#verse; redemption

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loyaltyforged

  Also demands candy, but with silence and wide...

Points to the glorious horde of candy and holds out her hands, eyes wider and begging, lower lip in a slight pout. Don’t make her ask!!!!!!!

          “ Use your WORDS, toots.                   Pretty sure Ling taught you                   better manners~ ”

     Picking out a suitably large bag of her favorites, he dangles it over her hands, grip firm, although careful not to damage it’s contents.

[againsttheorder]

Deserter

@theraggedsaber

Stela tugged at the edges of her hood, not liking the way the fabric scraped against her sweat soaked skin. Depredador was too hot for any sort of headgear, if you asked her, but she couldn't risk being spotted, couldn't risk the Troopers thinking her anything more than just another native, worth less than the dirt that formed the streets. Better they think her some random peasant than learning she was the Commander of the militia, that she was the same Butcher they were supposed to be hunting for.

She paused when two troopers passed by her, nodding her head politely, and luckily they didn't look twice. It was then she noticed the man, definitely not a native, though he didn't seem to be Imperial either. He wasn't dressed as one, and he seemed lost. Taking a risk, she approached him.

"Hey," she said, sizing him up. He was taller than her by nearly a foot, and her hand strayed to the blaster at her side. "We don't get many newcomers here."

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Smol beast chew on a leather shoe for attention!

          “ Avara                     W H A T      are you doing                   t o   m y   shoes. ”

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          " I know you love stealing mine, but . . . " 

With a dramatic flourish, he hands her a trenchcoat much like his. This one, however, was cut to HER shorter stature. 

          " . . . this one MIGHT fit you better. "

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Push! Have fun in the koi pond. It’s gotta be nicer than the heat.

     Greed was lounging on wooden pathway overhanging the koi pond, watching the colorful fish swim in lazy circles. Koi ponds aren’t especially deep, at most 1.5 meters (5 ft.) but this one had been swollen by incessant rain and threatened to leave it’s rock-lined shores. A shadow falls over him and turns his head to look behind him.

         “ Well hello ther- Ah! ”

     Greed falls forward and hits the water in noisy S P L A S H.

     Lucky for him, he’d stripped down to his pants hours earlier, his coat left hung in his quarters. Even so, waterlogged pants made movement slow as he stands up in waist-deep water and turns to face her. Water drips down bare skin as he stands there, arms wide.

            “ Why don’t you get out of that HOT                uniform and join me, Lanny. ”

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She falters, stumbling slightly and skidding to a halt. Lan turns and stares at him, astonished. Lips part in preparation of a response, but before she has a chance, another guard calls for her attention. She gives Greed a look of ‘we’ll talk later’ and a small apologetic smile before bounding off again.

     He watches, large smirk never leaving his face. He doesn’t move despite her falter, knowing well-honed reflexes would catch her well before he could. A nod in response, grin softening as he lifts a hand in parting.

           That same smile returns periodically as he continues his own work.

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Bounds up behind him in the courtyard, removing her mask partially then smooches his cheek and scampers off. Back to work!

          “ Love you too, Lan Fan.”

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“If it helps, I’d never shove you out a window now!” POUTS ABOUT IT. That was before FEELINGS, Greed. GOSH.

         “ It does.                   I also appreciate the lack                   of soap in my mouth.”