Wake Up

[Soliath Devin Talith]

[member="Kira Talith"]

"Dunno." He said with a shrug. "I'm not some sort of encyclopedia."

The former false god stuck out his tongue, eyes squeezing shut for a moment in a tease to his wife. Ironically of course Soliael was kind of an encyclopedia. He had a massive amount of knowledge both in technology and the force, but unfortunately he didn't know everything. He had always intended to, but having a family made one quite busy, and things got in the way. Besides, knowing everything would eventually get boring in it's own way.

For one there would be a distinct lack of surprises. "Doesn't matter anyway. We can't really turn this ship around, and I won't be jumping back to the rest of the galaxy unless we really have to. It would wipe me out too much."

He smiled for a second.

"I'd be worse off then you are now." He tried to suppress a grin. "You wouldn't want that would you?"

 

[Kira Talith]

[member="Soliael Devin Talith"]

At that, Kira tossed him the small ball of metal that she'd been playing with.

"Don't be a dork!" she told him, shaking her head and watching as he easily snatched it mid-air.

"I wasn't suggesting for you to go grab anything. Just thinking aloud what could work!" he was being difficult on purpose. Note to self, smack him with a pillow the next time I have a chance.

"And I'm doing fine." she attempted to turn the attention off of her, but failing. Especially since the redirect brought with it some rather fun memories. Her cheeks grew pink.

"A hot bath would do me well --- anyways," a puff of hot air blew her bangs away from her face.

"Any other ideas -- Mister Encyclopedia." that last bit was said with Kira sticking her own tongue back out at him.

 

[Soliath Devin Talith]

[member="Kira Talith"]

"Whatever we decide on, we have to make ourselves, so basically anything that's already been made is out of the picture anyway." He frowned for a moment, shifting his weight slightly and then moving his hand along the work bench. "I can't reproduce any current technologies."

That would have been a nice gift to have. "So we can take ideas, but we can't take the tech."

At least not directly. Everything that they could think of would have to be replicated by him and him alone. Kira would help however she could of course, but she was no technomancer, and that meant for the most part Soliael was on his own. That wasn't a bad thing, it meant less interference, it also helped that Kira was smart enough to understand what he was doing, but also wise enough not to try and get in the way. A surprising amount of acolytes in the past...hadn't been.

There had been many accidents.

"We'll figure it out." He said finally. "Let's go see about that bath."

 

[Kira Talith]

[member="Soliael Devin Talith"]

At that, Kira immediately brightened. Now she could get on board with this!

"I'm so soore... " One bare leg came up at about waist level, toe pointed out to poke at his hip.

"Probably won't be able to make it to the tub." She also stretched out her hands as if to suggest he pick her up.

"Look!" she said, gesturing her her bare legs. They were covered in a multitude of scars, but it wasn't what the Lorrdian was pointing to. She was making a dramatic play at getting her husband to carry her instead.

"My poor little legs... so worn out..." she gave a kath pup expression, one of such forlorn as her lower lip puckered out.

"Have pity on poor, little... ol.. me."

 

[Soliath Devin Talith]

[member="Kira Talith"]

"Yeah yeah." Soliael said without further pause, taking a brief few steps over to Kira and scooping her up into his arms.

She was after all this time, still startlingly light. Their size comparison was as always amusing, but the weight of her in his arms...well, she was tiny. Even without his greater strength, without his enhanced abilities she still would have been nearly nothing for him to lift. It was funny really, how easily she could be picked up and probably even thrown. Briefly the comical image of tossing Kira across a gym appeared in his head, a small smirk falling on his lips as he tucked her between his arm.

"Let's go miss complains." He said with a shake of his head. "Can't have you hurting yourself."

He smiled, then began to head towards their extensive bath.

There was still musing running through his mind, thoughts on how they would make their starmap, but that would come later.

 

[Kira Talith]

[member="Soliael Devin Talith"]

"Hey," Kira's soft coo gently came just over Soliael's left ear. Her hand gave his chest a small shake, gently trying to wake him up. Lips nibbled his earlobe, and the strands of blonde hair trailed over his cheek as she lent in close.

"Come on, lazy butt," The coaxing murmur continued, only that this time it was followed by a small smack at a firm left buttcheek. The sound resonated throughout their cabin, and would most likely see some significant payback for such an act. For now, the impish blonde Lorrdian was too busy astride her husband trying to rouse him from his nap.

The bath and the massage had been quite delectable. Both satisfied, if not a bit more limber, the nap that followed had nicely ended the day. At least, until Kira awoke to the alert that they were near one of the exterior planets within the Rishi Maze.

"Wake up!"

 

[Soliath Devin Talith]

[member="Kira Talith"]

Planets. There were a lot of planets. Even in the Rishi Maze, which was relatively tiny compared to the rest of the galaxy, contained more planets then Soliael could ever hope to count. Millions upon millions of worlds that either had something on them, or didn't. There were so many in fact that one could hardly hope to even understand the scope of how many there were. That of course meant that some of those planets were simply unimportant.

So unimportant, that Soliael could sleep through seeing them.

"Tomorrow." He said slowly, pulling the pillow over his head and letting out a yawn. It wasn't like they were on a schedule or anything, and it wasn't like they needed to go anywhere very fast. The planets would be there tomorrow, they would certainly be there in a few hours when he woke up. "Sleep is important."

He yawned again. "Even transcended men of genius like me need sleep."

 

[Kira Talith]

[member="Soliael Devin Talith"]

"Oh no, you don't!" Kira would breathe out over the pillow that her husband was trying to use as a barrier against her barrage. With a half snort and a sassy grin, her fingers dove into the plush fabric, grabbing tight to pull the pillow away from Soliael's face so that he would have to get up.

For extra encouragement, she even bopped him on the head with it.

"Come onnnnnnn!" she pleaded, giving a little wiggle on top, bed bouncing a bit under her weight. She was excited! She wanted to go out and explore! See what there was out there! A whole new world!

"Let's go out and get ready!" another jiggle and a sway of curves hovered over the man like tempting fruit. Maybe he just needed a bit of bait...

"It will be fun...." Kira's pearly white teeth flashed as again, she began her nibbling quest down over his collar.

 

[Soliath Devin Talith]

[member="Kira Talith"]

"Probably not." He said simply. "There's probably pirates."

He sighed. "Or Exogorths."

Soliael rolled onto his stomach, hiding deeper within the pillows but also dragging his wife with him. Overwhelming strength would pull her off her feet and into the bed, tugging her into the bed and halfway across the mattress until she would land softly next to him.

"Maybe some new monster I've never seen before." Joy. "Or we'll find my dad lurking."

That would actually surprise him. As far as he knew Moridin had never made it out to the Rishi Maze, as far as anyone knew. That of course didn't mean it was necessarily true, force knew that Moridin liked to poke around wherever he could and whenever he could. A shrug rolled over his shoulders as he tried not to think of the litany of what ifs.

 

[Kira Talith]

[member="Soliael Devin Talith"]

"Gah!" Kira's protests ended with a muffled giggle. Dragged onto the bed at Soliael's side, the Lorrdian snuggled close as a strong arm banded around her waist. Pleased and comfy, the woman shifted her torso a bit to face the man.

"Don't worry," the breathy whisper came -- along with the ticklish brush of the tips of her hair. Kira was impishly using a lock of her hair to trace the arc of her husband's cheek.

"I'll protect you from the big bad. " leaning forward, she gave a wide grin and gave the man a slight rub of her nose against his in playful abandon.

"Even your father!" a leg threw itself over Sol, gliding up and down in a lazy slide. It was hard to attempt to roll the big lug out of bed when he mad things rather comfy.

"Come on! So much to do!!!"

 

[Soliath Devin Talith]

[member="Kira Talith"]

"Naaaaaaaaaaaaaaah" It was rather impossible for Kira to move him, even with her greatest feat of strength he was still an impossible weight for a tiny form like her to bear. It wasn't that he was lazy, or scared, definitely not the latter, he just didn't want to crawl out of bed just yet.

Bed was comfortable.

Really comfortable. Leaving it would be a travesty akin to the destruction of Alderaan. "Just ten more minutes."

A yawn escaped from his lips, his eyes growing somewhat shifty as he dug himself deeper in the pillow and refused to move. If he could somehow increase his own weight and force Kira to stop moving him he would have done that as well, but unfortunately that power still remained a mystery to him. So instead he simply laid himself flat, spreading his weight evenly so that if Kira attempted to drag or lift him out of bed she would be met with staunch resistance.

"Maybe twenty." He said quietly. "Or a day."

 

[Kira Talith]

[member="Soliael Devin Talith"]

"ughhhh..." at least her hand was free so she could smack his booty again. Which she did, promptly. Granted this one didn't have as much sting as the one earlier. She figured that he was going to just lay there and not want to move.

"But we have so much to do!" she insisted, granted, he was now very nicely snuggled up against her. A small trace of her hair would trail over towards the shell of his ear.

"And a datacron to map!" she whispered, moving her face close against his.

"Don't you want to see what we can find?"

 

[Soliath Devin Talith]

[member="Kira Talith"]

"Honey." His muffled voice reached out. "Don't you think the planet will still be there tomorrow?"

His hand slowly reached over, snaking over to her side.

Soliael moved carefully, slowly tipping his fingers over her skin as though they were walking across her leg. He slowly moved his hand towards her, smiling inwardly as he did so and leading his hand towards just above her hip. He rested his hand there for a few seconds.

"Right?" His finger went gently jabbing into her side.

Without waiting for her to respond, or even allowing it really, Soliael began to tickle her. Very quickly, and without giving her a moment to respond Soliael flicked his finger and gently pressed them into her sider over and over again. He tickled he mercilessly bringing her down to the bed so that there could be no further argument.

 

[Kira Talith]

[member="Soliael Devin Talith"]

"Maybe but -- ohmystarsgahh!" the squeal of laughter ran down the length of the Lorrdian's body. Already she was twisting and writhing, impotently pushing away at Soliael's probing fingers as they ran up and down her ribs.

"Gah! Hahahah-- Stop! Youcheat!" she yelped out, kicking out and shoving the blankets in an attempt to have him get tangled up in them. It didn't work as intended because the former false god instead ran his hands up under her sleeping shirt. There they found the very sensitive areas of her upper ribs that had Kira squealing like a youngling.

"OhmystarsIcan'tbreath--hahaaha!" she barely managed to grab one arm, but the other was still free to move over her.

"Okay!! Okay!!" she conceded, eyes already tearing up from laughing so hard. Her sides hurt from the tickling as well as the laughing, Anymore and she'll end up peeing.

 

[Soliath Devin Talith]

[SIZE=26.3891px]Satisfied, Soliael let out a sigh and retreated his hand.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=26.3891px]There wasn’t really much else to the day today, and in fact he probably would be getting up eventually, but right now he simply felt like resting. Slepe didn’t come all that often to him, or rather when it did it tended to be a rather shallow sleep.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=26.3891px]That wasn’t because anything was wrong, but more because he was simply alert, watching, waiting. It was a perpetual state, only made worse when Kira was in trouble or injured, like after her fight with that Sith.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=26.3891px]He’d hardly slept then.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=26.3891px]So it was in these rare moments of peace that Soliael tried to get as much rest as he could. Especially since they were in a new galaxy.[/SIZE]

 

[Kira Talith]

[member="Soliael Devin Talith"]

Hearing his sigh of contentment made Kira smile. Tickling done, she was able to catch her breath again, despite hearing her heart hammer in her ears. Face flushed and feeling a bit warm, the woman decided that there was far too many layers in between them.

With a little wiggle, the Lorrdian shifted against her husband. It was easier since the tickling spree had shifted her shirt up over her belly. Pulling it off and having it sail over her head was no troubling matter. A small chuckle followed as she draped herself against the half naked body of her beloved.

“You are alway ssooo warm!” she murmured against his skin, once again slipping herself into place via a tangle of arms and legs. There was no running away from the woman, she either clung like an octopus or managed to spread herself half eagle across the bed. Good thing they had an emperor sized bed.

She tucked his heavy arm around her waist and slide her leg in between his thighs. Pressed close, she was this tiny blonde thing curled up against him. Content, she shut her eyes.

“I love you.” the half murmur kissed his skin. A little rest wouldn’t be so bad.

 

[Soliath Devin Talith]

[member="Kira Talith"]

Sleep was important.

Especially before a big adventure.

They were about to explore a whole new galaxy, travel onto planets that might never have been touched before, see things that they could never even dream of. There was a certain wonder to that, a wonder that even Soliael hadn't experienced. Though there were parts of the galaxy that were still unknown, exploring star systems wasn't exactly the same thing as exploring an entire galaxy. This was...different. It was more grand somehow, more...well, Soliael couldn't think of another word.

"I love you too." He said quietly as his eyes closed again.

Rest now.

Tomorrow, or perhaps a few hours from now they would explore the world below. In truth he doubted that they would find anything. The odds of stumbling upon some grand city or abandoned old relic was rather low, with most planets being completely uninhabitable. They would have to send probes out to find the ones they could actually breath on.

 

[Kira Talith]

[member="Soliael Devin Talith"]

So they slept.

It was rare for Soliael to actually get any sleep. He had a tendency to stay in a state of light awareness, a small benefit to his bloodline.

Where her husband did not require much sleep, Kira on the other hand, slept like the dead. If she was able to reach her REM cycle, then she didn't move -- as much. Otherwise, a restless Kira meant that she would be shifting to and fro, and would never be far behind Soliael should he shift away.

There was always at least one limb tossed over, under, in between his legs or even her body half on him. Maybe it was just the necessity for a tangible connection. Kira always wanted to keep him close.

A few hours of rest would do them fine. Or more aptly, the rest of the day.

 

[Soliath Devin Talith]

[member="Kira Talith"]

Eventually Soliael did wake back up. There was no real surprise to him that absolutely nothing had changed. The Freya was still in orbit above the same planet that they had been earlier, there was still nothing on sensors, and everything below seemed to be completely quiet. Everything was exactly the same as they had left it, and in the great scheme of life and the galaxy...it went on. He let out a loud yawn as he slowly sat up in bed, stretching slightly and pulling himself out of bed.

Kira lay on the other half of the massive mattress, half tussled in a blanket, snores echoing out from her. He offered her a smile, then sat up on the edge of the bed.

"Alright." He shook his head, running his hand through his hair and looking out the massive viewport ahead of him. "I guess today we'll do something."

They had to eventually. "Look out below."

He said the words quietly, more to himself then anything else. The former False God had no idea what they would find on the planet below, but half a worry still clung to him. There were dangers here, dangers that they couldn't even begin to understand until they encountered them.

 

[Kira Talith]

[member="Soliael Devin Talith"]

Kira would take a bit to wake up.

There was a small wet pool of drool along her pillow. If anything, the Lorrdian sure knew how to completely knock out. Perhaps she had been more exhausted than she realized.

Were Soliael to shift from the bed, Kira would murmur a small protest. The end result would be predictable because a leg and an arm would reach out to latch to his warmth.

Now the tables were turned, but it was unlikely that the former false god would mind much.