Crash Course to Meeting People

[Loreena Arenais-Valhoun]

Lori wasn't your typical Princess. No big gowns or fancy dresses (well...except for formal parties that she was allowed to go to), no crowns or even bodyguards that she could see. Being the last in line and one trained by Mandalorians as well as her Dad [member="Veiere Arenais"] , she didn't need any of those things like her Mom [member="Lady Kay"] did.

She was the typical teenager though! Lori's focus was on a bunch of different things. And now that she was back home again on Commenor, she found herself tinkering with her favourite toys. Like her jetpack Ol' Sparky! Oh how she had missed her first successful engineering feat!

So this afternoon was spent flying with it. She needed to reacquaint herself to it. And what better way than using it? There was so much freedom felt when flying, no matter if it was piloting a fighter or flying a jetpack. It was peaceful, her own meditation, as it were.

That is it was peaceful until she ran out of fuel. Sputtering and coughing, the jetpack began to lose altitude. Lori flicked the toggle switch on and off in a bid to try and slow her fall with little bursts of power. It worked to a point...

Lori could see the sidewalk below where some people were walking by. "LOOK OUT!!" But it was too late. She dropped from the sky straight into [member="Neo Calix"] , causing both of them to roll onto the pavement with her momentum.

 

[Eli-Mae Forrest]

It was a normal day for Neo, he began it just like he did every other, on the run from the first order on Ord Mantell, he had very quickly found an escape route via stowing away aboard a freighter bound for Commenor. Once there he was discovered it was another chase, he outran the chasers easily. Now he found himself layed out by a lovely lady "well hello lovely" he said picking himself up

[member="Loreena Arenais"]

 

[Loreena Arenais-Valhoun]

Lori lay there for a moment as [member="Neo Calix"] stood up. She was on her side, the jetpack's engine winding down. Did he just call her lovely? Or was she hearing things? More than likely it was the latter.

She rolled to her front and then sat up on her heels as she removed her jetpack. "Hey...Sorry about that. I ran out of fuel and my steering capability. Are you okay?" He seemed to be, yet she thought she'd ask anyways.

 

[Eli-Mae Forrest]

Neo would fix his disheveled hair, smiling at her he would note her sitting on her heels while removing her Jetpack, he offered her a hand up. "I am alright just a bit shaken, Im Neo and who are you if I may" He asked in his deep yet gentle voice he had always used, he was known for his calm under pressure, he hardly ever yelled at anyone. It was from his time in the military he couldnt stand yelling

[member="Loreena Arenais"]

 

[Loreena Arenais-Valhoun]

Once her jetpack was off, she took the hand that [member="Neo Calix"] offered and got to her feet. It was then that she got a good look at him. He was around her age! That was unusual. Most that she had met were far older. Not that she had minded though. Being the youngest, she was used to that sort of thing.

"I'm Lori..." She didn't go into her full name, just as he didn't. No need to ruin a good thing. "Are you sure that you're okay? It's not that far to the medics office. You can get checked over..." She picked up Ol' Sparky and checked it over for any dents. So far she didn't spot any.

 

[Eli-Mae Forrest]

"Im alright, are you?" after a short pause he would stutter and and say "I-I mean you are gorgeous..." He said gently. Neo smiled gently as he did he would look her over, she was beautiful that was for sure but he just wanted to make sure she was alright.

[member="Loreena Arenais"]

 

[Loreena Arenais-Valhoun]

Lori nearly dropped her jetpack as [member="Neo Calix"] complimented her. It fell through her fingers, but she managed to catch it before it hit the ground. She always had good reflexes. She had to.

"I'm okay, thanks. Bruised ego, maybe.
But my jetpack seems to be good. Have you ever used one? Do you have one of your own? I made this one myself a few years ago. It works great when it has fuel!" Her cheeks had blushed a little at the start of her monologue. Lori was a talker, especially when she was out of her element. And with a boy her age telling her that she was gorgeous, well...that was all new to her.

So of course she deflected the conversation away from herself. "Are you just visiting?
Or are you from here?" Given the recent liberation of the planet from the Sith, there were plenty of people from all over the Galaxy helping them out.

 

[Eli-Mae Forrest]

Neo would smile gently at the girl. He had not had a conversation with a girl his age in quite some time it was very flustering to him to be honest. He had always been a bit shy. As the girl began to talk he noted how nice her voice was to listen to, smooth as silk and sweet as tennessee honey. He blushed gently as she began to rapid fire questions at him.

He would let her finish and then breathe and answer "I have flown one I do not own one I am just visiting"

[member="Loreena Arenais"]

 

[Loreena Arenais-Valhoun]

Oh good! [member="Neo Calix"] answered in such a way that give her more avenues to keep the topic off of herself. That was perfect. She shifted the jetpack and put it on, for it was MUCH easier to carry it that way. Left her freedom of movement.

"Oh? Where are you visiting from?
Did you help in the liberation? Or are you here for the reconstruction efforts?" Surely people weren't coming here for a vacation yet. Right?

 

[Eli-Mae Forrest]

Of course, this is where the conversation always lead, where was he from, what was he doing here, he had grown tired of lying, so he decided to tell her the truth. He knew this may lead her to not like him but if she was to like him it would be the real him she knew. He would breathe deep and speak of his time with the first order, he hadnt done much but what he had done was terrible, he had defected for a friend he had made, when she was shot dead he went on the run and has been chased like a wounded animal for months now. He would recap this as he did a very haunted look would encapsulate his face. Once he had finished he would look up to meet her eyes

[member="Loreena Arenais"]

 

[Loreena Arenais-Valhoun]

Lori just stood there as she listened to [member="Neo Calix"] tell his tale. He had done much in his young life, and seen much too. Although she was hardly sheltered in recent years, she certainly felt sheltered now. Maybe it was because she was always cared for and protected by her family and guardians.

"Well, the First Order aren't really here much anymore.
They used to have an Embassy, but they left it during our fight for liberation. You should be okay. They labeled my mom as a terrorist and rebel, so I know some of where you are coming from." She chewed the inside of her cheek a little. "Where are you of to now?"

 

[Eli-Mae Forrest]

Neo smiled as she told the tale of the first order on commenor, he had finally found a place beyond the reach of the first order. He took a deep breathe and responded "I think I will stay here for a while, its not normal for me to find a place where the first order doesnt have some kind of control, I am glad to have found a place where I dont have to worry"

[member="Loreena Arenais"]

 

[Loreena Arenais-Valhoun]

Lori snickered a little.
"The First Order had an Embassy here, but they never had control. We're too far away for that." That wasn't to say that the First Order never gained intelligence or spied on them.

She tilted her head to the side a bit as she looked [member="Neo Calix"] over. "Have you changed your appearance at all? To stop them from spotting you, I mean. It wouldn't be much for them to tap into any holo-cameras if they had a suspicion of your whereabouts." That was probably all child's play for their slicers.

 

[Eli-Mae Forrest]

"I have not, I have been more of one to face problems when they come to me rather than trying to avoid it, I have faced many a bounty hunter but now I have a stronger force after me, they have employed a sith apprentice to come after me I think I can out run them but I feel good if a fight happens here" He said "I like you a lot"

[member="Loreena Arenais"]

 

[Loreena Arenais-Valhoun]

Lori raised a brow. "How can you face your problems head on if you're too busy running from them? Seems kinda silly if you ask me."

She shifted her weight on her feet as [member="Neo Calix"] said that he liked her a lot. That was the first time that she had heard any boy her age say that. But.... it made no sense that he could like her so quickly. They had only just seen eachother for a few minutes. "How could you like me a lot?
You...you don't know anything about me." Other than the fact that she built her own jetpack. And that her mom wasn't liked by the First Order. Lori hadn't given out any details on purpose. It was a habit of hers done out of caution.

 

[Eli-Mae Forrest]

"I wait for them to catch up then I face them, as for how I can like you, A. I am an empath and for the first time in a long time I have found someone who is not feeling like I could be used as a prize to turn in for money. I can tell because a mixture of sadness and greed cannot be felt in you..."

[member="Loreena Arenais"]

 

[Loreena Arenais-Valhoun]

Lori raised a brow as she tucked a bit of her hair behind her ear. "An empath? Are you a Force User? From what little I know of the First Order, there are a lot of them that hate Force Users." Maybe that could partly be why [member="Neo Calix"] had such problems with them when he worked for them.

 

[Eli-Mae Forrest]

"I am indeed, I have had to hide it since I enlisted in the navy, they dont like force users, I am looking for training tho" HE said gently almost in a whisper

[member="Loreena Arenais"]

 

[Loreena Arenais-Valhoun]

Lori nodded a little. That all made sense. And given that he worked for them once and left, well they'd want to be sure to tie any lose ends.

"Did you spend much time at their capital? Around the Embassies from other governments, I mean." Oh yes, Lori was plotting. At least if she was lucky she could get some help from [member="Neo Calix"] . Maybe...

 

[Eli-Mae Forrest]

Neo would think back he had done guard duty in the capital for about a year, he would nod and say in his normal gentle tone, he was'nt one for yelling at any point "I spent a good deal of time around many of the embassies"

[member="Loreena Arenais"]