Ooh, Someone New?

[Aiwaz Khath]

A golden morning light from a warm sun lathered Voss' temperate landscape in a rich dawn blonde. With it, early day creatures began to stir from their nests and their holes, calling for their mates and rivals in preparation for the day to come, singing wistfully in their unusual and poetically unique tones. It was pretty inspiring, if one took a moment to sit and watch it

This is exactly what young Auron, an apprentice to the Jedi, was doing. His eyes flitted around a moment to see the birds that darted from tree to tree. He extended him arm and hand out, and for a moment projected his Force energy towards the large oak tree before him that seemed to nest a dozen families of various birds. Moments later, a large thunderhead hawk leapt gracefully from out of the greenery, landing silently on the Jedi's arm. For a few long moments, Auron stared into the bird's eyes, transmitting his own sense of calm towards her, and it was almost as though he could feel her speaking to him across the Force. "The Force is in everything," his father had told him from a young age, and he supposed it was true.

His state of humble meditation was interrupted as the soaring of a ship overhead echoed through the small thicket within which he stood, and he allowed the bird to return to her home.
~Go in peace~
Lowering his arm, he turned to where the Jedi Temple lay behind just a few narrow trees and performed a spontaneous single cartwheel in its direction, before walking out into the opening with a jovial chuckle. The temple's massive entrance loomed before him, but he was far too distracted by the attractive people milling around. He broke into a leap as he passed another apprentice, high fiving him enthusiastically and complimenting his new robe.
"Wanna go hunting for ruins later, man?"
"I'm not sure, I have a lot of studies to be getting on w-"
"Pah, you're such an old man! Catch you later, give your lovely sister a kiss from me." He grinned, and the apprentice returned it with a grimace and a dismissive wave as he trotted onward.
"Lei, looking good today, sweetness," he projected to another apprentice, a shy Twi'lek girl who blushed instantly at Auron's compliment. She said nothing but smiled bashfully as she passed.
Too many cute people out today, he thought.

 

[Kaile Vera]

V O S S Voss-Ka

[member="Auron"]



"Now where was it?" Kaile would take a slow half spin on the ball of her foot. Big brown eyes would look left. Then they would look right. Voss-Ka was actually a pretty large settlement, made all the more by the Silver Jedi immigrants that came to settle here. It was a planet of culture, art, and a mystical philosophy on the Force.

It also had the largest bazaar in the sector, and Kaile was determined to barter or buy what she needed. Likely barter, as she had precious few credits to begin with. The Messa dropped her off here for the next couple of days, with her pilot doing deliveries around the sector. That meant that Kaile had ample time to do a little bit of shopping.

With a pip in her step, Bobo in his tube on the satchel at her back, Kaile gave a slight little bepbop step.

"I can lift you up!" she began to sing to herself, a cheery expression on her face as she moved forward to blend into the crowd.

 

[Aiwaz Khath]

The temple quarter of the city gradually opened up into a wide square that housed the grand Voss-Ka markets, a district that held countless stores both permanent and temporary, the occasional preacher and a fair handful of street performers. Already, in this early morning, it was beginning to grow traction from the initial buzz of daily shoppers and merchants. As Auron moved further into the slowly expanding throngs, the sights and smells of morning commerce engulfed him.

Colours of the most unusual foods and items blended into a blur of purchasing options, as the smell of smoked meats, fresh bread and sickly confectionery merged into conflicting scents, wafting over the bazaar from the endless food tents. Presently, Auron wandered over to a nearby food stall for a spot of breakfast - a large rice ball wrapped in seaweed - and proceeded to gulp it down without mercy.

He took a moment to step back from the crowd and amber eyes scanned the floor a while. People-watching was an interesting pass-time on occasion, but Auron rarely had the time or patience for it. Instead of hanging around, he stretched out his arms a moment and proceeded to walk slowly along the stalls selling miscellaneous accessories.

[member="Kaileann Vera"]

 

[Kaile Vera]

[member="Auron"]

If there was anything Kaile loved more than shiny trinkets, it was food. Food was one thing that the former Yum Bunny enjoyed with a relish. Really, one would wonder at just how much she so easily dug into her plate of food. Perhaps with more gusto than most would do, but for Kaile, food was one of the greatest indulgences in life that should be savored.

The bazaar was in full swing with lots of attendance. Voss for Kaile always had a heady smell of spice. Not the drug, but of exotic spices like turmeric, clove, cinnamon, and tarragon. This bazaar would be a great place to stock up on some spices; just had to make sure they were within budget. An ounce of saffron was likely to be as expensive as a Hutt peggat based on the quality, but if she bartered well enough, she could bring back some for saffron rice.

Unknown to her, there was another close by. Just up the way, Auron would be wandering through. Were he to notice, he would catch this particular strawberry blonde stop by a spice stall.

 

[Aiwaz Khath]

Striding casually and enthusiastically through the masses of shoppers, Auron took a deep inhale through his nose to pick up the immense aroma of countless spices and herbs. He was no chef, and was quite happy with simple and minimal food, but he surely did appreciate the scents of 'complex cooking', the depth of flavours that could be curated through the wide range of seasonings. It reminded him of home, and of his mother's stews, smoked, spiced and herbed.

His admiration for the hanging scent of flavours were quite abruptly distracted by admiration for something else entirely. Rather, someone; an undeniably pretty strawberry blonde who, at the time, was in the process of buying a bag of some spice or another. Yet as he noticed her, the bag slipped from her hand and fell to the floor. In an instant, Auron emerged next to her and reached down, snatching the bag up. He smelled the saffron through the bag and, smiling warmly to the girl, presented it back to her.
"Saffron, nice choice! You wanna be careful in the markets, there are a lot of pickpockets around here. Pretty girl like you should watch out!" He grinned charmingly at her. "I'm Auron."

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[Kaile Vera]

Fingers would brush with those of [member="Auron"] as they both went for the bag. However, the boy with the spiky black hair and the wide grin had managed to nab it first.

"Oh!" Kaile would say in startled surprised, only to give a sheepish grin. Big brown eyes would glance up under a thick fringe of lashes. "Sorry about that... thank you." she went reaching out, taking the bag of spice he had offered back to her. What Auron would notice in the next instance, is that there was a particular quality about the girl. Something that would only grow in awareness if he drew closer.

Kaile, because of Bobo, was effectively a walking bubble where the Force would be nulled. In this, much like a typical ysalamiri, one would not be able to sense Kaile in the Force if they so tried.

At the compliment, Kaile gave a matching grin. He was friendly, that Kaile could discern so far. Meant well too. What most folk wouldn't know is that Kaile was a Lorrdian, one who was able to read body language and kinetic communication with an accuracy enough to discern intent and if they were being truthful.

Friendly and of a sunny disposition, she gave him a cheeky grin. "I reckon I can do well to deter pickpockets." she'd joke, juggling the small spice back from hand to hand.

"I'm Kaile." she extended her right hand in greeting.

 

[Aiwaz Khath]

Auron reached out with his own hand and clasped hers gently.
"Nice to meet you, Kaile." He beamed pleasantly. There was something peculiar about this girl, something unusual, different. Auron's awareness of the Force was rich and consistent, and he was able to pick up on the subtlest of clicks from its vast ocean. Yet Kaile was different, as her aura was quiet of the Force. It was not as though she was non-sensitive like others, where the Force still ran through such entities in other ways. Rather, it was like a complete absence of the Force. It was intriguing to him, but he didn't dwell on it, for he was far too swept up by her charm than he was by anything else.
"I still think you'd benefit with an escort, you can never be too careful!" He grinned a little, firing a quick wink to her.

[member="Kaileann Vera"]

 

[Kaile Vera]

[member="Auron"]

Kaile gave another laugh. He was persistent, but meant well. For a moment, she seemed to consider it, biting her lower lip and glancing at Auron through the corner of her eyes. Finally, her lips would twitch into a wider smile.
"Alright, but you'll have to give me the credit tour around." she would offer, adding, "And you'll let me buy you lunch!" fair was fair, and she did enjoy meeting new people. The Bazaar was a rather large place, and since the Silvers came, things could have changed since the last time the Lorrdian was here.

"Know where all the tech salvagers are at?" The Gormak had interesting bits of technology, as would the Voss. The latter were more mystical in a sense, but Kaile was here to see what she could use to upgrade the Messa.

 

[Aiwaz Khath]

Auron chuckled lightly, flattered at her offer of lunch even though he had hoped to beat her to it.
"Alright, deal! The techies are over in the east quarter. We can make our way there now, if you'd like," he suggested with a grin. The two walked calmly through the crowds, which had thinned out somewhat since the initial throng of the early morning opening, but it would surely pick back up again in a few hours. Around them, the stalls gradually began to change into clothing and armour, including several knock-off 'Jedi robes' by some of the shadier merchants. One would think it was widely understood that only the Jedi can provide authentic robes, yet people still seemed to want to buy the cheap ones. Auron did not particularly care either way, though.
"So are you looking to do some work on a ship, or find some artefacts?"

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[Kaile Vera]

Well this was looking better already! Kaile mused, smiling as the duo would amble their way towards the direction of the east quarter. The heady aroma of spices would start to wane, but that was about the time the scent of tanned leather, fabric dyes, and cloth would surround them. There was the occasional clank clank of a hammer beating an anvil. Just as much as the whirring of a loom. Things originally weren't really that progressive here, save for a few interesting tidbits of technology. Granted, with Voss now a major trade port, so more curious curios would join with the others.

"Just looking for some parts," Kaile would answer [member="Auron"], giving him a half smile as she ambled along. Her walk was more of an upbeat glide, as if she were walking on air and listening to her own beepbop soundtrack. Which, normally she was. The Messa had an amazing sound system, and she would listen to the classic oldies and sing to her heart's content.

"Not much of an artifact hunter, actually," she'd admit with a chuckle. Canting her head to the right, brown eyes would study the young man curiously.

"What about you? What do you do here?"

 

[Aiwaz Khath]

"Well whatever you're looking for, this place is bound to have it!" Auron exclaimed with enthusiasm and a slight sense of pride of the place. "I've seen imports and exports come and go here you wouldn't believe, hah!" He had his own fair share of memories about the markets, playing games on unsuspecting tourists and traders as a youngling with his other peers. Nowadays, he was a calmer sort of person, but no less inclined to take risks.
"I'm actually a Jedi Apprentice here! I came here when I was pretty young." He was about to boast about his studies within the Jedi, but quickly thought that boasting isn't all that attractive and resolved not to. Instead, he thought he'd lay on some of his oh-so-smooth moves. "I've spent a lot of time around here. People are always coming and going, but this is the first time I've seen someone as cute as you." He followed his line up with a grin. Nailed it.

[member="Kaileann Vera"]

 

[Kaile Vera]

[member="Auron"]

The corner of Kaile's mouth would perk.

Well he was free with his compliments, she mused, but at least he meant them. It wasn't just an act, although certainly he was trying to charm her. That was easy to see. Another chuckle and Kaile would add, "You are too sweet."

Still grinning from ear to ear, her eyes went panning over to the stalls. Okay, she had an idea about the Messa. Like any other Varactyl Class, the Messa still suffers from the same reactor spikes. This of course is still mitigated by the VT-Command throne, however the effect is also much worse, in that the ship's engines now draws on more power. So the chance of exploding.. well was very HIGH. Kaile wanted to research on a secondary safety measure that would activate a shield around the hyperdrive, so that in the event it does explode... the debris is kept within rather than taking the entire ship with it.

Kaile and Kurt could handle being a drift or using the back up hyperdrive. They couldn't do anything if they were dead.

"So why did you join the Jedi?" she asked him, moving up to the stall. "Hi there!" she would greet the vendor. In front of her, there were some old salvaged items, along with some Gormac tech.

How curious.

Another thought, and she turned to Auron, "Wait.. which Jedi? I know there are several orders."

 

[Aiwaz Khath]

Auron grinned, content with another smooth remark thrown Kaile's way, and continually swept up by the perpetual charm she seemed to shine.

The scavenger stalls were full to the brim with all varieties of tech, from commonly found sorts to the rarer items for older model ships and vehicles. It was interesting, for sure, but it never was something Auron had an interest in. Truth be told, ships were a little bit boring to him. He was far more interested in getting lost somewhere potentially life-threatening. His yearning for adventure never seemed to be satiated, and such a desire oftentimes led him into dangerous situations. One would think the boy would have learned by his twenty-third year.

"Oh, the Silver Sanctum Coalition," Auron told Kaile, throwing her a smile. "I was more or less destined to be a Jedi from the start, I'm from a long line of them. Ever heard of the Song family? My father is a Jedi Master who moved the family to Voss to join the Coalition as it was formed. I was a toddler at the time but I have been here ever since." He didn't allow his mind to wander back to his father, for the sour tasted he had developed for the Council remained strong. "So... this is why you picked the best tour guide for your time here. I know Voss like the back of my hand!" He winked once, grinning.

[member="Kaileann Vera"]
((so sorry it's taken me FOREVER D