Ask Mando on a Hot Tinnel Roof

[Carrick]

Was he going to start thinking that Reiel was a pervert? He might but it wasn't exactly a new thought considering how much the Mandalorian seemed to enjoy flirting so brazenly in his company. Carrick would have to have been blind (and in orbit) to have missed half of her come-ons and he didn't think he'd missed a single one so far.

It did his self-confidence a Galaxy of good to be so desired too so he just let it all wash over him. He just chuckled a little bit.

"Well if you are I suppose I can tolerate that." he teased her back with a wink, "Just for you though."

Would be uncouth to allow many others around him to follow baser instincts. But the main downside would be that they would be held against him in the political arena. Thankfully Carrick decided not to really say anything else because her father chose that moment to come out of the cockpit.

Yeah... he was pretty glad he hadn't messed around too much.

He couldn't follow what the man was saying but that was all the more reason for him to not end up on his bad side. Carrick got the impression that they weren't words of encouragement aimed at him at all. So he just silently drank some of the water from the canteen and watched the two Mandos.

"Well hopefully I can do my best to make sure it stays at least slightly less corrupt." he joked before standing, "Reiel I should get going - I've got to organize the arrest with the police. Can I count on you to be available for such a task?"

He knew she was technically a bounty hunter - there was no reason she had to follow him after all.

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[Reiel Mal Crowholde]

"Guess I'm only a perv when it comes to you," Reiel mumbled under her breath with a smirk. She took another sip of her water before placing the canteen on the table. Hands clasped on her lap and back straight, head tilted a little to the side in mock innocence. The small Mandalorian shrugged, smirk turning into a mischievous smile.

"Only for you, though."

But if someone would ask her why she liked Carrick so much, she would readily say that his physical features were just an added bonus.

Reiel could not decide if she should translate what her buir had spoken about Carrick, but she guessed that hearing another death threat was something her sorcerer (she flushed at the possessiveness it denoted) wouldn't really appreciate. He'd heard enough from when Buir found them and when the older Mando allowed the ex-Jedi in the ship, that much she expected and knew– as was confirmed by Carrick himself.

She looked up at him, following the ex-Jedi with her gaze as he stood up. Reiel got up on her feet as well, absently smoothing her shirt and nodding at him.

"I'll be cheering for you from the sidelines, oh future Senator," she told him with an amused grin. "Alright then, don't let me hold you up."

At his question, Reiel put her hands on her hips and faked exasperation. "Do you really need to ask?" Then, chuckling and sincere this time, the small Mandalorian stepped closer to him and took his hands on her own. "Just give me a time and the rendezvous point, and we're all set. And besides..."

She guided his hands to let him wrap his arms around her while her own wrapped around his middle, her T-visor pressed against his clothed chest. Maker, she'd been wanting to do this for quite sometime now. An honest to goodness wholesome hug!

"You owe me a proper second date. I remember you mentioning about going to a nightclub. We just didn't count on me getting drugged, so..."

The small Mandalorian looked up at him, one eyebrow raised and a teasing smile on her face.

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[Carrick]

Only a pervert for him? He could work with that.

It seemed that Reiel was determined to be both useful and good company and Carrick wasn’t going to do a thing to stop her. The Mandalorian was quickly becoming someone he could rely on and if she wanted to perv on him? Well he wasn’t going to complain about something that he could easily count as a plus on it’s own.

He chuckled a little bit at the ‘future senator’ joke.

“For you, Reiel? It’ll always be Carrick.” He assured her with a sly wink, “Mr Senator will be for the other people.”

The hug was… unexpected.

No, he it wasn’t unexpected that she would seek some form of contact because she seemed to be a very tactile person most of the time. What was unexpected was just how wholesome it felt. How lovely it felt to have someone just hug him and nothing else.

Just a hug.

He wrapped his arms around her shoulders and returned the hug, slightly hesitantly due to a lack of experience in the area. Carrick grinned a little bit and pressed his forehead against her helmet when she looked up at him.

“Next time I promise everyone will be on their best behavior.” He assured her with a grin, “Until then?”

Carrick broke the hug gently and tapped her in the middle of the visor with a finger.

“Be seeing you, Reiel.”

He would give the elder Mandalorian a bit of a nod as he left but would otherwise just leave the ship and head to his own. Though he did start thinking about a larger ship he could get so he could… entertain.

/End Thread

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