[D0, Umbral Vanguard] Terrible Dreams and Lovely Nightmare

[Zeno Deathwright]

"Some. I need to go to Nal Hutta and Kintan at some point," he says with a nod.

[Shaisha Vreysk]

"Nal Hutt and Kintan, eh? We'll see if my errands even take me off Nar Shaddaa... there's a guy I need to find. Task seems deceptively easy, which means it probably won't be."

[Zeno Deathwright]

"Yeah. Nal Hutta for an old text and Kintan for geo samples. I'm going to have to do a favor for the hutt in charge of Jiguna for the text. If I'm lucky he'll just have a rival or annoyance he needs eliminated."

[Shaisha Vreysk]

"Careful what you wish for, Zeno," Shaisha smirked. "Not even that might be as simple as you think it could be. Can see why Zash would want an old text though, but geo-samples?"

[Zeno Deathwright]

"She has a lot of different research going on and I don't know what all of it is. Usually I just ask her about it after I'm finished with the task. No point in wasting time wondering about it if I end up dying on the mission no?"

[Shaisha Vreysk]

"So lacking in curiosity, Zeno?" she teased warmly. "If my master was sending me out for stuff like that, I know I'd be asking all sorts of questions."

[Zeno Deathwright]

"I usually wait until I'm bringing it back to ask questions. At that point, if I'm coming back with something she wants she's usually pleased with me and happy to be getting something she's been waiting for. Explaining what she is going to do with something she has rather than what she will do with something she'll only get if I'm successful leaves catches her in a more pliable state. When it comes to explanations and learning I'm patient... it's only physical activities that I can be impatient about." He winks at her with a playful smile.

[Shaisha Vreysk]

His wink caught her a little off-guard, and a grin is given in return.

Makes me wonder how much he's been impatient with her... she mused. Not that she was jealous of whatever other relations Zeno might have. She didn't own him, nor did he own her.

"Good to see this talk at least got you in a good mood. Again, pity you're not here. A lot more room in this ship than yours..." she returned the wink now. "Though I look forward to hearing more about what you've learned from Zash. She is rather dedicated to the pursuit of knowledge and power."

[Zeno Deathwright]

"You say that like high intensity maneuvers couldn't make things interesting. You may have space, but maneuverability and speed can provide a real rush." Chuckling at that before responding to her curiosity about Zash. "There's a good amount she teaches me but it rarely sticks... at least the academic stuff. I don't have a mind for that. But when something more practical comes up I make sure to go into more depth on it. Right now I'm practicing using the force to augment my speaking abilities with her as far as practicality goes."

[Shaisha Vreysk]

"For travelling through hyperspace, I think I will prefer comfort," she chuckled.

"Sounds like good excersise. Vowrawn is a lot like me in that he sees the value of more mundane tactics and tricks, but he's been a good lightsaber teacher these past months. I've improved a lot since Death's Shadow."

[Zeno Deathwright]

"That's good to hear. I've also made some improvements, but my current studies have taken me in a different direction. We'll have to spar at some point when we get to Nar Shaddaa. And maybe go looking for trouble at some point. Bounties are kind of common there from what I understand so there will at least be a way to keep my skills sharp with out resorting to activities that would just destroy the peace talks outright."

[Shaisha Vreysk]

"Looking for trouble feels tame after Death's Shadow," she chuckled, "but I see your point. Maybe we'll find something bigger and meaner this time."

[Zeno Deathwright]

"It's all about scale. If one strong enemy doesn't seem enough, fight two," he says with a vicious smirk. "That's what I did on Dantooine."

[Shaisha Vreysk]

"And here I thought it was all acting and special effects we got to see one that vid."

She shook her head with a bemused smirk. "Heard some Hutts like to keep Rancors as pets... maybe we can fight one of those."

[Zeno Deathwright]

"That'd be something. Maybe add to my collection of skulls. I could use a few more," he says with a nod.

[Shaisha Vreysk]

"And where would you mount this one then? You already have one as a helmet and Death's Shadow on your ship."

[Zeno Deathwright]

"Eventually I'll have to have my own base to operate out of. I'll turn it into a throne for dramatic effect!" He laughs at the thought of a rancor throne.

[Shaisha Vreysk]

The female Sith joined in the laugh.

"Sounds like a throne fitting of Lord Zeno... or Lord Deathwright. Which ever you prefer, or perhaps you'll take a new dramatic Sith name as many do."

[Zeno Deathwright]

"I think my family name is dramatic enough," he replies. "But for you, Zeno will always be fine."

[Shaisha Vreysk]

"I will keep that in mind for the day you become a Darth. But who knows, maybe I will choose a fearsome name for myself when I become a Lord, even if I will still be Shaisha to you."

[Zeno Deathwright]

"I'm sure that won't be too far off. You've proven your capabilities before and will continue to do so here undoubtedly," he says with a nod.

[Shaisha Vreysk]

"We will see. Not all of us can do crazy publicity stunts like you did to get ourselves a Lord title," she teased with a playful chuckle.

[Zeno Deathwright]

"I was tried in the court of public opinion and they found me to be worthy." He chuckles at that. "Thanaton was quite upset with the turn."

[Shaisha Vreysk]

"Well, Thanaton is an uptight idiot most of the time anyway, so I don't care about his opinion," she dismissed the thought of that particular Darth with a small wave of her hand. "Only happy to hear he got his delicate sensibilities rattled a little."

[Zeno Deathwright]

"Yeah. It's one thing to respect tradition, it's another to let their rules bound you and be incapable of flexibility. The dark side is all about growth and freedom, not stagnation."