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driftfleet2016-11-27 07:54 pm
diplomacme) wrote in driftfleet2016-11-27 07:54 pm
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a long, long time ago
Who: padmé amidala naberrie & you!
Broadcast: text
Action: everywhere!
When: right now
[ Padmé isn't sure when the smooth lines of the Queen's transport turned into the sharp utilitarian lines of an unfamiliar ship. She's dressed in an orange robe with the hood pulled forward to hide her face as much as possible. Padmé is trying to blend in, but without the other handmaidens, she sticks out. She forces herself to remember to be a handmaiden-- quiet and unobtrusive. In reality, she wants to stomp right up to the pirate captain (for surely this must be a pirate's doing-- they would be foolish enough to try to capture her ship).
She needs to find Sabé-- Amidala at the moment-- and ensure that she is safe. And, if needed, guide her through negotiations. Finding the Jedi master and his padawan is another priority. To that end, she'll be jumping from ship to ship as she can.
Padmé can be found in the cargo bay, assessing the surprisingly easy-to-access shuttles. She'll need an out if things go south and negotiations fail. She'll also poke around in the crew quarters, quietly and carefully opening any closed doors-- locked doors are especially suspicious but she won't be able to open them.
If she happens to open the door with someone in the room, she'll apologize to them in a quiet tone: ] I apologize, I was not aware anyone was in here. Please excuse me.
[ Eventually she'll find her way to the Iskaulit. Padmé has no experience with pirates but, given what she saw on Tatooine, they're not usually this thoughtful about their captives' well-being. The ships seem to have all of the necessities for each member of the crew and the Iskaulit has everything from a garden to an interfaith center.
But if it's not pirates, what is it?
As a last resort, she sends a message through the network: ]
Does anyone know our destination? I would like to know how warmly to dress. My former destination only required formal robes.
[ There. A carefully-coded message to Sabé and the others cased in a real question that could help her. All of those lessons in caution and patience are paying off.
Even if she still wants to scream-- she has an entire planet's worth of people who are relying on her and she's already wasted too much time! ]
(I grabbed her from the time between leaving Tatooine and arriving on Coruscant, so she'll be a little impatient, what with her people's safety hanging in the balance.)
Broadcast: text
Action: everywhere!
When: right now
action
[ Padmé isn't sure when the smooth lines of the Queen's transport turned into the sharp utilitarian lines of an unfamiliar ship. She's dressed in an orange robe with the hood pulled forward to hide her face as much as possible. Padmé is trying to blend in, but without the other handmaidens, she sticks out. She forces herself to remember to be a handmaiden-- quiet and unobtrusive. In reality, she wants to stomp right up to the pirate captain (for surely this must be a pirate's doing-- they would be foolish enough to try to capture her ship).
She needs to find Sabé-- Amidala at the moment-- and ensure that she is safe. And, if needed, guide her through negotiations. Finding the Jedi master and his padawan is another priority. To that end, she'll be jumping from ship to ship as she can.
Padmé can be found in the cargo bay, assessing the surprisingly easy-to-access shuttles. She'll need an out if things go south and negotiations fail. She'll also poke around in the crew quarters, quietly and carefully opening any closed doors-- locked doors are especially suspicious but she won't be able to open them.
If she happens to open the door with someone in the room, she'll apologize to them in a quiet tone: ] I apologize, I was not aware anyone was in here. Please excuse me.
[ Eventually she'll find her way to the Iskaulit. Padmé has no experience with pirates but, given what she saw on Tatooine, they're not usually this thoughtful about their captives' well-being. The ships seem to have all of the necessities for each member of the crew and the Iskaulit has everything from a garden to an interfaith center.
But if it's not pirates, what is it?
As a last resort, she sends a message through the network: ]
text
Does anyone know our destination? I would like to know how warmly to dress. My former destination only required formal robes.
[ There. A carefully-coded message to Sabé and the others cased in a real question that could help her. All of those lessons in caution and patience are paying off.
Even if she still wants to scream-- she has an entire planet's worth of people who are relying on her and she's already wasted too much time! ]
(I grabbed her from the time between leaving Tatooine and arriving on Coruscant, so she'll be a little impatient, what with her people's safety hanging in the balance.)
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[Ahsoka has probably never seen Padmé without makeup on before, so she thinks that's why the other woman looks so strange.]
Uh. No offense.
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My face is the way it always is.
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Then it hits her.]
... How old are you right now? Humour me.
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1/2
[Ahsoka's eyes boggle in shock again. Sure, she looks young, but-- Padmé always holds herself well. Ahsoka would have guessed seventeen, maybe eighteen.]
Wow... that's. Wow.
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Ah... sorry. I'm Ahsoka. Ahsoka Tano.
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It's... nice to meet you, Ahsoka.
Why did you seem so surprised to see me? I'm sure I've never met you before.