Raezyr ignored her and continued to remove his eviro-suit. "Nice to see you again too, Rhox," the big warrior said sarcastically.
"I mean it," she said. "You're not welcome here." Her hand moved almost imperceptibly closer to her M-45 blaster pistol in it's drop holster at her hip. Still it was enough for Raezyr and Trychon to notice.
Their movements became slow and deliberate as they removed the last pieces of their bulky space-wear. Raezyr stepped closer to her, testing her. He wanted to see just how serious she was.
"Go ahead, Rhox," Raezyr said carefully. "Jerk that plasma wagon and see what happens."
For a tense moment, both the Sith thought she might actually be foolhardy enough to go through with her unspoken threat, but in the end she relaxed, her shoulders slumping just slightly and she moved her hand away from her pistol.
"Captain Kingsdoom said she didn't want to see you," Rhox said, the defeat evident in her voice.
Raezyr pushed on passed the security officer. "Then she can tell me that to my face."
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Rhox followed a few steps behind Raezyr without speaking. Despite his lack of familiarity with the enormous facility, he didn't need anyone to guide him. There was only one other life force in the complex and it called to him.
Initially Trychon had considered just loading up the supplies and staying out of the way, but with the probability of entertainment at his half-brother's expense, there was no way he was going to miss it.
The three finally found the former pirate captain on her knees and up to her elbows in wiring in a room filled with various outdated electronic equipment. All of it was covered in a thick layer of dust just like everything else in the base.
Despite being the second person into the room, Rhox was the first one to speak. "Captain, they insisted on seeing you."
Dianna stood up, brushed her dusty hands off on her fatigue pants and pushed a stray strand of hair back behind her ear. "I see you made it," she said flatly.
Raezyr ignored the comment. "What's this about not wanting to see us?" the big man demanded.
"Well, that's not exactly what I said," Dianna said. Raezyr detected a coldness in her tone, but why it was there he wasn't exactly sure.
"Then what exactly did you say?"
Dianna looked into Raezyr's eyes for a moment, then looked away. When she spoke, it was to the other people in the room. "Trych, there's something wrong with the comm system, can you see if you can get it working?"
"Uh, sure," Trychon said, a little disappointed, and walked out the door, headed to the main control deck of the complex.
"Rhox, can you go see if he needs help?" the red haired woman added.
Rhox Vegha hesitated. She wasn't sure she should leave her captain alone in what appeared to her as a volatile situation. Finally she decided that she'd do as she was told. Still, she glanced one last time over her shoulder before she left the room.
When her security officer was finally gone, Dianna turned her eyes back to that of her lover. "Rhox might have gotten a bit zealous, Raez."
"But did you tell her we weren't welcome here?" the Sith pushed for an answer. "Did you tell her that I wasn't welcome here?"
Dianna looked Raezyr straight in the eye, her jaw set. "Your stay here needs to be as brief possible."
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