spice & the seaside

[ladyofthesands]

Arha had woken suddenly in the sort of way one does when they have overslept and forgotten something terribly important.  A date, a person, something massive, something life-changing--something that was no longer there.  She had fallen asleep, not in her own bed, but at a terminal in the media library researching...something.

Energy, it looked like

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[yubyubcommander]

Wedge had been hoping to find an empty Sensorium, in order to set up the program for the mechanical introduction to the x-wing. Instead he found himself on an alien shore, cool wind whipping his hair back and warm sand beneath his feet. He paused, not wanting to interrupt somebody's private moment when his eyes settled on the tent. Curious, he moved a bit closer, tugging one flap aside slightly to glance inside.

"Hello? Anyone in there?"

[ladyofthesands]

"Wedge," Arha murmured without turning. "I have tea, if you'd like some." Her voice was a bit distant, but there in a quietly wavering sort of way. Distracted. Trying to place her thoughts, her memories, the way they fuzzed and blurred, the way her Mothers-Within shifted uneasily.

"Did you..." Arha blinked and turned to glance at him, the fading remains of Nanoha's damage in bruises and cuts on her face all too vivid. "Did you need this space?"

[yubyubcommander]

"Oh, Arha. No, I was just hoping to figure out the program for some of the training." He slid into the tent, closing it behind him as he took a seat among the pillows, watching Arha.

"And I would love some tea, thank you." He studied her a moment longer, stretched one leg out. "Something on your mind? You seem a bit distracted."

[ladyofthesands]

Training. Training for the X-Wings, for the Rogue Squadron. That's what he meant. Yes, that she knew. Arha wordlessly set her untouched teacup down and neatly poured him one of his own. The heady scent of spice filled the air, though there was none of it in his drink as there was in her own. Arha's blue-within-blue eyes caught his as she placed the handle-less cup in his hands.

"I'm not sure," she said in a small voice. "I feel a little lost today. Lost and weary. Such is...an odd feeling."

[yubyubcommander]

Wedge took a small sip of the hot, flavorful tea. The cup was warm in his hands, and he cradled it a bit closer as he listened to Arha. Everyone felt a bit strange, really, including Wedge. As if there was something in the back of his mind he couldn't quite remember.

"I think we all do. I'm not sure why, though."

[ladyofthesands]

"I should know why," Arha said softly, taking a seat next to him as she sipped her own tea. "I am Mother Superior of the Bene Gesserit in this place and also Jed-Eye. I should not feel this way, as if I have lost a piece of myself somewhere. Such a thing is not as easy as a cup to misplace."

[yubyubcommander]

"It happens to everyone, I think. Jedi, pilot, or anyone, really." He took another sip of his tea, watching Arha quietly.

"I'm certain you'll be able to puzzle it out, though. You've a sharp mind and a determination that would scare me if we were enemies." He smiled, reflecting on their circumstances. Strange, that the destruction of the universe should bring him together with so many others he would never even have known existed.

[ladyofthesands]

"I should not forget, it is not the way my mind works," Arha said firmly, though she knew he was attempting to comfort her and her voice was half-hearted. She frowned and leaned into him, her cheek against his shoulder. Almost absently, her teacup rose and settled itself back against the tray.

"I could not be your enemy," she half mumbled. "Such a thing is anathema to me."