomplish. It was more a matter of how much Jaina would resist taking care of herself. The Jedi Master had also noticed Jaina wasn't sleeping much, if at all. But one thing at a time, really. She'd see if she could interest Jaina in eating anything.