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Post by Nebula "Nibs" Enibry on Dec 19, 2018 9:09:45 GMT -8
They needed to end this threat fast. That was certain. The other woman at least conducted herself bravely, and used her bow to great effect. Casting a look behind her, the beast was reeling and made a pained noise akin to grating metal and a squeal of rage as the shadow that showed where its head was now had a shaft sticking between the eyes...at least she hoped. The arrow was halfway invisible and moving around wildly. She caught hold of its fur to maintain her position as it began to struggle and bounce violently. She raised her axe high and drew down hard, allowing the reaction to her attack to throw her in one direction and she gripped her axe with both hands as she fell along the flank, drawing the axe head through the flesh and tearing open an invisible hole, but blood began to gush out like a steaming torrent.
The monster screeched and hissed and saw the shadow twist on itself, realizing almost too late that it was turning to attack her. She ducked and rolled, unintentionally kicking it in the head and narrowly avoiding a large paw from flattening her. The arrow shaft pinpointing the location of its head. Despite the evident severe injuries inflicted, the creature continued to live, and continued to attack. It was, if anything all the more furious than ever, and began to renew its assault on the women. Lunging forward, Maia barely evaded the assault and hacked at the flanks, her axe blade biting deep into the creature, and yielded satisfactory yet insufficient squeals of pain. She hoped the other woman would be faring better and she was suddenly struck violently by the hind legs of the monster, throwing her across the chamber and against the wall.
As the pain and her vision blackened, she panicked and willed herself not to lose consciousness, for she feared if she fell and let the blackness claim her, she would not awaken, ever.
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Post by Cara on Dec 30, 2018 18:00:10 GMT -8
*The beast let out a terrible sound of equal parts pain and anger. There was something else under all that noise, something Cara could feel through the force. Fear, the beast was afraid and now even more dangerous than ever. The creature lashed out from its injuries, as blood began to coat it, revealing the beast itself. This made it far easier for Cara's arrows to find their mark as she fired them at the creature.*
*Then it happened, the woman she was fighting with was thrown from the creature's back and straight to the ground. The poor girl was the almost trampled before being tossed into the wall. Cara didn't need to be close to know that it was bad, and that she had to do something quick. With a burst off speed, Cara darted towards her injured allie while firing several arrows. She slid to a stop in front of Maia and nocked her last arrow as the beast charged at them. The large animal's head was half revealed from it's own blood and dust from the arena. The beast opened its large jaws, showing of some of its intimidating rows of teeth.*
*Cara stared the beast down and let out a slow breath. She pushed away all of her fears and took aim with her bow. Her breathing calmed, the world seemed to slow, and she seemed to know exactly where to aim without seeing it. The beast opened its maw even wider to let out a roar. When it did, Cara let her arrow fly straight for the beasts open jaws.*
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Post by Nebula "Nibs" Enibry on Jan 2, 2019 9:55:25 GMT -8
With a choked roar and scream, the beast continued onward, more by momentum than intent. The noise brought Maia's focus back, and she realized even the creature's deadweight would be lethal. With a shout of warning, the brunette shoved her apparent ally in the fight as hard as she could and threw herself towards the creature, axe back in hand. She built her own momentum, then slid to her knees, holding her axe with both hands, and dragged the blade across the animal's flesh, and tore open its entire underbelly, accelerating its demise. The damage dealt was so much, it didn't even have time to squeal or make any futher noise.
Its head slammed into the spot where both women had been moments ago, and as she rose to look at it, now dead, she could see it in its true form and size.
It was half the height of a longhouse, and twice again as long as an equine mount. It looked quite as it did when it projected the appearance of a tiny short-tailed rodent, only far more teeth and a third eye on the centre of its forehead. The damage they had both done to it was now evident, and extremely gruesome. Though blood and gore was nothing new to Maia, she was still shaken by the forced battle she had been thrust into with a complete stranger. Short and brutal as it was, she felt utterly drained, and hoped they didn't have any more fights in store for her, unless this was how they killed their defeated enemies. Then she supposed that there was nothing to it but to fight to her death.
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Post by Cara on Jan 10, 2019 18:21:49 GMT -8
*Her arrow had found its mark deep within the beasts throat. The creature barely slowed as bore down on them. Cara didn't have a chance to react before the other woman was pushing her out of the way. She hit the dirt and felt the sheer mass of the beast fo by before it crashed heavily into the ground.*
*Cara stood and turned to see the true form of the creature. Even bloody, battered and beaten, the lifeless corpse of the beast sti looked formidable. Cara then turned to the other woman, then to the cheering crowd. She wasn't sure what was next, but she knew she wasn't going to like it.*
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Post by Deleted on Feb 11, 2019 11:06:32 GMT -8
Qarth, Northern Province, Zeltros.
Axel could only smile as he watched the events below his viewing platform unfold. The two slaves made an impressive outing as they took down the first beast, the crowd in the arena were cheering very loud. Axel began to smile even more at the sound the crowd was making, as it meant people were interested in the two new Slaves and after their match someone would be willing to spend a small fortune on them. Axel motioned for the beast handler to release the next beast.
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Post by Nebula "Nibs" Enibry on Feb 11, 2019 14:17:27 GMT -8
The roar of the crowd finally made Maia aware of the fact that there spectators to her misery, and that of the woman with her. This was a show, an entertainment, to them. And she idly wished they were all in the field with her, with what manner of beast next that came forth to meet them, for surely it was not going to end here with what they had just faced. She could sense more than know for certain that greater dangers awaited them. And true enough, the next beast was not deceptive in its appearance as the rodent beast was. This one was a bluish creature with a wide mouth full of sharp teeth, sharp ended pincers for legs, and a thick, carapaced body.
Its armour meant it was going to be nigh impossible to harm it by most conventional means. And it was fast. It let out a high-pitched wavering cry and clambered over the corpse of the rat beast, barreling for Maia on six legs. Fueled with anguish and fury, the warrior girl gripped her weapons and let out her own enraged cry and darted towards the monster.
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Post by Dees on Mar 22, 2019 1:43:00 GMT -8
Bifrost appeared to be rippling under the heated air around it as it entered the pattern into Zeltros. The hull crackled and popped as it cooled. Theo had pushed it a little too hard on entry, and the shields were just able to keep up with the atmospheric pressures of the full throttle re-entry. Several vents popped open and radiated further heat hour before landing.
Theo turned to Innay with a slight grin. Welcome home I guess. So, you've never been here?
She shook her head. Nope. Never left the Skip. Though, I wasn’t expecting the trip to be this short. I always thought traveling across the galaxy took a little longer than that.
Theo turned back to the controls and began maneuvering in behind an inbound freighter. When you have been traversing space as long as I have, you start to pick up on little tricks and hidden paths that few others know about.
But I thought you have never been here before either?
I haven’t. But I know this area of space.
He was hiding his talents from her. She knew he was hiding something, but she didn’t know what it was. Whatever it was, it got her here faster than she expected. That realization hit her suddenly, and she quickly shot off a message to her uncle to let him know they were here ahead of schedule.
The Star Courier settled on extended legs, the hull still crackling as it cooled. The roar of the engines subsided and was replaced with the buzz of ventilation fans attempting to remove the remaining excess heat from the interior systems. Several droids approached the ship but paused and decided to finish docking the ship later.
Theo and Innay headed down the ramp and to the FBO. As he finished filling out the docking paperwork, she began browsing tourism guides and local magazines, marveling at the wonderful attractions of what would have been her homeworld. Theo! Look at this spa they have here! Oh, and they have a buffet and a casino too? And we arrived just in time for a big festival!
Theo laughed and shook his head as he filled out the paperwork. I haven’t stayed away from here for no reason, Innay. There is always something going on here. This world is a massive party resort. You aren’t the only pleasure seeker of your species, you know. It’s sort of you pink-people's thing.
She looked at him with a faux pout. I don’t just seek out pleasure.
No?
Ok, yes.
That’s what I thought. When is your Uncle coming to get us?
She pulled out her datapad and read his message, paraphrasing it for Theo. He wasn’t expecting us for several more hours. He can’t get here till dinner but if we want we can meet him in the northern province. Or we just hang around here till he is finished.
Theo passed the datapad back to the clerk. Yeah, why don’t you arrange some transportation for us? We can head up; why not?
The two walked out side by side and into an awaiting shuttle. Innay was astounded by the city around her. She had never seen anything like it in her life, not for real that is. Holovids were one thing but to see and smell and feel it was another thing entirely. The other surprising thing she was confused with was the feeling of real gravity. It had taken her a few minutes to get her land legs working, but there was still this feeling of heaviness all over her body that she was puzzled by. Regardless, she wanted to spend more time here, but she was excited to visit her uncle. You know, it's been years since he came and visited us on the Skip.
Oh yeah?
Yeah. Though he wasn’t a huge fan of my step-dad but the feeling was more mutual than anything; probably why he hasn’t come back to visit.
Ah. Was he more of a fan of your real dad?
Innay exploded in laughter. Loathed entirely.
Fair enough.
Yeah, no, kriff that guy with a rusty grugnat where the sun doesn’t shine.
Theo said nothing more, only nodded and watched the landscape fly by. The two rode in silence for a good while. Noticing the silence, he finally broke the ice. So, what is it that your uncle does?
Innay audibly exhaled He is into less scrupulous things than my mother and I combined?
Less scrupulous than sex and drugs?
Innay pursed her lips and nodded. He is a smuggler. Drugs, weapons, creatures, people. He will and has trafficked just about anything and everything in the ‘verse.
Ah. So, are we now getting into that ourselves?
She shrugged. Up to you, honestly. From what he says, its decent money, if not a little risky.
How do you think I made all my money? In a previous life, I was a weapons runner. Why do you think I had the Bifrost spec’d out the way it is now? If he is a point of contact, I would be more than happy to work with him. Plus, with Vao on our side too, I would have the beginnings of a network.
She beamed a smile at him. I knew hooking up with you was a good idea.
Theo laughed quietly to himself. He wasn’t going to deny that having Innay working with him was a good thing for him. He got a lot out of having her as a companion. The benefits of having her around continued to pile on. Vao was right when he said she was one of the hardest working girls he knew. What continued to surprise Theo was how versatile she actually was. He laughed quietly again at the unintentional innuendo implied with that line of thought.
They continued to ride in silence, gliding over the northern plains until they came to Vertog City. The shuttle passed over it and continued further north. Things quickly became less exciting as the shuttle landed on a makeshift platform just outside of a small establishment. Everything seemed to still be under construction, and Theo looked at Innay with confusion. Are you sure this is the right place?
She pulled out her datapad as they got out of the shuttle. Yeah, this is it. He says he is in a meeting and that we can meet at the arena. We should be able to walk right in.
The shuttle that delivered them quickly took off, leaving them stranded and both of them still mildly confused. Theo almost immediately understood where they were, and Innay was quick to pick up herself. Grabbing his hand, she held on tightly, leaving her good hand free in case someone was curious about her defensive abilities. There were snide comments made about both of them as they headed into the arena, but nobody really seemed to pay any attention to them. They looked about like any other buyer heading into the arena.
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Post by Dees on Mar 23, 2019 0:31:45 GMT -8
Axel sat in his viewing platform watching the two new slaves getting ready to fight. Axel could not help but grin when he witnessed their reaction to the beast, the buyers would get a show that was worth it. He knew that this match would certainly drive the prices up on these two slaves. Carja stood just behind Axel, Carja always enjoyed watching the slaves fight. It somehow manage to get the other 'fighters' in the mood to spill blood, Carja was most excited for a match that would happen much later which of course would feature the current undefeated champion Jom. Theo and Innay pushed through the crowd as the cheers and jeers spewed to the center of the arena. He felt like he needed to wipe himself off with a rag for all the rabid outbursts from fans and buyers. She was oddly concerned as to why her uncle wanted to meet here. The two of them jumped at the sound of the fight starting, and they found an opening to watch the spectacle unfold. Gladiators? Theo watched with stoic apathy while Innay was nervously excited. Ancient and archaic weapons rather than a more modern fighting accoutrement had Theo wondering if these women were not exactly professional warriors.
She was starting to get into the fight. Innay had ever seen weapons like this, and the brutality of their use was exciting. She was picking up on the crowd’s enthusiasm and began to cheer the women on in their fight. The whistling of the arrows, the satisfying thuds they created on impact; it was far better than the deafening roar of blaster fire and much more palpable.
As the other fighter struck with the ax, Innay winced behind a smile. Her initial nervousness was fading into excitement while Theo remained more observant of their surroundings. Nearby, a few individuals were discussing the prices of the two women, and Innay turned to Theo. Oh, warriors for sale?He arched an eyebrow and responded coldly Innay, they’re slaves.Oh. She looked down for a moment; the excitement of the fight left her. She piped up after a quick thought. So, you can buy them and set them free.No, I am not buying slaves.Yeah, but you could-He raised a hand to her and shook his head. Innay, I don’t buy people. I don’t. Trade. People. You bought me.I hired you.So, what’s the difference?Theo laughed and pointed to the two women fighting below. They – those girls there – don’t have the luxury of consent. She poked a single finger in the center of his chest. So? Buy them and give it to them.He pulled himself in close to her face — nose to nose. I don’t buy people.Its head slammed into the spot where both women had been moments ago, and as she rose to look at it, now dead, she could see it in its true form and size. The room erupted in cheers. Innay turned to look at the center of the arena, and Theo looked around her to witness the aftermath. Bids were going up around the room, but it didn’t seem like the event was over yet. Theo was both impressed and disgusted by the values placed on the two women. Innay scoffed. Damn, I don’t even value myself that much. It would take me a year of dealing with Tentacles what’s-its-face to bring that in.Theo laughed and turned to leave. Yeah, pretty sure “Tentacles what’s-its-face” would be a blessing to the two of them compared to the future in store.Theo.He turned to face her, and he shook his head again. Innay, I can’t justify that cost. That is an absurd amount. It would take me a – a very long time to recoup that.Chump change for slaves.Behind him, a grizzled voice piped up, and Innay cheered with excitement. Uncle!
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Post by Cara on Mar 28, 2019 10:43:38 GMT -8
*Cara shifted her gaze from the corpse of the beast to the new monstrosity that entered the ring. A giant six legged bug with teeth the size of daggers. The shell of beast looked thick as a ships hull. This was not good.*
*As her partner charged in Cara knocked an arrow and fired. Just as expected, the arrow ricocheted off and soared of into the stands, which wasn't entirely a bad thing to her. She had to think, what did she know about bugs. They had a hard shell, and they could take a lot of damage. But they had a soft spot, right? Then it dawned on her. Knocking another arrow, she carefully aimed and let loose at the joints on the large bugs legs.*
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Post by Deleted on Mar 28, 2019 11:32:59 GMT -8
Qarth, Northern Province, Zeltros.
Axel watched the crowd cheer at every attack that the slaves made and the attacks that the Acklay made. Axel laughed to himself as he thought about how much credits he was going to make off of these two slaves, then he stopped as a thought crossed his mind. What if he sold the slaves on Nar Shaddaa, Axel knew that there would be more buyers there than here in his slave city of Qarth. There was also the fact that the Hutt cartel runs Nar Shaddaa and if he took the slaves to sold there he might make a good impression on the Hutts which was something every slaver wanted. For now he would let the slaves finish their first combat outing before he taking them to Nar Shaddaa.
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Post by Nebula "Nibs" Enibry on Mar 29, 2019 15:49:57 GMT -8
Maia slid under the creature, letting her momentum drag her forward, and she struck with all her might into the underbelly, she had a feeling the underside might be weaker than its back. Just as she had neared the creature she saw an arrow bounce off the armoured hide. Her ally for the moment seemed to be trying. The next arrow struck right between the joints, and the creature shrieked. That must have hurt it!
Her attack in the meantime had chipped the carapace, but her secondary weapon made a small crack. It was still not enough!
She was tiring out, and she had no idea about the other woman, but she guessed neither of them could last forever, and if they decided to send another, they were done for.
She had a wild idea, and as the creature stumbled sideways due to another arrow striking another joint (that woman's aim was deadly!), Maia clambered out from under it and climbed its back, she balanced unsteadily on its back, then leapt, swinging her axes at both eyes, and caught one. She sailed through the air and tucked into a roll the moment she landed. She pointed at the creature as it reeled backwards and cried out more. Then she looked at the woman and pointed at her other eye, indicating the archer should shoot it and effectively blind the creature.
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Post by Dees on Apr 5, 2019 23:05:21 GMT -8
Theo took Innay's place at the railing as she ran back to hug her uncle. Watching the new battle unfold, he wondered the usefulness of the spectacle. He overheard Innay talking to her uncle but could only make out bits and pieces of the conversation from among the cheers and jeers of the crowd. He went back to his own inner thoughts.
If these two slave girls were being auctioned off, why were they in a life or death battle? Was their current title holder that wealthy or that careless to let potential profit slide at a scratch?
Theo just shook his head. He was too much of a penny pincher to see margins tossed aside like that. The actual money had to come from somewhere else, or whoever was leading this pack was dumb or careless. It didn’t matter to him, and he stepped back and joined Innay and her uncle, mid-conversation.
Theo, I'm Darline. Innay is speaking highly of you and your abilities and coming here from the Skip as fast as you did? That was some real magic there, and I like magic.
Most people do, especially like this.
Darline smiled and hugged his niece tightly with one arm while pointing at Theo with the other. Ahhh! Yes! And you are a man who is looking for connections too? I have connections you will want and need. But we can take my shuttle back to your ship where we can talk in seclusion. Innay pouted at her uncle, and he shook his head at her. No. Yes, I could buy them, but they don’t speak Basic from what I can tell, and I have no use for warrior princesses in my household. The would have no way to pay off their debt, aside from pleasure girls, but look at them they’re not made for that like you are.
She nodded and followed Theo and her uncle out of the arena, though she was still pouting that neither one of them would buy her either of the slaves that were fighting down in the arena.
The roars of the crowded building quickly faded as the three of them headed toward a different landing pad. Innay came skipping up beside Theo and talked with a cheery grin once again having quickly moved on from her previous dilemma. So, Uncle Dari here was telling me of a recent connection he made on Ryloth. We have an opportunity to make some good money on a first delivery if you're up for it.
Theo looked at Innay and then over to Darline. I’ll move anything you need, just no slaves.
Darline raised both hands and shook his head. No, no slaves. I have three freed Twi's that need to get home though.
Theo threw back his head and moaned. Innay patted his back and attempted to reassure him. Theo, baby, I will take care of them, and you won’t have to worry one bit.
Plus, I have a bunch of other things for you to move too — chems, weapons, and some alternative paraphernalia that is of the less legal and semi-legal variety.
Theo rolled his eyes as he crouched into Darline's low profile shuttle. It took off and headed eastward.
You see Theo, I buy slaves, which probably wouldn’t surprise you. But what I do is I fix them up, have them work for me for a few months till what I bought them for is paid back, then I send them back home scot free. These three girls have been cooks in my home for about a year now, and they are ready to go home. I am sending them to a pal of mine, Caz, on Ryloth who can set them up. Problem is, since they are freed slaves, they lack a lot of the paperwork that if difficult for me to source myself. But, If I can smuggle them out of here and back home, they can get their stuff taken care of by someone who knows what they are doing.
So, I move them quickly and quietly, they get their new identities, and I get paid. I get that, but just know that live cargo is going to cost.
I think the payment will be more than satisfactory.
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Post by Cara on Apr 9, 2019 18:23:32 GMT -8
*The giant insect screeched in pain as the other woman layed an exe into its eye. They were doing very little damage to this beast, nothing more than slowly picking it apart. Cara knew exactly what the other woman wanted from her when she pointed at the creature eye.*
*Taking a deep breath, Cara let drew back her bow. She focused on the creators eyes, not where it was but where it would be. Her breathing slowed and the rest of the world seemed to as well. Aim, carefully now, no need to rush. She let out a slow breath, then released the arrow.*
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Post by Nebula "Nibs" Enibry on Apr 11, 2019 7:56:31 GMT -8
That did it! Whoever the other woman was, Maia admired her intense archery skills. On her world, she would have gladly welcomed her as a warrior by her side to face foes and drink to the memory of glorious battles. But they were far from done. As the arrow struck true into the remaining eye of the creature, its cry and ululating screech resounded in the arena, and the audience cheered wildly, for the creature or the women, Maia wasn't sure, but she had no time to ponder that. Calling on whatever strength she had left in reserve, she rushed forward and leapt, higher than was possible for any person of her size and strength, flipped, and landed neatly on the back.
It was at that moment she felt a strange calm upon her body and mind, an acute awareness of her surroundings, and an odd connection to everything around her, especially the living. She felt a strong affinity with the woman who was working with her now, and even a connection to the creature. With a murmur of apology, she scaled its long neck and with strength suddenly surging through her arms, struck one axe right through its skull. The axe haft shattered with the force applied in the swing, and the blade was halfway broken, but so was the monster's skull.
It began to stumble and stagger, in its death throes. Not interested in its prolonged suffering, Maia drew on this newfound strength of hers and swung her remaining axe with a feral scream, and the blade sliced through shell, flesh and bone almost like slicing the air, and the creature's body slumped down before the head and most of its neck landed only five feet shy of the other woman. Her only axe had broken, and Maia looked at it, noticing the creature's blood and gore covering most of her right forearm. Did she...?
Clambering off the beast, her legs feeling like jelly, she staggered towards the other woman, and offered a small smile. With her clean hand, she placed the palm on her chest and said, “Maia Solara.”
She then gestured vaguely towards the woman, hoping to at least know the name of her unwilling companion in this bloody spectacle.
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Post by Dees on Apr 11, 2019 17:57:36 GMT -8
Theo fell back into the chair on the patio. The mid-day sun was comforting in its own way, though he was already feeling the itch that came with too much time in planetary gravity. He took a deep breath and allowed himself a moment of reprieve, even though he just came off a week of relaxation and pleasure. This was a break from all of that, a working break. At least, that’s what he told himself.
A servant came up and offered him a refreshment; she was followed closely by Innay and Darline. They took a seat across from him and activated a small holo-projector. The outline for the deliveries was fairly standard; the credit amount made Theo sit up and almost spit out his tea. You are paying how much for delivery? How dangerous is this run?
Darline laughed, though Innay looked at him with concern. Not dangerous at all. Caz had contacts in the Sesk'vati in the subterranean city of Kala'uun to get you through customs with no issue. A part of this payment is for you to use as bribes and name drops. I have an IFF frequency you can use that will get you planeside.
Theo sat back again and nodded. It was making more sense now why the payment was as good as it was. Delivery to Cazne'kru would be fairly simple. Getting to Ryloth would be even more trivial. Brushing up on his briberies and charisma would be a chore, but he glanced over at Innay who flashed him a smile as her uncle continued about various options here and there. Theo knew she would have his back. So far she hadn’t let him down.
Darline offered to have dinner served for them, and Theo graciously accepted. It was a decent spread, nothing too extravagant, but it was incredibly delicious. As they were eating, Darline had the three Twi girls come out and present themselves. Theo was shocked; they were young, ranging from late teens to early twenties from what he could tell. Their Lekku had only finished growing to their full length. They looked nervous but otherwise healthy. They were introduced, but Theo didn’t catch their names, he only looked on in stoic apathy. Innay was more energetic and was asking them questions and complimenting them. They relaxed around her, but they still cast nervous glances Theo's way.
With dinner out of the way, Theo offered to head back to the city to get his ship and bring it to Darline's home. It was agreed that would be a good plan to load the ship up overnight and transmit the proper information over to Ryloth.
A droid chauffeur took Theo back, alone. Innay wanted to stay behind and catch up with her uncle and Theo was more than happy to have some alone time. The droid tried to spark up a conversation with him, but he politely requested to ride in silence. A nod was the only response.
It was a nice ride, smooth, stunning scenery. However, his mind wandered, and we wondered about the fate of the two women who were forced to fight for their fate. What would be their end? Would they die at the maw of another monster, or the hands of a terrible owner? He wondered if he was too obstinate and if he could even save them from their imprisonment. What would the point be, anyway, he couldn’t save everyone? He couldn’t even save his sister, and who knows what happened to her.
He continued watching the world around him fly by. They were only a few minutes out, and soon he would be in the comfort of his ship. There was nothing better for him.
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Post by Cara on Apr 15, 2019 20:12:08 GMT -8
*The beast was down. Cara watched as the other woman scaled the creature equal to some of the best warriors on her planet. Then, with a few good strikes from an axe, the beast went down.*
*The other woman looked as if she was about ready to drop herself. Cara watched as the woman placed a hand on her chest and spoke in a language she didn't understand. Even still, Cara understood the meaning behind the gesture. She placed a hand on her own chest.* "Cara."
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Post by Nebula "Nibs" Enibry on Apr 17, 2019 7:44:15 GMT -8
Maia gave Cara a smile when she mimicked her actions and spoke her name. At the very least, they knew each other by name now. Who knew? If they survived this, they could be friends. Assuming there were no more horrors thrown at them. Maia just learnt that there was much life beyond that of her land, her world, and it was far more brutal than the people that surrounded her folk...her own village...her father, did he still live?
If he fell, she would be chieftess. A chieftess in exile...
She cleared the worry from her mind and focused on what she could handle here. Now. So she cast her eyes up into the audience, seeking faces, trying to see who would be the one that commanded their misery.
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A message arrived via encrypted holonet directly to the datapad of Darline:
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Post by Dees on May 16, 2019 19:43:49 GMT -8
Theo stood against the railing and watched as the droids loaded up his ship in the morning twilight. Sealed crates of various goodies with questionable legalities filed in. He was wondering how it all was going to get unloaded and he hoped he didn’t have to hoof it out himself. Perhaps the three Twi's could help him unload when they arrived. He shook his head. He wasn’t that cruel. He turned and started to head back into his room when Innay glided across the patio with a lit dart in her hand. She took a drag and handed it to him, and he enjoyed the quick morning smoke with her. He turned back and leaned on the railing again.
So, you have a game plan for how to get onto Ryoth today?
He exhaled and tapped the ash off the edge and passed it back to her. We'll just play it cool. If the codes your uncle game me are any good, getting onto the planet should be a breeze. Before we leave, I will need to turn some of the digital credits into something more physical and less traceable for potential bribes.
She passed him the cig and took a short draw from it as she finished his thought process. Getting onto the planet shouldn’t be difficult then, it’s how to get around the cherries and berries once we are boots down? You give me some of that influential material, and I will give them some skin to look at. Maybe we can get a double D discount?
Theo laughed and coughed out a cloud of smoke. You do not have D's.
Innay wound up a hard slap and smacked him on the back of the head. His laughter was intermingled with bouts of pain. Fuck you.
Please do!
She snatched the cig from his hands and started to wander off as she muttered about him dissing on her girls. His chuckles diminished as he rubbed the back of his head.
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Post by Dees on Jun 9, 2019 0:39:07 GMT -8
The ship was loaded, and cargo secured. Theo watched Innay take the three up the ramp as Darline leaned over and quietly spoke. You hurt her; you'll answer to me.
Theo smirked and huffed You'll have to get in line.
Darline chuckled and headed back into his home. She will take care of you.
And I will make sure she is taken care of. Theo didn't look away from Innay. He was mesmerized, her pheromones were intoxicating this morning. As she disappeared into his ship, he headed over and began to give it the preflight rundown. He walked around the hull, inspecting the surface for any glaring damage. It was a fast pre-flight, and soon he was sitting at the helm.
The ship lurched as it rose off the tarmac and accelerated up and out of the atmosphere. The ship had barely reached the bounds of space when it vanished out of realspace.
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