Code Pink

[Bellalika]

[member="Joza Perl"]

The jedi knight had well prepared a little something something. The spectre speeders were here and being worked on for some upgrades to get them into more areas as the jedi stood there. Getting the channeling gloves on and ready, the combat boots were nice and set up for plenty of things as she slid the bodyglove up looking over some of the things they had. Equipment pack with plenty of supplies, her lightsaber on her hip and for well fun times one of the shatory thigh sheaths giving the tanto blades in case of real problems.

"So are you ready to begin padawan?" What better way for getting to know someone then going really really fast across the snow and finding some ruins in a cave to explore. You couldn't really ask for more as she put the necklace on with the sigil glowing light for lightsiders and her earrings. "Make sure you have all of your gear and prepare yourself for the real fun of being a jedi. Getting to go really really fast on speeders towards a jump you can almost fly from." Even with her cybernetics she could still get lifted off the ground easily enough.

 

[Joza Perl]

It was safe to say that Joza had never been on a speeder before, and it was safer to say that she was very, very skeptical of the idea. Regardless, she had suited up properly before meeting the other Zeltron Jedi. And really, she was excited enough to meet another Zeltron Jedi.

“Um…yes?” She responded tentatively, laughing a little to calm her nerves. Glancing down at the lightsaber clipped to her waist, the Padawan felt unprepared, especially considering that she wasn’t sure what to expect. At least she had a Jedi Knight with her, so if anything went wrong they’d be alright. “Do we have to go really, really fast though? I’ve never ridden a speeder before and would hate to die on my first run.” She gave the woman a small, nervous smile.

[member="Bellalika"]

 

[Bellalika]

[member="Joza Perl"]

She looked at her for a moment remaining there with a look on her face. She moved over near the speeder and popped the back plate off showign a second seat that could be used while nodding her head. "Well you don't have to, you can sit on the back." There was a smirk while she was looking over some of the things and the purple speeder revved up. She secured her equipment pack over her shoulder with a nod of her head getting on when the doors were opening up and the landscape. "You won't die, worse comes to worse you can get some implants like me.... only without the getting thrown off a building and then having the building fall on top of you."

 

[Joza Perl]

“Hmm…” Joza paused, looking over the speeder, contemplating the second seat. “Wha…having a building land on top of you?! You must be one tough lady.” She flashed a quick grin, still looking a little unsure as she eyed the speeder next to [member="Bellalika"] and taking in a deep breath. Well, if she was going to be a Jedi…she should learn how to ride one of these things herself, right?

“I think I’ll take my life into my own hands this time.” She mounted the free speeder, staring down at the controls as the doors began to open. “So, uh…how do you turn this thing on?”

 

[Bellalika]

[member="Joza Perl"]

"Well mostly chrome." She tapped her cheek and chin. "What isn't cybernetics is original but for the most part I was crushed, now I can hold down prisoners easily despite being so small." There were benefits and she was ready to begin while getting onto the speeder. "Your conbtrols are easy, the handles will move the thrusters to turn from side to side. The booster will make you go faster and the front plating can take a lot of impact." She sat there and showed how to do it, the thrusters were always set forward. "If you need to ease up pull the sticks back until you are stopped and then you can move from side to side if need be. Just be careful and wear your eye protection. A small pebble being hit by you while you go one hundred and twenty can still make you blind."

 

[Joza Perl]

[member="Bellalika"]

“Chrome, huh?” Joza blinked in thought. Maybe I should look into getting cybernetics… She mused to herself, finding that the more Jedi she met, the more of them had some sort of robotic limb…or limbs, though she didn't imagine it was entirely by choice. As Bellalika explained the controls, Joza shifted her entire focus onto her. “Alright, handles move the thrusters, booster makes it go fast…seems simple enough.” The Padawan nodded with a confident smile, though inside she was nervous that she’d somehow manage to throw herself off and end up in a frozen ditch miles away. Still, she tried to shake the thought off.

“Gotcha, don’t want to lose my sight to a pebble.” She nodded, pulling her goggles down so that they were neatly situated over her eyes. “Ready when you are, Knight Bellalka!”

 

[Bellalika]

[member="Joza Perl"]

Alright they were ready to go and she was looking as everything as the doors opened and grabbing the essex visor she could protect her sight before moving off towards the frozen forests. THe massive domed cities in the distance showing where the people lived as she was working on some of the things now to really have fun. Her scanners showing what they could work with before her hand pointed with the speeder kicking as the front popped up with the speed of the thrusters in the back kicking it up. "WOOO" Yes she was going to do that because this was some of the most fun you could have surging forward with th wind in your hair.... well short hair and the gleam of the snow all around.

 

[Joza Perl]

[member="Bellalika"]

Alright, I’ve got this. Totally got this. Joza swallowed thickly as the speeder roared to life. Easy now… She gripped the handles tightly, urging the speeder forward as carefully as possible. The mass of durasteel shuddered and shook as it lurched forward, jostling the young Zeltron slightly. Bellalika was already disappearing into the distance when she finally got the hang of going forward in a straight line. “This isn’t so bad.” She muttered under her breath, gradually increasing the speed. Her ponytail would occasionally whip around to the front of her googles, and she made a mental note to wear her hair in a bun or something next time. Finally, she was catching up to the thrill-seeking Jedi Knight.

 

[Bellalika]

[member="Joza Perl"]

The speed was good and while she would have said... go faster he jedi knight knew her speeder couldn't She was after all despite looking small and compacted.... metal and heavier then the average teenager. So there was that and there was also the work she was doing on most of the things there before moving with her attention on sensing the jedin padawan as she was catching up. More confidence in her driving while they were heading towards the shoreline of the world where they could explore the caves for well anything. You never knew really what might be there in the end before her attention was on the area forward and she was glad to not have hair whipping in the wind or her face. She spoke into the comlink for a moment. "You doing alright back there?"

 

[Joza Perl]

[member="Bellalika"]

[SIZE=11pt]“Yeah, I’m fine.” Joza responded after a few moments, gradually settling in to the situation as a whole. She’d seen landscapes like this before, but it was way different going at high speeds, splitting your concentration between steering and keeping the speed constant. “Should have worn my hair different, but that one’s on me.” She added after a few seconds, a light laugh playing on the last of her words. Really, this was beginning to get exhilarating. “Now I see why you like this sort of thing so much!” She spotted the shoreline in the distance between strands of red hair, tentatively taking one hand off of the handle for a moment to brush her ponytail back. Joza didn’t dislike adventure, but she was often very guarded going into it.[/SIZE]

 

[Bellalika]

[member="Joza Perl"]

Well it is one thing to do for fun. THe other she was finding was torturing padawans by making them run through the jungle in full gear when it was hot.... While not telling them she had cybernetic endurance... Not to hurt them but to make them really have to work for their training that day. "Yeah hair can get in the way, it is why I lopped it all off. Kept smacking me in the face when I was riding." The shoreline was beautiful and the glistening water was oddset by the crystals that were there throughout the surface and the rocks making the place look semi enchanted. It made it all rather fun while she swerved turning around and reversing quickly as she was looking at the padawan and using her senses with the force to navigat herself.

 

[Joza Perl]

Joza grunted in indecision. Her hair was the bane of her existence, but she couldn’t bring herself to cut it. She was vain like that, sacrificing looks over sensibility though she tried to compensate for it by taming her hair as much as she could. She’d spent more credits on countless sprays, gels and pins than anything in an attempt to keep her hair out of her way when she needed it to. Unfortunately, sometimes it misbehaved.

[SIZE=11pt]“Woah!” Joza nearly jumped in her seat, startled as the speeder in front of her suddenly turned in reverse and kept going. “Are you sure you should…how are you…nevermind.” She shook her head, deciding to just roll with it. “This place is beautiful.” She risked a look over to the shoreline that seemed to have an ethereal glow to it. “I’ve never been anywhere like here before.”[/SIZE]

[member="Bellalika"]

 

[Bellalika]

[member="Joza Perl"]

She was smiling with the surprise for herself while looking at the coastline and the padawan. "Yes, it is." She was looking at it all while keeping her attention on some fo the things but her senses in the force were navigating herself over the sands while she moved lightly to the side with a crystal formation there. "The crystal that grows on the coastline is very rare, not useful as a crystal for a lightsaber but using it in a cloaking device we have been able to make cloaks for some of the jedi temples... while negating the negative effects of it exploding when exposed to hyperspace. Can't be exposed on a planet."

 

[Joza Perl]

“A cloaking device? How useful…” The Padawan admired the shimmering coastline for a few seconds longer, wondering how they figured out what use the crystals had. She glanced back at Bellalika, still amazed that the Knight was able to navigate with her back to the controls and having a casual chat. In the back of her mind, Joza wondered how long it would be until she was trained enough in The Force to do that. After all, she figured that Bellalika had been doing things like this for a while.

“Can I ask you…were you raised on Zeltros?” Joza asked suddenly, hoping that she hadn’t overstepped any bounds.

[member="Bellalika"]

 

[Bellalika]

[member="Joza Perl"]

She looked at her and pulled the speeder up onto a raised part of the coastline stopping the speeder and remaining there. Giving her enough time to stop and look out as the jedi knight thought about it. She was the youngest of three sister, one she knew was in the jedi the other was older and had fallen to the darkside. She had been three months when in the order. "I was in one of the jedi enclaves on zeltros. I was a baby when my sister and me wewre taken in. Our older sister left us with them when our parents died." She said it and was neutral, it wasn't something she really got upset about because... she didn't know the woman. She had been a baby she barely understood the color orange let alone her parents. "I've been with the jedi since then and accelled at the jedi stuff. Why they put me through the trials so early."

 

[Joza Perl]

Joza brought her speeder to a stop as well, though not as smooth as Bella’s. The rider sputtered and jerked a bit before coming to a full stop, which time Joza was confident that it wouldn’t explode so she turned her attention to the Jedi Knight. Her brows creased and a thin frown tilted her lips at hearing her origins. “I’m sorry, I hope I didn’t bring up any bad memories.” Even though the woman had a neutral tone while speaking, Joza hoped that she hadn’t provoked any deeper feelings. Clearing her throat, the younger Zeltron offered an explanation. “I grew up on Zeltros, and I had a difficult time adjusting…so I was just curious to see if you had the same troubles as I did.” She could help but smile sheepishly, rubbing at the back of her head.

[member="Bellalika"]

 

[Bellalika]

[member="Joza Perl"]

She was looking at her and gave a nod od her head. "Well adjusting to the order can be strange. We've had couple other zeltrons who flaunted their biology and would use their pheromones to cloud other peoples mins. Get more status for little work then who they knew." She had seen a couple and disliked it remaining how she was with some of the things. "My sister and myself have pretty much avoided and worked to keep our promotions based on our merit instead of who we flirt with or try to ingratiate ourselves to." She wasn't sure about the padawan but giving her a few ideas as she knew some zeltrons did things naturally compared to others who forced it and used it. "And no memories to bring up, I haven't known anything else then being a jedi."

 

[Joza Perl]

Joza chewed the inside of her cheek as she thought over Bellalika’s words. While she did feel the urge to use her biological advantages on occasion, she’d held herself back, determined to keep her Zeltron tendencies and her life as Jedi separate. For now, at least. Shaking her head, she spoke with a tone of agreement. “I feel the same way. I don’t want to be given something without earning it. If I do get promoted, I want it to be because I’m ready for it.” Still, the Padawan had used her natural abilities to get out of sticky situations. Not so much as a Jedi, and she was too scared to do it in the face of the enemy.

[member="Bellalika"]

 

[Bellalika]

[member="Joza Perl"]

"That is the way to do it." She had a bigger grin now while getting some of her equipment with a small popping of her neck. She was looking at parts and there were some caves visible on the side while she was moving. "So you ready tog o and have some fun inside? We have plenty of crystals to go and find down there and who knows what there might be in there." She said it with a wider smirk getting her saber out and clpping it to her belt while the jedi knight prepared for the time with extra glow rods and markers they could set to mark their path.

 

[Joza Perl]

Joza flashed Bellalika a grin in response to her own, but the look faded into one of curiosity as the Jedi Knight began to gather her equipment. “Hell yeah.” Her grin returned, the smile reaching her eyes. Joza reached to help her with the equipment, gathering some of the glow rods in her hands. “So how much do you know about this place? Are there any crazy monsters we have to look out for?” She was still riding off of the adrenaline from the speeder, and was eager to do some exploring on this world. Maybe not her best quality, but she had come a long way from being overly cautious and anxious to a fault. Now at least she was more confident in herself and her abilities.

[member="Bellalika"]