After the Barge Battle - Lex (and Flashback before & after - Bianchi)

Lex opened her eyes slowly as the overhead med-lights came into view. Where was she? Ah yes, aboard a Fury, but whose? She lifted her head slowly to glance around, thankfully a passerbyer named Thyssen had managed to heal her burn wounds as Oba'rion moved to take her to his ship. Lex thought it was a dream, as she had seen Thyssen before when she was much younger, but at the current point in time, she was too out of it to recall.

Lex found herself on a cold medbed, wincing as she reached to her chest, the bandaging was done quite well, and a medpack IV was already attached to her. "A few more inchs over and I could have been out of my misery... " she muttered as she dropped her head back onto the pillow. She faintly saw Alex following Oba'rion around on the ship, insuring that the proper supplies were gathered and untainted. Lex called for Alex and he came promptly to the side of the medbed.

"Wait by the exit hatch... if Lord Mallei'ves was going to kill me, he could have done so without carrying me all the way here to his ship..However keep your eyes peeled, we wouldn't want you to end up like Michael..  " she said with a rather grim and pale smirk. Alex nodded his head, responding as usual with "Yes, my lord. As you say." then went about his duties.

Lex kept replaying the fight in her mind, the moment she had began to think of her father had already determined her fate. "I should have kept a clear mind instead of letting that bother me.. I'm such a fool." she muttered quietly just as Oba'rion had returned. The two chatted for awhile, he even provided her with a glass of wine which calmed her nerves down as well as the expensive pain killers he had given her.

It was unclear as to what his intentions were but she was rather appreciative for him being there. After supplying her with a top to replace the one she had to toss away, the two discussed things a bit more, joking around every so often before Lex decided to head to a hotel for the night while her Fury was resupplied.

She had feigned being well enough, not wanting Oba'rion or anyone else to see her in a weakened state. She cursed herself all the way to her rented room for not wearing her armor. Alex posted up ouside of the door as she stepped inside. "No disturbances..Oh, and you would do well to find out any and all information on that damn guardian, the one they called Saber." she said as she turned and looked at Alex, still gripping her chest a little in a manner to make it look as if she was just gripping her top. Alex nodded his head to her and left to begin the task she had set for him as she entered the room and closed the door behind her.

"I'm rather surprised you didn't go jumping into that fight as well.. " she said outloud as she moved towards the bed. From the corner of the room came a voice. "My lord made it abundantly clear that I should stand down should things go as you predicted. I was more than confident that Lord Mallei'ves would not let anything too dire happen to you. Was I wrong in my actions?" said the man, taking a concerned tone as he asked without moving from the shadows.

"You did well, I do wonder if you were jumping for joy at the sight of me defeated?" she said with a playful tone as she pushed the hoody back on the apprentice top she had borrowed from one of Oba'rions apprentices.

"It pained me to see you attacked by scum no better than mere Kiliks my lord, but I understand your need for motivation. If you were to be as powerful as when you were when..."

Lex promptly turned around and held a hand up. "Do not speak of that which you were about to bring up, ever again.  I'll find another way to manifest what I am seeking. Tonight was just a minor consequence from having a bit of fun. When it is business time, I will find what will give me ample motivation. Do not concern yourself with it."
She achingly pulled at the hoody to remove the top, then unzipped her skirt to let it fall to her ankles as she stepped out and folded both clothing items neatly then removing her boots before walking towards the washroom.

"Of course, my deepest apologizes. I will not bring it up again, my lord" he responded then remained silent as he watched her closely.

Lex smirked lightly, as she gathered a towel to take with her. "Seeing as how you did not even bother to turn around as I undressed, I'll save you the trouble by telling you now.. Don't follow me into the washroom."

"So harsh my lord, you did not seem to treat Lord Mallei'ves like a common offender as you do me.. Despite his obviously wandering eyes as he carried you. I am to have eyes on you at all times, per your own orders." The figure paused for a moment as he felt he was about to get ahead of himself.  "I'll just remain out here, I've already scanned the washroom. Enjoy your bath."

Lex was undoing the long braid in her hair which had been seered by the pyromaniac slightly, she shook her long tresses free as she stared into the corner, almost as if she could see directly to his face as she smirked. She said nothing and simply turned to head inside and closed the door behind her. Just as silently as he had appeared, he merged back into the depths of the shadows, his hand always ready to draw his saber.

Lex walked to the tub and prepared the water to luke warm. After idly tracing her fingers back and forth across the water, she held her hand out and tried to focus her force into a healing ball but she knew she was too weak to do so, making her wince slightly. She silently cursed herself for letting the Mandalorian drag her into a fight when she knew she needed her strength for something more important but now there was no use crying over spilled milk.

Lex pulled off the last of her clothing and climbed into the tub after turning the water off. "That bastard.. did I hear him correctly, did he call her his daughter. What kinda of delusional shit... " she said outloud as she began recalling the ending of the fight. She remembered him saying what he said but with her lung punctured, she could only rasp out her claim of making him feel the pain worse than the pain of the vibroblade in her chest.

She trailed her fingers along the scar that rested just beneath her left breast where the blade had easily gotten through her ribcage.. "It wouldn't have left such a big scar if I hadn't still been trying to grasp at that bastards neck.. I've got to control myself more. Why does he bother me so much? Ah yes.. hearing Jungle girl going on and on about finding a new family. I should have just slit her throat and kept going about my business. Damn you Serost.. "

"Had I known she would be so much trouble, I would have left her with a broken neck that one time we were sparring..but no, I thought I could handle Serost easier if I had her and turns out she's even more worthless to him than to me." Lex cradled some water in her hands and began washing it over her face and hair as she leaned back against a bath towel to relax and continue reflecting.

"Insignificant little weasel.. I bet she ran back to the guardian and told him some wild story about how the big bad sith bullied her. Hmph, serves me right.. I should have twisted her head completely off just like I thought. Oh, but then I wouldn't get the pleasure of seeing the guardian writhe in pain when he finally gets his just desserts" continued to wash herself as she rambled. "I wonder what he even looks like behind that metal bucket.. well whatever he looks like, Im sure pain looks lovely on him."

"Daughter you say?  Maybe she could have been if you had left well enough alone, old man. I'll find you, and I'll find what you love the most and rip it all from your grasp, because killing you would be too merciful." she slapped her hand down on the water, sending it splashing everywhere as she snatched her shampoo up and began pouring some into her palm.

(FLASHBACK PRIOR TO BARGE - BIANCHI)

Meanwhile, back at the Draal. Bianchi had followed her vode out to Nar Shaddaa but had lost sight of them once they had made it to the Space port. Not knowing that they were on the Lower Promenade, Bianch found herself walking the streets and enjoying the scenes as people bustled around. There seemed to be a giant party going on in several places. "A party sounds fun.. probably alot of dar'jetii though. Ahhhhhhhhh" she sighed as she dragged her feet along.

"Radio is busy with alot of chatter right now.. I don't want to look like a di'kut and ask where the party is.. hey wait a minute.." Bian stopped walking and quickly activated her stealth generator as she crept over to the ledge of the upper promenade. "That looks like that dar'jetii that was at the Broken Blaster.. What's he doing?" Bian tried to lean over the edge but she knew she would fall so she couldn't quite see who Marakanis was looking at.

"If I can get a little closer... " Bian thought to herself, nearly tumbling over the ledge as a couple came hurling towards her on a speeder, obviously not seeing her in stealth and causing her to lose her balance as she went to avoid a collision. "Ehhhhgh!!!  " she squealed a bit, holding on to the side of the rail for dear life as she scrambled to get back up. It wasn't as easy to be nimble in stealth when she was fully armored in her beskar. She managed to pull herself up without using her jetpack and breaking stealth but when she looked back over the ledge, Marakanis was gone.

"Osik..vaii did he usenye to?! " she said stomping her foot. She quickly called it in over the com but just as she had thought before, the others were busy handling other situations. Bian crept around for awhile, scaling the large gold hutt in the center so she could get a better view but without luck, Marakanis had completely vanished. It was then she spotted her vode walking by in a small cluster. It was Tiis, Saber, Cen'ren and someone else was there but they were too far away for her to recognize.

"They must be heading home now.. " she thought to herself. "Su'cuy!!!" she shouted from the top of the golden statue. As they kept walking she realized they were probably too far away to hear her. She had planned to go check out the party so she called it in and found out that they were heading to the barge instead of home.

"Well, no one has said they need me to come to the barge, I'm Verd now.. I can go have a drink or two at the cantina. Alor still owes me one.. but he isn't here right now so I'll have to manage on my own.. Plus my arm is doing alot better and I deserve a treat!" she said mentally as she patted her arm with a rather playful grin on her lips and then she began sliding down the golden hutt. Stealthing into the cantina party, taking a few free drinks then finding a cushy spot down where the couches were. Bian sat for awhile, having gone through a few drinks as she watched everyone acting crazy.

A few fights had broken out to her right, some people were dancing to her left, it was like they were all insane but it seemed so fun. By the time Bian had finished her last drink, she was slightly tipsy and was just barely able to dodge someone getting thrown in her direction. "See.. this is why I can't go anywhere without getting in trouble, its all the other people.. not me. Di'kut! Watch out!!"

She realized she had said it outloud, while in steath leaving the poor man to think he was hearing things as Bian quickly made her way out. She bopped along to the exit of the cantina, enjoying some of the music still as she left. "I should go to the barge, wait no.. that man might be there again.. and if he starts trying to ask questions again.. Eghhh... Saber will burn the planet down... " she let out a exasperated sigh as she said it.

She shook her head a bit to get her bearings. "This must be what they call tipsy..this must be my limit." she nodded to herself in agreement. "Jatne to just  go home nau I... I.. um I just better get in the house. Yaaaay, I didn't get into anything this time.. " she clapped her hands, proud of herself as she headed towards the shuttle that would take her to the Draal.

"I wonder when the others will come back.. they must like partying. I'd like it more too if there was better meat..Mmmm .. tracyn'la traladon.." she said, as she saw the shuttle come into view. She boarded and was brought back to the Draal, wasting no time to head back home. 

Bian quickly climbed the wall leading to her bedroom since she didn't really want Leana to bump into her in her current condition, especially considering that everything was spinning periodically. She stopped by her window seal, looking up at the security camera and waving before unlocking the latch and quietly tumbling in on the floor until she was resting on her back. After a few moments, she sat up and crawled over to the window to pull it close and lock it before beginning to peel her armor off.

"Ahhhh..jaaaaate. " she groaned after managing to get out of her armor and stretch her limbs. She then sether armor next to the small repair droid in her room. After a quick shower, she dragged herself to the bed and promptly fell face first into the pillows, bunching them all up and rolling onto the floor with them as usual.
Despite having drank the night before, Bian was up early as usual. Since the day Saber had brought her home, she had been learning to cook from him since he seemd to be the main cook for the home. He had taught Bian how to use the various tech that was set up in the kitchen for cooking and so she had gotten into the habit of making breakfast for the family while Leana was pregnant. This morning would be no different.

Bian made fluffy blue buttermilk biscuits with gi dumpling soup which could also be used to pack a lunch for later if there were any left overs. She sat quietly at the table with her feet up in the chair as she nibbled on a biscuit quietly. A while had passed now and no one had come out for breakfast, this was not unusual so Bian took her breakfast biscuit and sauntered back down the hall. She peeked her head into the twins room, seeing that they were still sleep, then crept back to her own room where she flopped onto her nest of sheets. Though this morning was like any other, she began to have a weird feeling she just could not shake as she sat in her window with her knees pulled up to her chest, eating her biscuit.

Barge Night From Hell

Bian and Saber made it to the shuttle which would take them back to the Draal. With the both of them strapped in, Bianchi reached up and pulled her helm off, her long hair was matted down and her face was glistening with sweat as the pressure that was put on her suit by Oba'rion had crushed the power supply to her conditioning unit. It was the last of her concerns as she looked to her side at Saber, whom clearly had marks around his neck and possibly other injuries. She gripped the armrests of her seat trying to keep herself pulled together as she turned her face away.  A million thoughts were rushing through her mind as the shuttle moved along in silence other than the hum of the engine.

"He's going to get killed and then Atin and Mirdala will lose their father too.." was one of the thoughts repeating in her mind. She remembered the look on his face when he looked at their pictures and it briefly reminded her of her family before Cadd, when she was small. She remembered when her father used to take her out to gather medicinal herbs for her brother. He looked at her the same way Saber looked at the photos of his children as well as when he held them in his arms. The happy reminiscing didn't last long as she began to recall the last time she had ever saw either of her parents or her older brother.  It was then that she had realized, she had seen off-worlders before. At the time, she thought they were just savages from across the lands, but she had never seen weapons like the ones they wielded. Her grips on the armrests tightened for a moment but she didn't want to make Saber uneasy as she knew he was very attentive to her behavior.

Clearing her mind of a past too painful to recall, she reached into a side pouch and pulled out a small shot-sized jar of analgesic salve. One of the things Bian was excellent at was bioanalysis. She had crushed and strained all the ingredients meticulously until the mixture was perfect and then stored them until they molded into a jelly within the jar creating a translucent red, sweet smelling salve with both a numbing agent as well as a minor healing agent. Bian pulled her armored glove off and scooped a little on her finger, reaching over and placing it gently on the bruised ring around Sabers neck. She then shoved the jar over to him in his hand as the shuttle landed.

She couldn't look at him very long as she knew his injuries were her fault and she didn't want to cry like a blubbering fool so instead she made herself angry. "If only that crazy man hadn't been on the barge. Why was he there in the first place, he seemed more at home on Dromund Kaas in the black market."

Bianchi again tried to keep her face from showing her emotions as she let her hair fall about her face more while helping Saber up. He seemed to be able to walk alright on his own but she still wanted to make sure he got home with help or Leana would probably give her a ring for her neck matching Sabers. The two walked tiredly to their speeders, Saber took the lead on his and Bian followed behind on hers, once they parked and headed to the living quarters, Bianchi of course ran off to her room and shut the door behind her.

She began removing her armor, placing it next to the little repair droid she had gotten. It began the work of repairing while Bianchi rage-paced back and forth. She had never felt the urge to actually murder someone out of anger but she was feeling it now. She knew no matter what she said or did, there was no way she could have peeled Saber off of Oba'rion, but now things are much more complicated. "What if Oba'rion retaliates against Saber..? He kept saying he wanted to talk.. but Saber wouldn't listen to him... But he's one of those force users... really mean.. like that scaly hornface woman with the beady eyes from Shit Corner.. "

"What did Lex want with him..? Why is he so important?  Who is he and why was he talking to Tiis? "Arrrghhh!" Bian growled and swung her hair back wildly to get it out of her face, but also pulled it as her brain wracked with so many unanswered questions. "Can't let Saber get mad again... he set that guy on fire... You can't just set someone on fire and not expect a back lash."

Bianchi ran towards her dresser, pulling out a empty bag in a attempt to start packing in hopes that she would get far away from everyone and not cause any more damage but then she stopped in the middle of stuffing the bag, knowing all her attempts at sneaking out for just trivial fun were all foiled, how would she sneak out with a bag full of things. "Can't.. " "I'm stuck... the security here is.. too advanced for me and no holonet info is going to get me out unnoticed."

She plopped down on the ground and began stuffing her clothes back into the drawers when she found something she had buried underneath. She hadn't seen it in a long time, it was the only relic she had left of her family that wasn't destroyed when their hut was ransacked. She took it out and brought it with her as she crawled across the floor and dragged the sheets and blankets down onto the floor, making a rather cozy bedding of piled cloth on the floor in the shape of a long nest such as what she would used to make for bedding when she was in the jungle. For some reason, it made her more comfortable and let her clear her mind to think better. She laid in the bedding she made, flat on her back.

"What do I do.. what do I do...?" She began asking it as if she could speak with her parents again, or that they were somehow still with her. She never got any answers directly as she gripped the relic close to her heart and began to drift off, sprawled out in her little nest of sheets. The small palm-sized wooden cube fell from her grip and rolled to a stop on its flat side next to her as she slept.

Girls Lame Night Out. 17+ for Language - Bianchi & Lex

The call she had been waiting for was finally here but Saber was no where in sight. Bianchi stared at the holocm knowing if she missed another of Lexs calls she may never call again. "Damn, if I want to find out if something was wrong with that chip she gave me, I can't screw this up..but if I go out sparring with her again, I'll incur Sabers wrath and possibly the alor.."

Bianchi paced back and forth in her quarters. She was barefoot and wearing a simple spaghetti strap tank top and short-shorts since she had taken the day to sleep in due to the random barrages of the twins crying late at night just when she would fall asleep. Bian didn't even bother to fix her wild ponytail as she answered the holocom.

The image of Lex appeared as Bian set the holocom down on the dresser in front of her bed, Lex was sipping something that appeared to be delicious by the look on her face. She paused for a moment, sipping from the straw before offering a sweet smile to Bian.

"Well now, I was just about to give up on you. I was beginning to think you were avoiding me, Jungle girl." she said, staring at Bianchi through the communicator. "Good graves... what is wrong with your hair?" Lex said, looking at the crazy lopsided platinum blonde ponytail that messily dangled around Bianchi's face.

Bian sniffled a bit as she let out a yawn, stretching for the ceiling. "I haven't gotten much sleep is all." she almost felt as if she was just chatting with a friend but she knew the consequences of having such a friend. In her mind, it would probably cost her her family. Bian had to think of someway to keep things smooth for now until she could speak to Saber again. "I can't spar today... I was thinking that maybe we could go out for drinks or something. I know my limits now and it'll be fun.."

"Drinks? But, I'm already having a drink dear... " Lex said as she leaned back in her cushy executive chair, sipping from the straw again. She was still suspicious of Bian for not answering any of her calls lately then suddenly wanting to buddy up and go out for drinks.

"Aww, but come on, you said you knew all the fun spots. It'll be hard for me to get out once my guardian gets back. Come on...come on... come on... "Bian pleaded in succession, almost in a annoying chant until Lex relented.
Lex let out a long exasperated sigh as she set her empty drink down on the table then leaned back into the chair. She stared at Bian as if she was looking right directly at her, giving Bian a slight chill up her back. "Pfft... you're so annoying ... lucky for you, I didn't intend on sparring today. I have much more important things to do, but as for that drink, sure. Why not. You'll be treating right?"

"Sure...." Bian said as she casually tried to dig around in search for her little supply of on-hand credits. "Just not the Broken Blaster.. It's probably still under construction, not to mention, my guardian might spot me. "
Lex smiled a little, smoothing her long raven locks out of her face and over her shoulder as she watched the girl searching for credits. "Oh I know, there is this little dusty corner in Dromund Kaas. Even you could easily find it. It is a rather shady place but I doubt there will be anyone there to squeal on you for going in for a drink..considering everyone there is usually either some poor wretch looking for a way to scrap credits together or someone looking for someone disposable. Every now and then, you might find a diamond in the rough but its pretty rare. "  she said matter-of-factly. 

"I have business there, and a drink would be nice after I procure what I need. Especially since you are paying. I'm looking for a very special man there, I'll give you a description of him along with a map on how to get to the spot. Oh, and Jungle Girl.. seeing as you've been too busy to answer my calls, I'll trust that you will be on time and waiting at the spot? Lex wasted no time forwarding Bianchi a map with the description of the man she is looking for. "Have to go now, I have preparations to attend to. See you there Jungle girl.. oh, and mind what you wear. We wouldn't want someone tracing you back to your buddies, now would we? Lord Kahn out." Lex ended the holocom abruptly as one of her servants was heard knocking on the door.

Lex stared at the door as if she hadn't heard the knocking at first, then it came again and she finally answered. "Enter.." The Zabrak male servant named Ursen and a Sith Pureblood female servant named Tamiru entered the room, always keeping their eyes to the floor as they came in just enough so Lex could hear what had to be said by the female. "All of the machines have been put into place and are near completion of charge. Payton has the the ship as well as the stim prepared for your departure to Dromund Kaas, my lord. " The Zabrak male waited beside his partner for Lex to approve his approach, which she did. He carried her freshly cleaned outfit five feet in front of Tamiru, holding it out as he too kept his eyes lowered. Lex walked over, taking the clothes in her arms. She enjoyed the warm feeling and lavender smell of her freshly pressed clothing, She quickly erased the pleasurable smile as she looked towards the two.

"Thank you both,  tell Payton I will arrive shortly. We have a specimen to gather, let us hope the Jungle Girl knows how to vet a man properly. That will be all." she said, turning to walk towards her shower as her servants backed out of the room at her command.

Bianchi arrived on Dromund Kaas and made her way to the spot on the map. She had been gazing around the crowd boredly. Once again, everyone there was vastly older than her and seemed way too serious for her tastes.  The first person she spoke to, was a Twi'lek like Nia'valoo. Bian hoped this lady was nice like Nia but she did not get the chance to find out as a strange sith pureblood man approached her.  She had to keep to her task of looking around for what Lex had asked for, she knew failure was not a option if she wanted to keep her close enough for this "blooding" ritual as well as finding out info on Caitan's chip.

"So many questions... gah, what does this guy want? What is he even talking about, making my mark?" Bian thought to herself as she listened to the Pureblood drawl on and on as if he were some creepy marketing salesman.

"Ah, Lex did say there were some credit hungry people around" Bian thought to herself until a few more people crowded around her and the Pureblood. The Twi'lek woman whom had spoken to her before seemed to drift to another conversation so she was left with the group behind her, now consisting of the creepy marketing Pureblood, and a seemingly mini-version of the bigger Pureblood in female form, and right behind those two was the quiet Human, or so she thought he was a human as the Pureblood female asked a few random questions, making Bian uncomfortable.

"Illireth and uh Darth Aylaa Necare.." who am I kidding, like I'll be able to remember these names past today. I'd probably do well to remember it at least for now, she said in her mind as she said the names outloud in a attempt to try and remember them. Bian keep looking around the area in search of what Lex had told her to look for but it was becoming quite difficult with the woman called Aylaa constantly asking her questions.

"Shit.. what is this now? I can't just go take any jobs, how the cripes will I explain that to Saber?!...Well, maybe these two are on a date.. I'll ask about that and then perhaps I can find out where the drinks are being served and then I can wait out there until Lex gets here" she proceeded to ask the Pureblood woman if her and the male were mates. This question seemed to hit home as the two began flirting with each other, causing Bian to giggle a bit at the display, distracting her for a moment from her true task.  She peered at the man behind the two Purebloods, they had called him Aradenn.

His calm and silent demeanor reminded her of Caitan, she had randomly wondered if he was a cyborg and so she asked, only to find out in surprise that her guess was correct. It made the air even more awkward than it already was. "God, Saber is going to murder me if he finds out about this..please let me get out of here without causing a stir." she thought to herself.

Figuring that the woman was either perhaps thirsty for credits or thirsty for employees..Bian thought she would have to say something to get rid of her. "Um... I'm not taking any job requests right now, but I know some people who might be.. " Bianchi said to the woman, hoping this would detour her off of her back.

Of course it did not, the woman wanted to know if they were any people that she would know. Bianchi couldn't believe the woman asked such a question, it was almost as if she was had assumed Bianchi had even heard of the woman prior to this first meeting.

"Oh god, now she wants to know if it's anyone she knows.. how the fuck would I know who she knows? I just met this lady. Fuck you Lex for dragging me out here for nothing but a really boring old folks gathering with no damn drinks and certainly no snacks.. " Bian thought to herself.

It was then that she saw "him" walk into the area. "That looks like a good candidate according to what Lex wanted." she thought to herself, all the while Aylaa's bickering questions invaded her thoughts once more. Bian looked back towards Aylaa, partially confused at why she was still talking to her since she had politely told the woman she was not interested in a job for hire but the woman pressed on with her questions that went in one ear and out the other as Bian focused on the man moving across the area.

Knowing she had already told the woman she was not interested in a job, there was not much else she could say even with her pressuring for a answer to her question. Bianchi just smiled kindly at Aylaa who finally got fed up enough to brush Bianchi off and move about her business with her crew.

Bian let out a sigh of relief as she watched the three of them wander off in search of whatever it was they were looking for somewhere else. It was then that she recieved a call from Lexaari, who was just now arriving at the space port. Bianchi headed outside, actually exploding on Lex for the first time as she felt she wasted her time risking getting in trouble for a drink she probably won't get.

"Did you find what I asked for?" Lex asked, completely ignoring Bianchi's rant about horned-face creeper adults and how she might get in trouble with her guardian.

"Yes I found him.. he's off in the back alone. Not hard to spot. Also, I'm not paying for your drink! I'm going back home before I get caught, thanks for nothing!" Bianchi was whisper-shouting into her com, outside of the area as she made her way back to her speeder. She glanced at the stranger whom she felt fit Lexs description. Once she saw he was looking at her, she quickly looked back down at her speeder, pulling off like a bat out of hell.

Lex chuckled lightly. "From your description, it sounds like Sith Purebloods. There are alot of alien races, including humans who have many different features as I am sure you are finding out. You might not want to let people hear you call them old and hornfaced. The horns on their face is not what makes them nasty or devilish.. that would be Daevonians. Anyway, try to be careful when mentioning any other "special features" you might find awkward. But I know you Mandos like to say what you mean and what not.. just a friendly tip is all, you don't have to take my word for it.  Thanks for finding what I asked.. I suppose I'll get us those drinks later. Business calls."

Lex promptly ended the holocom as she knew she would not hear the end of it from Bianchi. Lex ordered Payton to perform a full security sweep of her docking bay before setting about with the preprations of the medical cart she requested.

With Bianchi on her way home, Lex had nothing to worry about as she came around to the little shady nook of Dromund Kaas. She spotted him immediately as she stepped into the area looking Oba'rion over.
"He'll do nicely." Lex said as she smiled and made her approach.

Gift from the Alor

Like any other night, Bianchi spent most of her time in the supression chamber, honing and adding to her agility and combat skills.  Prior to her training, she studied every weapon they had in stock but there was one in particular she favored. It was a Kashyyyk crossbow. Despite having chosen a weapon for herself, she continued to study and train with every other weapon available to use in the enclave, some she excelled at, some she did not and she wondered what their purpose was for but studied them none the less.

She was dressed in a issued jumpsuit, her long platinum hair pulled into a careful ponytail, sweat freely beading down as she finally dropped to the ground near her bag. Her previous real-time training session with Darth Lexaari had proven difficult and the bruises on her arms and back that she had left on her had not yet begun to fade but it would not deter her from continuing to push forward. She did not want to be told again what she could and could not do because she knew only she could set her own limits.

She glanced around slowly as she caught her breath, no one was around as usual which was how she liked it when she trained. As she pulled a bottle of water out she did not hesistant to gulp it down, even pouring some of it over her head in a attempt to cool herself off. Once she felt right enough, she stood up and gathered her things. She had known that her foster home had recently gotten new children, the children of her guardian whom had recently gone missing. Since it was late, she decided it would be best to head to the ship given to her by Darth Serost instead of popping up in the middle of the night and waking up the babies.

She activated her communicator as she hauled her bag over her shoulder and began walking towards the exit of the Draal. "Caitan, I'm done training for now, where are you?". Caitan was always nearby despite Bianchi telling him to go off and do something on his own. "I am outside with the speeder, awaiting your orders my lady. I will also inform you that a package arrived for you. I have already secured it on the ship as you had commanded that I not disturb you." he replied promptly as usual.

"A package? I love surprises!" she asked curiously with a hint of exciment, something that was beginning to become unusual for her these days as her typical eagerness and happy moods were beginning to fade as of late.
"Yes, it comes from the one you call "Alor". replied Caitan as he stood almost sentry-style outside of the Enclave waiting for her.

"From the Alor!?" came a even more excited reply as she now began jogging quickly towards the exit, motivated by the words she had just heard. "Why didn't you say so before!? For this type of thing, you could have came in and told me Caitan, geez silly!" she said with a bit of laughter as she began wondering what the package was.
"My apologies, I was following your orders as I was commanded. I will remember for future references." he responded bluntly as usual.

She exited the Enclave just as he finished speaking into his com, the speeder was ready to go and she quickly hopped on behind him and wrapped her arms around his waist. "Well, don't waste any time getting us to the spacecraft.. I can't wait!" she laughed as he burst into full throttle. Closing her eyes she felt the nice breeze cooling her face as they made their way to the spaceport at break-neck speeds.

"Will you be staying on this planet tonight?" he asked as they arrived at the docking bay which held her ship.
"No, Saber is still missing and I don't want to wake his babies up coming in so late. It's best if I stay on this ship unless you are saying you don't want me there?" she said teasingly as she climbed off of the back of the speeder and began dashing for the ramp wondering just what Nas'cuyan could have sent to her.

"It is your ship, and what I want is irrelevant and not in my function. I am your property and I ensure your security. " he said as he followed her up the ramp.

She quickly punched the code to enter the ship then turned and shook her head. "Don't say crazy stuff like that, you are not property, you are my friend.. stop being silly. You are not like those taxi droids for goodness sakes."
"As you say, my lady.." he replied as he stepped in behind her then secured the ship door. He had already scanned the outer perimeter around the ship before he had taken her near it. Once inside he had began a secondary scan always insuring the safety of his charge. He watched as she dropped her belongings on the couch and ran off towards where the package was being held.

The package was set up in the ready room, rather large.  She wasted no time opening the package as she had confirmed it was indeed from Nas'cuyan. "AHhh!! Oh My oh... Oh!!!" came the screams from the ready room.
Caitan was immediately set on high alert as he ran towards the ready room, weapon drawn only to find Bianchi hugging a piece of armor she had taken out of the box. "Bianchi!?" he called out as he swiftly entered the room, scanning it then scanning her.

"It's my own beskar'gam!!! It's for me!" she said through half closed eyes, almost coming to tears as she held it up so Caitan could see it. He merely stared at her for a moment, assessing the situation as non-threatening then standing down.

"Congratulations. Does this mean they will no longer treat you as easy to kill meat like you said before?" he asked as he placed his weapon back at his side.

She scrunched her nose up as she had remembered saying such words to him then smirking. "Way to dampen the party, Caitan but yes.. hopefully I'm not just dead meat anymore but time will tell. I think the alor knows I'm working hard.. he doesn't treat me like a moron like the others. See what hard work gets you, Caitan!?" she exclaimed happily as she looked over all the pieces in the box. This armor is very hard to obtain, the beskar it is made from is hard to acquire, it probably cost a whole bunch. Im going to have to work even harder to even deserve putting this on.  Will you help me continue to train?" she asked excitely.

"Of course. I will aide you in any endeavor you wish, my lady." Caitan replied. "Shall I put us in orbit now?"
Bianchi nodded her head in response as she was too busy smiling about her gift. She carefully put it back in the box and stood up to look towards Caitan.

"Take us in orbit and bring us somewhere that I can go shopping. I'm going to need lots of pink, gray, white, and purple paint... " she said as she giggled and ran towards Caitan, hopping on his back playfully.

"Wooooo!" she wailed and pointed towards the deck. "You're the only one who can drive this thing! Come on Come on!" she chanted until Caitan casually walked with her on his back to the bridge nonchalantly and began setting the coordinates as she stuck on his back like a fly to sticky paper.

"Course set, we should arrive very soon." he replied calmly despite the fact she was bugging out on his back. "We will depart just as soon as you strap in."

She tugged his ear a bit then slid off of his back to hop in one of the seats, spinning it around in a circle then drumming on the dashboard. Caitan sat down at the console after watching her closely to be sure she had secured herself.

"Alright now,  I'm ready!! Make it flash!!" she cried out, which was her usual meaning for setting off at warp speeds.

"Acknowledged.." Caitan responded as the two of them set off towards Nar Shaddaa.