And Around She Goes [Day 0, Afternoon]

[Cynella Andrim]

"My, my, at this rate, I'd figure you're wondering what it'd be like to visit the in-laws there." Cynella laughed once before continuing. "It's a temperate planet, with forests and not-so-much a jungle... I hear Alderaan has cold areas and I imagine Kuat's are a bit warmer. That being said, I do need to bundle up for the winter." She did a mock flex, not one actually to show off her physique. "Despite the muscles, I haven't been able to withstand the chill naturally quite yet."

She peeked over at Riss' belongings and then shrugged. "You carry around keepsakes in your ship? I suppose that makes sense, given your lifestyle." She held up her hands. "I do not mean to say that in a bad manner. Just that this is your home, is it not?"

[Blai Frayus]

"My, my, at this rate, I'd figure you're wondering what it'd be like to visit the in-laws there." Cynella laughed once before continuing. "It's a temperate planet, with forests and not-so-much a jungle... I hear Alderaan has cold areas and I imagine Kuat's are a bit warmer. That being said, I do need to bundle up for the winter." She did a mock flex, not one actually to show off her physique. "Despite the muscles, I haven't been able to withstand the chill naturally quite yet."

"Oh, warmer forests then! I wonder if the fauna and flora are much different from what we have in Alderaan. It's not so far either, so maybe not? Just... I hope none of these mind-twisting insects there, eh? They're fascinating in a way, but so problematic..." He seems actually pensive for a while, then stupidly remembers Cynella should obviously *know* that. "I mean... no Killiks in Kuat... right?"

A quick awkward moment looking away... but then a grin and a wink. "Well! If you're going to Alderaan now..." "May I assume you're hoping someone else will be coming to visit in-laws in Kuat?"

"You know, unless you're actually using them, muscles are not as useful as fat to withstand the..." Another stop mid-sentence. Of course he's just being stupid again. An awkward laugh and a smile. "Ah, I mean, bundling up and getting cozy is always good, I mean..."

Rather than answer, Riss kept searching for the latch, and within the minute she had it opened. Twinkling music sounded into the space as the top lifted and a small scene played out in the screen within while mechanical pieces popped up in front of it and twirled. A small smile sneaks into Riss' expression as she looks at the instrument. A few more seconds and she glances up from it, "Just an old memento I was given," she blows out air between her lips, "yikes, when I was little."

He's prevented from trying to make his silly comment better by the music coming from the thing Riss picked up from the crate. "Oh! Pretty song!" He notices her smile with a sideways glance, and a smile pops into his own face. "A... memento, eh? 'S not often you bring memories up!"

That, and from his experience asking directly about them is not very productive. But after all these times travelling with her, he was curious about his... usual ride? smuggler of choice?... Friend? Even finding a word that fit wasn't that easy!

"'S it allowed to ask who gave it to ya, Riss?", he asked in a friendly tone, half expecting a rebuttal already.

[Riss]

"That would be giving away the secret," she says, looking to Blai with a lone finger raised and crossing over the center of her lips. Winking at him playfully and shifting her gaze over toward Cynella, "Yep," she says with a smile and quick nod, "This is everything I've got in the galaxy put together into one place."

"Not.. well, I guess that makes it as much of a home as anything else, mmm?"

[Cynella Andrim]

"Oh dear, are the killiks that big of a problem? I'd heard that they were mainly under control." She wasn't as well-read on the subject as she'd like to be. Then again, that happened for so many topics... the galaxy was a big place, after all!

"I'd assumed you were heading for Alderaan for the same reason: the festival. I, for one, intend on claiming the hand of either the prince or princess in marriage. As a scion from one of the Ten of Kuat, I'd reckon that my pedigree is of equal caliber. That and, well, I'm sure I can win at least one of them over."

She beamed as she looked over to Riss. "I'd think that we were past secrets! But no matter: your home, or ship, has been lovely so far."

[Riss]

"I'm glad you approve," she says, looking to Cynella with that telling smirk of hers, a wink in turn for all the one's she'd been given before. A brief chuckle, "Some things aren't worth mentioning though, all old enough to be forgotten mostly," she says, and sets the small music box aside. Finding a good spot for it, giving the item the care she seemed to believe it deserves. Once it was set she leans back against the couch again and rests her head. Looking up toward the ceiling as she rested there.

"Heard plenty about Killiks, nasty things," she sighs, moving to fold her arms into her lap but a raise of a brow and she shifts her position again. Leaning more toward the side of the couch she leans her elbow onto the side of it and her cheek into the support of her hand. Focusing in on Cynella with a raise to her brow, "Aiming to hope that prince or princess becomes king or queen? Or hoping you snag the one that doesn't?"

[Blai Frayus]

"Hah! 'Course.. thought so", Blai answers with a smirk to Riss in turn. He does look again at the music box as she carefully finds a place for it. It's not often she opened such a window... he wondered what lay there.

But Killiks!

"Oh... they are a problem, alright. Not one I've been keeping track of, but they're... well, ever heard of those zombie fungi? Imagine that, but the ants are the fungi, and we're the ants. Very interesting ecologically! But... not a lovely prospect for the ants, yeah?", he says with a lopsided smile.

As Riss changes the topic to the twins, he's happy to tag along. "Buh yeah, the festival is why I'm back too. Still a noble, as aunt Dariana reminded me. But seems like I won't have much of a chance, eh?", he says with a grin.

"So...", he continues nodding at Riss' question. "Which one's your target, then?"

[Cynella Andrim]

Cynella smirked. "It doesn't really matter to me if I become the foreign Queen of Alderaan, though it does have a nice ring to it." She blinked then did a little flourish with her fingers for the pun. "Anyways, to be completely candid, it's my family's aim to secure a political arrangement with the planet's government. A marriage pact is golden among nobility, not only royalty, so I could look for somebody else if I end up failing to earn either of their favor."

The Kuati lady winked at Blai. "So that does mean I'm available, darling."

[Riss]

"Careful," she chuckles, shaking her head as she glances to Blai on Cynella's tease. "Keep talking like that and I might have just gotten paid to bring the both of you here for now reason," she smirks, leaning her head back and kicking her feet up on a low table nearby.

"Which wouldn't bother me all too much, y'all's money and time," she smirks.

[Cynella Andrim]

"Oh, but my dear, I am seeking to win an Alderaanian noble's heart. Blai's is certainly suitable for such a thing too and I'm sure my parents would have been glad to have paid you thusly." Cynella looked over to Blai and winked. "No pressure, though."