To be killed or to be Kissed

[Alexander Varic]

The job was done... The dark jedi was to be transported to the Overlord in a few hours and he was already in the shuttle with few spectres... Kaidan would NEVER allow Alex to pilot even if it was just going back home. But he could not do that anyway, he was to remain on Naar Shadda, he got a message from the Overlord who wanted him to see someone in a bar nearby, he was explained to see if the one who he will meet is a good guy which would mean recruiting him/her or a bad guy which would mean killing him/her, either way Alex thought this would be a trivial task, kind of annoying that the Overlord appointed him at it.

Nevertheless he went to the nearest bar where the possible target was supposed to be, the Overlord said it's a she and that this would prove Alex's loyalty more... He could not get it, Kaidanw as a strange man for him, but he was the Overlord, and Alex was the spectre. He looked around the bar for the girl he's supposed to meet, he saw few of them but none matched the description, so he kept looking.
At some point he got angry and walked to sit on one of the chairs thinking out loud "Clear the base, Alex, save that guy from the kath hounds, Alex, capture a dark jedi and bring him here, Alex! And now this?" He got his mask off and put it in his backpack, his face being hidden only by his hood now.

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[Nephesh Raivah]

Letting herself bring her business to the closing. In the matter of iron out the last bit of pricing for her fine wine. After all one wouldn't think a place like this would like the finer things in the galaxy like fine wine. Doubting is would be some down fall but not herself. Knowing that some times there is high gamblers at this place. Once could only do what anyone in her line of business would do strike a deal. It seem that this time she would come out smelling a little sweeter.

Even as the closing hand shakes was being made one couldn't help but look at her in a way that only left question. That was the way she like it in these kind of times they was living in one couldn't be that careful. Standing up before she smoothed out her dress in a way she had a very thin smile upon her lips. After the business owner of this place looked her over again. Saying that she drove a hard deal but he was happy with the out come. In her mind she was more then happen which met that she had done good for herself this time around selling her wines.

"Mr. Boogle you will not be disappointed.", with that she was lend to the door. As if one wasn't already being eyed it seem when she stepped out of the back room with the owner one could only have a question on their mind with the way she was dressed. One was she some kind of lady in calling or did she had some credits that some would more then happy to help her give them up. Either way she made her way to the door only to pause. Not that she hadn't seen enough of this place for one day.

No something did feel right. Going down to her slender waist line to a hidden pocket she only pause as if debating if she would use or pull it out to show those around she wasn't a lady to be messed with.

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[Alexander Varic]

Alex looked around for a while until his eyes were distracted by a different sight, he saw a beautiful woman leaving the back room of the bar, what she was talking about he could not know for he wasn't even litening, he was basically stuned staring at her in a rather obvious way, she was probably the only one dressed in such a beautiful dress around, but that didn't really matter to him, she was so perfect in his eyes. Only after some time he realised, she matched the description given by his Overlord. She must have been the one and looked like his leader decided to not tell him some basic things...

Alex immediately got off the chair and walked to the the young lady he just saw, he was so lucky she didn't opened that door yet, but what to do? What to say? And how could such a beauty be evil in any way? "Uh... Excuse me... young lady?" If it wasn't for his father, he'd be just staring now not knowing what to say. "Someone told me I should look for you..." He begun thinking only about what to say or if it was right to say this, which was kind of difficult as he was still staring at her eyes seeming rather lost. He was an assassin, he was a spectre, a deadly shooter, a man wanted in many places yet all the danger he represented meant nothing now, he was nothing more than a simple guy in front of her, his hands would rather shake here than in the middle of battle, something wrong was happening to him, something he never experienced before.

Alex knew so many ways to kill someone yet here he was with all the experience and skill shattered in front of someone that he wouldn't want to hurt, of someone that he dosen't even think of as being a danger to someone, barely realising just how exposed he was, he felt completely disarmed.

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[Nephesh Raivah]

Stopping in her track as she hear someone behind her speaking but the way he spoke saying young lady. Seeing that those among the crowd didn't look any where near like young lady like her. Still spending around having her hand upon her hidden pocket. "Oh did they now." , only to see that he stop speaking to look at her will more like deeply last in her own eyes now.

Clearing her throat to get his attention once again. Only was that a little drool coming from the side of his mouth. Rolling her eyes at this possibility. Raising her other hand doing a snap snap snap with her fingers in her face. "Hey there, you got my attention. " even then she was backing off from him a few step it was odd feeling that came over her.

Raising a red flag of concern she couldn't feel him at all as if he wasn't there at all. But her eyes saw him full in front of her. "Not another step closer sithspit. of abomination.

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[Alexander Varic]

Alex shook his head suddenly as the girl snapped then gulped barely knowing what to say. Moving his hand forward for a handshake probably he attempted to speak "Yes, I am..." He begun making a step forward then hearing her warning, "sithspit" what? And MORE important "Abomination"? "I'm not that ugly, am I? People used to say i'm rather handsome... they can't be all wrong... right?.. Right?" He thought then suddenly clearing his mind, he had no time to even reflect on what was happening to him, something was clearly wrong.. why be concearned of what she thinks? Who is she so important, he dosen't even know her. Why should he care? The anwer though he could not find.

"Wait, what's this about, I'm not sith." He answered firmly then made a few steps closer with his hands in the air so she could see he's not gonna do anything. "Look, I just want to talk, I'm not even a force user." With that he hoped to solve this misunderstanding, he was beginning to think more clearly now yet continued to stare, he was thinking though, why would she consider him a sith? he has no lightsabers, he did nothing to make him look like one... Could she... be a force user? Impossible, the Overlord would have warned him about it, there must be something else... maybe someone is after her?

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[Nephesh Raivah]

Giving him another look down as if she was really sizing him up if he tried any funny business. Even so she couldn't believe anything not a force user, this got her to really be on her guard. "Now that just a lie, or something is wrong your from the walking dead, as you have nothing I can feel in the force." not that she would loose her element of surprise if any on him.

Shaking her head once again which wasn't like her as she spoken next. "Just want to talk so you now, mister." as she shook her head once again. "What makes you think I want to take the time to listen to you.", as she raised one of her own eyes towards him now. Even then she couldn't help but now make her eyes take more gentle walk a long his body to see just who she was dealing with. "Now my turn just what are you looking at haven't you seen someone like me dressed in decent clothing."

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[Alexander Varic]

Alex stood almost unmoved listening to her every word, he could so hard think about what to say, he could not understand... maybe it was her fault, maybe she did something to him... but how? Even if she would be a force user it would not affect him... what was happening...
Then he understood, she really was a force user, "Of course she can't feel you in the force! What's wrong with you Alex?! How could you miss such an important detail!" He thought to himself, he should have known this in the moment she made him sithspit, or at least that's what he thoguht about himself. All this time he was still staring, not once taking his eyes away "You're the most beau-.." He begun yet suddenly stop realising just what he was saying, he was completely captured by this strange magic, a magic that was controlling him... A magic which made his abillities useless...

Alex then immediately tried to change the subject hoping she'd not understand what he meant to say "I'm force dead! That's why you can't sense me in the force, not a sith, just force dead." He said taking down his hood and stare directly in her eyes with his brown eyes and little smile. What just happened with the though guy who could make a sith want to change his pants?!
It was useleess he could not fight it, what was more annoying was that he didn't even want to fight it... he liked it... he liked her...

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[Nephesh Raivah]

Just happen that she caught what he was trying to say to her, giving out a small chuckle of her own more of amusement of what was taking place. Seeing that couldn't just stop him from going on about why he wasn't felt in the force itself. Giving her nod but that didn't mean that she had dropped her own guard after all she kept herself alive this long.

"Now are you mister, since you was here to talk with me, should we find a place to sit.", after all she was maybe just a bit on the curious side or maybe it was more of those mysterious dark brown eyes of his. After all after the hood was down she could see his face a bit more along with his eyes. Yes with all the feeling as if she was being stared upon. Being right on her credit, well now this would be very interesting.

Letting her own eyes dance upon him, this giving a way to a small but shy grin upon her lips that only cause her to find more of feeling deep with in her own soul. As she waved to one of the tables not being taken up by some kind of scum. "So now Mister..what is your name if we are going to have a little chit chat, I have a feeling you already know my name as my birth day with my mother given me, history maybe." giving away to a raised eye brow.

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[Alexander Varic]

Alex went with her to the table and sat down almost suprised, he was happy for a moment, a happiness he thought it was long lost yet... what now? What should he do now? He was asked for his name, he could now thank God for it, he wouldn't have know what to say probably more stupid things. But his name? He'd rarely reveal his real name he usually used his codenames like Shadow or Ghost, he then thought "I was called many things... murderer, criminal, hero, traitor, liberator, terrorist, savior. But you..."
"You may call me Alex." He said with the same smile on his face, "I don't really know much, my superrior didn't said much but a description which wasn't really accurate since he neglected... a few things." He gulped once more it's a miracle he didn't lost himself by now, looks like what he learned from his father worked well, he can't even be sad anymore by his death it seemed, he was completely distracted by this moment. "If you'd be so kind to tell me, young lady, I'd be more than grateful." He said smiling more confident. "Also I apologise for the missunderstanding, I probably should have known to explain at the right time."

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[Nephesh Raivah]

Finding this even more amusing with the wording in chosen to use with the may part. "I may call you Alex, now what if I want to call you something else to my liking." even as these words came out of her mouth of one that knew all about the dance of flirting. Very much indeed something she wasn't taught growing up.

"My dear Sir Alex its Nephesh, or my friends all me Neph for short." as she give one of her cheeky smile upon her now moister lisp with her running her tongue around them. Finding herself now waving for a call for one of her fine wines. "On me, after all you must be here to talk about my fine wine I have for buying. Now I know you find that my pricing is a little higher then most of my competers but its worth it at the end." as she pause only to fine herself looking at a very puzzled Alex. "your not here about my wines, are you, Sir." with a bit of disappointment in her voice if only a little bit.

"What are you here to talk about then.", a she was brought one of her bottles and two glasses. "Will you still drink with me." as she started to pour hers if he said yes she would pour him some also.

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[Alexander Varic]

"Well... that wouldn't be a problem..." Not at all, she could call him however he wanted, yet he never said it. He looked at ehr and nodded "I will have some, thank you. But not, it's not about wine." He said with a more serious look, what was to come is probably too much to ask already, but he had no choice, also... he wouldn't mind working alongside her at all...

Alex got something from his pocket, he put it on table in front of her, it was the symbol of the spectres. "Have you seen this before?" He asked waiting for an answer then with the same serious look he continued to speak, it wasn't something trivial he was going to ask her nor was telling her what he really is. "I'm part of what they call "The Spectres" an organisation fighting sith, dark jedi and anything of sorts. Our leader's name is not to be spoke in public so I will only refer to him as the Overlord. The one who sent me here to find out your true nature and recruit you if possible." He scratched his head not really knowing what to say, he felt like he just throwed everything at her and would understand if she wasn't really willing to accept or cooperate. "And here I am... With... You..." He said before looking down as his face was slowly turning red.

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[Nephesh Raivah]

As she sip on some of the fine wine. Even then she couldn't help that there was more to him seeking her out so much to come to a place like this. Finding this to be one of interest after pulling something out looking down at it for some time before him speaking again. Once again it seem he was searching for his words. Like wise there was more to this what was he called them as he spoke some more.

"I see this Spectres, would this mean that finally ones are ready to stand up to the darkness that has a strong hold of this galaxy. " raising her own eyebrow to her. Raising her glass to him in a sign of interest. "Yes you are with me indeed aren't you, more like." as put smirk upon her face a she finished her thought to herself more like into me.

One like her couldn't help but there seem to be some more to this one, as if he had some hidden skill. thought before speaking, "This recruiting with me beside getting to kill the dark ones that needing to be deal with."

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[Alexander Varic]

"Alex, my son... I know that is hard to believe, but a strength that is apreciated the most by a woman is the strength to tell the truth." He remembered, "As if that would be easy." Alex then raised his head and looked into her eyes almost loosing himself again, after few moments responded, it looked like she was trying to find out why the Overlord sent him. "Yeah about that..." He begun with a pause looking downn again then once mroe in her eyes "I was supposed to also kill you if you were a dark sider... I'm... Sorry..." Now this probably wasn't as bad as he thought... telling her the truth, but well... he wouldn't even be sure if he could have actually done that given the circumstances, yet he didn't really care now.

"If that covers anything, Im the guy assassinating or capturing sith or dark jedi depending on what the Overlord needs, he sends me in these kind of things as he knows they can't really use the force on me... And the fact that I have my own... umm let's call them strategies." Was it good until now? It was the truth, he hoped it would work... yet for him it was kinda hard to believe that, he thought she will perceive him as a danger or as someone who would rather not trust.
"Sometimes the Overlord can be tricky though... as he neglected to tell me that you would be so..." He stopped before doing something stupid yet even he could notice something wasn't right with him...

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[Nephesh Raivah]

Now she almost spit out the sip that she just taken in her mouth. "Really kill me, how can you even think of killing..." as she lend forward letting some of her will very asset of upper half show a little bit more in the low cut neckline of her dress. "Me, after all do I look like a killer or would know anything about killing." which was far from the truth as she had some training more then most would be able to guess with the business she was running and how she work along side her workers.

This only got a more of a little laughter that split over some of the near by tables. "After all I don't have a weapon on me," as she lend in closer so Alex could get a smell of her having lavender flower smell to her, whispering, "or do I have something hiding in waiting, beside these beautiful blue eyes that you seem to get last in.", this was more then being a joyful talk but a fun one to see how he would react to these kind of flirting.

Lending back in her sit once again seeing the redness of his cheek, after all she had be taught at early age to show nothing but of emotion as to keep things like a propose lady. Now to thicken this little play of hers, "So how did he neglected to tell you about me.", knowing very well know what was going on for a reason she could place herself, he was very much enjoying Alex presents. As she took her own hand and running it down the side of her before speaking once again. "I looked the way I do.", this giving a way to a smirk.

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[Alexander Varic]

Alex was red like a rose yet there was something more then that he could sense her smell... it was lavender, of course he knew it, it in his childhood when he used to have one at his head every morning. Now did she really...? Was he dreaming or she really did seem to flirt with him? Or was this a trap all along? "Well I..." He blinked a few times then tried again "Evil can come as a beautiful rose too... And you seemed to be so... perfect..." Could you blame him now? He wasn't even planning to kill her on sight or anything like that, it was like a last solution he gulped again and continued to look into her eyes barely maintaining his calm posture. "I couldn't say you're ugly could I?" He then looked down admiting the truth "For some people might be easy to admit in front of someone like you... what is happening to them... Yet I have not known something like this, you don't get to see beautiful girls in war areas... Neither when you're tortured by vong soldiers." Some would consider it a miracle that Alex is not some crazy guy, yet he would not say anything like that.

"I wouldn't know what to say, my lady. To tell you I'm a guy who is specialised in killing people? That I am a vong mistake? A weapon of war? There is no nice way of saying any of these, or an easy one... Especially to a jedi who is not really encouranged to... fraternize." He wished he could have been some guy grown at a farm, some simple guy, at least then he wouldn't so mcuh to tell, he wasn't a bad guy, he fought for good, he fought for justice and hope, for some he's a hero, for others a terrorist, who would even want to have anything to deal with this kind of person? A "mistake" they said and probably thought so when he escaped aswell.

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[Nephesh Raivah]

"Every rare rose has its thrones or in my case hidden talents," as she let her hand slide under the table to the what laid hidden under neath her many layers. Bring it back up to let him see her Rose she keep hidden only in times of need did she call upon it. "Its a beauty nothing like your use to using in weapons that is."

As she had to think about what he had to say about what his job was what he did for his own specialized skills. "None of are with out our own story that has gotten us on the paths we are right now.", as she took the rest of what was left in her glass down past her lips. "You see I might look like I know nothing of war, but that would be far from the truth as much as I wanted to stay away from it, from being used as a pawn with in my own Father house and to be held against my well, to get to my cousin the Countess of Sereno." this was something that just came flowing out of her lips as if this was the very first time she could really talk about it.

Now her eyes took on another emotion of great sadness but also one that say that she put this behind her and started over on a different planet far way from all the terminal of the galaxy. Plan to her that she had a hard choice now to either keep on the path and hiding or do what she could became that was a real voice for those that needed to be protected from the dark ones of this galaxy. After all it was a big galaxy and lots of protecting and helping it needed if they could step out a few of those that would make it even dark then that what she would work towards.

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[Alexander Varic]

"I guess that having a family which is against you is worse than having them all killed." He said trying not to make her sad, then looked at his right hand which's fingers were moving. Those thing could happen because of emotions, the awkward part was that it never happened when he was shooting, he never got his hands sweating. "So... Would you be interested in me-... I mean in my offer! I mean... joining... the spectres..." Yeah now he did a big one, well it wasn't like he could think about anything else at the moment.

As one of the Overlord's "agents" he had responsabilties, one of them was making sure he had the perfect attitude that would match the moment so people would take him serious... Not that he wouldn't have been serious, it was a pretty bad time for a though attitude though. "He might want us together in-...I mean together as in...Yeah..." He sighed and gave up with hsi head down, he felt so embarrased.

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[Nephesh Raivah]

Sitting straight up as she just stared down into her now almost gone glass. The unspoken words that got caught in her throat. Before she came up to face this one. Knowing that she wanted to say something hurtful, why shouldn't she after all did he really know what it was like loosing all her family. "Not if that family is ones that had your mother and father killed just to get at your Lesser house title." even those she could almost see know wouldn't know what she was talking about why should he if he didn't have any detail.

"Well that would depends, are you always like this in front of new requites or just the ones that leave you speechless.", as she just had a sly grin upon her lips if only for a few second. "Now the better question for me to ask do I get to met this Overlord person before I give you my final answer." , as she now looked to have her glass full again. "Another one, I mean..if you are one that don't drink and fly I understand totally."

Lending over once again "Together how I don't know what you mean, mission maybe or working close together, or is that your own hoping." knowing good well that she was raised not to bait one that one could already see was having problems getting the words out right because well. It wasn't as if it just hit her he was really not just one really but a lot of really liking her and what he saw this only got her to do blushing a bit also.

"Relax a bit, I know it must be hard for you but after all I'm just your average likable lady that might have some special skills in the force, but we can talk about that in a more private setting."

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[Alexander Varic]

"I... Didn't know that, I meant my family..." He said with slight embarrasement, he wouldn't have known about her parents being killed "I'm really sorry though, I know the feeling..." It looked like he wasn't the only one in the room with a harsh past, "I am never like this..." he said then raised his head to look at her "I'm afraid that for that you are to be blamed, my lady." Well it was true wasn't it, he would say that with an unintended smirk "That is... uh... Yes! We should go to the ship and move to the lcoation of the Overlord, we would have some time in alo- I mean in private to talk..." He couldn't help but blame himself in his mind, what if she takes it wrong? What if she thinks he's just some boy laying his eyes on every girl he sees? What if he took it wrong and she didn't even like him? There were so many possibilities and it was so hard for him to find a way through this.

Right now... escaping from vong seemed to be a trifle in comparison. Then he realised, he payed so much attention to her that he never even took a sip from his drink, that could give a bad impression he though, so he simply took the glass and drank it all at once it was a rather funny sight as few drops were falling down his chin.

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[Nephesh Raivah]

That came to her like a weighted down hutt in a sea. "I"m... I truly sorry I know well I don't for sure how you feel or went through with your own grieving." as she reach over if anything for a spit second laid her hand upon his patting it a few times. If only that it lasted a few second before moving on to more important business matter one was to met this Overlord. "Look sometimes this galaxy can be cold and curl but sometimes as you said it a rose can be found among it all that is saying something don't you think."

Knowing that all this talk and he hadn't taken even a sip. Nothing slip this noble eyes of hers, bring up a embored napkin from her small belt line purse. "Here I think you missed a drip or two." Even then she paused as if to think of what he would think of her if she did this very small act of kindness.

Finding herself wiping away as she chuckle to herself a bit as thought about this small act. "wouldn't it be if one could just wipe away all the evil with just one wiping of a simple like this."

After which she paused before standing up as she looked at him, "Should we are you going to want to stare at me some more, don't worry I know you are honorable man.", as she went around and patted him on the shoulder. As wait to follow him there was more to this with her either maybe just maybe her own heart might be warming up a bit to this one. For once just maybe there was more of just smile on her lip.

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