Private She's Got Bette Davis Eyes

[Katarine Ryiah]

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Location: Vonnuvi Ship Hangar
Objective: See if Jedi is Okay
Tags: Raphael Gallustrade



Katarine was passing through the busy hangar with a hot cup of caf in her hand. She had pulled an all nighter on a stake out and her eyes were slightly puffy from lack of sleep. The loud sounds of the ships being repaired around her were enough to jolt her awake however as she wove in and out of mechanics ways. She felt like she was on autopilot as she stepped sideways to avoid a droid carrying a heavy load. As she walked through she felt a surge of emotions that opened her eyes a little further.

She approached a young man who seemed to be working on his ship and was mumbling to himself. He seemed a little aggravated.

"Hey... everything okay?"

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[Raphael Gallustrade]

The Lightsworn...

Raphael was still bloody frustrated from what he'd learned of Falentra's fate. He'd brought her back from jedi, after she'd carved bloody sith runes into the side of his fething neck, and then some crazy cult had let her out and then BRAINWASHED HER. It was... just frustrating. Though, the more that he thought about it, the more he realized that it wasn't her fault, or the Order's fault, it was this...Lightsworn cult that had taken her. He began to ponder how far something like this actually went... What Knights or Masters might be with them? Made it hard to fully trust.

The welding wasn't going great and the integrated shield generator was only large enough to withstand ion blasts, but it would be fast, so it would all come down to him moving. wires weren't taking right either, but that's what he got for making a brand new ship out of a bunch of different ones. Still, he muttered to himself, annoyed at what was going on in the galaxy."Fething Lightsworn... How'm I supposed to trust the Knights and Masters, when I don't know who's decided to go with them...? It's damn near impossible to know who I can go to about this, without...them being part of this...?" A wire popped out of place shooting sparks everywhere, and he pulled back, swearing. "Gah! Kriffing... Stupid wires... Why'd I decide to build a whole new kind of ship?! I don't..."

A voice broke his concentration, pulled him from his aggravation and into surprise, as he looked up and slammed his head against the bottom of the ship that he was working on. Hissing, he put both hands on top of his head.

"Gaaah!! Fething... feth... Aaaah...." Sucking in air through his teeth, he pushed himself out from under the ship. "Sorry. I wasn't paying..." He looked back at the ship, rubbing his head, before looking back. "I was occupied... Uhm... Ok? Hrmm... Not really. Got a lot on my mind right now. This is just how I cope and deal with my feelings when I'm frustrated or angry." He paused a moment and chuckled. "Sorry... My, uh, my name's Raph, er Raphael Gallustrade."

Katarine Ryiah

 

[Katarine Ryiah]

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Location: Hangar
Objective: Talk to Padawan
Tags: Raphael Gallustrade


Katarine winced as she watched him hit head. He really didn’t seem to be having a good time. Anger was radiating off of him in waves.

“It’s nice to meet you. I’m Katarine Ryiah but everybody calls me Kat.”

She folded her arms and leaned against a support beam.

“What’s got you so upset anyway?”

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[Raphael Gallustrade]

Slowly, Raphael massaged the top of his head. Ah, that had hurt so much worse than he'd really been expecting, but then again, he hadn't really expected to slam his head into the chassis... There was a lot more work to do, before it was ready, and even then it would be at least two or three test flights to perfect the systems.

"Nice to meet you as well, then, Kat." He smiled.

"Ah..." He winced a bit, as she asked what had him upset. "Uh, well, awhile ago there was a fight on Jedha to protect pilgrims. A friend of mine fell to the dark side, and we fought..." He craned his neck a bit so that she could see the right side of his neck. "She carved some sith runes, into me. I managed to beat her and brought her back but, hoping she'd get some rehab but... Some group called the Lightsworn, let her out and... I think that they helped her but she seems..." He thought for a few seconds and shook his head. "I don't know, she seems helped... a little too quickly? She also seemed to have just accepted the light... much quicker than I would've thought? I don't know... Something about it doesn't feel right." He took a deep breath, a great deal of anger dropping off of him, sloughing into mild annoyance. "And I'm... like trying to make a brand new ship and it doesn't work right so, ya know, little bits of annoyance. Sorry, if I disturbed you, ma'am."

Katarine Ryiah

 

[Katarine Ryiah]

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Location: Hangar
Objective: Talk
Tags: Raphael Gallustrade


Katarine listened as he explained about his friend and let her deep green eyes travel over the runes he showed her. She had her own etched into the side of her neck but they were scars now and only seen when the light threw them into sharp relief.

“Wow, I would be upset too. I am sorry about your friend… I’ve never heard of this Lightsworn group. I think maybe I read about a group who left because they were upset with the Council. We could do some digging if you are worried about your friend?”

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[Raphael Gallustrade]

He let out a bit of a sigh, in relief, as she mentioned that she'd be upset as well. It was... strange to hear such a thing from someone who was also a Jedi. The smile spread slowly, though it remained a bit muted.

"Ah, well, I... I actually found her, on Atrisia with another Jedi. At least... I think that he was a Jedi... I had tracked her there... And... Well, after I found her, it felt like I wasn't...really welcome there. I almost felt like she wanted me to stay with them..." He sighed. "Sorry. I know that I should be meditate to control it more." He smiled. "It's why I was working on the ship..." He gestured to the skeleton of the ship. "Thanks, by the way, for checking on me." He smiled a bit, cheeks reddening from embarrassment.

Katarine Ryiah

 

[Katarine Ryiah]

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Tags: Raphael Gallustrade


"No need to apologize. We all get a little upset sometimes."

She moved closer to the ship, examining the work he was doing, though of course she knew very little about this type of thing.

"This girl seems special to you. It's natural you want to look after her. Is there some way I can help?"

She smiled at him and then let her deep green eyes travel back down to the ship where she whistled. He had a lot of work to do.

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[Raphael Gallustrade]

He nodded, in agreement to her words, but still he wasn't sure. Sometimes he just felt like he wasn't good enough, but hey, that was probably just him. He watched as she got closer to the skeletal chassis.

"She's the first friend that I made, when I came to the Jedi. In fact, we were on a mission to Myrkr, where I tried to get to her to help her, when she was in trouble. And then, after master Sallaros took me as her padawan, that same friend and I went flying. Well, I taught her how to fly." He chuckled, though when she asked if there was some way that she could help, he tilted his head. "Uhm, with... my friend or the ship?" he asked, chuckling. "There's...a lot of work to do still on the ship. It's going to take a lot. I've still got to move a few cables to the reactor to make sure that the handling and thrust are as strong as they'll need to be and then... well, it'll be a few different flight tests, before I get everything right. But...yeah, if you wanna help, I wouldn't mind it!"

Katarine Ryiah

 

[Katarine Ryiah]

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Location: Hangar
Objective: Socialize
Tags: Raphael Gallustrade


“It sounds like you guys have done a lot together. Maybe we should pay her a visit. I’d like to know more about this lightsworn thing.”

She chuckled as he mentioned helping with the ship. Katarine was a horrible flyer and over a century old. She could barely use a data pad because the tech was so advanced, let alone build an entire ship.

“Trust me you don’t want me helping with the ship. I can barely work a microwave.”

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[Raphael Gallustrade]

"We did do a fair bit, yeah." He chuckled, though when she mentioned paying her a visit and wanting to know more about Lightsworn, he couldn't help but shiver a bit. "Mm... I'm not entirely sure that I necessarily want to do so, but I'd be happy to show you where it was that I'd found them. I can't swear that the Lightsworn will be there, but I'm happy to take you there and show it to you."

He laughed, as she mentioned that she could barely use a microwave. "Well, then..." he muttered, as he got back under the ship and plugged in a few wires. Then, with a bit of usage of the Force, he moved a durasteel panel into place, before he began welding it. "She's got a second seat in her, if you wanna join in a test flight. Ironically, it's important."

Katarine Ryiah

 

[Katarine Ryiah]

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Location: Hangar
Objective: Test Flight Eek!
Tags: Raphael Gallustrade

“You want me to test something you aren’t even finished building?”

She laughed nervously but he seemed to know what he was doing.

“Let me guess, you need to see how it influences a passenger and I was a fly that so willingly came into the web?”

She laughed this time and finished the rest of her caf.

“It looks like it’s not ready for a test yet though…”

Was he sure about this?

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[Raphael Gallustrade]

He laughed, as he finished welding the main durasteel plate back into place. "While, she's not completely done, the hyperdrive hasn't been fully set up, yet, the sublight systems and main flight controls have already been calibrated. Weapon systems haven't been set up either, but, with any luck, we shouldn't need them, this closely within Alliance territory." He chuckled.

"I'm ashamed to admit it, in a way, but yes. I was actually going to be performing a sublight test, here soon and haiving a passenger would greatly speed along such a test. Ya see, I wanted this to be a thing to use, just in case, I needed to get someone out of somewhere or if I ever needed to get someone in somewhere quickly and fairly quietly..." He sighed. "Far too often I've gone places where I've needed to save people or where I would need to get someone in somewhere... And how often, otherwise, would I not find a fellow Jedi, whose available, in this time?" He gave her a small grin.

Katarine Ryiah

 

[Katarine Ryiah]

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Location: Hangar
Objective: Test Flight Hopefully Not Crash
Tags: Raphael Gallustrade


He seemed to know a lot about everything. Most of the talk went right over her head but she could feel the emotion behind his words. He really did want to have a way to help others and get them out of bad situations.

“Well you’ve convinced me. I’ll be your test subject.”

She wondered if those would be famous last words and laughed nervously.

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[Raphael Gallustrade]

He laughed.

"Test subject has such a bad ring to it! Think of yourself as an explorer! Just for, ya know, science and technology..."

He chuckled, stretching.

"Besides, we're only testing up to sublight speeds. The hyperdrive isn't even installed yet. Until I've been able to make sure that the sublights are safe for a second, I can't install the hyperdrive, ya know?" He asked, as he finished welding the plate into place. "She's going to be crazy, once she's done... Alright... So you hop in first and we'll move forward from there, yeah? It'll be fast, so you'll just wanna hang on tight!"