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Date Posted: 08:26:10 05/26/03 Mon
Author: Januya
Subject: ...
In reply to: Myk 's message, "Yet Another Landing..." on 21:21:32 05/25/03 Sun

One silky black ear twitches and Januya angles her sleek muzzle upwards, watching the craft's descent through the indigo sky with increasing edginess. The entire atmosphere of the place was hushed and wary; expectant. It's never a good thing to have any Tarok skittish; worse so if the individual in question happens to be an elite pilot who just lost her partner, her ship, and her rank. Jan would love nothing more than to tear into something (or someone), now that there's life beyond Skavan and Seka. But she waits, breathing naturally shallowing and heartbeat quieting as the strange black craft hovers and then lands. Golden eyes narrow and the black leans forward, twin longclaws on her hands arcing backwards in readiness to strike, as the hull opens.

The flash of gold is enough to balm her fears and hopes that the beast inside might be Drakka; however, the gold is gone too swiftly even for her keen gaze to decipher its species. Glossy pelt bristling as instinct informs her of the blow-by before it actually happens, Jan sinks into a half-crouch, tail lashing behind her and blade throwing up muted rays of sunlight. As the wind rips past, very briefly does training and instinct consume; she strikes one-handed, matte black longclaw slicing into mincemeat... only air. And then the wind coalesces into a form, and with ears laced back to a silk-furred skull, the black stands at her full height, stiff-legged and with her spine nearly horizontal, to pose a direct, deadly warning to the...

Tarok?

The tiniest mote of surprise makes its way into her eyes, pupils dilating very slightly more and ears perking. What the btsa is a Tarok doing here? And in the next split second, Jan notices the gunarm and her ears sweep backwards again. She's unarmed...! Dyone! But still, there's very little coherent thought in the Tarok's mind, only kill-or-...kill, a reaction typical for her. Then, soft breathing nearby reminds her of Skavan's presence. The tan had been too fast for her to see clearly. She might be able to dodge his fire and kill him, but that would put the Tokathe at risk (ignoring the fact that the grey is probably faster than she is anyway)... and she refuses to do so.

With great effort, only about three seconds after Myk comes to a full halt, Januya leans backwards and straightens her spine to a 'relaxed' posture, forcing her ears to prick and her muscles to ease. Though her blade never stops twisting and reflecting light, the Tarok smooths her ruffled pelt with a mental command and now looks... reasonably unhostile... excluding the fire blazing in her sharp gold eyes. But when she speaks, her voice is low and steady, not betraying any of the emotions that had consumed her mere seconds beforehand. "My name is Januya jin Jekki." That's all she says, but the questions are plain, if Myk were to meet her gaze: who are you? why are you here? where are you from? what the btsa is going on here?

But the silence falls, unbroken by further words from the ex-elite.

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