Private Shopping Shenanigans

[Braze]

TAGS: Casaana Azurine Varek Loomi

Braze had taken his time preparing each invitation, carefully penning a letter to Cassana, Loomi, and Azurine. In his note, he kept it simple but clear—this was his treat, and the day was just for them, no one else. He wanted the gathering to be small, a chance to share something special with each of them. Plus it would be a good chance to pick on on their interests and plan possible gifts in the future for each of them.

After arranging transport with Knight Toth on the Red Wind and getting approval from his master, everything was set.

Stepping off the Red Wind and into the bustling Eshan shopping district, Braze stretched, breathing in the fresh air and taking in the sight of the vibrant boutiques lining the streets. He turned to the girls with an excited smile.

“So, we’ve got plenty of options ahead,” he said, gesturing toward the shops. “Anything specific you’re interested in finding today?”

 

[Loomi]

Eshan
Tags: Braze , Azurine Varek , Casaana

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“So, we’ve got plenty of options ahead,” he said, gesturing toward the shops. “Anything specific you’re interested in finding today?”

"Golly..." Loomi muttered, examining the shopping district.

This wasn't like the festival at all. There were a lot more... things. Nice things. She kind of thought this was going to be a snack run, but she was sorely mistaken. Spicy noodles seemed to be off the list of things she would be getting today...

"U-uh, I don't know... Maybe I'll just look and let myself be surprised," she decided with an awkward smile. "Yeah, that's it."

That would be good. Maybe she could see what the others were interested in and see what sort of things she should be looking for. Hopefully that was possible...

 

[Casaana]

For the majority of the trip when they weren't occupied with anything else, and she wasn't in the cockpit learning more flight controls and the like, Casaana had been trying to convince the others that Red Wind was a terrible name for a Jedi ship. "No really, most people live in one spot, so the wind just sweeps over them with little warning. And if it's red, like blood, there's an implication there that it'll bring death. Like an inescapable wind that leaves nothing behind but a bloody mess. Great name for a Sith ship if you ask me. Or like a particularly poetic marauder."

The shopping district was busy, but not too crowded. Something Casaana was okay with because it was city stuff, not a room full of Jedi and her peers. "Yeah, just looking is good. Maybe find some nice shirts." She agreed with Loomi, still uncertain about Braze offering to treat them. It seemed like they were taking advantage of his desire to hang out and making him pay for it, which he totally didn't need to do.

Braze Loomi Azurine Varek

 

[Azurine Varek]

Simple Moments Of Life

Outfit: Clothing | Right Arm | Glove
Weapons: Lightsaber (hidden in arm compartment)

Azurine was honestly surprised to get yet another invitation out from Braze. She couldn't say she knew him that well, or really any of the other names on the list. She'd seen them around here and there, but wasn't exactly sure who was who half the time. She was still trying to figure things out in this time, after all. She remembered having wanted to speak to him at the palace, thank him for the invitation, but the night had run away from her with everything that had been going on then. She figured at least now would be a good time to do that.

She didn't exactly have any credits, or at least not much, and she only had a few pieces of clothing to her name, one such outfit being the one she was currently wearing that she'd had to piece together from whatever had not been destroyed or worn down left in the wreckage of her ship after her 900 years in stasis —which made her look more like a smuggler than anything else— so she figured she'd just hang around and look. Maybe make a list for the future of anything nice that caught her eye. The first time she'd done something like this was with Valery and Anneliese. She wasn't exactly used to being in a situation where just going out and spending time on frivolous things was something she had the ability to do. She was certainly out of her element.

Azzie was instantly impressed, though, looking at the shopping district of this planet when she moved down the ramp. Her violet colored eyes shifted with shades of lavander and royal hues in curiosity at everything here. So much so that she almost missed the others speaking. Her silvery prosthetic hand rose to rub the back of her neck, and she shrugged.

"Eh, not really?" She said in response to Braze after the others. She doubted anything here was in her budget anyway, but it was a nice change in pace to come along, even if the bags of sleeplessness under her eyes tried to say otherwise. She paused, thinking about it a little bit before continuing. "Well, actually ... Master Valery and Aris were telling me about this Fire Festival on Niv Hani? It might be nice to find something for that, but I'm not necessarily looking for anything in particular."

Braze | Loomi | Casaana​

 

[Braze]

TAGS: Casaana Loomi Azurine Varek

"Most guys who name ships go for something cool or edgy… or a girl's name for some weird reason." Braze shook his head, picturing the red haze curling from a smoke bomb. "I think it sounds kinda nice, though," he admitted, a hint of admiration in his voice.

He clicked his tongue at the girls, crossing his arms over his chest as he sighed, almost theatrically. Running a hand through his snowy white bangs, he brushed them back. These three were proving to be quite the handful. "Shirts and festival garb, huh? I think we can manage that. But we should probably pick up some food for lunch when you all get hungry. Fair warning, though—Echani food tends to be on the spicy side, so watch what you pick," he offered, already mapping out their next few stops. Though, in the back of his mind, he kept the nagging thought of his own mission here.

"Loomi, you might want to grab some warmer clothes for colder environments," Braze suggested, spotting a boutique across the street. Flowing dresses, loose pants, and garments in dip-dyed gradient colors with shimmering accents decorated the shopfront. "How about this one? Looks like it's got some nice options," he asked, gesturing toward the shop. "Most Echani clothing is designed for maximum movement and shows off the body's form—since, well, sparring is practically an everyday thing here. It's how a lot of us communicate, and even bond in a way."

He glanced at the girls, studying them briefly before tapping his chin thoughtfully. "Have any of you had really long hair before?" Braze asked, noticing their short styles, ranging from bobs to shoulder-length cuts.

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[Loomi]

Eshan
Tags: Braze , Casaana , Azurine Varek

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"Loomi, you might want to grab some warmer clothes for colder environments,"

"Oh. I suppose that might be smart..." Loomi noted, rubbing at her chin as she thought.

Warm clothes. She typically used the large overcoats that the NJO provided them for outings, used on Ilum particularly. She hadn't thought about getting specialized clothes for such a thing because of that. It might be... fun? Were clothes fun? Maybe they could be. Yeah. Perhaps she'd get something akin to a blanket to wrap around herself. Loomi did like blankets.

"Well, actually ... Master Valery and Aris were telling me about this Fire Festival on Niv Hani? It might be nice to find something for that, but I'm not necessarily looking for anything in particular."

"Fire Festival?" the Godoan chirped curiously, tilting her head. "I like festivals... people wear super colorful things to those. I'd bet all the clothes will be vibrant to match the fire."

That sounded fun. She liked the sound of a festival. The last one she had been to was on Ukatis... or maybe it was the Winter Solstice here on Eshan? It had been a while since she had been to a festival. The Godoan really ought to go to another, she reasoned. Yes. That would be good.

When Braze asked about long hair, Loomi's attention was directed back to her Echani companion.

"Really long?" she mused. "Like down to your back long? I... I kinda want to..."

Loomi paused, her face becoming bright red for a moment.

"B-but I'm worried about it," the Padawan admitted. "What if it gets stuck in something? I-I'm sure I'm clumsy enough to manage that..."

 

[Azurine Varek]

Simple Moments Of Life

Outfit: Clothing | Right Arm | Glove
Weapons: Lightsaber (hidden in arm compartment)

Azurine nodded her head, trying not to get lost in thought while she took in all of her surroundings. She found herself chuckling a bit when Braze mentioned the spiciness of the food. A lot of dishes on Iridonia were very much the same, specifically on grounds that their taste buds were evolutionarily different as a carnivore species. Spice was one of the things that they could easily pick up on, unlike many sweet tastes that were generally more muted and often less appealing. "I can definitely handle my spice. You don't have to worry on that front," she joked, giving them a quick playful grin.

"Most Echani clothing is designed for maximum movement and shows off the body's form—"

He'd said, which immediately made her violet eyes light up with vibrant shades of lavander. It made her think of her own culture on Iridonia, though on top of that, they also had to have clothing designed to safeguard against the more nasty acid rain storms as well. On a good day, Zabrak skin could handle a certain amount of it, having evolved to do so, but just in case it was particularly rough having that was important to have in ones wardrobe. She glanced at the boutique, multiple different things catching her eye. "These are beautiful."

This was already lovely. A nice change in pace just looking around, even if she looked a little pale and sleepless recently.

When Loomi's excited words reached her ears, she suddenly realized that she couldn't even remember the last time she had been to a real festival. It had to have been before her family was killed on Iridonia, which was when she was a young child. She sheepishly looked at the ground from the bit of embarrassment that knicked at her gut, even if her eyes still held a sparkle of excitement listening to how highly she spoke about them. "Oh, yeah, Hotshot invited me to go with, I figured it would be cool," she said with a quick shrug. At this point, Aris Noble had quickly become one of her close friends, and the way it had been described sounded like it would be a good time, so she couldn't possibly turn it down.

When the topic of hair came up, she ran a hand through her own black strands that was cut just above the shoulders and on the left side was braided across the scalp, pushing some loose ones behind her ear. Frankly, she thought it looked pretty good on her that way, and it was certainly much easier to manage with her horns.

"Actually, I did. It was a year or so ago—" she cut herself off, immediately remembering that though it might have only been that long for her, technically what she was talking about had happened centuries before. "I kind of chopped it off after I lost my arm, though." A good chuck of the long braid that typically held most of her hair had been seered through along with the missing limb, so her options had been to leave it like that, or just cut it off entirely.

Braze | Loomi | Casaana​

 

[Casaana]

Casaana shrugged, "I dunno, awhile back. It kept getting tangled up and was a lot of work before bed. And then it'd be tangled in the morning if I didn't put it in a braid or something." Then there was a time or two she woke up with it around her neck or in her mouth. "Cutting it short is much better. Also fits under a helmet." She looked to Loomi, "Keep it short, its much cuter and more manageable."

The suggested stores looked fine to her. They seemed to have that bland front that all stores too expensive for her tastes had. Maybe it made the clothes in the storefronts stand out more. "Mobility is good," she did a form one arm swing without the saber or footwork in demonstration. "Alright, picking a store to get moving." She slowly spun around to look at the options. "That one," she'd picked ant pointed to a store with floor length windows lining the front and a gray fronting and those Twi'lek casement windows where the little panes made up a bigger window trimming the top of the facade. It was also one of the few shops in visual distance that was showcasing more normal clothing than shimmering gauzy dresses.

"That one, chop chop, lets go." Placing a hand on Braze's shoulder, Casaana gently began pushing him along. Shopping really wasn't a favorite pastime of hers and the sooner they were done, the happier she would be.

Braze Loomi Azurine Varek

 

[Braze]

TAGS: Loomi Casaana Azurine Varek

Braze smirked at Loomi, "Yeah, that's definitely a risk. You could always tie it up all fancy, though that takes some extra effort."

He nodded at Azurine "The Fire Festival sounds like a great place for a date. What kinda festivities will be there?" He teased, his voice lilting with mock suspicion before adding, "And here I thought he was fond of Zaiya Ceti . Is it a friend date, or like a date date?"

Braze looked her hair over then asked "How do you like the new style?"

He let Casaana her take the lead as she started nudging him toward the shop. "Alright, alright, I'm coming. " He chirped before looking over the window displays. " They have some nice sheer fits here. " He chirped happily. " Was thinking of maybe finding some color-shifting materials. " He added lightly as he stepped in looking about. "We should try to find one or two things at least we like and have a little 'show' ~"

 

[Azurine Varek]

Simple Moments Of Life

Outfit: Clothing | Right Arm | Glove
Weapons: Lightsaber (hidden in arm compartment)

Azurine nodded to Loomi in agreement with Braze's statement bout tying it up. "I used to keep mine in one big braid, which helped. I highly doubt you'd have my problem with it getting caught even when braided if you really wanted to." She said with a playful chuckle, turning her head to the side and pulling the hair at the back of it to the side a bit so much more of her horns would be seen than just the points that poked through. They circled her entire skull like two crowns, alternating in a zigzag pattern. She turned her attention back to Braze and Casaana, "I agree with Casaana, though. It's definitely easier to manage. When I figured out the braid types I liked, I ended up liking it way better this way."

At first, the comment almost went over her head as she focused on looking at the different shops while they moved through the streets, her brain perceiving he was speculating about taking someone there himself. "I was told there would be a lot of food, fighting, and fire dancing. Fire dancing sounds like a great time on its own." She grinned at the thought, wondering if she'd be able to learn enough to keep up or not. Aris Noble had done a pretty good job of selling it to her, and it would be nice to spend some time with people she felt she was getting close to.

"Is it a friend date, or like a date date?"

That was the point at which his teasing tone finally made sense, and she flipped to face him, a bit of shock laceing into her amethyst colored eyes. "Wait, do you think—" she cut herself off, unable to keep herself from laughing. "Hotshot is cute and all, but no. Absolutely not!" she choked out between laughs. Luckily for her, she was able to turn it into a joke pretty quickly before any of her pain could show in her eyes. She was not in a place to be able to see anyone in that way, anyway, even if she wanted to. Her grief from that which she'd lost, the guilt that came with it, and the withering bond still ripping at her soul wouldn't allow it.

Casaana deciding to take the lead pulled her attention to the store she'd decided on. It certainly had some lovely displays. "Hey, if you happen to find something you think would actually look good on me, then I'll try it on. Fair?"

Braze | Loomi | Casaana​