Some Catch Up

[Djorn Bline]

Spiral
Around midnight

Finally, Keziah was found at last. After weeks, months of trying to find Keziah a group of three were the first ones to find Keziah after she got separated from the Concord from a battle with the New Order. After encountering her in a diner they had a little talk but had to leave since Keziah was on duty. For the whole day the group of Canal, Ori'Alor, and Noah waited for the whole day just so they could talk to Keziah and convince her to come back to where she belong: home with the people that cared about her such as Calico, Ori'Alor, Galaar, Canal, etc. It was somewhere around midnight and they were at a local bar that was right next door to the restaurant that Keziah worked in. On a stool with his wife an friend, Canal was having a glass of ice cool whiskey as he waited for Keziah to get off of duty. "Come on, she should be out now. It'd be rude for us to let her waiting by herself," he addressed to Ori and Noah. He finished his drink and paid the tab of his drink, Noah' s, and Ori's. He slipped one of his hands in his wife's hand and began walking out of the bar with his friend and wife and headed towards Keziah' s location.

[member=Ori'Alor Tal'Verda] [member=Keziah Denko] [member=Noah Corek]

 

[Noah Corek]

[member="Canal Tal'Verda"] [member="Ori'Alor Tal'Verda"] [member="Keziah Denko"]
Seven,that always seemed to be the number when it came to how many shots it took for Noah to get that small buzz he needed to finally forget about things around him, most prevaliant being the fall of Coruscant, Noah's home. But he had given his word to Ori and Canal that he would help them with trying to bring Keziah back, though he thought there would be some kicking and screaming involved, and maybe even some kidnapping. "Whatever man, I just need to sleep off the hangover I'm going to have in the morning. Hey, have I ever told you about my girlfriend Bella? Such a little weight!" Noah informed them, laughing, to which he didn't understand, he didn't really find the joke as funny as the first time he told it, or the sixteenth for that matter.

 

[Keziah Denko]

It had been hard for the young woman to concentrate the whole shift. The thought that Calico was out there looking for her kept floating through her mind. There was a glimmer of hope that everything was not lost that they could mend and maybe still have that happily ever after that they talked about. Even if he was out of reach now she couldn't abandon her friends.

A sigh escaped her lips as she shuffled around in the kitchen trying to prepare a snack for her guests whom would be arriving soon. The thought of what she was going to do now rang though her head.


[member="Noah Corek"] [member="Canal Tal'Verda"] [member="Ori'Alor Tal'Verda"]

 

[Ori'Alor Tal'Verda]

[member="Noah Corek"] [member="Canal Tal'Verda"] [member="Keziah Denko"].

Ori very quickly opened the door to where Keziah was, and hugged her, lifting her up and swinging her around. "KEZZY!" Ori called, very happy "how have you been?" Ori took over the snackage making, shooing Keziah over to Noah and Canal, "I got this, you go make friends with Noah and catch up with Canal." Ori continued making the snacks, gettting creative with the recepie, and before long a sweet aroma started to waft from the kitchen. Ori walked into the room where the three others were, taking off some dirty mittens. "the cookies should be ready in about a half-hour." Ori said, stting down "the recepie isn't too far from a recepie I used to make for Alex and Rach all the time."

 

[Djorn Bline]

"Haven't they taught you to not drink a lot, Noah? And yes, I do know about your girlfriend. This is the sixteenth time that you mention her." He said to his friend. He saw his wife hugging and picking up Keziah which put a smile on his face. If only his brothers were here. He pulled out a chair for Keziah and would take a seat next to Ori. "How have you been, Keziah? We've been searching you for a long time." He heard his wife mention about a Alex and Rach. "Ori, love, who is Alex and Rach? Not that I'm angry but I'm just curious."

[member="Ori'Alor Tal'Verda"] [member="Keziah Denko"] [member="Noah Corek"]

 

[Keziah Denko]

They were acting as if nothing had happened, as if it was normal for them to come on in and bake cookies. Keziah very much appreciated this as really she wasn't sure how much she wished to get into things. She had been lost to her friends, her family but now she had been found. Where were they now? Where had they gone.

"I'm doing alright," it was a lie but Kezzy had always been good at hiding how she truly felt. The young woman didn't want them to worry about her. "I was planning on settling down here and getting myself a place. I have always wanted a home to call my own maybe not here though now. How are you guy? Where did you all go?"

[member="Canal Tal'Verda"]
[member="Noah Corek"]
[member="Ori'Alor Tal'Verda"]

 

[Djorn Bline]

"Well, that's good to hear that you're doing fine. We were so worried about you," he said to her. "I'm doing good and bad. Ever since that skirmish we've been depressed since you were lost. And we have gone to the Protectorate, we are now safe from bounty hunters, graugs, the Confederacy, and the list goes on. But, we've all been down cause that battle changed everything." He didn't know if it was a bad idea to mention the battle. "Keziah," he started out slowly, "whatever you think of us after the battle we didn't abandoned you on purpose. In fact, Calcio was the last person to board the extraction and we all noticed that you weren't there and we tried to go back but the pilot said we couldn't. After that, Calico mourned for you and became depressed as he lost you, Galaar, and Zius. But, I did go back to the planet to try and rescue you but we couldn't find you. I doubled, tripled the search and found nothing. After that, I gave my report to my brother and that made him more depressed. But we didn't stopped looking for you. We went to planets asking for you. But Noah here," as he gave his friend a big pat on the back, "found you by using security cameras and from there we could trace you to here. And yet, here we are with you." And finished his speech. "The reason my brother isn't here is because he is searching for you in a different planet. We splitted up the rescue team into two." He cleared his throat and was talking again. "Keziah, I implore you to come back with us. You don't have to fight any battles. You and Calico can still save each other from and salvage the future you two share. My brother still loves you and doesn't believe that you're dead and I know you still love him. Come back and we can mend those damages."

[member="Keziah Denko"] [member="Ori'Alor Tal'Verda"] [member="Noah Corek"]

 

[Noah Corek]

[member="Ori'Alor Tal'Verda"] [member="Canal Tal'Verda"] [member="Keziah Denko"]
Noah, having read Ori's file, knew who Alex and Rach were and quickly got Canal's attention and waved his hand over his neck, telling him to not go down that line of questioning. "Yeah, I helped find you for Calico, Canal and Ori, it was the least I could do for them, they've done a lot to earn my respect recently." Noah said as he took a sip from a canteen from his belt, good thing was that it wasn't alcohol, it was just plain water, which helped to get the smell of whiskey off of his breath so he could actually have a decent conversation, something he hadn't done in a while.

 

[Ori'Alor Tal'Verda]

"Later." Ori said, patting Canal on the arm "This is more important bringing up old ghosts." Ori took a cookie, and started eating it, letting the warm goodness of the cookie help the force in disapating her bad feelings. "Keziah, how would you feel about returning to the liberty concord, you can settle down on any world you want in the Protectorate." Ori said, sounding hopefull "I'm about to start moving the True Mandalorians to Kesh, you are more than welcome to wait for Calico there." Ori had a suspicion where Calico was, so was unsure of his odds of returning, but she had hope that he would return. "Or you can even settle on Naboo, that place is REALLY nice." Ori said, thinking of one of the nicest planets she had ever been too "All Beautiful, a nice atmosphere, and friendly natives..."
[member="Keziah Denko"] [member="Canal Tal'Verda"] [member="Noah Corek"]

 

[Keziah Denko]

Sighing she nodded. Keziah loved Calico but she couldn't just pine over him and sit around waiting for his return. It was possible that he would never return or not want her when he did. She needed to move forward for herself and become the type of woman that she wanted to be. She could perhaps start that little farm that her and Calico had spoken about before. It was a joke at the time but now she was quite serious about having her little farm and living a simple life.

"I would like that a lot and perhaps I could train with you? I feel my skills are lacking quite a bit and if he does come back I want to be able to better protect myself. I don't want something like this situation to occur ever again. I like the idea of a farm on Naboo ."


[member="Noah Corek"][member="Canal Tal'Verda"][member="Ori'Alor Tal'Verda"]

 

[Ori'Alor Tal'Verda]

[member="Keziah Denko"]

"I would definately be willing to train you." Ori'Alor said, smiling "More than Force Ability if your willing to have an open mind about the True Mandalorians." Ori smiled, happy to have Keziah back, and pulled out her Beskad. Ori put the Beskad on the Table, and followed with one of her Czerka Machine Pistols, and placed it on the table beside the sword. "I can teach you to shoot a gun well, I can teach you to fight with a sword." Ori said, looking to Keziah "I can teach you how to be a Special Operations Trooper, I can teach you to make yourself Superhuman with the Force...but I need to know if your willing to join us."

 

[Djorn Bline]

"Don't worry Keziah. We'll train you from all the knowledge that we have. But sometimes you have to learn on the battlefield as well and you probably got some knowledge and wisdom from that. And we will help you and Calico to build that farm of yours on Naboo." He was glad that Keziah was coming back with them cause that meant he didn't had to see his brother all down and depressed.

[member="Keziah Denko"] [member="Ori'Alor Tal'Verda"] [member="Noah Corek"]

 

[Noah Corek]

[member="Keziah Denko"] [member="Ori'Alor Tal'Verda"] [member="Canal Tal'Verda"]
Noah sat back in his chair, absentmindedly chewing on one of the cookies Ori had made, and he had the admit, they were pretty. "Well, I guess I have a few old commando tricks I could teach you. My family datacron also has the combined combat knowledge of over a thousand people, so it has a lot of useful tips. That and I know how to disassemble and reassemble most modern and even retro and ancient firearms and armor, so I'd be able to teach you how to repair and maintain your equipment in the field and at home." Noah then took another bite from his cookie. "Hey Ori, you mind giving me this recipe? These are damn fine cookies."