Private A Fanged Encounter

[Valaine Valentine]

Tags - Viscountess Pandora

Upon Malachor V construction of Darth Virelia 's dark fortress continued but was still far from complete. Despite that however, the courtyard in which Valaine often found herself training in was relatively progressed and just about done, enough so that she could focus and train within it without being much disturbed by the sounds and efforts of general construction.

The young Sangnir herself was dressed in the typical black flowing robes of an Acolyte as she stood at the center of the courtyard. Before her was a spool of thick dark chain which she had taken from some of the construction supplies nearby for use in her training. The chain sat coiled in front of her upon the floor and she extended her hand out towards it as she closed her tired eyes, trying to visualize her intentions upon it.

Steadily did the end of the chain start to lift from the coil like a snake from a basket, slowly and surely. It was clear that Valaine was practicing her manipulation of objects with the Force as the chain was raised higher before her; the coil beneath it started to rattle and unspool. But then suddenly the Sangnir's focus seemed to falter as her brows furrowed and the chain rattled louder as it shook in the air. Suddenly the chain fell with a clatter back into the spool below it.

Valaine exhaled a hot breath and opened her eyes to see her failure as her lips thinned in annoyance. The Force was difficult for her to grasp, to understand, and so she had started practicing its use even outside of Virelia's guidance. Progress however was slow...

With a frustrated sigh the pale girl tilted her head back to gaze up to the construction that still took place high above the courtyard, watching errant sparks of welding here and there as her dark hair swayed gently in the breeze, unaware that she was perhaps about to meet one of her peers...

 

[Viscountess Pandora]

"Trust But Verify"

Tags - Valaine Valentine

"Training I take it? Hoping to impress the Mistress?" Pandora asked this in a casual but judgemental tone. But the woman was without her helm, her hair had grown longer and been put up into pigtails. Red black wires were woven into her hair, connecting to more machinery and cybernetics within her skull. Pandora's flickered a bright red, though a tint of green seemingly came through. Much like a virus that kept trying to worm its way in but was constantly being suppressed

Unlike the robes Valaine wore, Pandora wore a slim form fitting black outfit. It paried well with her techno-organic body, seemingly look both high tech but organic as well. More like a sleeve than clothing. Pandora looked to the construction of Darth Virelia 's fortress, her mind pondering on how to improve or add to it. After all, if this going to be a stronghold of the Mistress and the Court, Pandora must be able to add to it.

Perhaps to rub some salt into Valaine's frustration, Pandora reached out witth her hand, using the force to pick up the chains. Seemingly effortlessly, the chains unwraveled as they levitated into the air. Then Pandora dropped them in front of Valaine "Practice makes perfect. And you should be nothing less than perfect."

 

[Valaine Valentine]

Tags - Viscountess Pandora

Valaine blinked as Pandora's presence became known to her, tired eyes shifting towards the woman with a curious tilt of her head. "Impress...?" she began. In truth her training was for herself, trying to strengthen her faults, whether that impressed their mistress or not was not particularly a concern of hers. But... She knew saying such things might be looked down upon, for all these other apprentices seemed very much taken with their mistress after all. "... Just practicing. I'm not very good with the Force." she answered.

She paused to take the measure of Pandora. She recalled her from the meeting, but she hadn't spoken to her before now. She hadn't really spoken to any of her fellow apprentices, so perhaps now was an opportune moment...

It was then that Pandora displayed her control over the Force as she turned to glance at the chain effortlessly rising into the air until the whole spool was suspended. The young Sangnir huffed in annoyance before glancing back at Pandora. "Show off..." she muttered lightly before she approached her.

"Your name... If I recall, our Mistress said... 'Morsel'...?" she asked in something of a light tease of her own. "I'm Valaine. Since we're both apprentices under the same Master, we should probably get along, hm?" she asked as she extended a delicate pale hand towards her in an offer for a greeting shake.

 

[Viscountess Pandora]

Tags - Valaine Valentine

"Only the Mistress may call me Morsel. It is a nickname she bestowed on me. Prove yourself enough in her good graces and she may honor you with one as well." A flicker appeared in Pandora's eye. Another hint of green before the red took over. "Us getting along is to ensure that the Mistress's plans go perfectly. This will be the first of many plots and plans. So for the betterment of our Master, yes getting along is probably the better than infighting."

Pandora then clasped her hands behind her back, keeping her distance from Valaine for the time being. She didn't fully trust this woman, especially one that has been taken under the Mistress's wing. Competing for her attention. "Though as long as the hierarchy among us isn't disrupted, I see little reason there would be infighting. Everyone should know their place."

Pandora then looked to the fortress being built. "If even one part of building isn't perfect, the whole structure risks collapsing in on itself. I will ensure that the home that the Mistress is buidling for us all, is flawless." She then turned to Valaine. "Pandora is my name. Best to know that."

 

[Valaine Valentine]

Tags - Viscountess Pandora

Valaine's tired gaze narrowed slightly at Pandora, something about the way she spoke just seemed to rub her the wrong way, and if she wanted to play this game... Then the young Sangnir would oblige.

"Prove yourself enough in her good graces and she may honor you with one as well."

A soft smirk and a shrug as she closed her eyes, "She seems to have several for me. Ember and flame being just a couple of them she likes." she paused and opened one eye to look at Pandora. "... What? She only gave you one?" she breathed in a low hiss, "Ouch..." she muttered, but clearly loud enough to hear, that was the intent after all. Perhaps Valaine was feeling just a little spiteful that her open gesture for a handshake had been refused, a lot of people seemed to do that to her lately...

And then, perhaps once more in something of a fashion that mimicked their Master, she started to slowly circle Pandora with measured steady steps. "What are you, anyway? A lot of cables and stuff on you, and the way you talk is pretty interesting. Are those all implants you did yourself?" she asked as she regarded the appearance of the woman, coming to a stop behind her as she tilted her head while she examined her. "Don't think I've met anyone so augmented yet. Why don't you show me a few tricks, Pandora?" she asked with a smug smirk as she used her name for the first time.

It was clear the young Sangnir was trying to have a little fun at the expense of her fellow apprentice, but it didn't seem malicious or mean-spirited, just... bratty and annoying.

 

[Viscountess Pandora]

Tags - Valaine Valentine

One eye turned fully green. Jealousy flew through Pandora at the mention of Valaine having more nicknames than her. How Valaine was acting so smug and suprerior about it. Pandora stood there looking at Valaine as she inspected her, much like Virelia did when they first met.

"Don't think I've met anyone so augmented yet. Why don't you show me a few tricks, Pandora?" she asked with a smug smirk as she used her name for the first time.

A trick you shall have then. Pandora opened up her palm to force push Valaine against the wall, keeping her pinned there. She simply turned around to face Valaine, that green eye then aggressively shifting to purple. Pandora winced as the purple code overrode her cybernetics to tell her a message.

"Morsel, remember your lesson."

Pandora then droppd Valaine to the ground, as her eye shifted back to red. She sighed. She could not let herself be goaded so easily. It would make her look weak. Desperate. Not the perfect being she aspired to be. That she wanted to be. "The cybernetics originally were not done by me. I made improvements as time went on." This time Pandora spoke more casually, maybe even more friendlier? Though that could be either genuine or Pandora believing she has established a dominant position in this conversation.

 

[Valaine Valentine]

Tags - Viscountess Pandora

Valaine certainly wasn't expecting the sudden Force Push as she was pressed against a wall with a gasp of surprise. She seemed pretty helpless in that moment, unable to do anything about the power exerted over her as she struggled. When Pandora dropped her back to the ground she stumbled onto a knee with a light cough as she steadied herself, and then swiftly stood herself back up as she brushed her robes with a huff of annoyance.

Her tired eyes narrowed towards Pandora, Valaine seemed embarrassed that she had been so easily pushed and such embarrassment only fueled her spite further. She took a few steps towards Pandora as she squared up to her, eyes staring up at the other woman with a furrowed brow. "You're a little sensitive aren't you, 'morsel'?" she asked, using the nickname she was given against her now. "First bit of confrontation and you start throwing people around huh? Totally not insecure at all." she continued to goad as she tilted her head to the side as she stared up at her.

She raised a finger to prod accusingly against Pandora's shoulder, jabbing her roughly with it. "Maybe one of the improvements you should make is a social behavioral chip that actually works?" she prodded her shoulder again. "If you apologize though, I'll just forget it ever happened."

Valaine could certainly be very annoying...

 

[Viscountess Pandora]

Tags - Valaine Valentine

She wanted to hit Valaine. But then she remembered something else she could do. When Valaine jabbed her finger against her shoulder for the second time, Pandora grabbed Valaine's wrist. She pulled the woman closer to her, the red eyes analyzing everything about Valaine's facial features. The pale skin. The pointed ears. The gaunt look. Pandora couldn't help but chuckle at such things. Her chuckle turned into a laugh as her grip tightened on Valaine's wrist.

"Insecurity? I dont particulary care about what you think of me Valaine. Any sort of social behavior issues you think I have are just me wanting to be perfect. But I don't think you can ever grasp that concept. You go out in public looking like this, not even a spec of makeup on you. Nothing to compliment the pale skin you have. I can't stand such things."

Perhaps unlucky for Valaine, Pandora's cybernetics allowed for a hologram to be displayed. One fo her eyes flickered to show a hologram Valaine with black eyeshadow and lipstick. "Imagine the perfection you are missing out on."