Ask In a Little Pocket of the Galaxy

[Darth Tiamat]

Tiamat gave him a look as he described her iced exterior that sealed away her warmth inside. Though it was probably more him using the term "ooey gooey" that caught a look before she protested the comparison, with scoff, but couldn't think of a definitive argument knowing she was a sucker for romantics. Instead her cheeks turned red and she had to bite her lip with much effort from giving in to a snicker.

He sat up next to her and it took her a moment to decide to slide away to give some space between them, or remain put, letting him sit as close as he wanted. This was all different for her, things she imagined that just happened in holo's were transpiring now, and just like Altair, Tiamat was still wrapping her head around how different this trip had become. Though to add to the unfamiliar, he now was asking about her family. Tia glanced at him, following his gaze to the pictures and was silent for a moment, trying to find her words as though she had forgotten how to even talk about them.

"No, they didn't like them, the jedi or sith, it didn't matter who they were." she started, remembering dinner conversations as her mom and dad complained about the latest jedi to tell them how to do their job. "They were Sector Rangers; they were murdered when the Ranger headquarters was attacked on Corellia. I didn't know I was force sensitive until way after and used to think they would have hated to know their only daughter was one of them." Tiamat frowned, "But then I decided they would have changed their mind. I think they would have been proud of what I have been able to accomplish with my power." she smiled, glancing at Altair before she return her gaze to her portraits.

"I remember they were always busy after the Jedi started intervening, but they always made time for us to go to our vacation home by the ocean. We'd sit outside, look at the stars, listen to the ocean..." her smile grew wider thinking about it. "They are some of my favorite memories."

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[Altair Din]

Altair heard her story in silence, his tail still lazily swaying back and forth every now and then. He gave her a smile, “They definitely woulda been proud of you,” He said genuinely, “You’re one of the smartest people in the galaxy and you change the way ships operate,” Altair said excitedly, “Maybe you’ll cure a bunch of diseases”

He thought briefly on the Rangers part, “I’m sorry for what happened to them. But makes you more badass than I already thought you were cuz you still kicked ass,” Altair smiled at her, “So… you still got access to this vacation home?” He asked curiously.

“Maybe it could be a stop on our galaxy hoppin’.”

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[Darth Tiamat]

He was sincere in his response, his gestures, his words, and Tiamat's cheeks warmed as she felt washed over by several emotions at once. However, despite it all, there was a calm and a clarity she had not previously experienced. She found a thin strand of hair and wrapped it bashfully around her forefinger, "Thank you, Altair." she peeked a glance at him as he suggested visiting this home, eyes widening to the idea.

"Yes! Yes we can!" she said brush back her hair back over her shoulders, and shifted to face him. "I've been missing the ocean, the smell, sounds, just watching the waves..." Tiamat sighed, "And its no where near the city or other homes," she climbed over, straddling his lap, "And we can swim, do you know how to dive?" she asked and then continued before he could answer, "That's okay, you can use a rebreather if you don't, its easy!" she gave him a kiss, "Lets go there after this place, The Haven, you'll like it here too."

Tiamat clumsily climbed off the bed, hopping on one foot to the door as she looked to regain her balance, "C'mon, you'll want to see the entrance to this place."

The ship would exit hyperspace not too long afterwards, asteroids dotted against the swirls of galactic dust and star matter. However, there were many ships that moved effortless between the asteroids and Tiamat followed until they would approach a rather large one, revealing a tunnel carved from one end to the other and a city covered the inside. Tiamat took the ship to one of the many ports, landing the ship for them to explore a bit inside.

"Some of the best pilots reside here, its a good place also to find those rare little things that you may need to complete a reactor or something."

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[Altair Din]

Altair was surprised to see her suddenly perk up at the suggestion. He toppled over onto his back when she abruptly moved to straddle him, grinning up in amusement. He wasn’t used to seeing her with this almost child-like wonder and excitement, and it was endearing in a lot of ways. Altair remained silent as she spoke, unable to keep the smile off his face, “I can swim great,” He said confidently, “My pa taught us all by shoving us into a lake,” He rolled his eyes at the memory, though it was hilarious in retrospect.

He kissed her back when she leaned in. His hands began to travel towards her thighs, feeling frisky again. Before he could start feeling her up, she rolled off the bed. Altair tilted his head over to look at her, groaning a bit, “Okaaaayyyyyy,” He said almost as a whine, preferring to lounge around. However, he rolled off soon enough.

Altair followed her to the cockpit, marveling at the surroundings as they approached the entrance she described. The tiefling’s jaw dropped as he looked around the tunnel, “What the hell?!” He exclaimed, unable to stop himself from getting out of his seat to look through the viewing panes. He looked down to see the cities below and all around, “I ain’t ever seen anything like this,” He said with a gasp. His tail was eagerly swishing back and forth, revealing his wonder.

“People live here?”

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[Darth Tiamat]

Tia smiled when she watched Altair's reaction; she was the same way when she first saw the smuggler city. There was nothing like it in the galaxy and it was just as mesmerizing today as it was all the years ago when she first visited. "Yeah, live here, have their businesses here. There is bit more mutual respect compared to Hutt territories...I guess more democratic, probably due to less underworld types, but they are around." she explained, grabbing her jacket before leaving the ship, "They have an elected council that oversees this place." Tiamat continued as she exited the ship with Altair, only pausing to give the droid instructions until they came back.

"Its not like they go violence free, there were uprisings in years past. Sometimes the cartels would try to push for a power grab, but would remain relatively unsuccessful. I think in part is because they are out in the unknown regions, no one is going to mess with you out here." she glanced at Altair to see if he were still listening, knowing it would be very likely the distraction of the shops, passing of spacers and residents, and other vendors would certainly catch his attention.

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[Altair Din]

Altair listened to every word, actually curious about how a place like this operated. He looked at the different districts and corners, spotting speeders zooming all around. He sat back down when Tiamat began the descent to land. Even in his seat, it would be easy to tell his tail was swishing around eagerly.

“Well..” He began as he looked at her. He had the cheesiest grin on his face, “Does it have a Holomovie theater?” Altair asked curiously. He hadn’t forgotten about the little not date she had asked him on right before…well, everything else happened.

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[Darth Tiamat]

Tiamat glanced at the tiefling catching the cheesed grin that broke through as he asked about the holomovie, recalling her offer for the date. She had to think on it, since she didn't usually come here to see movies and pulled out her holopad, scrolling through the data she could find from the directory...or more like a server of who's who and what's what that gets randomly updated. "Yes, surprisingly, and its not one with dirty holomovies,"" she sighed, relieved, though there were plenty listed as there was a demand for more pleasurable options.

"C'mon, this way!" she said, leading the way. She glanced up, noting the hieght differences, especially with his horns, he seemed to tower over her. "Tell me more about your horns, are they easy to take care of? Do you ever forget they are there and bump them?" she asked, knowing there was a possibility of him blushing up and becoming too bashful to say more. She didn't care though, she wanted him to talk about himself until they arrived at the holotheater. There was not much of a selection of films, just older ones that were easily available. "We have Invasion of the Being Snatchers and 3:10 to Yavin..." she read the entire two titles listed and looked to see what Altair wanted to pick.

Neither of them were ideal, but there was one she was more likely inclined to see over the other.

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[Altair Din]

Altair paused and turned to regard her as she mentioned no dirty holomovies, “Dirty holomovies could be kinda kinky,” He flashed her a grin, “I know you ain’t afraid to get a little freaky,” He winked at her, his tail brushing along her thigh as he said that. Before they left, Altair changed into some jeans and a leather jacket over a simple shirt. He combed through his hair to make it slightly more presentable than coming right out of the shower.

He was walking out with her when she asked about his horns. As before, he stopped in his tracks, his tail swishing back and forth. His face heated up quite a bit and he fidgeted, “I uh…they’re easy to take care of yeah. I wax ‘em and sharpen the tips,” Altair shrugged, “And I do forget sometimes,” He chuckled, “Usually when I’m going through forests and get shit tangled up in ‘em. Havin’ four is always tougher to manage,” He quirked a brow at her as he nudged her with an elbow, “They make great ridin' handles though apparently,” Altair added to return the favor of making her blush.

He looked at the movie titles and grinned broadly, “Oh sweet. These are both great. Being Snatchers 5 was the best, for sure,” Altair said gleefully before looking at her, “Let’s see 3:10 though, I ain’t seen that in years.”

He forked over the crowns for two tickets and whatever snacks she wanted before leading the way in. He chose some seats near the back, plopping down in the cushy reclining seats. Altair kicked his feet up and relaxed, “Awwww yeah, been ages since I been to a theater,” He said before the previews began, tilting his head to look at her, “I’ll take this over those sewer zombies any day.”

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[Darth Tiamat]

His quip about the dirty holomovies lingered on her mind as they had approached the theater, wondering if she should tell him about the nurse outfit... or maybe the goth girl one. Dudes liked those things, right? She imagined he might given how things went only hours earlier. He further explained his horn routine, her eyes sharing her surroundings to avoid bumping into people as she caught his gaze and then to look at his horns. She could easily see how they would be interfering at times, she remembered his tent was large enough to accommodate. Though as her mind drifted to how they were valuable, like something to grasp... and Altair seemed to not miss a beat with that opportunity with the reminder.

"They're versatile," her cheeks certainly begun to glow red.

She was relieved when he picked 3:10 to Yavin, his mention of there being five movies about body snatchers made her visibly uncomfortable. Her brow furrowed as she begun to play with ideas on how one could even make five holofilms about taking over populations. The worst part they movie producers swear the last one was based on true events. Getting snacks and finally sitting down, she couldn't remember the last time she had been to the theater. Tia popped a couple pieces of chocolate candy in her mouth as he tilted his head to whisper his preference for this over sewer zombies. "Agreed,"

Tiamat rested her head on Altair's shoulder as the film started. She found herself internally cheering for the outlaw as the rebels tried to take him in for trial, though as the film progressed, the sleepier Tiamat became. Dark, cool, and Altair was undoubtedly comfortable to rest against, unless he woke her, Tia would sleep through the whole movie.

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[Altair Din]

Altair got a bag of popcorn for himself and began to munch on them as the movie began. He was actually focused on the movie, excited about the scenes and the combat. However, he glanced over when Tiamat rested her head against his shoulder. The tiefling only smiled to himself before returning to watch the movie. He didn’t wake her up even as she dozed off, his tail curling around her at some point.

By the time the movie ended, the lights coming on would likely wake Tiamat up again. She would find herself with Altair’s arm around her, the tiefling still finishing off the last bits of popcorn with his other hand and licking off the butter from his fingers with his elongated and pierced tongue. He glanced over at her when he realized she was awake, “Nice movie, eh?” He asked with a grin, “I’m surprised no one complained about you snoring through the quiet moments.”

Altair finally drew his tail and arm back, stretching before he got to his feet, “Aight we got a movie down. What else did you wanna do in this city?”

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[Darth Tiamat]

As the lights flickered back on, Tiamat sat up immediately, seeing the screen was black and Altair was licking his fingers from the last of his movie snacks. He greeted her with a grin, mentioning her snoring during the quiet moments of the movie. "What?!" she squeak now realizing the movie had ended, "I was just resting my eyes for a second." she sighed, her fingers running along his tail as it uncoiled from around her. "I don't snore..." she pouted, glancing at Altair, "loudly..."

Tia let out another sigh and glanced at Altair who didn't seem disappointed and rather quite amused by the situation. She stood up also, stretching and wrapped an arm around his waist as they exited from the theater. "We can get some food before heading to Corellia, maybe pick up some power coil wiring and a new magnaspanner." she shrugged thinking or some other things they could possibly do, generally coming to this place for supplies she rarely found anywhere else.

"We should have went to the dirty movie, I wouldn't have slept through that." she smirked, rubbing her face as she still felt she could sleep for hours more.

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[Altair Din]

Altair simply chuckled as they left the theater and she mentioned she was only ‘resting her eyes’, “Damn, that’s something my grandaddy would say when he reclined on the couch and refused to go to bed,” He said with another laugh. The tiefling looked at her curiously as she mentioned the dirty movie again, “That’s only interestin’ if you’d get frisky with me in the back of the theater,” He said with a grin as he playfully nudged her.

He kept walking till he saw a series of stalls with all sorts of ethnic foods. The entire path smelled delicious and some of it was spicy enough to make peoples’ eyes water. Altair’s tail swayed from side to side eagerly.

“Oooh, spicy porg tacos!” He called out, pointing to a taco stand. Altair grasped a hold of Tiamat’s hand and led the way, clearly excited about sampling some local foods.

“This place seems fun,” He said as he looked around, “We should find some other things to do before we leave.”

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[Darth Tiamat]

Tiamat could smell the different food vendors before they entered the plaza, her stomach starting to growl as she tried to make up her own mind on what she wanted to eat. However, it seemed Altair helped make that decision as he announced the porg taco stand and Tiamat felt herself being nearly dragged to the stand in his excitement. She grinned as he was able to get a sample and Tiamat ordered a few for herself and for him, handing him his portion as they continued. He seemed to be enjoying himself here, and she was too; normally she came for business, picking up parts, speaking with leads, but never to just...chill.

Altair suggested to find some other things to do as she took another bite of her porg meat taco, feeling the tingling of the spices across her jaw and into her ears. Tiamat, without needing to say a word, pointed to a neon sign, "Lets do some karaoke before we leave." she said taking his free hand and leading the way.

Quickly she stuffed the last porg taco into her mouth and despite the front attendant being unamused by her chimpmunk cheeked speech, directed them to their box. Inside there was the holoscreen, microphone, chairs, couch, and a table with a droid call to order refreshments. "So, any requests?" she asked.

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[Altair Din]

The tacos were some of the best he had in a while, and it was clearly a local recipe. Altair stuffed his face to his heart’s content, tail swishing gleefully the entire time. He finished eating when Tia suggested karaoke. Altair grinned, “I’m always game for karaoke,” He said cheerfully. Altair was both surprised and pleased by the suggestion at the same time, allowing her to lead him along. In many ways she was acting more carefree than he had ever seen her and it kept a permanent smile on his face.

Altair nodded, “Oh I know,” He said as he grabbed the mic. The lyrics started coming on screen and he began to sing a catchy but popular song. A small crowd was nearby as Altair belted out the lyrics. The tiefling was clearly having a great time, and he gave Tia amused looks every now and then before he went back to singing the song loudly and beautifully.

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[Darth Tiamat]

She was excited to see he was just as enthused to join her for karaoke; she couldn't remember the last she had done it, and started to wonder if it were before her journey with the sith. Well, it must have been over a decade ago since the songs she scrolled through were ones she never heard before. She wouldn't say she didn't enjoy music, in fact she loved music as it went with dance, it was more the type of music; contemporary and classic composers were something she could list off without effort, but now suddenly, she felt this may turn disastrous when she was next to sing. She'll have to pick something at random and that sounded...risky.

What if she picked the song they sung to escape the redead zombies? Tiamat grimaced, she didn't even know what it was called.

Altair quickly found himself a song and Tia bobbed her head, as she scrolled through, pretending she knew she was looking for; the song he chose started out catchy, but within the first three lines, she came to a full pause. "wha..." she whispered, her face contorting into first confusion, and then it started to turn red...hot, bright, and if cheeks could glow, hers did while she listened to the lyrics. The tiefling of course, was enjoying himself; she watched him, but caught the small crowd that was building and cheering him on, and Tiamat, found her face hiding in her hands as he sung to his heart's content.

Though, it was short song, and praise to the gods for saving her further embarrassment as it would be her turn to sing. "That's not a real song..." she pouted, eyeing him playfully as she took the mic and the music started for her song.

And she would completely miss the opening, but quickly caught up, singing or more like speaking rather flatly and matter-of-fact as she tried to figure out if she even had heard this song before.

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[Altair Din]

“Of course it’s a real song!” Altair quipped back, scandalized by her preposterous statement. At least the other patrons enjoyed his singing and he even got clapping and cheering. A lot of them glanced over to give a knowing grin to Tiamat. The tiefling watched as Tia’s song started and she…completely missed the opening. Altair kept a straight face, watching her sing. She sounded like she was reciting poetry instead of singing. Nevertheless, he grabbed another mic to offer back up vocals.

The man had no qualms with being the Relly Kowland to Tia’s Yebonce. He did the ‘oohs’ and ‘aahs’ in the background, though he sounded far more melodious than she did. Altair rattled off the lyrics, switching off with Tia when it was her part to sing. The crowds were cheering again, though it was likely in hopes of drowning out the poetry reading.

However, the poetry gave him a different idea. At this point, Altair paused to get them drinks, throwing back a shot before waiting for Tia to do the same. He switched to the next song, a classic but catchy one. Altair began to rap to the song, his body swaying side to side as he performed as his tail moved to the rhythm.

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[Darth Tiamat]

She was doing horribly and her thinking too hard about this song was causing her to fumble over her words constantly. Even with Altair offering back up vocals, it didn't help her and the cheering that started up again, she knew they were excited to have the tiefling back on stage. She sounded horrible, but her stubborn self was willing to finish the song out instead of leaving mid-tune. Luckily it was not a long song and as soon as it was over, Tiamat jetted off the stage as someone else took up the mic to sing to the crowd.

Internally screaming, Altair got some drinks, offering her a shot. "Yes, please!" He didn't need to tell her twice to take it as she threw it back, blinking quickly as she tried to suppress a cough from how strong the liquor tasted. He decided to go again, picking a fast-beat tune that he seemed to just naturally grooved to as all parts of him seemed to flow with the words and music. It was rather catchy and the crowd was back to cheering him on again, happy to see someone with so much singing talent back on stage. Tiamat couldn't help but to admire his musical finesse. She ordered another pair of shots, one for Altair and the other for herself; the lightweight drinker was already feeling lighter in her thoughts and boosted with a bit more confidence, even if it were just from some potent liquids.

She was still humming the song Altair was just singing, but was able to find some music that was more familiar, she guessed, more her style as she traded a shot glass for the mic from Altair. The music started and Tiamat seemed to be more relaxed as she sang along, moving with a slower stepped performance seen with a classic big band company. It was far from a poetry read and the crowd seemed to enjoy not being tortured by her pop song singing ability.

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[Altair Din]

Altair was several shots in by the time Tiamat went up to sing again. It took him a bit more to get a buzz going, so he took an extra shot for each one she did. He would have to be hit hard and fast, because the alcohol was always filtered from his system much quicker. This time, he remained in the crowd, smiling as she performed. He was the first to cheer her on, urging others to join in. Soon enough, Tia had the attention of the whole bar, everyone cheering her on and supporting her with Altair rallying them.

He stood up and clapped enthusiastically when she finished, celebrating with yet another drink. Altair waited for her to come down from the stage, “That was great!” He said cheerfully, the alcohol definitely hitting him at this point, “Come on, let’s go get the power coil wiring and magnaspa or whatever the hell you said,” He blurted as he threw down some cash for tips before leading the way out of the bar. They still had to make it to Corellia and he wasn’t sure either of them were sober enough to fly.

Altair hummed loudly to himself as they walked out, clearly in a great mood after all the drinking, “Did I tell you that you keep surprisin’ me?” He said with a smile as they walked. After a while of walking, they could cut through an alley to get to the shop in question. Altair kept walking but he drew closer towards Tiamat. After a moment, he gently nudged her back and pinned her against the alley wall, grinning at her, “Sooo are you in a hurry to get this wiring or can I delay us a bit more?”

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[Darth Tiamat]

Though it was probably the few but potent shots of alcohol, she was feeling more confident on stage as the crowd seemed to get hyped about her performance. It wasn't as perfect as Altair's singing, but it was decent enough in her opinion to not have completely embarrassed herself for a second time. She grinned as she hopped down from the stage, having to steady herself for a moment while her head spun and went to meet Altair at their table, helping herself to one more shot as he complimented her performance. "Certainly better than the first time." she giggled, cheeks reddening. He suggested for them to get going to pick up her parts and paid for the drinks before heading out.

Tia blinked a few times, trying to think which way they needed to go, taking her a moment longer to pin the direction and walk with Altair seemingly beaming as he hummed to himself. He told her that she kept surprising him and she looked at him curiously, "Really?" she didn't think there was too much of a surprise with her, "Is that good? Or is it a bad thing?" she frowned starting to stew on the thought of constantly surprising someone.

Though before she could get too much thought into it, cutting through an alley to get to the shop, Altair paused, pulling her aside and pinning her back to the ally wall. The woman giggled, "I like this type of surprise." she said as he asked if they could be delayed a bit, feeling him press against her. The redhead's finger traced idly along his chest, blue eyes following as her touch reached his lips, tracing them, "Tell you what, keep surprising me, and you can have all the delays you want." she grinned, her gaze locking with his violet eyes.

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[Altair Din]

"It's a great thing."

Altair was feeling bolder than usual, and every touch against his chest or up his body sent jolts through him. He could hear the thudding bass of a club nearby and it was just the two of them here. He only grinned at her before he leaned in to capture her lips with his own, his body pressing against hers. His tail was swaying eagerly behind him, his entire body on fire both from anticipation and the drinking. His hand slid along her body before slipping up beneath her shirt, traveling up her torso and towards her chest. He knew exactly what she liked at this point and he wasn’t afraid to act on it.

He largely forgot about the shopping trip or what they were doing at this stopping point on their journey, his focus solely on kissing her and the feel of her warm skin beneath his touch. She had been bold with him back on the ship and it completely surprised him, and he wasn’t afraid to return the favor. It wasn’t long before his hand slid back down the front of her body and dipped beyond the waistband of her sweatpants, Altair unashamed of what he was doing while they were right there in the alley.

Every now and then drunk people wandered by, but no one really stepped into the alley. The entire time, his lips never left hers, passion and fire weaving into his every action.

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