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  • Dark Rendezvous is roughly a fifty-fifty split between Moments of Awesome from Yoda the badass Jedi Warrior, and Moments of Heartwarming from Yoda the wise and gentle teacher. The crowner has to be Yoda's little speech to Scout, a Jedi student having a crisis of confidence:
    Too few Jedi I have already. But even had I a crop of thousands, small one, I would not let you go without a fight. Spirit and determination you have. Between the stars, so much darkness there is. Why would I throw away one who burns so bright?
  • Another one comes during an Apprentice/Padawan tournament. Since Scout is incredibly weak in the Force, though exceptional in all other areas of training, she has to resort to a clever deception against a kid who's a Force prodigy. Instead of being angry that he was beaten, especially by a duplicitous move, he smiles and says this.
    Tallisabeth, being a Jedi is about being resourceful, keeping your eyes open, and never, ever giving up. You taught me a lot about being a Jedi today.
  • The mere fact that Scout survives the Jedi purge is kind of heartwarming—she'd been through so much hardship her whole life that it's good to know it didn't end in horror.
  • Jai Maruk's What You Are in the Dark moment: He's going to be murdered no matter what, and he knows that. But rather than accepting despair, he stays in the Light, and dies as a Jedi.
    Nobody would ever know how close Jai had come to giving in to the dark side. Nobody but Maks Leem would ever know he had resisted at the end. In a few minutes they would both be dead, and to the universe, his choice would make no difference at all. To Jai Maruk, it meant everything. For the next few minutes, Jai fought more beautifully than he ever had in his life, and when Asajj cut him down, he was smiling.
  • Yoda towards Dooku, which very nearly caused Dooku to have a Heel–Face Turn.
    Yoda: When you fall, apprentice, catch you I will.
  • After Maks and Jai are killed, Whie is understandably distraught, and lashes out at Yoda, accusing him of being uncaring. Yoda, however, tells him that he's wrong-Yoda has lived for centuries, yes, but that means that he's lived more, loved more, and lost more than Whie could ever understand. He then gives Whie and Scout a speech that perfectly sums up being The Anti-Nihilist: Maybe there is a greater plan, maybe there isn't, but that's not the point. Being a Jedi is about choosing to live, choosing to love, even in the face of tragedy and despair.
    Whie cried for what seemed like a long time. Scout ate. Fidelis served. Master Yoda told stories of Maks Leem and Jai Maruk: tales of their most exciting adventures, of course, but also comical anecdotes from the days when they were only children in the Temple. They drank together, many toasts.
    Scout cried. Whie ate. Fidelis served.
    Yoda told stories, and ate, and cried, and laughed: and the Padawans saw that life itself was a lightsaber in his hands; even in the face of treachery and death and hopes gone cold, he burned like a candle in the darkness. Like a star shining in the black eternity of space.

Alternative Title(s): Star Wars Dark Rendezvous, Dark Rendezvous

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