[D0, Umbral Vanguard] Terrible Dreams and Lovely Nightmare

[Shaisha Vreysk]

Shaisha shrugged. "Not sure yet, but there's bound to be someplace interesting, or fancy. Or both. Do you like gambling, or fancy dinners, perhaps? Or somewhere with music and dancing?"

[Zeno Deathwright]

"I'm more of a bar or concert kind of guy, but we can give whatever you want a go," he says with a nod. "I'm sure there are plenty of interesting things to try."

[Shaisha Vreysk]

"Hm..." her lips pursed. "Huttball? I've seen holovids of it before. Maybe get the Korriban-crew together, go in, and crush some skulls as a team. Sounds like it could be a great way to unwind after peace-talking. Or rouse some morale for our people too if we crush some Republic-team."

[Zeno Deathwright]

"Maybe. Sounds like it could be fun. I've seen a few matches on holo but I don't really keep up with it. Don't know how hard it is to get a team into the games. It's something we can certainly look into."

[Shaisha Vreysk]

"Then we'll look into it, at least," she nodded.

"Vowrawn's at least given me full access to his personal penthouse on Nar Shaddaa, so know that there will be at least one safe place away from all the other crazy Siths," Shaisha offered with a chuckle. "Who knows, maybe I'll throw a party or something while we're there... anyone in particular from Korriban you're looking forward to meeting up with again?"

[Zeno Deathwright]

"I got along well enough with most. Tried not to make too many enemies. The academy is hard enough to survive without pissing people off so they want to kill you. You asked earlier if I got on well with Sylvain, which I did. Kristal well enough too. I'm definitely not looking forward to being around Remmington. I may just kill him..." If that was a joke there was no sign of humor. "Though I suppose her stupid decisions aren't his fault, it doesn't change the fact that he's pretty pathetic."

[Shaisha Vreysk]

"Never met the guy myself. If I passed him by on Korriban, I honestly can't remember who he is, and if not for what happened, I probably never would've known who he was," Shaisha shrugged. If Zeno killed the guy, she didn't really care. The guy seemed to be a non-issue overall.

Jun-Tsu's name at least hadn't been on the list... which was probably for the better.

"You met this Darth Xevious before?"

[Zeno Deathwright]

"Not yet. But from what I understand he should be quite capable and cunning in this endeavor. I'm not particularly looking to make an ally out of him, but eventually I'll want to meet him to see how he wishes to pursue this situation and whether I will support him or try to work the peace talks in a different manner than him with people that are of a more similar mindset. But who knows."

[Shaisha Vreysk]

She elicited a brief thoughtful 'hm', craning her neck from side to side.

"And does Zash wants you to pursue peace? The Council seemed rather... taken off-guard by this new initiative."

[Zeno Deathwright]

"She doesn't care what happens as long as she is free to pursue her research. Though with peace it would make the data stores of the Jedi less accessible, it wouldn't make them much less accessible than they are now," he says with a smirk. "I think she wouldn't care if there was peace. She'd likely find a way to wipe out a conclave again regardless."

[Shaisha Vreysk]

"And you? Do you want peace with the Republic?" she turned the question more personal. Sure, their opinions mattered little in the long run, as they were for the moment extensions of their masters' will in the matter, but Zeno seemed to her the type to be vehemently against peace.

[Zeno Deathwright]

"It's hard to crush your enemies when you can't reach out and touch them. And being at peace does not help to strengthen the skills of our warriors. If there were another enemy we were fighting I'd find it acceptable but how weak will be come during inactivity? How much of our edge will we lose by blunting it against peace? Without an external threat to fight how many Sith will look inward for the conflict they crave to grow their power?"

[Shaisha Vreysk]

"All good points. Though internal conflicts are already an issue, from what I understand. The Republic might not have the same zeal or discipline that our troops do, but they make up for it in numbers and the lack of Sith lords throwing away resources over petty squabbles for short-term power," Shaisha spoke with some disdain.

"Peace gives our troops and resources a reprieve to rebuild. But also for the enemy, unless 'peace' can be achieved on terms beneficial to us, but detrimental to them."

[Zeno Deathwright]

"Infighting is just as likely to increase without the external target though. There are some, myself included, that constantly feel the need to test themselves and grow their skills against enemies. I'm not saying I'm going to be running around killing other Sith if there is peace, but if others pick fights I wouldn't stand down from them. The military is different in that it isn't driven by the force directly, so I would expect them to be able to handle peace just fine but we need something to direct energies of violent Sith against."

[Shaisha Vreysk]

"It's certainly a possibility," she agreed, her thoughts on the matter seeming guarded.

"Nar Shaddaa will probably at least have enough opportunities to drag the Republic down."

[Zeno Deathwright]

"The Hutts are something to consider in all this too. Without such a powerful third party the talks likely wouldn't happen. I sometimes wonder why we went after the Republic first and did not take the Hutts before moving on to the Republic."

[Shaisha Vreysk]

"Because the Republic were still holding places like Korriban when we first attacked, I guess. And approaching the Hutts first would have cost the element of surprise as they would no doubt have sold information to the Republic if they saw a profit to it."

Shaisha shrugged. "Still don't think approaching the Hutt is a good idea. They're not going to be loyal to whichever side they might prefer now."

[Zeno Deathwright]

"Their loyalty is for sale, much like mercenaries that we hire. I agree that they're not likely to maintain loyalty or trust, but having it for a small period can tilt the balance in our favor long enough to accomplish something with it. But their favor would be expensive. The question is, can they be convinced that siding with the republic is more dangerous than siding with us? Either way they make an enemy of an powerful force in the galaxy. Probably why they've held to their neutrality for now."

[Shaisha Vreysk]

"Don't envy their position," she gave a wry smile. "Being neutral is difficult when both sides have the means of bombarding your places to glass, and both sides are lucrative business-partners."

"Glad to know where I stand in all this, I guess... don't have to worry about that sort of stuff."

[Zeno Deathwright]

"Well, you kind of do. All of us do now during these talks. I'm sure that both sides will be attempting to sway the Hutts, which will probably work to their favor."

[Shaisha Vreysk]

"No, I mean..." she sighed. "Nevermind."

"I got more important things on my mind. That's all."

[Zeno Deathwright]

"I'd like to help if I could. Is it something more than Nathema?" he asks her.

[Shaisha Vreysk]

"Blazes, I hope not... I don't want to go to any place like that again," she shuddered.

"You've done more than enough, Zeno. I can't ask anymore of you."

[Zeno Deathwright]

"You're not asking, I'm offering. And I wouldn't if I didn't want to and didn't mean it."

[Shaisha Vreysk]

"I know." Her smile turned a little more sincere than it normally was.

"Nothing comes to mind right now of my next step... think I still need to wrap my head around it all. And as soon as I touch down on Nar Shaddaa, there is work to do. As I imagine you might have too, no?"