Son of Triam
"He went looking for her, and found her before I did. He didn't live long after that. And not much was left recognizable, no doubt because he was too stubborn to die otherwise."
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Private This is Our Beginning Coming to an End [Daiya]
Nowhere to Run
Daiya closes her mouth, and chews thoughtfully. She's unusually quiet for a moment.
"That sucks. The way you found him, I guess. I always wished someone would do that for me, you know? Rescue me, fight for me." Her mind drifts back to the incident with the doppelgängers, and how that all shook out between herself and Tawrrowaldr.
"Your mom was lucky she had him. You, too."
"That sucks. The way you found him, I guess. I always wished someone would do that for me, you know? Rescue me, fight for me." Her mind drifts back to the incident with the doppelgängers, and how that all shook out between herself and Tawrrowaldr.
"Your mom was lucky she had him. You, too."
Son of Triam
"Yeah, we were, I guess."
He contemplates over a sip.
"You always seemed like you were protecting others. I admired that about you, and I guess I didn't know you needed saving. Do you... still need saving?"
He contemplates over a sip.
"You always seemed like you were protecting others. I admired that about you, and I guess I didn't know you needed saving. Do you... still need saving?"
Nowhere to Run
"I'm poor as chit, and I live on Denon, what do you think?"
She stuffs another bite of the meal into her mouth, welcoming the acrid tastes this time as she chews and swallows. Having some of the bitterness of the food in her consciousness helps temper Daiya's words some more.
"A lot of jobs won't give girls a fair shot. I'm just weak and helpless to them, not a good shot or a reliable infiltrator. I don't have a mask to hide my identity, and I'm not a pilot. So yeah, I fething protect others because I hate getting treated like I'm worthless, too."
She stuffs another bite of the meal into her mouth, welcoming the acrid tastes this time as she chews and swallows. Having some of the bitterness of the food in her consciousness helps temper Daiya's words some more.
"A lot of jobs won't give girls a fair shot. I'm just weak and helpless to them, not a good shot or a reliable infiltrator. I don't have a mask to hide my identity, and I'm not a pilot. So yeah, I fething protect others because I hate getting treated like I'm worthless, too."
Son of Triam
"You aren't worthless to me, if that gives you any comfort."
Nowhere to Run
Daiya looks up at Cassus, as if realizing something for the first time. It's a silent acknowledgement, but her expression changes into something warmer.
"Thanks." She smirks, then grins in his direction. "Nice to know you have a heart, Pool Boy."
"Thanks." She smirks, then grins in his direction. "Nice to know you have a heart, Pool Boy."
Son of Triam
"Yeah well, not everyone needs to know."
Cassus chuckles once and looks into his bowl almost sheepishly, and takes one last bite. He didn't mean to laugh but it felt comfortable.
Cassus chuckles once and looks into his bowl almost sheepishly, and takes one last bite. He didn't mean to laugh but it felt comfortable.
Nowhere to Run
Daiya takes another bite, but her bowl is only half empty.
"Dealing in secrets is half my business, you know. Keeping them is pricey."
She pushes her bowl towards the middle of the table, clearly done. Then Daiya leans toward Cassus on her elbows. "Whatcha got in currency?"
"Dealing in secrets is half my business, you know. Keeping them is pricey."
She pushes her bowl towards the middle of the table, clearly done. Then Daiya leans toward Cassus on her elbows. "Whatcha got in currency?"
Son of Triam
"What, a hearty meal isn't enough?"
He laughs
He laughs
Nowhere to Run
"Yeah, okay. Whatever." She scoffs as she stands up, grabbing her bowl. "Anakin's probably going to get here soon..."
Son of Triam
Cassus nods, and begins clearing the dishes. He felt better having talked to Daiya, but wasn't sure he was satisfied with the resolution. He let the silence build up as he started washing again to get rid of any residual stink.
Nowhere to Run
Daiya gets close to Cassus, using his shoulders to pull herself up to his eye level, and then leans in to kiss him. She lingers on his lips for a few moments longer than anything friendly, then pulls back and steps down, not meeting his eyes.
"Look, you're saying all this stuff about caring about me, and making food for me, and it's like you see me as family now. Well, I'm chit at the family stuff, so I wanted to see how it would work the other way."
"Look, you're saying all this stuff about caring about me, and making food for me, and it's like you see me as family now. Well, I'm chit at the family stuff, so I wanted to see how it would work the other way."
Son of Triam
Cassus' poor brain cross-wired the moment their lips came into contact and all thoughts seemed to escape him as the contact lingered, sparks dancing in his head. The rest of his body seemed paralyzed by electrocution, and it was as if time skipped across the event. When she withdrew, he wasn't positive if he kissed back at all... or if it was appropriate, or how he felt about it. It just happened and he wasn't sure how it was supposed to be processed.
"I wasn't expecting that."
It occurred to him that wasn't a very romantic thing to say, probably? Was that what he was going for? What was he going for?
"Sorry, shouldn't have said that. I think?"
He tried to think of something nice to say.
"So um, you do care about me?"
"I wasn't expecting that."
It occurred to him that wasn't a very romantic thing to say, probably? Was that what he was going for? What was he going for?
"Sorry, shouldn't have said that. I think?"
He tried to think of something nice to say.
"So um, you do care about me?"
Nowhere to Run
"What?!"
She looks back at him, searching his face. Her expression softened and her lips draw into a thin line.
"No, I...I mean, I don't know. I wanted to see if I liked you that way, I guess." Daiya's mind ran, trying to figure out if that was true or not. If she was only curious, or if there had been something more behind her kiss. She buries her face in her hands.
"Oh my stars, I'm an idiot. You did something nice and now I ruined it."
She looks back at him, searching his face. Her expression softened and her lips draw into a thin line.
"No, I...I mean, I don't know. I wanted to see if I liked you that way, I guess." Daiya's mind ran, trying to figure out if that was true or not. If she was only curious, or if there had been something more behind her kiss. She buries her face in her hands.
"Oh my stars, I'm an idiot. You did something nice and now I ruined it."
Son of Triam
Crap
"Nothing's ruined."
He was thinking about what to do but felt himself approaching her with his arms.
"It was nice, too."
He would embrace her if she let him, back off, and sit across from her if she didn't. There weren't any thoughts.
"I don't have any experience with this, I was just doing what I know. Family is complicated, and so is that other stuff. I've never done any of that."
He's never hugged anyone that wasn't his mother or uncle, and rarely even then. Too serious for his own good. He wished he had hugged them more.
"Nothing's ruined."
He was thinking about what to do but felt himself approaching her with his arms.
"It was nice, too."
He would embrace her if she let him, back off, and sit across from her if she didn't. There weren't any thoughts.
"I don't have any experience with this, I was just doing what I know. Family is complicated, and so is that other stuff. I've never done any of that."
He's never hugged anyone that wasn't his mother or uncle, and rarely even then. Too serious for his own good. He wished he had hugged them more.
Nowhere to Run
Daiya lets Cassus' arms envelop her, pressing her body into his as her arms drift around to his back. It's been a long time since anyone hugged her this deeply, and her eyes grow damp with the thought. She buries her head into his chest, breathing his scent deeply and trying not to think about it.
"Can we just skip the family part? You're gonna make me cry." Her voice is shaky now, and she swallows over a lump in her throat and looks up at Cassus.
"Look, the kiss was —we can forget about that if you want, and just try being friends for now."
"Can we just skip the family part? You're gonna make me cry." Her voice is shaky now, and she swallows over a lump in her throat and looks up at Cassus.
"Look, the kiss was —we can forget about that if you want, and just try being friends for now."
Son of Triam
Cassus swallowed a bit as he held Daiya tightly and considered her words. She felt so small to him, and warm.
"I won't forget it."
He said it quickly, without hesitance. Then thought better of it.
"But I won't say anything unless you want me to. I'll be whatever you need me to be."
The embrace would end whenever Daiya decided to leave it
"I won't forget it."
He said it quickly, without hesitance. Then thought better of it.
"But I won't say anything unless you want me to. I'll be whatever you need me to be."
The embrace would end whenever Daiya decided to leave it
Nowhere to Run
She doesn't really know what she needs. For a moment, it's just nice to melt into someone's arms and think of nothing. Then Daiya pulls back, blinking her eyes and shaking her head to clear the air. She's gotten so close, so vulnerable...how did that happen? Her head is whirling and her stomach is doing flip-flops, and she can't figure out if she's going to cry or be sick.
"What I need is to not be a mess when Anakin gets here." She glances at the chronometer, surprised by the time it displays. "How late is Bird Man gonna be, anyway?"
Daiya lets out a nervous giggle, looking back at Cassus.
"Let's do friends, Cassus. I can't handle this much weird when we're gonna try to chase a Corpo, yaknow?" She smirks. "And we need your big head in the game here, not your little one."
"What I need is to not be a mess when Anakin gets here." She glances at the chronometer, surprised by the time it displays. "How late is Bird Man gonna be, anyway?"
Daiya lets out a nervous giggle, looking back at Cassus.
"Let's do friends, Cassus. I can't handle this much weird when we're gonna try to chase a Corpo, yaknow?" She smirks. "And we need your big head in the game here, not your little one."
Son of Triam
There was a comfortable silence between them until they amicably parted
"Ah right,"
He sheepishly scratched the back of his head.
"I'll see where he's at."
Carefully, he doesn't ask where Anakin is, but that he can come now.
"Hey now, I'm not like that."
He protested, but appreciated the humor, and smiled as well.
"Ah right,"
He sheepishly scratched the back of his head.
"I'll see where he's at."
Carefully, he doesn't ask where Anakin is, but that he can come now.
"Hey now, I'm not like that."
He protested, but appreciated the humor, and smiled as well.
Nowhere to Run
Daiya scoffs and rolls her eyes at him.
"Tell Anakin I get his share if he doesn't show!"
"Tell Anakin I get his share if he doesn't show!"