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How did I end up with the Black Sheep Cousins?

Isaiah Dashiell

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Locked him up and threw away the key.

Or at least that's what he was telling everybody he could get to lend an ear. All of his, or rather his brother's connections listened but he'd been stuck in a prison cell for the better part of two weeks, waiting for either someone to graciously pay his way out or for some once in a million chance to escape. There was no third option, he refused to spend the next eight months in an actual Levantine Prison.

Despite all their talk of "freedom" and "exploration" the lot of them were pretty stone cold when it came to "minor" theft. At least he thought it was minor, apparently stealing some rich nobody's Alndys-class corvette was a big deal around here. Bummer.

He had called everyone though, and no one was picking up. His sister had suddenly decided she was too good for he and his brother's no good antics, Zeke himself had all but gone missing, none of Zeke's contacts made deals that were exceptionally good sounding and here he was, stuck rooming with a Gungan pirate who wouldn't shut up and eight months of prison and hard labour ahead of him. He had called his cousin Juddy as a last resort but...neither he or his pretty little wife had answered. As he lay in bed and stared at all the little lines across his hand he wondered if this was where his antics ended, where he lost his hair and became a clean shaven "good mannered young lad". Would he never again travel the stars unbowed? Explore the mysteries of young girl's hearts or even worse, be hitched to some shrew of a woman, never again to gaze upon the beauty that is the red-headed variety?

He hoped Judah got the message.

[member="Judah Dashiell"]
 
[member="Isaiah Dashiell"]



Judah had gotten the message. However, one when asks for help, they probably shouldn't used a despised nickname. Where 'Judy' had come from he hadn't a clue. 'Jud' or 'Jude' even would have been the more acceptable shortening of his given name. Either way, the message had come when he was on Ceto, trying to spend uninterrupted time with his beautiful mermaid and little tadpole. He certainly wasn't in a rush to view a message from ol' cousin 'Izzy'. Of course, when Judah did finally get around to reading the contents it wasn't surprising. In fact, a part of him was surprised that this hadn't happened sooner.


He quickly came to the conclusion that Cousin Izzy would simply rot in prison for the next eight months.


Yet this didn't seem to work. Loyalty to his father seemed to be winning out on this case. Despite what he may wish, Isaiah was the son of his father's brother. Sadly this also made the man family. Having some type of loyalty to family, the thought of his cousin dying in prison wasn't a pleasant one. Judah may not particularly like his black sheep cousins, but he didn't want to see any type of harm come to them either. Since he had business in the Laekia region in a few weeks, Judah would wait and 'rescue' his cousin then. Perhaps a little time to rot behind four walls would give Izzy some perspective on life.



- Two Galactic Standard Weeks Later -



The prison environment reminded him of a cheap mental hospital, not unlike the one had been committed to after the nano-invasion. Take away the soothing colors and houseplants and it was basically the same thing. Nothing but hallways with locked doors. Judah had no desire to travel that far down the corridors. The lobby-like area was enough, with a humaniod-woman behind blaster-proof glass a and speakerbox.


"Inquiring into the bail on one Isaiah Dashiell."


"50,000 credits. Did you wish to bail out this inmate?"


50,000?! Judah vaguely wondered if his could turn this into a tax write-off somehow...


"No, not particularly but I don't have a choice."
 

Isaiah Dashiell

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A Zeltron guard showed up at his gate early some morning after what felt like an eternity behind bars. Was this it? He could feel the menace and contempt coming from the guard...it was flowing off him more than his long purple hair. Isaiah guessed he and the Mrs. weren't doing so well. Maybe he was getting the couch treatment again. Would he pry? Of course, it was his last chance before being sent to live a life of pain and suffering.

"How-"

"Before you say anything you know you'll regret, someone paid your bail."

Paid his bail? But who? 50,000 was a huge credit bail and he knew his brother didn't have it and his brother's 'friends' hadn't gotten back to him.

This smelled worse than a Bantha's backside, but what other choice did he have? He shrugged and walked to the open gate and down the dark halls of disgruntled men. He was given his belongings with his holdout blaster 'mysteriously' missing along with the myriad of false IDs he had. He sighed. It had taken years to collect all those IDs and now he was stuck with 'good ol Isaiah Dashiell'.

How boring.

Lamenting at the loss of his IDs as he walked out of processing he was surprised to see...

"Cousin Juddy?!"
[member="Judah Dashiell"]
 
[member="Isaiah Dashiell"]



Judah mentally groaned at the nickname. Was it too late to ask for a refund? He turned, taking in his equally shaggy cousin. He looked and smelt worse for wear. What was Judah supposed to do now? There hadn't been many times beyond their youth that the pair had spent time with one another. Besides, Isaiah probably wanted to run off and try to steal something. Being locked up an' all probably cut into the chances of snagging another luxury yacht right off the bat.


"Next time you're locked up I'm not coming to bail you out. As it stands, [member="Thessa Kai"] will probably kill me for busting you out in the first place. Before you go off on your next great caper, you might want to shower though. I can smell you from back here."
 

Isaiah Dashiell

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He gave his cousin a quizzical look. Did he really sell that bad? He lifted his arm and sniffed, jerking his face away and arm back down. That Gamorean's stink was sticking to him. He shrugged though, trying to pretend that it wasn't that bad...even if it was.

"I'll be back in a bit," he mumbled keeping his arms pressed tightly at his sides as he inched his way to the public sanisteams.

Maybe a half hour later the shaggy Dashiell emerged with fresh clothes and his hair tied into a messy, slightly soggy bun. It was time to get out of this dump...

"Ready Juddy?" he asked with a sly smile.

[member="Judah Dashiell"]
 
[member="Isaiah Dashiell"]



He was supposed to wait while his cousin wandered off to freshen up? Judah was quite unsure when he became legal guardian to his younger cousin. Last he checked, there was only one Dashiell he was responsible for in terms of hygiene. A look of half confusion, half anger crossed his face as the other Dashiell stalked off, leaving him to sit.


Scrolling through his comlink, Judah looked up once Isaiah had emerged and spoke.


"Ready for what again? I got you out of prison, what more could you possibly want?"
 

Isaiah Dashiell

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"Why to sweep me under your loving wing and induct me into an internship in your lovely company to teach me the merit of hard work of course!" What he really meant was a ride, a ship and some credits but he didn't need to know that. If he did actually put him somewhere with a job he would be gone in less than a week.

A twinge of pain went through his chest.

Was he really that cold hearted to even think about stealing from his cousin's company?

...

Probably.

A wolf needed to survive in this galaxy after all!
[member="Judah Dashiell"]
 
[member="Isaiah Dashiell"]


"I suppose you would be learning the merit of hard work. I'd be honored to give you an unpaid internship. It would be the very least I could do considering how many credits I just paid. To be generous, I'll throw in room and board, a food allowance. Stick you on a backwater world where you're far away from the galactic entertainment scene.....How does a two year contract sound? By then your debt should be paid off?"


Judah didn't wait for an answer. He did nod his head towards the door, ready to leave no matter the answer from his cousin.
 

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