Private The Good, the Green and the Noble

[Ran Serys]

The Noble Residence - Niv Hani

Ran Serys had finally done it! She had accepted Valery’s standing invitation to visit the home of the Noble family. In the past she had been too busy to accept. Her duty in the archive was a seemingly endless watch. Seemingly. The reality of it was that she had taken to her appointment too zealously, and those that noticed encouraged her to take a step back, to let her fellow lorekeepers, chroniclers, and archivists take point if only for a while. Ran acquiesced. She went on to spend some time at the Enclave on Selvaris and then made for Niv Hani.

So as Ran walked the path up to the big house, to the Noble’s front door, she couldn’t help but feel the familiar sensation of relaxation coming on. Looking at the house made her feel almost normal. Not normal for her, but normal for the more “civilized” core worlds. Seperated from her duties as Jedi and connected to her duties to herself, to Ran. She breathed a normal breath. She adjusted her normal clothes, not her jedi robes, normal clothes! She wore a pair of Loose white trousers, a fluffy burnt orange sweater, minimal jewelry, a matching rubber polymer hair clip to keep her hair up and manageable, yet still barefoot. It was a comfort thing. The whole ensemble was a comfort thing. She enjoyed it, and liked herself in it. So with a normal knock and ring of the door, Ran waited for Valery or someone to answer. She did so with an easy and relaxed smile the first in a while.

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[Valery Noble]

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Outfit: Casual | Wedding Ring

As soon as the doorbell rang, the door opened, and a pair of small, blue eyes looked up through locks of blonde hair. Aurra, one of the three six-year-old triplets, had seen her coming through the window and decided to greet the guest on her own. Unlike most Nobles, Aurra was gentle and seemed a little timid, as she hid behind the partially opened door. Still, she offered Ran a welcoming smile.

"Hello," she said before looking over her shoulder, "Mommy! She's here!" she called out.

Not a moment later, Valery appeared, cradling baby Yvaine in one arm. The littlest Noble was bundled up in her colorful blankets, fast asleep, and comfortably resting against her mother's chest. She wasn't always this peaceful, though — she was much calmer in her father's arms — but exceptions were made.

Especially when she was hungry.

"Ran, it's good to see you," Valery said with a warm smile, "I see you've already met Aurra." Valery used her free hand to ruffle Aurra's hair, after which the girl decided to head back inside.

"Come inside. I've prepared tea and some snacks."

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[Ran Serys]

Ran smiled wider as Aurra answered the door. "Hello there," The mirialan returned a greeting as the girl half-hid behind the door. "Thank you for calling your mummy. I really appreciate it." Ran said speaking to Aurra with a softness she reserved only for children. As Valery approached, Ran could see the similarities between mother and daughter.

"It's good to see you too, Valery!" Ran said. "I have met Aurra," She confirmed, pointing her best friendly smile at the girl as she transitioned from half-hiding behind the door to half-hiding behind Valery's leg. Ran wanted Aurra to know there was no need to hide, but she often had a hard time convincing children she was not a threat or something to be feared. She assumed it was her glowing yellow eyes. They appeared toxic and unnatural. Only once could she recall a child calling them pretty. "And who is this little one?" Ran asked about Yvaine as she crossed the threshold into Valery's home.

"Thank you for having me, Valery." Ran followed her friend into her home to engage in some tea, scones, pastries and all other manner of miniature finger foods. "Is it just us? No Kahlil? None of the older children?" Ran asked knowing they were likely away on Jedi business or training. She wagered that it was probably normal for most of the Nobles to be gone from home at any given point, although she hoped she was wrong.

"How are you, my friend?" Ran asked as she waited for the tea. "How is it balancing your family and the order?" She continued with scones crumbs on her lips, and wondering if she could ever have what Valery had.

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[Valery Noble]

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Outfit: Casual | Wedding Ring

"This sleeping angel is Yvaine, the latest addition to the Noble family." Valery smiled and gently swayed the youngest Noble from side to side to keep her comfortable. But having heard an unfamiliar voice, the girl opened her eyes and blinked at Ran with a child's curiosity. Valery paused, tilted her head, and watched as Yvaine began to smile and coo, then reached out with her chubby little hands to make grabby motions at the Mirialan.

"Oh my," Valery chuckled, "She seems to like you."

Stepping inside, Valery gestured to the couch in the living room. At the coffee table in front of it, she had a pot of tea and some pastries Kahlil had made for her.

"Kahlil, Aris, Vera, and Colette are all away," she confirmed. "It's just me, the triplets, Eryx, and Yvaine now." Still a busy house, but somehow it felt quiet without the others. She loved her big family, so even if just one of the kids was on a mission, Valery felt her home was a little empty.

"But I'm doing well!" she said happily. "Balancing all of this with being a Jedi can be hard at times, but Kahlil Noble makes it so much easier. I honestly don't know what I'd do without him." She spoke of him with nothing but love in her voice and eyes. Her husband, who had supported her through everything.

"What about you? Have the archives been keeping you busy?"

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[Ran Serys]

Ran marveled at the way Valery spoke about her family. The words were innocent enough but there was so much love behind them. To Ran, it was one of the most amazing things she’d ever been able to glimpse. Family. Family was everything to some people. She thought maybe that could be said for Valery. Ran, however, was still unsure of the definition of the word. She hadn’t had anything resembling a traditional parent growing up. She could’ve considered her fellow experiments brothers and sisters but they were all away in faroff corners of the galaxy figuring out what it meant to be free. Ran had a cousin, Amani. Amani had a family. Although Ran wasn't as close as she’d like to them through no real fault of anyone. More than anything, Ran believed the Jedi could be considered her family, but in moments spent among those with a blood relation, she sometimes doubted that belief. If that doubt was real at least she had friends. More than she had ever had before. Of that, she was grateful.

“More than busy. The work of an Archivist never ends, or so I thought.” She laughed to herself with a smile. “The other lorekeepers have forced me away. I’m to take a break from my duties as they steer the ship, so to speak.” She smiled and then sighed. Her thumbs twiddled with no duty to keep them occupied, and only a few scones left to share. Ran was always on go looking for the next task, mission, errand to be completed. “That’s why I’m here. To relax, see a friend, change my surroundings for a bit. You are the first stop.” The Knight explained as she reclined into Valery’s furniture.

The sound of giggling triplets could be heard in the next room over as Aurra had notified the others that mommy’s friend had arrived. Ran turned her head in the direction of the noise, and could see three heads poking and peeking out from around a doorway. “Do you ever feel outnumbered in your own home, Valery?” Ran joked as she turned back to Valery, sipped some tea, and palmed a pastry.

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