Where the Wild Things Are

[Joza Perl]

“Oh,” She hadn’t meant to incite nerves in Elpsis, but her concern was evident. Perhaps Joza had forgotten that Elpsis was also an empath, able to sense her feelings of doubt along with sincere warmth.

“It doesn’t sound to me like you’ll scare her off—then again, I haven’t met her. But it sounds like you two are getting on well, so I’d wager that she’s just as excited as you are.” How to phrase this, exactly? “I’m just a little worried that it would go south and you’d get hurt.” Not the most eloquent phrasing, but the soft look in her eye highlighted concern for her friend. “Infatuation hits hard and strong, but it can give you a high like no spice can.” A faint, almost dream-like smile crossed her lips before she sobered a little.

“Just a little friendly concern is all. Gotta keep at least one foot on the ground, eh?” A wink to defuse some of the awkwardness, not wanting to turn this into something too serious or doubtful. She couldn’t do that, not when Elpsis was this happy—maybe if she’d seen red flags, Joza would put her foot down as a friend. But she was well aware that being on cloud 9 could distract you from someone’s faults.

“I’d like to meet her at some point though, and see if she’s got a worthy booty.” A thought lit her eyes. “Though considering that you and I are typically on the same side of conflicts, I could just wait for the next invasion or rebellion to crop up.” Indeed, Joza and Elpsis had met during Atrisia—the same place she’d met [member="Elliot Locke"] who like to falsely remind her how he’d saved her ass there.

[member="Elpsis Elaris"]

 

[Elpsis Kerrigan]

[member="Joza Perl"]


Well, Joza had stopped trolling her. But she still needed to appreciate all the lovely critters and crawlies that populated the forest. Regardless, Elpsis seemed to have calmed down a bit and seemed less nervy.


"Concerned about me, huh? That's sweet," she pressed her body against Joza, running her hand down her back. "I appreciate it. Really. I had a thing with Tempest. It didn't really work out. I'd like this to be different. I'm sure it will!" For one, Elpsis was giving Taryc a lot more attention.


"You should totally meet her. We can have such fun together," she grinned and rubbed her wandering hand across Joza's butt before giving her booty a fond grope. Speaking of invasions, a week later they'd be on Mustafar. Alas, neither Taryc nor Elpsis would run into Joza since they were busy chasing Vader-obsessed Ren and space fascists, while the poor Zeltron was stuck with morally challenged Jedi hippies and trigger-happy Mandalorian mercenaries who pissed off the locals. Maybe next time!


"I'd love to see her face. Got no clue what she looks like. I know she's pretty though," she sounded a bit sad about that. Elpsis was too stubborn to get cybernetic or cloned eyes, but sometimes her blindness was a cause of regret for her.

 

[Joza Perl]

“Is that all you ever think about? Naughty Elpsis.” Joza matched her grin as the pyromancer pulled her in, a hand wandering over her backside to squeeze. Not that she minded, of course—the way Elpsis handled affection was similar to that of her people, so it was comforting in a way. “And of course I’m concerned. You’re my friend, after all.” Her words were light and pleasant as a hand found its way to the side of her face, brushing back a few locks of stray hair before gliding a thumb over Elpsis’ cheekbone. She was concerned, yes, but trusted Elpsis to be able to handle herself so there was no need to fret over her like she was a child. Friends were fleeting with the life she lead, and granted some weren’t a fan of her flighty lifestyle and drifted. Others preferred to stay rooted to where they were, but treated her kindly when they happened to pass by each other.

Had to remind people that she loved them before they drifted too far to the point where they’d become enemies—or die unexpectedly. The death of Nikias felt like a razor pressed against her heart, especially considering the circumstances. Little did Joza know how cold and aggressive she’d react to her next meeting with Haytham, but that was far out of her mind in the moment.

She pressed a short affectionate kiss just above her cheekbone and below a pupil-less eye.

“I bet she is.” A thoughtful look crossed her face. “How do you know that though? Ah-! Not that I’m doubting you.” Joza paused before she fumbled over her words even more. “I think what I’m trying to ask is how do you see people without seeing?” The Zeltron knew about Force Sight, but doubted that she could utilize it to such a degree.

[member="Elpsis Elaris"]

 

[Elpsis Kerrigan]

[member="Joza Perl"]


"Think of what? Threesomes? Nope, of course not. Sometimes it's foursomes," Elpsis said in a far too innocent tone. Being permahorny was not an entrance requirement in the Kerrigan-Alcori clan, but it sure helped. Poor [member="Galina Kerrigan-Alcori"] still had a lot to learn since she was so...innocent.


She leaned into the touch when Joza caressed her cheek and planted a kiss on it. Her own hand remained firmly planted on the Zeltron's derriere. As the dear reader had probably noticed by now, Elpsis was an arse girl. "She really is," Elpsis insisted, giving Joza's arse a good smack to put her in line. "I've seen her aura. It's beautiful." It would probably be amusing if Elpsis ended up being attracted to a physically unattractive woman because her aura was pretty. Alas, this writer is too shallow for that.


She furrowed her brow when the Zeltron asked a serious question. "I don't really see people. No faces, no expressions or skin colour, just their auras. Bit like looking into someone's soul while skipping everything in between. Ok, it's not quite that good, but you get the point. Oh, and I can see through walls. I know that you're kind and your aura's nice...but I don't know what your face looks like," she sounded a bit sad when she said that.


"It may...become difficult to remember the faces of people I knew before I lost my eyes." Her tone was mournful as these words left her lips before she brightened. "But I can find all the important bits and drive you wild in bed," she declared cheekily.

 

[Joza Perl]

Joza started at the booty smack, somewhat unexpected but not unwelcome. “Hey,” Her hand drifted down to Elpsis’ rear, giving it a sharp pinch for good measure. “Now you’re just being cheeky.”

Auras, so that made sense. As someone who relied on Force Sight, it made even more sense. Joza had never really gotten the chance to hang out with a Miraluka, so her own experience with seeing through the Force was limited to her own mild experiences. Gleaning emotions through the Force was more of her specialty anyhow, being a Zeltron and all.

“I can help you out there,” She declared proudly in reference to Elpsis not knowing what she looked like. “Just picture the most gorgeous thing you remember seeing then double it. Maybe triple for good measure.” Again, she couldn’t help the dopey lopsided grin on her face before it melted into something a little more serene.

“Even after losing your eyesight, you still manage to kick ass.” Joza shifted so that one hand was at Elpsis’ hip, the other still at her booty. “Granted, I didn’t know you before, but I’d probably spiral into insanity if I couldn’t see the color pink.” Though, her interior designer would probably heave a well deserved sigh of relief. There was humor in her tone as he squeezed, voice taking on a note of interest at her friend’s last quip. “Mm, I don’t believe you. Going to have to test that theory.”

It was hard to be suave with a big, stupid grin.

[member="Elpsis Elaris"]

 

[Elpsis Kerrigan]

[member="Joza Perl"]


There was...quite a lot of booty to pinch. Elpsis was quite proud of her round, tight rear. The redhead grinned broadly. "Well, someone's not lacking in confidence! Next time I see Taryc, I'll tell that I picture the most gourgeous woman I know and imagine she's five times hotter, huh?"


It seemed Elpsis was intent on winning the sappiness award of the month. It used to be Sio's, but she was all broody these days - and probably not in the mind set to shower her wife with compliments.


"Let me guess, your shop has pink everywhere and nothing else? That's cruel. You should ask Mirien for a job as a torturer." For context: The grim inquisitor was known as Lady Vader in Firemane. Oh, and then Joza challenged her! Well, that's how Elpsis saw it.


"And is that a challenge? I can blow your mind. Literally. Question is, can you keep up with me?" her hand rubbed across Joza's butt, pulling her closer, and she captured the Zeltron's lips into a deep, heated kiss.

 

[Joza Perl]

“No, no, not everywhere. I mean, pink is the general theme but it’s layered with different shades that complement each other. I am a designer, you know!” Not that it would matter much with Elpsis given the whole lack of sight thing, but Joza was not the galaxy’s worst designer. However, some of her business partners seemed to be a bit put off by the sheer amount of pink at Heartbeat’s Lianna location. Thankfully, someone within the company convinced her to go with a more sleek and modern design for the Ashira’s Light location.

Her cheesy demeanor evaporated into the kiss, taken by surprise for a moment though she should have expected this to happen. The two shared a passionate lip lock for a moment before Joza’s hand floated over to Elpsis’ hip, stroking lightly once before gripping tightly. With one sharp movement, she turned Elpsis around, backing her against a tree—not really to either’s advantage given that they were roughly the same height with similar builds.

“You’re getting confident, sweetheart.” Pleasantries aside, the Zeltron’s voice had taken on a rougher edge, pressing her hips against the Seer’s own in an attempt to pin Elpsis between herself and the tree. Joza’s free hand drifted upwards, latching around Elpsis’ throat with a firm grip, though it did not squeeze so as to cause her discomfort. “I’d love to put myself to the test.” Pink thumb ghosted over her lips for a moment before she dove in like a viper, delivering a sharp bite to the pyromancer’s lower lip before slipping in for another kiss.

[member="Elpsis Elaris"]

 

[Elpsis Kerrigan]

[member="Joza Perl"]


Elpsis was caught off-guard when Joza auddenly pushed her against the tree and gripped her throat. The redhead squealed a bit, then grinned. A soft moan escaped her throat when the Zeltron delivered a light bite to her lower lip.


At this stage she diverged from some of this writer's other leading ladies. Siobhan was a natural dominant and would have imposed herself in order to get a Zeltron love slave. If Joza wanted to top her, she would have had to work very hard for it. Kaida, being a harsh, unyielding drillmistress, would have completely refused to yield control and put the pink lady under her ice cold heel.


Elpsis, by contrast, was considerably more docile. So instead of trying to switch and push Joza against the tree, she yielded, returning the kiss with all the passion she could muster. "Yes, make me yours, mistress," she spoke demurely, pressing her body against her lover's. Her lips parted to allow Joza's tongue entrance into her mouth. Sweet, warm, wet and eager, her own tongue danced with the Zeltron's. Lowering her mental walls, she let her empathy run wild, telling Joza just how much she wanted her. Presumably at this point a fade to black scene occured to safeguard the kiddies. This writer can recommend a few good invasions that feature the use of chemical weapons. Yeah...nerve gas is apparently cool these days...

 

[Joza Perl]

By contrast, Joza reveled in struggle. Whether she ended up in control or not didn’t matter so much as how she got there. At this point though, Elpsis was practically giving off pheromones—or so it seemed given how easily her less than appropriate thoughts washed over the pink empath.

Mistress. Her lips curved in a wicked smirk as Elpsis’ breathy words tickled her ears. I like that.

--

It wasn’t as if Joza had never spent the better part of a morning making love, but it typically wasn’t on a forest floor. Thankfully Elpsis had distracted her from that reality until the pair laid together, resting beneath the shade of the tree that had started it all.

A content sigh slipped past Joza’s lips as she stroked the pyromancer’s hair, reaching up to run her lithe fingers through her own before pausing. A small frown marred her more serene expression as her hand curled into a claw, hurriedly combing out the bits of twig and leaf that had gotten stuck in her red tress. “Ugh,” She growled. “Nature got into my hair.”

[member="Elpsis Elaris"]

 

[Elpsis Kerrigan]

[member="Joza Perl"]


Joza would learn to love the forest, whether she wanted it or not. The Zeltron's reaction to the fact that nature had decided to claim her hair made the pyromancer giggle. It was truly adorable, or at least she thought so.


"Don't fault Mother Nature. She's just got good taste. Your hair is so lovely that she just had to nest in it," Elpsis declared in between giggles. Picking up a green leaf, she used it to stroke across Joza's face and hair. "Come on, it's not that bad. Not like there's a spider crawling all over you." Speaking of Elpsis' firemane, her red locks had also become populated by twigs and leaves. She did not seem to care.

 

[Joza Perl]

It was hard to be sour in the face of a compliment, especially when the compliment was about her hair. As could be stated in nearly every thread, Joza was proud of her scarlet locks.

Despite being a little grumpy with her new hairdo, the Zeltron took the time of lovingly pick the bits of twig and leaf from Elpsis’ hair, despite the other woman not minding her new hair accessories. She was careful in her movements, knowing full well that a simple tangle or snarl could cause a lot of pain if handled the wrong way. Her hands paused however, voice low and wavering a bit. “There are spiders here? Can you see any with your Force vision? Do you know how far away they are? Are they moving fast?”

Suffice to say that Joza was not a fan of the creepy crawly.

[member="Elpsis Elaris"]

 

[Elpsis Kerrigan]

[member="Joza Perl"]


"Well, now that you mention it, there's one coming from behind you. I think...it just got onto your back! It's really big," Elpsis exclaimed cheekily. So mean! "I think it likes you hair and wants to nest in it, too." Then she succumbed to a fit of girlish giggles, before pulling Joza into a kiss. "Kidding...maybe. I still think the leaf and twig look goes well with your hair."

 

[Joza Perl]

“What?!” A part of her knew that Elpsis was joking, but a bigger part of her took no risks when it came to spiders and their proximity to her. “Get it off! Ugh! No!” The Zeltron wriggle around with jerky motions, hands coming to brush at her back, looking as if she wanted to run away as if that would solve the imaginary problem.

The panic lasted for only a short moment before Joza let out a heavy, huffy breath and playfully smacked Elpsis on the arm with a surprisingly gentle touch. “Don’t do that to me! I’d rather it be a Sith or something. At least that I know how to handle…” Pouting, she grumbled a bit before pulling the other woman closer with a sigh. “You’re too cheeky for your own good, you know.”

[member="Elpsis Elaris"]

 

[Elpsis Kerrigan]

[member="Joza Perl"]


It was just too adorable. Joza suddenly getting her knickers in a twist about a spider creeping up on her made Elpsis giggle like a schoolgirl. She was not being mean at all, it was just plain funny. By now, Leo had returned and was probably wondering what the fuss was all about.


Had he been...watching them while they had their fade to black scene? Creepy. It was probably best not to think about that. "You know you love it," Elpsis declared happily. "If it were a Sith, we'd just feed him to Leo. Unless they're one of those who look like yellow-eyed zombies. They give him digestion issues. All that rotten flesh is bad." Wasn't Elpsis supposed to be a Light Sider now? Well, good did not necessarily mean nice or soft!

 

[Joza Perl]

Joza just growled in response, not affirming that some part of her actually did like Elpsis’ teasing…because that would just be adding more fuel to the fire, and more fake (and possibly some real?) spiders to the mix.

Needless to say, the Zeltron was neither kind nor compassionate to any spiders or bugs she found lurking in her home.

“You know, I don’t get that,” She mused, a fading edge of mock irritation to her voice. “Why do some of them have terrible skin and those yellow eyes, while some look like they stepped out of a grunge fashion catalog? Are they all really good illusionists? Is there some beauty secret I’m missing here?”

[member="Elpsis Elaris"]

 

[Elpsis Kerrigan]

[member="Joza Perl"]


It was probably a good thing that so far Siobhan had resisted Elpsis' pleas to get her a pet Klaxxi. A giant spider with cloaking powers and telepathy would be totally adorable, right? Well, Auntie Sio disagreed. Probably because one of the arachnids had almost killed her.


"Oh, come on, Jozie, anyone who's below forty and a Sith looks like they're from a fashion magazine spread. But after that or if they're an unattractive maleling they go full Dark Side and turns veiny and wrinkly. Probably due to Sith being vain. I guess the magic spell of unnatural hotness has a limited shelf life and starts to wear them out! That, and overuse of body-hopping."

 

[Joza Perl]

Auntie Sio had good taste, especially when it came to telepathic ninja spiders, something that Joza had likely never heard of and would never want to hear of. Unfortunately for her, Elpsis was here and did not share her disgust for the creepy crawly.

A pause as Joza gave some thought to the levels of attractive Sith she’d seen. At first it was exciting, but the dark, aggressive dominant thing was starting to wear off for her. “I could probably make a decent chunk of change with a new skincare line aimed at reducing visual signs of darkside corruption.” Musing, there was a little kernel of seriousness there. The Zeltron was adept at infusing the force into beauty products, usually on a more neutral note. Another pause as she considered something Elpsis had said.

“Wait…are you saying they get veiny because they’re vain? That was awful.” Still, she was giggling like an idiot.

[member="Elpsis Elaris"]

 

[Elpsis Kerrigan]

[member="Joza Perl"]


"Yep. You know you love it. If you wanna branch out into skincare for murderous Sith, I got a great tagline for you: 'Embrace vanity, say goodbye to veins!'" Clearly Elpsis should do everyone a favour and not seek a career in the advertisement business.


She laughed and planted a kiss on Joza's cheek. Looking up to the sky, she found that the sun was setting. It would be night time soon. "It's getting late. Best make a fire and get some food in our bellies before it's dark. Something tells me it's gonna be a full moon." Being a good pagan amazon, she obviously also had to say her prayers.

 

[Joza Perl]

“Pfffft…oh Force, I’ll make a fortune getting rid of their undereye bags and varicose veins.” Shaking her head, she followed Elpsis’ gaze up towards the sky. The sun was beginning to set, leaving behind a gradient of yellow, violet and pink. Pretty. She smiled.

As if on cue, Joza’s stomach rumbled in agreement. “Sounds like a good plan.” Nodding, she ran a hand through her hair, cringing as she removed some sort of beetle and tossed it away. Her first instinct was to kill it, but she supposed that Elpsis would not be too fond of her squishing bugs.

“So…I’m guessing you didn’t bring McYoda’s with you?” Sitting up, the Zeltron reached around for her clothing, taking her time in putting it back on. McYoda’s would certainly keep, at least.

[member="Elpsis Elaris"]