Private Dawn's Early Light

[Ayumi Pallopides]

Dominique Vexx

The lake country of Naboo was beautiful pretty much year round as she stood there. The petition, the request had been... harder then she thought it would be. Not getting it approved that had been met with some eyebrows but people were willing... it had taken her a lot more to try and submit it. She never hid her family name... if anything she made sure it was known, she made sure she was open about it. Her submitting it was the hard part... it was one thing to be open about it it was entirely different when you put it into a file and gave it to the people... had them look at you and some disliked the name. She had found the location though and construction had begun once she was approved... and even faster faster that. Denon prospered, which allowed her to have plenty of leeway. Profits up, suspicion and dislike down.

Then there was the best part as she walked barefoot on the polished marble stone. Inlaid with aurodium and gemstones making murals on the walls, the floor and ceiling. The open air design showing only curtains and there was the softest flicker of shielding that had been developed to seal and protect but it also allowed air to pass through filters. SHe looked up at the high ceilings of House Pallpides as she came out to the one platform. The dick was there and she had some boats, a speeder, the newest Denon model Tyrell MK. III speeders. They were beautiful with the white and gold design. An inner alcove housing the chiaki hypergate that connected to her villa on Denon allowing her to access here and her own bedroom there. Her senae district guards were there in their white armor with golden plumes.

The distance sounds of the gungans she hired to patrol the waters themselves could be heard as they trained with speaks but there were some others swimming around. She stretched out as she moved and the sun was on her lightly golden-copper skin.. just kissing it with the sun. her long dark honey brown hair cascading in the small breeze along her back. The small anklets wrapping her feet in small repulsor sheaths that allowed her to walk barefoot. The light sway of her hips while she moved it into a small figure eight with practice. For when she was wearing a dress and prepared for any number of events. Her eyes were looking out along the waters, the rune tattoo on her back as it was positioned at the small and tiny compared to some but the black and red was clearly visible.

She moved across the aarea towards a lounge area shaded with fruit trees. Imported from several places, Naboo but the mountains aand city... alderaan, dagobah and Ithor. She had spared little in wanting to get the trees as their leaves provided shade but the fruits were delicious... the dolina fruit a dense ring that she could eat in sections. One of her droids brought a robe she could wear as a small look was on her face looking out. She had sent an invitation to Dominique, the chancellor to come and visit. SHe knew she was busy, she knew she had to save face and couldn't seem to favor Denon but there was something to be said about getting away and enjoying the time away from all the people who were suddenly your friends when you became chancellor... at least Ayumi had been flirting with her since before she had gotten the highest position.

 

[Dominique Vexx]

Denon wasn't far away, but it was far enough when the capital of the Republic was Naboo. Holographic communication worked well enough, obviously, but so much of politics was interacting with people. Shaking their hand. Looking them in the eye. Demonstrating you trusted them enough or were simply not afraid to be in the same room as them. So, Dominique found herself spending considerable time on the planet.

It was a beautiful world., but it wasn't Denon. Not everyone understood Dominique's 'obsession' with her home. It had blemishes. Criminal syndicates. Uncompromising rebels. It was the combination of all of that -- the light and the dark -- brought together in one place. Walk long enough and you could see everything. Do anything. Be anyone.

Matters of Naboo real estate or development were not Republic-level matters. Ayumi had to contend with Aurelian and his local government for all that paperwork. Which meant the Director had considerable room to pursue her interests without Dominique being aware of her every move. After all, Ayumi had only sought to construct a dwelling. Hardly anything controversial.

Which was why Dominique found Ayumi's invitation curious. Meet her somewhere on Naboo outside of the city? She couldn't help but look up a record showing there was an estate at the location. Surprises could be nice, but too much surprise could be bad for the health. Just knowing that much, the Chancellor chartered her transport and arranged for a few guards to accompany her. They'd find enough comfort on the transport to occupy their time while she was busy.

At the scheduled time, the transport swept in over the area to begin its vertical descent to the landing area. Dominique looked out the window from the comfort of her plush seating and regarded the place from the ground level rather than from orbit. What had the Director been up to this time, she wondered?

The door to the transport slid open to allow Dominique to descend a few steps to the surface of Naboo once more to find out.

Ayumi Pallopides​

 

[Ayumi Pallopides]

Dominique Vexx

The transport arriving had given her a small smile. Dominique was many things and more so now in some cases but she was never without trying to protect herself... even from one who only wanted to lay on a nude beach with her. "Chancellor." Ayumi said it with a smile though as the doors were opening and she looked at the guards. "I hope you found the place alright." She said it and looked at the guards for a moment with a nod as they could fan out. "There are gungans patrolling the waters and Denon guards the building." She offered it and looked at Dominique with a smile as the sounds from the building came and Vespera Pallopides Kej was on a balcony looking over.

"Welcome chancellor." There was a look and Ayumi smiled as she looked at Dominique. "My sister, I was able to get her here with a place and she'll be staying here." Vespera stood in the white gown as she offered a smile. "A small gift from me so she and her husband can have some privacy. Fervos Kej had been a surprise but there was something to be said about having a war general and renowned fighter as a brother-in-law. Ayumi though was walking across the white marble of the outer area and around the fountain. "Ayumi looked at it as the platform going over the water was beaautiful and the stonework had two of the gungans coming out to talk with the guards.

"Her hands came out though. "so do I finally get to congratulate you the right way Dominique? Chancellor Vexx."

 

[Dominique Vexx]

Dominique set foot on the well crafted grounds as Ayumi hailed her arrival. From the look of the place, she already had a feeling the Director had taken what she'd said once before to heart. Something less than an emergency call to socialize. If that were the case then she could relax.

"The price of power," she replied warmly to Ayumi describing the security on patrol. There was nothing grim about it. Some wanted her to succeed, and others wants her to fail -- sometimes at any cost. If she hadn't been prepared for that eventuality she never would have put her name forward for consideration.

A nod and smile for Ayumi's sister followed suit. "You could hardly do better." A place on Naboo for her sister and her husband? Ayumi always did like giving people exquisite and lavish gifts. Its size only small in comparison to some of the other constructs and abodes the Director had built or commissioned.

As Ayumi moved, so did Dominique so the woman needn't walk all the way to her friend. This was a social visit, wasn't it? No need for feigning 'the people come to the Queen, not the Queen to the people.' Not that this Chancellor was known for cloistering herself away in her Nabooian Palace. Though she could hardly claim she enjoyed being ambushed by Criminals, Imperials, and Sith.

"You aren't going to call me Chancellor the entire time I'm here, are you, Ayumi? I'll be forced to refer to you as simply Director." Dominique chuckled. If Ayumi sought an embrace of hands or more, the two Denonites could meet upon that resplendent marble walkway. "I'm happy you called."

Ayumi Pallopides​

 

[Ayumi Pallopides]

Dominique Vexx

She offered a smile and moved forward with that. "I can if you want, such a beautiful title. Senator or director... if we want this to be all formal so the gossip holomags can talk. I can see it now... secret liaison in the lake country." She said it but had moved to meet her in the middle as one hand came out. To touch her shoulder and forearm if she let her and go to her hand. "But Dominique it is lovely to have the time to get you out here. Without making it seem an emergency.... Or a chance to get you on another nude beach... unaware.... again." She said it but waas leading the way as the courtyard went into an open area with lounges and seats.

THe marble showing murals of her family as well as some things that they had done. "I believe I told you once that my family was able to do a lot... well most don't understand or pay attention to a name until it is in their faces or across their desk." She mostly left it as that. "But we had a chance to redeem it and maybe one day who knows." She shrugged and it had helped that she had given all of her information over on offer for those who might try and lay claim to them. Ayumi though was walking and leading the way through. "There is a lot here but I can rreport the Sunwire has completed constructin and it is constructing Denon's latest generation of ship and vehicle."

 

[Dominique Vexx]

"Yes, I had to add a swimsuit to my mobile wardrobe because of that," Dominique replied without hesitation or malice concerning the beach getaway. "Not that a nude beach has need of one." Still, Ayumi could always try for a beach that wasn't nude -- somewhere they could enjoy company without the Chancellor being worried about a scandal.

As for the contact, Dominique didn't try to side-step or avoid Ayumi's touch. The woman was assertive, but it didn't hurt to have good companionship amidst all the meetings. Somewhere to escape the reports and just indulge. It might surprise Sibylla and Aurelian to know the work load had increased since becoming Chancellor.

"Quite beautiful," she remarked as they drew near the murals.

Golden eyes flicked over in Ayumi's direction as she spoke of redeeming something. The shrug did little to reassure Dominique that the subject was unimportant.

There wasn't time to drill into it before she began to speak of Sunwire. "That's truly marvelous, Ayumi. Not the only marvel you've overseen construction of lately either. I hope you take enough time for yourself. Little moments like these to share with someone to appreciate your works, but also simply to talk about the small things with. Those more personal in nature." Dominique understood well how difficult it was to share such details with another.

Speaking of which, Dominique did take a moment to regard the estate as they walked. It might not be as important as Ayumi herself, but like everything else it was something she'd helped design and bring into being. It wouldn't hurt for her to see someone acknowledge and admire it.

"Just what sort of amenities did you add for your sister and her husband?"

Ayumi Pallopides​

 

[Ayumi Pallopides]

Dominique Vexx

"Aside from a private wing that is soundproofed?" She said it while walking. "The usual, Vespera enjoys being in a home, always did which is why our father tried to trade her off for well more stuff. The attack on Coruscant did a lot of bad but him dying will not be missed. An old man trying to rebuild and reclaim a legacy better left forgotten.... still once all of the financials fell to me I realized what we had and it was extensive enough I might have been able to fund a lot more had I known. Even giving away some wouldn't dent his ambition." She said it and found a place for them to sit in the open aired room. The small shimmer of the airshield to keep too much of a breeze out.

"But I have Melanie and there is always beautiful women to be found and met. A few on Naboo love their artworks and sculpting. I get to pass the time and work on my tan as needed." She said it but had a smile on her face while some food was being brought with biots. Workers were there and helped show them what to do. "And well I was able to find a few other things to relax. some old friends from when I was a senator before the republic fell were also on Coruscant and are now on Denon. The one used to be the vice chancellor so she can offer some ideas for political advice in lieu of you being more busy. If I don't have someone at times to remind me to ease back I can go a little quick."