[Closed] Two Short-Tempered Idiots and Their Mom Friend

[a_gaggle_of_ghosties]

WHO: Darth Nox, Anakin & Ahsoka
WHERE: Maurtia Falls, outside the military base
WHEN: A couple days after this
WHAT: Nox wants assurances he won't get attacked by any hot-tempered Jedi. Ahsoka's solution is to introduce him to a hot-tempered Jedi.
WARNINGS: Will update as needed, but none expected.


[Even though Ahsoka had proven to be at least somewhat trustworthy thus far, Nox was particularly slow to fully trust anyone. That would be why this little meeting would be held within sight of the military base in Maurtia Falls. He had no intention of starting any fight, but he also had no power base here and didn't particularly like the odds of fighting two Jedi at once without backup. So the local authorities would be his backup, in the event this turned out to be just another Jedi plot.

Naturally, the justification he'd actually given for this decision was that it would be more convenient for everyone involved. All any of them would need to do would be to head to the local base, the only difference was that Anakin and Ahsoka would go one step further and use the Porter.

A level of precaution bordering on excessive was also the reason he'd actually arrived several hours in advance of the agreed upon time and hidden himself away to monitor the area. Only once he was convinced there wasn't an ambush being prepared for him did he actually begin to wait out in the open- and even then, it was with his presence in the Force heavily concealed. It wasn't as if his presence would be needed to find him anyway- he'd be fully armored up, helmet and all. He wouldn't exactly be easy to miss- nor would the fact that he wasn't arriving unarmed. But he would keep to his word, and keep his hands off his weapon unless given reason to do otherwise.

As well as keep a watchful eye on the base. Just in the eventuality that this was going to be a betrayal, and the Jedi and former Jedi tried sneaking out to come at him from any other direction...]

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[prophesiedone]

[Therein lies the problem with being a Sith. The constant paranoia is exhausting and Anakin is glad to be (somewhat) rid of it. That doesn't mean he isn't prepared for a fight, of course - he never leaves home without his lightsaber - but he has hope this won't go completely terribly.

Stepping out of the Porter, he is dressed like a true Jedi - albeit in darker shades. As much as he likes civilian clothes, he feels the most comfortable moving about in styles he knows. Once he is on the base, Nox isn't difficult to find and he narrows his eyes, taking in the other's stance.]

Nox? [Saying his name is probably better than asking "are you Ahsoka's Sith friend?".]

[foundherway]

[The Porter really is a useful thing she's learning to really appreciate. But it still takes time, and knowing her former master...Ahsoka tries to hurry and get there before him.

And fails, though isn't more than a minute after Anakin. Like Anakin, she's dressed in her usual outfit, not the civilian clothes she's still attempting to adjust to- she's never been a 'Traditional Jedi', even when she was a Padawan.

She sighs when she hears the unsaid question and gives Nox an exasperated look as she quickly gets close enough to grab for Anakin's wrist if she needs to stop him from attacking.]

He's just paranoid. Calm down. [She'll hiss at Anakin in reminder. The nod she turns to Nox is more polite, though really...neither of them are helping this start off more than without weapons drawn. Which. She should have figured would happen.]

Thanks for meeting us, Nox. This is Anakin Skywalker, my former master and constant thorn in my side. [She keeps her tone light, and there's a hint of dry affection in the last bit.]

Anakin, this is Darth Nox. Paranoid, Sith, but willing to sit down and talk. Without bloodshed.

[a_gaggle_of_ghosties]

[He doesn't answer Anakin, not verbally at least. Instead he just relaxes his efforts to hide his presence in the Force. It's less out of any belief that such a presence might cow Anakin into submission- Jedi were notoriously stubborn, every last one of them- but more as a warning. Like a rattlesnake's rattle. The nonverbal equivalent of "if you prove to be a threat, you won't leave unscathed." He only begins suppressing it again once Ahsoka arrives- and even then, not completely. Just enough to theoretically mask the more unpleasant details, as he nods in greeting.]

Oh please. It's hardly paranoia if it's justified. Do you have any idea what it's like to live among the Sith? And let's not forget the Jedi and their scheming.

[It's...hard to tell if he's giving Anakin a particularly pointed look at that last part. It's probably at least one of the reasons that helmet hides his face. Maybe not the main reason, but it's up there.]

I assume your former student has already given you at least some of the details? I never expected her to give you all the details, but the minimum should suffice. Whatever quarrel you or any other Jedi have with the Sith, I want no part of it.

[prophesiedone]

Who said I wasn't calm? [He rolls his eyes and crosses his arms over his chest. Really, Snips. Doesn't he deserve any credit? Nope. Not one bit!

And oh how he can feel that reception, Nox. The shadows reach out for him, calling him, coaxing him, but they do not use his name. They want Vader. In his mind, he can see a pair of golden-yellow eyes gazing at him, enraged.

Cut him down. She will be safer and you will show him your power.

The temptation coils within him, so alluring, but Anakin suppresses it, giving his head a small shake.]

If you think we're Jedi, you are mistaken.

[His smile is cold and he leans closer to Nox's mask.]

I was a Sith and I will be a Sith. Just not here.