Music of the night [Open to all Silver Jedi]

[Relina Zhan]

[member="Connor Harrison"] | [member="Junko Ike"] | [member="Kyra Sol"]

Relina accepted the sake, examining it first. She hadn't had stuff before, so she was understandably curious, knowing the substance only by reputation. She took a sip to taste it first. As the liquid passed her lips, the taste of fermented short-grains manifested to her. She wasn't initially crazy about the stuff, but she kept drinking it. In all likelihood, she might acquire a taste for it. She could also tell it was indeed every bit as potent and reputed to be.

She'd look around some more, seeing that everyone seemed to having a good time. Many were paired with another. That blind date idea was starting to sound like a good idea at this point... or perhaps it was the influence of alcohol starting to set in. Incidentally, Relina was a sailor, a Navy combat pilot with years under her proverbial belt in military culture as well as the dangerous refinement and intrigue of the Hapan nobility. She had a decent alcohol tolerance for her dainty bodily proportions, but that would only go so far, of course.

Her eyes eventually fell upon Conner, a masked male hugging a wall. He seemed to be trying to duck the crowd, but Relina's gaze followed him as if she were visually tracking a target. She'd finish the sake and would inch herself nearer to his path... Moving to intercept... On principal, she was shy when it came to males. In her experience, most of them were only interested in legally taking her surname and the prestige that came with it. Her experience with Jedi, however, made her willing to take a chance this time. There had been one, a dear friend to her, who had at one time become more than that. Her mind, however, overtly opposed this behaviour... Negative, Command, negative. Mission critical, Angel One will prosecute...

As the Jedi drew near, her unmasked face turned to him and she offered an inviting wink. ​Lock tone achieved... Angel one, Fox three...

 

[Lief]

As Junko began explaining who was who, all Kyra could do was stare in the direction she had gestured when mentioning the only soul at the dance she knew. So he was here? Go figure, she thought she'd never catch him dead at a dance. Other names, more words, an offered cup that she didn't take, her mind wasn't really focused on the girls right now.

It wasn't until the stranger waltzed in the direction that Connor was headed that she snapped back to the present.

"I wouldn't..." she said, knowing better than to disturb her dear friend when he was hoping to remain unseen. And by his body language that was definitely what was going on here, even if she had seen that fleeting smile for a moment.

Oh, poor Connor.

Kyra turned back to Junko, and realized that the cup of Sake was still being offered. Hell, she'd already had a glass and half of whiskey. What harm could this Atrisian delicacy do?

What harm indeed... Oh she'd be regretting that thought in no time.

[member="Relina Zhan"] [member="Junko Ike"] [member="Connor Harrison"]

 

[Junko Ike]

[member="Relina Zhan"] [member="Kyra Sol"] [member="Connor Harrison"]

Junko was watching the two of them while they were headed off to go and meet Connor... hmm that was strange but both of them took the drinks which was important. The sake was delicious and she had been drinking it for years to get a better tolerance to it compared to the others. With a small look on her face though as she thought about why they were going over to meet with Connor. The obvious answer was both were wanting to talk with him and had some sort of romantic intentions. Though the more she thought about it that was silly, the obvious answer was that she was far to beautiful and looked divine in her dress that it intimmidated the other two. The burden of forever being pretty and awesome. Junko was standing there before she saw Kyra didn't leave her and well she could wait for Relina to hopefully return. She rather liked the very nice looking Atrisian. Turning to look at Kyra as she held her hand out with the bottle appearing in it from one of her Vassals before she offered a raised eyebrow. "ANother drink Lady Kyra? I have yet to get you to ask me for a dance and you are one of the most beautiful women in this room." Junko offered a wider smile while she looked up at her with a small batting of her eyelashes.

 

[NightSister]

"Me?" Aria grinned. "I'm no good with tools. It's good, though - that you are, I mean, that you get the chance to do lots of it." Just when it had been going so well. "I'm more into martial arts. I know it sounds odd, what with all the combat training I do anyway, but when you're not in a training environment it feels less...rigorous. More free somehow." She let out a noise that was somewhere in between a sigh and a laugh. "Wow, that really does sound boring. In my defence, I rarely have time to myself these days. Being a Jedi means a busy timetable."

The music came to a swelling halt and with a slight turn of her head Aria saw the orchestra lay down their instruments to take a break.
"I'd say this would be a good time to grab a bite. You should try the truffles, they're delicious." After a moment's hesitation to ensure that Judah was following, Aria ducked through the parting crowds and found them an empty table. A serving droid offered them a plate of delicacies, which Aria quickly pinched and popped on the table. Her hand drifted towards the drinks - she would be on her third if she took a glass of champagne - and then settled for another truffle. Taking a bite, she drummed her fingers on the table while she tried to come up with another conversation-starter.

"So...how long have you been part of the order?"

[member="Judah Lesan Jr."]

 

[Lily Hex-Volsh]

As she became more adjusted to the situation at hand, a little shyness began to take over the young Zeltron. As excited as she was this was the first time she had seen so many of the silver jedi in one place. She placed a hand to her master's hip and tugged lightly on her outfit out of reaction something she did normally when she became slightly nervous. As big and bright as everything was, there was alot going on at once for the little one. What if she did follow the appropriate behavior one was suppose to have when in a big situation like this? Should she dance the way she was taught to? No....Yes? Everyone was so fancy and the way they were dancing was so....elegant and serene, especially the grandmaster and his wife.
As she peered at the two dance the little girl began to forget for a moment and swoon at the thought of a romance dance as that before quickly snapping back into reality. The little zeltron shook her head as she let go of her masters outfit then took a breath. She was going to fake it til she made it. "ARE WE HAVING FUN YET?" She said loudly but barely over the music and instantly covered her mouth. "Sorry...I'll just...follow your lead master."

[member="Nico Minuro Ike"]

 

[Nico Ike Qarmast]

[member="Lily Hex-Volsh"]

Nico looked at Lily and well she wasn't a zeltron but she could feel the nerves herself. In her stomach as it were when she was going over some fo the things in the mind. Seeing the others and she thought about the best way for them to do the thing they did so well. She spied Joza Perl... not hard compared to most of the others given she was a zeltron and her skin gave it away. The scent of flowers was also an imprtant give away she thought as this was an exciting time here. She could see all of it here when she spoke seeing Lily excited and going with it. "YES I"M HAVING FUN." She said it while looking there from a small nod untils he saw some fo the others all roaming around. Nico started to dance simple with the music and she was alone... forever alone but that was fine. She had her padawan who was exciting and moving in the motions. "Just enjoy yourself, get something to drink and food is here as well... none of the alcohol though. Don't want to have to eplain that to your daddy.

 

[Micah tol Powl]

The small cub bowed in greeting toward the nice, white furred lady.

She needed to eat more, but she seemed super nice. Maybe white fur just did that in people.

Master Théo led the Lady Wriggles to the dance floor... or was the Lady Wriggles leading Master Théo? He really wasn't sure on that part. Whatever the case, they were going to the dance floor, which left the little bear free to...

...do something.

So what should he do?

After looking around for a moment, pondering that very question, the boy decided that he should go see how the buffet table was looking.

[member="Théodred Heavenshield"] | [member="Mysa Snowstrider"] | [member="Junko Ike"] | [member="Lily Hex-Volsh"] | [member="Aria Vale"] | [member="Joza Perl"] | @TooManyPeopleToList​

 

[Relina Zhan]

[member="Junko Ike"] | [member="Kyra Sol"] | [member="Connor Harrison"]

Relina didn't go very far from Junko and Kyra. Frankly, she hardly left their presence at all and was still aware of what they were up to. She merely got on the side of them nearest the wall Connor was hugging to become more visible to him. If this didn't work, she'd have to take that proposal from a Holovid producer to host a season of "Prince Charming" in her own home... with her as a lovely Bachelorette who has to choose a mate from among several contenders. It might be amusing, after all... Amusing, indeed...

 

[Connor Harrison]

He'd just stepped off the bottom stair after prying his eyes from [member="Joza Perl"] before a stranger caught his eye among a cluster of guests. A blonde he didn't know - [member="Relina Zhan"] - who gave him a wink. How flattering. And how unusual!

With a slightly awkward smile, Connor nodded slowly to her, acknowledging her slightly suggestive greeting. She must be a new Padawan to the Order or one of the many allies out there.

He started to walk to where he had targeted before; the buffet. Hopefully the little First Order Stormtrooper wouldn't prove to be an adversary in the search for that warm bread and salsa dip he had craved all night.

Being openly social wasn't Connor's strong point, especially with how he had been recently, but he was here. Trying. Connor passed the blonde with another smile, gently squeezing by to cross the floor to where he wanted to go.

Maybe she was just being friendly. Something bothered him; he glanced back. Was that [member="Kyra Sol"] standing off with [member="Junko Ike"] - no...it couldn't be. It looked like her, but it couldn't have been. He shrugged and continued to move gently through the happy crowd, keeping his eye on everything to make sure there was no trouble.

 

[Junko Ike]

[member="Relina Zhan"] [member="Kyra Sol"]

Junko saw Relina there and Connor was moving off from all of them, the man was escaping before she could get a chance and standing there she returned her attention to Kyra with a smile on her face while making sure there was a drink for Relina who had goten the cold shoulder.... She'd have to find a way to warm her up with some more warm sake that would give her a potent kick in the butt. "Here you go Ducha." Junko offered holding it out and was offering a small smile of thanks for her to come and work with her. "We'll just have to stay together and make it a girls night.... as that offer of a dance is still there on the table." Getting more of the ideas before she took a sip tasting it with a nod of her head.

 

[Relina Zhan]

[member="Connor Harrison"] | [member="Junko Ike"] | [member="Kyra Sol"]

Relina was trying to have the experience of a date like commoners got to. It wasn't her itinerary, however. She'd remain with Junko and Kyra for the moment, but would shoot Connor a look, still showing a degree of interest. Her attention then returned to her contact.

"So, my dear Miss Ike, what news of Silver Sanctum? What can the Hapes Consortium potentially do for you and yours?" she asked, flirting and pleasantries aside. "Or perhaps my House or my Corporation?"

It was business time. Flirtations and playfulness can wait. She had all night, after all.

 

[Junko Ike]

[member="Relina Zhan"] [member="Kyra Sol"]

Junko looked over with a side glance and was rather enjoying it, she got the best of everything two lovely women with her and she could work it out. "Well when it comes to business the consortium is a beautiful place, I would love for the architects of Shion to study and be able to incorporate Hapen influence into some of our buildings. I'd also want to see about getting some trade going directly with Hapes. There is a lot that can be offered now that the ONe Sith seem to be going into a decline with infighting." She said it and offered more of a smile, flirting and business could be great together. "There is also well I was hoping to find something to do with all of the scrap we have been converting and using from raxus. To produce new ships thanks to the molecular converters that my family has developed. We can make that world cleaner and turn it into viable parts. Just need somone skilled to tell us what we need."

 

[Théodred Heavenshield]

As the two graced the dance floor, Theo turned placing his arm around Mysa's waist resting his hand in the small of her back, while the other held her's to lead. Dancing was not really Theo's strong point but he could do it well enough not to step on her toes. They began to glide around the floor, hoping not to bump into anyone and spoiling their fun but from time to time he would keep an eye on his apprentice making sure the little fellow was not in any trouble. The nature of the young boy enough to have his stomach dictate terms at this point of the night, a need for replenishment for energy one of the things Kiriko and Theo had to be mindful of it seemed as Theo continued to learn of the Beorni.

Then he caught sight of the young man by the ice column again, "We are being watched", he leaned in close to Mysa's ear to whisper. Coincidence or not that a Valkyri is here tonight, not all Valkyri are deemed as friend to the family, some oppose them and their 'rule'. The young man a stranger to Theo's eyes, could be here with a connection to those present or he could be here for other purposes, of ill intent. Theo guided Mysa on the spot turning her so she could see the young lad standing watching them.

"You know that guy by the side of the room?, full Valkyri dress?", he asked more seriously, after all Theo's duty tonight is security as well, as they are no Rhen Var.

​

[member="Mysa Snowstrider"] | [member="Kiriko"] | [member="Gideon Crowseye"]​

 

[Coci Heavenshield]

Time had stood still. As Coci lay her head against his shoulder, enfolded in his arms and he in her's, they swayed to the music of their love. They had almost come to a shop, barely moving and nothing in the galaxy existed in this moment. With duty, with the continual necessity to stand vigilant against the wrong doings of others, whether Sith or otherwise, moments like these are few for Thurion and Coci and tonight they took the opportunity to relish the moment, just the two of them.

She took in a long deep breath, as if breathing for the first time without a care in the world. He is the only one that can make her feel like this, to remove all the trails of life and just be with him. He gives her strength, not just the growing strength of their love and bond, but the strength to continue onward .. for those that they love and care for. The song of their hearts united, would never end, nor would they stop the dance to it, not even after death claims them both.

A smile graced her lips as he nuzzled her hair, she relishing the warmth and closeness of his body to her's, the leading hands she pulled in and rested their entwined fingers against his chest, to his mind she spoke, "Forever this moment shall last, forever this moment will live in my heart, forever I am yours. I love you".

Although the moment would eventually come to a close, the necessity for them to continue their duty would override the occasion, this moment would be captured in time and in each other. Her arm and fingers held him more tightly not wanting this to end, and she was damned if it would be her to do it.

​

[member="Thurion Heavenshield"]​

 

[Relina Zhan]

[member="Junko Ike"] | [member="Kyra Sol"]

Relina smiled at Junko's response. "You should come and see my homeworld of Gallinore on your way to the Capital. The Palace of Saint Clavelle has had modern renovations recently, but still retains the 'feel' of its antiquity. Then there is the Wayist Temple and the abbey in Saint Clavelle's Square... in Downtown Dimitor." she offered.

She'd take the offered glass of sake, sipping on it carefully. "As for business, Paragon Enterprises is always accepting reputable clients, of course. My family's corporation deals in military grade hardware, ships, and biological supplies. We are a healthy competitor in the Hapan defense and medical markets, if this is sufficiently attractive." she explained.

The flirtations from Junko did not go unnoticed and indeed, she was a lovely lady. Incidentally, Relina had seen more males than females, but she was also less shy around other women. At the news of Sith infighting, she took a more devious grin. This... is more advantageous to my interests. Biding my time has seemed to have paid off. She gave her a nod of approval. "I shall share this news with my sister and Her Majesty with discretion."

 

[Connor Harrison]

There it was at the edge of one of the food tables, shimmering from the ice lights above and frosted candles around the corner. Warm dry bread for spreads and fillers. Beside it, the pots of dips and the chunky salsa.

Connor licked his lip eagerly and helped himself. Saying his palette was akin to dry, bland foods was accurate, but combine that with a little bit of spice and flavour to zing the tastebuds and you couldn’t go wrong. He picked up a wedge of bread, pulled it in two and casually started to dip it into the salsa, a make-shift scoop with the dip coating the end before each mouthful.

Lovely.

"Mm, excuse me - ” he said to a passing server, catching his arm, "- could I get a blue milk please?”

More than happy to oblige, the server nodded and went away to get the drink.

Connor stood by the table, picking at the bread and the dip and kept himself to himself, foot tapping subconsciously to the music and enjoying his own company. Just as always; watching others but happy to be around others and feel part of something again.

When the glass of blue milk came to quench his thirst, he was set for the night.

 

[Nina Heavenshield]

Nina was not seen on the dance floor or even in the same room. While she'd donned a beautiful green dress for the occasion, a party as social as this wasn't really her forte; being mute kind of put a damper on the social aspect, and she wasn't about to intrude upon the minds of hundreds of people. So instead she found fulfillment in looking after the younglings, most of whom were gathered in a smaller room away from the dancing. It was an odd experience; she'd been a member of the Order since but a small child, and now she was the one watching over the little ones. How time flies by.

While a very small minority of the children stayed true to their training by meditating in a corner of the room, the vast majority were playing games like catch or hide and seek. If there was one thing children were good at, it was finding ways to entertain themselves. When one of the little ones thought to find the ultimate hiding spot by wandering into the large ballroom, now in full swing, Nina quickly snatched the child off the floor and into her arms. The youngling giggled as she returned him to the playroom, letting him go with a kiss on the forehead.

Still, at that very brief moment she'd caught a glimpse of the festivities going on inside the other room, and suddenly the urge to go explore on her own became too hard to resist. So this time she was the one to sneak off - the younglings were still being looked after by their elders, after all.

While she didn't possess a mask, Nina thought little of it as she entered the large room. People of every species imaginable lined the outskirts of the dance floor, many of which she'd met or at the very least seen before on Voss. Despite the masks covering much of their faces, some where easily recognisable; her mother and father would always be discernable by their strong bond and honest love, plus the sword on her father's person was kind of a give-away. Just stepping onto the dance floor was her brother, with another white-haired girl on his arm - no doubt Mysa.

It was then that she noticed the small and fluffy creature known as [member="Kiriko"]. She'd heard all about this race of bear-people from her brother ever since they stumbled upon their existence back on Midvinter, but this was her first time seeing one in person. Curiosity quickly got the better of her and she soon joined the little furball by the buffet table. Since she wasn't sure how to address him, Nina gently placed a delicate hand upon his shoulder while getting down on knee so they would be the same height. "H-hello," she snuck into his mind, hoping it would not frighten him.

[member="Théodred Heavenshield"] | [member="Mysa Snowstrider"]​

 

[Lily Hex-Volsh]

The young zeltron smiled widely from ear to ear when her master shouted with her a bit of nervousness was lifted from her chest and felt a lot less awkward. "Thanks master." She said soft and then giggled when Nico cracked the joke about the drinks. "I doubt father will be too happy with me or you if that did ever happen." She looked around for a moment, she was just sorta people watching. "Always watch your surroundings and be wary of those around you." She thought in the most father like voice she could think of while making sort of a grump face. She giggled at the thought of making fun of her father as she continued to look around spotting who she was planning on talking to. A man with a nice beard like the grandmaster, his name was [member="Connor Harrison"] ,right? He looked cool but almost as grumpy looking as father and from his body language he wasn't taking too many conversations at the moment. She saw a woman that was pink, like very pink almost red-ish, even more pink than she was almost looked like her mother. They referred as [member="Joza Perl"] , the little girl went all dreamy eyed having not seen too many like herself around the order, she was going to HAVE to her soon. She was going to run over to her first but then she spotted a fluffy white little thing, oddly enough her first urge was to suplex it and thought of a teddy bear bear her father gave her and she would used to do that as a child. "Lets.....Not do that Lily...." She whisper quietly to herself. "Keep cool, don't be weird. Can't go around hugging or...suplexing people, be normal." She looked around once more and looked to her master again. "Do they play....Our type of dance music?" She asked with an ever growing fiendish grin.

[member="Nico Minuro Ike"]

 

[Junko Ike]

[member="Relina Zhan"] [member="Kyra Sol"]

Junko looked at her and the offer was sound. "Hmm well if I can come and see it with a guide. Perhaps I just my clear a few things on my schedule." Junko said it with a smile but rather liked the idea of being able to see the Consortium, they might be isolated unless it benefits them but they were also very smart to go for some chances. Hopefully Relina would see she was one of those favorable chances to snatch at. Junko was more interested in seeing what else was happening as she saw some others like the grandmaster and master of the order and she could pick up a few others arriving to the party fashionably late but no less being welcomed for a sight to see with all of them.

 

[Judah Lesan Jr.]

Aria was no good with tools. That was fine. Not everyone was. JJ just happened to be, and had a frequent opportunity to use them. He was surprised, and yet not in a way, to hear she enjoyed her martial arts. It was a uniquely Jedi answer perhaps and it caused Judah to smile, something he was beginning to do more of these days. His head nodded. "I understand. My old master, she used to make me do these damned katas every single day. I hated it at first. If you haven't noticed I have little natural rhythm and don't move as gracefully as a Twi'lek can. I got real good at them though and still do them every morning and evening to this day." Cambria would always be a bright spot in JJ's life. When he was young she had seen to his training, and had taken something her master had given her and passed it to him. It was those katas that had helped her form a bond with his father, one that had made the Twi'lek like family to them all.

As the music ended Judah offered a slight bow. It seemed like the right thing to do, and followed as Aria suggested. It seemed she wasn't eager to get rid of him after his less than fancy footwork, and if he was honest he was glad. The padawan needed to know more people in the order, he needed to get beyond his little world. His recent struggles had seen him focused so much on himself that he had neglected the important concept of getting to know people. His isolation only made things worse. "If you like martial arts so much we she spar sometime. That is one area I can at least move about well," he teased, yet was slightly serious. He sat down at the table Aria had found for them and picked up a couple of the truffles as she suggested. He wasn't one to pass up food.

How long had been in the order exactly? The answer was something he pondered as he did his best to make sure the napkin was set on the table just so. These fancy things had so much protocol and formality to remember that JJ felt like a fish out of water. His hands smoothed out the wrinkles in table cloth created from his long legs brushing against as he scooted the table. "Part of the Silver Order? Since Corellia was torn apart.. That was near five years ago I think? Before that my father was part of the Silver Jedi, his best friend also. She was the master I told you about. It hasn't always been easy, and my second mission with the Silver Jedi on Mon Cal was especially difficult for me. I've learned a few things about myself since then."

JJ looked down at the table wanting to avoid the details of that. He was currently working through his feeling on that mission with a healer. JJ had never thought he would be the one to need a counselor, but he was happy to have someone he could talk to that would not judge him for what he felt. It would not have been like this when his father was a Jedi. In fact JJ was a result of something that should have never happened either.

"How long have you been part of the Order," he returned the question to her as his blue eyes turned up to her. "Did you come later or have you been immersed in this world for your whole life like me?"

[member="Aria Vale"]