Chapter 2: Forges of Ithyari

[Princess 35]

Nima pouted. "You guys blew stuff up without me? Just wait til it's time for physicals!"

[Rogue 4]

"Oh boy." Layla blinked. "Nima's not one to make empty threats. Hey, listen here girlie. I didn't get to blow anything up, got it?"

[Princess 35]

"Well then, I guess that you get to miss the rectal thermometer then." Nima smirked. "And just who blew stuff up? Just so I know who needs their temperatures taken rectally."

[Rogue 4]

"Well hey," Layla held her hands up in defense, laughing. "I've been sworn to secrecy."

[Vergere 1]

"Intel know nothing. Intel people innocent. Intel no speak Basic." Brier looked around mock innocently, but couldn't keep good humor from her eyes. "Intel have phyiscals on Coruscant."

Edited October 1, 2007 by Vergere

[Princess 35]

"Just between us girls? Come on Lay, help a sister out."

[Rogue 4]

"Nima, these past few weeks you've become like a sister to me. A very mischievous...scheming sister. And as much as I'd love to help a sister out, you're forgetting an important factor." Layla placed a hand on each of her shoulders, gray eyes boring into her green. "Everyone you want me to rat out carries at least one blaster."

[Vergere 1]

Brier's shoulders shook with barely-contained laughter as she covered her mouth and looked away.

[Princess 35]

"Mischievous and scheming. That's not the first time that I've been called that. And they've got blasters, but we've got body armor too. We can take them." Nima winked. "So aside from blowing things up, what kind of fun is there on this rock?"

[Rogue 4]

"Well...would you count droids that could crush you in one metalic fist fun?"

[Princess 35]

"Depends. Are we going to figure out how to destroy them?"

[Rogue 4]

"Nah, I think the ranking officers were planning on letting them kill us all."

[Princess 35]

"Man, I thought that Lt Riamor had finally loosened up while we were in space. I'm gonna have to work on that." Nima grabbed some rations and started eating.

[Mara 29]

"Yeah, I don't disagree..." Kaden replied to Szen, absentmindedly rubbing his back. "But," he added. "I have to say I don't envy you either. I'm much more at home in my fighter."

He quieted as more of his squadronmates came up to join them at the rations, content to listen.

Edited October 1, 2007 by Mara

[Drake 53]

Tak looked over at Captain Tunon and Lieutenant Riamor. They were conversing and seemed to be distancing themselves from the rest of the squadron. Well, Nat was doing the distancing. Tak could see that Aeric was, deep down, a fun guy to hang out with. Unfortunately, Nat seemed to enjoy keeping the Captain supressed and to-the-job.

Off-hand, he remarked, "You'd think they would have had plenty of time to plan things out while you were all sitting around in space, twiddling your thumbs."

[Rogue 4]

"That's upper management for you..." Layla smirked. "Poor Captain Tunon."

[Drake 53]

"Think we could get away with partial mutiny and just off Blueberry?" he asked.

[Mara 29]

Kaden raised his brow at that remark but returned back to his ration pack.

[Drake 53]

Tak pointed at Kaden's brow. "I saw that. Don't take things so seriously from me all the time, Staal. Of course, I wasn't serious about mutiny. Do you think I'm crazy?"

[Ayingel 24]

"Well, I haven't seen too much else to think otherwise..." Szen thought back to her first time as passenger to his piloting and shuddered.

[Mara 29]

He smiled. "That might be up for debate.

But, no, I knew you were not serious."

[Princess 35]

"Yeah we were so twiddling our thumbs when Arlan almost offed himself in space during a freak out. So much fun."

[Drake 53]

Tak looked to Arlan, who was standing with Jya behind Nima. He looked a little embarassed. "Don't sweat it, buddy," Tak said. "We all have our fears and faults. And I used to feel cramped and nervous after a while in a cockpit too. You'll get used to it."

[Vergere 1]

Brier just listens to everything without a word, taking it all in.

[Rogue 4]

"Yeah Arlan," Layla smiled at him kindly. "Just remember that nobody here knows how to hijack a droid-brain remotely. I wish you would have been here before." She grinned at him when she realized what she said. "Hey..."