She could have brained him with a force pike and Galen couldn't have been more surprised and confused. He returned Mara's kiss, though, and her use of his false title jarred him just enough that he didn't start asking questions immediately. Still, he was startled, and was sure he was doing anything but a good job keeping up his cover, though Mara seemed to be doing enough acting for the both of them. Galen turned to Maris, who was wearing just as shocked an expression.
"But... But..." The Zabrak woman fumbled for her thoughts. In a way, Galen was sympathetic, not really sure how to react himself to Mara's sudden, though supposedly false, possessiveness. Maris took a deep breath. Galen could feel Maris calling on the Force for calm, and he was sure Mara did, too. Finally, the vapid arm candy mask resumed. "Yes," said Maris brightly, "let's go outside."
Galen was sure that both women had talked all the way across the room and onto the secluded balcony, but he couldn't recall any of it. Empty, meaningless chatter meant to cover their movement, he guessed, but nothing he himself would have been capable of. Once there, Maris turned cold and hard again. "Now. Explain."
Before things could get out of hand, Galen raised his left hand and used the Force to restrain and silence Maris. "Please don't fight me, Maris, I'm not here to kill you. We're here to do a job, just like you. Now let us be on our way, and I'll make sure you're not implicated."
Maris looked softly at him for a moment before her eyes narrowed in anger. Galen was getting tired of trying to keep up with the Zabrak's mood swings, but Maris' focus switched to Mara. "Fine. You, I'm fine with. Who's she?" Maris asked with venom.
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Date: 2009-02-20 06:45 pm (UTC)"But... But..." The Zabrak woman fumbled for her thoughts. In a way, Galen was sympathetic, not really sure how to react himself to Mara's sudden, though supposedly false, possessiveness. Maris took a deep breath. Galen could feel Maris calling on the Force for calm, and he was sure Mara did, too. Finally, the vapid arm candy mask resumed. "Yes," said Maris brightly, "let's go outside."
Galen was sure that both women had talked all the way across the room and onto the secluded balcony, but he couldn't recall any of it. Empty, meaningless chatter meant to cover their movement, he guessed, but nothing he himself would have been capable of. Once there, Maris turned cold and hard again. "Now. Explain."
Before things could get out of hand, Galen raised his left hand and used the Force to restrain and silence Maris. "Please don't fight me, Maris, I'm not here to kill you. We're here to do a job, just like you. Now let us be on our way, and I'll make sure you're not implicated."
Maris looked softly at him for a moment before her eyes narrowed in anger. Galen was getting tired of trying to keep up with the Zabrak's mood swings, but Maris' focus switched to Mara. "Fine. You, I'm fine with. Who's she?" Maris asked with venom.