The Elvenqueen

Star Wars: Light and Shadow

Theva studied him with narrowed eyes as he offered his explanation, which gradually widened the more Thaerex spoke. Frantically, the Chiss waved an arm, and when that didn’t work, drew a finger across her throat in a desperate attempt to get him to shut his mouth before the droid-
“Shhh, shush, shut up, Thaerex!”

And, they were dead again. Her companion cursed, throwing the droid over the railing and commandeering the speeder before looking to her and imploring her to join him. Theva rolled her eyes as she leapt into the seat beside him. Not as if she had much of a choice in the matter, go with him to Republic territory or stay here to be shot at by the Hutts again.
“You…are an idiot!” she hissed, punching him angrily in the arm. “Now get us out of here before they arrest us, or worse.”

Persistent Characters vs "One-and-Done" Characters

I tend to have a pool of characters that I cherry pick from, mostly because those characters tend to already have a fleshed-out backstory that doesn't feel forced, even if I have to tweak it slightly to fit them into a slightly different time setting.

I also suffer from "favourite child syndrome" oops What? I mean, I just have certain characters I never get tired of playing/writing as, that's all *whistles innocently*

That's not to say I'm not capable of making up an entirely new character if I have to, just that most of the time one of my pre-existing ones are more of a go-to.

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Theva did her best to keep the tension out of her shoulders as they crept back onto the upper levels. As they crossed onto the familiar strip of cafes and casinos, she caught a barely audible breath of relief from the man beside her, and allowed herself the very slightest of smiles too. They were still in hostile territory of course, but the fact that no-one had tried to shoot them yet as they ambled towards the taxi port meant that Thaerex’s idea had at least worked.

Just as she was beginning to think he wasn’t a lost cause, however, the fool went and suggested they go to Deucalon Spaceport, of all things!
The Chiss bristled, wheeling around to fix him with a glare.
“Deucalon?! Why would we go there, that’s right in the middle of Republic territory, or are you blind?!” Theva paused, her expression changing from furious to something more thoughtful as she slowly began to put the pieces together.

She narrowed her eyes at Thaerex suspiciously, her saber arm twitching slightly as she suppressed the urge to just draw the weapon then and there. Not only would it give him a chance to perhaps explain himself, but she knew it would draw attention to the pair of them and likely end up with the Cartel breathing down their necks again.
“...Unless, you’re one of them, hmm?” the Chiss raised an eyebrow at him, putting herself between him and the side-street they’d used to get to the taxi platform, he wouldn’t be able to bolt down there without fighting her first. She hoped he wouldn’t want to risk it. “I’m not going anywhere else with you until you explain yourself, Thaerex.”

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At his nod, the Chiss stepped backwards into the shadows of the alcove where they had hidden, she set down the mask she had been holding under her arm, in order to sweep her braid aside so she could prise apart the fasteners that held her armour together.

A few deft maneuvers later and she had stepped out of it, leaving her in just her black undersuit. "Alright." she huffed to her companion as she leaned down to gather up the armour and mask. "Let's get out of here, eh?"

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Theva briefly considered responding to his question with some other sarcastic remark, but as she studied the man before her she was certain that if she embarrassed him any further his face would turn redder than her eyes.

"No, I have another suit on underneath, I assure you." she promised, sidling up to join him in peering around the corner, as if to make certain the thugs hadn't decided to turn around after all. "I suppose changing here would be the best course of action wouldn't it? People are likely to recognise me elsewhere." the Chiss crinkled her nose upon coming to that realisation, asking him. "Watch my back?"

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“Eh, people shoot at me all the time.” Theva snickered, waving the comment off absently. Her helmet hissed as the respirator disengaged, and moments later she pulled it off to finally reveal her face. As he suggested she change out of her armour, the Chiss gave him an impish grin and immediately retorted with.
“Usually I insist men buy me dinner first before I let them see me naked.” before he looked too horrified, she rolled her eyes and exclaimed. “I’m joking, eesh! Go figure I’d get stuck with the one Inquisitor who hasn’t got a sense of humour.”

As he mentioned his name, she gave him a more reasonable smile and stuck out her hand politely. “Thevalarahn, but just Theva is fine.”

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Theva let out a muted hiss through her teeth as he put a hand on her shoulder to pull her backwards, however did not move towards the agents as Thaerex began to offer them a plausible explanation as to why they were down here.
“Believe me, the last thing we want is trouble.” the Chiss supplemented, Or, any more of it.

She froze as the Rodian answered the call on his communicator. It didn’t take any of them long to make the connection between the Chiss and the holographic representation. Theva’s eyes darted from the Rodian, to his companions, to Thaerex, and she silently cursed her unique armour choice for its part in making this easier for the security force...and suddenly much more dangerous for them.
“Shit.” she muttered under her breath.

The man’s hand shot out to break the gas container, and he turned to flee yet again, calling.
“I suggest we run!” to her. Theva didn’t need to be told twice, taking off right on the human man’s heels. She kept close enough that she wouldn’t lose him in the inevitable crowds that they would run into once they left this lower sector, but not so close that either of them were at risk of tripping (....for now. She would be lying if Theva didn’t admit she had considered ditching him if they couldn’t lose their ‘tails’ soon).

The Chiss glanced briefly over her shoulder as the aftershock of the fuel explosion rumbled through the city’s infrastructure, putting on a burst of speed to allow her to level with her companion and gesture in the direction of an alcove where they could stop to gather a second wind.
“Well...this complicates things a little, wouldn’t you say?” she offered him a half-amused grin, slouching against the wall. “We’re both public enemies now.”

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