OOM: Human Interest Story, Part the Second
It shouldn't be this beautiful. Nothing in the 'verse had a right to be the beautiful. The 'vids didn't even begin to do it justice. The low country of Naboo stretched out before Val, as she stood on the balcony of a house. The Nabiere house, to be exacty. Of all of the kriffing people to meet in the square, tiny Sabe Nabierre would be the one who skinned her knee. The entire family was lovely, taking Val in for the week, giving her connections and access to anything and anyone she wished to talk to.
It was the times she was alone, however, when people were at school, at work, or simply taking an afternoon nap, that she really felt the peace of the place. It wasn't a wonder, she mused, that Padme came back here when she was chased out of Coruscant. Leaning on the balcony, letting the wind blow through the borrowed dress, Val's mind wandered back to over twenty years ago, when a couple were on a balcony, perhaps this one, perhaps another of the many in that house. As awkward as it all was, if the vids were even close to accurate, there was a quiet purity, a simplicity to it all that staggered Val.
She pulled a wrap from a coat tree, and mused as she walked out of the house, that it might have just been a 'droid. Walking, no more like meandering, eventually she made it down to the side of a small stream, where she dipped her toes in the water, and leaned back. It really was a lovely planet. She'd go back to the house eventually, as she had a meeting with a few people later, but for now, sitting by the side of the stream was enough. Or, really it would be enough if she wasn't alone.
It was the times she was alone, however, when people were at school, at work, or simply taking an afternoon nap, that she really felt the peace of the place. It wasn't a wonder, she mused, that Padme came back here when she was chased out of Coruscant. Leaning on the balcony, letting the wind blow through the borrowed dress, Val's mind wandered back to over twenty years ago, when a couple were on a balcony, perhaps this one, perhaps another of the many in that house. As awkward as it all was, if the vids were even close to accurate, there was a quiet purity, a simplicity to it all that staggered Val.
She pulled a wrap from a coat tree, and mused as she walked out of the house, that it might have just been a 'droid. Walking, no more like meandering, eventually she made it down to the side of a small stream, where she dipped her toes in the water, and leaned back. It really was a lovely planet. She'd go back to the house eventually, as she had a meeting with a few people later, but for now, sitting by the side of the stream was enough. Or, really it would be enough if she wasn't alone.