Pike: So who are you people again? You say you're here to make war but you just showed up with a big battleship more than three time ours size, full of cloned super soldier.
Obi-Wan: Yes, I understand your confusion. I admit we were going to a battle, which does takes place in a global galactic conflict.
Pike: A galactic conflict that a good quarter of the galaxy doesn't know about.
Obi-Wan: That part confuses us as well. Our instrument tells us we are not in the right galaxy, but we're not sure how it's possible. Anyway, to answer your question Captain, I'm Master Jedi Obi-Wan Kenobi, commander of the 7th sky corp of the galactic republic army, and member of the Jedi Council.
Pike: So the Jedi are... the leading class of that republic?
Obi-Wan: Absolutely not! We only serves as peace keepers for the republic, which is governed by a senate and a democratically elected chanceler.
Pike: So a military force?
Obi-Wan: Not usually no. Before the war we used to negotiate peaceful resolution to conflicts.
Pike: Why a cast of diplomats would be commanding armies?
Obi-Wan: No see... The Jedi are more than diplomates. And I wouldn't say we are a cast either. Let me explain : We Jedi are users of the Force, which is an energy field created by all living things. It surrounds us and penetrates us and binds the galaxy together. I mean our galaxy but I sense it here too, so I guess it extend farther than we knew. We suspected it, but now we have confirmation, which is rather fascinating. Using the Force gives us great powers, but it can also drive people to the dark side if they use their power for selfish reasons. So we have to train all our lives to control our emotions. The war we are fighting now has been instigated by a member of another group of users of the Force who use it to gain power. We call them the Sith and you could say they are our mortal ennemies.
Spoke: Fascinating. This is somewhat similar to the history of my people, the vulcans, and the romulans. However you do not seem to repress your feelings like we do.
Obi-Wan: Indeed, we don't. We just accept our feelings and let them pass.
Spoke: At the risk of repeating myself, fascinating. I hope we can find a moment to exchange notes on our methods of dealing with emotions. Are you familiar with the concept of mind meld?
Obi-Wan: This sounds like a interesting idea, but I'm not sure I should let you in my mind. I am a fleet commander and a Jedi Council member after all.
