Dev Shadows of Atrisia

[Junko Ike]

THey would need time to set it up and make a menu which was important.. they would need to announce it and give everyone the chance... then there was the second part of it which would be important for them... they would need to give some to the ones who didn't come or weren't able to come to them. The palace was impressive but they couldn't fit everyone normally for an event like this... in the case of danger they could act like a fallout shelter and would need to use their stores and power plant to supply the shielding... it wasn't something you were supposed to use for daily things. "It will take a little time princess but we are able to do it."

Thuria nodded to her and they would begin to set it up... if they had the development cycle for the droids they would be able to have it done faster and that is the plan it seems as Barca looked at her and had already attracted two of the ladies who worked in the palace. "Ah princess, we done for the night... I could use a bath and some sleep... tomorrow I plan to make sure you and the others are being trained hard." SHe grinned to herself as Junko looked at her. "Very well, sleep, shower... tomorrow we train and work on those lightfoils that we have been developing for you all. It won't be easy in some cases we need to fine tune the design."

 

[Junko Ike]

Junko looked at her and Barca's training was intense and one of the reasons why they didn't do it regularly was.. they were usually in pain afterwards.... not from malice or cruelty... it was because she was working to make them stronger in places where they are weaker. It helped build them up into a fighting force. There was a good amount of things as well when Junko looked out on the courtyard that connected to the baths and her bed chamber... it divided it up and was made to be private with guards above and around them. SHe could see her guards patrolling around and knew there were more but they had the night to sleep before.

Junko motioned with her hand for all of them to go off and handle it. They would sleep and they would be able to train when she was moving around. The handmaidens opening the chamber doors and Xifang was there with the massive bed and as it hovered on the repulsors she could see the droids were below cleaning around it. Guards within nodding as Nari was there looking at her with a bow of her head. "Princess." She said it and moved around getting the guards out fo the room and leaving only the monitoring droids that would work with their personal Makie droids that were docked in the walls and room for each of the handmaidens and Junko herself. The scanners able to detect and alter if there is a threat while they are sleeping. "Thank you Nari."

 

[Junko Ike]

Nari nodded and exited the room as she was finished checking most things for them... a little interest but she had prepared a few other eventualities in case of attack and parts of the chamber were designed internally using their flatspace and dimensional compressing to house internal fabricators for food, water, air and most importantly communications and power... so her chamber could be protected in case of a siege against the palace more so than the actual palace itself. A fortress within a fortress within a fortress island as it were with still more layers of protection being added and prepared by the various soldiers and fighters of the Commonwealth.

THe rest of them though were getting ready for bed, Xifang there and stretching out as the large lazy kitty was... always like that if he wasn't directly moving with Junko... he could stil protect her and few would try and attack when he was the size of a small speeder and fast with massive claws but.. not everyone was smart at times... sometimes they acted like a fool. The bed though was as comfy as ever when she laid down fidning her place... a grin on her face before she was heading into a sleep and stretched out her arms and legs feeling the pop pop popas the tension went away. The repulsors allowing her spine to decompress.

 

[Junko Ike]

Sleep came easily enough... relaxation was a given and with the presence of the others around her it got even better. SHe went to sleep while she felt the presence of Xifang near her and the massive tiger curled around protecting her on most of her sides as he was large enough to enclose her. Junko breathed in and out slowly as the first rays of the sun came to her... she could feel the warmth in the air and the early scent tickled her nose when she woke up looking around she could see many of her handmaidens were still asleep but a few were up and making sure things were ready. Clothing set out for all of them to use for training and Barca was already up with her armor on a rack.

She stretched herself out and felt the pop pop pop of her muscles getting the attention of Min who bowed and headed over with a chalice of water for the morning. A smile on her face while presenting it so she could sit up. SHe rose and remained there for a moment as she took a drink and the cool water was nice in the morning with the little kick of sweetness from fruits. "Wonderful... is Barca ready for the day?" SHe said it and the mandalorian turned around to look at the two of them and nodded as Min smiled. "She was ready last night... could barely sleep as it was and kept kicking with her energy... she always looks forward to these days.

 

[Junko Ike]

Junko snickered to that.. she was climbing out of the bed and took another swig of the water. THan she was getting dressed like the others in a form fitted shirt ad pants. The tank top clinging and contouring to her form so she would be able to have complete mobility where needed and so would the others. THey were moving around as Junko checked herself out and it was a flat color with materia hypermembrane mesh in aareas allowing it to stretch and move without being stiff. The jedi princess going out into the courtyard as it had been cleaned of debris and twigs or leaves... the soft grass was there to cushion their falls.

Barca came out and she was standing there with her armored undersuit on and towered over most of them aside from Kirano who was there. The thickly muscled Oni atrisian and Uzeki was there as the islander atrisian was prepared for just about anything that they might be able to learn. THe other handmaidens were coming out and their makie droids were moving activating privac screens while overhead the courtyard was under cover of a cloak... within the cloak of the island itself... for additional protection and whatever else they could do. It was beneficial that they didn't make it visible where many fo the leaders were which was why the palace was secured well away from Jar'kai.

 

[Junko Ike]

JUnko stood there as she looked at Barca and the large mandalorians was standing ready for all of them. Letting the handmaidens stand there as she spoke. "Alright, now the fun can really begin." THe grin on her face was larger than any of them could imagine while Junko just thought that she was going to be loving this. "NOw we last left off learning locks and how to disarm but this time I want the lot of you to strike.. we aren't defenseless or something that can be overpowered so precision is important. The rare times you might be involved in a duel and at a disadvantage..." SHe said it and all of them nodded... it was rare to be overpowered... even Miyoung was trained in martial arts from across the galaxy.

JUnko grinning though as Barca stretched out her arms and all of them were ready. THey moved as Barca started leading them on a pathway around the palace in a jog. The morning air being nice as the small amount of sweat started to form with more coming. The scent of morning and ripened fruit when they went into the grove. Thousands of fruit trees from around the galaxy assembled in the grove with an advanced irrigation system. IT allowed them to filter and grow many trees in the smaller space... which was impressive enough. THey weaved through the trees with small pathways that were cleared of fruit by the smaller droids.

 

[Junko Ike]

THe run allowed them to see other parts of the palace... they were always building and making sure that sections got put together properly. THe garden with its trees gave way to another winding path that went up... there were two paths here the one above for the guards who were able to patrol and monitor and the lower one for walking around. Junko and the others went as the path opened to the private springs... she had a massive bath but the springs were carved and shaped to be here... three pools at various levels with steam rising from them as they were heated with thermal vents from below but there was no heat waste.

That was important in many ways so that they would be able to continue. Junko could see some other areas of the hot springs... specifically that they had worked on the sensors and purifiers towards them. It would allow them to apply healing energy to the water so the hot springs could be used to heal the body. All of them moved through the area and had grins upon their faces... this wasn't as bad but past the hot springs they started going down the winding path to the lagoon that weaved through the canyon and outwards into the ocean. With shielding both regular and hydrostatic to make it near impossible to get in and they had a hologram projector at the entrace.

 

[Junko Ike]

Junko could see the lagoon and the waters themselves were crystal clear and blue... rings there that could be passed around as she had private mirai runners that they would be able to use. THey had other things set up for games, an armory of water weapons designed to practice guan yu games worth. The jedi princess kept up with Barca who was moving quickly enough through the area.. they were weaving through it with the sands being different before they got back to the path and were heading up. The smaller canyon weaving until they were at the cusp and could see the more exclusive and private homes being built for the top retainers and those who worked in Junko's palace.

Then beyond that was the jungle of the island that was being curated... since the island was largely artificial they built their jungle and the trees were being planted and transplanted... areas designed to house the rocks and fallen trees that would serve as decoration. The animals being brought in made the ecosystem and the various sonic fencing made sure they didn't go to certain areas... the vents from below were masked and able to be used to warm up and give the jungle its heat even in winter. Which made it an interesting place in her opinion... but the real benefit as they ran and came down the path near the coast were the smaller islands.

 

[Junko Ike]

THe coast of the island was like the rest curated, the sands were cleaned by droids of danger but it always looked beautiful and pristine. The trees measured so that it was a good distance from the water but not too far off and not to close... for romantic walks. Trees garnering fruit was present as well as to provide lots of shade. Paths towards the interior of the islands were monitored in the case that someone came onto the beach marooned. The smaller islands were out there and they could be seen at intervals... made to be two fold... they could house the shield projectors for both above and below the waters. Further out there were more spaced that created the ring around the island and their protection from larger ocean predators.

"It is beautiful." She said it while Barca and them were running along the coast with grins and some enjoyment.. they hadn't stopped in three hours... going around and through areas of the island that kept them moving and she could feel her muscles protest in many places. She used the force to sooth them as they continued and the smaller islands gave way to slightly larger ones which had utilities and home... fisheries, aviaries, energy bridges and monitoring stations able to provide back up communications as needed and advanced water filtering for the oceans to detect dangers or make sure it was clean for plenty of ocean spawning.

 

[Junko Ike]

There was more ot the islands as well, the one being made and worked on for Latyuo and her home... Supisy had chosen a place inland that was closer to the palace but Latyuo had wanted one of the islands... which she was getting. THe only other building a monitoring stations on it but it was automated so she would have all of it to herself. With an energy bridge and hydrostatic shield that protected in a sorm allowing one to safely walk across if it was needed and it would protect the island from a storm but a little rain would be fine. The fisheries around the island great for the multitude of colored fish that were making the clear oceans teem with life and color.

THey kept moving and weaving along the coast as it wrapped around back itno the jungle and a narrow pathway went into the village proper... though village was comparable as it might not be a city but it wasn't some small village. Multi leveled with waterways for racing and fishing... buildings built into the rocks and under the overhangs in many ways. The stalls in the streets were spaced out to make pathways around and through but it was organized so that all of them could move without getting in the peoples ways. Junko was moving behind Barca and waving to the people while they jogged past them.

 

[Junko Ike]

THey continued through the village and weaved more around the gates to the palace. Taking the side paths that were connected and would go through but it wouldn't be as obvious or cleaning intensive afterwards... Junko grinned when Xifang came out and joined them all excited... his massive tail spinning around in excitement before he found her and slowed kind of... he was keeping pace with his massive size and going a decent speed that could be maintained. The path winding around and coming out in a secured area of the garden used by guards and staff that had more security checkpoints and means to block it off. A different gate that was more narrow they could file through.

Once they were through the gates closed back up, first sealing between two heavy doors and than three energy shields. The defensive nature of the palace had it similarly proected on all sides and even the more mundane and easier to access entrances were not meant to be a danger overlooked. The droids that were there along with the human element and even than Atrisian animals that could hear and detect things others might not be able to. They were working with security experts from across the galaxy to make sure that like the cities, palaces were just as secured. It might not keep everyone out but it was another laayer that was needed in these cases.

 

[Junko Ike]

JUnko observed it, the many many layers of protections... redundant security, back up shielding and defensive measures... paranoid in ways yes but also one of the better means by which they could stay protected. They could stay whole and try to offer a place the people of the village would be able to go to and retreat. THey were already developing a number of other protections and trying to expanding technologically the island to be able to house and feed exponentially more thanks to the advancing dimensional engineering technologies and their cloning. If they could manage that they could have smaller villages with city sized populations.

THey rounded the pathways in the garden and back into the courtyard... the secluded space a welcoming sight to behold since she could feel in all of them the protesting muscles... they were young and fit but they had been running for several hours now.. what had started in the morning had become a day thing while they went around the island. It was rather fun though and Junko could feel her body relaxed and calm.. the force washing over her muscles to sooth them and the lactic acid from exhertion wasn't there... she came in and Barca stopped standing tall and grinning from ear to ear as she stretched looking over them all.

 

[Junko Ike]

"There we go, you all ready to start after that warm up?" She said it and bounced a little in place when she was looking at them. THe other handmaidens were standing there and they were stretched out... they were all warmed up and Junko along with say Ming who were force users were ready.. they could manage such a feat but the others... unlikely in many cases as the jedi princess remained there. All of them forming a small grouping of lines spaced out so they could begin working out... the movements repetitive yes but it burned calories.. it worked all of their muscles and brought a sense of calm to all of them.

"Alright... we'll begin." THey spent several hours there working on it... with pain and fristration but also fun.. they could fight with each other like this and spar and it vastly improved their fighting styles as they each knew different ones and learned from each other. Like with their other skills it vastly improved their knowledge for defensive means and skills in discipline... a mandalorians work ethic when it came to training with an Atrisian mind for engineering and artists skills or gymnasts grace... Junko was absorbing and learning all of the skills and they could use them to move around in every day... when they weren't all protesting the pain.

 

[Junko Ike]

The intense physical training of the day eventually ended... sweat clung to all of them and at some point they had gotten out of their robes to stand in their underwear but it worked... the heat outside was in the air and not direct sunlight lest they all go blind so the combat training was impressive never the less. More so as the handmaidens hadn't slowed down... if anything as the heat mixed with the water vapor from the misters coating them in a layer of sweat and mist... it allowed them to improve their grips and movement. THey were slippery as well as strong so good chance. Barca wrestling more like a brute fighter over the more kata based atrisian martial arts.

THey still stayed at it... not tiring until the light was fading into dusk and the sky was painted oranges and pinks... with swirling cloudss that allowed them to finally relax. THey had been drinking water enhaced to replenish what they sweated out... but the feast that came afterwards in the garden so they were not in a sealed chamber covered in sweat and the efforts of their workout. The spread of food was amazing and reports about preparing the feast for all of the villagers on the island was being prepared. They had set up in the garden as it was large enough they could host everyone and it would use a portion of their reserves.

 

[Junko Ike]

The tables were being assembled but not the place settings or the cloths yet.. they were organizing it all first. The numbers of people from the village, the guards and the ones from the city below in the inner workings of the island were important. SO they had the maximum amount of space and would use the automated processes for the few hours of the party. Some would be there and have the chance while others were working as they needed to be afterwards and before... but Junko had insisted all of them come.... and they usually would. SHe cared enough for them to come and the offer of a massive amount of food was important as they were starting to cook.

THeir meal finished and Junko stretched out.. they couldn't sleep yet... they needed to get clean from all of the sweat and work that they had done throughout the day with Barca. The handmaidens and her moving into the bath chambers as the white marble of it gleamed statues of carved beauties from around the galaxies. Junko slid into the water and could feel the heat in her muscles as she relaxed allowing herself a moment to close her eyes and rest.... everythign that was happening here went a long way for them and she could both hear and feel the same from the others. THey were all in the same place as she was after the long and intensive workout.

 

[Junko Ike]

Junko could feel the water soaking into her muscles and bones.. the warmth was there letting her relax while she stretched out her arms on the edges of the bath. THe pop pop pop sound of her shoulders and back when she was stretching. Her feet curling at the toes while she made the rest of her body stretch out. SHe allowed the water to soothe her into the ebb and flow of the force... allowed her to drift off mentally and it wasn't just her mind and body relaxing.. she knew the others around her were doing much of the same with her senses. It was allowing her senses to expand outwards into the palace where the rest of the workers and her guards were.

She felt some hands kneading at her muscles and moved to one of the stone slabs at the pools edge. Allowing her to lay on her back aand hair soaking in the waters as it went out and around her. THe mass of hair being soaked and cleaned that she could feel while the rest of her body was massaged into relaxation. Just letting her body stretch out and pop for a moment before the muscles were soothed. She was letting her senses expand from the palace outwards to the island itself... encompassing the village and the people were happy in their thoughts... nothing of worry for the time at least. SHe could feel the ones who were late at night working the docks and catching fish.. the ones handling nocturnal creatures that were coming out.

 

[Junko Ike]

THe night came and as she exited the bath house it was a cool freeze. A massive full moons that could be seen and the light of the Anshin was there around the planet. All of the work that was going on up there gave them plenty of space to work on. Junko could see the feasts work still ongoing as they were making the table settings and the seats... there was more to her garden as she walked through the arched doorways into the bed chamber with a wider grin on her face. The massive bed was always a welcoming sight to behold as it hovered there on repulsors with its sheets and sheer size. NOthing else in the galaxy matched it.

Falling asleep was also easy... she had worked out with the others nearly all day.. they had relaxed their bodies but now... now they could relax mentally when she slid under the silks for the moment and marvelled at the purified spider silk as it was one of the most protective materials they had and it was for clothing and linens... which well protected from would be assassins who might shoot it since fewer weapons in the galaxy were rated to really harm the self repairing material... and easily get them a counterattack. She knew Sasori was producing this as some of their lower economic boons to help many more people with its environmental protection.

 

[Junko Ike]

The sleep that came to her was fearless and she drifted away quickly. The bed contouring to her body and adjusting itself temperature wise to her so it was neither hot nor cold when she was laying there... another benefit as she didn't need thick sheets or ones for summer cooling. THe other handmaidens were around her and finding their places to sleep while Xifang did much the same. The large tiger taking a protective position that would keep Junko safe and allow the big guy to be able to strike at just about anything that came near them. Barca and Kirano being the most combat oriented of her handmaidens were off to the sides of the bed and securing it.

The other moved in ways that formed layers of protection as each was trained but certain ones were better trained for blades, pistols and rifles... able to retrieve them from compartments and their makie droids that were floating around and forming a sensor net within the room scanning it from all angles including under the bed with the repulsors. The strange little poison worms being something used in the past and they were smart to avoid so multiple angles were important to stop such assassination techniques.... The other measures were for them to have her normal guards under Nari that were around and giving them plenty of information.

 

[Junko Ike]

THe night though was welcoming... sleep came easy and her body relaxed from the workout. Laying there while it sank into the bed before the first feeling of warmth from the sun arrived. It was beautiful coming over the mountain ridge with tendrils of red and orange for a moment. Casting the room in chadows and Junko rolled over onto Phaidor who smiled. Xifang stirring for a moment but moving so that she could get out of the bed and dressed with some of her handmaidens. THey were stirring awake and getting food for the morning when she nodded in agreement about how good this was... a welcoming morning time at least.

Junko breathed in and out while she walked into the garden courtyard and the air was cool but not cold... the freshness of the morning air coming in as it went over the flower beds with a wider grin forming on her face. THe droids and some servants had worked quietly into the night setting up the last of the tables and setting... the massive length of it allowing makie droids to project her area of the table to all sides and the ones who might not be able to see it. THe kitchen was hard at work as well with some outside smoking and cooking slowly the mlarger sides of meat on a spit. IT would take hours but be ready when the time came later on.

 

[Junko Ike]

Still as she was standing there and loking her attention went to making sure things went well enough. SHe donned a kimono and slippers while she walked into her room and touched the wall opening a small alcove. The stairs winding around and down into one of the rooms filled with artificial light at least. Than she was looking at the dozens of computer screens and raising a small eyebrow. "HAve you been up all night Sun?" SHe wasn't judging.. the handmaiden was among all of the ones she had young and full of energy sure enough. "No." Her voice came out while she turned in her seat and a cup of noodles was there with a smile on her face.

"It is lovely to see you?" She said it and Junko meant it.. she didn't need to be down here all of the time.. she came to join her from time to time and check on her. Sun smiled and didn't seem t mind... as long as she was here... in her room she was fine. "It is good to see you princess, I watched your workout and that you are planning a feast." She said it with a smile putting the noodles down on her desk and walking over. "I even went outside when you were away. Xifang was excited." SHe said it while Junko nodded and hugged her. "That is wonderful news." THe mirialian nodded into her shoulder as she spoke. "You smell like sunshine."