[ Unity ] Drinking buddies? <Private>
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Dakini (mask of Shebi Ajava) - PC
Feeling the racing heart of the azaryan, the woman held Zalyass for a while. She patiently waited to see if the azaryan would do something. When the senator remained silent and still, she kept her hand where they were, but put slightly less pressure on them.
"Go to sleep, Zalyass.", she whispered, "We'll talk more in the morning."
The woman deliberately took a deep breath and let out a sigh, relaxing her muscles and with it her hold on Zalyass.
"Go to sleep, Zalyass.", she whispered, "We'll talk more in the morning."
The woman deliberately took a deep breath and let out a sigh, relaxing her muscles and with it her hold on Zalyass.
As soon as she noticed that Dakini wasn't going to make a move on her, Zalyass let out a sigh of relief. Even though she was rather happy that she wasn't forced into something she didn't really want to do, there was still a voice somewhere in the back of Zalyass' mind telling her that there would probably be no one else who was interested in her anyway. No matter how hard Zalyass tried, she couldn't get that voice out of her head. The fact that she could feel the body heat of the person who apparently was attracted to her really didn't help it either.
"I... I am sorry. I... I have never done something like this before, so... well.. I really am worthless, aren't I..."
Zalyass yawned and slightly wriggled her body to reposition herself just enough to sleep comfortably. All the things that had happened had not been good for her energy levels...
"At least I'm not alone anymore..."
Zalyass felt herself slowly drifting off. Even if this woman who called herself Dakini was only interested in her because of her status (and apparently her looks, but Zalyass found that hard to believe), this was really something she needed...
((OOC: And with that, Zalyass falss asleep... time to skip to the next day))
"I... I am sorry. I... I have never done something like this before, so... well.. I really am worthless, aren't I..."
Zalyass yawned and slightly wriggled her body to reposition herself just enough to sleep comfortably. All the things that had happened had not been good for her energy levels...
"At least I'm not alone anymore..."
Zalyass felt herself slowly drifting off. Even if this woman who called herself Dakini was only interested in her because of her status (and apparently her looks, but Zalyass found that hard to believe), this was really something she needed...
((OOC: And with that, Zalyass falss asleep... time to skip to the next day))
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Dakini (mask of Shebi Ajava) - PC
Ajava stayed in the bed for another two hours to enjoy the feeling of having another body next to hers. Unfortunately, she couldn't do this all night. With a smile, she disentangled herself, and silently got out of the bed. She drew the covers up so the senator would have a nice warm bed.
After getting dressed, she quickly sorted through Zalyass' clothing to see if there were any trackers in it. While checking for trackers, she mentally noted the sizes of all Zalyass' clothing, from her underwear to the outer layer. After determining that there weren't any trackers in the clothing she took the clothes, and the towels as well, and put them in the laundry machine in what she thought of as one of the 'servant areas' of the high-end apartment.
With that done, she went out into the night to check all the places she would use for surveillance. Once she was satisfied that no one was around, she went about her other business in the city, making sure to appear at the Jedi temple as well to meditate for an hour. Before the night was up, she went back to the apartment. She put the towels back in the bathroom, and put the senator's neatly folded clothes on the cabinet in the bedroom.
Since she wanted to know whether Zalyass would follow her instructions without her present, she left again. She estimated that, between the shopping she had to do and her meeting with a few shady figures, she would be gone for another two hours -- easily enough time for Zalyass to wake up and take a long bath.
After getting dressed, she quickly sorted through Zalyass' clothing to see if there were any trackers in it. While checking for trackers, she mentally noted the sizes of all Zalyass' clothing, from her underwear to the outer layer. After determining that there weren't any trackers in the clothing she took the clothes, and the towels as well, and put them in the laundry machine in what she thought of as one of the 'servant areas' of the high-end apartment.
With that done, she went out into the night to check all the places she would use for surveillance. Once she was satisfied that no one was around, she went about her other business in the city, making sure to appear at the Jedi temple as well to meditate for an hour. Before the night was up, she went back to the apartment. She put the towels back in the bathroom, and put the senator's neatly folded clothes on the cabinet in the bedroom.
Since she wanted to know whether Zalyass would follow her instructions without her present, she left again. She estimated that, between the shopping she had to do and her meeting with a few shady figures, she would be gone for another two hours -- easily enough time for Zalyass to wake up and take a long bath.
Zalyass woke up alone and she didn't know if she was happy because of that or not. Looking around the room, she figured that the woman who had brought her here was quite wealthy indeed, but she couldn't find anything that could positively identify the woman who had named herself Dakini...
"Dakini, huh?"
Dustracted by the thought of this mysterious woman who had saved her yesterday, Zalyass moved her hand towards her chest. She could almost still feel the warmth of the woman's body pressed against her, the short strokes of breath in her neck. She noticed that thinking back to it made her feel all nervous, but somehow also quite happy. Zalyass had no idea what all this meant, but she did know that she had been caught by someone really powerful and that she had to tread lightly if she didn't want things to end up too badly for her.
"Maybe I should take a bath..."
Zalyass wondered who she was asking this to, but she figured it was a good idea anyway so she got out of bed and walked off to the bathroom to make herself clean. The time spent in the bath was another good opportunity to think about the situation she had gotten herself into. Then there also was this walking around naked stuff. Was Dakini just trying to mess with her in order to establish some kind of superiority, or was that not all? Was Dakini really attracted to her, or did she only tell that to coax her into obeying Dakini?
After getting out of the bath and drying herself off, Zalyass walked back towards the bed and started to wonder where her clothes had gone. A few moments later she found them in the closet, all clean and folded. Zalyass was surprised, since Dakini could have easily gone without taking that effort. She was about to dress herself when Zalyass remembered what Dakini had said. She still wasn't allowed to wear anything. It was getting a bit drafty though, so Zalyass decided to get back into bed and await her 'friend's' return from under the warmth of the bedsheets.
"Dakini, huh?"
Dustracted by the thought of this mysterious woman who had saved her yesterday, Zalyass moved her hand towards her chest. She could almost still feel the warmth of the woman's body pressed against her, the short strokes of breath in her neck. She noticed that thinking back to it made her feel all nervous, but somehow also quite happy. Zalyass had no idea what all this meant, but she did know that she had been caught by someone really powerful and that she had to tread lightly if she didn't want things to end up too badly for her.
"Maybe I should take a bath..."
Zalyass wondered who she was asking this to, but she figured it was a good idea anyway so she got out of bed and walked off to the bathroom to make herself clean. The time spent in the bath was another good opportunity to think about the situation she had gotten herself into. Then there also was this walking around naked stuff. Was Dakini just trying to mess with her in order to establish some kind of superiority, or was that not all? Was Dakini really attracted to her, or did she only tell that to coax her into obeying Dakini?
After getting out of the bath and drying herself off, Zalyass walked back towards the bed and started to wonder where her clothes had gone. A few moments later she found them in the closet, all clean and folded. Zalyass was surprised, since Dakini could have easily gone without taking that effort. She was about to dress herself when Zalyass remembered what Dakini had said. She still wasn't allowed to wear anything. It was getting a bit drafty though, so Zalyass decided to get back into bed and await her 'friend's' return from under the warmth of the bedsheets.
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Dakini (mask of Shebi Ajava) - PC
After Ajava concluded her meeting with her contacts, she busied herself with shopping. She started with buying some clothes that would complement Zalyass' complexion. She had looked up some images of the Azaryan senator on the holonet from before and after her return. Though the senator had an attractive figure, she was clearly not used to managing her own wardrobe. And after her return her choice of clothes hadn't improved, to say the least.
Not accepting anything even hinting at low quality, Ajava visited the few high-end shops on Unity that would actually receive the approval of her mother. Buying five full sets of clothing (matching footwear included), and having them fitted to the measurements she memorized, set her back just over 23000 credits. Exiting the shop, she remembered that she forgot to check whether Azarya culture had them wearing multiple layers. She decided to ignore it, Zalyass would just have to make do without underwear.
She decided to postpone any further fashion-shopping until Zalyass was a bit more comfortable with their arrangement, and to continue with buying the other necessities. She placed the neatly folded clothing in the trunk of her leased hovercar and drove the car through multiple districts. Arriving at her destination, she parked the car neatly in front of a run-down building in one of the lower districts of the city. She was sure the car would be there when she came back, it was just good business to make sure that customers' cars weren't boosted.
She put on her cloak, and silently exited the car and made her way to a side-entrance. Roughly fifteen minutes later, she came out again carrying a non-descript box. Inside the box she carried two custom-made encryption modules that allow buffering and transmission through public holonet channels without getting eavesdropped on or traced to a location. The two gizmos cost her only a quarter of the clothes, and she considered it a good deal.
Arriving at the apartment again, she put the car on the pad and made sure that her cloak would conceal her face. She silently entered the apartment. She slowly put the box on the table for now, the dirty grey box contrasting strongly with the clean white counter. She then retrieved the neatly folded clothing from the hovercar. Each ensemble was neatly folded in its own high quality box, and each box proudly displaying the logo of the clothing brand. She put the boxes just out of sight outside the door of the bedroom.
Ajava knew that if Zalyass was awake, she would know by now that someone was in the apartment. Even thought Ajava herself was silent, the doors and the hovercar weren't soundless. She just walked into the bedroom.
"Good morning Zalyass.", she said as she entered the bedroom. "Please get out of bed, and come stand here. We have much to discuss and do."
Not accepting anything even hinting at low quality, Ajava visited the few high-end shops on Unity that would actually receive the approval of her mother. Buying five full sets of clothing (matching footwear included), and having them fitted to the measurements she memorized, set her back just over 23000 credits. Exiting the shop, she remembered that she forgot to check whether Azarya culture had them wearing multiple layers. She decided to ignore it, Zalyass would just have to make do without underwear.
She decided to postpone any further fashion-shopping until Zalyass was a bit more comfortable with their arrangement, and to continue with buying the other necessities. She placed the neatly folded clothing in the trunk of her leased hovercar and drove the car through multiple districts. Arriving at her destination, she parked the car neatly in front of a run-down building in one of the lower districts of the city. She was sure the car would be there when she came back, it was just good business to make sure that customers' cars weren't boosted.
She put on her cloak, and silently exited the car and made her way to a side-entrance. Roughly fifteen minutes later, she came out again carrying a non-descript box. Inside the box she carried two custom-made encryption modules that allow buffering and transmission through public holonet channels without getting eavesdropped on or traced to a location. The two gizmos cost her only a quarter of the clothes, and she considered it a good deal.
Arriving at the apartment again, she put the car on the pad and made sure that her cloak would conceal her face. She silently entered the apartment. She slowly put the box on the table for now, the dirty grey box contrasting strongly with the clean white counter. She then retrieved the neatly folded clothing from the hovercar. Each ensemble was neatly folded in its own high quality box, and each box proudly displaying the logo of the clothing brand. She put the boxes just out of sight outside the door of the bedroom.
Ajava knew that if Zalyass was awake, she would know by now that someone was in the apartment. Even thought Ajava herself was silent, the doors and the hovercar weren't soundless. She just walked into the bedroom.
"Good morning Zalyass.", she said as she entered the bedroom. "Please get out of bed, and come stand here. We have much to discuss and do."
Zalyass had indeed noticed that someone had arrived at the house. For now she had decided to just remain in bed and wait for the person -assumedly Dakini- to arrive. As time progressed after she heard the hovercar arrive, she grew increasingly nervous. Even though some bits of her memory of yesterday were vague, she was painfully aware of most of yesterday's events and the fact that she was now more or less surrendered to the whim of this mysterious woman who called herself Dakini.
As Dakini entered the room, Zalyass couldn't help but be a bit startled by her greeting. Then there was this part of Dakini constantly wanting her to stand in front of her naked. Was it really just to affirm dominance? Either way, Zalyass still complied with the request, got out of bed and slowly walked towards the place the Veolian woman had appointed.
"G-good morning Dakini. I... I have already taken a shower by the way. It was just getting a bit cold, so..."
As Dakini entered the room, Zalyass couldn't help but be a bit startled by her greeting. Then there was this part of Dakini constantly wanting her to stand in front of her naked. Was it really just to affirm dominance? Either way, Zalyass still complied with the request, got out of bed and slowly walked towards the place the Veolian woman had appointed.
"G-good morning Dakini. I... I have already taken a shower by the way. It was just getting a bit cold, so..."
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Dakini (mask of Shebi Ajava) - PC
Eyes burning dark red, the hooded woman slowly looked over Zalyass. The Azaryan senator almost feels the gaze of the other person glide over her body, casually looking at her in a way that she was certainly not used to.
"Your stance is wrong.", was all the hooded woman said after a few minutes.
The figure stepped in close, and gently caresses Zalyass' arms starting with her shoulders and ending in gently brushing her hands. Incidentally, this had the side effect of Zalyass slightly moving her arm. The figure continued this for a while, caressing different parts of the senator's body. A caress of her lower arm there, a caress on her neck here. After a while, the figure knelt, and started on Zalyass' legs and thighs.
After doing this for a minute, the figure stepped behind Zalyass, and started over again. This time the caresses, while gentle, were more intent. They were also less reserved. The woman casually caressed the inside of Zalyass thigh the move her leg, and smoothly slid her hand from Zalyass waist up to her chest without any hesitation. She continued guiding Zalyass limbs and body to stand in a certain way until she stepped back in front of her.
Somehow, the way she was standing right now allowed Zalyass to breath easier, and her whole body felt fitter.
"There.", the woman said after looking the senator over again, "We will discuss physical exercises later."
The woman left the room for a moment, and after hearing some rustling in the corridor, Zalyass saw her step inside the room again. She had left her cloak in the corridor. Zalyass could now clearly see the woman was carrying two lightsabers on her metal belt. She was also carrying five flat boxes inside.
While the woman busied herself with putting the boxes on the bed Zalyass got a peek at the brands displayed on the boxes. When the woman opened the boxes, Zalyass sees that each box contains a neatly folded suit of clothing.
"First things first", the woman gave only a simple command: "Try on the leftmost clothes."
"Your stance is wrong.", was all the hooded woman said after a few minutes.
The figure stepped in close, and gently caresses Zalyass' arms starting with her shoulders and ending in gently brushing her hands. Incidentally, this had the side effect of Zalyass slightly moving her arm. The figure continued this for a while, caressing different parts of the senator's body. A caress of her lower arm there, a caress on her neck here. After a while, the figure knelt, and started on Zalyass' legs and thighs.
After doing this for a minute, the figure stepped behind Zalyass, and started over again. This time the caresses, while gentle, were more intent. They were also less reserved. The woman casually caressed the inside of Zalyass thigh the move her leg, and smoothly slid her hand from Zalyass waist up to her chest without any hesitation. She continued guiding Zalyass limbs and body to stand in a certain way until she stepped back in front of her.
Somehow, the way she was standing right now allowed Zalyass to breath easier, and her whole body felt fitter.
"There.", the woman said after looking the senator over again, "We will discuss physical exercises later."
The woman left the room for a moment, and after hearing some rustling in the corridor, Zalyass saw her step inside the room again. She had left her cloak in the corridor. Zalyass could now clearly see the woman was carrying two lightsabers on her metal belt. She was also carrying five flat boxes inside.
While the woman busied herself with putting the boxes on the bed Zalyass got a peek at the brands displayed on the boxes. When the woman opened the boxes, Zalyass sees that each box contains a neatly folded suit of clothing.
"First things first", the woman gave only a simple command: "Try on the leftmost clothes."
"What do you..."
But before Zalyass was able to finish her question, Dakini had already moved in, softly pushing parts of her body into position, clearly enjoying the physical contact. Zalyass was not at all at ease with the experience though. Still, she had to admit that she did feel better after Dakini had alter her stance even if the woman's hands had been to... awkward places to say the least.
As the Veolian woman exited the room, Zalyass kept wondering what it was exactly that this woman wanted form her. Physical exercises? Really?
Zalyass had no real time to think about this though as the woman already returned with what appeared to be a couple sets of clothes. Rather expensive ones at that. It was the type of clothing Zalyass rarely wore. Apart from her feeling much more at ease in simple comfortable clothing, she had never felt much of an urge to try and make herself more beautiful. It didn't really help anyway. For some reason, this woman did want to see her in fancy clothing, so who was she to complain? Though there was just one tiny point.
"Ehrm... Am I allowed to put on some underwear... Please?"
If Dakini allowed it, Zalyass would first take her underwear from the place where Dakini had put it. If not, she would proceed to putting on the clothes anyway. It was rather clear that Zalyass felt quite uncomfortable in the clothes that had been bought for her, maybe even more so than without clothes. She felt like she was not good enough to wear them.
But before Zalyass was able to finish her question, Dakini had already moved in, softly pushing parts of her body into position, clearly enjoying the physical contact. Zalyass was not at all at ease with the experience though. Still, she had to admit that she did feel better after Dakini had alter her stance even if the woman's hands had been to... awkward places to say the least.
As the Veolian woman exited the room, Zalyass kept wondering what it was exactly that this woman wanted form her. Physical exercises? Really?
Zalyass had no real time to think about this though as the woman already returned with what appeared to be a couple sets of clothes. Rather expensive ones at that. It was the type of clothing Zalyass rarely wore. Apart from her feeling much more at ease in simple comfortable clothing, she had never felt much of an urge to try and make herself more beautiful. It didn't really help anyway. For some reason, this woman did want to see her in fancy clothing, so who was she to complain? Though there was just one tiny point.
"Ehrm... Am I allowed to put on some underwear... Please?"
If Dakini allowed it, Zalyass would first take her underwear from the place where Dakini had put it. If not, she would proceed to putting on the clothes anyway. It was rather clear that Zalyass felt quite uncomfortable in the clothes that had been bought for her, maybe even more so than without clothes. She felt like she was not good enough to wear them.
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Dakini (mask of Shebi Ajava) - PC
Ajava was actually surprised by the question. She had completely forgotten to buy underwear for the senator. She was, in fact, so surprised that her expression was one of surprise as well. "Of course.", she replied making sure her voice sounded sure at least.
She waits in silence as the senator dons the first outfit. When the senator is done, she looks over the outfit critically. Walking around the senator, she spots a slight problem. 'I really should have checked that', was all she thought to herself as she saw the straps and cloth of the underwear create unintended relief on the smooth clothing.
"This won't do.", she said as she reached out with a hand to smooth away some ripples caused by the strap of Zalyass' bra. "We will have to buy you better underwear."
"Take off the clothes and underwear, and try on the next outfit without underwear."
She waits in silence as the senator dons the first outfit. When the senator is done, she looks over the outfit critically. Walking around the senator, she spots a slight problem. 'I really should have checked that', was all she thought to herself as she saw the straps and cloth of the underwear create unintended relief on the smooth clothing.
"This won't do.", she said as she reached out with a hand to smooth away some ripples caused by the strap of Zalyass' bra. "We will have to buy you better underwear."
"Take off the clothes and underwear, and try on the next outfit without underwear."
Zalyass gave Dakini a look clearly stating the question 'Do I really have to?', but in the end she remained silent and obeyed. Putting on clothes without putting on any underwear felt even more awkward to her. With every move she felt the cloth move in places that didn't so before. Zalyass just hoped that the Veolian woman would actually buy her new underwear and not decide that this was looking prettier on her.
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Dakini (mask of Shebi Ajava) - PC
"Interesting.", the woman said as she smoothed out clothing on the senator that had creeped upwards. "You do seem to enjoy wearing underwear. Without, you start fretting about your clothing. It is not becoming."
"Very well. Try out the other outfits with underwear. We will get you a few sets of wearable underwear, instead of these things", the tone at which the woman said 'these things' while she indicated Zalyass' underwear was clear enough. In silence, the woman waited until Zalyass had tried out all outfits. She smiled a little, and seemed to enjoy the show. Once all outfits have been tried, she ordered Zalyass to strip again.
Ajava then took her time to once again look over the senator. This time, in much better light than the evening, she made sure to check for scars or other small imperfections. Without commenting on anything she found, she looked Zalyass in the eye.
"Pick what clothes you will wear for this morning. You are allowed only a single layer of clothing, so no underwear and something else."
"Very well. Try out the other outfits with underwear. We will get you a few sets of wearable underwear, instead of these things", the tone at which the woman said 'these things' while she indicated Zalyass' underwear was clear enough. In silence, the woman waited until Zalyass had tried out all outfits. She smiled a little, and seemed to enjoy the show. Once all outfits have been tried, she ordered Zalyass to strip again.
Ajava then took her time to once again look over the senator. This time, in much better light than the evening, she made sure to check for scars or other small imperfections. Without commenting on anything she found, she looked Zalyass in the eye.
"Pick what clothes you will wear for this morning. You are allowed only a single layer of clothing, so no underwear and something else."
... If she realizes that I enjoy wearing underwear, why does she insist on me not wearing it? Zalyass concluded it was yet another one of these dominance things.
On her inspection, Dakini might notice that apart from Zalyass's rather nervous response, there were also some interesting marks on her body. Apart from various small scars on her back and upper arms which seemed to be varying from quite old to one year old, there were also some marks left behind by a hit from a blaster gun of sorts, one on the back of her left shoulder and one on the back of her right leg, just below the knee.
Only after she had been told to choose an outfit, Zalyass started to realize that all of these clothes were meant for her. Was this mysterious woman really trying to look after her? It was all still too confusing for Zalyass to make sense of it all. In the end, she chose a pair of pants with a top. Even if it felt rather uncomfortable, Zalyass couldn't think of going out on the street with a dress, just her underwear or nothing at all.
And all the while, Zalyass still wondered what the heck was going on and what this woman wanted from her...
On her inspection, Dakini might notice that apart from Zalyass's rather nervous response, there were also some interesting marks on her body. Apart from various small scars on her back and upper arms which seemed to be varying from quite old to one year old, there were also some marks left behind by a hit from a blaster gun of sorts, one on the back of her left shoulder and one on the back of her right leg, just below the knee.
Only after she had been told to choose an outfit, Zalyass started to realize that all of these clothes were meant for her. Was this mysterious woman really trying to look after her? It was all still too confusing for Zalyass to make sense of it all. In the end, she chose a pair of pants with a top. Even if it felt rather uncomfortable, Zalyass couldn't think of going out on the street with a dress, just her underwear or nothing at all.
And all the while, Zalyass still wondered what the heck was going on and what this woman wanted from her...
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Shebi Ajava (mask of Shebi Ajava) - PC
"All clothes are yours. If you want to switch clothing at any point during this morning, simply say so."
"Now come along.", the woman brought Zalyass to the living room, where she indicated for her to sit on the comfortable sofa. Then, she left the Azarya alone for some time. Roughly ten minutes later, the woman came back with a platter of foods, which she set down on a coffee table near the sofas. She then sat down in a chair near Zalyass. "Eat."
The woman waited until Zalyass ate something, and then picked some of the same food for herself. After Zalyass had eaten her fill, the woman picked up the tray, and brought it away again. When she came back, she carried two classes of water.
"Last night, I defended you, and you agreed to let me protect you in exchange for doing what I say.", the woman waited for a moment to allow Zalyass to remember. "I think we should start with proper introductions. Then we will cover some ground rules so you are clear on what I require of you. Then we will discuss your current situation and improvements to it.", the woman said with a friendly smile.
"As you will have guessed, my name is not Dakini. I am Shebi Ajava, princess of House Shebi of the Veolian Commonwealth, and Jedi Knight of the Union.", she waited for a moment to see if Zalyass was going to introduce herself, and to gauge her reaction.
"Now come along.", the woman brought Zalyass to the living room, where she indicated for her to sit on the comfortable sofa. Then, she left the Azarya alone for some time. Roughly ten minutes later, the woman came back with a platter of foods, which she set down on a coffee table near the sofas. She then sat down in a chair near Zalyass. "Eat."
The woman waited until Zalyass ate something, and then picked some of the same food for herself. After Zalyass had eaten her fill, the woman picked up the tray, and brought it away again. When she came back, she carried two classes of water.
"Last night, I defended you, and you agreed to let me protect you in exchange for doing what I say.", the woman waited for a moment to allow Zalyass to remember. "I think we should start with proper introductions. Then we will cover some ground rules so you are clear on what I require of you. Then we will discuss your current situation and improvements to it.", the woman said with a friendly smile.
"As you will have guessed, my name is not Dakini. I am Shebi Ajava, princess of House Shebi of the Veolian Commonwealth, and Jedi Knight of the Union.", she waited for a moment to see if Zalyass was going to introduce herself, and to gauge her reaction.
Even though she had already figured that the clothes were all meant for her, she still had trouble believing it all. There was no time to wonder though, as Dakini was already leading her towards the living room where she was asked to sit down and wait. Since Zalyass didn't really have a better idea of what to do, she decided to follow.
When Daikini returned with the food, Zalyass' stomach immediately started to rumble. She hadn't eaten for a while now so she was really grateful for the food she was offered and started eating without hesitation immediately after Dakini ordered her to. Thinking of it, she had probably even skipped yesterday's dinner.
It appeared that after breakfast, it was time to finally get some things cleared up, as Dakini started talking about what she was planning on doing with her. She was actually looking forward to this. Perhaps now there would be some clarifications of her definition of 'protection'...
As soon as Ajava properly introduced herself with her proper name, Zalyass was actually shocked. Not that her name actually wasn't Dakini -it was something she had figured almost from the start- but that this woman was a proper jedi knight and a princess to boot. Jedi usually didn't these things to other people, right? Zalyass figured now was not the right time to ask.
"Ah, uh, well. Nice to meet you then. Judging from what you said earlier, I guess you already know who I am, but I guess you would like me to do so anyway. I am Zalyass al-Chak'zya Azara-ya, senator of the Unified Empire of Azayan Colonies..."
Zalyass sighed deeply.
"Or what's left of it at least."
When Daikini returned with the food, Zalyass' stomach immediately started to rumble. She hadn't eaten for a while now so she was really grateful for the food she was offered and started eating without hesitation immediately after Dakini ordered her to. Thinking of it, she had probably even skipped yesterday's dinner.
It appeared that after breakfast, it was time to finally get some things cleared up, as Dakini started talking about what she was planning on doing with her. She was actually looking forward to this. Perhaps now there would be some clarifications of her definition of 'protection'...
As soon as Ajava properly introduced herself with her proper name, Zalyass was actually shocked. Not that her name actually wasn't Dakini -it was something she had figured almost from the start- but that this woman was a proper jedi knight and a princess to boot. Jedi usually didn't these things to other people, right? Zalyass figured now was not the right time to ask.
"Ah, uh, well. Nice to meet you then. Judging from what you said earlier, I guess you already know who I am, but I guess you would like me to do so anyway. I am Zalyass al-Chak'zya Azara-ya, senator of the Unified Empire of Azayan Colonies..."
Zalyass sighed deeply.
"Or what's left of it at least."
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Shebi Ajava (mask of Shebi Ajava) - PC
"Very well. Let's go over some ground rules first."
"First off, if we are not in private, you will only address me as if you only know me from my official duties as a Jedi. Furthermore, you will not attempt to contact me on your own unless it is through a channel I approved of beforehand. You will only consider us in private if I tell you we are alone."
"Secondly, people will ask questions about your new clothes and other changes. You should not discuss these with others. Think of some excuse to tell them instead. If you can't think of anything, just give them a silent smile and let them draw their own conclusions. You will not mention the name Dakini to anyone or communicate it in any way. You will not mention my involvement in your life in any way."
"Thirdly, you will follow instructions I give you without hesitation. If we are private, you will still follow them, but you are allowed to ask questions freely. If you receive a written instruction, it will come from Dakini, and through a prearranged channel. These instructions are to be followed as best as possible."
"We are alone here. Do you have any questions so far?"
"First off, if we are not in private, you will only address me as if you only know me from my official duties as a Jedi. Furthermore, you will not attempt to contact me on your own unless it is through a channel I approved of beforehand. You will only consider us in private if I tell you we are alone."
"Secondly, people will ask questions about your new clothes and other changes. You should not discuss these with others. Think of some excuse to tell them instead. If you can't think of anything, just give them a silent smile and let them draw their own conclusions. You will not mention the name Dakini to anyone or communicate it in any way. You will not mention my involvement in your life in any way."
"Thirdly, you will follow instructions I give you without hesitation. If we are private, you will still follow them, but you are allowed to ask questions freely. If you receive a written instruction, it will come from Dakini, and through a prearranged channel. These instructions are to be followed as best as possible."
"We are alone here. Do you have any questions so far?"
Listening intently to Ajava's explanation, Zalyass came to the conclusion that the Veolian woman was actually serious about all this. Maybe this fateful meeting would be for the best. She decided that for now she wanted to go through with it, since she didn't doubt that she would end up with someone way less interested in their mutual benefit one of these days. Zalyass realized that she couldn't continue like this. That and Ajava was the first person to call her pretty and actually seemed to mean it.
"I... don't have any questions so far."
She actually didn't want to know what would happen if she decided to quit.
"I... don't have any questions so far."
She actually didn't want to know what would happen if she decided to quit.
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Shebi Ajava (mask of Shebi Ajava) - PC
"Good", Ajava replied with a smile, "We have a lot to talk about, Zalyass. If you have any appointments today, you should tell me now, so we can arrange for you to inform your assistant that they are cancelled. Tomorrow you can go back to work, today and tonight you are staying here with me."
She waited for Zalyass to reply, and had an untracable datapad ready should the senator need to message her assistant. Ajava made sure to know the contents of the message, so she could intervene if the senator tried to warn her assistant.
When Zalyass day has been cleared, Ajava sat down again.
"This morning, you are the topic. We have to determine physical exercises you need, both for overall fitness, stamina, posture and appearance. We will discuss how you will learn self-defence, where you will take lessons and from who. We'll also discuss your scars, and what should be done about them. We'll also do some simple exercises that I can teach you.
This afternoon we will talk about your work. We need to discuss how things are going right now, and what needs to change to allow you to be a more successful senator. We'll also discuss how you can improve your political influence, and what barriers need to be removed for you to improve your position.
This evening we will have to discuss your social life. We need to speak about your close friends, colleagues and lovers. We'll also need to talk about your clothing and accessories, and the way you present yourself. Finally, we will also talk about some things that you said last night."
"Are there things you want to add, or ask of me before we start?"
((OOC: I don't think we roleplaying everything will be particularly interesting (three hours of talking over the current going-ons in senator-land might be boring :P). I propose that we only pick a highlight from each of the three periods. You have any preferences?))
She waited for Zalyass to reply, and had an untracable datapad ready should the senator need to message her assistant. Ajava made sure to know the contents of the message, so she could intervene if the senator tried to warn her assistant.
When Zalyass day has been cleared, Ajava sat down again.
"This morning, you are the topic. We have to determine physical exercises you need, both for overall fitness, stamina, posture and appearance. We will discuss how you will learn self-defence, where you will take lessons and from who. We'll also discuss your scars, and what should be done about them. We'll also do some simple exercises that I can teach you.
This afternoon we will talk about your work. We need to discuss how things are going right now, and what needs to change to allow you to be a more successful senator. We'll also discuss how you can improve your political influence, and what barriers need to be removed for you to improve your position.
This evening we will have to discuss your social life. We need to speak about your close friends, colleagues and lovers. We'll also need to talk about your clothing and accessories, and the way you present yourself. Finally, we will also talk about some things that you said last night."
"Are there things you want to add, or ask of me before we start?"
((OOC: I don't think we roleplaying everything will be particularly interesting (three hours of talking over the current going-ons in senator-land might be boring :P). I propose that we only pick a highlight from each of the three periods. You have any preferences?))
Zalyass knew better than to have any appointments scheduled after a night of binge drinking. At least she knew that much... Not that she didn't have anything to do, but she hadn't been able to be properly productive in over a week...
"Ah, no. I don't have anything planned for today.. I would like to send a message that I will be out for the rest of the day, to make sure they won't become worried about me..."
Assuming Ajava would allow her to do so, Zalyass wrote a short message stating 'will be out for the rest of the day, see you tomorrow' and sent it to the embassy. Then, Ajava started explaining what she was going to do for the remainder of the day. When she was finished, Zalyass remained speechless for a couple of seconds, then hesitantly answered Ajava's final question.
"Wel... Errr. I don't know if you're willing to answer this, but... Why are you doing this? I assume it is for power, but..." 'but there is something really wrong if it is just that...'
Zalyass was not able to actually finish that sentence, but the intonation was quite clear.
((OOC: Okay, I think that the political stuff is indeed the least interesting bit by far. I think the self-esteem boosting methods, talks about her social life (or lack thereof) and her scars would be the most interesting parts.))
"Ah, no. I don't have anything planned for today.. I would like to send a message that I will be out for the rest of the day, to make sure they won't become worried about me..."
Assuming Ajava would allow her to do so, Zalyass wrote a short message stating 'will be out for the rest of the day, see you tomorrow' and sent it to the embassy. Then, Ajava started explaining what she was going to do for the remainder of the day. When she was finished, Zalyass remained speechless for a couple of seconds, then hesitantly answered Ajava's final question.
"Wel... Errr. I don't know if you're willing to answer this, but... Why are you doing this? I assume it is for power, but..." 'but there is something really wrong if it is just that...'
Zalyass was not able to actually finish that sentence, but the intonation was quite clear.
((OOC: Okay, I think that the political stuff is indeed the least interesting bit by far. I think the self-esteem boosting methods, talks about her social life (or lack thereof) and her scars would be the most interesting parts.))
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Shebi Ajava (mask of Shebi Ajava) - PC
Ajava smiles at the question, though she wasn't sure how wise it would be to give the full answer right now. After a moment of deliberation, she decides to expose most of her reasons.
"There is a number of reasons. Not the least is the fact that you look like you could use someone to talk to. Someone that looks out for you, and helps you become who you are supposed to be: a powerful senator and a political force to be recognized. Then there is the way you look. You might not realize it or act like it, but you are very pretty. And of course it is for power, if you weren't a senator, we would not be sitting here talking.", Ajava stated confidently. Part of her mind silently added a 'You would still be here though...', and this was reflected in her expression.
"There is a number of reasons. Not the least is the fact that you look like you could use someone to talk to. Someone that looks out for you, and helps you become who you are supposed to be: a powerful senator and a political force to be recognized. Then there is the way you look. You might not realize it or act like it, but you are very pretty. And of course it is for power, if you weren't a senator, we would not be sitting here talking.", Ajava stated confidently. Part of her mind silently added a 'You would still be here though...', and this was reflected in her expression.
Zalyass was surprised to hear that Ajava was actually telling the truth. Probably not the entire truth, but even so. Zalyass also still found it rather hard to believe that Ajava found her attractive and looked away almost as a reflex when Ajava mentioned it to her. It was hard looking at her when she told such things. She still felt like this wasn't real at all, as if any moment the curtains would fall and everyone would be standing there laughing at her.
"I... Well... Thank you for answering. I guess that's all for now..."
"I... Well... Thank you for answering. I guess that's all for now..."
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Shebi Ajava (mask of Shebi Ajava) - PC
True to her word, Ajava spent much of the morning discussion Zalyass' new physical exercise regimen. She started with the basics and designed, in actual discussion with Zalyass, a regimen of slowly increasing exercises to improve fitness and stamina. She then switched to the topic of self-defence. Ajava quickly determined that Zalyass has a little experience with a traditional Azaryan style, and concluded that the style was unsuited for her due to her physique.
After some thinking, Ajava explained a few armed and unarmed martial arts styles she knew of that would suit Zalyass. Ajava also gave Zalyass a list of highly skilled teachers, and informed her that she will try three lessons of each style, and to continue taking lessons in the style that she found the most enjoyable. Ajava made sure to tell Zalyass that she had to pick one.
After discussion self-defence, Ajava started with the exercises for posture and appearance. As Zalyass already dreaded, the veolian woman started out with the same exercise as earlier, where she gently pushed and prodded the azaryan until she stood upright. And once again, her breathing became easier.
Unfortunately for Zalyass, Ajava continued this for roughly and hour. She went through a number of stances, and at some point in time, the veolian woman switched from pushing and prodding Zalyass body into a specific stance to caressing the azaryan, paying no heed to any protesting sounds from Zalyass.
Without Zalyass really noticing it, the veolian had positioned her in such a way that, when the blue-skinned woman smoothly stepped around, Zalyass ended up embracing the other. Ajava stood like that for a moment, and then softly asked: "Would you please explain to me how you got all those scars? I would like to know how you got them before we discuss removing them."
After some thinking, Ajava explained a few armed and unarmed martial arts styles she knew of that would suit Zalyass. Ajava also gave Zalyass a list of highly skilled teachers, and informed her that she will try three lessons of each style, and to continue taking lessons in the style that she found the most enjoyable. Ajava made sure to tell Zalyass that she had to pick one.
After discussion self-defence, Ajava started with the exercises for posture and appearance. As Zalyass already dreaded, the veolian woman started out with the same exercise as earlier, where she gently pushed and prodded the azaryan until she stood upright. And once again, her breathing became easier.
Unfortunately for Zalyass, Ajava continued this for roughly and hour. She went through a number of stances, and at some point in time, the veolian woman switched from pushing and prodding Zalyass body into a specific stance to caressing the azaryan, paying no heed to any protesting sounds from Zalyass.
Without Zalyass really noticing it, the veolian had positioned her in such a way that, when the blue-skinned woman smoothly stepped around, Zalyass ended up embracing the other. Ajava stood like that for a moment, and then softly asked: "Would you please explain to me how you got all those scars? I would like to know how you got them before we discuss removing them."
Oh no, not more of this awkward stuff...
Zalyass did not really mind the lecture about self-defense and the exercising, even though she was and always had been really bad at it. She really did know that she would profit from training and exercising, but up to now she had no one to force her to do so but herself and with her low self-esteem she had never found enough reason to pull through.
But why all the touching? Not that it did not help her, but it made Zalyass very nervous. So nervous, that she indeed had no clue as of how Ajava was positioning her until it was too late... The embrace really didn't make things better either. Fortunately, she was snapped out of her embarrassment by Ajava's sudden and rather personal question. Personal enough that it made Zalyass hesitate.
"That's, well.. most of it is from the Mandalorians... Apparently I'm not that good a slave... I was too weak. Useless. Even to them."
For a trained eye, it was clear that Zalyass was holding something back.
Zalyass did not really mind the lecture about self-defense and the exercising, even though she was and always had been really bad at it. She really did know that she would profit from training and exercising, but up to now she had no one to force her to do so but herself and with her low self-esteem she had never found enough reason to pull through.
But why all the touching? Not that it did not help her, but it made Zalyass very nervous. So nervous, that she indeed had no clue as of how Ajava was positioning her until it was too late... The embrace really didn't make things better either. Fortunately, she was snapped out of her embarrassment by Ajava's sudden and rather personal question. Personal enough that it made Zalyass hesitate.
"That's, well.. most of it is from the Mandalorians... Apparently I'm not that good a slave... I was too weak. Useless. Even to them."
For a trained eye, it was clear that Zalyass was holding something back.
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Shebi Ajava (mask of Shebi Ajava) - PC
"Zalyass...", Ajava said as she stepped back. She put her hands on the hips of the other woman. "Don't worry. You can tell me."
Zalyass found it hard to talk about her past. She had forced most of the events down into the deepest levels of her memory and really wanted them to stay there. She had finally passed the point that she wasn't thinking about it every day anymore. For a while Zalyass remained really still, but eventually started talking.
"They... They hit me... It was normal to receive corporal punishment if you couldn't keep up with the others. And, well, I couldn't keep up"
Tears were slowly starting to form in the corners of her eyes.
"I was weak, I still am weak. Back then, every Azaryan was trained rigorously almost from birth, but training schedules were fit for normal people, not for me. I never managed to get even close. So they hit me. They whipped me... Told me to go faster... But I couldn't... Almost everyone was like that. Classmates made it even worse... And the teachers allowed it, encouraged it, because I was worthless anyway. Even my family..."
"They... They hit me... It was normal to receive corporal punishment if you couldn't keep up with the others. And, well, I couldn't keep up"
Tears were slowly starting to form in the corners of her eyes.
"I was weak, I still am weak. Back then, every Azaryan was trained rigorously almost from birth, but training schedules were fit for normal people, not for me. I never managed to get even close. So they hit me. They whipped me... Told me to go faster... But I couldn't... Almost everyone was like that. Classmates made it even worse... And the teachers allowed it, encouraged it, because I was worthless anyway. Even my family..."
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Shebi Ajava (mask of Shebi Ajava) - PC
Ajava hadn't expected that.
She just stood there, speechless. 'Normal people... Whipped her?!', was all she could think. After a while, she felt an anger boil up inside of her. She knew that some of the things her own people did would be frowned upon by others, but this... No parent in their right mind would allow someone to whip their children.
Standing there, stunned and without conscious control to keep herself in check, Ajava's eyes slowly shifted to a glowing eery red shade, and lightning started crackling over the outside over her arms and hands as she let them slip away from Zalyass body. Of the small number of people that saw Ajava in this state, only three were still alive to remember it.
Zalyass felt a telepathic pressure, not unlike a muffled scream of rage.
She just stood there, speechless. 'Normal people... Whipped her?!', was all she could think. After a while, she felt an anger boil up inside of her. She knew that some of the things her own people did would be frowned upon by others, but this... No parent in their right mind would allow someone to whip their children.
Standing there, stunned and without conscious control to keep herself in check, Ajava's eyes slowly shifted to a glowing eery red shade, and lightning started crackling over the outside over her arms and hands as she let them slip away from Zalyass body. Of the small number of people that saw Ajava in this state, only three were still alive to remember it.
Zalyass felt a telepathic pressure, not unlike a muffled scream of rage.

