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Sleepless in a Sleeping City (open to anyone)

Elion Menaio

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Location: Eliad Spaceport, Eliad system, Minos Cluster
Time: 0100 Local

Why she had come to Eliad, Elion did not know. The silent wanderer walked down the street in the light rain, her hood with the purple eyes on it up so she wouldn't get too wet. She wandered around, sleepless again as she had been for most of the nights after her family was taken by the Netherworld. Since then, she would not talk, not even grunt. The only time she made any sounds at all were the times that she spent weeping or crying in an alleyway or on a rooftop.

She had the need for companionship or someone to talk to that had gone through what she had, but something inside her kept her from talking to others. A dark thing that rose when people stared. She hated when people stared at her as if she were a child. She was 19 now, she could take care of herself.
 
"That'll be 15 Credits!"

A bit steep for a coffee, but he would manage. At least he had seen that it was actually coffee from his position at the small counter. Marcus tried to recall the time he had been handed a cup of muddy water that had been passed off for the lifeblood that kept him going through long nights. As the lid was sealed on, he handed off the few chips to the Duros that had quite the chipper attitude about him at his newly earned profits. The young Mandalorian took up the cup in his right hand and walked off with a slight taste of disgust at the thought that he should have payed less. The warmth of the cup was welcome against his hand, and at the first sip, he was glad to see that he had at least received what he had paid for.

The fact of the matter was that he still needed a place to stay. Not for a long duration, as he would have been much more stressed at the thought of being left on this heap of a spaceport to rot for all eternity or at least until one of his associates could come. The slight whipping of speeders bikes racing by caused him to look up for a few moments and make sure that no one had grabbed the helmet from his back. He should really have it on, he certainly knew better than to expose his identity to every person he ever met, but he doubted that any assassins would expect him to be on such a dingy street. Although the fact that he was might lead to his own thoughts to be ignorant and false...

Feh... If they wanted my head on a pike, they wouldn't have let me enjoy this first.

And once again, he took a small sip as he began to look for a sign that would loosely relate to "Hotel" or "Rooms for Cheap!", but no luck. He figured they wouldn't be in the less safe parts of the port, but he had at least hoped for some dirt cheap room to sleep in at least until he could leave. The dim streetlights continued on with their muted buzzing, and soon he gave up, instead sitting down on a small stoop to enjoy the night. The slight smell of something in the alley nearest to him nearly made him gag, but he swallowed down the discomfort and opened up his bag which held his datapad. He began to mindlessly type away a few searches on the holonet for anything of interest, as one might in a place of such discomfort.

[member="Elion Menaio"]
 

Akio Diachi

For it was All but a Dream
Akio walked down the raining streets, his mind on the past few days--weeks that had led him here. The dark robes of his clan clung to his thin body and his long hair felt the rain dripping of its wet strands, but he hardly noticed. His mind was light years away, reliving the death he had given across a lifetime of crimes. The faces of thousands who had died at his hands, most nameless, all were most likely innocent.

For most of the beings in the universe, the future was what kept them awake at night. For this Chiss, it was the past. He looked down at his hands. It had been a month since the last life they had taken and now he was--drifting. Looking for answers, perhaps? Or justification? He didn't know. Moving along quietly, the master of stealth looked almost like any normal being. Almost.

"'Keep your head up and you redeem your honor?'" Akio asked aloud, "Isn't that what you told me? Or did you forget that there is none in making widows and orphans?" He stopped on the corner as a speeder went by. "Or was it who I am?"


[member="Elion Menaio"] [member="Marcus Lok"]
 

Elion Menaio

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Elion walked slowly down the streets, stopping when she saw a man sit down in frustration and take out a datapad. The rain began to get a little harder and she didn't want the man to get a cold from being wet, so she walked over and tapped him on the shoulder. Once she got his attention, Elion made signs to him to ask him if he was lost.

Another passed them, stopping at the corner and saying something aloud to the night as if he was angry at someone long gone. Elion gave a piece of paper to the man she had been trying to help with what she was trying to say to him scrawled on it before walking over to the man at the corner and tapping him on the shoulder, hoping to gain his attention.

[member="Akio Diachi "][member="Marcus Lok"]
 
Marcus continued to comb through the multiple ads and news reports that were constantly being produced by the galaxy, and he couldn't say that any of it pertained to him, besides some conflicts with the Mandalorians. He knew that one day he would have to go back, and that day would be sooner than later. If he only he could find a damned place to sleep the stress away!

He began to ponder simply continuing his journey when his shoulder pad clacked with the unusual sound of a fingernail. He realized how oblivious he had been to his surroundings when he looked up. There, standing clear as day, though mottled slightly due to the dark yellow lumination that the street lights gave, was a girl, somewhere in her late teens. He waited for her to speak, but instead she let loose with a flurry of hand signs that Marcus certainly had not cared to pay attention to at the enclave, if they had ever even been taught. He had learned a multitude of hand signals, but those were mostly ones that pertained to war, or commands than simple gestures of kindness. She stared blankly enough at him before suddenly whipping out a piece of paper, and scribbling away at it. This was quite odd, was she
deaf? She could certainly see well enough... Perhaps vocal chord damage of some sort.


Upon her handing him the small tatter of paper, he could make out the message in the scribbled galactic standard that ruled all sections of space. He blinked once, and she began to walk off down the street! The message was simple enough, and he quickly put his datapad away in his flight bag, before standing up and grabbing his drink, which had begun to dwindle in content. He quickly followed after her as a speeder went by, blazing with blue and red lights to signal other drivers to divert their paths. She was fast, and now she stood near a man, who almost seemed as lost as he, but he hoped she might be able to guide him to some kind of lodging.

"Hey, wait a minute!"


[member="Akio Diachi "] / [member="Elion Menaio"]
 
Goddamn Eliad. How in the hell had somebody identified Glaze so easily? Sure, his appearance might have been recognizable, but he'd gone through all his records for the last decade and changed his name. How anybody should've been able to equate the mercenary 'Glaze' with Zavak Starchaser, he didn't know. But here he was, running away from a bunch of hunters.​
As he ran past a girl and some lost guy standing in the street, the thought occurred to him that he could've fought off the stupid hunters at any point during the last hour. He suddenly grinned evilly, and his eyes flashed blue. A sudden stop and a quick spin, and he was facing his pursuers. The sound of cracking ice greeted them as an inch-thick sheen of blue-colored ice grew over his skin. In thirty seconds, the wiry figure had been covered in jagged, frosty, armor.​
"Come and get me."
[member="Elion Menaio"] [member="Marcus Lok"] [member='Akio Diachi']
 

Akio Diachi

For it was All but a Dream
Akio was so lost in his musings he didn't see the girl until she was right beside him. He jolted when she tapped his shoulder and turned around almost fierce for a fight, but when he saw she meant no harm, he relaxed. I should have been more alert, she could have been an assailant.

He gave a tired, gentle smile and bowed, "Hello, miss, you seem to be lost."

She seemed friendly enough, and he could tell by the look in her eyes, she meant well. And had hurt. Like me. Loss. Like all of us. A loss of innocence. His first reaction was to run her face through the list of faces he had killed, to see if she was an orphan he had made, but that was interrupted by the first man running by. Akio's instincts told him danger was not too far behind. Then the man in armor can running up towards the girl with a host of several other men and Akio was daftly confused. What is going on here? Can a Chiss not go four hours without a fight breaking out?

He softly grabbed her shoulder and whispered in a low voice, "Stay close to me., this might get dangerous."

[member="Glaze Starchaser"] [member="Marcus Lok"] [member="Elion Menaio"]
 

Elion Menaio

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She signed to the Chiss using hand motions, she pointed at the man, then made a walking motion, then pointed at herself and the man behind her, then made another walking motion, then put her hands under her head like she was resting. She meant 'Would you lead us to a place to rest?', but before the male could answer the other man had called out to her. Elion turned to answer, but then was knocked into the street by a man running by. She yelped at the impact, revealing her voice, and scrambled to get out of the way of a speeder. Her instincts kicked in and she hid behind the first man she encountered, cowering.

[member="Akio Diachi "][member="Glaze Starchaser"] [member="Marcus Lok"]
 
The metal of his boots slowed to a walking pace as she stopped. At least he knew she wasn't deaf... He did, however, wonder if the person she had run up to was a friend of her's, or perhaps a family member. Whatever the case may be, the peace didn't last long as suddenly a few blaster shots rang out. It certainly always had to be something in dark city streets like this, and instinctively he grabbed at one of his own sidearms. He felt the handle with his glove and was a bit confused as to what happened next. First and foremost, the man being chased was the target of the trouble, and it appeared as though he would make his stand on this very street corner...

Oh how convenient... I just wanted some karking directions.

The girl he had been approaching was suddenly slammed against the form of the supposed felon and she fell to the pavement nearly as quickly as she had arrived at the corner. The man who had so rudely charged into her now took form of some solidified rock, all though he wore it as if it were very malleable. It appeared to be quite brittle and rocky, but it was undoubtedly quite strong. Marcus quickly placed the helmet over his head and thought about leaving the situation there, but only to find that he was being held back. It was the same damned girl that had given him the paper! She seemed to be quite frightened of whatever that thing was. With much more reflex than wit, the young mandalorian lifted the girl up and carried her off into the string of alleyways that had lead onto the street. She wasn't quite heavy at all, and in the background he thought he could hear some more of that dreaded blaster fire ricocheting off of walls and bins. Where would he go... He didn't even know where he was running! In hindsight, he nearly believed leaving the road would be a near disastrous decision as he had been forging a path through the city very carefully to keep his directions straight... Well... Nothing to be done about it now. The muffled sounds of sirens in the distance greeted him as he finally slowed down and placed the girl back onto the pavement. For a few moments, it was all that Marcus could do lean against one of the sheet metal walls of a small abandoned stall and heave. He supposed he'd sprinted a good 500 meters...

"Are you okay?... Are you h-... Hit...?"


[member="Elion Menaio"] / [member="Akio Diachi "]/ [member="Glaze Starchaser"]
 

Akio Diachi

For it was All but a Dream
Akio spent the next several seconds dodging blaster fire. He didn't want to get into anymore death than he had to these days. Before he wouldn't have thought anything of killing off the guards but now, now things were different. Different since she had come into his life.

The rain was getting harder, making it more challenging to climb the nearest building, however for an expert assassin like him, it was child's play. Former assassin--or am I still one? He shook the thought from his head and began tracing the man in armor carrying the girl. He didn't know but he hoped for his sake he meant well. Leaping silently from rooftop to rooftop the Chiss nimbly managed to cover the distance while keeping most of his breath. Drawing the katana concealed in his flowing robes, Akio knelt listening to the man and the girl. They had stopped in the final ally Akio watched the man heave and the Chiss prepared to make his move. Give him the benefit of a doubt.

"Are you okay?... Are you h-...Hit...?"

The Chiss stayed a moment more, lurking in the shadows before deciding what was the right choice to make.

[member="Elion Menaio"] [member="Marcus Lok"]
 

Elion Menaio

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Elion felt herself be lifted by the guy, and, before she could retaliate, was whisked away from the scene as blasters began firing. She held on tight as the man sprinted down the alleyways. When they finally stopped, the man setting her down gently though he was heaving in oxygen, she whimpered and touched his arm, a worried and confused look on her face.

"W-why?" Elion's voice came out small and weak from disuse. She was fine, other than a few scratches and bruises, but how the man was heaving worried her.

[member="Akio Diachi "][member="Marcus Lok"] [member="Glaze Starchaser"]
 
The young man continued to heave for a only a short while. He supposed that he really was tired, beings that he had not slept in over a day and half. His breathing soon returned to normal, and he gulped to relieve his dry throat. He now looked upon their surroundings more closely, and found that they were behind some sort of warehouse, probably deep in the alleyways of the city. A small yellow light flickered only a short distance away, and it was the only feature that could be defined, save for a few more alleyways. He looked upon the girl once more with kind, yet steely eyes and extended the piece of paper that she had handed to him. He did feel that she deserved an answer as to why he had been heaving, and it was not because she was too heavy.

"Haven't slept in a while... Im looking to fix that if I can."

The lonely drone of speeders was the only thing that kept him alert now, and he thought very well about simply sleeping in this gutter, though, in light of recent events that would probably be a bad decision. He instead leaned against what he assumed was some sort of trash can, and decided to implore further.

"I don't suppose you know anywhere to stay?.. I don't like the idea of staying out here all night."



[member="Akio Diachi "]/ [member="Elion Menaio"]
 
Glaze glanced in the direction of the two men and the girl who'd gone running off into an alleyway. Good idea, on their part. Maybe he'd follow them after he took care of this rowdy bunch of idiots. They looked a little lost. For the moment, though, he had business to take care of. The sheer surprise of having armor seemingly appear from thin air seemed to be wearing off as the mercs began firing at him.​
The ice shaper sighed a little bit, and then somewhat casually tossed a ball of ice at the nearest pursuer. It shattered into sharp little spikes that quickly began to freeze the man solid as soon as they broke skin. Then the icy shell fell away from Glaze, and he ran for the alleyway.​
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