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Kokushi gulped slightly, she had called him Kyo, suddenly the cafateria seemed very stuffy, his reply cuaght in his throat and he started to cough a bit, then stopped "Um..uh...H-hi..when did you get back?" there was an awkward air around the two now, Kokushi greeting her like they had just been introduced by a mutual friend.

Kida felt bad for Triskal, and nodded to her before she left. After she was gone, however, her own bitterness for Kokushi came out. "Oh, nice job there, Romeo. You should probably go apologize. After that, meet at the hanger. We've got a job to do."

Aria slid with he rback against the wall to the floor and pulled her knees up to her chest. He wouldn't follow her out, nobody would. She had time to gather her strength.

"Oh God..." She sobbed. "I shouldn't have come back. I forgot how much it hurt." She put a hand to her chest as sobs wracked her body, making her entire frame ache.

Her heart constricted at the memory of his look and how he called her Triskal rather than Aria. He had forgotten her, oh if only it had been mutual... SHe needed to leave and fast.

Kokushi nodded and sighed "Alright alright...just let me eat.." he said tiredly, Kokushi quickly walked over to the food and grabbed some bread, and munched while he quickly walked out, after he exited the cafateria, he called out "Arrriaaaaa!"

"Yeah..." Kida nodded slowly in response to Triskal, though she seemed to be off in her own thoughts. Kokushi had to go, he was on the council and would be a needed asset. "You can stay behind if you'd like. I want you to come, but he'll be there, you know. The whole time."

Kida looked over at Triskal and smiled. "You were meant to be one, otherwise you wouldn't have come back here. I know how it is. This place draws you here, it's unavoidable." She shrugged. "Besides, if he turns into too much of a bugger, at least Kai and I can protect you."

Kida shifted her gaze over to Kai. "He's got luck and skill. Yeah, he'll help out if needed." It wasn't a question, and she never intended on asking. He was a Jedi after all, and they need to help. Not only that, but Kida was sure that the two of them would work it out long before they got on the ship. Or at least arrived in Naboo. Definitely before the end of the mission. Or by the time they got back.
"Go find Kokushi and talk to him, ok? I promise... he won't bite. Tell him to hurry up and meet Dante down at the hanger." She said as she turned back to Triskal.

Grumbling under his breath between every mouthfull of soupish stewish liquid, Kai listened to everything being said around him but refused to comment on it just yet. Naboo really did sound like it need their help, even if the planet was a little less friendly than he remembered. At the very least, he thought to himself, Nova better not be there.

Standing slowly, Kai looked close to being the old man that he felt more often than not. The lines that added age to his face would fade in time, if he took it easy, but time was something they never seemed to have. Lifting his now empty bowl, the Jedi Knight carried it over to the kitchen and gave it to one of the serving droids before stepping back out.

"I've just got to grab some stuff from my room and I'll meet you all at the ship."

Never did he make a comment about how Kida seemed to think he was getting in the way of Kokushi and this girl he knew nothing about if anything went wrong. It wasn't like the former would actually attack her or anything.

To suit his words, Kai walked quickly to the door of the cafeteria and left as it hissed open. He practically ran to his bedroom, although he had left it long enough that nobody would see, and grabbed what he thought he may need. He stared at the armored suit in the corner of his room but ignored it, walking out while fixing the pouches of equipment to his waist and heading towards the hangar.

"Just go up, we'll be here all day otherwise."

Walking up to Kokushi while tying his blue hair into a short ponytail that would keep it out of his face, Kai gestured at the boarding ramp and started up it himself. With the crew, twenty one people could fit in this ship and last on its consumables for two months. He hoped that wouldn't be needed.

"We really should speak to somebody about purchasing a J Type Diplomatic Barge from Naboo."

Glancing around him at the insides of the theta class shuttle, Kai turned to face Kokushi and raised an eyebrow at the packs strapped to him. It wasn't his place to question however, instead the Jedi just continued his thinking aloud.

"Moves a little faster than this thing but it can also be used to carry a couple of fighters just in case. And do you really think you'll need all of that Kokushi?"