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Takai had been on Tatooine for quite some time now. The backwater... or rather backsandy planet was the perfect combination of isolated and irrelevant that she wasn't too worried about the Free Worlds Alliance coming after her for busting out of prison. Long swoop rides in the Dune Sea had given her a good understanding of the local terrain and she was beginning to feel more and more at home in the desert, away from all the prying eyes that seemed to burn at her un'beskar'gam'ed face. At first she had burned with shame whenever someone's eyes saw her face, but that feeling had slowly passed with time. Of course there were other parts of her that she would burn with shame at people seeing as well.

That's why she preferred to do her nude meditating slash combat training far out in the desert where absolutely nobody would see her. The first time she had felt the Manda whispering to her, guiding her fists and letting her feel the world around her without sight had been in a similar situation. Of course she had been locked in an isolated single wide cell on a FWA prison ship. No need to run out to the desert to dance in the nude there, isolation was her life after that first prison fight. Hours after hours spent training in that lonely cell had led to some sort of revelation, an enhanced sense of awareness that she had since only been able to feel in the heat of battle. A tad bit inconvenient that, only being able to get in touch with the battle spirit of her ancestors during a fight. It made sense though in its own way.

So here she was, hours into a Teras Kasi kata with the twin suns burning her skin trying to recreate that otherworldly sense of awareness. Her muscles ached as she flowed through sequence after sequence on the flat butte-top, eyes closed to the world, her mind focused inwards. She swore she could almost feel it, a sense of awareness within her. The breath of life flowing into and out of her lungs, energy flowing from there under her skin and through her muscles. It was so close, yet so far away. Always just beyond her grasp.

Or perhaps it was heatstroke.

Her mind wandered to the cantine of water on her swoop bike, parked not too far away but far enough that she wouldn't accidentally bump into it if she lost awareness of her surroundings. Stay focused. Forcing her mind back to the kata, the flow of movement. The flow of energy. Breathe. She forced herself to focus on her breathing as she followed through on a lunging strike that transferred into a kick. Breathe. It was getting harder to do after hours under the burning sun. Takai tried not to think of the sunburn she would have later.

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He wasn’t thrilled to be on Tatooine, but it was certainly a nice change of scenery from a space station. He felt the hot suns on his skin, and he was unfamiliar with the sensation of sweating profusely. He kept tugging at his clothing, having to fan himself to keep cool. Emryc stopped by to get himself some water, shocked at the high prices.

He had arrived here with a fully trained Sith to scout out the site of a potential base. Now that their group was exposed to the galaxy, it was time to rapidly ramp up their forces. Tatooine was in the outer rim and offered the perfect location for running intelligence without being too suspicious.

With his duties over for the day, Emryc took a break from his overbearing partner that treated him like a small child. He had a slushie drink with him that cost less than water and parched his thirst. He wandered off along the desert, taking in sight of the vast regions that stretched out for miles.

As Emryc kept walking, he could faintly sense another in the Force. Most trained users made more of an effort to conceal themselves. He drank through the straw as he kept walking, spotting a figure in the distance.

It wasn’t until he arrived closer that he could see she was...not wearing anything. His eyes widened as he stood there, continuing to drink his slushie drink and openly staring. It was quite possibly the most he had ever seen of a woman before and he certainly wasn’t going to call out to her to make her stop doing what looked like a combat routine. He had practiced some to learn how to fight without weapons, but he certainly kept his clothes on during it.

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Continuing her series of strikes, Takai once again felt she was on the verge of breaking through whatever barrier stood between her and the battle spirit. And then she felt it. Not exactly what she was expecting, but something was there. A presence. Not some spiritual presence within her though. A very real and physical presence not too far away.

And then she heard the sound of someone drinking through a straw.

Takai froze mid lunge, her arms caught in the middle of a pincer attack on an imaginary persons throat. Her head snapped in the direction of the sound as her eyes opened to see a teenager standing there, drinking a colorful slushie, staring at her. She was thankful for the sunburn as it hid the flush of her cheeks.

"Why don't you take a holo, it'll last longer." The comment made its way out of her mouth, completely bypassing her brain. "Don't do that." She quickly snapped after realizing what she had said. Stupid.

Takai eyed her swoop bike where a towel and her flight armor awaited. And her blaster. Straightening out of the lunge stance, she stared the kid down. "Usually when people come out to the desert, its because they want to be alone." She grumbled as she glared at the kid, wanting to break into a run to grab her stuff and cover herself but too stubborn to be the first one to back down despite her disadvantage.

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He shamelessly eyed her up and down, taking in every little detail. The way her skin flushed, the lines of sweat and the shimmer that gave her a glow. She was a work of art, and he was appraising and valuing it from a distance. However, he knew the show was over the moment she noticed and was visibly perturbed by his appearance.

Emryc swirled around the liquid bits of his slushie before drawing from it again, “Why would I take a holo when I’d rather reserve this just for me?” He gave her a shamelessly grin, catching her glancing over at her speeder that had her attire. The back and forth gaze told him enough, though it piqued his curiosity.

Instead of wondering further, he raised his hand and casually lifted her clothing into the air. Slurpy drinking still comically loud, he lazily waved his hand till her clothing came near her, but conveniently dropped to the ground. The immature side of him just wanted to see her bend to pick it up. Or use the Force and spare herself some dignity.

Emryc tilted his head and kept watching, swirling the drink in his hand, “Was that Teras Kasi?”

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Takai had to wonder just how long he had been standing there. He didn't try hide the way he was looking at her which made Takai burn with anger, and shame. It was hard enough that people saw her face, and now this. "Ha Ha." She mock laughed at his line. "A rare sight. I might have to knock it out of that head of yours." She said with a small smile that cut the teeth from the threat. It wasn't a bad line.

She froze visibly as he raised a hand towards her swoop and her flightsuit lifted up by itself from her swoop. Sorcery.

She eyed the kid seriously, an immediate threat assessment. He had the look of a cocky teenager, but he held himself like someone who knew how to fight. And he was a sorcerer.

Who was mocking her.

She scowled as the kid dropped it just short of her which earned him a sharp glare. She was definitely knocking his head in. Bending and grabbing the suit, it wasn't like the kid hadn't seen it all already, Takai was quick to suit up. She hated hopping into the suit still slick with sweat but wasn't about to wait around to dry.

"Yeah, you know it?" She responded as she got the last of her suit squared away, taking a tentative step towards her bike.

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Emryc would never admit how much more comfortable he was as soon as she put her clothes back on. He may have acted confident, but he was still completely inexperienced and out of his element. He got lucky because men and women were treated exactly the same on the space station.

“I know enough to tell you can do better,” He eyed her up and down, but not with any kind of intent, “Though you’re damn good for not using the Force at all,” It was clear she had it but was entirely untrained. Emryc ignored that she began to walk towards her bike, focusing on her directly.

His foot shifted and his hands came up as he got into a fighting stance, “Wanna dance?”

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The Force? She had heard of it before. It was always associated with one thing.

"What are you, some kinda Jedi?" She asked, watching him warily as he evaluated her once again, this time without leering eyes.

Stopping her slow walk to the speeder, Takai cocked her head at the kid. He wanted to fight? Well, if he was just gonna hand her an opportunity to knock his head in then...

Rolling her head around to stretch the muscles, she crossed her arms one at a time. She had just been training for hours non stop and there was a very present ache of complaint in her muscles.

"Alright kid." Takai crouched and pinched some of the rusty red sand into her palm, spitting into it before smearing a line of earthen warpaint across her forehead and then down from brow to chin.

"Lets dance." Takai said with a small smile, fire lighting in her eyes. Coming up out of her crouch she rushed the teen Jedi. Coming in low, she would lead with a solid left jab right at his chin, quick and fast. Her right arm remained in an open handed guard position with her hand nearly touching her own face.

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As the punch came, he pivoted himself towards the woman’s left side. His left hand came up to bat the incoming jab aside back towards the woman, his turn putting him out of range of the woman’s right hand and with him outside of her guard. His right open palm then came in to slam into the left side of her ribs. A high punch from her meant her torso was momentarily vulnerable. If it landed, it would certainly cause her discomfort. His left arm was still up to guard and he ensured his shins faced her to catch incoming attacks from below.

Emryc moved like a blur, not afraid to use the Force. He could tell she had no true control of her powers, but Sith often learned by being pushed to extremes. He had no intention of going easy on her regardless of her level of skill with the Force.

"You move like a snail."

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He was fast. The kid was damn fast. Takai knew she wasn't slow by any measure, considered herself rather fast. But he just ducked to the side and struck her before her hand was halfway back from the jab.

She winced in pain as his blow caught her in the ribs, but instead of pulling away from the attack she twisted into it while he taunted her as she launched her left elbow right at that cocky little mouth of his. Twisting her bodyweight into the blow it would hit hard and fast.

She didn't bother to respond to his infuriating comments, but she felt them burn in her mind all the same.

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