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[Llolith Uttu]

"I can't say I have... or that I want to." Llolith's lip turned up ever so slightly at the man Nova had pointed out. Him and all his glory with his greased back blonde mullet and skinny jeans. The acolyte wasn't sure if she had a type, but if she had to pick an anti-type, it was definitely whatever the hell Chad was.

"Morellians are the ones who live quite a long time, right?" she asked after they had passed by. "Guess he's got plenty of time to discover that a greased back mullet is the least attractive thing anyone could do," she added with a chuckle.

Once they got closer to the restaurant, Llolith looked upon the two middle-aged men distastefully, clearly irritated. Not only were they arguing loudly and publicly, but they were blocking the entrance with their quarreling.

"I am pretty hungry..." Llolith trailed off, sizing up the men as she did so. The spider-eyed girl was pretty sure she could still fight in heels, but they were both around 183 cm in height and angry. After a second she turned to look at Nova as if to ask, "Any ideas?"

Just then, she got an idea. One of the guys threw his arms up in the air - some kind of angry gesture - and Llolith took the opportunity to harness the Force and make him stumble forward into the other man. Almost immediately they began to tussle, and their fight ended up on the ground not long after.

"Problem solved?" she commented with a giggle before motioning for Nova to head inside the now arguing-men-free entryway.

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[Nova Trent]

Of course they had run into Chad...she always had a talent for crossing paths with the pitiable skinny jeans blonde who literally had the worst taste in terms of haircuts. "Understandable and uuuugh I know right? That's so...outdated" she replied with a chuckle, "And yup. He'll probably outlive us, but maybe he'll live long enough for 'that' to come back in style" she playfully gestured how he presumably styled his hair in the morning by mimicking how he probably just spat in his hand before forming that weird quiff back.

Before Nova could start mocking the Morellian edgelord who pictured himself as an admirable alpha male further, the two drunkards caught her intention. Admittedly, she had rather wanted to start bickering with Mr. Mullet face than with those two boozers, but Llolith skillfully solved the situation. "Oh, great thinking" she praised the acolyte with a smirk before heading inside.

The vehement tussle on the ground had just began, but she had to step over an extended leg, which was why she couldn't hold back a snarky remark:"Kark...get a room you two". They had heard her, but that comment only seemed to add fuel to the fire as the Mirialan began mumbling something about an incident at a hotel room. "I'm hungry too, so that ain't our problem" she agreed with a grin before they actually made it inside.

Once inside, they would immediately spot a free table for two at the window front on the other side of the room and she nodded into the direction of the table. "How about this one?" she curiously asked her and if she would agree, the acolyte duo would head into the direction of said table, or any other one.

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[Llolith Uttu]

Llolith slid into a seat at the table Nova pointed out and immediately crossed one leg over the other. It wasn't long before the waiter came by and got their drinks. Even though they were planning to head out for drinks right after eating, Llolith figured it couldn't hurt to pregame a little. "I'll take a margarita, please."

The waiter went off, and the acolyte turned her attention back to Nova. "So, how long have you been at the academy? Or with the Sith?" she asked the brunette. Since she was older than Llolith, the acolyte was expecting she'd been around longer than she had. She'd been with the Sith for three or four years at this point, but it felt so short compared to some of the kids who'd been training since they could waddle toward an enemy.

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[Nova Trent]

Nova was quickly oberserving who was inside here, but it seemed like there were no familiar faces inside, which was probably a good thing because there were other very unpleasant people (admittedly not as bad as Chad, but close) they could potentially run into after all.

"Make it two!" she enthusiastically joined in after Llolith has placed her order and the waiter scribbled it down with a fake friendly smile. She was quite surpised at Llolith's question, but felt happy to answer it nonetheless. "Basically my whole life...admittedly with a few breaks, but I can't wait for the trials and the rank up. I finally wanna be independent" she admitted with a grin.

"And you?" she curiously asked back with a playful head tilt. She hadn't seen her around often, but she had made it into the advance course and it was one of Nova's last classes.

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[Llolith Uttu]

"Just a few years," she answered. The acolyte chewed on the inside of her lip for a second, then continued. "I didn't really choose to join the Sith. Someone just showed up in my village, saw me using the Force, and took me back without bothering to ask anyone. Even me." There was a clear-cut bitterness in her voice, but her features softened after she gave her head a little shake. "I mean, don't get me wrong, I like the Sith. I like the-" "Power." "-all the things I've been learning. Wouldn't have gotten any of it back home." "Wherever home is."

The waiter returned with their drinks but said she'd come back to get their order in a second - something about something Llolith didn't bother to listen to. The acolyte just shrugged, took a sip of her margarita, and cheered up.

"So you'll be an Champion soon?" she asked, widening her eyes as if prompting Nova to elaborate. "I'm a little jealous. I feel like I've still got a few years letting assholes like the instructor boss me around."

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[Nova Trent]

Nova was a bit surprised that she hasn't been with the Sith for that long and she immediately raised a brow in curiosity."Oh...what did you do before that? And where did you live, if you don't mind me asking", she asked the other acolyte with genuine interest while she nonchalantly started twirling a loose strand of her.

"But damn...I'm sorry to hear. I didn't have a choice either. My parents brought me into this" she then replied truthfully, but leaving out the part that she had tried running away for a while...This was a topic she usually tried to avoid, same as talking too much about her parents, so she was just hoping they would switch subjects.

As their drinks came she immediately took a sip, the smile immediately returning to her lips after she had placed the drink down. "Yes...and I can't wait" she answered with a sigh, rolling her eyes for a second before she had a brilliant idea. "Oh well...that's actually not too bad! I can take you out for missions and stuff once I'm a champion and that would surely be fun!" she then suggested, the smirk turning into a truly mischievous one again. Cheriss was just a champion herself and she had taught Nove quite some stuff and the brunette was convinced she would be able to show Llolith some fancy tricks after all.

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[Llolith Uttu]

"I lived at home," she answered as she glanced away from Nova and out into the greater restaurant. "Some...unknown planet out in the Outer Rim. It's not even on maps, so I'm not sure where it is." Llolith took a long sip of her margarita, then ran her free hand along the side of her head, tugging her fingers through her hair. If she wanted to go home - back to her mothers, back to her village - she would have to track down the Sith that brought her here. Even then, who knew if he remembered the coordinates?

"Did you want to be brought into it?" she asked, turning the questions back to Nova. She wouldn't admit it, but it pained her to talk about home. She wanted to go back, but she didn't want to leave the Sith.

"Oh, it sure would be," the acolyte hummed, hiding a mischievous smile behind the rim of her drink.

"Are you two ready to order?" the waitress asked upon returning, her voice dripping with boredom behind her fake smile.

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[Nova Trent]

Even though Nova had grown up without learning what actual empathy was, she could see that the acolyte's backstory was apparently also not the most pleasant one either. She did not want to ruin the mood, but her curiosity grew. "Damn...I'm sorry you don't have that information" she still admitted, throwing her the most sympathetic smile she could.

As Llolith returned the question back to her, her own memories came flooding in. Since she did not want her rage to boil up, she decided to reply before anything could come up. "Good question. Back then, I would have said no. My parents were cruel bastards...but the older I got the more I understood. Now I would never leave". It wasn't hard for her to talk about her parents like that but the memories were still infuriating.

She took a big sip of her drink, hoping that the Margarita would distract her soon enough, but then there was also the waiter. "Yes...I'd take a mixed Nerf Curry" she quickly told the waitress before she curiosly waited for Llolith's pick. Once she had given the order and the waitress would have vanished, a mischievous smile would land on her lips. "Isn't it happy hour time in the 'Shade' tonight?", she suddenly remembered, quite convinced that she was. What was better than cheap booze and fun company?

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