The Star Wars Iconic Characters and the Lords of the Expanse: Hunting Grounds...

[Arani Korden]

Strong emotions can lead so easily to those darkest emotions that we all feel at times. I suppose that I have always felt that to become a Jedi I must control all strong emotions, at least until I better understand the Force and the Universe that we live in."

There's a polite cough right behind Sen. Arani stands behind the pair, looking very grim. In her best serious voice, she asks, "Sia-Lan Wezz, may I speak with you privately for a moment?"

 

[Sia-Lan Wezz]

Sia-Lan managed to tear her gaze from the sparring duo and her concentration on Sen's conversation. Smiling cheerily at Arani, she waved the other woman over to a far corner. "Sure! What do you want to talk about, Arani? Need dance lessons?" She did a little boogie wooogie move that looked like a cross between a flapping Erdi bird and the dying throes of a Rythor beast.

 

[Arani Korden]

"Sure! What do you want to talk about, Arani? Need dance lessons?" She did a little boogie wooogie move that looked like a cross between a flapping Erdi bird and the dying throes of a Rythor beast.

The corners of Arani's mouth twitch slightly. "No, thank you. Though now that you mention it, dance lessons for the crew wouldn't be such a bad idea - we'll talk about that in the morning."

In a low voice, Arani continues. "Sia, I'm asking you as a friend - please stop trying to push Dorn and I together. A relationship between the two of us would be inappropriate considering both his position and mine. And more importantly - " Arani's solemn facade begins to crack. "More importantly, after the conversation Dorn and I just had, anything you said would be fairly redundant."

 

[Sia-Lan Wezz]

"Hey! You know me...I'm always free to give lessons!" the Jedi agreed heartily as she started to stick her long arms and legs out in rather appalling directions. Arani could only suppose that this must be another attempt at dancing.

"Redundant? Why would it be redundant?" Sia inquired some more, not quite understanding. "What did you two do? Take a bubble bath together while we were down here sparring?" Her blue eyes opened wide. "Did you?"

 

[Arani Korden]

"Redundant? Why would it be redundant?" Sia inquired some more, not quite understanding. "What did you two do? Take a bubble bath together while we were down here sparring?" Her blue eyes opened wide. "Did you?"

"Not yet. Well, I took a bath, but by myself. The baths here are quite nice, actually - you should try one before we have to leave."

Seeing Sia-Lan's eager face, Arani stops.

"I'm getting off the subject, aren't I? Dorn and I are . . . we're . . . we're a we, now. We went for a walk, and stopped to look at the sunset, and we started talking, and . . . I just told him. I told him how I feel, and he told me how he feels, and so it turns out we're both . . . We're both happy. Very happy. And I wanted you to be the first to know."

Arani places her hands on her friend's shoulders. "But we're not sure if we're telling everyone yet. Sia-Lan, use some discretion." ooc:This is, of course, the first time anyone has ever used the word "discretion" and the name "Sia-Lan" in the same sentence without adding the phrase "lack of."

Arani turns to leave, but has another thought. "And maybe you'd better let me handle the dancing lessons, hmm?"

 

[Sia-Lan Wezz]

"Not tell anyone? Not tell anyone?!" Sia-Lan threw her arms around Arani and started spinning both of them in rather teetoring circles. "Whatever for? But I guess I can do that...But we've got to celebrate something! I can't sit still now! Where is the big sod anyway?"

"Whee! Whee! Whee!" the young Jedi called out happily as she transfered her hold to Arani's hands and spun them a'round and 'round. "Whee! Whee! Whee!"

 

[Arani Korden]

Where is the big sod anyway?"

Arani's just too happy to fight it, so she joins in with Sia-Lan's spinning.

"Dorn's back at the suite, keeping an eye on Kaz Lo and Kelko for me. I should really get back there. I miss him alredy. By the way, how did your little fight go? How good is Vor'en?"

 

[Sia-Lan Wezz]

"Uh um...he's pretty good." Sia-Lan answered evasively, shuffling from foot to foot while running her fingers absently through the unrully mop that sufficied for her hair. "But Rory is smashing him into wookie patty right now. Hey we need to tell Rory...it wouldn't be right not to! Is Dorn going to tell Sen? I think I sort of prepared him for the possibility." Her blue eyes twinkled.

 

[Arani Korden]

"Uh um...he's pretty good."

"He'd better be. That's what he's getting paid for, after all."

"But Rory is smashing him into wookie patty right now. Hey we need to tell Rory...it wouldn't be right not to! Is Dorn going to tell Sen? I think I sort of prepared him for the possibility." Her blue eyes twinkled.

"I know, I know. I'll tell you one thing: you never realize how much work a forbidden romance is until it happens. I feel like handling Sen myself, just to spare Dorn the heartache, but I think that's a battle he'll have to fight on his own.

Rory should be easy. I'm not sure anyone else will care all that much."

 

[Sia-Lan Wezz]

Sia-Lan clasped her hands together, fairly bouncing up and down with excitement. "Can I tell Rory? Can I? Can I? And what do you mean forbidden? There's nothing in the Jedi code that forbids falling in love...just holding anyone or anything above the Jedi responsibilities."