[Maketh grins. She can laugh about it now, though at the time she's been furious at the expense reports.] Tough little things. Though I suppose this one may prove fierce as well.
[The cat-thing jumps onto the counter. Some of its mouths appear to be sighing.]
[Though, to be fair, she'd given the loth-cats back home names based on military ranks even as a child. The general had been her favorite. She decides not to tell Hux that. No need to let him feel smug.
She watches the cat for a moment. It - he? - has begun batting at the cabinets.]
Kalu. It was the first ship I served on. Not a destroyer.
Why wouldn't I? There are worse things to name cats after.
[It seemed logical and the last thing he wanted was for a cat to end up being named something ridiculous like Mr. Mittens or Fluffy.]
Kalu- I never heard of it. [But the Imperial and Republic fleets had been vast, thousands upon thousands of ships and destroyers so he wasn't exactly surprised by that.]
[He could tell that transport had some kind of significance but he didn't press the issue.]
That's good because I am not taking him back. Between three cats, Kylo, and Anakin, the house is crowded enough as it is.
[And he pretty much found no peace there except in the evenings, something he had just come to accept something that came with living with Skywalkers and cats.]
[Maketh just drinks. The Kalu had been her first assignment, where she'd been the assistant to an overworked and unhappy lieutenant with the heavy infantry division. It had been the first time she'd realized entire planets could be burned from the sky. An important lesson, in the end.]
[He won't give any details but he knows that there is an expiration date. They can't continue things if or when they return to their galaxy. He cannot allow anything to compromise his work.]
[For now, at least. And it would be much easier if it really was that, a cold arrangement to be ended as circumstances demanded. Both of them know what happens to an officer with a weakness so obvious. It can't be allowed.
But there's no need to say that out loud, is there?
Maketh flicks her hand at Kalu. The cat sneezes. At least it - he? - only has one nose.]
Henry will be back soon. You're welcome to explain your presence to him.
[It's polite to warn him. The lab they've constructed is neutral territory. Maketh's apartment is not.]
[While he had no fear of Henry it was something he would prefer not to deal with today. He downed his glass of whiskey before setting it on the table as he stood. ]
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Date: 2017-06-22 09:19 pm (UTC)[The cat-thing jumps onto the counter. Some of its mouths appear to be sighing.]
Did Kylo give it a name?
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Date: 2017-06-23 09:00 pm (UTC)[He's certain it's better than any names Kylo or Anakin could come up with at least.]
If you want to continue the trend, you could always name it Annihilator or Arbitrator.
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Date: 2017-06-24 12:00 am (UTC)Of course you'd name them after destroyers.
[Though, to be fair, she'd given the loth-cats back home names based on military ranks even as a child. The general had been her favorite. She decides not to tell Hux that. No need to let him feel smug.
She watches the cat for a moment. It - he? - has begun batting at the cabinets.]
Kalu. It was the first ship I served on. Not a destroyer.
[Maketh nods slowly.]
Yes. Kalu. Cat! Don't scratch that.
[Kalu hisses at her.]
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Date: 2017-06-24 02:23 am (UTC)[It seemed logical and the last thing he wanted was for a cat to end up being named something ridiculous like Mr. Mittens or Fluffy.]
Kalu- I never heard of it. [But the Imperial and Republic fleets had been vast, thousands upon thousands of ships and destroyers so he wasn't exactly surprised by that.]
I see the two of you are already getting along.
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Date: 2017-06-24 05:02 pm (UTC)[She shrugs.]
You wouldn't have any reason to. It was a troop transporter. Nothing interesting happened. Not on board, at least.
[There were other incidents, but she doesn't feel like discussing those.]
Hmm? I like him. Or I could potentially like him.
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Date: 2017-06-24 06:00 pm (UTC)That's good because I am not taking him back. Between three cats, Kylo, and Anakin, the house is crowded enough as it is.
[And he pretty much found no peace there except in the evenings, something he had just come to accept something that came with living with Skywalkers and cats.]
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Date: 2017-06-24 06:08 pm (UTC)A fate you've imposed upon yourself.
[She says it fondly.]
You and Kylo have stopped fighting, I see.
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Date: 2017-06-24 07:05 pm (UTC)Ah yes. We were able to work things out and have decided to continue our arrangement.
[He's still not ready to admit they're dating even if he's sure Maketh can pick up on the truth. She seems more used to these things than he is.]
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Date: 2017-06-24 09:27 pm (UTC)Your arrangement. Of course.
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Date: 2017-06-25 05:46 pm (UTC)[He won't give any details but he knows that there is an expiration date. They can't continue things if or when they return to their galaxy. He cannot allow anything to compromise his work.]
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Date: 2017-06-26 01:00 am (UTC)[For now, at least. And it would be much easier if it really was that, a cold arrangement to be ended as circumstances demanded. Both of them know what happens to an officer with a weakness so obvious. It can't be allowed.
But there's no need to say that out loud, is there?
Maketh flicks her hand at Kalu. The cat sneezes. At least it - he? - only has one nose.]
Henry will be back soon. You're welcome to explain your presence to him.
[It's polite to warn him. The lab they've constructed is neutral territory. Maketh's apartment is not.]
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Date: 2017-06-26 11:14 pm (UTC)[While he had no fear of Henry it was something he would prefer not to deal with today. He downed his glass of whiskey before setting it on the table as he stood. ]
Best of luck with the cat.