February Catch-all

[decoyqueen]

Who: Sabé & OPEN
What: Arrival shenanigans + Catch all for February event
When: All of February
Where: A few different places

Content Warnings: grief and all that comes with it, will update with more as it becomes relevant

Comments

Wandering aimlessly | wherever you want to bump into her | ota

[decoyqueen]

Sabé's never been outgoing. She's never had the need to be- her job since she was 14 has always been to hide in the shadows. Sure, when she was on her own on various missions she'd do what she had to to get the job done, but there was always a directive. Padmé had been her guiding light and without her, it was so easy to feel lost. Her hands had never felt as restless- useless- as they do now.

The mourning gown set she wore seemed impossibly heavy as she made her way through the foreign streets, hood up to keep attention away from her. There was the small, saving grace that it was cold here and at least her gown was warm... well, warmer than the garment that came with the red bag that held her belongings.

All she really wants right now is to get a lay of the land, so to speak. She can be found in several of the districts, watching people to see how to use the lamp locations to travel and keeping a close eye on the vibe of each district. She'd need shelter soon, but she needs a drink or twenty first.

Even with as careful as she tries to be, something inevitably distracts her and she bumps into someone hard enough to shift her hood back just enough to keep her face from being obscured.

"Sorry-" the apology is quick as she steps back, hoping that her eyes or cheeks aren't too red from the random waves of crying she's been dealing with since arriving. If she'd been back home, she could have easily distracted herself... she'd been planning on it, wanting to get to the bottom of her friend's death. Here she could only wander aimlessly, remain unassuming, and allow those she meets to underestimate her.

"I should've been paying closer attention to where I was walking."

[ezra_of_lothal]

Ezra, empath that he is, really has no excuse for nearly plowing into someone. Aside from being lost in his own thoughts, which makes sensing anything outside of his own head harder.

"Sorry, sorry," he says, immediately too, and then does a small, but probably noticeable double-take. He's already made the mistake of calling Ariadne Padme, so he just quickly reaches a little through the Force to try to get the general shape of this person's presence.

Not Ariadne. Not Padme, either, he's confident. After living about half a year in the same complex of buildings, he know her presence pretty well.

"Hey are you ok?" he asks, brow furrowed.

[decoyqueen]

The double-take is noted- and try as she might to just smile and wave it off, there's something about that which gives her pause as well. Sabé's brow furrows just a bit and she shakes her head as she pulls her robes closer to herself. There could be an advantage to answering that question somewhat truthfully- just enough to be underestimated, but not enough to actually share any real information. So she takes a deep breath and offers a shaky half smile.

"It's nothing- I'm just a little overwhelmed," she answers briefly, which wasn't really a lie. Everything about this place is overwhelming... it's just not a problem for her.

[ezra_of_lothal]

"I've only been here a month or so, but if there's anything I can do to help, I'm happy to," he offers.

[decoyqueen]

"But you don't even know me." She looks a little surprised at the offer and holds onto that half smile. They had literally run into each other maybe a minute ago.

It's not that she wouldn't also offer her help to someone overwhelmed and new somewhere, but she certainly wouldn't offer it so quickly... and that's on her overwhelming distrust of people.

[ezra_of_lothal]

He looks a little taken aback, too, at that response.

"I don't believe," he says, slowly, after a second or so, "That compassion should be reserved for people we know personally. That's not what my parents or my adoptive family taught me."

[decoyqueen]

"I'm sorry, I didn't mean it quite like that..."

To be perfectly fair, she's not entirely sure how she meant it. She's held compassion for many that she hasn't known- but perhaps with recent events back home she's already closed in on herself more.

"I don't want to impose on your kindness- but I also don't even know what kind of help to ask for."

Chocolatier Event Prompt

[decoyqueen]

It's still all so strange. She hasn't had an easy time settling in- at least in the galaxy she knew, she could find intel before being thrust into a situation. Here? Sabé had to wing it- and her usual partner in crime wasn't here to wing anything with her. (That being said, she would never admit to Tonra that she missed him and his company should he ever show up.)

The creature offering chocolate would have been one Sabé would have normally avoided- but she felt drawn to them in a way that was hard for her to resist. Nothing about this in the time she encountered them gave her the desire to flee- and with as distraught as she remained here, she was more than happy to indulge in a larger selection of the sweets than she might have otherwise.

a. When the Naboo spy indulged in the white chocolate variety she didn't expect to feel just a little more open to meeting people... or rather, the first person she saw after swallowing the treat. She still didn't feel like smiling, but perhaps she looked just a little less surly than she had merely moments before.

"Have you tried these yet?" A pause before she adds: "Would you like one?"


b. The flavor that was, perhaps, the most irresistible to her, however, was the strawberry. The scent reminded her of the fresh berries from back home and the delicacies she and the other girls would enjoy when it was just them and Padmé.

Sabé was always careful to guard her emotions, something she had to be disciplined in since she started to work for Padmé. Unfortunately, this flavor of chocolate had something else in mind for her- but one that she wouldn't notice without prompt as she was still too wrapped up in her own thoughts to really pay much attention elsewhere. She'd found somewhere relatively quiet to escape to, though she hadn't paid any attention to where it was exactly- and though she seemed to just be mindlessly scrolling through the device in her hands, there was a strong blue aura radiating from around her.

A.

[lightthedarkness]

Usagi adjusted her shopping bag with all of her new craft supplies for a project she was making. Since she couldn't trusted with making food, Usagi, instead would go with what she was okay at. She blinked when someone was suddenly in front of her.

Oh. WOW. She was GORGEOUS. Give her a second to get over that, Sabé.

Usagi blinked, stunned for a moment and then shaking her head, a pink blush still on her cheeks.

"Um what, sorry?" She looked at what was being offered to her. "Ooh!" chocolate! She was being offered chocolate by a REALLY pretty girl. "I would love one, thank you! I haven't had any yet, no."

[decoyqueen]

"Sorry! I didn't mean to startle you."

It's not generally her style to immediately launch into a conversation with someone- and that's really what she first notices. That being said, she also can't find it in herself to really care that she's being more outgoing than usual now.

The reaction from the younger woman, however, did make her smile a little more as she laughed and held out the box. "Please- I have way too many and not much of a sweet tooth."

[lightthedarkness]

"Ah, well, then it's like we were destined to meet, cause I have a black hole for a stomach AND a massive sweet tooth!" she grinned at Sabé. "What flavor would you recommend?"

[decoyqueen]

"I actually haven't tried much- I had a bit of the white chocolate just now."

Sabé trailed off thoughtfully, trying to remember the other flavors she'd received.

"I'd say you have a few options: close your eyes and grab one, pick the first one that catches your eye, or.... go with the white chocolate as well?"

[lightthedarkness]

"Well, before I reach in, nothing is... carrot flavored is it?" Usagi tried to peak into the bag. "Because I can't STAND carrots."

It's... it's a long story. "Because if there are, I'll just go the white chocolate route, but if it isn't, then sure, let's do random!"

B

[survivalthroughhate]

Maul looked like a Zabrak for the most part right now....except for the fact he had a pair of furry cat ears and a long tail trailing behind him at the moment. This was fairly obvious and he wasn't going to point it out unless the other person did first. It had happened due to eating a peanut butter chocolate but Maul wasn't worried. Things in Trench tended to be temporary unless it was something as extreme as losing a limb.

When he saw the blue glow out of the corner of his eye, he thought it might just be the sign outside a business until he turned for a proper look and found to his surprise it was coming from a woman instead. He came a little closer, his curiosity growing, as shown by his cat ears twitching forward.

"Are you a new Sleeper?" He asked.

[decoyqueen]

She'll later scold herself for not being more mindful of her surroundings as the question startled her more than she'd care to admit. Sabé glanced up from the device and did her best to keep her face as neutral as possible- despite the fact that she was certain this man was a Zabrak (the ears and tail do give her pause)... and not only that, but he looked very much like the Sith that had murdered Master Jinn in Theed all those years ago.

Hyper-aware of where her blaster was should she need it, she simply nodded her head once before answering him.

"I am... is it pretty obvious?"

[survivalthroughhate]

"Considering you likely have this place messing with you in some way to explain this--" He gestured vaguely at the glow surrounding her. "--It is to one who has been experiencing Pthumerians as long as I have." Maul had long since learned that the pseudo-gods seemed to enjoy messing with their subjects far too much for his liking.

As Sabé took her measure of him, so he did of her. With unblinking eyes, he looked at her closely. She looked familiar in a way Maul couldn't put his finger on. Granted, after a certain point, all humans started blending together in his mind and looking alike, but this was different. He was certain he hadn't seen her before. Instead, it was more like maybe he'd seen her sister somewhere in the city, someone who closely resembled her.

He holds onto that thought for a moment before letting it sift to the back of his mind. He'll figure it out sooner or later.

[decoyqueen]

The glow. Sabé managed to tear her gaze away from him and down at herself, noting the blue light surrounding herself. She didn't necessarily like not having eyes on him, but it was equally distressing to see her grief on display this way (that was the only answer she could find for the color surrounding her- it was the color she felt, if she had to put a name to it). Not only that, but now the scent of millaflowers seemed to be accompanying it.

She warily glanced back up at him, careful to keep her expression as neutral as possible. "And how long have you been here?"

[survivalthroughhate]

Maul watched Sabé closely as the blue color remained consistent. Clearly, the color meant something was going on with the woman but he couldn't figure out what. He recognized the flowery scent that suddenly began to permeate the air on an instinctual level but no direct memories correlated with it. It reminded him, bizarrely enough, of his master but he couldn't quite remember why that would be. It wasn't as if there was anything kind and soft in Palpatine that could be associated with such a thing. He paused for a moment as he tried to figure it all out but eventually he just dismissed the thoughts. He'd figure it out eventually.

"In this town alone? Six months. But I was in the previous town many Sleepers were in called Deerington for over a year and a half as well, so in total it has been almost two years of being in places run by Pthumerians," Maul explained. Two years of traveling through Deerington and Trench both, being affected by all that happened in those places full of horror.

wildcard!!

[decoyqueen]

[ Have a different idea? Let's do it! Doesn't have to be event related at all since she just arrived. She's honestly trying to find the best place to just get super drunk and forget about the mess that is her life back home.

Event wise: she has milk chocolate, dark chocolate, caramel, cherry, and coffee flavors of the chocolates. I'm super down for shenanigans.

Prefer brackets? I can match that style no problem. DM or hmu at swankified on plurk if you want to plot something else out specifically. ]

Closed to Obi-Wan

[decoyqueen]

[ Given that Sabé actually asked where to find the Achelliac instead of winging it, it didn't take her long to figure out how to get there. So, with a full day to spare, she instead continued to explore this strange place... and returned at the given time Obi-Wan had suggested.

Assuming that he meant to meet in the bar, she made her way there- pointedly ignoring the looks she received. She was but one woman who hardly had her eyes set on any of the men here, they would grow tired of staring at her when she paid them no mind.

The only problem she's currently having is trying to decide what drink to order as she stands at the bar, reading over their menu. ]

[jedies]

[ it doesn't take long to spot her. obi-wan approaches her with a warm smile. ]

Having trouble?

[decoyqueen]

I'm about to just close my eyes, point at something, and hope it's strong.

[ She muses before she looks up at him. She still doesn't feel much like smiling, but knowing that he's ok here does put her at more ease than she had been before. ]

[jedies]

I do miss Corellian wine sometimes.

[ he takes the seat next to her. ]

But you might like vodka.

[decoyqueen]

I'm missing it already and I've only just arrived here.

[ She lowers her hood as he sits next to her and orders one of the vodka drinks from the bartender. ]

Fair warning: if I don't, you might not hear the end of it for a while.

[jedies]

That's all right. I've handled worse.