The Shevan Family Reunion

It's four days to Ree's world with a shipful of kooks. Kyp spends most of his time in a bacta tank, much to his disgust. They decide it's better to keep Padme unconscious for now, considering who she'd be waking up to meet.

SARR proposes a procedure to fix Dalt and Mora, but it involves cracking their heads open and splicing DNA, and the Jedi aren't comfortable with that. Neither is Dalt, who swings by the conference room when he senses they're talking about him (he really likes it when they talk about him). Thinking it might be a less alarming solution, Kedrihm'Val reminds them of the Force-saturated water on Ree's world. Kyp thinks Dalt must know how to fix it, considering he sorted it out with the clone he left back on Miraluka. Deciding it might be worth comparing, Oola gets a copy of his medical records from Miraluka while Lydia gets Dalt to submit to a brain pattern scan.

On Ree's planet, Mora leaves her Dathomiri bodyguards on the ship with SARR and INON, who stay to crunch data. Ree updates Mora on family matters. Mora tries to hide her nervousness by acting disdainful, but it's pretty obvious that she's flustered about the reunion. Kedrihm'Val, Mora, and Dalt all get glared at by the Dark Side-hating space sheep on the way to the Shevan farm.

They can tell from a distance that the place is going nuts with excitement. Apparently Ree's mom got everyone together. The homestead is buzzing like a Shevan-filled hive. Everyone is dressed nicely, and Ree notices that Jude is there.

Z takes Lydia, Oola and Kedrihm'Val to get Force water. They grab plenty extra for testing.

Ree notes that people are behaving oddly toward Kyp, but she doesn't quite notice the pattern of 'boyfriend-interrogation.' Mora and Devith have an awkwardly emotional reunion in which they both strain not to break down. Being surrounded by family seems to help Mora get some perspective, and Ree takes the liberty of nudging her along just a little. Kyp figures out that bringing to mind old happy memories helps a lot too.

INON calls Oola while they're still out gathering water. SARR is tallking about executing the witches, and INON wants to know if that's bad (he's programmed to check with her before implementing SARR's suggestions). Oola deactivates INON, then says, "You're free, SARR." She hears the sound of saws starting up. "Make it clean," she tells him. And she hears a lightsaber activate. SARR says he'll claim that they attacked him, and the recordings will back that up. He also comments that Dalt is very easy to steal from.

Lydia takes the Force water back to the ship, and INON calls back, horrified that the Force witches apparently attacked him and SARR.

Back on the farm, uncles have taken Kyp in hand and are showing him around while they interrogate him. When Oola gets back, she tries picking Dalt's pocket while he helps cook, and discovers that SARR was right: the man is completely oblivious.

SARR is making progress on figuring out how to fix the Sent twins. He also comments thoughtfully that, "If you combine the minerals in the water into a crystal, I'm not sure what you'd get." INON cuts in with, "Shouldn't you tell her you're combining the minerals in the water?"

Dinner goes well. Everyone makes an effort to get along, and ignores Z's Wookie-like feasting behaviors. When Ree tries to help clean up, one of her aunts scolds her, "Go back in and sit with your fella." Which almost gets through to her, but she's still mightily confused as to whether she's making things up in her head.

Before dessert, the family wheels in the holovidder to watch the news. The retaking of Bimm is going well. One of the reporters wonders where Ree is, since they haven't spotted her during the battle. Bimm did have a planetary shield that was causing trouble, but they show a clip of what happened to it: the leader of the Thule forces beamed out a gloating message of defiance a while back. In the background of the shot, you could see a Thule soldier stagger and flail into the shield mechanisms and wreck the joint, to cries of "Goddamit, Zan!"

Ree keeps finding herself being grouped with Kyp while the family plays party games.

When he requests a Force-user to poke it for him, Oola takes Kedrihm'Val back out to the ship to check on the crystal SARR is growing (SARR says he's the "least objectionable of the magic meatbags." Awwwww). It feels warm and fuzzy (emotionally, that is; it is still a rock). SARR says it's similar in a way to the crystals that Severan used to turn people into ooze-monsters. Borrowing some of his mistress's speech patterns, INON cusses SARR out in a sarcastic tone, then looks abashed when everyone's startled. Oola considers again spiking Dalt's and Mora's drinks, but SARR thinks it might be best to wait until after the party, in case someone explode

Back at home, Ree has finally caught on to the subtext. She tries to tell her mother that nothing is going on between her and Kyp, but her mother won't believe her. "Mothers can tell these things, dear," she says tolerantly, and "If nothing's going on, then that's decidedly your fault." Which completely scandalizes Ree. "Unless he's in some boy-teasing-girl phase, he's not interested!" she insists. "They never grow out of that phase, dear," her mother replies. At about which time, Ree's father comes into the kitchen to play a prank on Mother. "You're not helping!" Ree snaps at him. "What?" her dad helplessly asks.

Asking around, Ree discovers that everyone is quite convinced about her and Kyp. Lydia, Oola, and Ree get into a shouting match about it. While they squabble (well, while Oola and Lydia gossip and Ree shrilly insists it's all in their imaginations), Jude comes over to hide from her parents, who are making gooey eyes at each other. She agrees with everyone else.

Lydia: "Your uncles have been showing him around all day."
Ree: "Did they show him the tractor...? Oh no."
Jude: "He's about as socially adept as you. It's possible there's something going on between you and neither of you know it."

Ree peers over at Kyp, who waves at her.

Kedrihm'Val stops by briefly when he notes the sounds of argument, but quickly realizes whtat he's stepped into, and retreats. Dalt comes over to the girl-talk circle a bit later, wanting to know if they're talking about him. Ree chews him out for bringing a lightsaber into the house. Dalt realizes suddenly that his other one is missing, and wanders off to look for it.

Ree notes that Z has gotten her aunt and uncle quite drunk on glowy alcoholic beverages.

When Ree explains the whole situation to her (seeking desperately for a change in subject), Jude discovers to her abject horror that she is related to Dalt, and spins to steal a drink from Z as he passes by with a tray.

Z notes the Girl Talk Circle, and decides it's time to be proactive. He grabs Kedrihm'Val and Dalt, of all people, to form the balancing Man-to-Man Talk with Kyp on the other side of the room. Kyp is completely clueless. Kedrihm'Val tries to tell Z to drop it, saying they should give the two privacy considering everyone else keeps poking into their affairs. "Er...YEAH!" agrees, Kyp, utterly confused about what he's referring to. Dalt just wants them to talk about him, and is grumpy that the conversation is currently not centering around him. "We talk about you all the time," Kedrihm'Val reassures him. "More than almost anything?" asks Dalt, shyly pleased. As Kyp begins to understand what they're talking about, he remains confused but vaguely interested. "You mean...she wants me to ask her to dinner?" He babbles about how the uncles kept talking about concerts. Dalt suggests getting Ree tickets to a ballet or something so that they can end this conversation and start talking about him.

So, the evening ends thusly: Ezrek Dalt giving a baffled Kyp Durron dating advice, while Z looms with stern protectiveness and balancing a bartender's kit on a tray; Ree trying to deny that anyone else thinks she's in a relationship with Kyp; a drunken Mora sitting on a drunken Dervith's lap while she tries to pretend she doesn't care about him; Jude hiding behind anyone sufficiently broad to block out the sight of her parents while she tries to give Ree dating advice; and Endek in the corner, glumly pondering his god-daughter dating the guy who blew up a solar system ("Should've seen that one coming.").

Ree's mother invites them all back to breakfast in the morning.