"What..." Yutorin stared in shock, unable to articulate exactly what she was seeing.
"I tried to stop them, I really did," Koth quickly explained, trying to wipe his hands of the situation entirely.
Tora's blue head swiveled around at the sound of new voices in the hangar. She waved enthusiastically with a spray can from where she hung suspended from cleaning equipment to the side of the Gravestone's massive plating, just above the monstrosity that now graced its entire body. "How do you like it, Commander?!"
"It's the spitting image of you!" Len laughed heartily, clapping a massive hand against Yutorin's back that made her partially stumble. She looked at the... thing looming over them again and pinched her nosebridge, releasing a long-suffering sigh that spoke volumes about her opinion on such a piece.
A rather scandalous pinup of her blown up to a size that no enemy nor ally could hope to ignore, with long, provocative legs, a skimpy version of her Commander's uniform showing far too much skin, and a dangling high heel hanging off the toe just above cheesy lettering that screamed For the Alliance! in Basic had been splashed across the Gravestone's gigantic side.
"Look at it this way," Koth spread his hands placatingly in front of her, trying to block the view with his body. "It's...motivational?" His tone suggested he didn't entirely believe his own words.
Yutorin deadpanned. "Take it down."
The crew collectively groaned in protest and disappointment. Tora in particular, who threw her arms up in the air. "But it's your Life Day present!"
At that moment, the alarm klaxon sounded.
Several pairs of eyes locked with the Commander's.
Yutorin buried her face in her hands.
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"Sir, the Alliance fleet has been spotted and- they appear to be mocking us?" A Zakuulan knight reported to their captain, who was aghast at the image that appeared on their screen.
"Ignore their...propaganda, private. It's only a tactic to make us lower our guard, regardless of how...alluring they assume the Outlander to be."
me @ me: stop getting attached to minor characters!
also me: Len is a Big Soft Boi and I love Him
For several years, Len Parvek served in the Eternal Empire's military under the direct command of Koth Vortena. A loyal soldier, Len's faith in his homeworld eroded after Arcann seized his father's throne and embarked on a brutal war of conquest against the Republic and Sith Empire.
When Koth was relieved of command for refusing to fire on unarmed civilians during the Denon riots, Len recognized a kindred spirit in his captain. He freed Koth from the brig and smuggled him to safety aboard the Asylum space station. When Koth later joined the underground resistance opposing Arcann's rule, Len remained faithfully at his friend's side.
Reliable and unassuming, Len's even temperament is the perfect complement to the extroverted and impulsive Koth. Though Koth's crew have nothing but admiration for their visionary leader, they typically turn to Len to handle the nuts-and-bolts of their captain's often outrageous plans.
