Cait. Gin & Takeda enroute to somewhere

[Takeda]

"That will see with how fast we get a response to the request I sent. I plan on sitting tight until I can get a meeting, if we are even allowed into system that is."

[Caitlin Windancer]

Phedra nods. Logical. Let's hope they do.

About then Cait walks back in having finally finished her call to Nick.

Hi, what did I miss?

She says as she leans against the cockpit door.

Then to Takeda.

It seems we have a request to talk to the Kuati officials from Vice Admiral Thorne of the Grays in regards to the whereabouts of their Kage. He wanted to come and pick me up on Kuat.

I told Nick to tell him not to do that. He would jeopardize our efforts in finding out anything or finding him.

[Takeda]

Takeda looks up and over to Cait as she comes into the cockpit.

Welcome back stranger... I hope you were not trying to do paperwork via coms."

As she continues about the Kage, he listens intently.

"I think we could work that in without much difficulty, seems logical for a potential customer to inquire in detail... So what exactly are the Grey Jedi? is that a sub-division of the rest of your order?"

[Caitlin Windancer]

Cait laughs at his paperwork comment.

No, I wasn't but Nick said he would save it for me. Lucky me.

Good without blowing our cover if possible.

Cait shakes her head.

No, the Grays are a separate order. Their philosophy is a bit different than that of the Jedi. They believe using both the dark and light sides of the force. They believing in balancing the two so one is not dominant over the other. That is why they call themselves gray they are neither light or dark but both.

They have been our allies off and on over the years. More on than off.
Their last Kage was a dear friend of mine. I haven't heard from her since the Yuuzhan Vong traditionalist revolt. I hope she is alright.

Cait looks worried for a moment then shakes it off.

The Jedi believe in using the light side of the Force and resisting the darkside.

[Takeda]

"Interesting, I had never known about all the other "sorts" and variations of Jedi and force users, it all tends to get lumped together"

A buzzer goes off and a series of lights light up on the controls, moments later the ship begins the process to pop out of hyperspace.

"Well it looks like we will be finding out soon enough... Welcome to Redrish, one of the gateways to Kuat"

*Continuing in Kuat Orbit*

[Caitlin Windancer]

En route from Kuat to somewhere else.


Ayu'lesh listens back and forth to Phedra and Cait as they speak... She mumbles a "fhank yov" to Phedra as she brings more.

Here eyes go a bit wide when she hears Cait cooked it.
She actually swallows her food before speaking this time.
"You cooked this?! Can I come work for you? I have no idea what I could do but if you pay me with food like this I will[/w] find something.

She nods to Gin as he introduces himself, then looking at everyone else in the room in turn before speaking:
"I'm Ayu... or Lesh, I get called both... it is actually Ayu'lesh. and no before you ask, I have no clue what it is supposed to mean." [/color]

Phedra to Ayu'lesh when she thanks Phedra. You're welcome.

Cait looking up from her examination of Gin's hand.

Yes, I did. I love to cook for friends.
Cait laughs kindly at her question.
You don't have to work for me to get me to cook for you all you have to do is ask.
Thank you for the offer though. I will keep it in mind if I need help with something. I'm sure we could find something for you to do.

When she says her name Cait and Phedra exchange a surprised glance.
Indeed? Cait says. Most interesting. How did you get that name?

Which do you prefer? I'm Caitlin by the way but everyone calls me Cait.

That is my friend Phedra.

Phedra waves hi.
Hello. Nice to meet you Ayu'lesh. She says.

[Gin Xyrin]

~grinning gin laughs as he shows cait his hand~ "whoops just like old times ain't it cait"

~looking over he grabs his datapad with his good hand at his blank datapad his mind runs through three thing what? What? WHAT?~ "frak i deleted the program when i missed the keys"

~looking over at ayu'lesh gin nods~ "Ayu that should be easy enough to remember?"

~using his free and he focuses on his gloves laying on the floor across the ship using telekinesis to drag them to him~ "so were are we goin"

"oh Ayu by the way just as a warning i am certifiably insane i'm not kidding i got certificates from like fifty shrinks and about as many mental hospitals" ~he jokes out the last part~

[Takeda]

Ayu'lesh ponders this strange group for a minute.

There is a level of tension in the air; but not only about what is said, but how they move, interact with her and each other, indicates it is anything other than a concern with gettig her and themselves away from Kuat. They had something planned here, they were here for some purpose; and yet now since she has literally stumbled into their lives, they are changing their plans. It might be to their benefit, but to hers as well.

She thinks back through her slumbering state and the piecemeal comments she caught while she hovered in that state between awake and asleep. Her feverish recollections fill in the blanks. Murza's men were closing in on her fast as her body had been pushed badly for days. She had made it to Redrish station on accident, having passed out in a cargo container she was hiding in on the Array. She had stumbled along and had no other alternative but to duck into the hanger this ship was in, and thankfully the hanger door was unlocked and the ship wide open, so she just ran in.

From there it became a lot less clear for a while, but realization dawned... The man who just told her he was insane, and that big blue thing had quite literally taken Murza's thugs apart in seconds. No asking, no hesitation, they had just done it; then this Cait healed her up, they fed her and let her rest, and so far they have asked nothing of her... Who the blast were these people? This never happens outside a holo-vid.

As she has these thoughts and looks up at the one known as Gin, she gets a bit pale and she sets her plate down on the bed.

"Any of the three is fine to call me... I have been called a lot worse"
She says sourly.

She feels the ship engines ramp up and make the transition to hyperspace. And really begins to start worrying. Now she is alone with them for real; something has to be wrong this never, ever could be her stroke of blind luck. Giving into what she feels is the inevitable... The big blue thing, what was he? part rancor? Had even said he'd give her 500 Credits. Oh hells, they are taking her to Nar Shadda to sell in one of the Hutt slave markets... or something similar. Not being able to stand it any longer she blurts out.

"Ok, the suspense is killing me, what are you people going to do with me? Sell me to the Hutts? At Kessel? Please tell me the stunted blue rancor does not have a thing for eating redheads...

If she knows the fate awaiting her, she figures it won't be so bad. She can likely get away when they make planet-fall.. Yeah that is it, and even if she can't steal anything of value, she has that lightsaber in her satchel, that will get her enough cash at a seedier port than Kuat to get her somewhere far far away and safe.

Yes! this will work, her prospects brighten some for a moment, and then her world comes crashing down around her ears when she sees her satchel laying on the foot of the bed, its contents laying on top of it, and only 2 hydro-spanners not 3.

****

Takeda comes back out of the cockpit to his room and stands in the doorway.

"Cait, you may have a problem, I got news..."

[Caitlin Windancer]

Cait laughs and shakes her head. Yes, it is Gin. I should have brought more medical supplies just for you alone. She says in a teasing tone of voice.

She cradles his hand in hers. Well you have torn the tendons and dislocated two of your fingers and you have fractured the other one.
You want me to go ahead and heal this now? Before you do something to the other one? If so I need you to hold still.

I think I'm going to have to teach you how to heal yourself so you can do it when I'm not around.

I have no idea Gin, ask Takeda when he comes back.

Cait laughs. Gin! Don't scare her like that she won't know you are joking.

Cait sensing Ayu'lesh's tension she looks up from Gin's hand in concern. She blinks at Ayu'lesh's comment.

Nothing. We aren't going to do anything with you or to you. You are free to leave at anytime you wish to go wherever you wish. Cait looks surprised at the question. And Phedra looks insulted. Why would we do that? None of us approve of slavery. And we certainly would not sell you to the Hutts or anyone else. Phedra growls at the suggestion.

Stunted blue...? Oh you mean Takeda. He is not a stunted rancor. He is a Kwa. Well if he did I would be in trouble. Cait says taking off Takeda's hat showing her readhair. The only thing he eats is regualar food like you do. And he certainly doesn't eat friends.

Especially after he rescued you from those men. He is a being of honor. His offer was sincere.

Phedra says in Sidhe. Nalyë as meldar.(You are with friends.)

When Takeda comes back in and says
"Cait, you may have a problem, I got news..."

News? What problem? What happened Takeda? She starts to get up.

[Gin Xyrin]

~gin looks at cait with puppy dog eyes in full effect~ "ah you didn't bring extra medical supplys for little ol me i feel jipped" ~he says before bursting into laughter~ "please do heal that hand i do think i will need it sooner or later, and i would love to get some tutoring on my healing all i can do right now is fix scrapes kite wasn't to indepth about my force training sure i got the skills to a degree but he was more worried about fighting without"

~looking at cait with a cocked eyebrow he chukles~ "i'm sure she has heard of worse things than someone being clinically insane so i don't think she'll scare that easy"

~still focusing on pulling his gloves to him he hears ayu'lesh comment on being called worse~ "don't worry missy i ain't gonna call you any thing but your name or an abbreviation of it"

~turning his focus to his gloves he hears her next comment and is unable to supress the rage that rips up from his very core one that is even fulled by him one that even jester fears, losing control his grip on the gloves turns them ending up being flung backward hitting one of his attache cases hard enough to leave a dent as metal hits metal, his eyes for a second flash a light shade of orangise blue and the tips of his hair turns white showing the others awakend but non-dominent state his rage flowing even into his connection~ "Don't you dare imply that any of us would sell you as a slave or sell you in general" ~his voice taking on an angry deep growl before everything resides back to normal~


~taking a few very deep breaths he continues "in fact as a person sold as a child into slavery of the perverse kind i'm rather sympathetic to the fear, but please don't say that again, oh and takeda's harmless more or less"

~looking around he glances at phedra as she speacks before looking at Ayu'lesh then back to Cait~ "i think when we reach a planet you should get her some high durablity new clothing i'll pay" ~looking back he grins~ "and i think i got a right proper weapon for ya so you can ditch the piece of wampa sheet of a shiv your carrying"

[Takeda]

Ayu'lesh looks at everyone a bit supprised, and mostly in a kind of facianted horror at Gin.

After a moment, her shoulders slump and she looks down at her mostly empty plate in her lap.

"I'm sorry, people are just not this nice in real life... or at least mine so far. Someone is always trying to get one step ahead of the next person, because if you do not someone is all too ready to do you in and take everything. Thank you all, it is just surreal experience for me, and I'm still trying to catch up. This only happens in holo-vids, and if it was you all would be telling me your some sort of happy pirates that steal only from corporate scum to give to orphans, secret agents of the Galactic Alliance, a lots prince or princess, or Jedi... Well at least that is how they usually go right?

For those that can sense it she genuinely does feel bad, and quite bewildered. When Phedra speaks to her in Sidhe, she just looks at her with an interested but otherwise curious expression.

With Gin's offer of clothing and arming her she looks positively stunned. her mouth actualy moves a few times but no sound comes out, before she catches herself and just shuts her mouth then looks back down at her plate.

Almost meekly:
"thank you."

*****

Takeda catches the resulting earfuls and does his best not both not take offense and also not to laugh. Thinking to himself "at least she has wit... oh great... a female Dweezel...*

He nods to the girl then leans down to talk with Cait, he does not whisper or go to any length to conceal the conversation, but he speaks softer than he had been.

"After we pulled out of dock some vice president of some division called, worried they were about to loose business apparently. In the conversation, he said the reason for the confusion was because your Corey Dooku attacked Kuat, between him and his fleet, they caused a lot of damage. He did not go into any further details, nor was there any mention of the ship you spoke of, but it is apparently over now and they are getting things moving again.

Oh, I had to put in a point for somewhere to get us our permission and coordinates to leave, so we are on our way to Corellia, we can always drop out and change direction to elsewhere, it is your call.

[Caitlin Windancer]

Cait laughs with Gin. Silly Gin. Nice puppy eyes. She says teasing him then more seriously.

Sure I can do that. And you learning to heal would be a good idea. Too bad Kite didn't teach you how.

She closes her eyes and concentrates her hands begin to glow with a blue-white light as she draws on the Force and allows it to flow into Gin's hand healing the torn tendons, straightening out the dislocated fingers and healing the fractured finger. When she feels the healing is complete she opens her eyes. The glow around her hands disappear.

There that should do it Gin.

How does that feel? Better?

Cait shakes her head smiling at him. That would depend on the situation.You should have probably waited until she knew you better before you told her things like that.

Cait blinks from Gin's strong reaction to Ayu'lesh's question about selling her.
Issues there Gin? I knew you hate slavery but I didn't know you felt that strongly about it.

Cait nods. I think she could use some new clothes. Maybe Phedra and I can find her something until she can buy new ones.

As to a weapon I'm sure Takeda has something around here she could use. In fact ...She looks down at the blasters she is wearing. ....she probably could have these. I don't normally need or use blasters these were just for show. She can have the vest as well. She takes the vest off and hands it to Ayu'lesh. She begins to take of the belt and blaster holsters to give them to Ayu'lesh.

Then you haven't met the right kind of people. And you're welcome. Cait and Phedra exchange amused looks at her princess and Jedi comments.

I was afraid of that when his Vice Admiral Thorne came looking for him. I had a feeling that Kuat was lying about not seeing him. The question is where is Corey now? And how do we get him back? And what became of his ship Selena? It is certainly suspicious that a rare and valuable ship such as she is disappears when visiting a shipbuilding planet that would probably love to get their hands on her.

Alright I wonder if Han is there? I haven't seen him in ages. Since he and Leia visited Luke on Yavin. If you don't mind I'm going to clean up and change back into my normal clothes unless there is some reason I need to keep wearing these things? She says softly in reply.

[Gin Xyrin]

"sweet, improving on something makes life good"

~gin holds his hand up and pulls it into a fist white knuckling it~ "feels better than ever, cait you are still a miracle worker"

~cocking his head to the side at caits idea to have waited~ "and why by should i have if she'd gonna be in this crate with us for any amount of time then a heads up is in order" ~yells over his shoulder~ "sorry Takeda for calling your ship a crate"

~standing up gin looks at cait~ "i've always had an issue with slavery as i said i was sold as a child in to ring of perversion something that should never exist"

~walking over to his personal gear he lets out a good natured laugh at Ayu'lesh's comment~ "well now i do feel like part of some bad soap ex merc turned inventor trained by the ex leader of the grey yep sounds like a really poorly written soap what do you think Cait, phedra"

~not even looking he takes a light hearted tone with cait~ "now cait when you give a weapon unless its to someone you have little concern for or are selling it to them you always give from the heart or in my case my tried and true personal arsenal" ~with a clicking sound he stands up and turns around a sheathed katana with no gaurd in its place is a finger ring in his hands~ "besides sometimes you need a weapon for when your way to close to use a blaster" ~walking over to Ayu'lesh he hands her the katana~

"now take care of this, it has lived through things most blades will never see, this single cortosis woven katana has clashed with several sabers including my good friend and teacher's, it cortosis woven so it will stand up to a saber and while its no vibro-blade its edge has be honed to a razor"

~glancing over at cait and takeda after hearing that corey was involved he groans~ "I seriously hope that it isn't the same corey i know, yo takeda where we headed" ~he shouts the last part so they can hear him as he walks over to his gloves and puts them on~

[Caitlin Windancer]

Cait smiles. You're welcome Gin. Take care of it this time alright?

She laughs at his calling the ship a crate.
Oh you are in trouble.

I can see that Gin. I'm sorry I didn't know. That is a horrible life and I wish it were abolished never to return ever.

Cait grins at his ex merc turned inventor comment. Yes, it does sound like a bad holo-vid plot.

Yes, Gin. I agree it goes without saying that applies to any freely given gift.
She hands the belt with the blasters attached to Ayu'lesh. Please take these, you may need them more than I do.
You might want to show her how to use that Gin. Cait says nodding toward the katana.

I'm afraid so Gin. The very same Corey. He became the Kage after Aeron and Volk disappeared during the traditionalist revolt on Zonama Sekot.

[Takeda]

Ayu'lesh sits in a bit of shock as the blasters are given to her, and even more so when Gin presents the sword to her.

She is struck speechless as she nods appreciation to him and then to Cait. Her mouth moves a few times and then closes no sound coming out, and her eyes get misty on her.

Nothing like this has ever happened to her obviously, and between their words and actions so far and now this, it is clear to her they mean every bit of what they have said. Aside form being thankful and grateful, what is she supposed to do? This is a whole new world for her, people have showed her kindness in the past, but never of this magnitude.

She tries to say thank you again, but it catches in her throat, she smiles to Cait and then to Gin as the tears start down her cheeks. As she feels them slide down she bites her lip embarrassed she is getting all emotional while people are handing her weapons of all things. She sniffs and brushes the tears away, of course they do not stop, but she regains enough of her voice to get out:

"Thank you, to both of you *sniff, bites lip* I would say you have no idea how much this means to me... *sniff, tear-wipe* but it is probably pretty obvious... excuse me a moment.

She slides to the edge of the bed and stands, turns and sets the katana on the bed next to the pistols, then smiles to each of them in turn and heads past T with a smile to him as well. She heads into the washroom and shuts the door.