Thicker than Water

[Hans Filo]

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Level 3298, Galactic City, Coruscant
2052 Local time​

The cantina was winding down in preparation for its happy hour, which--for some reason--took place at 10 o'clock at night. Perhaps it was to encourage club-goers to poke their heads in and have a drink, or perhaps it was because the owner was stingy and knew no one would be there to buy reduced priced drinks, thus resulting in more profit for less resources. Whatever the reason, this resulted in 7 to 9 being the quietest hours that the bar saw every day, with only a handful of patrons at most. Hans Filo was one of those, there to speak with a client who appeared to be very, very late.

The Shi'ido was already on his 2nd drink now, having spent half an hour waiting before he decided he may as well order something to prevent the bouncer to kick him out under the assumption that he was loitering, which (in a sense), he was. The man slowly became a bit sick of the stuffy air of the cantina and opted to go out for a breath of fresh air, despite the bar's exceptional ventilation system. It was a good place to go for a drink, and was rather clean considering it was around the middle levels.

He went out through the main entrance, brushing past the burly bouncer--who gave him a dirty look for some reason--and was pleasantly surprised by the refreshing breeze. It was a nice night out, and he observed what he could see of the lower levels, peering over the railing into the void below. Hans sat there for a few minutes, admiring the view, until he turned on his heel and decided it was time to make his way back to the bar, lest the stamp on his hand suddenly faded away and he had to pay entrance again.

As he was walking, he noticed two figures turn the corner. Both looked unremarkable, but to Hans, they were certainly remarkable. Still, his heart skipped a beat when he saw them, and he briefly hurried back into the bar, nearly knocking over the bouncer, who now had a real reason to give him a dirty look.

Hans made a beeline for the bar, where he flagged the owner over. The bounty hunter slid a few credits on the table.

"I hope I am not being too brief with you--and I certainly don't mean to sound pushy--but I do ask you kindly that you shut down this bar, just for half an hour. I have some friends visiting and I wish to show them a good time. Besides, this is the slowest time of the day for the Leaping Lorraine, is it not?" he murmured, leaned in over the table. The owner, a stoic and pudgy Twi'lek man in his 40s, eyed him, then looked toward the bouncer, nodding subtly.

The bouncer opened up the door and motioned the other 6 patrons to leave, earning some grumbles, but they submitted, not wanting to pick a fight with the 2 meters of pure muscle guarding the door. Pleased, Hans stood, tipping his hat to the owner. "A very big thank you to you, sir. I am indeed very grateful."

He strolled to the entrance, poking his head out to the street. The two were nearing and would likely notice him. Hans poked his head back into the cantina and went to sit at a table, the interest of the two walking by having been peaked. Now, all he needed to do was wait.

@Mad Dog, @TheBrokenMadMan

 

[RAZ]

Raz's life of wandering the Galaxy alone was quickly coming to an end. Recently he'd fallen in love, and now he had been reunited with his sister. As Raz walked down the streets of Coruscant's Galatic City side by side with his sister Aleera (@The Doctor) he found it hard to look at anything other than her. He had been ecstatic to finally be reunited with his blood relative, and had vowed to never again be separated from her for any reason, because after all Blood is Thicker than Water..

After they had met up, and discussed the past, Raz and his sister had took to the city looking forward to spending some leisure quality time with one of the last of his blood relitives. They'd somehow found their way to one of the midlevels, walking the streets, Raz was wearing his most typical face on.

They'd been traveling on foot trying to decide on a place to stop, having a hard time trying to stop talking and laughing about the life they had before, and what had happened to them both since they'd last seen one another. Raz had glimpsed a man who'd stuck his head out of a bar then retracted it quickly, he'd originally dismissed it for the strange actions that were typical amongst the pub, and cantina goers in this area, however when the door man escorted what seemed to be the entirety of the establishment occupants, save for the strange face he'd seen a moment ago, and then appeared to be waiting for Raz and Aleera to approach him Raz figured some adventure would be worth a kick. Sure that his sister and him could handle anything this scummy part of town could possibly have in store for them Raz said, "It looks like we've been invited inside? Curious.." Raz said softly, maintaining his pace in the direction of the door man.

Once in the cantina, after an awkward look from the door man, Raz noticed no one else was in the bar area, except one man sitting alone. Raz had begun to walk towards the bar, however stopped short, and did a double take. The man's face was not familiar to Raz, but Raz knew who he was.

Raz's eyes squinted slightly, Hans.. Raz thought. The liklihood of this was astronomically small, This can't be.. Raz pondered. The same day he'd come together with his sister, so too had his brother suddenly appeared only miles away, and even more unlikely they had made their way here..

Nudging his sister's shoulder, Raz said, "Hey.." quietly, and awkwardly to her, pointing out what, or more acturately who, he'd seen.

 

[The Doctor]

(This thread was posted before The Doctor's capture)

This had honestly been one of the best weeks in recent memory for The Doctor.

It wasn't too long ago that she had met Malthazar, and he was starting to feel like a friend, as opposed to just an ally, and friends were always welcome. Now she had her Raz back, her beautiful brother in arms, happy as he always was, but now they were on the same page a little more. They had taken a week or so out from their schedule to just have some family time together, one of the many perks of being in Exile. When they were with the Jedi, the mission always came first, you had to get the job done before anything else could be considered, and considering that they were in a war for a very long time, it was safe to say there wasn't very much time for brevity, or rest. Now though, they could just kick back, enjoy one another's company, have fun, be a kriffing family for once.

Well, perhaps it was going a bit far though, or at least, to The Doctor, that's what the fact that she had been wandering town with her arms clamped tightly to Raz's indicated to her. She couldn't help herself though, as elated as she was to see her brother, she found herself scared as hell too. Ever since her eyes fell on Raz again, something changed in The Doctor, clicked, so to speak. All of a sudden, it felt like she had a reason to live again beyond Abigail and their Unification, she could feel happy and at peace again, all the anger and hate just seemed to melt away when her brother held her in his arms. Whenever they were together now, she couldn't help but think about what might happen that drives them apart, be it death or estrangement, and the prospect was adept at filling her with dread.

For the moment though, that dread was flushed away as they did a course correction, turning toward a club that seemed to be emptying out. Invited eh? Well, if Raz said it then it was probably true, that or he just wanted a private dance together, either way, it seemed the club was their new destination. The doorman just waved them past, and the duo cautiously began to move through the corridor into the main room...and then she saw him. There was only one man in the dance hall, sitting at a booth with some drinks set out. Initially, it was a bit difficult for The Doctor to make him out, but as they neared him, his features cleared up, and what she saw hitched her breath and stopped her in her tracks. She couldn't be seeing him,this had to be some kind of hallucination or sick joke or...
"Raz...am I crazy or am I seeing...?"

@Mad Dog @The Matt