One More Troubled Soul

[Shalimar]

Shalimar's brow knitted together as she thought this through. It seemed so odd to her, the Force and all of this. Then again there was a lot that was so strange to her right now. There was much in the galaxy around her that was brand new to her; things she'd been sheltered as well as deprived of. "I see. It sort of makes sense. You've got to know this is all foreign to me. It's new, and I'm just trying to get my head around it."

"From what I've seen, there aren't many people that are willing to help like you did for me." She exhaled sharply. Her eyes dropped to the floor as she thought about what was missing in her life. "And it bothers me, being alone. I'm the only one ever made like this. I don't have a family. I wasn't born in the traditional sense. It's a strange feeling of isolation that goes beyond just being alone." She shrugged off the gloom as best she could, "I'm just glad you were there. I don't want to think what would have happened had you not come for me, to help me."

[member="Elpsis Elaris"]

 

[Elpsis Kerrigan]

[member="Shalimar"]

((Only one more post, then Shali can have tags!))


"Well, whatever happens, you're not alone anymore, babe," Elpsis said in what she believed was an encouraging tone. Her hand traced circles across the catwoman's thigh, giving it a good squeeze. Just to reassure her, of course.


Elaris, keep it in your pants. Poor girl's probably never seen a vibrator, she chided herself. "You gotta be tired. Been a long day. Probably for the best if you get some sleep. There's a spare bed and the shower should still have hot water left," the redhead offered gallantly.

 

[Shalimar]

Shalimar nodded, a little lost in thought at that moment. She had felt Elpsis squeeze her thigh and reached down to pat the girl's hand gently. "I suppose so." She replied softly.

She sighed, a shower and sleep did sound fantastic. "Only one problem with that, is these are the only clothes I have. I'm afraid they are getting rather ripe. You wouldn't happen to have something I could maybe borrow?" She sweetly asked, knowing it was probably a tall order given her legginess and height but she had to ask.

[member="Elpsis Elaris"]

 

[Elpsis Kerrigan]

[member="Shalimar"]


Elpsis' brow furrowed. "I don't have your lovely legs, but maybe we can find something!" she coughed a bit at that. It was best for Shalimar not to know yet just how the redhead wanted to lap attention on her legs and feet. It was official, Elpsis had a thing for tall amazons.


So before she embarrassed herself any further, she got up. "I'll go look, babe. C'mon." Having said that she walked to her bedroom. It had the bigger bed, so it seemed proper for Shali to stay there. As the leggy blonde would discover when they arrived, it was more than a little messy.


Now, Elpsis was not dirty, but she seldom saw a reason to put her room in order. She always knew where her stuff was when she needed it! It tended to annoy Siobhan, who was a bit of a neat freak. Thus the bed was unmade and various stuff lay strewn around, including clothes and some smut magazines. A half-finished bag of crisps lay on the bed along with The Handmaid's Tale, a vibrator was hidden between sheets. "I, uh, was gonna clean up," Elpsis muttered a bit lamely and began rummaging through her closet.

 

[Shalimar]

Shalimar smiled a bit sheepishly as she slowly got up to follow Elpsis from the galley. Now coming to the redhead's room it was hard to miss the state of it. But that hardly bothered Shalimar. After all, she'd not had a place to call hers truly, and she had little clue what she'd do with such a space herself. So it wasn't her place to judge. "Don't worry about it." She murmured, waiting patiently as Elpsis started to go through her closet to see what was there. With some luck, they'd find her something to wear.

Her eyes did wander about the room while she waited, mostly curious. It gave small clues about Elpsis. Now her eyes came to some smut magazines, and this is where Shalimar's innocence came in handy. She hadn't a clue as to what those magazines were, so there wouldn't be any awkward questions about them, for the moment.

[member="Elpsis Elaris"]

 

[Elpsis Kerrigan]

[member="Shalimar"]


Looking a bit sheepish, Elpsis rummaged through the closest, tossing a bunch of clothes out in the process. It was just as disorderly as the rest of her room. Auntie Siobhan would probably have a stroke if she saw it. Or just vehemently express her disapproval about having a somewhat messy niece.


"Hmm. I think these should kinda fit. They're Freya'," she said by way of explanation, taking out a pair of faded jeans and a top. It was not a perfect fit, but probably the closest they'd find. The Firemane Sergeant had left them on the freighter after a mission and never taken them back. She and the young redhead had been kind of distracted. Elpsis quickly removed the vibrator and a bra from the bed. "You can have the crisps," she offered.

 

[Shalimar]

Shalimar took the jeans and top, giving them a once over. "I think it'll do. Thank you. I appreciate it, very much." She was smiling brightly, hardly minding the room. "At any rate, I'll make it work."

She shook her head, "Thanks but I think for now I'm alright. I'll grab that shower now and clean up. I'll see you in a little bit." She said sweetly as she headed from the room to find the shower, eager to clean up. It wouldn't be too long before she'd emerge in the borrowed clothes with the top just a little short for her but it worked well enough. It just left a small portion of her svelte abdomen exposed. She wandered back to find Elpsis, while still using the towel to squeeze water from her rather damp locks.

[member="Elpsis Elaris"]

 

[Elpsis Kerrigan]

[member="Shalimar"]


It was probably no surprise that Elpsis' eyes were drawn towards the delectable piece of skin that the top exposed. She could imagine stroking, massaging and kissing it. Those damp blonde locks were nice, too.


"All freshened up? You look good. Well...get some rest. I'll do the same," she said, having taken possession of the vibrator and a magazine. One imagined the former would see use. "I'll do the same. I'm next door if you need anything." Then she exited the room with as little haste as her dignity would allow her to.

 

[Shalimar]

Shalimar grinned, "Much fresher, and feeling much better for it. I needed that." Thankfully Shal was hopelessly naive about all things of an intimate nature. Which meant she totally missed what object had been grabbed with the magazine, not knowing at all what it was.

"Rest, right." She gave a nod and finished wringing out her hair as she flopped on the bed. "Sleep well, Elpsis. I'll see you in the morning." It had been a while since she'd slept in a real bed. She grabbed one of the pillows and hugged it to her chest as one would hug a teddy bear, as she curled up in a rather cat-like fashion in the center of the bed. For her sleep would come easy, and also for once it was quiet restful.

[member="Elpsis Elaris"]

 

[Elpsis Kerrigan]

[member="Shalimar"]


"Sweet dreams, babe." Elpsis knew what she'd be dreaming about! She crossed the threshold, but briefly turned back when she was standing in the doorway, watching Shali hug the pillow to her chest like a teddy bear.


I'll get you a tauntaun plushie, she thought to herself. Then she left the blonde and headed for the other room. Suffice to say the magic wand of joy saw some use before she, as well, entered into the realm of Morpheus. Time passed and, eventually, her alarm clock woke her up By now the tramp freighter would have left hyperspace. Yawning, Elpsis rubbed the sleep from her eyes and stretched, before getting up to look for Shalimar.

 

[Shalimar]

Shalimar hardly seemed aware of the time at all as she slept comfortably on Elpsis' bed. Her keen ears though woke her hearing Elpsis wake and started to look for her. Sleepily she blinked as she lifted her head, and looked to the door, still cuddled up with the pillow in the middle of the bed. "Morning, Elpsis." She said before covering her yawn with both hands. Shalimar stretched out slowly before she crawled to the edge of the bed. "So, remind me, what is the plan, today?"

[member="Elpsis Elaris"]

 

[Elpsis Kerrigan]

[member="Shalimar"]


"Aww. You look so cute right now," Elpsis gushed. Hey, Shalmar did look adorable, snuggled up wih her pillow in the centre of the bed. The redhead probably gazed at her for longer than was appropriate when the athletic blonde stretched.


"Anyway, plan for today. Well, we're home. My home at any rate. Freighter just dropped out of hyperspace. We've reached Tygara. C'mon, you can see it through the cockpit's window." The redhead sounded more than a little excited.

 

[Shalimar]

Shalimar giggled in a girlish fashion. In truth, she wasn't sure how to reply to that. So she just smiled as she rubbed the sleep from her eyes. Climbing off the bed, she nodded, "Home." That word still sounded so strange to her now. Hopefully, it might sink in that she could have one of those 'homes' if she wanted now. "Of course, I would love to see it."

Coming into the cockpit, Shalimar took a seat and looked down on Tygara. It was a world she hadn't heard of before now. Though her knowledge of the galaxy was a bit limited, thanks in part to Archangel. She only knew a handful of planets and generally which few to avoid like the plague. "So this place is your home. A good place, I hope?" She asked, wondering what it was like and the kinds of beings that would populate it.

[member="Elpsis Elaris"]

 

[Elpsis Kerrigan]

[member="Shalimar"]


Well, your legs will probably have so many admirers I'll have to sweep you off your feet and run away, Elpsis thought to herself when she glanced out of the viewing port and looked upon the blue and green orb. Firemane just happened to have an excess of oversexed, horny women with sapphic preferences.


"There's good, there's bad. Posturing, self-entitled nobles, racial strife, classism, monarchies, but all in all, it's good. Lovely woods, canyons, rivers and plenty of good people. My family lives down there. I gotta take you on a boat trip some day. We'll be landing at New Santaissa. That's where the Space Elves live. I kinda work for a corp called Firemane."


Meanwhile, Leo had showed up in the doorway and marched towards the cockpit. Naturally he only had eyes for his new love Shali. Elpsis rolled her eyes and sat down in the pilot's seat, taking the controls to steer the freighter towards the planet.

 

[Shalimar]

Shalimar nodded, "I suppose every world does have it's own problems." She smiled, "Good and bad, everywhere. But a world that's more good, I think I will rather like that. There's been a lot of bad, and terrible things in my life so far. It being quieter, easier, and with better people I think is a very good place to start."

She had caught the scent of Leo coming their way, and glanced back to the door. She reached out and absentmindedly petted him. "And what is your family like?" Shalimar found herself asking curiously.

[member="Elpsis Elaris"]

 

[Elpsis Kerrigan]

[member="Shalimar"]


"Sweet, and a bit crazy," Elpsis replied. It was not that inaccurate! "My Mum's very nice. She used to be a Jedi, but ditched them because they were total dicks to her. She's a healer, helps people in need. Her girlfriend's kind of weird. Like, serious and stoic all the time...unless she's around Mum. I got a couple aunties: Laina, Tegaea and Siobhan. Laina's an amazon on the run from her tribe because their matron's a tyrant. She's staying at Siobhan's place with her kid. I look after the baby sometimes. She's very wise and taught me a lot about the Force. Tegs and Siobhan are married. Tegs doesn't have the Force, but she's a tough woman who got to the top by fighting and using her brain. They run a corp called Firemane together."

 

[Shalimar]

She nodded and listened carefully. A family was that one thing she didn't have, and that genuinely made her curious what others were like. Since her upbringing had been so unusual, she was bound to be curious, more so with her catlike genetic makeup. "It sounds strange to me. A bit chaotic too." Those words seemed to fit rather well. "Tegs and Siobhan, married? I thought that was a male, female thing. Not female, female." One would think she might have picked up on this earlier, but she'd never actually asked anyone about it. Nor had it come up in her life.

[member="Elpsis Elaris"]

 

[Elpsis Kerrigan]

[member="Shalimar"]


"Droids really did a number on you, huh? Or just the idiot patriarchy men keep trying to force on women because they want to be waited on." Elpsis had strong opinions on gender roles. Thank you, [member="Laina Silvias"]. Your teachings have made a lasting impression on her.


"There's plenty of worlds where a woman is expected to marry a manling, but where I live two women being together is totally normal. They've been married for several years and have a bunch of kids in the house," she added quickly.

 

[Shalimar]

"Yeah, they did," Shalimar said sadly. "I've been isolated from the galaxy and stuck inside an environment that was entirely fabricated to test and challenge me to their whims. I've only been outside of that for a few months. I imagine there're quite a few things, without a doubt, that I've not yet caught up on."

She nodded, "I see. Interesting." Shalimar wasn't quite sure what to make of that just yet. But given time she'd adapt to the idea.

[member="Elpsis Elaris"]

 

[Elpsis Kerrigan]

[member="Shalimar"]


"You'll be fine, babe. I can help you catch up," Elpsis said encouragingly. And worship your legs. I did not just think that! It's kinda obvious that you got the hots for her. The redhead wondered whether having feline DNA would mean Shali might occasionally got into heat.


In any case, while Elpsis tried to suppress her lusty thoughts about the catwoman, the tramp freighter had pierced the atmosphere and was now being steered towards the gleaming city of New Santaissa. It had been built to emulate the Eldorai's old capital city as much as possible, and so the centre was dominated by grand, white stone buildings and a massive ziggurat. The ship was headed towards the Lion's Gate starport, transmitting clearance codes to the control tower before being assigned a landing space.