First Reply Slice of Life

[Thessa Kai]

That glow of his eyes. That flash of red and magma wasn't lost on her. There was a time when that color would've made her squirm. Made panic claw its way at her chest and made her sprint down the beach to disappear as quickly into the darkness as she could. Her long ago and very much in the past run-ins with Daxton Bane had done that.

And maybe it was because she'd fought on the other side of the war for so long. When she'd been a lot younger and a lot more foolhardy.

She was a lot different now than she was then. Things were more nuanced. For kriff's sake, she'd just been at a ball full of sith with her ex, Judah Dashiell . And so far, Draven had been nothing but a gentleman. A kindly stranger on the beach.

"Then I'd say you have pretty powerful connections, Mister Draven." A small, smile in his direction. "I'd like to be an optimist and believe you. I suppose only time will prove one of us right and the other wrong." Raising her borrowed glass, she offered a cheers to him before swallowing down the last sip.

"It was nice...running into you." Standing, she took a step closer and offered him back the wine glass. "Thanks for sharing your drink and conversation." Her other hand would brush off the sand that had gathered along her clothing and legs.

 

[Darth Nexion]

He looked at her as she stood up, taking her empty glass from her after she had finished her wine. He stood up himself, it would make for a more proper goodbye if they were both standing.

"Yeah, I suppose I do have some... interesting connections."

He looked back at her, quickly putting the two glasses down before rising back up.

"Uhh... heh... It was no problem, really. A drink is always more enjoyable with company. Especially good company. Heh..."

He took a brief look back at the ocean before turning back.

"If it's okay with you, I wouldn't mind coming back here every now and again? You know, just to say hi, have a drink, and talk? I mean... it's probably weird, a stranger asking this, but... This was nice, and I wouldn't mind meeting up again, is what I'm trying to say."

He then diverted his eyes away from her. He did not do this sort of thing often, and it showed.

Thessa Kai

 

[Thessa Kai]

The ex-combat pilot looked up at the force user. Was that a hint of shyness he was showing? Her life was complicated at the moment. Her heart was with someone who had eyes for another. Would probably never look her way again. But she couldn't change what her heart wanted. Gaze turned thoughtful as she looked at Draven. He was just asking for conversation and a bit of company. Nothing wrong with a budding friendship.

"I don't see the harm in that," she responded above the crackle of the fire and driftwood. "Just, don't want any trouble here, make sense?" The warning was clear. He was to leave his business off-planet. As quick as the warning was there it was gone. Moonlight and stars hitting the speckled scales along her skin as she reached her hand forward to shake his own. A small smile weaving its way back on her lips.

"Until we run into each other again."

 

[Darth Nexion]

"I was planning on it. This planet is far too nice for me to bring anything from my work here. Until we meet again, Thessa Kai."

He watched as she left his little camp before he sat back down. He let out a sigh as he wondered just what this planet was doing to him.

Oh well, that was for another day to solve. For now, he out out the fire, placed the glasses back in his bag, and went into his tent. This turned out to be a very pleasant camping trip