Ask Unexpected Layover

[Brinnon Castalli]

Brin swung his aching legs up from the floor and onto the table in front of him, watching the shoppers and wanderers pass by. He adjusted his belt, letting his blaster slip lower down his thigh, and reached over to grab his cup. He loosened the straps on the top of his boots, as one of the waitresses came over and batted his feet off the counter. He frowned slightly, but apologised, mumbling something into his mug as he pushed his hand into his boot to rub his calf.

His last customer, a minor official from Corellia, had decided to bring along the majority of their belongings, it seemed, and it had taken Brin nearly an hour to unload the many crates and bags which were balanced precariously in the passageway of his ship. It wasn’t a service he would normally provide, but the mountain of containers had been installed on the ship before he had gotten back from the station controllers office. Brin had looked with narrowed eyes at his metallic silver protocol droid, as the grey haired politician pushed a small cage up the entrance ramp containing some sort of strange pet.

“We will discuss this later K-T…” Brin had said as he walked past the droid, “…And will find some way that you can dissuade me from turning you into fancy coffee machine for the galley”. He stomped up the ramp into the corridor and, squeezing past the mass of luggage, headed towards the cockpit.

Brin had tried to be all smiles on the journey to Yavin, but decided half way through the flight that he had finally met his match in the amount of words one individual could produce without breathing. The administrator from Coronet had talked for what seemed like days, about anything and everything, but seemingly, nothing interesting. On several occasions Brin had excused himself to go and ‘check on some warning lights… down there’ and had taken a break from the chatter in the engine room, leaning up the bulkhead and slowly rubbing his temples.

And now, back on the firm ground of Yavin, he had decided that K-T would gain its forgiveness by acting as Brin’s mobile advertising board this afternoon. Normally, they would set up a small stand at the spaceport to attract customers, but today Brin decided he deserved an afternoon off, and K-T needed to pay its penance. As he sat sipping his Corellian brandy at the Mynocks Eye cantina, the droid was stood a few yards off, holding the neon, back-lit flatscreen board that scrolled a poorly drawn copy of the Corellian Eclipse across the screen. The board advertised the transport services that Brin was currently offering…Single Cabins, Good Speeds, All prices negotiable…and now in a slightly different font underneath…NO PETS.

Brin had no deep desire to head anywhere in particular. He had just finished an overhaul of the Eclipse, so she should be good for another couple dozen trips before she’d need any major maintenance again. He began drifting into thought, leaning back in his chair and closing his eyes, as the rays of the sun soaked into his skin, and the brandy warmed him from the inside…

“Somewhere sunny again maybe? Hmmm…maybe a river or two? I could go for a swim…"

@LadyRen

 

[Hailee Lightwood]

Hailee couldn't wait to get up this morning. She was overly excited for leaving the Order and her training for some time after such a long period of lessons, obeying rules and following traditons, restraining herself and trying her best to fit in. She was glad and thankful that Pêro had found her on Corellia and offered her a chance to join the Order and train to become a Jedi knight, but she had to admit that it was quite exhausting and energy-sapping sometimes. She spent most of her life basically being a slave and when she was finally able to escape and establish a life of her own, she enjoyed the freedom of being able to do whatever she likes and living by her own rules. When she joined the Jedi, this all changed over and over again and so this first solo mission felt like an actual relief to her. She knew she had the obey the code and she wanted to do justice the Order, but she was not being watched and controlled all the time, which was at least a start and a brief escape.

She left her room in the temple and headed out in such a good mood, that a slight smile constantly graced her lips. She was dressed in the light robes that were given to her at the very beginning. She had her blue training's lightsaber with her, in case of an emergency, but she thoght that this cargo mission was probably not going to lead to any troubles and so she felt also quite relaxed. She spent most of the morning organizing and arranging the cargo transport, having workers load everything into the containers but in the end something unexpected happened. The pilot went missing. He wasn't to be found anywhere and she soon found out that he didn't make it back to Yavin. The ship of the loyal Jedi supporter was supposedly attacked in the middle of nowhere, the cargo blown into space and the fate of the middle aged man unknown. It was a little annoying that she had to find another pilot quickly, but what made her really angry was the fact that another innocent person was probably killed by the Sith scum. Hailee didn't have many points of contact towards the Sith yet but the more gossip she heard, the more furious she got. Hatred was a difficult emotion, that was what the Jedi constantly reminds indem her off, but she hated injustices.

She let out a huge sigh when she reached the cantina in the afternoon, exhausted, because her day was more stressful than expected so far. She needed a little drink to soothe her nerves before she would head to the spaceport, trying to find a pilot as spontaneously as possible. She smoothed her hairs before stepping in, knowing that her running had caused them to look a little wilder, but the hairs were the least of her concerns. Inside the cantina, she headed directly to the counter, ordering a rather sweet and fruity cocktail before collapsing into one of the bar stools, letting her gaze glide through the filled room. She saw lots of interesting customers, but she knew she had no time for smalltalk and so she tried not to let herself be distracted by anyone. However, something, or rather someone soon caught her attention. Sitting just a few chairs away from her at the counter she noticed a man, not much older than her, who didn't need the droid advertising in front of him to explain that he was a pilot. The interesting thing was, however, that it seemed like he needed work right now and that was exactly what she was looking for. Without thinking twice, she grabbed her drink and made her way over to him, sliding into the chair right next to him, welcoming the stranger with a warm smile. "I've rarely ever seen pilots trying to be hired right here", she said to him, slightly amused by his unconventional aim. "It's still good meeting you here. I just happen to look for a cargo pilot as soon as possible. I am Hailee, by the way. Jedi Padawan Hailee Lightwood", she then added quite directly, a friendly grin still on her lips.

@Kubby87 @Brinnon Castalli

 

[Brinnon Castalli]

Brin still sat reclining, balancing his mug on his chest, keeping a dozing eye on the customers walking in through the front door. He didn't notice the Jedi walk through as he was daydreaming, but sat bolt up right as she greeted him. A thin brown alcohol spilled down his jacket and onto the table, which he wiped at clumsily, cursing quietly under his breath.

"My apologies miss, I didn't see you there..." Brin spluttered, looking Hailee up and down..."Miss? I mean...Madame Jedi, my apologies again!" Brin looked up at her rather sheepishly and sat still for a few seconds, before jumping up to his feet.

"Brinnon Castalli at your service Ma'am...runner of the Corellian Eclipse" Brin said, offering his hand out to Hailee "You've caught me on a bit of an afternoon off, and the spaceport gets mighty loud and busy this time of day. This seemed as good a place as any to relax for a while...and give the droid something to do..." Brin motioned sarcastically to K-T stood over by the door holding the sign.

"If you're in need of a transport Ma'am, we can be ready in an hour. Just got to finish loading the hyperspace fuel. May I ask where it is you will be going, and what you will need loading onto the ship?

 

[Hailee Lightwood]

At first it seemed as though he wouldn't notice her at all, because he seemed to be caught inside a daydream, but when he did notice her, she had to keep herself from chuckling. It was not only his initial surprise, but the clumsy way he started to address her that was quite funny. "Madame Jedi? I haven't heard this one before. That's quite innovative though" she replied amusedly, hoping that he would not take this as an insult. She was actually quite delighted by his admittedly interesting performance, because all of her day had been quite stressful and having this conversation now was starting to feel like some sort of refreshment.

Once he offered her his hand, she took it with a smile on her lips. "Corellian Eclipse you say? So I assume that's where you are from then as well?" she added, a hint of suprise in her voice. A few months earlier, Corellia might have provoked a certain amount of emotion to come up, but after all Pêro had taught her, she had learned how to deal with all of that. She still tilted her head to the side, a little excited for his honest reply, before she wanted to address his questions. "Ready in an hour sounds perfect. We would be headed to Onderon, with a few crates of cargo from the Order". Her explanation was rather brief, but even if they were on Yavin, they shouldn't discuss too much detail in a cantina. She would tell him more details eventually, but for now it should suffice.

@Kubby87 @Brinnon Castalli

 

[Brinnon Castalli]

Brin finally cracked a slightly embarrassed smile as he shook Hailee's hand. "My mother was in the minor councils on Corellia..." He explained..."I picked up the 'madame' from her. She always held the Jedi in high regard, and spoke to them in a completely different way to others....I can be less formal...if you'd prefer? And yes, that's where I'm from too. I'm not overly keen on being there at the moment, theres a few things I would rather forget, hence I am out here now..." He waved his arm around him..."Travelling and staying busy."

Brin motioned over to his droid, who was still stood with the sign over by the door of the bar. "K-T, go and get the ship prepped please, and assist Madame Je..." Brin quickly gave a glance to the Jedi next him... "and assist Haliee in moving her cargo on board. We leave in an hour."

He downed what was left of his drink and dropped a few credits onto the sticky table.

"If you will excuse me... Hailee, I will go and finish the docking payments and see you at the docking ramp in an hour? Bay 21, north landing dock."

With that, Brin gave her a curt nod of his head, and stood awkwardly for a few moments before retreating out of the door.

 

[Hailee Lightwood]

Despite her usual distrustful demeanor, this pilot gave her a rather good feeling. He seemed to be easy-going and even amusing, so she assumed that this ride would be an easy one. "Yes, less formal is better" she replied smiling sweetly, trying not to get too distracted by thinking about Corellia. "Well...I understand what you mean. It seems like our backgrounds are quite similar". She smiled at the man that started to seem even more likeable with every second. She knew she shouldn't just trust every stranger, but his intentions seemed very honest so she felt rather confident.

When he ordered his droid to start prepping, she let her gaze follow K-T for a moment. Besides his amusingly clumsy manner, he seemed rather organized and so she thought that she should get going as well. It would be better if she wouldn't have to put up with any more delays, so he was right about getting to work. "Thank you very much, Brinnon. I will meet you in an hour!" she said happily before smiling at him one last time before she would actually start to get prepped herself.

@Kubby87

 

[Brinnon Castalli]

Brin took a slow walk back to the Eclipse, taking in the busy marketplace hustle and bustle, and planning in his head what he might do next. He couldn't think of anything specific on Onderon, but it had been quite a while since he had been there. He was sure there would be some customer or another needing transport somewhere.

He arrived back at the ship as the droid dockhands were disconnecting the hyperdrive fuel pipeline, and he went and settled the balance with the dock master, wincing slightly as the fee came off his credit stick.

Brin dropped the ramp and made his way onboard. The lingering smell of hydraulic oil mixed with cheap air freshener made him wince slightly and he immediately opened the ventilation system, wanting to eject as much of the odour before his guest came on board as he could.

He gave the central shared space a quick tidy up before realising that the only guest cabin on board needed cleaning too. Brin quickly emptied the quarter and stuffed the dirty laundry into a storage cupboard in the passageway, before giving the cabin a further spray of air freshener.

Brin made his way to the cockpit and began the pre-ignition sequences, flipping switches and checking gauges. He sat contentedly for a while, listening to the various systems boot up from their landing states. Despite her age, the ship let out a pleasant purr when she was idling, and it seemed to add to the professional effect whenever a customer arrived to hear the sub-light drives ready for take off. He patted the central console and smiled, before standing and grabbing his flight jacket from a hook next to the cockpit door.

He made his way to the bottom of the ramp, where there was already a shimmer beginning to rise from the dusty docking bay floor as heat was passed out of the engine exhausts. He patted down his hair, straightened his flight jacket and waited for Haliee and K-T to arrive.

@LadyRen @Hailee Lightwood

 

[Hailee Lightwood]

Hailee had followed the droid K-T outside after she had said her goodbyes to Brinnon for now. She knew that one hour was just enough time to get all of the crates loaded onto Brinnon's ship, but a few arrangements still had to be made, the transition of the cargo towards the new landing dock included, so she knew that she should get to work quick. When they were outside, Hailee gestured into the direction of the cargo and started some smalltalk with the droid, but she held back, trying not to be nosy concerning K-T's owner, as she knew that she had enough time to ask Brinnon herself later on.

They had soon reached the cargo and Hailee used the Force to start to loading it onto some smaller repulsorlifts, so that she wouldn't have to make it levitate all the way to the new landing bay. Once they were done, they headed to the designated bay and from a distance she could already see the docking ramp. She looked around for Brinnon, but assumed that he was probably in the cockpit, getting started for their departure, and so she steered the lift towards the ramp, hoping that he would soon notice her approach.

@Kubby87

 

[Brinnon Castalli]

K-T walked alongside their new customer, joining in the pleasant small talk. It was obvious from the edited voice emerging from the protocol droid that Brin had spent some time personalising it, and attempting to give it something of a basic persona.

Brin emerged from the ramp just as K-T and Hailee were returning. He waved rather enthusiastically and bought the repulsor sled behind him. The soft whine from the engines was now filling the docking bay with a pleasant background noise.

"Hailee! Good to see you, K-T helped you along well enough with your things...?" Brin motioned up to the ramp and waved K-T away... "The Eclipse is ready for us to leave whenever you are ready. Engines running, drinks are in the refrigeration unit and I even cleaned your quarters...!"

Brin was transferring the cargo between the two trolleys before realising what it had sounded like he had inferred and almost dropped one of the crates, juggling it in his arms...

"Not that I don't usually clean the guest quarters! I just...you know...erm...yes! We're ready to leave!"

Brin quickly finished loading the cargo onto his lift and headed with it up the ramp.

"Is there anything you would like placed in the secure locker Hailee? Otherwise it will all go in with the regular junk that's already in the hold?"

@LadyRen @Hailee Lightwood

 

[Hailee Lightwood]

Before they had actually reached the ramp, Brinnon was already approaching them and Hailee greeted the pilot with a warm smile before she reciprociated his waving. As soon as Brinnon asked about K-T, she nodded with a grin. "Hey there again! Yes, thank you! Your droid was very helpful and you programmed K-T to be very polite and courteous"

She let the pilot transfer the cargo but prepared to help if needed while she watched him amusedly. "You even cleaned my quarters?" she answered half-chuckling already. It was not at all meant to be rude, but she wondered whether this shouldn't be usually included in his service anyway. However, he soon went on, explaining what he actually meant, but she really couldn't yet stop herself from grinning. "Okay okay. I get what you mean. Well, if you say we're ready, then let's go". She followed him amusedly, realizing that even though her morning had been a bit rough and stressful, she was now looking forward to this journey and Brinnon seemed to be some very delightful company. "No, that's alright, thank you though" she replied while nodding towards the backpack that was strapped over her shoulders. She had the necessary valuables with her and the lightsaber was on her belt, but she hoped that she wouldn't need the latter. Together, they walked into the ship and she curiously let her gaze wander across the inside. "I know we will have lots of time to talk but I've been extremely curious about one thing: When did you leave Corellia the first time? And have you ever been to Coronet City?", she playfully tilted her head to the side, eyes widened with curiosity and the amused smile still on her lips.

@Kubby87

 

[Brinnon Castalli]

Brin locked down the boarding ramp and directed the droid to head to cockpit to begin the takeoff checks. He waited until the protocol droid was out of earshot... "K-T is a good droid..." Brin nodded... "...And on some occasions a good replacement for a friend when we're flying solo. I couldn't be doing with one of those 3PO series droids...they're just so...snooty."

Brin looked at Hailee sheepishly when she mentioned cleaning her quarters. He thought of something to say but just smiled, blushing instead. As they walked through the passageway he quickly pushed a cupboard door closed, which was slightly ajar, with a small corner of bedsheet poking out, and grinned again at Hailee.

Brin locked the hatchway into the cargo hold and led Hailee into the common room. The central hub of the ship was decked out with several ageing sofas, whose cushions were sporting numerous patched up holes and long stitches, and had definitely seen better days. A central holocomputer dominated the centre of the space, and was currently turned on and displaying a galaxy map, zoomed in on the Yavin system. A faint lingering of a sickly sweet scent drifted around the compartment.

Brin walked over the small galley area and opened the large refrigeration unit installed into the bulkhead and fetched out two metallic bottles of Corellian ale and bought them over. He motioned to one of the dusty sofas and sat across from Hailee, popping the pressure cap on the bottle and taking a sip, and smiling over at Hailee...

"We should indeed have plenty of time. The route to Onderon will take us just over three days, but we can push that to about two and a half if you are in a rush? As for Corellia..." Brin took a slightly longer drink from the bottle this time... "I left Corellia the first time about a year ago. I managed to buy this old girl..." he continued, patting the back of the chair... "...with pretty much all of the money I had saved. To be honest, apart from my mom still being there, I was pretty glad to leave. I've been back a few times since I left, but normally only to drop off passengers, I don't tend to stay around too long. And Coronet City you say? I've spent most of my life so far there. We used to live near to the spaceport, where my mom would meet most of her diplomatic visitors. But over the last few years, she's moved to some more...she's moved somewhere else. What about you? Have you spent much time there?

K-T waddled into the common area...

"Captain Castalli, the Eclipse is ready in all respects to depart. Would you like me to take her out?"

Brin looked over at K-T, distractedly, and gave the droid a thumbs up, focusing on his conversation with Hailee.

The droid turned, returning to the cockpit, and in several minutes, the ship juddered and a background feeling of motion became apparent as the Corellian Eclipse headed out of the atmosphere.

@LadyRen @Hailee Lightwood

 

[Hailee Lightwood]

Hailee still couldn't loose that amused smile that had literally been on her lips since she had met this funny pilot, but when he called the 3PO series droids snooty she actually started laughing."I've only met one but I can totally understand your statement" she replied approvingly while following him around.

She did not only notice him blushing, but also his attempt of closing the door and thereby covering up the last traces of his clean-up operation afterwards, which still left her with a smirk. She knew that she was representing the Jedi and that she should do her best to represent them gracefully, but with the ramp closing, she also felt somewhat relieved because she had just got her first chance of getting of Yavin and thereby escaping the life with the Order. She was clearly grateful for everything that they were teaching her, but it was still sometimes a little hard to comply with the Code and all the rules and so she slightly saw this mission as a glimpse of freedom.

Once he brought the ale, she gratefully took one bottle with a smile and followed his gesture towards the outdated sofa and sat across from him, while starting to listen attentively. She did notice his little pause at the end and it truly seemed like something unpleasant might have happened to his mom and this let her furrow her brow a little bit in empathy, but she didn't feel like she was not in the position to ask more intimate questions about his family already and so she let that slide for now. "Uhm no. We don't need to hurry. Three days are fine" she replied curtly, hoping that he would actually stick to those three days as she could really use a few days off.

Opening the bottle and taking a sip, she went on with another smile:"Oh that surely is interesting. First of all, I feel like owning such a ship is great because it gives you so much freedom. I kind of envy you for your flexibility. Second of all: That's so funny that you grew up in Coronet City as well. I wonder whether we have ever met there but never noticed. I've spent my entire life there until my master Pêro had found me. I've been through...well let's say a lot, until the Order had finally found me and picked me up" she ended with taking yet another sip of the cold liquid, while K-T just walked back in.

So they were actually leaving Yavin. She could hardly believe that they were actually taking off, not only because this was her first solo mission but also because she was about to fly to the third planet she would have ever set her feet on. Tilting her head to the side, another question just popped into her head. "By the way, how old are you? I find it very interesting that we have both spend more than twenty cycles on Corellia, seemingly not even far away from one another".

@Kubby87 @Brinnon Castalli

 

[Brinnon Castalli]

Brin sat reclining on the sofa, listening intently to Hailee. He nodded and smiled, knowing that in its current state, he probably couldn't push the Eclipse to make it any less than three days anyway.

He took in Hailee's words and replied "I am 23, I left the planet when I was 22, just before my Birth Day. You say you've been there all your life too? Was it your intention to become a Jedi? I thought they caught the prospective Jedi much younger..."

Brin blushed again... "Not that you AREN'T still young...errrmm"

The captain quickly tried to change the subject and downed the remainder of his bottle and jumped up, heading to fridge unit.

"It's probably just a coincidence I guess, being from the same place. We must have walked down the same promenade at one time or another..."

He said, shrugging slightly "...or maybe its got something to do with the whole crazy force and destiny thing that you guys are all about"

Brin popped the top on his bottle and pulled another out of the fridge and offered it over to Hailee, grinning.

@LadyRen @Hailee Lightwood

 

[Hailee Lightwood]

Hailee immediately started chuckling once he was starting his response again. He acted as though he had dropped a brick, but she thought that his observation was neither rude nor wrong."Don't worry about it. It is true. Normally Jedi start their training at a very young age, but back on Corellia no one noticed that I am Force sensitive. I have realized it many years ago, but I had no idea what that power was. I thought I was somehow...more capable than others, simply very convincing. Once my master found me, he started to enlighten me about the Force and he taught me how to properly use my abilities. It turned out that my persuasiveness was based on the Force and not on my charm" she replied with yet another laugh, while leaning back.

She took another sip from the bottle, but as he went on, she had to keep herself from laughing again. She almost even swallowed the cold liquid the wrong way. When she got up this morning, she had no idea that this cargo mission would take such pleasant turn. Maybe it was a good thing after all that the old pilot had bailed out...the old one had clearly not been that humorous. "Is that what you think of the Jedi?" she replied, her head tilted to the side, throwing him a curious glare. She was really interested in his answer, as this prejudice was clearly debatable. However, she herself thought it was mere coincidence.

@Kubby87 @Brinnon Castalli

 

[Brinnon Castalli]

Brin chuckled along with Hailee, beginning to relax slightly. He moved back over to the seating area with more drinks and set them down on the table. As he lowered himself into the seat, there was a far away whine from the engine bay as the hyperdrive spun into life, and a small pop as the ship moved into FTL travel.

"I'm sure you could be very persuasive if you needed to be. Force or not. How are you enjoying the training? Do you feel any different knowing that you have started later than the other padawans? And as for the Jedi...I am only teasing. As I said, my mother was a strong supporter of your work. She was assisted many times it seems by some of the Jedi that travelled to Corellia to aid in diplomatic talks. I just look at the Force as something that gifted people have...it's not done much for me that's all...not that I know of anyway."

He smiled at Hailee again and held his arm towards the table, frowning in concentration...

"See...Can't even lift my beer off the table!"

He leaned forwards and grabbed it instead, chuckling...

"So, can you tell me anymore about why you're heading to Onderon?"

@LadyRen @Hailee Lightwood

 

[Hailee Lightwood]

She was still chuckling, but the comment about her persuasiveness was interesting. Was that a compliment? Before she could think about it, he went on anyway and she took another sip of her cooled drink while attentively listening to him. What she couldn't lose however, was her smile, because almost everything he was saying was making her chuckle a little. "First of all, I do enjoy my training. I got used to it faster than expected, to be honest. I don't feel different, though. My master was treating me differently, of course. I was not trained with the younglings, of course" she clarified, before leaning back a little again. She totally lost it however, when he tried to use the Force to reach his beer, laughing uncontrollably.

Once she had caught her breath, she was thinking about levitating her own drink, but she didn't want to seem like a show-off. If he was interested in the Force, he could have asked her to demonstrate something, but until then, she wouldn't have to do it. "Maybe you couldn't do it yet. See, I appreciate the concentration. You did a great job on that. Maybe with some more training, you could do it" she replied with a smile, while she had another idea. Once he was done taking his sip, she tried to stretch out her arm inconspicuously, to let his drink levitate in front of him. "Oh no look at that, there was just a delay!" she declared while chuckling vehemently. She didn't want to mess with him, but he had started the joke, so she was just continuing.

However, when he redirected the conversation back on their mission goal, she forced herself to calm down a little. Right. After all, she should represent the Jedi respectfully and not joke around nonstop. "I wish I could tell you more, but I don't have many details myself. I now that the Cargo needs to be transported onto Onderon and since they needed someone to accompany the freight, it must be something of value" she admitted more seriously. Actually, she was quite curious about it. Maybe she would find out once they had reached their destination...

@Brinnon Castalli @Kubby87

 

[Brinnon Castalli]

Brin nodded along some more, trying to understand the new Jedi's position, before she decided to levitate his beer in front of him, joking about the delay.

He laughed and coughed at the same time, spraying some of the beer out of his mouth all over the table. He continued choking for a few seconds, banging his fist on his chest and making the 'ok' sign with his free hand to Hailee.

"I am terribly sorry about that..." Brin apologised "Just that...floating the drink..."

Brin let out another few bursts of choked laughter and stood up, grabbing a cloth from the cooking area and wiping down the table. He tossed the cloth back onto the side and turned to Hailee, bowing slightly.

"If you will excuse me for a moment...Madame..." He said, grinning... "I need to go and make sure that the droid hasn't plotted our course directly through a neutron star. I will be back in a few minutes. Please feel free to check out your quarters, or just have a wander round the ship, everywhere is open to you, apart from my quarters...mainly because they are as untidy as yours were a few hours ago. As for the cargo, I only ask out of interest. If there's something in there that I don'd need to know about, discretion is all part of the service. So long as its not enough live explosives to turn us into a debris field in the middle of a space lane!"

And with that Brin, strode out towards the cockpit, still trying to stifle a few coughs...

@LadyRen @Hailee Lightwood

 

[Hailee Lightwood]

When he started choking, her eyes widened in terror. She was about to jump to her feet, trying to help him by slapping him on the back or something, but once he signaled her that it was okay, he was slowly starting to breathe normally again. "Okay wow. And now you almost made me think I was about to lose my pilot", she admitted with a slight chuckle to overplay her actual concerns. The good thing was though, that he seemed to be fine now at least. Clearing her throat, she sat upright again, starting to relaxe her tensed up muscles.

"Don't apologize. I need to apologize for almost killing you unintentionally", she added, now amused again. As he went on, explaining that he would have to check on the droid, she nodded and got up. "All right. I'll be happy to take a look around and I'll promise I'll stay away from your quarters", she chuckled again. The truth was, that she was a little curious to find out how messy a cabin on such a cargo ship could actually get, but she wouldn't breach his right for privacy. "I can promise you that the cargo isn't dangerous. I wish I could offer you more detailed information though, but I guess we'll find out on Onderon", she smiled apologetically before looking around. It was obvious to see where the passengers' quarters were and she was genuinely intrigued to explore them, so she happily went her way.

@Brinnon Castalli @Kubby87

 

[Brinnon Castalli]

Brin made his way to the cockpit where K-T had plugged itself into the nav computer.

"Everything alright K-T? Still looking at three days?"

Brin pressed a sequence of algorithms on the scanner, looking out for any suspect vessels, but got only passenger vessels and cargo haulers. He nodded, content, and clicked the screen off, before checking the status gauges on the main panel.

The droid disconnected from the panel and turned towards Brin...

"All systems are operating within acceptable parameters C-C. Our expected arrival at Onderon will be in exactly 68 hours, 27 minutes and 45 seconds. There was a minor fluctuation in the hyperdrive injector line, but I have compensated. If there is nothing else Sir, I will power down for a few hours?"

Brin chuckled again, remembering the beer incident, before pausing and holding out his hand again, willing himself to move the throttle control on the nav panel. Of course nothing happened, and he smiled to himself again. He patted K-T on its shoulder as he left the cockpit...

"Sure thing K-T, thank you. I'll see you in the morning"

Brin wondered how Hailee might react to seeing her quarters. The interior decor of the ship was at least 40 years old for the most part, but he had tried to make the guest quarters at least semi-habitable. They each contained a double bed, with a decent enough mattress, a footlocker, small wardrobe locker and a bathroom unit. In terms of decoration, they had a few random pieces of fabric draped across panels and hatches, to hide them if nothing else. Overall...he thought...a Jedi in training probably isn't living in the most luxurious accommodation anyway, Hailee will hopefully be right at home.

@LadyRen @Hailee Lightwood

 

[Hailee Lightwood]

After they had parted ways, she immediately made her way across the hall and headed towards her designated quarters for their journey. She didn't expect much and since she had never experienced any luxuries, she would be completely content with just a normal, decent room. Honesty, a halfway comfortable bed and a shower was all she needed anyway and she was completely sure that the Corellian Eclipse offered something like that

She entered her quarters and let her gaze wander across the room for a brief moment. It was basically just what she had expected. She had to admit that he had definitely done a decent job with the cleaning and so she was perfectly fine with the quarters. She sat down on the bed for a moment, testing the mattress' softness by slightly hopping up and down for a moment before she placed her lightsaber on the bed. She wouldn't need it inside the ship and she knew that she wouldn't have to fear anything from Brinnon, so she was fine with leaving it here.

She made her way back to Brinnon by wanting to head into the direction of the cockpit. It seemed like they had some time to kill, so she was already thinking about things they could do. She didn't know many games, but maybe he had some ideas. She met him right outside the cockpit and so she grinned at him expectantly. "So, is everything alright?", she asked curiously, while slightly tilting her head to the side.

@Brinnon Castalli @Kubby87