Wake Up, Sleeping Beauty (D10, EE)

[Nekoinu]

"If the doctors allow me to leave. I swear they must be keeping me in on purpose." He popped a piece into his mouth and offered the box to her. "Want one? I know it is a gift but I am allowed to share, am I not?"

[Shaisha Vreysk]

"Your gift to do with as you wish," she smiled and took a piece herself. Not like she was someone who needed to count calories.

"Man, hospitals are boring places. Think I'd be breaking out of here the first day myself... how do you even keep yourself entertained?"

[Nekoinu]

Anhel looked about the room. "It is rather boring," he admitted, "I mainly sleep to pass the time. Sometimes I will attend to business on my datapad or take visitors such as yourself, my Lord."

[Shaisha Vreysk]

"Oh? I imagine your sister must at least have visited you... but who else I wonder? Lord Ralnorrei, perhaps?"

[Nekoinu]

"Lord Ralnorrei?" His face turned a bit to disgust. "That layabout never came, no." The nobleman then sighed and nodded. "My sister has started hovering about me incessantly. Truly different from her past behavior."

[Shaisha Vreysk]

"Has she?" Another piece of chocolate. Damn these Hutts knew how to sell addictive stuff.

"That's rather new... any idea what brought on this change?"

[Nekoinu]

The man nodded. "I imagine it must be due to my near-death experience. I suppose the thought of losing me spurred her to become more involved in my affairs."

[Shaisha Vreysk]

"Hm, guess something good came out of all this for you then," she concealed her small envy with a polite smile.

"You were closer as children, no?"

[Nekoinu]

"That is one interpretation, my Lord," he replied with a smirk. "As for our childhood, yes. My sister fawned over me and never wanted to be separated from me." He shrugged. "I remember her not enjoying her stay at Korriban."

[Shaisha Vreysk]

She chuckled as she tried to imagine that. "Sounds like you two were very close indeed... why the change in that though? Korriban changed her? It wouldn't be the first or the last..."

[Nekoinu]

"I imagine that her time there did change her. As to why, I could not possibly say. She has never been forthcoming with her business as a Sith."

[Shaisha Vreysk]

"Hm," It was hard to say specifically why it would be the case, as her own experience didn't really compare.

"Guess she is trying to be all tough for her dear brother..."

[Nekoinu]

"I really could not say. She has changed greatly since our childhood together." He took a piece of chocolate and munched on it. "Would you want to return to your childhood? The 'good old days' or were they not so good?"

[Shaisha Vreysk]

Shaisha sighed as she considered her answer.

"It's something I think about often. Yeah, I would like to return to a time when things were considerably less messed up in my life..."

[Nekoinu]

Anhel gave her a consolatory smile. "I hope your affairs settle down in the near future, my Lord. If there is a way I can aid you, you need only ask."

[Shaisha Vreysk]

"I will hold you to that, Anhel," she said with a smirk.

Might still find some use for you yet.

"Oh well, I was mostly just here to see how you were doing. I shall let you return to... whatever passes for entertainment here."

[Nekoinu]

"Well it is not like my life here is particularly thrilling," he muttered with his eyes shifted away. He chuckled and then looked at her. "If you have the time, I would not mind the company."

[Shaisha Vreysk]

Not like your life is particularly thrilling, period. She thought, but also resigned to the fact that she would find use for him.

"When I can spare the time," she nodded. "After all, a rising Sith Lord can never have too many friends, and allies."

[Nekoinu]

"I suppose I should not be surprised that you are still busy, what with the crashing of the barge," he said with a tinge of disappointment.

[Shaisha Vreysk]

"Hmm... I could spare a few more moments," she smiled, "seeing as you seem so down. Another burning barge or explosion on Nar Shaddaa isn't anything new, after all. Seems almost like a weekly occurance."

[Nekoinu]

"I dare say it is a daily occurrence, my Lord. I cannot say I will miss this moon after I depart." He smiled at her. "When are you leaving?" he asked with curiosity.

[Shaisha Vreysk]

"Most likely the day after tomorrow," she shrugged, "when the peace-talks are done. I have business to attend to elsewhere... not that I'm looking forward to it, but I do welcome a change of scenery from Nar Shaddaa."

"And you?"