Private Bystander Syndrome

[Kaul "Joker" Emos]

Location: Coruscant

Kaul leaned against the bench legs spread apart as he observed the people of Coruscant go about their day to day lives. It was hard to believe merely two and a half weeks ago that the entire planet was under attack by genocidal cultists. Yet here these people are walking around acting like as though nothing happened. Squeezing on the chocolate frosted Doughnut he bought from the stand, Kaul took a quick bite some of the sprinkled landed on his clothing. The pilot shrugged ignoring it he didn't feel like moving his hand to wipe the sprinkles off too much stress. His mind was occupied by the attack during the Great Hyperspace War and how these people could just move on so quickly. Kaul wasn't here when Coruscant was invaded as he was running patrols around the Outer Rim. Yet he could imagine himself being horrified at the slaughter that the Brotherhood did to the people. How could the residents here just shrug and move on? Then again Kaul was from the quiet planet of Dantonie where the only bad thing was if the Womp Rats ate into the food. Maybe these Coruscant citizens were conditioned to accept horror, after all they've been attacked multiple times in the past.

Just then, Kaul felt cold fingers wrapping around his neck. Before Kaul could react, he was pulled off the bench, his donut tossed up in the air before landing on the of the head of the assailant. "Son of a-" Kaul heard a man cry out. Before Kaul could scream, the kidnapper immediately placed his hand over his mouth and pulled him away towards a nearby alleyway. Kaul kicked and struggled but it was to know avail. "HMMMMFFFF!" Kaul shouted but no one was listening, nobody cared.

Neli

 

[Neli]

Neli toyed with the flute in her hands as she wandered coruscants levels, it was a strange planet really. So foreign yet so similar to her home of bespin.

The lack of nature being the most notable of it, but bespin always felt...well, sophisticated really. Coruscants upper levels had this mundane droll of towers and lights. It was not a home, it was a business. A visiting center. A massive spaceport. At least that's how she saw it. As a place to go to, it wasn't bad. Plenty of adventures could await you on a planet like this, so many souls, so many feelings, so many crimes or dangers. Spread out, concentrated, however you liked it.

She sucked it all in, feeling the life of the world and it's people. Now that was a draw bespin didn't have so much. Bespin was so much smaller in its people, but coruscant, the life could flood your being if you let it. In the waves, were ripples, and then there was a splash. One very very close that the comparison made her nearly try and wipe water off her eyes, before darting them around. She did momentarily realize, she may have just expanded her skill to sense through the force. But now was not the time for that, there was danger nearby. The combination of excitement and concern for the victim shot through her.

The girl darted around until she saw them around a corner, she likely was practically invisible. Force stealth and cloak were so natural to her that whenever she hit busy life like this it was essentially instinct that she'd vanish to anything not explicitly looking for her. And that was when she wasn't really trying. Some man was getting kidnapped by a much larger man. But what was size to a force user, but a larger target. Yet, that wasn't how she was going to deal with this. She loved a good fight, but she also had a rather particular skill.

Neli force pulled a cloth to her, allowing it to gather around her like a tattered robe. And with her flute, played a long droning tune. It wasn't loud, it wasn't abrasive. It was subtle and conniving, worming it's way through the air directed and imbued with the force towards the mind of the kidnapper. Designed to fill him with a looming fear of dread that something was coming for him. And then she stepped out, her use of the force no longer having her disappear to his mind, but rather, operate like a shimmer. A walking shadow not unlike a defel, but clearly not shaped like one. A vaguely human robed figure. She reached out a hand that seemed barely present, her eyes the only thing that seemed to be completely visible, shining through the tattered hood, "You have been chosen." she spoke, her voice was breathless and just as imbued in the force, all that imbuement directed past Kraul and solely on his kidnapper, she began approaching the duo fast, picking up pace as she did so while putting more and more pressure on him with the force, "Tapti' vina wo, macias tave zeon iv tutzala" (Sith: Come dear one, meet the lady of oblivion) with that she'd do her best to focus even harder on his mind while also starting to pull him towards her with the force while raising both hands out. She wouldn't let him reach her of course, the pull wasn't anywhere near as strong as she could. Not so much that he couldn't try and pull away, but the point wasn't to succeed. It was to fill him with so much fear of what might be happening in only a half or full second that he'd feel no choice but to run.

Kaul "Joker" Emos

Spoiler: Notes

POSSESSIONS:
nelis-lightsaber.
sib-14-stun-ion-pistol
Metal Rebreather mask
Ancient Hutt Fusion Pistol
Flute
Satchel (lightsaber inside)

 

[Kaul "Joker" Emos]

"MMMMGGH!" Kaul wished he took those self-defense classes that his co-pilots kept pushing on him. However, Kaul would brush them off saying that he already learned hand to hand combat in basic training and besides, all that kicking and punching is no match for a blaster bolt to the face. A skill that Kaul excelled besides piloting. Turned out they were right, and Kaul was an idiot for not listening to his co-pilots..... again. He tried to reach for his blaster pistol that was inside of his holster but the kidnapper slapped his hand away before forcibly placing his arm behind.

Kaul moaned in pain feeling as if his shoulder was about to come out from his socket. What the hell did this man want from him? He did nothing wrong!? Did this want creds? Well frack it, he can have the 1,000 credits in his wallet then! Payday is tomorrow, Kaul will easily recoup his losses! "She's been waiting for you!" The man whispered in Kaul's ear. "And oh chit she is pissed!"

She? Pissed? Who?! The thing about answers is that they often breed more questions and Kaul was annoyed that all he was getting were vague responses.

Just then, the area darkened and warm air generated by the artificial weather of the lower levels of Coruscant began to feel ice cold as if Kaul was back at Hoth again. "What?" The kidnapper slowly removed his hand and dropped Kaul who landed on the floor chest first and looked up. A creature shrouded in a dark robe approached them, glistening and grayish. Kaul felt a sense of dread swarming around him as if warm feelings such as happiness and joy were being sucked out of him. He remained rooted on to the ground, his teeth clattering. "Don't come to me.... don't come to me......"

The kidnapper on the other hand, was petrified his legs were shaking uncontrollably and Kaul smelt a foul stench that came from the kidnappers trousers. When the creature spoke, it spoke in a demonic language that sounded like stone grinding against stone. Kaul closed his eyes praying that this thing would spare him. The kidnapper screamed in terror turning on his heel and running away. "Oh man....." Kaul gulped as he saw the man get swallowed by the shadows. Now it was his turn was it?

"Please!" Kaul yelled. "Mercy! What do you want? Money? I can get you money! Just don't kill me!"

Neli

 

[Neli]

Neli waited, keeping the pressure on his mind until she was sure he was gone and using a force push to send several things clattering behind him to make sure he felt like something was chasing him that was more than just a mortal. Then, she let it all slip away, her body became properly material again and the eerie pressure vanished. She tossed the cloth to the side and gave the man a pitying but slightly amused smile as she stepped forwards and held out a hand for him.

"Oh relax," she assured him trying to bring in some comforting feeling through the voice as well, though not nearly as forceful as she'd used the sense of doom. "I'm really just another traveler, the names Neli."

She glanced past him at the empty way, aside from the clattered junk, and then returned with a slightly guilty but still amused look, "I take it I might have overdone it a bit? Looked like a big fella, they're not so likely to run from me without a little extra push, ya know what I mean?"

Kaul "Joker" Emos

Spoiler: Notes

POSSESSIONS:
nelis-lightsaber.
sib-14-stun-ion-pistol
Metal Rebreather mask
Ancient Hutt Fusion Pistol
Flute
Satchel (lightsaber inside)

 

[Kaul "Joker" Emos]

"What?!" Kaul blinked and realized that he was back at the Coruscant square. Was this some kind of Jedi mind trick or something? His eyes turned to see the hooded figure looming over him until it removed its cloak revealing a woman...... an attractive woman no less. "T-that was you?!" Kaul stammered as the woman who wore a red jacket and blue jeans extended a hand towards him. As much as Kaul wanted to take her hand, he was reluctant to do so, who was she? What did she want? Yet Kaul's suspicion quickly dissipated, desptie the frightening ability she performed, the woman did save his behind from whoever that guy was. What a bizarre day this was.......

"Thanks," Kaul took her hand and pulled himself up. Her hand felt callous yet soft at the same time unlike Kaul's who was obsessed with getting manicures. One always needed nice and clean hands to properly operate an X-Wing afterall. "Are you like some sort of demon or something?" Kaul asked. "Nah you're too pretty to be a demon, maybe you did a Jedi mind trick is that it?"

Kaul shook his head realizing how inappropriate he was to his rescuer. "Sorry about that," Kaul said feeling his ears redden. "The name is Kaul or Joker as my colleagues call me? To whom I should thank for rescuing the fair damsel in his time of need?"

Neli

 

[Neli]

Neli chuckled at his initial shock holding out her hands, "Tada!" She helped him up, a little surprised at the manicuring he'd done but moving on pretty quick. Raising a brow at the suggestions he was a demon, and then both with an amused smirk at the correction on how that wasn't possible. Before she had an answer to that one he introduced himself properly.

"Just your wandering demonic Neli V'Trechen," she introduced herself again equally jokingly, "Is angering giants your usual way of pulling in pretty demons, Joker?"

A little light pestering never hurt anybody. Besides, after that display, she figured it was a good idea to try and help keep the mood pretty light hearted. She was really quite curious on what actually happened but she didn't want to push him too hard after all that. She might have handled it pretty well if she was on the receiving end, but not everyone had her families disposition.

Kaul "Joker" Emos

Spoiler: Notes

POSSESSIONS:
nelis-lightsaber.
sib-14-stun-ion-pistol
Metal Rebreather mask
Ancient Hutt Fusion Pistol
Flute
Satchel (lightsaber inside)

 

[Kaul "Joker" Emos]

"Nice to meet you Neli," Kaul dusted off his clothing before looking at the dark alleyway ahead. Why was he targeted was the biggest mystery of his life. He had enough excitement being a pilot, why add to the drama? If anything, Kaul was forced into the GADF to avoid the drama that he honestly, he caused. The Galaxy wasn't kind to naive rich guys like Kaul and he found that the hard way with Durgan Signas: The Dug who Kaul worked as his Podracing mechanic. Kaul had forgot that the sport was filled with criminals and other sorts of scum and Durgan worked in the slave trading business. Kaul didn't find that out until after he kiled him.

"The first person I killed," Kaul thought. "It was in self-defense but that changed my life forever. I thought being a mechanic would be some job I can just work and then move on, but Durgan wanted me to work for him for life. We argued and he pulled a blaster pistol on me......"

"I have no idea who that guy is," Kaul said. "I never met him before." He shuddered at the thought. "Coruscant is known for having weird people though."

Kaul turned his gaze towards Neli. "What are you doing here? Besides putting on cloaks to scare evil doers." He chuckled at Neli.

Neli

 

[Neli]

She smiled and nodded her head to his greeting, following his gaze into the dark again, It was certainly not a normal circumstance. But bad things occured all the time. This guys past could certainly be a factor. Or maybe they were looking for organ harvesting, or slavers. Though Coruscant seemed a bad choice for the latter. Sure the underbelly was hardly perfect but getting slaves off planet seems like so much of a hassle compared to just freezing some organs. Besides, you could probably carry loads of those. She realized she got off track and her eyes shot back to him as he claimed her had no idea who he was.

She shrugged, "Metal world home for jedi has weird people? Shocker."

Then a question on her own presence, "Ah right, not much really. Testing the waters? Exploring? Usually I go off with a group of friends for that but hey, sometimes you just gotta hop off on your own for a bit. Coruscant's a weird place, but there's a lot of people here, so there's kind of inherently going to be lots of adventure," she gestured in the direction the man ran as well as Kaul, "And I was right."

She grew a little visibly proud of herself, "Also, I just got my way of sensing things through the force to get even better! So now I can really dig out those splashes of danger."

Kaul "Joker" Emos

Spoiler: Notes

POSSESSIONS:
nelis-lightsaber.
sib-14-stun-ion-pistol
Metal Rebreather mask
Ancient Hutt Fusion Pistol
Flute
Satchel (lightsaber inside)

 

[Kaul "Joker" Emos]

Kaul laughed at Neli's remark about how Coruscant attracts weird people doing weird things. "There's a term for that," Kaul said scratching his chin. "I think it was called Coruscant Man. It's spread all over the Holonet about people on Coruscant all these absurd and bizarre things."

Kaul once again looked back at the alleyway, a shiver slithered down his spine. "Like randomly kidnapping people for no apparent reason," He shrugged. "If I had to guess what's causing their irrational behavior it's probably due to the artificial air, they're breathing in the lower levels. You don't know what the hell the engineers are filtering down there."

Thankfully, Kaul grew up in Dantooine where everything for better or worse was natural. He just wished it wasn't so boring. "So, you're a Jedi or something?" Kaul asked sizing up Neli, she was real pretty for a Jedi that was for sure but there was a certain unorthodox to her. The few Jedi that Kaul saw were stoic and reserved when it came to their powers. Neli on the other was rather..... creative.

"What did you do though?" Kaul asked. "You managed to change the weather and everything!"

Neli

 

[Neli]

She raised a brow at that, "Coruscant man?" Neli chuckled, "Sounds like a band if I'm honest."

She hummed bobbing her head side to side considering what his reasoning for it probably was. It wasn't a bad reason. Air was pretty integral in everything, and definitely in thinking. She considered sunlight, but if the air really was inferior here, it was probably a really big difference too over a long time. Or for people or species more sensitive to it. Compound it enough, and you get more children born out of essentially unhealthy adults running a greater risk of issues.

Then he asked about if she was a jedi or not, and the comment about what she did. She laughed again shaking her head, "No no, not a Jedi. Just taught by my mom mostly. Parents were both force users." for now she'd leave off the fact both of them in turn were trained by the sith and probably each had been the cause of countless deaths directly or indirectly, but details were details, "Actually no, it's was just force empathy! Just done the way I tend to do it," she pulled out her flute a moment more as a visual aid than because she was using it, "Even a regular person can influence emotions via sound. The right tone of voice, the right cheerful or eerie noise or tune. Subtle or imposing. All I did was coordinate force empathy, and further amplify that by the words and the voice I was using to create a sense of dread, fear, and fast approaching doom. The human body actually has physical changes to that, including a change in blood flow. Make someone afraid, all of a sudden, they're cold. Vision gets shifty because adrenaline decides the details aren't important. Combine that with an actually only partially visible threat that you know is there yet fades in and out of your vision, and it can create some really intense responses. That part wasn't empathy though, I'm just really good at using the force to help me vanish." though lengthy as an explanation, she explained it with considerable enjoyment in doing so, she looked around quick and pulled out her saber too putting her flute back in, though leaving it turned off for now, "You should see what my mom can do. I never really practiced all that much, I'm not really sure my dad did either. I know the theory and stuff behind a lot of things I just don't, ya know, go around sparring every chance I get. Or sit down and meditate for hours to really in tune myself with manipulating stuff through the force. Good enough to fight though!"



Kaul "Joker" Emos

Spoiler: Notes

POSSESSIONS:
nelis-lightsaber.
sib-14-stun-ion-pistol
Metal Rebreather mask
Ancient Hutt Fusion Pistol
Flute
Satchel (lightsaber inside)

 

[Kaul "Joker" Emos]

Kaul once again laughed at Neli's statement about Coruscant man. "I bet they'll make delightful music," he said. "It'll be the perfect cure to Hypersomia." It was nice to see that Neli shared his sense of humor, everyone else in Revenant Squadron weren't as laid back as Kaul was. Given what they've seen, it wouldn't kill them to crack a joke every now and then. Kaul continued to listen to Neli's past about how she wasn't a Jedi but was taught her Mom on how to use the Force. "Interesting that you were home schooled," Kaul replied. "Whenever a child shows a hint of using the Force, they're shipped off to Coruscant where they're taught to learn to use the Force properly."

There weren't many Force users on Dantooine, at least none that Kaul was aware of. It was for all intents and purposes, a boring planet destined for boring things. Not that Coruscant was any better, it's hopped up with crazy. "No offense," Kaul said giving an uneasy smile. "I don't think feeling as if I was going to get my soul sucked is my idea of: "empathy" if I wanted to get my soul sucked, I go to a casino."

The Force was one big mystery to Kaul and the more Neli explained, the more he wondered just how powerful the Force users were. He heard some of them were so powerful that they can blow up a planet by just using their thoughts. If Neli was considered small time, then how powerful was her mother? "I don't think I want to know that." Kaul thought.

"So thanks for saving again," Kaul smiled. "I don't know how to thank you but....."

A smile slowly crept on his face. "How about one date?" Kaul smirked. "I mean we're both very pretty people and we deserve to treat ourselves right you know?"

Neli

 

[Neli]

She chuckled a gain shaking her head, "Oh yes, I'm sure it'd be lovely." she agreed sarcastically. Then raised a brow grinning again at the comment of children usually being shipped to be taught the force 'properly' ah yes. She was quite sure that's how the jedi would have seen it if they knew about it. To be fair, she was probably still better off than most sith. But that was from her perspective anyway. THen shrugged at the issue of it being 'empathy' "Just refers to the sensing and transferring of feelings, not necessarily acting sympathetic about them. Besides, would you rather I not?" she knew he didn't mean it genuinely as an offense but she did kind of enjoy poking at him.

Then came up the other brow at the request and she laughed again at his choice of how to offer that to her, "We've made quite a jump haven't we? Demon to a fellow pretty person you're asking on a date huh?" she crossed her arms thinking it over, "Alright, whatcha have in mind?"

Kaul "Joker" Emos

Spoiler: Notes

POSSESSIONS:
nelis-lightsaber.
sib-14-stun-ion-pistol
Metal Rebreather mask
Ancient Hutt Fusion Pistol
Flute
Satchel (lightsaber inside)

 

[Kaul "Joker" Emos]

"Gotta shoot my shot ya know what I mean?" Kaul gave Nelia a playful smirk. "Not everyday a pretty girl walks in my sights especially one who is single." Kaul liked to think he was smooth with the ladies, though his co-pilots say otherwise often saying that Kaul relied on cheesy one liners that would make women die of laughter. Pfft, who were they to judge Kaul? Kaul happened to snag one successful date which was Neli but that was more dates than his copilots combined!

"I don't know about the Force!" Kaul said exasperated. "I mean that was some dark chit I experienced to the point where I thought it was a Sith attacking me you know? I thought Jedi were all warm, fuzzy feelings and all that! Bah! Let me see how much creds I got."

His face fell when he opened his wallet and saw that he had 3500 left. "Oh great," He muttered. "I shouldn't have spent my pay on Holomovies."

Looking up at Neli, Kaul forced a smile. "Sooo," he said. "I've heard McYodas is a wonderful place for a first date!"

Neli

 

[Neli]

"As long as it's with a bow and not a blaster." she returned fingergunning back at him. She was hardly one to mock humor as much as she's gone with it on almost any joke any member of Tiaza's purr would make. Besides, how much more boring would life be if nobody ever made the cheesy jokes.

She shook her head chuckling at the issue of the force, "I know I'm not a jedi, but trust me. Just because someone's some jedi, doesn't mean they won't use fear. I mean, mind tricks are basically their whole shtick compared to the sith. The may sith create fear directly, jedi's may just...simulate it by trickery." it was the swiftest way she could explain her position on the matter. Sure, both may use either side. But the jedi seemed to have a habit of using mental tricks as opposed to more forceful actions. The sith either went all the way on the deception, or barely at all. Or at least that was how she understood it.

Neli shrugged again, "What, I'm only worth a McYoda's to you?" the taunt was quickly followed by an amused grin, "Sure let's do that."

Kaul "Joker" Emos

Spoiler: Notes

POSSESSIONS:
nelis-lightsaber.
sib-14-stun-ion-pistol
Metal Rebreather mask
Ancient Hutt Fusion Pistol
Flute
Satchel (lightsaber inside)

 

[Kaul "Joker" Emos]

Kaul smiled bemused by Neli's fingergunning. "I prefer using Proton Torpedoes," Kaul responded with a grin. "It's more efficient, bows are cumbersome and messy." It was nice to meet someone who shared Kaul's sense of humor. "More like somebody with some fine taste," Kaul thought grinning.

The more Neli talked about the Jedi and Sith, the more Kaul's head hurt. The whole Force ordeal was new to him, in fact one of his closest friends Addison Porte was a Force Sensitive but Kaul never asked about it. "It feels like I'm taking Philosophy class again," Kaul grumbled. "Why don't we do ask questions like what do you want from Mc Yodas?"

He motioned Neli to follow him and half an hour later, they arrived at the fast food resturant where there was a long line. "Great....." He said. "At least we have time to find a seat."

Neli

 

[Neli]

"A bow is messy but a torpedo isn't?" she countered. It was rather amusing just to bounce back and forth.

She shook her head on his reaction to the force, "Guess I'm just too educated for you." she said mock haughtily doing a head jerk to put her chin up at him for a moment but following onwards for the trip to McYoda's. As they arrived to the line she got off track just staring at the name, "What a weird choice of a name right? Where is the "McLuke's". Or even better, "McRevan's". Then you could really get down to the theming. An ancient jedi and an ancient sith in one. Hello sir, would you like Master Revan's classic bantha burger and shake with strategically place strawberries inside? Or Darth Revans spicy nacho's filled with the heat of battle?"

Kaul "Joker" Emos

Spoiler: Notes

POSSESSIONS:
nelis-lightsaber.
sib-14-stun-ion-pistol
Metal Rebreather mask
Ancient Hutt Fusion Pistol
Flute
Satchel (lightsaber inside)

 

[Kaul "Joker" Emos]

"A bow is pretty convoluted," Kaul said placing his hands behind his head. "It's a crude and quite frankly an outdated weapon whereas the proton torpedo requires precise calculations and careful handling. When it's launch and hits their target it creates a beautiful explosion a nice icy blue one." He looked into Neli's eyes. "Beautiful blues just like your eyes." Kaul sniggered.

As the line began to shrink, Neli began to snark about Kaul being less educated than her which prompted him to roll his eyes. "Girl have you ever been to College?" Kaul said. "No? Well you ain't in the position to measure your intelligence against mine, because I went to college and therefore, I'm very smart."

Correction: Kaul went to a community college in Dantooine for one semester before dropping out because he was too lazy to do homework. "McLuke is boring," Kaul said. "It doesn't have the same pizzaz as McYoda, I prefer the Little Orphan Annie meal since it's the kind of meal that appeals to the men, the women and the children too."

"Welcome to McYoda's may take your order?"

Kaul jumped as soon as he heard that, a bored looking Duros stared blankly at Kaul. Looks like the line shrunk faster than he expected. "Ohhh yeah," Kaul chuckled. "I like a 1 Doublestacked Cragmoloid-style Bantha Burger with a large Gundark-ear Fries and a medium sized Giju Gulp."

He turned to Neli to see what she was going to order.

Neli

 

[Neli]

Listened with a raised brow about how much better a proton torpedo was than a bow. Her face slightly reddened and she covered her mouth letting out a cough and quickly trying to recompose herself, though she couldn't quite kill down the smile before she removed her hand.

Another chuckle at the College comment, "Oh yeah? Well maybe I didn't go to college, but when your private tutor's a master of the force and your nanny is basically a droid super detective, I think you can learn quite a bit." She tried to answer. Pushing ground there, maybe he'd find out eventually. If he looked it up, she supposed he would. At one point her mom put a bounty to bring her in alive and unharmed because she ran away, even if it was eventually retracted. That was some time ago. It had been awhile since she met with her...maybe some day. She needed to someday. No one lives forever.

She snapped back to the present as he spoke again, she didn't even realize McLuke was a thing already. "Hey what do I know. I honestly never paid that much attention to food. It was kind of just...a thing that was around. You like it, you don't. You're starving, you're not. That's what really matters with it right?"

His choice was a little more detailed than what she was expecting, and she had kind of forgot to figure out what she was getting, "I guess the same. I don't really come here often." she shrugged. She spoke a little quieter, for his sake, "So aside from nearly getting kidnapped, what do you do around here?"

Kaul "Joker" Emos

Spoiler: Notes

POSSESSIONS:
nelis-lightsaber.
sib-14-stun-ion-pistol
Metal Rebreather mask
Ancient Hutt Fusion Pistol
Flute
Satchel (lightsaber inside)

 

[Kaul "Joker" Emos]

Looks like Kaul landed his after all, Neli was blushing at his remark and is pretty embarrassed about it. “Well what do ya know?” Kaul smirked. “Deflecting the fact that you find my charm irresistible that you fall back on humor. I must say Neli, you have one interesting life.”

Indeed she had given her laid back attitude towards life. Neli sounded like an outdoors kind of person, a survivor who would take what they can get not caring about the quality. “I take it you’re a drifter Neli,” Kaul said while they waited near the cashier. “I’m sure you’ve seen your fair share of stuff. As for me, I’m a pilot: X-Wing fighter for the Galactic Alliance. Recently I’ve been grounded despite the fact that we’re in another war.”

Kaul smiled. “Sometimes I wonder if the Alliance is like the empire with the way we constantly get embroiled in conflicts. I mean the hyperspace war felt like it was yesterday and I fought in that.”

Neli

 

[Neli]

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She put her chin up, "I don't know what you mean." she smirked, absolutely zero intent on hiding the jovialness of her tone. Although immediately realizing that she'd gone right back to humor as her backup when she didn't know what to do. Wait, do I always do that when I'm not sure what to do? she wandered.

"Drifter, yeah, sure. That probably counts." she said before humming at the comment he was a fighter. "Never got the chance for that sort of thing myself. Usually hitchike or pay transit, when I am on a friends ship, I'm not the one flying. It's great fun to watch the way they move though."

Another brow raise at the even wandering if the Alliance was like the empire cause they were always in conflict. She thought for a moment, "I admit I'm not really into a lot of what really goes on. But," she ran her fingers along the edge of the counter working out the words, "In the sense of getting into war? Maybe. But would you say the same of a policeman and a criminal? Or a banker and a robber? After all, they're both involved." she smirked slightly, "I'd say, 'Or me and trouble?' too but uh...to be fair, I do kind of go looking for it."

Kaul "Joker" Emos

Spoiler: Notes

POSSESSIONS:
nelis-lightsaber.
sib-14-stun-ion-pistol
Metal Rebreather mask
Ancient Hutt Fusion Pistol
Flute
Satchel (lightsaber inside)

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