Post by Celeste Mason on Apr 6, 2017 20:06:20 GMT -5
Celeste was a visual learner. Observation. Quiet, concentrated observation was the best way to learn. And her eyes never left the scene below her, even for a second. Every twist, every turn, every word was absorbed and analyzed.
The words especially, because as Celeste knew first hand, words had power.
"I see. A pity. The time of rogues is coming to an end. The Empire is spreading everywhere, enforcing their order. You're either with them, or against them. I will not tolerate any half-assed commitments."
Her ears perked up at this. The Empire. Interesting. She had played with the idea of creating an alliance with the Empire. For the good of Naboo, of course. Perhaps it was best to take her Fathers advice and commit to a side.
From up above, Celeste began to clap. Slow. Deliberate. She glanced at Lady Molotov, giving her a smile as if to say 'I'm ready for you to take me home now.
"Well! That was quite a performance! Very dramatic. What did you think?" she asked, turning to her body guard, "Personally, I found Miss Arkelions monologue quite moving. Almost had be in tears."
Last Edit: Apr 6, 2017 20:08:39 GMT -5 by Celeste Mason
Post by Lady Molotov on Apr 9, 2017 19:58:53 GMT -5
Jane gave her employer a lopsided grin. If nothing else, seeing who the man was that radiated so much power had been satisfying. Standing and watching two old warriors not do anything but talk about how they were old warriors was less so.
"The lack of moving is the part putting me in tears, my lady. All that talk about a fight, and there's nothing to get excited about."
The blonde stood with her hand on her gun, wondering if she should try to alleviate her frustration in the direction of the two fighters below, then sighed and made an annoyed shooing motion at them.
A familiar voice made him pause. The blond looked up, spying their audience. "Celeste? Is that you?" he asked, somewhat taken aback. He held out a hand to his opponent, finger up to let her know he needed a moment. A momentary surge of power and he was in the air, landing deflty on the railing of the balcony his daughter was standing at. A grin split his face. "It IS you! My, you've grown," the blond observed.
How long had it been since he had last seen his youngest? Longer than he thought, she had grown much. And she was truly starting to resemble her mother. The Sith tilted his head to one side, as if getting a better look. "Hmm, you truly are your mother's daughter."
Post by Celeste Mason on Apr 13, 2017 18:08:02 GMT -5
Finally. That was all she could think. Finally! Finally, he noticed her. Finally he spoke to her. Finally he was there, so near. Felicity would kill for this opportunity, and Celeste was the one who finally had it. She stared at her Father, smile wide, innocent. For only a moment, she was a little girl again.
"Papa..."
But then, he said the one thing that would wipe that smile off of her face. The reminder of who she was, or rather, who she was expected to be. The nagging reality that no matter what she did, no matter how high she climbed, she would always be compared to her.
Her bright blue eyes narrowed, her face firm and professional. He was right. She had grown. And he had no idea the woman she'd become. How could he? He wasn't there. She stepped backwards, away, putting more distance between them. She had no urge to embrace him, no desire to chat about the family, or catch up. For the moment, she was the Elected Princess of Theed.
"You have no idea," she replied quietly. There was a second where the thought crossed her mind that she really should say something kind to him. The best she could manage was, "Well, you're alive. At least I know that much now."
She turned her attention back to her body guard, pulling the silk scarf up to cover her head again.
Post by Sara Arkelion on Apr 17, 2017 19:51:19 GMT -5
A smirk played over her lips beneath the helmet that Sara wore, as she listened to the words that the man uttered in response. Taking note of the shift in his attention towards the blonde and the Princess on the balcony above, her amusement at him grew a bit. Turning in place as he manipulated the Force enough to move to the balcony in question, her amethyst-hued gaze never left his form even as she sensed the two other women begin to move off in the direction of the Temple's exterior.
For her own part, she had taken a measure of the man, and while her "loss" of the fight was the result...it was a calculated risk in a long lifetime of similar risks. If nothing else, it let her know that he bore watching, especially given his remark about being "with them or against them," in reference to the Empire. His next remark about not tolerating any half-assed commitments elicited an even higher level of amusement that remained hidden by the helmet she wore, and she soon made her own exit by nudging a button inside her helmet with her chin, triggering the armor's built in stealth generator to come to life...causing her to vanish from physical sight as her path led her in the direction of a different exit from the Temple.
Keter shook his head at his daughter's curt dismissal of him. Well, he was hardly surprised. He had never been as big a part of her life as her mother had been. A failing of his as a parent. But she was strong. She would take his failure and make it into a strength. He had faith in that. He watched her go before remembering his manners and turning to his opponent, only to discover her gone as well.
Huh.
He'd been pretty effecitvely dismissed. That was...new. The blond sighed and hopped off the railing. No need to act without an audience. Besides, he'd played the part of a distraction long enough. Jamming his hands into his pockets, he set off through the temple, heading for the exit and whistling a jaunty tune.