The Midnight Wood

[Reidly]

The moon of Endor. Forests, wildlife, and more forests. A perfect place to lose oneself from civilization and life off the land. Which is exactly what Drifter wanted to do. After all, sentient beings were always much more dangerous than wildlife, so this planet would be the perfect place to capm out for a bit. First though, he had to get there. Finding someone willing to transport and armed Chiss to the middle of nowhere was certainly tricky.

"Hmm." He hummed to himself, looking over the abundance of ships at the Cato Neimodia refueling station. Freighters, fighters, capital ships, anything was there. But alas, he'd have to search harder to find what he needed. Adjusting his helmet and cloak, he strode down the hallway in his continued search.

A strange humming sound caught his attention, as if was calling to him specifically. Eyes scanning over the crowd, he eventually found. A black canine sat in the middle of the path, staring directly at him with cold blue eyes. Drifter's heart stopped in his chest, he knew exactly what this was. "Mighty Anubis." He breathed, following after the dog as it turned to walk away.

 

[Phantom]

Kahl didn't like being in crowded places, it hurt his ears. He had been here to restock his ship and refuel and was asked several times of he was taking passengers, and both times he had said no. But he thought about it and he guessed he could carry atleast one, maybe two passengers and put up a sign that read: "Accepting passengers, price depends on where you want to go." Kahl had gotten no offers yet but he was hopeful. Eventually he gave up and went back inside his ship and went through a systems check. Hopefully he would find something to work on that would distract him for the next hour or two.

 

[Reidly]

As the canine strolled away, it began to dissipate into a fine mist. Drifter cursed, grabbing at it before it vanished. The gas escaped him, leaving him standing in front of a small ship. A sign was hung on it, reading, "Accepting passengers, Price depends in where you want to go."

Drifter took this a sign from Anubis, he knocked on the main hatch, pulling out a small bag of crystals he collected from his travels. Adjusting his clothing again to make him look at least somewhat presentable.

 

[Phantom]

Kahl jumped a little when someone knocked on the ship. His four ears perked up and focused on the source's breathing, male, most likely a Chiss. He walked out of the ship, his tail swishing back and forth. He looked toward the man, he definitely was a Chiss. "Can I help you?"

 

[Reidly]

"Passage? To... Endor." Drifter held up some crystals, looking hopeful. "I... saw sign." he said, his voice raspy from all the years of talking so little.

 

[Phantom]

"Sure thing, two of those crystals will be enough," Kahl was not one to deprive someone of their currency, "Come on in. The guest quarters are up the stairs and to the left, we'll be taking off in 10." The Reskekki walked up to the cockpit after closing the main hatch, he started flicking switches, pressing buttons and turning knobs. The landing gear raised and the ship took off, slowly rising above the shipyard, and turning towards Endor. After he was a good distance above the ship yard, he readied the hyperdrive and shot out of the planet's atmosphere.

 

[Reidly]

Handing the pilot his requested currency, Drifter wasted no time in moving to his designated sleeping spot. The familiar pull of lightspeed took him, and he unfastened his weapons. Wandering to the cockpit, he took a seat on the ground and closed his eyes, meditating.

 

[Phantom]

Kahl looked behind him, it was strange having another person on board, even stranger was the fact that he had chosen to meditate right behind the pilot's chair. Kahl set the controls to auto pilot and locked it there incase this stranger decided to try and steal his ship. Standing up, he looked down at the man, it was an odd feeling, being just under 4 feet tall he mostly looked up at people. He walked past the Chiss and into his own quarters, placing the two crystals in his cash box. He then went out and sat next to the man, going into meditation himself. His meditation had nothing to do with the Force, only his ears, he listened to the steady hum of the engines and his Chiss passenger's breathing

 

[Reidly]

During Drifter's meditation, he began to see visions. A civilization destroyed by war and age, giant weapons roaming the world, and a whole slew of disastrous things. One thing remained constant to him, Anubis. Giving him a look of contempt, it led him along and showed him many things. After several hours, he startled awake from his trance, shaking his head. He turned to his bird-like pilot and made an apologetic gesture before standing.

 

[Phantom]

Kahl had gotten up from his mediation an hour earlier and was sitting at the pilot seat, watching the stars form streaks of light as the ship passed them in hyperspace. He saw Drifter get up and Kahl turned, "I don't think we've officially met, I'm Kahl," stretching his small hand out of a shake.

 

[Reidly]

"Drifter." He replied, taking the smaller one's hand in his own. He rolled his shoulders to get the blood flowing to his body again, and looked back out to the stars. "Much longer?" He asked with curiosity. Before the pilot could answer, Drifter's stomach growled loudly. "Eheh... Food?" He rubbed his neck, looking sheepish.

 

[Phantom]

"We got an hour, hour and a half," Kahl got up and walked out of the cockpit, "Food's this way!" Kahl had no clue what the Chiss would eat, but all he had was a small amount of Corellian Ale, Bread, Bantha bacon, a couple of eggs, and a gallon of milk, all in the mini refrigerator in his quarters. "Sorry there isn't much, I have a small appetite, and I'm usually the only one on here." Kahl was telling the truth, that bottle of Ale has been there for a year, Kahl's liver is so small that he can only drink one shot without getting alcohol poisoning.

 

[Reidly]

"It is ok." He stated, sitting down on the floor again to eat. He pulled down his cloak ever so slightly to allow his mouth room to eat, but he didn't speak again. He was simply lost in thought of what he would dowhen he got to endor.

 

[Phantom]

"Well, feel free to take nap, I'll wake you when we get there," Kahl walked outing the room and back to the cockpit of the ship, taking extreme care to remain quiet, focusing his ears on the Chiss, he would know if the man had gotten up and was looking through Kahl's stuff, you can never be too cautious in this day and age.

 

[Reidly]

Drifter stood up and wandered around for a good while as the ship thrummed under his feet. He adjusted his cloak from the food, wiping his hands and gathering his stuff. Whatever happens, he would be ready.