Thread: Venus Ascending [Chai & Alkaline]

Kaisa's gey eyes swam with a kind of warmth as she looked up at Dominic. While she was average height for a human female, she was still decidedly shorter than he, standing at only 5 feet and 4 inches. Her boots added barely an extra inch, but what she lacked in height, she more than made up for in terms of skill, agility, and prowess. That was her own high opinion of herself at any rate. Then the warmth turned to mischievousness, and she cocked an eyebrow at the man and gave him an amused once-over. It's Kaisa, not partner, she emphasized before turning to glare at Captain Pax, though a hint of her signature smirk remained on her lips, I don't do partners. And I one-hundred percent blew up your moon. She honestly didn't know where that rumor came from. The first time she'd heard it she thought it must have been someone's exaggerated sense of humor, but the more it was repeated, the more apparent it became that people believed it. What had actually happened was a job gone slightly wrong that moon in particular really was Adiran soil, the farthest one in orbit of the planet they inhabited. Officially they were there for colonization, but she guessed it more or less existed as the council's eyes and ears for the happenings around their little corner of the galaxy. She'd been asked to cause a diversion so a slave ship could pass into Adiran territory undisturbed, but what had started as a little fiery fun had accidentally ended up in the destruction of multiple reactors and a base. Some lives lost here or there, but she liked to think it was just collateral damage for the greater good. The slave ship had passed and she had gotten her 200,000 credits, and money was always good, right? You did not blow up the moon, Pax insisted, And you don't get to choose. He was in the lead again, now guiding the pair down the hall of holding cells. All around them the cells were filled with all sorts of unsavory characters, some of which seemed to recognize Kaisa as she walked past. Side eyes, glares, and quiet curiosity permeated the atmosphere one could only wonder exactly what it was that elicited such reactions, but Kaisa only followed the captain has he rounded a corner, unperturbed by those that took interest in her. Pax opened the door to another room, where another official-looking Adiran sat behind the table that dominated the room. Judging by his robes he looked to be a councilman or other related person of importance, and he motioned for the trio to sit. The room was just as white and sterile as Kaisa's confines on Pax's ship, and the Adiran behind the table rustled some papers as he gathered them in to a neat stack. Kaisa's chains clanked loudly against the floor, and she sighed after a moment of silence. Am I missing something here? Am I not supposed to be thrown in one of these cells, then make my daring yet completely expected escape? Cause just let me know, I'm Venus , The Adiran at the table interrupted her, enunciating her name very carefully. He tapped the stack of papers on his desk, drumming his fingers atop the white pages. Here is a detailed list of all your charges the incidents, what and who were involved, and where they took place. It's quite an impressive list... if that's the metric of what one would consider 'impressive'. We've been watching you. Oh. I mean, sure, that's not weird or anything. We've decided that you'd be a valuable asset to our goals here. You see, while others promote war and violence, we are a peaceful race that promote peace and tranquility. We do a lot of work to, ah, keep that peace and prosperity of our quadrant. He looked thoughtfully down at the desk, then back up again. We're looking to employ you as one of these... peace keepers. Temporarily, of course, and on a case-by-case basis. Kaisa looked at him with genuine surprise in her eyes, cocking an eyebrow and leaning forward, some of her auburn hair falling in front of her face. Employ me? Peace keeper? You know my track record, I don't exactly do Peace requires vigilance and reaction when necessary. That's where you come in, yes? Unless you'd rather be sentenced to death. Kaisa shook her head and he slapped his hands on the desk with finality, then stood. No? Well that's settled then. Captain, remove her from the chains and binds, and Dominic... well, good luck with her. I'm not as bad as they say, promise, Kaisa grinned up at the other mercenary, rubbing her wrists that were now free from the metal cuffs. Just don't get in my way, and we're all good.