Wraith Headquarters, 2125
Adra held her youngest child in a hug for what seemed like ten standard minutes. In truth, it probably was only a singular minute. Kai pulled back, her face blank as she did so. She knew the story she was about to be told, however, as she'd been enlightened to it by Garik. Kai sniffled slightly as she whipped her hair out of her eyes. Adra couldn't help smiling at her youngest daughter. Well, perhaps not so young anymore, although Adra still couldn't imagine how she'd come off finding someone to kiss at age fourteen.
She jolted out of her thoughts as her daughter looked imploringly at her. Personally, she knew she shouldn't get mad at Kai, so she didn't. Face on the other hand... She looked quickly at her child's usually blank expression to see it was anything but at the moment. The look in itself was enough to tell her that Face either had interrupted them or had learned of what his youngest child had done. With a sigh and shake of the head, she stood up from where she'd taken a seat on the arm of a couch to instead follow her daughter to the docking bay.
Face was standing glaring at Bror, expression something close to livid anger. Ty was shaking his head at his twin as he looked up to see who had entered. To Adra's surprise, her usually solitary daughter walked over to stand by him. That was enough evidence in Adra's mind to clear the kid. So instead, she walked over to her husband. Nicola was already standing next to Bror, a slightly confused expression on her face. Bror said something quietly and Nicola's face cleared at once as she glanced over at her son and Kai.
As he looked up to see who had walked out into the docking bay, be it a bit late, Adra was already a pace away from Face. And was glaring sharply at him. Apparently, Face got the idea that he wasn't going to be backed up by his wife when he noticed her expression for his own fell. Adra glanced over at Kai and Tynian once to find her daughter glaring at her father. Ty was looking as if he wished whoever it was that had told Face had just kept their mouth shut. Adra couldn't blame him, really. Nicola's son muttered something out of the side of his mouth at his twin.
Koyi shrugged as she replied, "Hey, someone had to say it. Might as well be me."
Ciny, Inyri and the other Afyon twins were standing off to the side of the other four, Ciny watching her younger sister's expression. Adra looked back at Face as the nearly-15 year old spoke. "You know, Dad, I'd say Kai's ticked at you, from the expression she's wearing. Just for the record."
Face's eyes left Adra's face for the first time since she'd looked at him and she followed his gaze to Ciny. He glared at her, a touch of annoyance marking his features. "I would never have guessed, Ciny."
About to growl a remark of her own, only at her husband, Adra was glad that she didn't have to. Bror did. Or at least, as close to Bror would do that sort of thing. He was glaring sharply at Face and that alone shut the pilot up. Kai once again in her range of vision, Adra watched her child's expression change from annoyance to something more than that, then seemed to be debating whether or not to just leave altogether. And from the look Ty wore, Adra knew he'd go after her. Adra sighed, then looked at her husband once more.
"Alright, what's the problem?"
"That's pretty obvious, Adra," Face spat in reply. She raised an eyebrow, all but daring him to continue in that tone. He seemed to take the hint. Adra turned when she felt a change in the Force from the presence coming off Bror. Kai was giving her Jedi master a pleading look and Adra somehow got the impression that Ty and she had just been on the verge of begging the Jedi to not yell at them. Bror's gaze moved from his padawan to his only son and something like resignation was intact.
"Koyi's right; make sure you cut yourself off in the Force first next time. And make sure that your Uncle Face is far, far away."
As soon as the words were past Bror's lips, Kai was hugging the life out of him. Adra blinked and felt the surprise concerning Kai's actions from not only Face, but Nicola as well. After a second, Kai was zipping off in the direction of the computer room, no doubt to avoid her father's wrath.
Adra glanced around and nearly laughed at her other daughters' expressions. Ciny and Inyri were staring after their sister, blinking rapidly, as if trying to get an understanding of what had happened. New movement distracted her once more and she looked back over to Bror and Tynian in time to see the latter flash a smile at his father before disappearing after Kai.
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Nicola watched the scene unfold before her, as startled by the realization that her only son and Adra's youngest daughter could now be labeled as an item as she was startled by Face and Bror's reactions. Kai had disappeared moments earlier, Ty following after her seconds later.
She looked over to see Adra and Garik working on dragging Face in the other direction from the one the kids had just taken. Nudging Bror lightly, she led the way over to help the already one-way fight.
A few seconds after she'd grabbed Face's collar to 'aide' the pulling effort, Adra's voice sounded in her head. You know, I think you had something to do with those two.
As in? Nicola jabbed Face in the shoulder, prompting him to move forward another step.
Honestly Nicola, put two and two together. You're the one who's always playing matchmaker. Kriff, I hope you didn't pass that trait to your kids.
Nicola suddenly released Face, the full effect of Adra's words hitting home, whether the other Jedi had meant them in that sense or not. "Oh Sith spit," was all she muttered before heading back after her son.
Her friend detached herself and sprinted after her, just as she hit the door release. "What?" Adra questioned.
Nicola walked on past her, continuing purposefully towards the computer room. "Should we really leave those two un-chaperoned?"
Before even Adra could answer, a voice responded through the Force. Kai's voice, to be exact. Yes, yes you should.
Simultaneously she and Adra broke into a run. They skidded around a corner, using the Force to keep from falling and dashed towards the computer room.
Don't worry Aunt Adra, we're not going to d anything inappropriate. That would be Tynian. Nicola thought very highly of her son's promises, but that didn't clear her thoughts on what his definition of 'inappropriate' was. Kai's voice was soon to follow. Yeah, what he said.
She stopped running, instead turning to Adra just as the other woman turned to face her. "Why do I not believe them?" her friend asked tentatively.
Instead of answering her friend's question, Nicola broke off in the Force, talking only to Kai. Don't be so out of character dear. It's always a dead give away. Trust me, I've gone through this before.
Kai's answer came at once. Aunt Nicola, that's not fair. Just because I'm suddenly 'talking'? Fine. I'll shut up and let you two wonder where we disappear to then. Perhaps a trash compactor on the Gorgon?
Nice try, Kai. I'm merely giving you some advice at this 'game' you and my son are playing. Take it from a woman who was kissing her Jedi Master, secrets are good.
Hrm, perhaps you're onto something there... Thanks for the advice then. It'll be put to good use. Come on Ty.
Before Nicola could demand a further explanation, Adra's hand was waving up and down in front of her face. "Computer Girl to Fighter Girl, do you copy?"
"Yes Adra?" she answered, slightly off the thread of the conversation.
"Who were you just talking to?"
"My son," she replied, bending the truth a bit. "Any more questions?"
Adra looked falsely thoughtful for a moment before answering, "Yes, where are your son and my daughter going, because they sure as a Sith's saber aren't in the computer room."
"Why are you asking me?"
"Because you're the matchmaking expert."
"Oh, that doesn't mean I would know though." And with that, Nicola dragged her friend back off towards the docking bay.