The Ceasefire Gala - Let Loose
The Ceasefire Gala - Information
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This was ridiculous. A farce! And she couldn’t believe they had actually agreed on that. The Resistance was supposed to be better than that. Mingle with the enemy? For what? Diplomacy? There was no way they could negotiate with any of them.
Finn had refused to come at first, didn’t want to see any of them ever again and Rey could harldy blame him. And she? Well, it wasn’t like she was too excited at the thought that she might run into somebody she’d rather not run into. Then again… she couldn’t deny that everything about this event was entirely stunning. Breathtaking even. She’d never seen anything like it.
The decoration was beautiful, there was music and food and everybody was so nicely dressed it made her heart flutter in her chest and her eyes tear up the slightest bit. Never, not once, had she imagined being at a gala like this. And her dress? It felt so smooth on her skin she almost forgot what sand felt like. And it looked… it looked good, actually.
And then her gaze fell upon him. She almost didn’t recognize him in the fancy uniform with hair that wasn’t a mess. Then again, she’d recognize his eyes anywhere.
Inhaling deeply, she took a few long strides towards him, her gown floating around her feet and she had to focus not to trip.
“So they forced you to come, mh?” Oh she had a whole bunch of things to say to him. But this was the best her brain could do. Probably because she was already the slightest bit tipsy. “You hate it, don’t you?”
It certainly had been an evening thus far.
He was still on the fence as to what sort of evening it had been, but an evening was certainly had, all the same.
Between Hux’s torment, and Phasma’s forceful insistence, his Doctor’s encouragement, and enough milling about and careful social dancing, he had managed to drink four glasses of wine, three shots of various liquors, and two more things he wasn’t entirely sure what they were, and the world was seeming... more manageable. If not a bit wobbly. He wasn’t enjoying himself, no, but it had certainly made it more tolerable. He insisted to himself that he wasn’t drunk, though.
At least until he sensed that presence approach, face reddening behind his still healing scar as he glared heatedly over his shoulder.
“You,” She couldn’t know. She would use it to her advantage. Make a fool of him. “This is a... diplomatic move by the Supreme Leader. And a wise one. Of course I must attend.” He did his best to stand tall and speak clearly, glowering down at her with what he hoped was a disinterested expression, like spotting a rodent scurrying out from under a table. There was no hiding the sour twitch to his marred face, though. “I do hope you have been... enjoying the First Order’s hospitality.”
Had she been training? He couldn’t sense much difference, still the edge of power to her, seething with potential... She found him, he was sure, hiding in whatever recluse the old man had managed to crawl... walking in Yoda’s footsteps like the narrow-minded gremlin he was, lurking in a swamp...
He realized he had been staring at her dress, lurching to the side ever so slightly, and managed to straighten himself up again, casually attempting to tuck his hair back as though nothing was out of the ordinary.