it was the silence underneath the stars

[democratically]

Who: Padmé + various
What: Catch-all event + various prompts
When: March
Where: Various locations
Content Warnings: Will update as needed.

PROMPT 1: JUNGLE LEVEL : OPEN

PROMPT 2: CATACOMBS LEVEL : OPEN

PROMPT 3: BLOOD DETOX : OPEN

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[demonicbeauty]

It was hard to miss the smiles they were trying so hard to hide. But Ariadne understood. She'd had to grow up far faster than she would have liked, but she was still young. And still very much the rebel. In plenty of ways.

"Tell me more about your home," she said, deciding it was better to talk than to think about what was waiting to chew on them below. "I've heard a lot about some of the...what's the world? Some of the planets in your universe. But I don't think I know much of yours."

Meanwhile, she wrapped the vine around her shoulder once. Twice. Three times. And when she felt she had a good grip, she started to tightrope walk out along her branch, as far as she dared before she felt the weight might be too much. Then she jumped. Gracefully, she arced through the air and landed neatly in a squat in the branches of a neighboring tree.

[democratically]

Wrangling a bunch of girls... True, overall they had not been too rowdy of a group, but they had still gotten into trouble now and then. They had been a tight knit bunch though and Padmé would always appreciate those relationships that she had forged.

"About Naboo?" Padmé asked, even as she looked around for any more vines. There were none within easy reach of where she was at the moment. With Sabé on alert and Ariadne working on the vines, Padmé hummed. "It's a beautiful planet, bountiful in resources. Plenty of water in lakes, rivers, and falls. Lush fields and pastoral areas. We share it with Gungans, who are an amphibious sentient species."

She paused, trying to fathom what Ariadne was doing, until she leaped across.

[decoyqueen]

Sabé did feel a little bad that she didn't talk about Naboo much... before Padmé arrived the planet reminded her too much of what she'd lost- and now with Padmé here, it was still difficult to reminisce... but she never really felt the need to talk about home with anyone but Padmé.

She glanced up to watch what Ariadne was doing as Padmé explained what Naboo is like... and while she tried not to, it was too easy to worry and hope that their planet would stay the same under the new rule of the Empire.

"The Naboo focus a lot of their time and energy on the arts and creating things. There are several conservatories for artists and musicians to attend."

[demonicbeauty]

Holding her arms out for balance, Ariadne quickly made her way to the trunk of the second tree. She unlooped the vine and started to wrap it around the trunk, pulling it taut so it formed a firm line. Once she was satisfied, she started to work on a complicated knot that she felt would hold with the slippery vine's surface.

"The arts and creating things?" she said. "That sounds like a paradise. I can't imagine anything like it back home. Of course, the arts--especially music--are important, but we've always been so wrapped up in war...it's hard to focus on the things that bring us joy."

Dropping down to her hands and knees, she crawled back along the branch, holding a hand out. "Toss me your vine."

[democratically]

Padmé had no such qualms, but there were also aspects of what was to come that she wasn't informed of. Some hints about things when she had first arrived, and one day she likely might seek out Ariadne for further clarification, but today was hardly the time. In the grand scheme of things, it didn't see to matter overly to her at the moment.

"War has touched our planet now and then over the years." A slight reserve to her voice, as it was easy enough to recall how Naboo had suffered through the Trade Federation's attempt. Even the war in the galaxy right now had not left Naboo unscathed, but thankfully they were not the centre of it and weren't bearing the brunt. "But not to the extend that I would call it wrapped up in it."

Which was something that Padmé hoped Ariadne's planet would break free from. War only benefited those who sought to profit on it. But, leaning to brace herself, Padmé tossed the vine towards her. "Here."