Ask Coruscant Ripples of a Supernova

[Kyosuke Yamato]

"Alright." The Shadow gently took Gremlin into his arms, and would pet the droid's head while he let Seela finish climbing down before he'd make his descent.

Kyo hopped out of the window, landing on the first crate without any issues, slightly bending his knees to absorb the mild impact. He'd then take a couple quick steps forward with a slight dash and bounded down between a couple more crates that got smaller and were stacked at various heights.

On the final hop down he'd pull a bit of the Force into his legs just to make sure he'd land safely enough, then would look over to Seela, jerk his head over toward the blue and purple speeder, and would then would begin to run toward it.


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[Seela]

Seela made her way to the speeder, feeling the exhaustion settle in her bones. She might have swayed on her feet a few times, but who cared? Once on the speeder, she could rest! Yes she wanted to ask Kyosuke why he wasn't already off planet, but that would have to wait. And so, Seela lifted her heavy feet, made even heavier by the credits filling her soles.

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[Kyosuke Yamato]

Thankfully the sporty dark blue and purple airspeeder was left unlocked. Kyosuke went to slip in through the vehicle's driver door, but then staggered against the rear passenger door in the process. His vision doubled and blurred, then reset to normal as the Knight shook his head and forced himself into the driver seat.

Gremlin cooed worriedly up at his bestie, preparing to share the last medical stim pack with the young man as they looked at each other. "It's okay buddy, I'm fine. Just the adrenaline starting to wear off... Should be able to get us back to the ship by then." The little scout droid pushed his face against Kyo's abs and curled against him as best he could while the young man started to look around the cab hoping the keys would be nearby. A couple moments later he finally found the speeder's keys tucked away in the dash compartment.

He then felt an aching pulse throughout his skull, everything faded out, then back in. Kyo shook his head again and snapped back to the moment, then stabbed the keys into the ignition and immediately started the vehicle. The engine would roar to life, then purr as it idled. Kyo strapped Gremlin in with himself, then would turn and motion to Seela to do the same if she hadn't already.

"Alright you two, let's get out of here." He'd wait for the girl to be secured and ready before he'd grab the shifter and the steering wheel. His fingers loosened then tightened around both before he'd suddenly shift the vehicle into 1st gear, and punch it toward the open hangar door, accelerating as fast and controlled as the sporty speedster could handle.


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[Seela]

Once getting in the speeder, Seela remembered the known piloting habits of her companion, and hurried to buckle in, looking around for something to grip. The lavender skin tone of her face, which had been darkening with bruises suddenly paled when she felt the man falter twice in a very short moment. Seela very much wanted to question his ability to fly them back to the ship, but questioning people was something no slave should ever do, so she kept silent and prayed to the stars above.

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[Kyosuke Yamato]

The glimmering purple of the dark blue CC-3 Avian shimmered in the dark sky and artificial lights of the underworld while it rocketed out of the old repair shop, blasting toward the ceiling of the 1,997th level. Kyo used his left to brake and his right to accelerate as he threw the back end around to the right and caused the Avian to sweep around in a long fast drift. The vehicle's engine wailed in short quick chops while the experienced pilot pushed the vehicle to its limits and completely whipped them all back around 180-degrees above the repair shop. Gremlin of course wailed with joy during every exciting manuever that was about to occur.

Without hesitation Kyo then punched it again and straightened the wheel, kicking everyone back in their seats as the airspeeder lurched forward and accelerated hard. He'd shift up as the engine dipped into its peak, screaming at the pilot for mercy, but he wouldn't give. He believed he had to get them back as quickly as possible, just in case he passed out.

Kyo slumped to the left and his head hung for a moment. Gremlin cried up at him and started nuzzling his head against his bestie until Kyo suddenly came back in time to see a pair of service corridors approaching at rapid speed. The speeder roared even louder, pushing past the redline since Kyo's foot had gone heavy when he momentarily faded.

"Hold on!!" He then flicked his bright blues to the navigation map to double check he went for the correct corridor, and then went for it.

The back end of the Avian blazed an arc like a pendulum as Kyo whipped the vehicle through the entrance of the corridor at enough of a speed and angle that the speeder would drift up through the entire length of the narrow slightly curved tunnel to the level above them. The front and rear bumpers nearly scrapped along the corridor's walls, while the bottom did skid across the bottom and caused many sparks to fly up in their wake.

"Almost there!!" Kyo swiftly released the shifter and pressed one of the inconspicuous buttons on his comms bracelet. "Shini! Open the hangar and aim the bow up to the 2,000th level!"

"Understood, Key-Oh." Shini's pleasant voice chimed in back over the bracelet, then would hopefully comply.

The Avian came blasting out of the service corridor, jetting over the cluster of rooftops on the 1,998th level and clearing them within moments.

Kyo dipped again, the vehicle with him as he lazily tugged on the wheel with his weight and nearly dragged everyone down into the clothing shop. "GHH!!" Kyo pulled his focus back together as best he could, trying to keep it together long enough to get them all back before he completely faded. The front of the speeder would then jerk back up toward the somewhat hidden Shinigami's hangar bay, which was still slowly opening, and accelerated again.

Then the speeder twisted to the left, and the passenger side would swing toward the hangar, then it would continue to swing around, throwing everyone in the vehicle around in their seats as the back end then spun through to face the hangar.

Kyo braked through the tight 180, then punched the acceleration again to rapidly decelerate the craft's momentum until they finally slid into the Shinigami's somewhat spacious hangar. Without hesitation he'd then put the vehicle in park, and call back through his bracelet again. "Shini, close the hangar and--" His neck rolled down then back up. "--and get us to--" then rolled back down then back up again, "level 3,000 somethinn.." Kyo slurred and caught himself before he fell into the door. Gremlin watched up with a confused whimper.

"Understood, heading to Coruscant level - 3,321." The hangar's magnetic clamps connected to the parking gear of the Avian, holding the vehicle in place as the Shinigami would begin to take off up through the large cityworld canyon of levels.

"Seela..." Kyo slowly released the strap around him and Gremlin, pinching his fingers in the corners of his eyes to hold back his dizzy headache as he commanded his slave. "Get Master one of the juices from the fridge."


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[Seela]

Seela just held on for dear life, holding her breath, the manic flying habits of her companion being confirmed, to her despair.
Seela wasn't sure is it was worse with her eyes closed or open, but she definitely knew that each new crazy maneuver the man did, her ribcage flared painfully in protest, and her left shoulder was just a pulsing agony at this point.

Once finally safe and immobile, Seela found herself shakily letting out the breath she had held the whole flight, and very slowly turn her head to her companion, still processing her fright regarding the flight. Her hands had a deathgrip on the door and her seat, seemingly unable to let go.
Seela didn't even registered Kyosuke had given her an order, or call himself "Master", but found her body obeying the order regardless of her shocked state. As fast as she could on shaking legs, she went up the stairs, to the kitchen, and back down to the hangar, with the requested juice, her brain still trying to catch up to the events.
Handing the juice to Kyosuke, she then stumbled back to the nearest corner, and slid to the floor, her legs giving up on holding her up, eyes still blown wide, in an unseeing thousand yards stare.

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[Kyosuke Yamato]

Kyosuke focused on his breathing as best he could while he waited for Seela to return. Gremlin curled in against his bestie and nuzzled him to help comfort the young man while he tried to keep himself steady.

Once Seela returned with the juice and presented it he'd give her a thankful nod, then took it and quickly began to jug the bottle. Gremlin looked back and forth between the two, with Kyo still planted in the driver's seat of the Avian.

The dizzy Knight would take a moment after he finished more than half the juice, pausing to catch his breath. He patted the back of his wrist against his forehead and then hung it over the steering wheel of the new trophy speeder while he glanced over at Seela and asked her casually like it was a normal day for him, "you alright?"


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[Seela]

Seela's heart was slowly getting back to a normal speed, her brain still trying to come back online, everything felt shaky and weak, and lots of place hurt. Seela deeply regretted leaving the club. The club was safe, the club was warm, the club was nowhere near as terrifying as the last 48 hours had been. Maybe it wasn't to late to go back? Master woupd understand she had been kidnapped, right? Master was fond of her, he wouldn't punish her too harshly... He didn't want Seela to get more scars. Said she was too pretty to permanently mark her in such an ugly way... But Master would be unhappy at her inability to go back to work right away due to her busted shoulder... hm...
When Kyosuke spoke, unphased, Seela turned terrified eyes his way, not making eye contact, taken aback by his utterly carefree attitude. In a still hoarse and weak shaky voice, Seela forced herself to answer him without devolving in hysterics. She didn't have the energy for that...

"I'm alive... "

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[Kyosuke Yamato]

Kyo's bright blues traced up and down the damage across Seela's wounds. He blushed ever so slightly as he noticed just how revealing her outfit was now. He tried not to make it look too obvious as he glanced at her a few more times just to finish assessing the damage as best he could given the distance. "Barely, from the looks of it."

Kyo then took another swig of the juice while he let his body and mind settle a little longer. He'd take a few more sips until a little less than a third of the bottle remained. He'd then scoop his hand under Gremlin, slide out from under the droid, and set him back down on the driver's seat while he stood up outside the vehicle. He'd then give Gremlin a pat, and motioned to him with a finger for the droid to stay.

Gremlin softly nodded with an affirmative whisper. The Knight would then begin to approach Seela, kneeling down in front of her with his forearm over the knee that pointed up. "Here. Drink this." He'd gently jostle the bottle in his wrist from side to side and hand it toward his slave, waiting until she obeyed.


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[Seela]

Seela looked down at herself, realising that indeed, she was quite a mess, and immediatly felt the urge to apologize for the unsightly presentation, a bit ashamed at her appearance.

"I'm sorry..."

Maybe later Seela would question her current reactions, but right now, her mind was still struggling, and falling back on her conditioned reflexes and behaviors. This state would probably explain why, again, Seela just mindlessly obeyed when Kyosuke ordered her to drink the remainder of the juice. Covering up a yawn, Seela then weakly reached for the bottle, then obediently drained the juice, avoiding Kyosuke's gaze, her own averted to the floor in front of her.

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[Kyosuke Yamato]

Not sure what exactly had happened over the last couple nights, and not really sure what to do with a slave either, Kyo just sort of acted like he figured he would toward any slave. Some part of him felt like he could trust the girl, but he just didn't have enough confidence in that feeling to let it sway his actions for now.

"We'll deal with it later." He watched her carefully, ready to defend himself if she made any sudden moves. He was pretty sure he'd just seen and felt her kill a man not too long ago, and he wasn't sure if she was loyal to him or not. So he'd have to play it safe.

The Knight would then gently begin to remove the collar from her ankle. He'd take his time, softly lifting her leg with his hand while he slid it off from around her. He'd then look around at the device a bit and back to Seela's neck. 'Tch.. this doesn't feel right, but... I have no choice. I have to put this on her, just in case...'

"Let's get this back on you." Kyo then took in a deep breath, and would then gradually begin to lead toward Seela, extending the collar toward her neck as he went to put it on around her. He'd begin as gentle as possible, trying not to startle the already shaken slave. If she tried to resist, then he'd continue to add enough pressure bit by bit as he'd attempt to get her to succumb.


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[Seela]

Seela felt a slight confusion when she saw Kyosuke take the second collar, feeling a slight unease. Her fears were confirmed when he decided to put it back around her neck. Alarm bells and sirens were going off in her brain, and Seela tried to push the collar back, shaking her head, attempting to back away from him.

"P-please, don't! Please, I'll be good! It hurts... "

When Seela realised that he wouldn't back down, she let her hand fall back to her lap, pointedly not looking at him, while she shook, tears gathering in her eyes, utterly defeated.

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[Kyosuke Yamato]

"Then be a good girl..." Kyo would grunt slightly as he overpowered Seela and watched her accept defeat. "...and Master won't have to use it." He'd fasten the collar on her neck so that it wouldn't be too loose or too tight.

Then Kyo would look down at Seela's chest. He blushed a bit as he gently slid a thumb and pointer finger into the ripped up fabric that hardly covered her anymore. He'd continue staring at her chest, though it was completely unintentional, and he was really just trying to focus on getting the remote from her top.

He took in a deep breath, then blew out a sharp exhale as he tried to overcome the anxious tingling in his chest. Then he slid his fingers in further, trying to ignore the fact that they'd brushed against her soft lavender skin, and then he'd swiftly pull out while pinching down on the remote to take it. He considered using it to test out which collar it activated. It had a couple buttons, which could probably be programmed for various collars. 'Why do I keep two collars on her? Is she that much trouble?'

The Knight would then slip the remote into his left pocket after a moment of hesitation. 'Well, I'm not about to shock her just to test this. At least I know it activates the black collar, since it's what she used on that last guy.' Kyo would then flick his eyes back around Seela's gear to see if there was anything else he should leave down here for now. His gaze would then catch the lightly bloodied rope at her shoulder.

Trying to be gentle with the girl and not shake her, the Knight would gradually remove the rope from Seela. He'd then tap open a small metal bin next to her that had a couple straps in it, and closed the lid once he dropped the rope in to keep it secured during flight. "Okay." He stood and kneeled back down next to Seela, then would gently begin to take her hand. "Let's go get cleaned up. Then you rest."

If Seela didn't resist too much then Kyosuke would help the girl to her feet, trying to be as courteous and careful as possible with her as he'd find out just how wounded she was given her reactions during the process. Once he was able to get her to her feet and support her weight he'd glance over to Gremlin who hooted back up at him with a curious set of beeps. "Yeah. You just stick tight for now buddy. Gonna take care of Seela real quick, then I'll get ya fixed up, alright?" He flashed a tiny bit of a reassuring smile at his little friend, who nodded and chirped back happily.

With that, Kyo would then turn his chin back toward Seela's head, while he lowered it slightly and would whisper empathetically, "you ready?" Making sure that his slave was capable of walking alongside him while he'd continue to support her weight with one of her arms over his shoulders before he'd nod down at her once she at least seemed ready enough. After a moment, if she obeyed, the pair would make their way through the escape pod hall and over to the cargo lift.

Once there they'd gradually ascend into the dim-lit lounge, and Kyo would begin to help her along again toward the aft hall. Sensing the Dark Side that lurked down the hallway, Kyo would pause for a moment at the hall's entrance, then he'd close his eyes, and would focus on gathering the Light around the two of them. After a moment of focusing the warm essence down into the last room across from the refresher, Kyo would then reopen his bright blues and nod to Seela as he'd continue to walk her toward the slightly more illuminated refresher.

He'd let his slave rest for a moment in the tight confines, allowing her to lean against the sink counter if she seemed to need the extra support. His azure gaze would travel down her body again, then back up. "Alright, let's get you out of this." He'd then gently tug at her, finding one more item in the torn folds, which he'd pull out, examine for a moment and recognize to be one of his tools, before he'd then put it back into his pocket. 'The kriff does she have this for?'

He'd shrug it off then would return his attention back to Seela again. The Knight wouldn't allow her to remove her own clothes, if she began he would gently place his hand on hers to stop her. Then after a couple moments of gazing into her pearl orbs he would very softly begin to remove her fabrics, trying to hold back his blush as he exposed certain parts of her lavender body. "How are your wounds? Are you feeling alright?"


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[Seela]

Seela would have fought back when Kyosuke just... started to reach inside her top, but she was just too scared, and knew it wouldn't matter in the end.
Seeing him examine the buttons of the remote, she had to stifle a terrified sob, kmowing he could now cause her pain with the push of a button.
Knowing better than to protest, Seela then let him take her rope, noting the place where he put it for later.
Seela warily watched as he came closer, then slowly put her right hand in his, knowing she couldn't afford to irritate him. Rest sounded heavenly, but she wasn't sure she had the energy to get clean right now. Oh well, she would have to find a way!
She wished she could take the little bot, but worried that it would annoy Kyosuke, so she didn't try. Leaning on the man was a bit painful for her battered ribs, but she didn't dare going against something Kyosuke had decided.
Seela was even more unsettled when he insisted on undressing her himself, but again, she was terrified of aggravating him while he had the remote.
When prompted, Seela didn't know what he wanted to hear, so she gave the safest answer she could think of, in an emotionless murmur.

"My wounds should heal fine given enough time and rest. I feel very tired..."

 

[Kyosuke Yamato]

"Hm." Kyo bit down on the back of his jaws for a moment, flexing the muscles at the back of his cheeks as he focused his gaze on her bruises after starting the water to the bath. His fingertips would gently press down against some of the tender-looking spots on her torso while he lifted her top to the bottom of her chest.

He'd try to be careful and caring while he checked her, making sure he didn't trigger anything too serious before he'd stand tall, and would then begin to gently pull one of the straps to her top down her arm. "I need to know just what condition you're in, so tell me when you feel any pain."

Kyo would then go to lift the arm, which was on the same side as her cracked rib. His bright blues would flick between her body and her expression, studying her closely as he'd go to pull her arm back through the strap.


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[Seela]

Seela was torn between wanting to obey, and what she was conditioned to do. She was taught that complaining only brought more pain, but he insisted on knowing her condition... stopping her delibaration before he could get suspicious, she opted to tell the truth.

"My chest and ribs hurt, my face hurts, my left shoulder hurts, my throat hurts, my wrists sting, and my ankles sting...."

Once she had listed everything that hurt, Seela waited for more pain to come, paying close attention to the man's demeanor, while getting herself ready to flee if needed.

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[Kyosuke Yamato]

Kyo's brows would empathetically furrow more and more with every pain she listed. He'd then be extremely gentle with her arm while he supported her left elbow with his right hand, and eased her wrist through the strap with a gentle grip from his left hand. "Then why didn't you take the stim?"

He went to glance up at her, then froze as his bright blues watched the falling fabric expose a part of the chest he'd rarely seen. The bashful young man's gaze would then drop to the floor, as he had expected her to be wearing some kind of bra.


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[Seela]

Seela was getting mixed signals amidsr her fear. On one hand, she hAated the collar, and his insistance that she wear it. On the other hand, he was being quite careful while handling her, mindful of her injuries... The stim... oh, right! Seela hadn't felt like she had a right to take it, but she got the feeling that he would get upset if she said that, so she decided to only speak her secondary reason, like she had done with Gremlin.

"I didn't take it because you might have needed it. Will little Gremlin be okay?"

Seela needed to know. She missed her little friend!

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[Kyosuke Yamato]

'Do I really make her walk around with this little on?' Kyo tried to hold back his blush and cleared his throat. "Yes. Gremlin will be fine. I've got a couple spare parts. Should get some more soon, but I've got what I need to to fix his leg."

The distraction pulled his mind away from his shyness he felt about the half-bare chest in front of him, which he would then try to avoid looking at out of some strange respect for Seela that he felt deep in his core.

He'd then go to remove the strap from her other side, being gentle and considerate with this arm as well. "Thanks for leaving the stim for me, but at this point it looks like you could definitely use it. We'll get more when we pick up supplies on our way off this planet."


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[Seela]

Seela was glad to learn that Gremlin would be back to running around happily soon, she really missed his sweet cuddles!
Seela felt weird hearing Kyosuke thank her, but again, she didn't voice it. Once her top was off, Seela looked at it with slight sadness. What a shame, she happened to be quite fond of that costume... the shiny fake gems on the hems, the light fabric... it might have been her favorite costume! And now it wasn't even fit to become a rag.... Shaking her head, Seela flicked it towards the hallway, accepting she wouldn't wear it again.
Seela then went to unclip the sneaky tie on the beaded string holding the fabric draping at her waist, which was conveniently on her right hip.

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