Faction Arcane Restraint

[0-7]

Dantooine
Tags: Braze , Eloise Dinn

NK-Witell-class Freighter, 0A-155, Songbird (lightsaber), Vibrosword
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“Well… I suppose it would have been too generous of the galaxy to leave them on dry ground.” His jade gaze lingered a moment longer on the water before shifting back toward the others. “I can go first and see whether the current proves too harsh and string a rope across ?”

"How deep is the water?"

Seven's question really was more to gauge if Braze was tall enough to keep his head above the water. She wasn't the tallest individual herself, but Braze was shorter than even that. She didn't want him to be struggling to make his way across. It was about then that another idea came to her mind.

"Can't you use your wind thing to..." she began, but then turned away to hide her sudden realization and embarrassment. Not that a blush showed much on her gray face. "Nevermind," Seven decided in her flat, monotone voice.

Assuming he could fly was probably stupid. When did she start thinking in such an odd way? She hadn't been like that under Kalrath...

It didn't make much sense.

 

[Eloise Dinn]

As the group reached a rushing river, Eloise studied their surroundings. Normally she would just jump across, using the Force to enhance the distance of her leap, but here the ceiling was too low for that. She'd have to duck her head just to walk across.

Braze offered to go first, testing the depth of the water and the strength of the current. Eloise was about to suggest she lead the way, but Seven spoke first.

"Can't you use your wind thing to... Nevermind."

Eloise blinked at her in confusion, then looked back at Braze. "What wind thing?" she asked.

Anyway... "I'm the tallest, so maybe I should go first if we're worried about the water being too deep. It's less likely to prove dangerous for me than for either of you." What was waist-high for Braze was more like knee-high for Eloise. She wouldn't be easily swept away.

Braze 0-7​

 

[Braze]

Eloise Dinn
0-7

Braze glanced at 7, wondering if the moment they had first met had truly stayed with her.

“I think she’s implying that I could just fly across like a bird… because I’m particularly skilled with wind and air manipulation,” Braze offered, deciding he probably should not go into detail. Explaining the convoluted intricacies of his first meeting with 7, and how he had chosen to suffocate her by siphoning away her air supply, did not seem like it would make for polite conversation at all. Braze did not make a habit of killing his enemies once they no longer posed a threat, should they be defeated without bloodshed.

He had never proven, nor shown her, that his manipulation of wind allowed him to achieve flight… so perhaps she felt a little silly for suggesting it. While he was in fact capable of flight, it took a tremendous amount of energy and concentration to manage. This was only the beginning of their journey, and it would have been unwise to spend that much effort on something far more showy than practical.

He blushed, feeling a little insecure about his stunted height, though Eloise was right. Truth be told, her first suggestion made the most sense and would have been the most practical way to approach the problem.

Braze took the tether from his belt and unwound it, revealing a surprisingly long metal wire. He offered it to Eloise before moving to secure one end to a sturdy stalagmite.

“Take this in case it’s too strong and we need to pull you back out… if you make it to the other end, you can tie it off, so we can make our way across as well.”

 

[0-7]

Dantooine
Tags: Eloise Dinn , Braze

NK-Witell-class Freighter, 0A-155, Songbird (lightsaber), Vibrosword
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“I think she’s implying that I could just fly across like a bird… because I’m particularly skilled with wind and air manipulation,”

Seven didn't say anything. She just stood there with her stoic, flat expression and didn't respond. It was fortunate that she was not yet to the expressiveness of a normal person, because a part of her really wanted to die when Braze explained all of that. Comparing it to a bird made it sound more stupid, and the lack of confirmation that he could certainly made it all worse.

Instead she decided she was going to turn to cover their flank, in case any creature came lumbering along. That was something more suited to her talents, wasn't it? If Braze was as scared of spiders as his strange behavior earlier indicated.

It gave her an excuse to pretend that the conversation about Braze's wind abilities had never happened.

Hopefully Eloise wouldn't take too long getting across...