Private The skyhopper

[Quain Pluvinage]

With a sigh, Quain stepped onto the small shuttle. It was one of the smaller commercial ones with tightly packed seats, bad air and poor service. The lawyer would never have chosen to travel this way himself as he was used to the comforts of more luxurious ways of travel - either by a pricey starliner, or in his own ship. Whether the administrative staff had messed up or if they were making budget cuts, he did not know. All that mattered now was that he had to get through the flight with his sanity intact. Fortunately, he had not seen any children by the gate. Having paid a few extra credits, the Deputy got to board the vessel earlier - it was always a good option, seeing as it would ensure that there would be enough space to place his hand carry above the seat instead of risking having to keep it in his lap.

Peacefully, he showed the staff the ticket before strolling in onto the ship. Once having arrived by his seat, Quain claimed the luggage slot right above it before sitting down. In his isle position, he glanced over to the seat next to him - it was by the window and, of course, just as tight as his own seat was. While it wasn't always a boon, he did feel rather good about his thin shape as it would give him more room and make for a slightly more comfortable trip. If everything went his way, there might not even be someone to occupy the seat next to him. A sudden illness or an emergency - there were a plethora of things which could cause someone not to show up.

With a hint of hopefulness, the lawyer looked out over the entrance, scanning the ones who were just now entering the ship. The small shuttle wouldn't take that many people with a rough estimate being perhaps a bit lower than 50 passengers. It wouldn't take long before he found out whether he would be sitting alone or not. Figuring that he might as well do it while he could, Quain lowered the armrest between his seat and the window seat and placed his arm onto it. While he had no intentions of starting a tug-of-war over it, he did like the idea of having somewhere to rest his arm whilst reading.

Koudelka

 

[Koudelka]

Due to an unexpected turn of events Kitara had to make a sudden change of plans and was forced to take a shuttle instead of her own ship. Unfortunately she was not on the passenger manifesto and she had to improvise. The ticket agent refused to let her on, and she had no quarrels of using a subtle force choke to get her way.” I will be boarding this shuttle either way” As the man dangled lifeless mid air tossing him aside Kitara then looked to his associate who than booked her ticket. She could have paid but decided to relieve him of his duties and allowed him to pass from this life to the next.

Once aboard she felt something far off as though somethings were at work aboard the shuttle and prepared herself as she proceeded to her allotted seat. Since she was an after thought aboard the ship, what ever was going to happen next, Kitara was completely unexpected. She found her seat quite easily, next to thw window, which she wasn't pleased about, with her size alone prevented her from finding any comfort sitting next a window.
Her first thought was if he tried anything she could easily snap his thin form, Kitara clearly out weighed him. She was used to the looks the other passengers gave her. Kitara was 5’3 and heavily muscled, sitting beside the passenger she eyed him cautiously seeing how he would react to the muscular blonde sitting next to him.

She just had her hair done, and a brand new wardrobe, on this particular occasion she wore a tight fitted skirt underneath her sith robes. Her knee high boots were followed with a six inch heel sitting cross-legged. He double-bladed saber unfortunately was apprehended and stored in the weapons vault.Its not very often a sith travels without their sabre and Kitara felt naked without it. Her top priorityy was to retrieve it.

@ Quain Pluvinage

 

[Quain Pluvinage]

Watching those who was potentially going to sit next to him was like sitting on a rollercoaster. Some looked quiet, civil and of a not-too-large size, others were coughing, smelly or larger in size. Realising that there wasn't much point in watching each and every person who got onto the plane, the lawyer allowed his gaze to venture towards the window where it would linger as he watched the busy shuttle bay outside. Fastening his seat belt, Quain brought out his book and started reading. After a few pages, he noticed peripherally that someone had stopped by his seat. He soon realised that this would probably be his company for the next few hours. His hands went to his seat belt as he wanted to get up for them, but the woman was quick to start squeezing in. People often felt like they could just swoosh past him, and this woman was no different.

It was only as she squeezed past him that he realised how large she was. While her robes made it hard to tell what kind of large it was, the deputy was now convinced that it would be a less pleasant trip and as she sat down, obviously lacking in space, he felt how his arm was pushed off of the armrest. He looked down at her arm, much larger than his own, and saw how it now occupied the armrest that had been his just a few minutes ago. Whether it had been intentional or not, he did not know; but one thing was for sure, he wasn't taking it back. Even after having surrendered the armrest to her did he feel her arm brushing up against his, causing him to hop out towards the isle a bit more in order to give her a bit more space.

Sending her an awkward smile, he spoke "Crammed seats, eh?" he said. Realising that what he said could easily be misinterpreted, he quickly started rubbing his knees which had been pushed against the seat in front of him for some time. Soon, the shuttle took off. Quain looked down at her as a friendly smile formed on his lips. Stretching out a hand for her to shake, he introduced himself "Quain"

Koudelka

 

[Koudelka]

Kitara merely smirked while she gauged that her presence made him feel uncomfortable. The sith didn’t make it any easier, simply brushing his arm aside taking over the arm rest. Kitara took pleasure watching those much smaller than her become restless and fidgety much to the same as Quain’s reaction when he hoped aside as her arm brushed against his.But her robes concealed the true size of her.

Kitara glared when he spoke before responding”You look as snug as a bug in a rug” Her comment intending to reflect his size compared to hers as she interpreted his previous statement.Shifting she put her back in the corner so when she faced him she could look right at Quain. He was awfully polite to her tastes offering his hand for an open introduction.She returned the gesture”Kitara”Giving him a tight squeeze before the shuttle departed .

 

[Quain Pluvinage]

Did she just insult him? Quain looked at her for a bit, eyebrows raised in surprise. "Sorry" he said, somewhat absentmindedly, not at all having expected for her to be rude. When she sifted to face him, his eyes quickly darted from one of her shoulders to the other, noting how wide she seemed - no wonder that she was even intruding on his seat.

Pain coursed through his hand as she squeezed it hard during the handshake. A pained smile, trying not to be impolite forced on his face as he whimpered a "Pleasure to meet you" whilst still stuck in her grasp. Thankfully, she let go shortly as the shuttle departed. Letting out a small sight of relief, he put his hand on the book, still feeling the pain from their interaction. For a moment, he wondered if something inside had broken but decided to just leave it be for a bit and hope it got better.

Glancing over her form and realising that she could make the trip very unpleasant for him - even having shown a tendency to do that so far, he decided to try to get on her good side and started scooch over to the edge of his seat towards the isle, leaving almost half of it empty. He considered going so far as to fold up the armrest between them for her but decided against it. If she wanted the space, she could grab it herself - besides, he doubted that he could even make her arm which rested upon it budge. "It will be a long trip" he said, giving her a friendly smile whilst hinting at her possibilities of having it be slightly more comfortable compared to if he had been less cooperative. With that, he opened his book with his good hand. If nothing else happened, he would return to his reading which frankly felt much safer than interacting with Kitara.

Koudelka

 

[Koudelka]

Kitara watched him intently, his mannerisms, how he tried to hide the pain he was feeling in his right hand, how he opened his book with his off hand. In his voice that she did in fact hurt him giving way for should she need the space. Lifting the arm rest, she was able to give her legs a little more room.

“I am assure you nothing is broken” She spoke wryly. When his gaze eyed her, before returning to his book. The thought did cross her mind about snatching the book from his fingers by manipulating the force to bring it to her. The thought faded once the shuttle entered hyperspace.

“Perhaps, but we might as well make the best of it, since we are sharing the same row” She sat motionless, she new her presence alone may have intimated him, probably her size alone had something to do with it and she took pride in the way she looked, and did everything but hide it.”Tell me what is it that you do?”She asked.A stewardness came over wondering why Quain was half out of his seat. That’s when she saw Kitara and her suspicions were made complete, and she had no idea Kitara penetrated her mind with the the force. The lady did not have any understanding that Kitara was controlling her mind. You will give us everything we need, Either of us shall ask and you will freely give it to us” Upon releasing her the Stewardess asked” You may have anything you want. What can I bring you?

Quain Pluvinage

 

[Quain Pluvinage]

His eyes quickly glanced over to his leg as she raised the armrest and and relaxed, letting her legs spread out in a more comfortable position. If he hadn't been so afraid of being crushed, he would probably have found it rather comical how much larger she was compared to him. But now, she just sat squeezed between the armrest of his chair on one end and her on the other, trying to act somewhat normally with his book. He looked at her with uncertain eyes "Thank you" his voice was a little nervous and a slight, barely noticeable tremble could be heard in his voice. Soon, he returned to his reading - it was much harder in his current position.

Looking up from the book upon hearing her voice, Quain put a bookmark where he had stopped before shutting the book close. "Yes, might as well" he said followed by a nervous chuckle. "I look at contracts and advice people" the reply came naturally as explaining his profession was something the deputy had had to do on several occasions. It was not long before a stewardess stopped by, undoubtedly having seen that he had given up a large portion of his seat to her. Utter confusion struck him as the stewardess didn't do anything about his situation and just offered some compensation to both of them. Shaking his head in disappointment, he let out a low "No"

"Do you usually travel like... like this?" he asked, looking down at them whilst thinking about how squashed he felt. Her sitting next to him must have been like a gift from above as he couldn't imagine anyone else giving up so much space so freely. Especially not among the few people who were slim enough to do so. After a bit, some commotion could be heard from up front, but it quickly blended in with the background noise, resulting in him not thinking much of it. "And what about you? I mean, I can guess, but do you do something else too?" he asked, trying to hide his fear behind friendliness.

Koudelka

 

[Koudelka]

Kitara sat motionless while her new found friend sat in fear beside her. Smirking he had every right to be afraid of her. Kitara was enjoying every moment of his fear when he had asked her a very simple question. The overwhelming muscular blonde responded with a question of her own.

“What is it you think I do" Smirking she added “No my little friend I do not usually travel by this way of transport"

Her attention for a brief moment was drawn to the commotion further up the aisle, but dismissed it for the time being while it was lost in common conversation amongst the other passengers. Kitara’s gaze returned to counterpart and wondered to herself how one could be so thin, then again she had a different view and took pride in her appearance- coming to the conclusion he had done the same.
Quains had yet to witness the size difference between the two, if Kitara wasn’t wearing her sith robes Quains would no doubtly would see first hand how muscular she truly was and his fear alone gave her pleasure taking advantage of the space he freely gave to her. She could now sit cross-legged more comfortably wondering if he actually knew who she was, If she only had her light saber only then would he fully understand she was a sith.

Quain Pluvinage