even if it hurts
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D U L C E T
OBJ I | ROCKIN' AROUND THE LIFE DAY TREE
CORUSCANT | SOME BAR NEAR THE SENATE SQUARE
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When Verin talked, the black mark throbbed.
Her mouth popped open to question what directly meant — the Chiss was rarely ever anything other than a hologram at best — when Verin clarified. Cordé settled back into her seat silently. She even winced at the mention of additional Hutt secretion.
“Gross.”
Her voice dipped when she accepted the cigarette, holding it between her fingers. She glanced once, twice over her shoulder to see if anyone else was smoking. Were they allowed to smoke here?
At the far end of the bar, someone wearing a fluffy collared coat was puffing away on a pipe and looked quite relaxed. It was enough for Cordé to follow suit.
“No offense,” Cordé started, and pinched the end of the cigarra. These things were terrible for your health. Like black rot on your lungs.
But then again, so was binge drinking.
And tonight, Cordé wasn’t a medic.
"Yeah, thanks." So she accepted the light and leaned across the counter when the bartender flashed a flame for the pair of agents after presenting them with their beers.
When she leaned back, she finished her sentence: “But the way that guy paled, I was definitely expecting something with a lot more, y’know.” She made a fist, and punched at the air in front of her quickly.
“But! An enemy made is an enemy made. 'Sides, if you wanted to, or had to go back, there's tech that'll hide that for you.” She sucked in a drag, and immediately coughed into her elbow. It had been a hot minute since she’d done one of these, and it was quickly itching at the back of her throat and nose.
Instead of apologising, or clinging to the embarrassment that came with the small scene of poor smoking etiquette, she transitioned to the next topic. She recovered quickly, took a sip of her beer and asked: “You have any tattoos that you chose?”
At the same time, in the pocket of her coat, her datapad's notification centre buzzed.
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Verin
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Verin
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