Ep I Ch 19

1“John Mihn,” Qui-Gon Jinn began, “you are an excellent seer. I asked you about flowers and you saw so much more. I hope you are ready for more training come tomorrow.”

I agreed, as I thoroughly enjoyed the experience. 2“But I wonder,” I said, “what does a man with a light sabre have to do with flowers in a vase? How can I connect the two images when there’s no connection to begin with? Who is the man in black?”

3He sighed, looking back at me and still crying. “So he will become the Master Jedi.”

4I looked at Qui-Gon Jinn, puzzled. “What do you mean by ‘Master Jedi’? What is a Master Jedi?”

5Qui-Gon Jinn looked away from me, as if he had no answer for me. But he did: “I was one. 6I mean, I am one. As far as we know, there is no living Master Jedi.”

7“Who is we?” I asked. “Where did you come from?”

8He looked down upon the river. “Please, tell me more about the flowers.”

9I saw my hands rearranging the flowers, though, in truth I had no skill. Then I saw an array of flower types, all in pink, then they turned all sorts of colours such as blue and orange. Their stalks were either there, or they weren’t. 10I told him about them, and he seemed distant while I talked.

“Do you know the significance of a flower?” he asked. To this, I had no answer. 11“It is often seen as a gift; something to receive,” he answered. “When you see flowers in your vision, take it as a gift. You never know when it will come in handy someday. 12And when you see flowers in hand, take it as a proposition. This could mean your death.”

13I was shocked at his claim, though considering he was a ghost, I could understand his point of view. ‘A proposal of death’ had a grim rhythm to it.

14“If you see two flowers close to heart, it means…” He looked down at himself, smiling sadly. “That you’re expecting.”

15I looked down at him, and realised what kind of world he came from, just by his robes. “You’re from Coruscant, aren’t you? The Planet of Stars?”

16He laughed, turning away again. “Yes. You’re very observant, Mister John Mihn.”

17“Do men really have children on Coruscant, Qui-Gon Jinn?” I asked, not knowing what trouble I’d get into.

18And Qui-Gon Jinn turned back and looked at me as if I had something on my face. And he stepped closer, ignoring the ground he shuffled his feet upon. 19He stopped, looking down at his foot. Luckily, it was just grass by now. Then he leant in closer, and said, “No. We don’t.”

20My stomach churned at the very thought of a man having a child. But I kept my judgments to myself. 21Then he turned pale again, running farther out and throwing up again.

''T/N: Verse 18 reminds me of Albuquerque by Weird Al Yankovic. Imagine if that really said in this context "he looked at me like a cow at an oncoming train" Of course, that doesn't work here, as we don't know if Naboo has cows or trains like us.''