A Jedi and His Ranger

[Judah Lesan Jr.]

Judah smirked with Kaitlyn's last comment about the kiss she had given him as a thank you for saving her life in the cave. The two traveling companions had just helped the Mon Cal fend off a major threat to their world. The battle resulted in the near death of the brunette Antarian Ranger, though Judah's quick thinking and action, brought her back from the brink of death. Now she was teasing about her astromech zapping boys who tried to put the moves on her, great.

"Fine I'm coming with you then, might need me to kiss you back to life again," JJ winked, then looked for the astromech. Safe for now. "Well, this time you were the one putting the moves on me, so hopefully I'm safe. Though, sure it can be our little secret."

Judah's smirk faded a bit. He hadn't wanted to lose her. Though they were just friends who had only met twice before deciding to run off to save the Galaxy together, Judah felt connected to her. They both had lost someone close. Kait lost a mother, and Judah a lover, or had she just been a sister that never should have been a lover. Either way, she was gone from his life.

"You aren't going on after your mother as long as I'm around to keep you here. I've lost someone close because of being foolish, and my home planet has broken to bits. I'm going to save when I can."

Judah smirked again.

"I would have done it for free too, but uhh... that kiss... yeah, that was great!"

There he was fumbling around with his words. Cocky Corellian and Foot in Mouth Telosian, such a winning combo when it come to the ladies.

"So what's around here to eat? I can whip something up for us... Weird fact, my parents thought I needed to know how to cook, so I'm pretty handy in the kitchen."

[member="Kaitlyn Solay"]

 

[Alleycat]

Kaitlyn deftly lifted off from Dac, then took Patriot One, her A-36 Sleuth scout vessel, up into high orbit of the water world making for their exit vector. Too bad circumstances were so dire on the other side of the Outer Rim or she would have loved to stay and enjoy the tropical paradise a while longer. But… duty called the Jedi and his Ranger to higher causes than their personal enjoyment.

Speaking of which, Kaityn shouldn't have kissed [member="Judah Lesan Jr."], even if it was to show her mere gratitude to him for saving her life. Well, the kiss was more than that, but…. it was still inappropriate, unprofessional, and she would need to be more proactive that it didn't happen again. Encouraging the young male Jedi was mean when the oath the brunette had taken as an Antarian Ranger forbade her from having any relationships other than just friendship with the Force user(s) she served. This would be difficult as JJ was everything Kait considered attractive in a man. Oh well… The Corellian already had a girl, somewhere, he really cared about. Judah had mentioned her quite a few times in passing. It sounded as if they had/were pretty involved. Better not to get in the middle of boyfriend/girlfriend business.

Kaitlyn just smiled and nodded at JJ's comments, then when the nav-computer beeped, she pulled back on the hyperdrive lever and watched as the stars became streaks of white as the ship made the jump into hyperspace. After checking the status board and seeing it was green across the flight console, she put the ship on autopilot, then got up from the pilot's seat.

"As for food I'm not quite sure what's in the galley's cold storage or pantry, not much probably… I've been mostly living off ration bars for a while, and they are getting pretty old to be honest. If you can cook as well as you say, I'll gladly try anything you make," Kait smiled, then lead her mission partner to the living area of the scout vessel.

"This is going to be cozy, but doable. There are two bunks above the lounge seats that pull down when it's rack time, and the fresher is big enough that you should be able to fit snugly yet nicely," the brunette grinned, then motioned to the aftward hatch.

"The cargo hold is through there, which is where my armory and supplies are along with my speeder bike. There might even be enough room for a workout area for you. Also, when Sneaks isn't needed, he charges in there as well… It's his kingdom so just warning you," she chuckled softly, sitting down in a lounge chair and popping out the seat table from inside it's armrest, then placing her datapad on top of it to write up her after action report.

 

[Judah Lesan Jr.]

Okay.... From hot to cold... clearly something was bugging her, but, JJ wasn't going to just press in her mind and find out. Her more serious nature was like his dad's, but the young Corellian would still have to get used to it. The women in his life had always been the kind to move at a faster pace, and JJ like the faster pace. For all he knew, Kait hadn't liked the kiss actually. Wow wouldn't that make things awkward. He did smile when she mentioned she'd eat anything he made. There could be some fun with that, but maybe he needed to be careful. They didn't really know each other yet, and his humor was certainly going to get on her nerves at somepoint.

"I'll make whatever I can whip up. Maybe something as close to Corellian as I can get."

JJ followed and nodded as she gave the tour. It was short and simple, but the ship wasn't big. As he had remarked earlier, it was practical, and that's really all they needed. The ship only had to get them from point a to point b, and keep them alive in the process. This ship would do well in that regard.

"Yeah a workout room maybe... Most of my work used to come working outdoors on my parents compound, but that's gone now."

He sighed, then reached for his head. Suddenly he felt a little woozy, like something was pressing against him. He shook it off and went back to work as he started to dig through the cold storage and the pantry. He found some meat, vegetables readily available and knew what to make. Some looked in a pantry and saw nothing, JJ saw at least five meals, just which one to make. Space was cold, and they'd been underwater. A nice stew sounded good.

JJ took the meat out, and cut it into cubes. Throwing it in a big pot to brown the edges, just for color sake, before adding the water for broth. Onions, carrots, celery, and potatoes would make it in as well. The lightheaded feeling returned, and JJ just hoped Kaitlyn hadn't noticed. It wasn't medical, and JJ didn't know what was causing it, but someone, or something was happening at a deeper level than he had known possible.

A pot of caf was put on the brew, and when it was done mug was offered to Kait. Reports, he rolled his eyes, that's why he was on his own. They were pointless, and now everything he did was going to be chronicled in her reports. Hopefully she left out the kiss.

"So I'm gonna have to know how you take your caf! It's a requirement if we're going to be working together like this from now on."

[member="Kaitlyn Solay"]