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Kitty Cat

WHO: Poe Dameron and Bela Talbot
WHERE: Mautria Falls
WHEN: Vaguely around now
WHAT: Poe gets to meet a Cat
WARNINGS: Really stupid flirting probably. Okay, more than flirting. This definitely gets into rated r material for sexy times. So, you know, you've been warned.

Thanks to his Comm, Poe managed to make it to Herodotus Antiques without too much trouble - though it meant he was basically staring at his phone from the time he stepped out of the Porter until he reached the shop. He had thankfully managed to now get together a basic wardrobe, and was wearing something much less bright than the orange flight suit he had arrived in.

He steps up to the shop with curiosity, looking in the windows and glancing at the relics within. It definitely felt strange, to see things from a civilization literally thousands of years behind his own - and yet a lot of things somehow looked very familiar. He paused to look around outside, and then with a shrug decided to step in.

There was a juke box in one corner that looked both incredibly familiar and incredibly alien at the same time, and he couldn't help but muse at it, until he saw some movement out of the corner of his eye.

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Bela wasn't in the habit of introducing people to her cat: but Poe had expressed an interest so she was going to satisfy his curiosity. It helped that he was also very charming and handsome, and she could use the company. A distraction from a long and tiring day; not that Bela minded having customers in her shop but she'd be lying if she said that it didn't get to her sometimes.

The jingling of the small bell above the front door alerts Bela to the presence of a customer as she comes out from the stock room to see who it was. Ah. The very man that she was looking forward to seeing. She makes her way over to greet Poe, offering him a warm smile.

"Hi. It's nice to meet to you in person, Poe." The camera did not do him justice but Bela keeps that thought to herself. "I'm glad you didn't get lost."

He turned around, smiling widely as Bela stepped over. He wasn't about to complain, either.

"No thanks to me," He says with a laugh, before wiggling his phone at her. "He at least has some idea of where we are. He told me where to go, and I went. So you can thank him for the prompt arrival, I think." The smile only grew wider.

"This your place?"

"Well, I suppose I should thank your comm then." Though how his comm managed to help him was a mystery to her. Perhaps it was down to an ability he received from the porter - not exactly impossible given the powers that people could be given here.

Bela easily matched his smile.

"Yeah. You're looking at the owner and manager of Herodotus Antiques." See that look? Bela is proud. "Did you want to take a look around?"

"I'd love to." His smile only widened.

"This place is kind of amazing. Where is all this stuff from, anyway? Just Earth? Or do they bring objects over through the porter, too?

She gestured for him to follow her, planning on giving Poe a proper tour.

"Most of the stuff was already here when I opened up. They were in boxes so it took me a while to sort it all out. Anything else I source from other porter cities - maybe they're brought along by imPorts, I don't know for sure."

He followed - not close enough to be creepy, but close enough to prove that he didn't have a huge personal space bubble, and so that he could lean over he shoulder to look at things when she gestured to them. He let out a half snort chuckle and stepped past her to pick up an old antique doll.

"Man. Well some things don't change, do they. Just different outfits. Too bad I didn't really get to bring anything with me but my flight suit. Otherwise I could have helped out." He paused, setting the doll down, eyes widening when he saw a wood carving of an elephant. "Woah. What's this? I like its teeth."

She can't remember the last time a person expressed such interest in her stock, and with such awe. Bela was happy to explain things to Poe, not minding the occasional glance over her shoulder. As for personal space bubbles, Bela's was flexible - for the right person.

"The gesture is appreciated regardless." Bela said with a smile, watching as he moved toward the carving. "An elephant. And those teeth are called tusks. There are two kinds of elephant: African and Asian. African elephants have much larger ears, as evident in this carving."

"Huh. I'm guessing - Africa and Asia are places?" He asked, turning over the elephant inquisitively. "They're so cute. The tusks look like they might hurt, but otherwise you could just carry one around in your pocket." He gazed at it happily.

"So do you have any old droids here, or anything? I saw the one back there --" He thumbed to the juke box, "But even that one seems like a really odd model."

"They are continents, made up of several different countries. Earth is bigger than you think." A smile. "I should point out that elephants are huge, not exactly pocket-sized."

His enthusiasm was kind of endearing though.

"Droids? No, I don't. I-" Bela stopped when she realised he was indicating to the juke box. Holding back a laugh she went over to the juke box and switched it on. "This isn't a droid or a robot or anything like that. It plays music. I can show you how it works if you like."

She hoped that Poe had music where he was from.

"It's pretty weird that I've never seen this planet from space, I'll admit. Even Yavin 4 I saw from space as a tiny kid. It's pretty bizarre to have to think about an entire planet from one small section of it." He gently puts the elephant back down, secretely wondering how huge they are, but he keeps the question to himself. He will look it up later, and then send Bela all the gifs of Elephants he can find. Much better plan. Thanks, Skeets.

"Oh!" He walked over with her and looked it over as the lights came on and flashed. He couldn't help but give her a grin. "Music, huh? Go on then. Let's hear what Earth music is like."

"Maybe my planet doesn't exist in your universe? Aside from that, I doubt I'll ever have the chance to go into space." Is Bela jealous? Possibly. Space was probably terrifying so perhaps it was fine that she would never leave the Earth's surface.

Bela smiled, taking some time to select a piece of music to play. She hummed in thought and flipped through the records with a few press of the buttons before finally making a choice. She turned to face Poe again.

"Okay. How about this one?"

"Pretty sure it doesn't, or I'd know about it. But don't give up on space just yet. I'm going to get myself up there, somehow, and I'm sure I could give you a lift." He offered a wink, before watching her choose a song.

As it started, he listened to the man sort of speaking, and then gave a laugh as the music really began.

"I've never heard anything like it!" He replied, but he was already trying to figure out a way to shimmy to it.

"Darling, you could take me anywhere you'd like and I would be okay with it." Call her shallow but Bela had a weakness for attractive, charming men with a nice smile and good hair.

Interested in seeing how he would react to the music, Bela hung back and watched him closely. She had an ear for the classics - be it music or films. Speaking of which, maybe Poe would enjoy a good film.

"The song is about fifty years old in my world. So, before my time." Bela added, smiling at his attempt to move to the song. "Just listen to the beat and try to dance with it."

"Well that's something I will definitely have to keep in mind." Call him shallow, but he had a weakness.

Just generally.

"It sounds almost like it belongs in a Cantina somewhere, except it really doesn't. I don't know how to explain it."

He tried to shimmy a bit more, most of the dancing ending up going into his hips, but after a couple of steps he paused and grinned at her. "Think I would learn a lot faster with a demonstration."

"Cantina?" She's puzzled. Maybe it was a hangout spot for pilots. Bela is soon distracted by the hip movements, doing her best to not make it so obvious. In fact, it took her a few moments to realise that Poe was asking her for a demonstration. She knew the dance of course. That wasn't the part she was concerned about.

She just didn't want to look like an idiot.

"Kind of figured that you would ask me for that." But in the interest of again seeing Poe's reaction, she'll play ball. "Alright then. Watch and learn, sweetie."

Bela replayed the song from the beginning and waited for the intro to finish before she started to 'twist', using both her arms and feet to get the movements just right. It involved some hip and waist movement, but she does it slowly enough for him to follow.

Now Poe got to have a good view, instead, and he was clearly enjoying it. He let her dance for a few more seconds, before beginning to copy her - carefully making sure he fully understood how the 'twist' worked, before implementing it.

If he happened to be 'twisting' his way a little closer over to her, well, that was hardly his fault.

"How am I doing?"

Dancing in the middle of her shop was a thing Bela thought would never happen. It was odd, but fun. Especially when one had a pleasant dance partner. And don't think she hasn't noticed Poe beginning to close the space between them.

Bela has been watching him quite closely for the past few minutes, clearly enjoying it too.

"Not bad. You got a nice hip movement going on." Oh yes. She knows how that sounds right now. "It's impressive."

She oh so subtly (maybe not really) closed that gap a little more, a smile playing at her lips.

"It's all about the hips," He agreed with a wicked grin. Forget subtlety. He danced even closer, opening inviting her to join him a little more intimately.

It was an odd dance for it, but hey, he was open to learning new customs. And he thought he was getting the hang of it pretty fast.

"This would be a good song to play in the cockpit, when all you can really do is wiggle."

Bela doesn't move just yet, despite his very open invitation. She's teasing him on purpose in the hope that it would pay off. "Not much room to move in the cockpit, hm?"

A fairly innocent sounding statement but completely open to interpretation. Poe was free to take from it what he wished.

She chose that moment to finally accept the invitation, moving in closer with surprising swiftness. Bela took his hands and placed them on her hips, settling her own hands at his waist.

Your move, Dameron.

"Not a lot. But let's just say that you can make wiggle room, if necessary." The grin that went with his statement was anything but innocent.

His normal go-to was the hip hold, but Bela had somehow already beaten him to it - because faster than he realised, his hands were already there. He laughed, pulling her closer.

"I think I can get used to Earth dancing."

Good move.

Bela smiled, needing to tilt her head slightly to look at Poe as they were practically nose to nose at this point. The song was almost over but she's still moving along to the music, a little more slowly now.

"What about people from Earth: could you get used to them?"

He may have slowed down, but the man still has hips. And he's using them.

He wets his lips with a twinkle in his eye and offers a lopsided smile.

"Depends on whether or not I'm likely to get eaten alive. And whether or not that's a bad thing."

Oh, she can tell. Good thing the store is locked up.

"Hm. I can see your point." Bela hummed, one hand now resting at his lower back. "Though if it helps I only bite when asked to."

Her smile widens considerably.

"What's a little fun without the adrenaline to go with it?" He replied smoothly. He pulled her up against him, fully flush for half a breath - and then took one of her hands in his and set her into a twirl as the song finished. Spun around, he pulled her close once more as the music died completely, coming to a stop.

Just for the flourish.

"I think I'm going to enjoy Earth."

She's a little breathless when Poe stopped showing off his dance moves; Bela was quite content to be spun around and held tightly, even if it meant relinquishing her control for a few moments.

Speaking of flush, her face has a lot to answer for. Maybe Bela was just susceptible to Poe's obvious charms. Or maybe it was something else.

"I think Earth is going to enjoy you too."

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yes, you get a link to a song :3

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