See No Evil

[Herrith Hendarsin]

Nar Shaddaa
City Streets
1501 Hours, Galactic Standard
Herrith Hendarsin
@Trinidhak

Herrith checked her datapad, making sure this was the right place to be as she looked up at the apartment block before her. Yeah, right address, she didn't screw up. Great. The Zeltron walked over and tapped on the control panel, looking for the name of someone in particular who had taken residence here, for only a brief, brief time. She looked behind her, making sure nobody was about to follow her in. An occasion like this interrupted by a couple gangsters? That'd be no fun.

With a sigh of relief as the coast appeared clear, she buzzed the room she was looking for and waited for a reply. It'd be terribly awkward if her acquaintance had decided to go for a stroll and they met outside instead of inside. Especially because, well, this person was blind...sort if. Biologically. But of course, thr Force had its ways, and looks were deceiving, especially when one's looks were very, very admirable. She let go of the buzzer and waited for a reply.

 

[Oria Solstice]

The sound of the buzzer going off brought Oria back to the real world from a long awaited nap. Was it time already for Hereith to arrive she thought as she groggily rubbed her eyes. She quickly got up and found her way across the very low budget apartment to panel by her door. It displayed a beautiful, low res and fisheyed picture of a very bright pink woman. Yep that was Herrith and that meant Oria's nap was over.

"Hey there beautiful," she said into the panel to Herrith. "Nice of you come by and visit your little old blind friend. It has been so lonely up here all alone so why don't you hurry on up," she said hitting the button to unlock the door for Herrith. She turned to look around the small apartment and even though she had been here for a week now she still didn't like it at all, but she needed it for a job. With a sigh she quickly dumped old take out containers into the trash while she waited for Herrith to make their way up.

 

[Herrith Hendarsin]

Herrith pushed in the door, a smile on her face as she entered the apartment building, immediately making her way to the nearest turbolift. The building itself wasn't terribly tall, but convenience was convenience, as much as she was used to just running up stairs. Plus, she had time to make herself look at least half decent. Or not really had to, maybe just felt like it. For some odd reason. She brushed her hair to one side, all of the strands miraculously falling in a proper place, and readjusted her jacket while the lift ascended, eventually stopping at her desired level. The Zeltron walked down the hall and knocked on Oria's door before opening it and entering, locking the barrier behind them and putting on a wide smile.

"I think you should be calling yourself beautiful, love. And I decided to take my time, keep you in suspense as you couldn't possibly live without me, clearly."

Herrith examined the apartment. Everything you needed to survive, plus a few luxury items that were indicative of this part of Nar Shaddaa. She stepped further into the room, reaching to take off her boots before hesitating. Best to not do that. Could be a rusty needle somewhere in here that Oria hadn't spotted. She was blind, after all. Though this part of Nar Shaddaa tended to lack the crazy junkies like what the lower levels tended to contain.

"Didn't take you as a person for naps. Guess there's not much you can do blind but...I suppose you can feel around a bit, eh?"

 

[Oria Solstice]

Even with the blindfold on it was easy to tell that Oria having a playful look of annoyance towards Herrith. "Just because I'm blind doesn't mean that I have nothing to do all day by 'feel around' and nap," she said hoping up on a counter in the tiny kitchen area near Herrith. There was that familiar sweet scent that followed Herrith. Oria still wasn't quite sure if the scent was purely the pheromones or a mix of pheromones and perfume, but either way she likes it. This time however she was hopefully going to be more resistant to the effects than when she was blind drunk. No pun intended.

"I can do virtually everything you can Miss I Have Sight. But I guess if you really want to see me feel around I wouldn't mind showing you how entertaining it can really be," she said in a heavily seductive tone as she leant in a little closer. Then she chuckled to herself before leaning back on the counter. She had been locked up alone in this apartment for way too long, but this job required here to stay in and make sure no one breaks in next door. "Either way, thanks for coming over. I really need a break from being alone in this horrible apartment."

 

[Herrith Hendarsin]

Herrith approached with a smile and leaned against the counter nearby Oria, laughing while the woman defended her blindness with a good many hints of her own. When the human leaned in, she lightly kissed her on the lips and then pulled herself onto the countertop as well, surprised at the quality of the tabletop, especially since this was Nar Shaddaa. She quickly replied soon after to Oria's provocative statement.

"Oh, I'd gladly be a victim to that, Oria. I've just been dying to have some fun lately."

The woman thanked Herrith for coming, which she shrugged to and returned with a brief sentence. "It's my privilege. Not often I get to wander around in a good apartment, getting a feel for things."

She sat there for a moment, looking at the blindfolded eyes of Oria, and then crossed her legs, leaning against what she hoped was a sturdy enough piece of room to keep her from falling through. The apartment altogether wasn't horrid, but was not a three star by a long shot.

"Better than what I stay in. Didn't know you were rich. Pretty and rich is a dangerous combination. Better watch out. But then again, so is attractive and poor.."

Herrith kept her smile and then slowly reached out for the blindfold, making sure it was okay for her to slip the cover off of Oria's eyes before slowly doing so. No reason to wear that, she was in the company of a...well, probably more than a friend. She rose an eyebrow before speaking once more, the usual playful tone in her voice.

"I don't think you need to wear that around me, do you? Plus, your eyes are fine as is. No sense hiding what doesn't deserve to be hidden."

 

[Oria Solstice]

The kiss came as an honest surprise for Oria, but it surely wasn't unwelcomed. Their relationship was definitely more than just simple platonic friendship considered the amount highly suggests flirting between them, but Oria hadn't quite expected such an open display of physical affection. Though now that she had a taste of the Zeltron she wasn't going to let go easily.

She didn't stop Herrith from taking off the the blindfold. She even smiled at the very simple compliment. "I guess I don't really need to wear it. My eyes aren't scared anymore, just grayed over. I've just been wearing a blindfold since I became blind so I guess it's a force of habit."

Oria thought about how Master Demora first put a blindfold on her. Then it made her feel more connected to her master, but now she wondered whether Demora did it so that she wouldnt feel shame when she looked at her younglings blind eyes. Oria pushed the thoughts out of her head before turning her head to face Herrith, though as usual when she looked at someone she was always slightly off. "Also I wouldn't say I'm rich," she said giving a knowing nod to Herrith.

"But I guess at one point I did make a lot of money on jobs no one else would take. I was rich for a few days but then I spent it all so that I could finally be myself." Oria had hinted that she wasn't born female before but even so she still wasn't sure about coming right out and saying it.

 

[Herrith Hendarsin]

Herrith made a lighthearted face of shock as Oria poked at her past. She was very accurate on that, but hadn't let on about any further information as of yet. She then opened up a bit about her past, explaining that certain jobs she took allowed her to "be herself". Whatever that meant, whether physical alteration or something else was in play. The Zeltron didn't care. All that really mattered to her was who you were now. Old friends weren't friends if they were something else at the present time.

"Well, I certainly love who you are now. Either way, I doubt you were much different then, at least mentally..."

 

[Oria Solstice]

"I guess your right. Though when I was a child I was a stickler the rules and beliefs I was taught," she said with a laugh. If she could have seen herself now back then she would have... Well honestly she couldn't even guess what she would have thought.

"But if those old Master could see me now, especially my very successful attempts at seducing a very beautiful pink lady," Oria said leaning in tantalizingly close to the Zeltron with a large smirk on her face. "I'm sure they would have never agreed to let me in their temples to begin with."

Herrith had easily guessed on their first encounter that she wasn't Jedi or Sith, but Oria felt confident that Herrith was smart enough to figure out that she must have at least been trained by someone at some point. That combined with the fact that no one else was around to potentially easedrop made Oria feel safe in being open about her past with the Jedi Order.

" But I definitely feel like I got the better deal by being here now instead of being back with them," she said still as close as she was before.

 

[Herrith Hendarsin]

Herrith had stood, removing herself from the seat of the counter, and faced squarely with Oria as the woman leaned in dangerously close, boasting of her feats of seducing the Zeltron. Oh, how so adorably wrong she was. It was comical, and she had to hold back a smile, even failing to do so before replying with a wiggle of her finger and a slight giggle. She didn't move at all, letting the blind woman choose what to do from this distance. It was a game of who got uncomfortable or got even more comfortable in their presrnt positions, and Herrith could go either way on this.

"You think you snatched my heart? There's not enough people in the galaxy to tell you how wrong you are..no, no, I got you."

She paused as Oria continued.

"And..you most certainly did get the better deal..."

Herrith leaned in slightly closer, waiting for a response.

Were pheromones cheating?

Hell no.

 

[Oria Solstice]

Oria made an obviously playful pout at Herrith's 'upsetting' remarks. Oh no, she was not going to let Herrith beat her ar her own game. The sweet scent of the Zeltron was stronger as the two got closer together and Oria wasn't complaining but she did think it was a cheap tactic. She bit her bottom lip thinking carefully about how to respond.

"Oh you're the one that got me? I mean maybe you're right... she said as her legs hooked themselves around Herrith's waist. "How does a blind girl not fall for the pretty pink lady who helped her up and down stairs safely after having one too many drinks."

Her arms snaked around the Zeltron's neck as a smirk crossed her face. "But if I recall you were the one who crawled into the bed with me that night. And you were the one who came here knowing full well the kind of intentions I have and that we would be alone here."

She let out a small chuckle before caving in and actually kissing Herrith. Maybe Herrith was actually beating her, but the good thing about Oria's game is that either way she would win.

 

[Herrith Hendarsin]

Herrith stepped in about as close as the two could get when Oria wrapped her legs around her waist and at the small of her back. Now she was locked in, and this certainly was getting interesting. The blind woman brought up two valid points of who had snatched the other's heart first. In this case, the results were a bit too close for the Zeltron to really call. She was about to speak when Oria's arms came around her neck and brought her into a long, legitimate kiss before Herrith pulled away long enough to utter a few more sentences.

"We'll call it a draw for now, eh? And you were drunk, I figured you'd need someone to hold in your inebriated state."

Her hands settled on the other woman's hips, and she put a smile on her face before leaning in and making out with her newfound companion once more, making a motion to start lifting the woman off the countertop. She wouldn't be that heavy. Maybe. Of course, it might be a bit difficult to maneuver seeing as Herrith was...preoccupied, but she'd make it work. If they fell, ah well. No regrets on her part. She didn't come so briskly to be regretting a thing, after all. And it was doubtful Oria was feeling regrets. At this distance though, pheromones were like weapons of mass destruction-or passion, depending on how well someone could work their way through conversations.

Being Herrith was the center of this, you may as well have given up the moment you took a few inches too close.

 

[Oria Solstice]

Oria was melting into the kissing more than she normally would thanks to the pheromones, but she was in no way complaining because it felt great. She giggled at Herrith's comeback about needing someone to hold her while inebriated. Quickly she retorted back saying, "You do know your hands wonder when you're asleep. It's pretty cute and fun as well." To be honest Oria couldn't really remember if that was fact or if she dreamt it but either way she though it was a funny remark.

As Herrith motioned to pick her up decided to help her out a little bit by using the Force to help carry her. It was similar to a technique when a Force user meditates, typically a Jedi, they lift themselves of the ground to float in mid air. It was something to do with having no external stimuli but Oria didn't get really get to that part of her training so the best she could do was take off some off the weight.

"Sweeping a girl off her feet," ahe said playfully. "My, my, you really are a big flirt. And if your worried about stumbling around blind don't worry, you will do fine. Trust me I've been doing it half my life."

 

[Herrith Hendarsin]

Her hands wandered, did they? Well, they had plenty of time to wander a bit more tonight, that was for sure. Oria was unusually light, and Herrith decided to attribute it to her little Force tricks that she tended to use here and there. Her mind wandered beyond just using the Force for simple things like that, but she decided to drop those very interesting thoughts and just get moving, taking a few very easy steps out of the kitchen area and meandering toward the living spacs, making enough time for another kiss before returning Oria's playful comments with a smile.

"Oh, you think that's romantic? We're just getting started. And blindly stumbling around is probably not what's going to happen in the near future.."

This was getting exciting, especially given the situation. A (probably) Force sensitive Zeltron and a blind Force-sensitive human? That was probably a record or some kind of oddity somewhere. Herrith hadn't felt like this, though, at least not in a while. Maybe it was spice, or something in the air, or maybe she was just in a good mood today. To be fair, though, she had plenty of reason to be in a good mood now, especially since she was currently about to spend a very long time with someone who she felt good being with.

What was that feeling called again? Oh, yeah, genuine happiness.

She adjusted her hands slightly to a more comfortable position, the movement akin to someone changing their grip as they hefted a heavy bag, and looked at Oria's grayed-out eyes, smiling. If unnopposed, she'd set down the human on the bed with a very evident lack of grace.

This was definitely not what she'd expected when Oria had asked her to come over, but she could, and should, have suspected.

 

[Oria Solstice]

Oria giggled as she felt Herrith shift her grasp and definitely getting a good feel in the process before clumsily plopped her down on the decently sized bed. It wasn't the most luxurious of beds but at least it wasn't tiny and could fit them both comfortably.

"Smooth take off but a bit of a rough landing wouldn't you say Herrith? I'd be happy to help you practice in the future though," she said leaning back on the bed and looking up at the Zeltron.

Today was definitely heading in a direction Oria had wanted but wasn't really expecting, at least not this fast. She had to admit that every time she was in this kind of situation before she was always drunk, and since she wasn't this time it felt different. It wasn't different in a bad way but quite the opposite, it felt so much better. A little part of her did wonder if the intense pheromones had any part to play in that but she didn't really care either way.

"Come on now. It's rude to keep a pretty girls waiting you know," she said biting her bottom lip and eyeing Herrith up and down.

 

[Herrith Hendarsin]

Herrith shook her head as she released Oria from her grasp and leaned over her, a wide smile making its way onto her face as she laughed to herself and snuck in another kiss after the blind woman's protest to this apparently not being fast enough. Damn, it wasn't like she was getting slow.

"I'm sure I'll have plenty of time to work on that. And there's no fun if there's no wait. Defeats the purpose, don't you think?"[/b]

She put her full weight on the bed, glad she'd remembered the common decency of taking off her boots, and pulled off her jacket while they kicked off the festivities for the afternoon. Funny how things ended up. Herrith hadn't seen herself doing this in the future say, a week ago. Surprise, surprise, surprise.

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Okay, this had definitely been a day that had turned into something interesting. Herrith had rarely been able to get into situations like this deliberately for quite some time now, and it felt amazing. The whole context was laughable, though. Meeting drunk one random day in a spaceport bar, and soon after they had already graduated to this. Appropriate? Eh, to be determined. Exciting? Most definitely. She laid there in her own thoughts, quietly brushing her hair out of her face repeatedly, her exposed brands something she actually didn't care about for once. The anxiety that followed was not present, maybe because of the damn good time she had just had.

Herrith looked down at Oria, hoping to hear any comments given, or something else to happen.

 

[Oria Solstice]

Oria looked back up from her comfy position of laying slightly on top of the Zeltron. She had to admit to herself that that was the best way she could have spent her afternoon. It also helped her relax from having been in this apartment for longer than she ever wanted. She was also happily surprised to see Herrith in such a relaxed mood as well.

Oria noticed that she wasn't trying to hide a series of what appeared to be Hutt brands she so commonly covered up. Though the scars on and around Oria's eyes had been clean up and removed in surgery she still understood how ehe galaxy could truly be a cruel place. However, it was obvious that Herrith had made her way out of that life and into one she was making for herself.

"Well I have to say, that was the most fun I've had in a single afternoon," she said smiling happily up st the Zeltron. One of her hands running trails up and down Herrith's side. "And all the different shades of pink you turn are really cute. Almost makes me wish I could still see with my eyes," she giggled out fully expecting Herrith to shove her off.

Oria noticed the distinct but quiet sound of a front door opening and closing on the other side of the wall in the next apartment over. Oh right, her job... Well they where on schedule and nothing sounded out of the ordinary so no need to worry. "Looks like the neighbors home, so no more screaming okay?" she smirked out.

 

[Herrith Hendarsin]

Herrith crossed her legs and gently brushed Oria's hair while the woman decided to shed her praise on what had just unfolded in this apartment, fitting in an unfair comment about how she turned different shades of pink. It was a biological thing, she couldn't help it-ah, no sense trying to explain something so stupid to people. It'd just result in more humor, anyways. Her face deepened in tone slightly at what was basically embarassment as she pulled her hand back to brush her own mop of hair out of her face and behind an ear again.

"Now, that's just not fair. Humans only turn red."

The sound of a door was explained by Oria, apparently neighbors had gotten home and, obviously, they would have to keep the volume down. Walls were still thin, which meant that a lot of what could happen would be heard. But then again, why did they care? What, a noise complaint? Unless Oria wasn't looking for trouble. Or quite the opposite. It didn't matter, and Herrith banished the thoughts, returning with a weak smile and a response. Her quips weren't as fast as they could have been, but that tended to happen after she had to work a bit harder than she normally did.

"I think I should be the one telling you that. The foundations shook, I'm sure."

 

[Oria Solstice]

Apparently it was now Oria's turn to blush and turn red at the latest and accurate remark from Herrith. "Hey... I can't help it if I really enjoy getting to be myself with someone I really like," she said with a bashful smile. "Also we humans can turn colors other than just red. We can turn green when feeling like we are going to vomit." She paused for s second before laughing out, "I remember one time during sparring practice as a kid one of the other younglings broke their arm and one girl saw it before turning bright green and throwing up."

Her smile faded before saying, "All but one of them are dead now..." That had been really hard news to hear from Silas, the only other survivor of their group. Oria laid her head down on Herrith getting a little lost in her thoughts. The galaxy was a really unforgiving place no matter where you were or where you came from.

Through the thin walls muffled voices could be heard as well as the sounds of boxes being moved. Yep, all was going according to the regular schedule over there. Contraband was slowly being moved out day by day and there were still no signs of rival mobs coming to steal the others supply.

 

[Herrith Hendarsin]

Herrith shrugged slightly. It was true, Humans did turn green, but Oria knew what she meant. Different shades of pink and red tended to be a Zeltron's skin color depending on their moods. She chuckled slightly at the brief recitation of a memory, looking back up to the ceiling and sliding her hand down to Oria's back to comfort her upon the reveal that her childhood...friends? Fellow students? It didn't matter, they still must have been close. Her fellow students were apparently dead, likely murdered by the likes of Sith..or worse.

"It's okay..I get it. I've lost people, too," uttered Herrith, trying to at least restore both their moods to neutral or positive.

Maybe too many...and how many to your mistakes? No, that was a terrible way of thinking. It brought her back to the shell that she was before her rediscovery. Thanks to Daesha...and more recently, thanks to Oria. She needed to keep like this, it was the only way she would be able to stay sane. Next door, it appeared that they were moving objects. Perhaps redecorating, or on a grimmer note..moving a body. Both likely on a planet like this. She never thought much of it.

It was better that way.

 

[Oria Solstice]

Normally the extent of Oria's physical contact with others was either hand to hand combat or things similar to what Herrith and she did not long before. So being close and holding one another in an intimate way was still something quite new to her. But she couldn't lie to herself, it felt amazing and so right regardless of the somber tone that they were in now.

Deciding to shake the saddening thoughts out of her head she turn back to face Herrith. Oria saw the questioning look on Herrith's face at the sounds from the other apartment. She could make a pretty good guess as to what the Zeltron might be thinking. "Don't worry, it's not a body being moved. Their the people that hired me to make sure no one breaks in and steals their contraband. That's why I've been stuck in this place," she said with a little bit of a smirk.

Though Oria had arguably just gotten an intense close up of Herrith she still found herself studying the pink woman. It was strange how people looked so different yet similar in the force compared to actual sight. Then she noticed something that hit her like a freighter.

"Wait! You're Force sensitive?!"