The sleek
corvette that Chi called home cleared through system security and glided into system as the Pantoran woman watched from her comfortable control chair. Not that she did much controlling, preferring to let her
AI assistant handle most aspects of the ship.
"Scans indicate light rain over Ran Dom Kuun." The smooth tones of Ji-Ji inflexed and Chi thought back to the last time she'd gone to a business meeting and it'd been raining. Tycho had made the trip fun despite the rain and they'd come away good friends. Stretching as she stood up to go change, she wondered what the Cathar would be like. She'd met a few, but never set foot in their home and was sure that holos wouldn't do it justice.
As the ship circled the magnificent tree to come in for its landing at the designated pad, Chi finished tucking a simple gray shirt into the high-waisted black trousers she'd worn. Mindful of the likely terrain in a tree and the rain, she'd chosen to be practical rather than formal. Heeled riding boots and a white waterproof cape with gold fringe and trim that complimented the rest of her outfit and usual jewelry made her fashionable again. She'd just finished settling the draped cape around her shoulders in the entryway when the ship touched down.
"We've landed Chi. Scopes show one person awaiting you. Public and private records show her as Jonyna Si, Jedi and founder of Si Tech. You've left the boss herself standing in the rain." Humor injected into his tone for the last part as he teased her before dropping the ramp.
Leaving her sheltering hood down her back, Chi approached the Cathar woman with a smile on her face.
"Jonyna, it was so nice of you to come greet me in person!" She reached her hands out in greeting as she looked up to the other woman. Jonyna had the better part of a foot on her and it showed even with the short heels of Chi's boots.
Jonyna Si