Ask Raxus A New Chapter

[Kalique Baize]

Enjoying the wine and the snacks, they started a relaxed, pleasant conversation with the amazing view ahead. From up here, the capital looked relatively small, but it was nice to enjoy the peace and tranquility out here. "Maybe you should...they'll be happy. I have to do the same though...". They were sometimes messaging, but she owed them an actual call, too.

She had plenty of good news to tell, but she also knew Jon's conversation would be a bit more inconvenient. Even if she knew he was over the hill, the transfer still affected him. His parents would understand, but it wasn't like he'd love telling them. "I can't wait to see Spintir!", she replied, choosing to keep the mood rather light. Things were moving uphill after all.

"That's very sweet of them though...my father sent my a picture of new clubs, asking me to show them to you, but I've forgotten" she admitted with a smirk, pulling out her phone and looking for the message. "I believe he was dropping hints...wanting your opinion or a match or whatever" she turned the screen and let him assess them, knowing his feedback would probably be a little more elaborated then, 'looks good!'.

She went for a cracker next, combined with a thin slice of meat. "The food is great by the way...how did you prepare this all in such a short amount of time?".

@Raydo

 

[Jonathen Baize]

He smiled when she mentioned seeing his home. "I am excited for you to see it too," he replied.

Jon leaned over when she showed him the messages from her Father. He let out a whistle. "Those are pretty..." he said, admiring the clubs. Of course, they were going to be the best. They probably cost more than he made in a month. He was going to need a new set; there was no way he was going to bring his old set with him to Serenno. "Hey, I am ready for him. Though it doesn't seem fair for me to beat your entire family in different competitions," he said, glancing up at her with a playful grin.

He leaned back on an elbow. "Well, I have been informed that I need to take special care to keep you happy. Let's just call me motivated," he said when she asked how he had put it all together. In all fairness, it was a fairly simple date to put together. He had to cut a few things up, but most of the preparation had been pretty quick.

Jon sipped from his glass as he relaxed. The day seemed surreal to him. "So, we have one extra bedroom after our room and the guest room. Any ideas on what we should use it for?" he asked.

@LadyRen

 

[Kalique Baize]

When the next opportunity would offer itself, they'd finally make a trip to Spintir possible and despite the nervousness, she literally couldn't wait. "Pretty...yeah very pretty, completely mind-blowing", she sarcastically added, followed by a little chuckle. He knew she simply didn't share the fascination, but he could bond with his dad over it whenever.

"Woaaah now...you're getting overly confident here" she amusedly shook her, actually relieved that his confidence was indeed growing back. "But this...you've heard right. You know...I always know where to find the rebel leader", she then teased back with a wink.

The conversation then shifted back towards the flat, which made her smile widen. "Well actually we're in the comfortable position of having a choice I'd say...well our desks will be in the working space, so we could potentially build a little home gym for when we're lacking the time to go out" she suggested, grabbing a grape before leaning down next to him.

"We have to invite Guin over...she'll freak out when I tell her we've found such a great place" she warmly smiled at him, knowing the two had worked together a few times.

@Raydo

 

[Jonathen Baize]

"....I mean, not nearly as pretty as you..." he cheesily replied with an innocent smile.

He sipped from his glass of wine as she accused him of being over-confident and then brought up her old ewok "boyfriend" again. "You know, he might have moved on by now. That would be pretty em...bearassing for you..." he said, not able to resist the pun.

He looked off into the distance as he thought about her suggestion. Having a gym would be convenient, maybe too convenient. "You really want to hear me making all that noise in the middle of the night?" he asked. He was getting better but still didn't sleep the best some nights. More than a few times, he had escaped a sleepless night by walking to the gym. However, it would be nice for nights when she was away, which would likely increase again at some point. He wasn't exactly sure how he felt about that...

"That's a great idea!" he said with a smile. The ISB agent had been a long friend of Kali's, but Jon had recently had the opportunity to work with the woman, and they had become friends as well.

Finishing off his glass of wine, he collapsed back on the blanket, looking up at the white clouds lazily moving across the sky as he let out a relaxed sigh.

@LadyRen

 

[Kalique Baize]

The smile on her lips widened as she softly remarked, "Always the charmer...". She dramatically let the smile fade as he threw in the possibility of the rebel having 'moved on', coldly replying, "He would never".

Apart from their goofy exchange, they kept discussing the issue of the spare room as it was still actually a valid question. "Hmm...true. I mean we could go for silicone dumbbells or stick to...stretching and meditative stuff" she mused, taking another sip of the wine before putting the glass back down.

"Maybe we'll figure out something better. But that seems like a luxury problem". She then climbed down next to him and wrapped an arm around his sight. She was glad they got along well and they'd definitely have a fun night. "So discussing-the-new-apartment-while-at-a-picnic-stage...it's out of control".

@Raydo

 

[Jonathen Baize]

"Good save, Jon." he thought to himself as he smiled back. His mind did linger on those clubs, though, what he wouldn't do for a set..

"Oh," he said in an over-the-top manner. "You're right, babe. I am sure he thinks about you all the time.." he said, gently patting her leg as he shook his head.

He gave her an even look next. "I am not like you. I don't do all of that... meditative prayer stuff," he said. "I'm a soldier. We deal with our problems by hitting things..." he said. Maybe it wasn't the healthiest approach, and some meditative practices would probably do him wonders, but it all seemed a little odd to him.

She was right; it was a great problem to have. He loved talking about all the possibilities. He relaxed back, one arm behind his head and wrapping the other around her. "You ever wonder if we will run out of stages?" he asked with a laugh.

White clouds lazily passed by overhead, breaking up the blue sky beyond. His finger slowly traced up and down her arm.

@LadyRen

 

[Kalique Baize]

She dramatically scowled at him for a moment, before she then amusedly added, "You're just jealous". Still, it was hard to believe how much time had passed, but even if she had ended knocked out, the memories were precious.

"Prayer?" she quirked a brow, his simplification drawing a chuckle from her. "I know all about your regular coping mechanisms, but you know, Yoga can do wonders too. You don't need to fully give yourself in to meditation, but the room could provide space for stretching and training with your own body weight..." she mused, meeting his gaze.

"Or we check whether there are noise-absorbing boxing bags". Maybe it wasn't even unlikely...but regardless of whether they'd findnthem, they could still use the room for some kind of training without keeping him from hitting the gym.

"Impossible" she replied, brushing a strand of her behind her ears. "It's a never-ending row of stages that organically follow one another", she added with a smirk, both if them knowing damn well that they just made things up. "I've got to say that we could have skipped the 'shatter your girlfriend's ego phase though'....like, seriously? Beer Pong, now the slingshot...you're brutal", again, she playfully shook her head.

@Raydo

 

[Jonathen Baize]

"Incredibly so." he responded with a huff. "The rage that fills me..." he added, voice haunted.

"Maybe," he said skeptically. He wasn't openly opposed to the idea of learning those things, but it was something he was jumping to do. He was a man of routine; it took a lot to get him out of the routine. If there were someone to do it, though, it would be her.

"Very organically.." he laughed. "Its funny how well they all flow together just perfectly," he said, sounding amazed. "Hey now!" getting somewhat defensive. "You'd kick my ass if I let you win. Talk about lose/lose." he sighed.

He reached over and blindly grabbed a piece of fruit and offered it to her before grabbing one for himself. "I am sure you will beat me someday," he said. "You definitely have beaten my record for quickest time sinking a boat..." he joked, pulling her a little closer.

Deciding it was best to quickly change the subject, he moved on quickly. "Alright, what does that cloud look like to you?" he asked, reaching up with his free hand and pointing at a passing cloud.

@LadyRen

 

[Kalique Baize]

The way he phrased his maybe told her all about his opinion and she couldn't help but to smirk. Of course meditation wasn't his thing, but there had been a time where she hadn't seen herself doing it either. It didn't have to become his thing, but they could try. She made a mental note regarding the boxing bag though.

"They're also so very predictable...like it's nice to anticipate what's next", she amusedly quipped, gratefully accepting the piece of cut fruit. "Some day, huh?" she glared at him for a moment, her mouth immediately flapping open as he mentioned the boat incident.

"Okay woah. See, on Endor you haven't been so rude...you know it wasn't my fault, but the boat's!" she grumbled, withdrawing her arm and fake-pouting. "You're just making me take more mental notes...imagine we're golfing with my dad and you accidentally slip and stumble into a pond? That would surely be tragic..." she shrugged, giving him a rather devious smirk as she met his gaze again.

He desperately tried to distract her then, pointing at a cloud above which she studied for a moment with a chuckle. At first, all she could see was a vaguely butt-shaped whitish constuct floating overhead, but as she slightly tilted her head, it was easier to decipher it. "It could be a ship...but rather a butterfly" she then mused, her gaze flicking to the one adjacent to it. "What do you see in this one?".

@Raydo

 

[Jonathen Baize]

"The best day." he shot her a quick smile, relaxing back as his next words caused her to slither out of his arms and pull away. His face tilted into a frown before he finally reached his other arm behind his head, still looking upward.

"I never said it was your fault, just that you hold the record.." he defended himself. He gave her a challenging glare when she threatened to sabotage his golf match with her father. The smart remark burned inside his throat, but even he was smart enough to know when to retreat to higher ground.

She looked up at the sky, his distraction at least working for the moment. "Maybe a butterfly ship..." he replied before she pointed out the next cloud. He actually wasn't great at these sorts of things, which was sad because he started the game. He focused for a moment. "Looks like a church ..." he finally settled on. "See, you have the walls.." he said, trailing off as he pointed up. It wasn't a great guess, but he defended it nonetheless.

She was still sitting where she had "pouted" earlier, so he returned to folding both arms behind his head again. "So you think that couple got the apartment you sent them to?" he asked. He found himself oddly curious about their fate.

@LadyRen

 

[Kalique Baize]

She gave him a warning glare when he just teased back, however refraining from any further comments ans choosing to let the 'threat' linger instead. The cloud deciphering was getting intense anyway and she was trying to activate her creativity.

"Must be a rare butterfly ship she repeated, a lip crossing her smirk at his conclusion before she focused her attention onto his cloud. "A...church?" she was still looking up, tilting her head to the left, then slowly cooking it to the right, not even recognizing the third dimension at first.

"Creative" she finally remarked, also not fully able to come up with something better. She looked back down when he mentioned the other couple and for a moment she pondered on the issue. "I guess they ran into a bunch of obnoxious rich people and they probably did a battle royal or anything" she shrugged, however amused at the thought of catty snobby people.

"You seem interested in them...have you picked up some good vibes? Maybe we should invite them over some time too..." she quipped sarcastically, picking another grape. "So...what else do you feel like doing today?". It wasn't even late afternoon yet and she was looking forward to the rest of the day after his incredibly sweet surprise.

@Raydo

 

[Jonathen Baize]

"Is there such a thing as a common butterfly ship?" He let out another laugh. He wasn't sure how creative his answer was, he kind of just blurted out the first thing that came to his mind, but he must have been close because she didn't immediately judge him for it.

"A fight to the death for an apartment? We would have been great at that; I think..." he mused, smiling at the thought of running around searching for weapons to beat out other apartment buyers.

He gave her a look when she brought up inviting them over. "I think I am busy with work that day..." he shook his head. "Just being nosey, I guess," he chuckled.

Jon thought for a moment. "Well, this was really all I had planned. We have celebrated my way. How do you want to celebrate us reaching the "Devilishly tricked another couple into leaving so we could get the apartment from underneath them" stage?" he continued to look up at her as he lay on the blanket.

@LadyRen

 

[Kalique Baize]

"Oh absolutely! Plenty even" she joked with a smirk, visualizing the concept of a butterfly ship in her head and finding it quite amusing. "Oh yes! Actually...an interesting concept. If we ever move again, I'd say we're sooo in" the thought was even more hilarious and she could see the woman they had met earlier trying to claw at some other random rich lady.

"Wow...I want to invite friends and you're gone. I see how it is" she scoffed, shaking her head. "I mean I've got the address from the real estate portal...if we're ever close by we can go check" she then suggested with a chuckle before their conversation moved on.

"Oh fair enough...you're surprise was amazing" she gave him a warm smile, finally laying down next to him again and softly tracing along his arm. "We're snacking here...so we could grab a full meal later on. We could choose a place nearby the new flat to already start exploring" she softly suggested, already feeling this inner excitement growing again.

@Raydo

 

[Jonathen Baize]

"Oh, it would seem I need to study up on the technologies of the butterfly. Never know when they might try to rebel..." He closed his eyes, letting the afternoon warm his face. "What's your weapon of choice in Apartment Royale?" he lazily asked when the topic turned to that.

He raised an eyebrow when she mentioned checking on the place to see if they got it. "Sounds a little creepy, and we absolutely should do it." He peeked an eye open and laughed. It was good to have a partner to be nosey with.

"Guess it makes sense to start to do some exploring." he yawned as she curled up next to him again. "Oh, what if we hate everything around our new place," he said with a hint of worry. "Like, what if there is just...normal food?" he joked, slowly scratching her back.

@LadyRen

 

[Kalique Baize]

He continued spinning the story and Kalique couldn't help but to laugh once again. Not just the butterfly ships, but the mode for acquiring apartments was hilarious, and she pondered on his question for a moment. "So let's say no tech weapons allowed. Also, in order to avoid cheating, I wouldn't go for the Force, so I'd go for something with reach" she began explaining, running through a few scenarios.

"Maybe a long floor lamp. I knock them all of their feet before they could approach with their knives or pick up chairs or anything" it was an incredible silly thought, but she wondered whether there was such a reality format existing already.

"Awesome, then exploring it is!" she replied, nuzzling up against his chest. "I mean that...would be bad. We'd always have to commute some place else or bring something on our way home" they'd surely find a way, but he raised a serious issue.

"Yeah, this would be a catastrophe" she sarcastically answered, a faked concern bleeding into her expressions. "Actually...no. There must be a weird place in every district. I'm sure you'll be fine" she soothingly patted his arm before met his gaze again. "I'm a little more worried about the stairs in the building...how will I manage?".

@Raydo

 

[Jonathen Baize]

He gave an approving sound at her weapon choice. It was a good choice and would give her a great reach advantage over most others in their hypothetical apartment death match. "I am going with a bag of flour." his eyes were still closed, enjoying the afternoon sun. "You can use it as a weapon, but you can also throw the flour in people's eyes blinding them." he lazily explained.

They had checked the areas before choosing their initial selection of apartments. The one they had chosen was at the top of the list, partly due to its area. It was no real concern.

He would find his off-the-wall place near the new apartment. He liked weird and different hole-in-the-wall restaurants. They often had the most character and the best food if you could get passed the oddity, but most of all, he normally liked the people that surrounded those places.

Jon felt her shift, looking up at him. He opened his eyes to meet her own. "That..." he pushed a stray strand of hair from her face. "..Will definitely be a challenge, but I am sure we can conquer it together." his chest shook with a chuckle.

He stretched his legs and let out another yawn. "If we don't get going soon, I am going to be asleep in no time." he said. The afternoon weather and gentle breeze were perfect napping weather.

@LadyRen

 

[Kalique Baize]

His choice of weapon did surprise her a little, but it immediately drew another chuckle from her. "How extraordinarily cunning...I would have assumed you'd go with something more upfront, but that's a very smart choice", she admitted, pursing her lips.

"Why do I feel like this hasn't been the first time you've considered this question?" she jokingly asked, raising a brow in suspicion. Her expressions than shifted as he mentioned conquering it together and she let out a deep sight before she quietly and desperately asked, "Do we have to?".

"Nooo...we have to seize the free day...unless you're really tired, I mean then we can relax here for a while" she offered, giving him a warm smile before she edger closer and gave him a kiss. "But I'm ready to leave if that's what we're doing". Cupping his cheek, she expectantly waited for an answer, wrapping a leg around him.

@Raydo

 

[Jonathen Baize]

"Are you calling me dumb?" he playfully nudged her, his tone not serious. "I make smart choices...sometimes." he shook his head, letting out a sigh. There was more to being a soldier than charging head first into battle, well sometimes it was just that, but there was a lot of thought and planning that went into it.

"You don't enter a room and immediately identify every item that could be used as a weapon?" he shook his head again.

"I guess I could carry you forever," he replied, finger still tracing along her back. "Not sure if you can afford me, though..." he shrugged.

He didn't move at first, only finally opening his eyes when she crawled up and kissed him, her hand rustling against his beard as she touch his face. With the arm that had been tucked behind his head, he reached down and grabbed her leg, her skin cool against his touch. He stared up into emerald eyes for a moment before leaning up and pressing his lips to hers again.

Jon slowly rolled over so she was laying her back, hand still holding her leg. "Guess we ought to seize the day then.." he teased, leaning down and kissing her one last time before finally sitting up.

@LadyRen

 

[Kalique Baize]

"Never have, never will...but I expected you to be less devious..." she amusedly teased, even though realizing that with his super strategic brain it was actually no wonder. "But if we ever do a rematch sparring session, I'll make sure I'll hide the flour first".

She shook her head, opening the palm of her free hand and conjuring a little flame. "Nope...I've got my most reliable weapon with me all the time, but sometimes I do run a flammability check" she replied with a smirk, letting the little fire dance for a few more moments before she snuffed it out at once.

"Afford you...pfff. How much can you possibly take?", she jokingly asked before he kissed her back, his lips passionately meeting hers before he just sat up. She stayed where she was, slightly cocking her head to the side before she subtly moved her left hand.

She reached out with the Force and took hold of him, before she slowly pulled him down and over her again. "We can seize the view for a little while too..." as literally no one else was around and not even nearby, she kissed him again, deepening the kiss quickly as her other slowly traced along his side.

She then pushed him back up into a seated position, immediately moving up on his lap with one leg at each side and a hand slipping under his shirt. "But I mean if you want to leave...", she added with a definitely disappointed hint in her voice. She found the spot rather exhilarating and thanks to the successful apartment hunt, she was still in the absolute best mood.

@Raydo

 

[Jonathen Baize]

He shrugged. "You never know when you may fall prey to my flour attacks..." he warned with a chuckle.

Why would you need to identify weapons if you always had magic with you? It made sense; it was just another example of how they viewed the world extremely differently due to their own abilities. He felt the heat from the flames against his face. "Not so close to my beard!" he half-joked, admitting that it was a little close for comfort. He had worn the beard since she had met him, keeping it trimmed but never fully shaving.

"I guess we could negotiate..." he teased.

A moment later, he let himself be dragged down by an invisible hand, bracing himself just above her. "It is a nice view..." he admitted, looking her up and down with a smile. She then pushed him, sitting on his lap. He wrapped his hands around her waist, her hand cold as it slid up his stomach. "You know..you make really good arguments to stay a little bit longer..." fingers dug into her lightly as he kissed her again.

@LadyRen