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 Posted: Sat Aug 05, 2006 6:37 pm
Freya looked about the main hold of the Aldera Ballet, where Gorwooken was playing a solitaire variant of Dejarik. Plopping herself down in a nearby cushion, she absently fiddled with the controls. Content that all seemed to check out, she looked over to the wookie, as well as Rusty, whom observed the game. "Of course, if you plan to join in, you may wish to go easy on Gorry, lest he pull your legs out of their sockets!" she laughed.
"Perish the thought," Rusty protested, with a "tsk tsk".
"Ah, how I've always wanted to do that to the Emperor," Freya sighed contentedly, thinking on her antics prior to going to lightspeed. "Or rather, I'd pay good credits to see the look on that pompous face of his!" she exclaimed, howling with laughter.
"I imagine that Emperor Fel would not be amused," Rusty dryly stated.
Freya smirked. "All the better."
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Posted: Sat Aug 05, 2006 6:48 pm
With a few expert moves, the game of dejarik was done. Gorwooken placed a large paw over his mouth and gave a great yawn, one of boredom, and fatigue. "[Permission to rest, Lady Freya?]" He asked, for Rusty to translate.
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Posted: Sat Aug 05, 2006 7:19 pm
"Certainly," Freya told the wookie. "It looks as though it'll be smooth sailing to Kashyyk."
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Posted: Sat Aug 05, 2006 7:22 pm
"[Alright, please have Rusty wake me in four standard hours then.]" Gorwooken said, lying down. The trip would probably take longer than that, but despite the safety of hyperspace Gorwooken knew he would feel like a less than adequate guard if he spent the whole trip asleep.
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Posted: Sat Aug 05, 2006 7:28 pm
"Very well, then," Freya replied, giving Rusty the instructions. "We can, like, totally nap in shifts, then." As the big wookie grabbed some shut-eye, Freya returned to the cockpit, amusing herself with an illustrated holo-novel.
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Posted: Sat Aug 05, 2006 9:18 pm
Exactly four standard hours later, Gorwooken awoke to find Rusty's manipulator poking him in the side. He growled "[I'm up, stop poking!]" at the droid, before getting up out of the bunk, stretching, and walking over to the control panel to look at the readouts, when he saw that everything was in order, he walked up next to Freya, leaving Aurora asleep on her bunk. "[Enjoying your book?]" He asked.
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Posted: Sat Aug 05, 2006 9:24 pm
"Just doing what I was told," Rusty sighed.
"Like, totally," came Freya's sleepy reply. She then looked to the cockpit's controls, seeing that all was good to go. "Think I'll, like, grab a few winks now. I totally leave the Ballet in your most excellent hands," she said, stifling a yawn, rising to go to the bunk. "Rusty, wake me in like, four standard hours?"
"Sure," deadpanned the droid.
(( Poor Rusty. He's gonna get a Marvin complex before it's all said and done! xd ))
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Posted: Sat Aug 05, 2006 9:27 pm
Gorwooken sat and watched Freya until he knew, based on her breathing, that she was asleep. When he was sure that she was in dream-land, he walked over to Rusty, and said "[Let her sleep for six hours, she needs more than four.]" He said this quietly, so as not to disrupt the dreams of the two ladies sleeping in the ship. Sitting down again at the dejarik port, he asked Rusty "[Want to play?]"
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Posted: Sat Aug 05, 2006 10:48 pm
"Certainly," Rusty replied in a cheery tone. With that, he tapped his player control with his manipulator arm, with many small holographic creatures coming to life.
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Posted: Sat Aug 05, 2006 10:51 pm
When the board came to life, Gorwooken was selected at random to take the first move. Moving one of his holographic creatures, a gundark, to the center position of the board, where it was safe from attack. Only creatures in the middle of the board could be captured, and moving to the center position was a good way to keep one man in reserve. Growling to Rusty, he said "[Your turn.]"
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Posted: Sat Aug 05, 2006 10:55 pm
"A Gundark. Excellent move, friend." Rusty said, his memory banks churning through the rules of the game.
(( Winging it here ... I've no clue what the critters are called. ))
And then, a holographic Barabel made it's way to the center of the board, in an attempt to engage the virtual Gundark in battle.
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Posted: Sat Aug 05, 2006 10:59 pm
As the game raged on, Gorwooken and the 'Droid found themselves exceptionally evenly matched. About ten minutes later, both of them were down to their last creature. Gorwooken Pressed the button to have His Wampa attack Rusty's Barabel. The creatures battled for a moment, and the Barabel finally fell to the virtual floor and faded. A soft computer voice said "Player one is victorious. Would you like to play again?" Gorwooken grunted a negative and the Board shut itself down, as Gorwooken leaned back in his chair in a traditional Wookee gesture of victory, leaning back, hands behind head.
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Posted: Sat Aug 05, 2006 11:05 pm
(( Rusty's a "he" ))
"Well played, Master Gorwooken," Rusty said, retracting his manipulator. "I commend and thank you for an enjoyable game." he stated, flashing a hologram of a smiley face, as he didn't actually possess a face of his own. Moving on to other business, he stated, "I should check the flight status. I imagine it shall be a few more hours until we arrive at Kashyyyk."
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Posted: Sat Aug 05, 2006 11:08 pm
((Freudian Slip. I was thinking about Freya at the time.))
Gorwooken smiled, which coincedentally happened to look like a menacing snarl, and nodded, saying "[You do that, then. How long 'till Freya gets up?]"
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Posted: Sat Aug 05, 2006 11:13 pm
(( it's all good. ^^ ))
"I imagine that it shall be some time, yet." Rusty stated. "ETA to Kashyyk: Seven standard hours Galactic. As per your suggestion, I shall awaken her in four hours."
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