Private Finding Roots

[Tigris]

Outfit: Robes
Equipment: Lightsaber, Bracelet, Echo Stone
Tag: Junko Ike

Tigris had never been into fictional stories, not until she and Everest went to an event based on the stories of the author Lady Velvet. Tigris reluctantly read the romance story and secretly liked it. Then, as part of learning about Atrisia, she started watching some of their holo-dramas. Now it seemed she had met some of the people behind those. Already her visit to the system had been more rich than she could have imagined.

But what excited her most was how the Princess and Lady Ahri were directly helping to guide Tigris in her search for her family background. The tattooed padawan smirked at Lady Ahri's teasing about working with fossils. Tigris was, in a way, very old after all.

The Princess gestured for the young visitor to follow. Master Ike herself was going to escort Tigris to the registry office. The former assassin joined the collection of elegant, beautiful women down a beautiful street. Tigris studied the memorial square, remembering from her research the conflicts Atrisia had suffered in its histroy. Again, the woman marveled at the architecture and cleanliness of the city.

At the registry, they passed individuals and families waiting to be tested. Lady Ahri and Miyoung accompanied them as the Princess explained the benefits of being genetically scanned, besides simple genealogical information. It was a testament to how the Atrisian royal family and government were taking care of their citizens. Tigris followed the women into the building, excited to be tested and begin her journey.

"Thank you again, your highness and kind ladies, for helping me. This all makes me so proud to be Atrisian, if I can even say that." It was the first time she had actually professed it, that she was Atrisian. Tigris felt a bit self-conscious doing so, as if maybe she hasn't earned that right. She personally was over 900 years separated from her birthplace. But after the testing, after seeing it for herself, she might feel as if she had the right to claim Atrisian heritage.

 

[Junko Ike]

Tigris

Junko gave a nod to that as entering the room, the looks changed. From the orderly waiting rooms into the more sterile and pristine labs. Small droids cleaning the floor and walls... the scent of clean air that is heavily filtered. Doctors and scientists in their lab coats were milling around and checking samples. Patients sitting around while the one room glowed with light and nanites cleaning each of them individually and quickly. Ahri walking as she took a lab coat and Miyoung was right there after her doing much the same. Leading Junko towards a room as the glass darkened and went from transparent to nice 'calming' images or what was supposed to be calming.

"Just sit and relax." Miyoung said it with a smile as she stood there. Indicating where as the smaller droids came around and biometric scans were being displayed for all of them on different droids. The screens indicating important information without being invasive yet... height, weight, breathing and heart rate but Junko found a place to look over. The screen shifting as she checked on other vitals. A second droid joining her as it gave other events that were happening and updates. She saw a few events happening around the galaxy but others were financial. "Hmm." She said it while Ahri moved over and stayed next to her looking at it and Miyoung was able to continue the tests.

"There we go." She took the time to get the sample and let Tigris do as she needed. The passing mostly there when she submitted it. "And we should have results quickly enough... so exciting. You could be the descendant of an empress or a general or a great family." She clapped a little for it and was excited. "Or be some of the exotic continents... mysterious Kyushi, beautiful Jar'kai... The southern islands filled with beautiful beaches and further down the mysterious dark jungles. There are the lands to the north covered in snow and ice, the lands of the horselords and the regions there... The beautiful lakes and cities of Keisei." She said it as the results chirped and turned the screen to look.

"Hmmm it looks like you share markers with house... Aphra." She paused for a moment and turned her head looking. "Oh Lady Ahri."

 

[Tigris]

Outfit: Robes
Equipment: Lightsaber, Bracelet, Echo Stone
Tag: Junko Ike

Much to Tigris' surprise, not only did Lady Ahri accompany her into the building, but so did the lady called Miyoung and the Princess herself. They passed through the waiting room into the lab chambers. The three women donned lab coats and escorted the padawan into one of the rooms.

While clean and sterile, the environment seemed designed to calm patients. It did so for Tigris, though she was almost giddy inside with the excitement. She may know very soon where her Atrisian roots lay. Of course, she veiled much of that excitement, her gleaming eyes and the rare grin flashed at the three women could not hide it well.

She sat quiet as the scans began, watching with the others the basic vitals and statistics revealed on the screens. Tigris' eyes scanned to Miyoung, who had made sure sue was comfortable, to the watching lady Ahri, and finally to the Princess, who took the moment to be updated by a droid. Her duties never rested, it seemed.

The samples were taken without incident and the Princess let Tigris know an answer would come soon. She seemed as excited as Tigris to discover the padawan's roots, and ventured of all the interesting possibilities that could result. It moved Tigris that the Princess would be so engaged in the tests of a single visitor.

A short beep announced the tests results, and the Princess herself read and revealed the answer. House Aphri. Tigris was unfamiliar with it, though admittedly her research on the Houses was very little. But the gleam in Master Ike's eyes when she looked to the archeologist caught Tigris' attention.

Was she related to Lady Ahri?

"Does...that mean that I am related...to you?" Tigris asked as she turned to the woman, her stomach in knots at the realization she may be standing with a blood relative, even if very distant.

 

[Junko Ike]

Tigris

The woman looked at her and the results as she spoke. "Possibly... well more then likely. Our family moved from Atrisia to Sakura a handful of centuries ago." She said it offering a look of interest while she was going over some of the information and standing next to Tigris. "Aside from the obvious." She said it more with a raised eyebrow as Miyoung and Junko looked at the pair of them. "Well, your skin is paler but you spend most of your time on ships and in labs or tombs studying relics." Junko said it and Miyoung nodded. "A handful of centuries divided so the relations is limited. She is doubtful to try and lay claim to the family estate and fortune."

Junko said it but sat there with an amused smile on her face. "And just when I thought there was only one Aphra roaming around." She laughed to herself with it as Ahri gave a look. "I wasn't worried about that, we have more then enough and I have moved a lot of the family holdings minus the palace and shrine to the ship." She gave a nod though looking at the jedi. "But it is good to see such a thing.. family is important on Atrisia so there will always be a place." She moved back finding a seat while Junko brought a screen up and showed her. "Oh it looks like the construction is finally done." The princess grinning. "Yay new ship."

 

[Tigris]

Outfit: Robes
Equipment: Lightsaber, Bracelet, Echo Stone
Tag: Junko Ike

Tigris' gaze remained on Lady Ahri. As remotely as they were related, it was the first relative she had laid her eyes on since she was a small child. They didn't look particularly alike, but Ahri was born 900 years after Tigris. The padawan would have, theoretically , looked closer to the original House Aphra than Ahri, who was born dozens of generations later. It was all rather overwhelming to consider, and only after the Princess joked about making claims on the family fortunes did Tigris focus on the moment.

A small, startled smile touched Tigris' lips. "No, of course not..." She would just be happy to see some of the family holdings, or anything that would help her connect with her lost heritage. She looked to Ahri as she sat down. "Thank you, Lady Ahri, I... I would like to see the palace and the shrine, sometime, if I could." Tigris asked humbly, butterflies in her stomach fluttering at the thought of seeing it.

Any further conversation was pre-empted by the Princess' celebration of a newly completed ship. Tigirs shifted to see the screen the Princess was viewing, seeing the magnificent ship displayed.

 

[Junko Ike]

Tigris

There were small laughs and Miyoung spoke. "Is this the one with the...." She trailed off as Junko nodded. "The bathhouse yes... three levels, enough room for fifty people, variable settings for heat, pulsing and the water can be drained for a formulated bacta, milk or various scented oil bath. With private grotto in the center.... and it is below the central bathing tub for more personalized bathing. All three levels kept within a marble and jade chamber that has been designed with alcoves housing statues reproduced from the jeidushi temples. A handful of the ten thousand handmaidens of the goddess to pour the water for us."

She was giving a picture of it. "THen above that is the bed chamber with a sister model of my normal bed, suspended from the ceiling by chains leaving the floor with a gap. Enough room for twenty people on it and the silkiest silk sheets and softest pillows that will keep anyone warm in the depths of space but also serve to breathe in case of intense heat. With smaller chambers leading off for guests and serving girls. THen above that is the bridge with space for the crew and in the center an aurodium and gemstone throne for diplomatic talks. An alcove serves for opening into the audience chamber for meeting people enough to hold up to two hundred."

SHe got a small look. "There is also in the main hallway more artwork, statues, murals, gemstone images. Stain crystal viewports depicting various thing marble floors and walls. Thousands of closets for clothing and outfits..... and enough personal defenses in the armory to fight a war against a mandalorian battalion on our own. The most advanced stealth and counter stealth systems, it uses purified coaxium which allows it to be much faser then other vessels and we can use the injectors for a sustained boost to speed.... standard hyperspace tracking and microjumping but it also has the sunvale for navigating suub-hyperspace jumps making our travel time much lower then other ships."

She said it all and offered a grin. "The ships staff is also being handpicked so that we will always show the finest in Atrisian beauty with taipei girls there for special feasts."

 

[Tigris]

Outfit: Robes
Equipment: Lightsaber, Bracelet, Echo Stone
Tag: Junko Ike

The revelation of her Atrisian House heritage was momentarily eclipsed by an interest in the ship the Princess was viewing. Miyoung alluded to it, and Tigris drew closer as the layout of the vessel were described.

The young padawan's jaw nearly dropped at the description. It must have been a massive ship, a space-borne palace fit for royalty and for the entertainment of dozens of guests. The opulence of the ship was exquisite, a world she could never know, but the Princess lived. There was another side, one different than the daily duties of a royal that Tigris was witnessing. A life of luxury and wealth.

Atrisia was an amazing, rich and cultured place. Such technology and military might. Even their decadence was elegant. It was clear to the visitor that the system would never so easily been conquered as it had in the past. And why it remained distant from others in the galaxy, including the Alliance.

"It sounds beyond imagination." Tigris offered, impressed yet again by the place her parents had once called home. "Is that ship for the Emperor and Empress... or you?" It was a bold question, but the Princess had been kind and open to her so far.

She was even more curious than ever about Atrisia, about her family House, and about their jedi order.

 

[Junko Ike]

Tigris

"THis is my personal vessel, for traveling and meetings. The Emperor and Empress have their royal flagship that is being worked on. The Emerald Dragon but we are working on several technologies for it that will vastly improve it over many other vessels. We have been growing the next generation with our combined naval forces. The Chiss refugees have given some insights as well as a few other engineering groups that have come here to rebuild their lives." She said it and Tigris showed the interest as she moved the screen and projected it through the hardlight. "But this is the model four and will serve largely to get around as well as for visiting. For diplomatic means it is a way to show without having to tell we are more serious minded. It also when visiting some worlds allows for additional assets that can be used when credits aren't accepted. Hutts can be... odd about some things but the fastest way to buy their slave lots for relocaation and freedom is to make them think thhey can take you for a lot more then they are worth." Junko said it and Miyoung nodded. "The princess has done that several times but trading a small case of darakar to a hutt in exchange for slaves we can free and give a home to has been easier. People try to turn a credit transaction into something untowards."