Two Twi'lek's Walk Into A Cantina (PM For Invite)

[Gavin XIII]

Gavin grinned sheepishly at Sera as he began to back towards an alley, still firing around her at the mercs that seemed to have flooded out of the cantina to get at the three of them. The now-broken vibro wasn't hurting him very much, but he carefully held onto the part that was protruding to keep it from sliding around into him. He looked at the Tyrian girl Sera'd sent to run with him, still grinning.

"Name's Gavin, by the way. Pleasure to run away from idiot mercs with you."

[member="Seraphina Shel'tah"] [member="Tacitanya"]

 

[Beowoof]

It was a wonderful display to watch as Sera made cover for them, twirling not one, but two lightsabers in tandem to ward off the angry bolts of plasma that threatened the apparent trio of cantina escapees. Taci felt a little useless, but the other twi'lek was certainly more experienced and probably better for the job. So she continued falling back with the wacky gunman friend of Sera's.

Gravin was his name. Tacitanya had a hard time understanding how he could keep on going and just pluck a knife out of his body without staggering around or crumpling to the ground, but there were strange creatures to be found all across this galaxy. Whatever he was, he did seem to be built for these sorts of jobs, dealing with "idiot mercs".

"I'm Taci," the short one returned, eyes still focused on where Sera was out of concern. Sera sure had a lot of confidence to her--something Taci lacked. "I'm not sure how I ended up in this."

[member="Gavin XIII"], [member="Seraphina Shel'tah"]

 

[Gavin XIII]

Gavin looked from Taci to Sera, and back again, seeing the concern on the newcomer's face. He would have laughed, but he'd be coughing up blood. He put a hand on her shoulder, and grinned even wider.

"If I didn't think she could do it, I wouldn't be over here with you. I wouldn't let her get hurt for me, no matter how wounded I am."

Looking down at the wound where the vibro had impaled him, the Thirteenth jiggled the leftover shard of metal from his gut, and threw it away. He simply slapped a medseal over each end of the wound, and shrugged.

"Well, that's done. Don't suppose either of you actually saved me any alcohol... Wish I'd thought to bring some."

[member="Tacitanya"], [member='Seraphina Shel'tah']

 

[Seraphina Shel'tah]

Glancing back as she deflected and knocked away shot after shot to see that the two have made it into an alleyway, the pair of sabers dancing in her hands made one final rotation to deflect and knock away the remaining blaster bolts echoing through the air towards her. With a single fluid motion, her wrists flicked against each of her lightsabers, sending them spiraling upwards into the air as she drew her hands back, gathering a wealth of energy which was then sent cascading towards the still standing foes in the form of a massive Force Push.

As the sabers deactivated and fell silently into her hands she turned and headed for the alley that Taci and Gavin had been in. As she looked at the wound in Gavin's chest she rolled her eyes and gestured towards it. "Really? Is this gonna happen every time I see you? Can't leave you alone for two miliseconds. And no, the alcohol is in the cantina that you just shot up. I don't think we'll be welcome there any time soon." Turning her attention to Taci she clapped her softly on the back. "Thanks for the help. And for getting him out of there. Sorry that I held out being a Jedi, this isn't the most welcoming planet for our kind."

[member="Gavin XIII"] | [member="Tacitanya"]

 

[Beowoof]

Sera must have been even better at this thing than she looked (which was pretty impressive as it stood) if Gavin had so much confidence in her. Then again, Gavin seemed to have a general abundance of confidence in just about anything if he was willing to run into a knife and shoot a bar full of raving criminals. Someone may have been high on crazy pills. Taci just nodded and continued backing into the shadowy alleys, eventually shutting off her lightsaber as they finally appeared to be safe--for now.

The short tyrian shrugged at Sera's appreciation. "I wasn't much of a help, really." Sera had done all the work for her. As if she could have matched the taller twi'lek's skills... "And don't worry about the Jedi thing. I'm not a Jedi myself."

There was an awkward pause. "But I'm not a Sith!" she added frantically. Some people got really jumpy about someone carrying a lightsaber but not belonging to a certain organization.

[member="Gavin XIII"], [member="Seraphina Shel'tah"]

 

[Gavin XIII]

Gavin just shrugged innocently at Sera, and gestured at the medseal he'd put over the two holes left by the broken blade. At least he'd brought his own supplies before he went off shooting at people, this time. She had to give him a tiny bit of credit, at least.

"Doesn't even hurt. You have so little faith in me."

He did his best mock-hurt face, and winked at Taci.

"Don't really care what you are... You don't stab me, I'll never have a reason to draw."

[member="Tacitanya"] [member="Seraphina Shel'tah"]

 

[Seraphina Shel'tah]

"Relax, I know you're not Sith. I would have sensed the darkness around you, and you likely would have simply helped those bounty hunters if that were the case. But you did absolutely help and I thank you for it."

The girl smiled at Taci and nodded in approval before turning back to Gavin.

"Getting stabbed clear through the body does elicit cause for concern. And while I don't believe you that it doesn't hurt, I'm not going to argue. You get yourself into some fine messes. It's a good thing I'm around to clean them up, huh?" She laughed and nudged him.

"We should get out of here, who knows if there will be others."

[member="Gavin XIII"] | [member="Tacitanya"]

 

[Gavin XIII]

Gavin snorted at Sera's reply, and shook his head. This was a mess? The Thirteenth wondered what his friend would call the jobs he did when she wasn't around. Those were the real messy ones.

"You should see the ones where you're not around. Maybe I'll bring a camera, next time. See a couple of messes you'll be happy you weren't there to clean up."

His face broke out into a grin again and he put his arm around Sera's shoulders.

"What're you, worried I'll get another twig in my chest? Fine, let's go."

[member="Seraphina Shel'tah"] [member="Tacitanya"]

 

[Beowoof]

Well, that was definitely consoling. No one was a Sith, and no one was at odds with each other. Though the other two seemed strangely playful with each other in a tense situation like this. The short twi'lek returned her saber to her belt but redrew her pistol, just in case.

"Where should we go?" Taci asked, keeping her senses focused in case someone had followed them. That was the one thing she was great at: sensing--presence; atmosphere; emotion. They seemed safe. For now. "This is my home. I can get us anywhere."

[member="Gavin XIII"], [member="Seraphina Shel'tah"]

 

[Gavin XIII]

Gavin smiled at Taci, and shrugged happily. The collection of the bounty wasn't hinged on promptness in the return, or even on proof. The Thirteenth had just very publicly killed his targets. Of course, it was probably going to be covered up, anyway. That was just how public relations worked here. At any rate, he was guaranteed his pay, and Sera was here with a friend. No better time to have fun than right then.

"Well, somewhere I can get a drink without shooting anybody would be welcome. That's not the worst my day's been, sadly."

He put his hand in his pocket, and came up with a sour candy that he popped into his mouth. Yum.

[member="Tacitanya"] [member="Seraphina Shel'tah"]

 

[Seraphina Shel'tah]

"Please, no camera Gavin. I needn't see what goes on when I am not around. And likewise, no more goring yourself with sharp objects either."

Her eyes rolled in tandem with her head shaking. Trouble maker.

Poking her head out of the ally she looked around for anyone who might be looking for what had just gone on. Unsurprisingly, nobody seemed to care. It was Nar Shaddaa after all. The dump of the galaxy.

"Fine, lets go to another cantina then. Just, try not to shoot up the place this time."

[member="Gavin XIII"] | [member="Tacitanya"]

 

[Gavin XIII]

"Psh, at least there's no real damage this time. Not like Kezeroth and his bloody Force Screaming. Guy's cool, but he needs to learn not to bring out the big guns at the slightest poke."

Gavin had already done his own mental assessment of the chances of any form of law enforcement actually coming after them, and had basically decided that he and the two Twi'lek women probably wouldn't be considered worth the effort.

"I won't even draw my gun..."

The Thirteenth grinned mischievously.

"I'm sure I can take care of most troubles with my hands, yeah?"

[member="Seraphina Shel'tah"] [member="Tacitanya"]