Private Everybody Wants to Rule the World

[Kuhbee]

TAG: Micah tol Powl
Location: Rishi


Kuhbee was on his very first solo mission. Well he supposed mission wasn't really the right word. It was more like an errand but he was still happy to be trusted to do it. All he had to do was go to the public library on Razorback Island and check out a tomb that held some Force knowledge. It was simple enough and the padawan was feeling pretty confident in success. Little did he know that another young learner, a badawan, had been dispatched with the same agenda. Now both younglings were racing towards the book, completely unaware that another had their sights set on the book as well.

 

[Micah tol Powl]

Kuhbee

[ darth lolcat theme ]​

The Sith were the true rulers of the galaxy.

Sadly, as a Sith Academy student, this galactic ruler was flying economy. The trip down the Manda Merchant Route a long and winding road through the Outer Rim. And, somehow, he'd still had to connect in Mos Eisley.

The young Cathar had planned to read up on Rishi's history, particularly its connection to Skere Kaan's Brotherhood of Darkness. The Avian Rishii were, themselves, quite interesting as well. Carnivores, like himself. The Rishii were birds of prey, a fact made all the clearer by their veneration of a predator. However, the Galandan seated next to him on the transport turned out to be a H'kig Witness and so, instead, the boy had been fed religious tracts and what felt like Jedi propaganda minus the Force.

Their inevitable arrival at last supplied a welcome escape from his seat mate. The young cat gave a sigh of relief at that. While he hadn't been able to do the reading that he'd wanted to on the flight here, at least now he could start on his assigned tasks.

Being an academy located on Korriban, there were a number of resources that had to be sourced from off-world. Students, such as himself, were often tasked with a shopping list for a particular planet. Mostly herbs or regeants unique to Rishi's ecosystem that were useful for Sith alchemy, the liver of a khi'r for Zal Aditi , and then Darth Caedes wanted him to pick up a copy of the Vordegan Codex from a library here.

Thousands of libraries across the known cosmos, and apparently the only copy that wasn't checked out was here.

The library on Voss reportedly had a copy that had been checked out to some Jedi named Matsu Ike that had been overdue since, like, 844 ABY.

It was tempting to start with the khi'r. The boy could hunt one for himself and then just leave the liver -- which was disappointing. So he might have to hunt a couple of khi'r. But, it was generally considered proper form to start with the named Darth's request first, then fill the remaining orders.

At least the boy would be able to peruse the library. With luck, he'd find something that would strike his interest. Particularly since he assumed he'd be tasked with returning the book later. Assuming the Dark Lord didn't pull a Matsu on the Rishi copy of the codex.

Making his way inside of the library, the young Cathar made his way toward the librarian. Bowing politely before the desk, the boy raised his head to speak.

"Meow..."

Halting mid-mew, the youth cleared his throat and tried again. Basic this time. "Pardon me," the young Sith hopeful began. "My master sent me to inquire about this book," the boy explained, passing over a dataslip that contained the catalog information on the tome.

While the Rishii behind the desk looked up the copy in question, the boy's amber eyes prowled the interior of the library.

Already he spied a section on history. He'd definitely be visiting that section later.

 

[Kuhbee]

TAG: Micah tol Powl


"oh dear, well I am afraid both of you want the same book and we only have one copy."

The other librarian smiled at the Wookie, who was standing at the end of the desk, having asked for the book in question. Kuhbee looked at the Cathar boy in confusion and then smiled, which honestly looked scary on a Wookie but was meant in a friendly way. Kuhbee and the Cathar boy had asked two librarians for the same book. It was a bit comical.

[Hi! We want the same book it seems.]

Kuhbee came over to the boy but hesitated as he got closer. Something felt different. He had never met a darksider before and did not realize that was what he was feeling.

 

[Micah tol Powl]

Kuhbee

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Both want the same... what?

Amber, cats eye pupils just blinked as the young Cathar turned his head to where the librarian pointed out a tall, quite hairy fellow. Who, for his -- or was it a her? -- part seemed to be doing the same. There was a show of teeth, which could very well have been a smile. What came next, however, took the boy back a bit.

A growl? No, that wasn't right. It was a language. Somewhat similar to his own native tongue, but he couldn't have claimed to have made out any of the words.

Most curious.

He'd never met a Wookiee before. Based on the guttural tones and the body language, it would appear that the specimen before him either was not capable of Basic or else preferred not to use it. "I'm afraid I don't understand," the boy remarked politely. Then reflected on the fact that he might have been misunderstood and added, "What you said, that is."

The situation he understood well. It might be amusing, if he'd heard of it happening to some other acolyte.

He had a task to complete. One in which this Wookiee would appear to be in his way, but, for the moment, curiosity had found the cat. The opportunity to interact with a Wookiee was certainly not an every day event. "I should like very much to introduce myself, but it wouldn't do well if that led to just a one-sided conversation," the Cathar noted.

Was a one-sided conversation really a conversation? Certainly not communication, by the strict definition.

But, he digressed.

Turning back toward the librarians, the boy asked, "Pardon me, do you have a translation droid? Or a computer, perhaps?"

The librarian reached below the desk, depositing a slim datapad on the counter for him. "Oh, brilliant," the cat chimed, his own fangs displayed when he smiled. Turning back toward the Wookiee, he gave a formal bow before introducing himself. "This should help. My name is Micah. Micah tol Powl. And, you are..?"