Private Hi Friend - New tale with tails

[Diarch Rellik]

The afternoon crowd flowed lazily through the market district, a blend of metal clatter, chatter, and the hum of passing speeders drifting between the vendor stalls. Rellik moved through it all without hurry, letting the noise fade beneath the steady rhythm of his thoughts. A rare quiet day. He had almost reached the end of the street when a sharp commotion caught his attention, something being knocked over, a voice barking, the scrape of a door sliding shut a little too aggressively. Then silence again, abrupt and awkward.

Rellik slowed.

A few feet ahead, someone stood alone just outside the doorway of a small cantina, the kind whose staff didn't bother hiding their impatience.

He stepped closer, softening his voice as he approached, golden eyes catching the afternoon light.

"Are you alright?" he asked, stopping a respectful distance away. "You look like you've had a rough moment."

A small pause. His tone stayed warm, steady.

"I was about to get something to eat. If you'd like to join me, you're welcome to."

Zaytee

 

[Zaytee]

With a few quiet swearwords under her breath, Zaytee tried to dust herself off while she still stared at the door of the canteen, tail anxiously swishing behind her. A few small coins still rattled quietly in her tightly closed palm, showing that she didn't even have time to spend them before she got thrown out of the place, but she rather cursed at her own stupidity.

She worked so hard to get these coins, she didn't even try to steal anything in the meantime, even when her stomach growled like a wild beast... but learning that this much was only enough to get her a cup of water was more than devastating news.

Eryn would've surely find a place where they could eat until they fall asleep from a full stomach...

As she heard the voice, the young Kiir glanced at the newcomer, head tilting to the side with curiosity while she watched the usually freely dancing lights of the Force making odd, jumping like motions around the man, staying close but not too close to him, like a school of little fish. He was tall compared to her, clothes unfamiliar, making it unclear for her if he was a scholar, a merchant, or a soldier.

This world was still so foreign to her, and learning about every new species she met with took time, patience and attenion. And the gods seemingly gave the last two very sparingly to her.

"Just a little disagreement with the staff over overpriced meals." She muttered quietly, eyes following the lights to ensure he had no bad intentions. "Do you know a place that's NOT OWNED BY A BUNCH OF RUDE BUGGERS?" She yelled the last part toward the building in front of them, her tail making a low thump as it slammed against the ground.

Diarch Rellik