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While Malicia managed to make it through her meditation uninterrupted, she still felt a needling of irritation at the edge of her mind. There were multiple problems that weighed on her. None of them were urgent and, in reality, she didn't need to dwell on them right now. But, as was her nature, she choose to anyway since she had the time.

Like usual, the Ragnarok's lounge was nearly empty. Only Malicia sat at the rounded table at the edge of the room. A black long coat, black tights, black fitted and laced shirt was her choice of wardrobe for the trip. Her small frame dotted the center of the cushioned seating. The spot she always sat in the lounge. She'd never used any of the other seating, but they, the tables, floors and appliances were cleaned daily, as long as she was actively using the ship.

She brushed a finger along the datapad in front of her, allowing her eyes to drift over to her drink. Thick yellow-green, milk-like liquid reflected in her eyes; it didn't make her eyes look pretty but the drink was engineered to provide her with specific nutrients she likely lacked. It wasn't her usual but it was one of her cultists creations and an offering, and since it served a practical purpose she'd accepted it.

Once Ragnarok's last passenger was on board it hummed to life. Usually Malicia only traveled with her cultists, but she'd decided to make an exception for Tiamat; a woman who was Raze's apprentice as far as Malicia knew. Malicia wasn't sure how Tiamat had gotten to this isolated planet or what she'd been doing on it. It didn't matter really. She was fine providing the marauder a ride without knowing the why.

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Her pack was feeling extra heavy lately and she couldn't figure out why, it had nothing extra added and it was in fact possibly lighter as she had discarded some equipment that was no longer needed. She had begun to wonder if it was all in her head, the illusion that she was carrying something heavy on her mind that manifested in itself physically. Regardless of the reason, she wouldn't need to carry her pack for very long and managed to find herself a lift off this little backwater world. It baffled the redhead why a member of the Sith council was here; she had her own reasons for being here, but the trip for herself was less successful than she had hoped. Though what seemed to turn things around was Darth Malicia had agreed to let her ride on her ship.

As Tiamat approached the ship, she glanced between the cultists who stood guard outside, unmoving, but it was very clear to Tiamat they were ever capable of protecting their goddess. Climbing on board, she was followed and the sublight engines hummed as soon as the door behind her closed. The woman paused, taking in the ship's interior lounge, noting how relaxed it was and had started to see a pattern among Sith since joining regarding their preference for comfort. She would admit she had not caught on, preferring practical and perhaps unconsciously avoiding the fact she felt undeserving of such luxuries.

The young sith set down her pack on table and walked over to where Malicia was sitting; her eyes glanced to the woman's unusual drink and then back to the Darth, "May I join you?" she asked, feeling odd asking, but still trying to keep formal given this woman was several tiers above her in power and rank. She felt there was still a needed level of respect.



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Malicia hadn't expected for the marauder to approach her. She half-expected the woman to find somewhere to meditate or for her to keep to herself.

Because of the unexpectedness, Malicia watched Tiamat as she entered the room, her eyes following the woman's steps, noting her hair colour and frame... and her placement of her backpack. Needless to say the Darth wasn't stoked about the possibility of dirt getting on the table, but she reminded herself that she invited the woman onboard and that she could handle a minor, temporary change in her lounge.

Her yellows raised from the backpack back to the woman when she asked her question."Please, sit," Malicia answered, gesturing towards one end of the long, cushioned seat.

She allowed her gaze to linger for a few more moments while she thought before continuing,"If I'm not mistaken, you are Darth Raze's apprentice, so I assume you are not only beautiful but interesting company too," she said frankly. There was no friendliness to her tone, she was simply speaking plainly.

"You can help yourself to the bar if you require a drink," she added.

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Her yellow eyes rested on Tiamat as she stood at the edge of the table, she paused to study the woman's features more closely, never noticing how petite she actually was once she got close enough. Malicia granted her a place to sit and Tiamat felt her shoulders relaxed, not even realizing she was feeling tense in the presence of the dark councilor. She glided her finger tips along the edge of the table and sat down on the seat, still feeling the gold gaze of the woman as Tiamat shifted, finding the cushioned seat a bit too soft, forcing her to relax even more to feel more comfortable in the seat.

Malicia spoke again, referencing her as Raze's apprentice, but she was really struggling to decipher if the woman meant what she said, it was a bit flat, and perhaps questioning in a way. Then again, she never had anyone reference her immediately as someone beautiful and interesting, except for that odd padawan from the holonet, but she never thought herself in Emryc's eyes as either. Perhaps difficult company...internally she approved of that description.

Tiamat glanced in the direction of the bar via Malicia's invitation to help herself, and she thought about it for a moment, "Maybe in a bit." she nodded, turning her attention from the bar back to the woman. She fell quiet for a moment, hearing Emryc's words about her being offered the luxuries of the Sith and tarnishing those opportunities. Her eyes took in the lounge as she pushed the thought out of her mind, her focus turning back to Malicia, "Do you really think Raze keeps interesting company?" she asked with sincere curiosity, "I haven't seen him with much of anyone else." she frowned.



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Malicia's head tipped slightly and her eyes wandered to the side while she thought on the marauder's question. "Usually he arrives alone when I see him," she said, half to herself in thought, half to Tiamat as an answer. "But he's always come off as the type to keep interesting company." When she finished answering, a small part of her began to feel uncomfortable talking about Raze to someone she didn't really know. He probably did not want personal business gossiped about, or maybe the thought was part of her protective nature.

A small bit of unease lingered in the air, and most of it was not from Malicia. The dark councillors eye's turned back to the main source. The marauder. Even if they were in another reality and Malicia couldn't sense it, she'd still be able to see the woman's posture and the way she held herself. The councillor was unsure if it was because of the seating or some other reason so she simply noted it for the moment.

"Do you not consider yourself interesting?" Malicia asked, probably somewhat abruptly even if it was still on subject. The way the marauder answered made the Darth wonder. And? Even if the Malicia's expression was still neutral and did not make it clear, she was genuinely interested in Tiamat and her answer. Paying attention to the woman was her way to show interest.

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The sith found a thin lock of her hair and begun to turn it around her finger, a slow fidget where she was unknowingly looping it through itself and unraveling it again. It was a strange quirk she had picked up from keeping her hair down more, but it was surprisingly soothing and she never entirely conscious on when she started until someone else begun to notice. However as Malicia spoke, she finally felt her own nerves settle some, voicing her own observation of him attending alone and it was an assumption she had made with his personality.

Tiamat's eyebrows raised, curious to hear what others thought of him. It alleviated some uncertainties she had with her own judgement, which she thought was decent most of the time, but there was a complication when it came to Emryc...well many complications that made it hard for her decipher.

Though when the councilor directed her focus back on Tiamat, asking if she not thought she was interesting, the girl's cheeks flared bright red. "Interesting?" her mind blanked and she stopped fidgeting with the lock of hair for a brief moment. She caught Malicia's golden gaze before smirking, feeling suddenly self-conscious, "Um...maybe not as interesting as some others would prefer." Tiamat shrugged and started to fidget with the lock of her hair again, "I just don't feel at times I have very much in common with others, so I try to keep to myself." she paused, thinking, her gaze falling to her fingers before glancing back at Malicia, "Do you ever feel like that?"



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Malicia watched the woman curl her hair with her finger, yellow eyes following the colourful strands. Even though she could still sense the woman was nervous, what she was doing was distracting. It made Malicia curious.

But her attention turned to the woman's question when she asked it. "No. There are several people that I have things in common with," Malicia answered. She had quite a few things in common with her Cadre siblings. A little bit with Renfry too, but the one she had the most in common with was Raze. They were both monsters, just difference sizes and types.

"I'm sure there are plenty Sith that have things in common with you," Malicia said after a moment, because why wouldn't there be? "But I understand the wisdom in keeping others at a distance," she added, even though she'd allowed a few to get close.

The small councillor paused to grab her glass, taking a small sip of it's oddly textured liquid. It didn't have much flavour and went down easily so nothing changed on her expression. "What are you doing with your hair?" Malicia finally asked, placing down her glass. The Darth often spent hours upon hours on her hairstyle, even though she normally did a simple bun.

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Of course she didn't have that issue and continued, reassuring there were others who held in things in common with her. Internally, Tiamat was kicking herself for asking what seemed like a something others would experience, but she guessed not with the Sith councilor and felt extra self-conscious now. She turned her head slightly to look at the bar to make sure for some reason it still existed in case she needed a quick escape. Malicia added a comment about understanding why she would keep people at a distance and Tiamat shrugged, "Its typically safer." she sighed.

The woman shifted, finally feeling some comfort in her seat when her attention drew to the glass of milky liquid. It looked terrible, but Malicia sipped from her glass and when Tiamat opened her mouth to ask about it, Malicia spoke first, questioning what she was doing with her hair. It would only take a few seconds for her face turn as bright as her hair as she glanced down, immediately releasing the thing lock of hair, "UM! OH..." she ran her palms along her thighs as though to clean them of the habit, "I...I don't know..." she stumbled over her words as she absent mindedly found another lock to twirl gently, "I...just do it? Its soothing...I think!" she glanced down, noticing she started again and quickly released the hair.

"You know, I think I'll have that drink now." she decided.



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Malicia watched the whole display happen in front of her, gaining a hint of confusion in her eyes. Tiamat was very obviously frazzled while she answered the question, though Malicia had no clue why.

Without saying anything the small councillor slid out of her seat and stood. At this point her pregnancy was barely showing so she wasn't that concerned about the marauder noticing. "I have made you uncomfortable. I will attempt to fix that," Malicia said, plainly. If Tiamat was a random marauder Malicia wouldn't bothe-... no, she wouldn't be talking to her right now.

But Tiamat had the councillors attention and interest. Not Malicia's favour, but her attention.

The small council member allowed her steps to bring her to the bar. Though after a moment she wasn't entirely sure why she had come to the bar in the first place. She had no clue how to make a drink or what 99.9% of the items were on the shelf. "What do you want?" she asked. Maybe some guidance would help.

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The tiny woman slid from her seat and Tiamat opened her mouth to say something, thinking for a moment the councilor had enough of her, but instead she declared she had made Tiamat uncomfortable and was going to try to rectify it. "I what?" she felt herself equally as confused as the councilor but clearly for a different reason. Her blue eyes watched her move around the tables as she headed over to the bar. Absent mindedly, she felt herself finding another lock of hair, turning it slowly before her thumb and forefinger and quickly rose from her seat to join Malicia as she started to look at the different bottles.

She studied the different bottles before her eyes fell back on the sith councilor as she asked what she wanted and if Tiamat was honest, she was uncertain what she could have, she wasn't a big drinker. Instantly, she thought of what Emryc would drink and recalled how terrible it burned her lips and decided to stay away from his preference.

"So many options..." she tapped her chin, but realized she only knew like one or two. "What about a mint julep...so..." her eyes scanned the shelf, "That clear bottle there." she pointed until Malicia saw it, "some sugar, and mint leaves..." she directed, her voice tone and demeanor seemingly calmer as her thoughts were distracted on making this drink.

"Then you mix them all together and boom! Done!" Tiamat felt fairly confident in her mixing instructions, finding it hard to believe it would be difficult to make for anyone.



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"Very well," Malicia answered.

The small councillor reached for a bottle and.... couldn't reach it. She used the Force instead to get each bottle off the shelf. None had dust on or under them despite never being used. When the room was cleaned it was cleaned in every corner. She didn't have to provide those instructions to her followers since they knew her preferences well enough. They also knew she had a temper closely beneath her controlled exterior.

Grabbing the largest glass on the shelf for her guest, Malicia got to work. While she did not know how to make a drink, the most logical approach was equal amounts of everything. That was what she did, though she wondered if it was too many mint leaves after the fact. It was possible that the leaves should've been measured differently since well... they weren't liquid, but she assumed Tiamat would enjoy eating them anyway.

Another issue bothered her once she realized that each bottle would never be the same. There was less liquid in each. Maybe she would have them replaced later. That was a thought she put aside to turn back to Tiamat. Malicia offered the drink to the woman without saying anything. She just held it out and stared, waiting for the woman to take it and drink it.

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It was fascinating watching the small councilor get to work on the drink and even more curious to watch her mix everything in equal parts. The marauder did not think it required that much of any of the ingredients, but she could be wrong, it was a bigger glass after all and usually they were served in a small tumbler. She slid up into one of the chairs as she waited and watched, one elbow rested on the counter as her fingers found another thin lock of her hair, while her other hand rested comfortably on the counter. Glancing down, she noted how clean everything was and felt bad for having left some fingerprints on the table's surface. Tiamat gathered some of her sleeve in her palm and quickly rubbed them away just in time for Malicia to hand her drink.

The red head looked at the glass, noting the numerous mint leaves that floated in the glass, but she enjoyed mint, so it should have been all the better, "Ah! Thank you!" she said with delight and took a sip uncertain what she was able to taste first as the overwhelming mint and liquor hit every undesirable taste bud. Tiamat had a concerned look cross her face, but she doubted it was actually a poorly made drink and more concerned with her ability to handle alcohol. However, Tiamat took another drink, this time a larger one as she was careful though not to swallow any mint leaves, hoping the taste was just something one had to be accustomed to and therefore the only solution was to drink more.

"I dunno if I'll be able to finish all of it." she said, "But this is good!" she suddenly felt the alcohol running through her limbs and in response, relaxed into the numbing sensation.

"Are you going to have your drink?" she asked, blinking hard as she glanced around to see where her milk stuff went.



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