A deer in headlights

[Eithni Vala Stark]

Taris ~ 1 pm local time​

Eithni's first time visiting a big city and... bloody hell it was loud, noisy, dirty but also clean at the same time. Wearing her usual togs, the Nightsister walked in the upper part of the city, looking at all the lights and signs all around her. It was very aweful to her and she had no idea how it all worked. They had nothing like this on Dathomir and the closest to another clan could easily take a day, just to see other people than the ones from your own clan.

Eithni got quite a large among of glances and looks from the passersby, but rather than notice the stares, she just continued walking completely oblivious to other people. She stopped by a droid shop as the metal men caught her attention. The platinum-haired girl, only 17-years of age, kneeled down to look at the small astromechs. "These things are weird" commented the young girl, poking the droid with an index finger.

The droid neither beeped in return or moved which struck the Nightsister as odd. She has seen these small tin-cans move and making sounds, why didn't these do it? But before she could investigate the droids any further, she was chased off by the store owner. "Rude..." mumbled Eithni annoyed, she was not destroying anything!

Though she continued further down the street but took a turn to a side street which led her to the lower levels of the city. This part of the city did not look nearly a clean, some of the walls weren't painted recently and a bit trash left in the corners here and there. No matter, she guessed it was part of the experience and didn't pay much mind to where she went, you could call it a deer in headlights. She did however felt like she was being followed by multiple peoples so she turned around, drawn both Vibroblade in a reverse grip. As she turned around, she found a group of 3 young men... no 6, crap. "leave before I give you guys another breathing hole..." threaten the young Nightsister girl, but her threats seemed to just bounce off.

People around near her and the young men seem to understand that this was something they didn't want to be part of and walked around or avoided completely. "I think you should come with us little girl, streets around here, aren't safe," said the one who Eithni expected to be a leader of some sort. But the young Nightsister wanted nothing from these men and ran, ran as fast as she could. The men followed in pursuit because of course, they did. It didn't take long, before Eithni ran into a dead end and was slammed into the wall by two men, holding her just above the ground. The leader, a young man not much older than Eithni, looked the strange girl over and gave her a smirk.

"What have we here?" Asked he and pulled Eithni's flute from her belt. "Gi-give it back, that's mine!" yelled the young Nightsister and tried to twist free from the two men holding her up against the wall. The group of men themselves had very standard street gang gear, some cheap but workable blasters and a mix between low-quality armour and civilian clothing

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[Hask Jen]

"Wait what do you mean Ziggy's dead?" Hask practically shouted at a Rodian wearing overalls and some welding goggles, resting the welder against his shoulder. "What do you mean what do I mean?! Ziggy's dead, bro! Got his brains melted by some fool with a blaster in a bar fight. Real pity, too. He knew how to brighten any ship up with that airbrush of his." the Rodian spoke with a voice that was probably a bit too enthusiastic then he meant. Hask simply shook his head. "Yeah, tell me about it. Alright, thanks anyway." he said and walked out of the workshop by the docks.

Hask loved Taris. Between the ale, the hub of trading and his (former) friend and personal mechanic he always had a reason to come to Taris. With the news of his friend meeting a rather untimely demise he lost the desire to give his new ship a new look, deciding to stick with the white and orange look for the time being. He slid his helmet back on, covering his Pureblood features from anyone who had a 'dislike' towards his kind. He wandered through the familiar streets, looking for something to catch his interest. He wasn't sure what he was looking for, but he was sure that he'd know it when he saw it...usually it ended up being a discount on Tarisian ale but he promised himself that he would be staying away from bars for the duration of this journey. No, what he actually needed was new parts. For his ship, lightsabers, armour...everything. It's been a while since the Hellion was stolen but somehow he was still encountering things that were lost in that theft.

He found himself on the lower levels of the city. Sure it was a seedier part of town but for those that knew how to work with it, it held all kinds of treasure, parts and goodies. It also tended to provide one adventure or another whenever he was down here...and this time would be no exception. He immediately spotted a girl with pale white skin standing off against 6 gangsters. Another thing that was a dime a dozen down here: Swoop gangs.

The girl looked like she was barely old enough to drive a speeder...not even. She was a fish out of water and with her interesting choice of clothing she was definitely not from around Taris. She threatened the guys with a knife but they laughed her off, telling her to come with them. Figuring he could do his good deed for the day he decided to intervene, but that went out the window when the girl bolted down the street and the thugs followed. "Ah Kriff, here we go again." he said to himself and walked after them. After a few steps he stepped up to a jog and pretty soon he was chasing after them.

He rounded a corner to a dead end and there in front of him was the girl, held up against the wall by the group of thugs while another looked something over. Hask couldn't see what, but he figured it was a personal effect of the girl's.

The young man who was still looking her flute over would suddenly feel his throat close off. Naturally he would fall to his knees before being spun around to look behind him. Hask stood in the alley, his metallic left hand outstretched and shaped as if he was holding someone by the neck. His head and face was hidden underneath his helmet, and his weapons were hidden under the long grey coat of his armour. "If I were you, I'd put the girl down and scram out of here." he spoke clearly, but coldly. For some extra emphasis his new lightsaber flew into his right hand. The hilt extended with a hiss and the unstable yellow blade ignited with a deep, crackling hum.

"Unless of course you all want to die?" he asked rhetorically. He released the lead thug and a flame erupted in the palm of his left hand.

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[Eithni Vala Stark]

The leader fell to his knees, dropping Eithni's flute. He was gasping for air, both not understanding what is happening and also panicking due to not being able to breathe. The two men holding the young platinum-haired girl up against the wall looked at each other. The last three men looked nervous to their leader and back at the masked stranger with a glowing sword. While distracted by the masked stranger, the men holding Eithni up against the wall didn't expect the girl to actually attack. Well, an attack might be a bit exaggeration. The left one, holding Eithni up, screamed in pain when the girl bit down hard on his lower arm. The man dropped his side of Eithni as he twisted free of the girl's bite, causing it to bleed from his arm. The other man crumbled to his knees, as Eithni had quickly turned around and planted a well-placed foot between his thighs.

"You bitch!" roared the man pressing down on the bite wound on his arm. The last three men had pulled their guns but hadn't fired them at Hask or Eithni. "There are more of us dude! We outnumber you!" Called a male twi'lek in basic, pointing his blasters at Hask. It might have looked a bit comical, one moment the swoop gang looked rather intimidating, the next moment a man screamed like a scared animal as chaos erupted. Eithni had jumped one of the remaining 3 men that still could defend themselves and kept punching him in his head.

"Ahh get this girl off me!" Screamed the man with Eithni on his back, which the two that had help Eithni at the wall tried. Unfortunate kept the man turning around, making it rather difficult for them to help their friend with getting the girl off his back. The two other men started opened fire at Hask, completely in disarray over the situation while the leader was close to choking to death.

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[Hask Jen]

Before Hask could register what was going on the alley erupted in chaos. One guy was on his knees and another was trying to cover a wound. One ambitious twi'lek tried to threaten Hask but his threats fell on deaf ears. One of the three staring him down was swarmed by the wild girl beating away at his head like an animal. Definitely not from around here.

As the other two tried to get the girl off their friend the two still watching Hask opened fire. The last thing he needed now was a dead body on his hands. The shots were effortlessly deflected by Hask and before they could try anything else one of them flew backwards and collided with one of the guys chasing after the girl. The other one's throat closed off and he was rammed into a wall, knocking him out. All that was left was the leader and the two lackeys being held up by the girl. Hask focused the force and released it in a powerful force push that sent anyone still on their feet colliding with the wall behind them. All that was left was the borderline feral girl and the guy being beaten by her.

Extinguishing his lightsaber he walked forward, holding his left hand out towards her. "Hey, girl! Let him go. He's harmless!" he called out. Confident that she wouldn't be listening Hask focused the force and wrapped it around the guy, putting him in a stasis. With the man unable to move Hask moved in and collided his fist with the man's jaw, knocking him out. He released him and let him fall, hoping the girl would release him quickly enough before she was on the ground too. His lightsaber was still in his hand and the force was still flowing through him as he stood in front of the girl, watching her in case she attacked him too. "It's alright, they're all taken care off. Calm down." he spoke in a calm voice, holding his left hand up. "You're safe now."

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[Eithni Vala Stark]

Everything happened so fast and Eithni didn't notice over half of everything that happened around her. One moment she was surrounded by the gang and the next moment she heard, between the screams of the man she was punching, another yelling to her. Of course, she didn't listen, this man took her flute, he was an evil man and need to punished for it.

She felt the man she has been punching froze and before she could react, he was knocked out. A short shriek came from her as the weight of the man sent her flying forward, landing a few meters in front of the knocked out man. The young girl sat flat on the dirty ground and rubbed a sore forehead as she hit it on the fall. Nothing critical or bad looking, just a small bump on the forehead "ouch!" hissed the platinum-haired girl, stroking the spot with one hand.

She suddenly remembered that was a new stranger and quickly backed away a few feets till her back hit the alley wall, "don't come near me!" Said Eithni as she drew her vibroblade and held it out in front of her. She was in no danger to Hask and it showed, she was tense, hurt a bit and nervous from just almost mugged by a street gang.

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[Hask Jen]

She scrambled to her feet and had her back against the wall. As she held her knife towards him he quickly clipped his lightsaber to his belt and took a small step back, holding both his hands up. "Hey, whoa! It's alright. I'm not here to hurt you." he said quickly.

He slowly reached up and removed his helmet, all the while fully prepared to counter her if she tried to attack him. He took his helmet off and held it in his hands with a small smile. "It's alright. I'm a friend. I'm not here to hurt you." he said calmly, hoping that showing her his face was enough to calm her down. He took a small step forward, holding his left hand out while his right held his helmet. Out of the corner of his eye he saw her flute on the ground. It flew into his hand and he held it out for her to take. "I believe this is yours."

He looked her over. Her clothing was odd. Tribal to some extent. Her fish-out-of-water look also told him that she was not from around Taris at all. "You look a little lost, kid. Where are you from?

@Raven_41

 

[Eithni Vala Stark]

Eithni's went wide when she saw who was under the helmet, an alien... red skin and spikes going out of his face?! The matter of the fact that he was also a man didn't help it. "No, don't trust you! You... I won't let you eat me!" Said Eithni with a mix of freight and dread when she saw Hask's face and started to swipe her vibroblade from side to side at Hask.

The moment she presented her flute, she looked at the alien in front of her with a very distrustful look. She was conflicted, the alien in front of her looked so strange, so~ alien-like! Every alarm clock in her mind screaming for her to either attack or run. But then this alien does something like giving her, her flute back, which she snapped from his hand very quickly. All her life she was taught to not trust men, as they only did bad things. But him actually giving her flute back, made her very confused.

She rose from her spot on the ground, still eyeing the alien with a cautious look. "Thanks..." she mumbled, still holding her flute and knife into her chest, not showing any sort of vulnerableness to Hask. "What, so you can go there and kill my, like that monster Leviticus?!" exclaimed Eithni defensive of her people.

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[Hask Jen]

The girl was completely rattled. Hask took a step back, completely confused by what she said. Eat her? Alright to be fair Purebloods did have something of a reputation for drinking blood...not entirely accurate but still...when was the last time he did that?

He kept his hands up and made sure to stay out of her knife's range as she wildly swung it around. Though when he handed her the flute she seemed to relax quite a bit, if a bit confused as well. She clutched it close to her chest as she yelled at him further. He only asked her a question but she pulled it way out of proportion. She was afraid that he'd kill her people, but he didn't even know who her people are. "I don't know who this 'Leviticus' is...and neither do I want to kill anyone. I'm just here to fix my ship." he replied calmly. "I'm not here to hurt you. I just figured you needed help." Hask said calmly, lowering his hands and taking another small step back to give her room.

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[Eithni Vala Stark]

Eithni had a very perplexed look and looked at Hask with distrustful eyes as if she tried to see if he was lying. She did, however, stop yelling and slashing wildly at him, with her knife and slowly got up on her feet again. "The Sith Emperor, it was a man with those sabre weapons you also have," explained Eithni with a very heated tone and nodded at Hask's lightsaber. She was very generalizing about things as many had red lightsabers and was men, but in her defends, she had been told and taught to be distrustful of men and hateful of sith. Wasn't her fault she never actually seen a Sith before and jumped to the conclusion, when Hask looked the part of a Sith.

Eithni held her flute close to her heart while having the knife lowered, but was ready to raise it again, to fend off an attack, if it came. Eithni's hood covered most of her head, but a hint of her long platinum hair showed, giving off a hue of silver in it.

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