Let's Take a Trip to Nowhere (Invite/Ask)

[Tanith Alde]

"Ahn~" She asked, tilting her head toward him from the engine, as she hug upside down using one hand to screw something into place "Oh! When I grew up..Coruscant, it's not a good place, ye? You have to learn to fix things, or you choke to death because the air filters in the undercity stopped. Or the water purifiers dont work...or any number of things really"

[member="Gavin XIII"]

 

[Gavin XIII]

"Well, I certainly know places like Coruscant pretty well. Spent quite a lot of time breathing toxic air and drinking poisonous water in my life... or, y'know, lives. Not fun."

Gavin gave his fuzzy captain a crooked smile, still not bothering to hide the fact that he was staring at her while she was working for whatever reason.

"Nice to know that I won't have to experience that again, though."

[member="Elizabeth Verdan"]

 

[Tanith Alde]

"You got that right, no poisonoius water or contaminated air for us"

She smiled and salatured with her wrench, which had the unfortante effect of leaving her not gripping anything, causing her to plummet to the floor with a poofy oomph

[member="Gavin XIII"]

 

[Gavin XIII]

Gavin crawled up to Lizzy on the floor, sliding down next to where she fell and gently hugged the grease-covered fluffball. He seriously wondered how he could have found the only kitty who somehow managed to be both good at what she did and also able to crash like this.

"You okay, Lizzy?"

[member="Elizabeth Verdan"]

 

[Tanith Alde]

She raised a thumbs up in reply, grinning crookedly "All good ye! " She said, pouncing to her feet nimbly "Allright, that should do it" She said, kicking the engine one for luck "I think that should do nicely, no chance of it crashing on us suddenly"

She turned her head from side to side, stretching the muscles in her neck that had begun to ache

[member="Gavin XIII"]

 

[Gavin XIII]

If there was a problem with Lizzy kicking the engine, Gavin didn't notice it. It purred like its captain. He turned and watched her stretch out after all the work she'd done. Without even really noticing, he poked his fingers at the knots she was trying to get rid of. After a couple of times, he just stood there and blinked at her.

"Um... anyway... still got an hour to kill. Any ideas?"

[member="Elizabeth Verdan"]

 

[Tanith Alde]

"I Uhhhh...." She trailed off as she wandered through the ship, before plopping herself down onto the kitchen table

"I got nothing ye?" She asked, turning to face him, curling up on the table and getting comfortable as she closed her eyes

[member="Gavin XIII"]

 

[Gavin XIII]

"Me neither, but a cat nap would be great."

Gavin settled down in a chair at the table, leaning his head on his arms and looking back at Lizzy. Looked like she was already asleep. Funny kitty. He made a sleepy little grabbing motion at her tail, then just laid his head down and closed his eyes. Within a couple of minutes, there were little snoring sounds coming from his mouth.

[member="Elizabeth Verdan"]

 

[Tanith Alde]

Lizzy napped on the table, however. She wouldn't stay there for long. Instinctively her sleepy body searched out the comfiest nook, and she found herself wedged in the kitchen's cup drawer, sleeping atop a pile of plates, snoring cutely, unaware of the world around her. Her dreams were filled of bright lights and soft music

[member="Gavin XIII"]

 

[Gavin XIII]

Before Gavin could get really comfortable, his comm let out a low beep. That hour hadn’t felt nearly as long as he thought it would. He looked up and saw Lizzy curled up in the drawers of the kitchen counter. With his eyes barely open, he got up and stood in front ofnher, trying to figure out how to wake her up. He settled on gently poking her cheek.

"Hey, Lizzy, we're here."

[member="Elizabeth Verdan"]

 

[Tanith Alde]

Failure. There is a time and place for everything, but that time is not now. Boot_Lizzy_404.exe did not work. The object in question does not react to your prodding. The kitty is fast asleep.

Try Again.

[member="Gavin XIII"]

 

[Gavin XIII]

Well, the softly purring kitty was still softly purring. Gavin hadn't tried to wake anybody other than himself up in a very long time. He stood there for a few minutes, watching her sleep. She really was cute, but he unfortunately had to wake her up and end that bit of cuteness. His next idea was so dumb, he thought he might as well try it. He lowered his face to Lizzy's ear and whispered into it.

"Liiiiiiiizzy, want some milk?"

[member="Elizabeth Verdan"]

 

[Tanith Alde]

This proved to not be the most intelligent idea. Offering lizzy milk would always cause an excited response. offering a sleepy kitty milk evne more so. Having your face close to her though at the time, far from wise, which was how Gavin ended up having a kitty's claws clinging to his face

"Milk?"

[member="Gavin XIII"]

 

[Gavin XIII]

Ouch. Lizzy really did have claws. Experiencing them hadn’t been part of his plan for the day, but it could've been worse. Gavin scooped her out of the drawer, wordlessly carrying her to the room that was home to the big metal barrels of milk he'd bought her for the trip. He tried to move his face as little as possible before he gently grabbed her hands and fished her claws out of his skin.

"I should've expected that, but... meh. You're adorable."

[member="Elizabeth Verdan"]

 

[Tanith Alde]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jj1rSq9TPTs

"Do not stick your face near mine again when im sleeping" She warned sagely, eying the barrel. She squirmed like..well a cat, trying to get out of his grip and at the milk , pouncing and knocking the barrel over when she got free, sending both cascading to the floor

[member="Gavin XIII"]

 

[Gavin XIII]

"Well, you looked so cute and peaceful-"

Gavin sighed as he let go and watched Lizzy and the barrel go sprawling across the room. He looked around until he found the little metal contraption that was supposed to lock on to the top of the big metal cylinder so the liquid could actually be poured out of it. It made a weird vacuum sound when he locked it on and straightened the barrel.

"Alright, there you go, Lizzy. Tackling this thing won't get anything out."

[member="Elizabeth Verdan"]

 

[Tanith Alde]

"Are you sure? tackling, or sometimes even glomping have worked in the past"

She said dubiously, looking at the metal device, before clinging to it like it was life itself, drinking and drinking and drinking. YOu were going to have a chubby kitty by the time you arrived at the ship at this rate

"Mine~"

She hissed if you approach her

[member="Gavin XIII"]

 

[Gavin XIII]

"Lizzy..."

The scratches on Gavin's cheeks had healed by now, and he certainly wasn't afraid to walk up and turn the tap off on the barrel. He raised an eyebrow at his kitty captain and shook his head. Unhindered access to milk - bad idea. He ignored the hissing and nodded his head towards the cockpit.

"C'mon, kitty cat. Milk after we see what's up with the Port."

[member="Elizabeth Verdan"]

 

[Tanith Alde]

Displaying a suprising amount of strength for such a tiny stature she hefted the cask of milk and carried it with her to the cockpit, sitting atop it to view the star charts and whatever else was going on

"I'm the Captain, I decide when it's milk time" She said simply as explanation

Luckily she hadn't found the hidden catnip aboard the ship

[member="Gavin XIII"]

 

[Gavin XIII]

"Well, if you get to do that, I get to do this."

Gavin leaned his chin on his captain's shoulder and wrapped his arms around her from behind, staring out the front window. Sitting in front of their little snub-freighter was a long, blocky, vessel that looked like somebody had tried to make it look like a Nar Shaddaa glitz club. Dead light tubes formed swirling patterns all over the ship, waiting for someone to turn them on and burn the eyes of organics everywhere. The blonde man gave Lizzy a little squeeze.

"Welcome to Port Nowhere, kitty cat."

[member="Elizabeth Verdan"]