Thinking about it, Dhel frowns, more in concentration. "So the physical parts go back to the ground and the mental or...maybe spiritual...parts go back into the Force? But maybe some people can keep from doing that, like...mental fossils?" She's seen some of the Bellionasian fossils at the museum. T...

She watches him go, blinking rapidly, not sure how much of what she's feeling is her own ache at parting versus that of causing him pain like that--the bandage ripping off at the end. It won't be until she can no longer hear Ruby humming out of the hangar that she'll curl up on the couch with those ...

Dhel's head tilts, trying to put that together with the bits and pieces of a dozen other philosophies. She glances at Deonis, curious if that's a belief held in common with his background. "Does that mean there's like...proof of souls that go do something when we die?" This was not a question she'd ...

She strokes his back gently, keeping her own breathing controlled, slow; something learned with younger siblings. "Yeah. I get that," she says with a voice gone tight with the tension that slow breaths can't banish, squeezing a bit tighter for a moment as her throat closes on anything further. There...

That fits. I feel like he's been pretty open and honest in general. And while there've been comments that he'd be physically protective, I'm not sure I get the vibe that information or knowledge are things he thinks people need to be protected from, in general, even if he weren't aiming at being ope...

Blinking in some confusion. "That's...a thing you can do? Eventually? Or you mean, when you die?" Dhel's family didn't really ascribe to any of the religious bits floating around the galaxy, so she'd only given the whole topic of an afterlife as much thought as tipsy bar conversations or oddly vehem...

Varina Ordo wrote: ↑

Wed Jun 16, 2021 10:09 pm

I really did appreciate Dhel's sex-worker-but-not-glorifying vibe... I'm having Varina levels of eloquence right now. My point being, she felt like a very real type of person to run into!

Kept forgetting I'd skipped this and just wanted to say thank you for the kind words. ^^

Still feeling a bit unfocused on the outside world, or split between them, Dhel nods. "Was that command kind of the same thing as just now, catching thoughts or feelings? Or is that a more direct thing?" She weighs what she's trying to say for a moment. "Like the difference between thinking and actu...

Thank you for bringing Dhel to the game! A sentiment surely known already but I like tagging these all the same. ;) Dhel was a great character, and I enjoyed seeing her mingle about and the like! I also really enjoyed the childhood-ish friend vibe that hit off immediately with Petra, and just how t...

That's more thatn Dhel's resolve can take, and she reaches for Korvin's hand, pulling him into a hard hug..maybe. She's definitely not strong enough to do so if he doesn't want it, nor is she the sort to force the issue. "It's ok, Petra needs that promise more, you know? I've got like...a ship full ...

"I'd really like you to," she says, relaxing into that warm rumble with a content purr. Quietly, already half-asleep, "because I plan to."

/ft sleep?

As that epilogue rolls along... so disturbing and awesome. I have to ask how much he'll tell Dhel when she asks how it went? I realize you probably want to let it conclude before answering that, but didn't want to forget to ask. (there's a lot of overtime right now, so my brain is a bit Swiss cheese...

"Ah!" That made more sense. "Some of the worst hunters are going to take off after those Jedi. I don't know that the point is to lead them away, but it does work that way." She doesn't bother to note that she'll be with most of them. He's able to do that math. "But yeah, I know. My parents vanished ...

Dhel holds the hug a bit longer than expected, definitely harder. But really...she's quite good at letting go. "Together? You weren't just going to let me do all the work while you hunted for syrup? I'm shocked." She says as she steps back, grinning. "Perfect is right then." She leads the way to bre...

There's a loss in how or what to offer. Touch is her usual mode and that's..unwanted. Dhel sits back on her heels again with a single nod and small sigh, expression shifting from concern to confusion. "What do you mean? Why won't they? Everyone might lay low a bit, let attention shift to all the kno...

"Yeah," she laughs a little, squeezing Petra's knee. "It's all just a little bit of a mess. We are, the planet, all the things going on... But I have hope we'll figure it out, you know?" She starts to rise, raises a hand, "Not me being hunted, at least not directly, not yet, but..." she blows out a ...

She listens, breathing slow to leave room for the faint, reassuring sound, as relaxed as she ever could be. "Wasn't so bad for me. Had a place to live, people to look out for me." Her breath brushes against his skin. "But yeah, everyone's doing their best. I can't even fault some of the things, the ...

The fear brings a hint of chill on the breeze, the contrast making it easy to pay attention to. The hand on her shoulder is grounding, and Sholua's distraction both welcome and curiously well-timed. "Might want to talk about the, ah...ethics of poking in people's minds later. I'm feeling a little co...

Dhel brushes Sholua's arm fondly as she steps back again. "Raven mentioned something of negotiating that I might be better at than some of the crew." She doesn't actually look at Manny when she says it, grinning at Deonis. "Well, at least the kind of negotiating that doesn't involve fists in faces."

"I..." Dhel laughs a bit. "I don't know what I'm expecting now. My head's a bit jumbled." She rests her other hand across Petra's "We'll figure it out though. Don't...compare yourself to the folks I draw. I'm kind of fishing for the ones who react like that, you know? Not a fair comparison." She sha...