Still fuming and grabing Ebaree "Hey your not leaving us" she called out and ran up next to them. "And just so you know tin can I've killed lots of people I-I-just have no ship and want to get off this planet if you would PLEASE" please she hated that word. They seemed to be ignoring her. Then she started begging. "PLEASE I NEED TO GET OFF THIS HELL HOLE"...
SiRen stopped, and dropped Erika on the ground. Erika winced, then sighed, and got up slowly, dusting herself off. She looked the Jedi in the eyes, then held out her hand. Mostly this was because Adray was shouting insults in 16 different languages at her, but some of it was her desire to get the mission over with as quickly as possible. Meanwhile, SiRen had gone back in and picked up the weapon of the young woman, and brought it back to her, holding it out with what he assumed was the hilt out to her.
In the meantime, Erika was speaking in her native tongue to Adray, saying something about picking up hitchhikers. She also mentioned that they were hoping to bring the Imperial Liaison, minus the crowd of clumsy stormtroopers, back to the ship.
"Thanks ... whats your name" as she took the lightsaber from the droid. "So are we able to tag along that would be nice" she gave the cute girl a big smile.
OOC: Please avoid post that are out of character without mentioning that it is not in character..
IC: She and adray made in to the bridge and she heard the men on the ship floating rumors about her and Adray. Although she could not imagine why they were discussing such things, she kept on walking.. She soon felt hunger paining her stomach..
"Adray let us get something to eat before going to the bridge."
She found some instant food, added some water to it, and began to eat..
Erika nodded slowly, having ceased her conversation with her commander, and smiled. She pulled on the cloak she had bought earlier, and handed SiRen back his, then turned back to the Jedi. She had already hooked the gloves back onto her belt, and though her extremely short shorts and tight leather top was now covered, you could still see she was engineered to be perfect.
"I am Erika Vitare, NewType Human, or Newman, a Hunter under the command of Commander Adray Neris. This intimidating piece of machinery is SiRen...he's an Android, an artificial human. A combat model, built specifically for this mission. We three were sent to this galaxy to help the Republic fight an enemy we weren't told much about, at the request of one Jorus C'Baoth." She bowed slightly, picking up a rock, and winging it with great skill at a Jawa attempting to steal from their hoversled.
Meanwhile, Adray had shaken his head as they walked onto the bridge, opening a case of stuff that he had had removed from the Atlantis before they had left, revealing it to be expertly prepared meals, deepfrozen, so that they only needed to be heated for a short time.
She soon finished her food and went over to see Adray was eating.. It was different from anything food she's ever seen before.. She sat there staring at it before finally asking the question..
Adray grinned, and pointed to each of the bits of food in the dish, and naming them. The meat was a chunks of chicken breast in teriyaki sauce, on top of rice and a variety of vegetables from his homeworld. In another portion of the dish were mashed potatoes with butter and gravy, and in a third was some fruit cobbler. He smiled, and looked up at her.
"Dem's good eatin's. Easy to cook too. And of course, they are VERY nutritious." He held up a bit of chicken on a fork for her, with some vegetables and rice.
"Dem's good eatin's. Easy to cook too. And of course, they are VERY nutritious." He held up a bit of chicken on a fork for her, with some vegetables and rice.
She stared at it for a bit, sniffed it, then put it in her mouth.. It was absolutely delicious. She stared at his food not daring to ask for more..
"This is absolutely wonderful!"
Her sudden exclaimation was quite out of character and gave her an excited smile..
Adray grinned wider, and showed her the case. Inside it were about a month's worth of such dishes. He smiled, and showed her the Atlantis' inventory. He also showed her a list of the equipment onboard the Atlantis, including a full kitchen, complete with cookware. It rivaled some of the kitchens onboard resort ships in this galaxy. He didn't mention that the specs for the Athalanta had a fully equipped restaurant-style kitchen in them. He had, in fact, modelled them after a restaurant on Terra called the Dancing Dragon.
"We have enough food for the three of us for about thirty years, though I don't think we'll be on the ship for that long. Which reminds me, once the Athalanta is finished, I'll need a crew."
"We have enough food for the three of us for about thirty years, though I don't think we'll be on the ship for that long. Which reminds me, once the Athalanta is finished, I'll need a crew."
She found herself secretly wishing she could go with him.. His ship and his companions were quite interesting.. She'd thought that the life of a jedi would bring adventure, but it was usually the same assignments again and again..
"I'm sure we could find some people who would be willing to join your crew.."
She sighed and looked away from him. The things he had said earlier were true.. Although emotion could lead to fear, it would not necessarily do so in every case.. She thought maybe she should give these emotions a try.. It was settled, she would try to act on her own instincts for once..
"Tell me Adray.. When you left on that mission.. What did you leave behind? Did you have a family of your own or were you by yourself?"
Adray blinked, caught offguard by the question. He pondered, and thought of how much of his real family was left. He realized only his younger sister was remaining. He sighed slightly, and his mind opened to her, showing her the sister and nephews he had left on Terra. He had gone willingly, and they knew that, but it had still been hard on them all. His mother had died the year before, though he knew she would have not only approved of the mission, she would have pushed him into the ship.
He closed his eyes, remembering his little sister giving him the necklace he wore, to remember her and their life by. His hand unconsciously went up the stroke the necklace, made from stones that were found near there village.
She'd seen everything he'd remembered and his memories of his family were far more interesting than her own. Although she had been trying to find out if he'd been married, this was better and answered her questions.. His people seemed interesting and seemed to deeply miss his younger sister..
<I am sorry for your loss..>
Although she had meant to say this in words it came out in his mind. She decided she would reveal some of her memories of when she was young.. There tons of images of her messing up again and again, seeming increasingly clumsy.. Others of the order discussing her being placed some where else for training in another field.. She remembered crying and a librarian giving her information on graceful female jedi. She read everything she could on the graceful jedi master Shaak Ti.. It had helped her regain the confidence and the determination she needed to become a jedi knight.. It also showed her crying at different times after other children told stories of their mothers or families, making her remember she had none of those things. She wrapped herself in dedication to try to rid herself of these hurtful feelings..
It suddenly became too much for her and she fell over weak and in tears..
What was happening to her. She was always so calm and focused, but now she was a wreck..
Adray gasped, hearing her words in his head, then seeing the images of her childhood go by. He felt the pain connected with those memories, and staggered slightly under their weight. He looked at her, only in time to see her fall down, and reached out to catch her. He held her close, hoping to comfort her, and started gently stroking her hair. He also started to hum the lullaby his mother sang to him and his sister when they were children.
Niomi introduced herself and Ebaree and followed Erika to the ship. "So were you two made in some lab or something" carrying Ebaree on her back with her legs wraped around her neck. "And what model ship do you have if you need to fix it I can...help you see I have inherited many questionable sums of money from different people I work for and have struck big buisness lately.." Ebaree got wide eyed at the sight of the old ship. "So...this is your ship" she asked hopeing Erika stoped infront of the wrong one...
Erika laughed. She herself had figured the thing would never fly, but it had. True, the retrofit engines had burned out, and left them drifting for 200 years or so. The hull and most of the systems were still intact, though, so the ship would have been spectacular if it had been completed. She could see why Adray put it above all other things, in spite of what they'd done with it. SiRen laughed, and checked to make sure the Imperial officer were still behind them, and then started to load the parts onto the ship.
"Once it's completed according to the original design specs, she'll be the fastest ship out there, with better armor and shields than any current military vessel. The weapons will be better too, though it will take alot of work and money to get it to that level."
He caught her and held her close as the tears she'd been holding back for these years came flooding through.. He ran his hands through her hair as she wrapped around him as well crying into his shoulder.. He hummed a soft melody that somehow helped to calm her significantly. This feeling he was conveying to her in that soft embrace calmed her and brought a momentary smile to her face. With the remnants of tears still in her eyes, she lifted her head from his shoulder and looked him in the eyes..
"I am sorry about this.. You should not have had to see those things.. I am sorry for my behavior, it's been most unprofessional.."
She stared at the floor feeling horrible for making such a spectacle of herself..
Adray smiled, and shook his head. He actually felt comforted himself by her presence. She reminded him, oddly, of Jorus himself, though she probably would have laughed that notion off the face of the planet. He shushed her quickly, then helped her stand up, ignoring the officers on the ship, and then heard a tap on Erika's communications device, indicating they were loading up. He smiled, and looked at Shiara.
"Well, at this rate, we may be out of here in a day or two."
She felt safe in his arms. It was a strange warm feeling, but it was nice.. He helped her stand up and she looked around as the rest of the crew was staring at them.. She found herself turning red and exited the bridge with him..
Ebaree gracefully flipped off of Nioni's houlders and landed in front of her. She looked up in wide eyed excitement at the large vessel. I'm gonna investigate this!" She laughed merilly as she rushed up the loading ramp and started to flit from equipment piece to equipment piece, giving each one a quick examine before moving on to the next
Ahh a Combat and Systems Specialist Android and I thought they stopped making you years ago in the new republic, and it such a rare pleasure to meet you.
I read a research paper on creating an Imperial combat android during my time at the naval collage but nothing came of it because of funding.
"What do you want?” she asked him in a threatening voice.
I am here under orders from the Moff council itself to act as lesion to a group of Jedi out here in the outer Rim replied Jon Neizu as Niomi light sabre lit up.
I have done nothing wrong and if anything should happen to me than a full unit of storm troopers will come to my aid.
Later after the chitchat he follow them to they ship and encounter Corporal Blade and his unit of storm troopers, why are you out here Corporal with your troops.
I Am Sorry Sir but I decided you needed help just in case said Corporal Blade.
Very well Corporal and do inform the shuttle to put itself into a space orbit he sneered.
SiRen smiled, having finished the loading, and shook his head as the little one explored the ship. It was about the size of a freighter, but was much more capable, even though it was retrofit with older equipment. He didn't bother to tell this man that he was literally an artificial human created in another galaxy. It wasn't really something he needed to know. Once he had stowed away all of the parts in the cargo bays, and written up a detailed inventory, he headed for the cockpit, which was actually about the size of a smaller ship's bridge, and began preparations for liftoff.
Erika made herself busy with buying some stuff they might have needed on this world, including some tools. When she finished, she loaded them into boxes in one of the cargo bays, and then waited for the other passengers to get onboard.
Adray smiled, and shook his head. "It was nothing. You looked like you needed comfort, and I think maybe I did too."
"It was nothing. You looked like you needed comfort, and I think maybe I did too."
She looked back at him as he smiled..The feelings he had given to her in that embrace were something she'd never felt before.. She suddenly found herself smiling back at him..
"You do not understand.. I have never been hugged before or even held. I really don't know what I am trying to say.."