Title: So they met in a bar...
Characters: Well... for the most part, OC's.
Timeframe: Pre-ROTJ
Notes: This was written for the From Idea to Story Challenge of a writer's workshop to write a scene with our characters: It's introduction time. Pick one or more of your characters and write them as if you were introducing them into a story for the first time.
He was cleaning the bar with a rag that had seen better days when a person in a dark-colored cloak walked in. Intrigued, he watched as she got her bearings and walked straight to the bar. She lowered her hood, their eyes met, and for a moment he forgot where he was.
It was as if he'd been blind before, and now the world was clear. His purpose was clear, and she was standing before him, hair slightly disheveled, brown eyes pensive.
"I like your pants," she blurted suddenly. "Can I draw them?"
He blinked at her. "I guess so..."
She sat down slowly, looked at him ruefully with a hand to her forehead. "I really just said that, didn't I?"
Despite the oddness, he couldn't help but notice the state of her clothes underneath the cloak. How'd they get burned like that? Frowning, he got back behind the bar. "Are you thirsty?"
"Very..." She studied him, then looked around to check out the patrons. "This is going to sound weird, but... what city is this?"
"Dorthus Tal," he answered as he handed her a Corellian Ale. She took it, but didn't drink at first. "Are you all right?"
"Define all right, sir. Things haven't been all right for a really long time."
He was starting to wonder if letting her drink anything other than water had been such a bright idea. Her eyes held more shadows than most people he?d seen come through here that were much older. He held out a hand to her. "I'm Drev."
She studied him for a long moment, took a drink of her Ale, and then returned the handshake. "Taloh."
"Did you really want to draw my pants?"
She snorted in laughter. "They're colorful."
He had to suppress a chuckle at that answer. Little did he know, he'd later have cause to regret giving her that Ale...