"That is the legendary City of the Night, Niy," Mia said, practically
screaming her head off at Niy now. "The Legend says that the inhabitants
of that city feed off the flesh of any being. They suck your juices dry,
Niy. Are you listening to me?!" Mia grabbed Niy's shoulders and shook
them hard. "It is certain death to go there, not only that but it's plain
stupid. There has to be someplace else!"
A huge snapping sound of flesh slapping flesh spread instanteously in the room as Niy swiftly backhanded Mia across the face. Mia's face snapped back and droplets of spit flew, her eyes wide with a mixture of surprise, anger and shock. Niy gripped the back of Mia's head with one hand, her nails cutting into the Relian's skin. Practically dragging Mia over to the holoscreen, Niy practically forced Mia's face into its bright light.
"Look at the picture again, Mia," Niy spat, her words short and cold, "What was once the City of the Night obviously isn't anymore." Mia reluctantly stared into the light with a grimace of pain and anger on her face. The city, magnificent as it still looked, it's blackened walls gleaming in the dim starry light, lay partially scattered; bits and pieces and dust floating in suspended animation around around the location as dried blood sticks to an old wound.
Niy snarled in disgust and flung Mia to the floor.
"You think with your emotions first," the green pointy-earred female hissed. "You should know better than to reveal such weakness."
Mia braced herself from the impact by using the muscles of her arms to keep her body from the floor. Turning her head towards Niy, she stared into the Namek's frozen blue eyes with her own glittering and hurt ones.
Mia frowned and closed her eyes, not wanting hot tears to make her seem any weaker.
"I'm beginning to wonder if the real monsters are out in that city, or in the same ship I'm traveling in," Mia said to herself in a low tone. Recovering her composure, Mia opened her eyes and looked at Niy numbly. "Alright then, Niy," she replied in an even tone, "If you think the City of the Night is our best shot then let's go there." Mia pushed herself up and stood straight and tall, her seven foot height forcing her to bow her head to see Niy. Staring at Niy for an extra moment, Mia, lifted her light feet and made her way towards the door to the common room. "I have confidence that you can get us there safely," she said over her shoulder as she walked under the door frame.
"Where do you think you are going?"
Mia froze mid-step, and turned partially around in a deadly silence. Her eyes narrowed and her muscles clenched, the talons at the ends of her fingertips and toes seemed to shine for a split second, her wings stiffening and moving a couple of inches upwards, implying the action that in the next few seconds of time, Mia would be throwing herself bodily against Niy. But those few seconds came and went and with a voice shaky with rage Mia spat, "Somewhere where there isn't the possibility that my mood will become as ugly as the person I'm talking to." With those last words, Mia left the room, the door closing behind her in forced calm.
A huge snapping sound of flesh slapping flesh spread instanteously in the room as Niy swiftly backhanded Mia across the face. Mia's face snapped back and droplets of spit flew, her eyes wide with a mixture of surprise, anger and shock. Niy gripped the back of Mia's head with one hand, her nails cutting into the Relian's skin. Practically dragging Mia over to the holoscreen, Niy practically forced Mia's face into its bright light.
"Look at the picture again, Mia," Niy spat, her words short and cold, "What was once the City of the Night obviously isn't anymore." Mia reluctantly stared into the light with a grimace of pain and anger on her face. The city, magnificent as it still looked, it's blackened walls gleaming in the dim starry light, lay partially scattered; bits and pieces and dust floating in suspended animation around around the location as dried blood sticks to an old wound.
Niy snarled in disgust and flung Mia to the floor.
"You think with your emotions first," the green pointy-earred female hissed. "You should know better than to reveal such weakness."
Mia braced herself from the impact by using the muscles of her arms to keep her body from the floor. Turning her head towards Niy, she stared into the Namek's frozen blue eyes with her own glittering and hurt ones.
Mia frowned and closed her eyes, not wanting hot tears to make her seem any weaker.
"I'm beginning to wonder if the real monsters are out in that city, or in the same ship I'm traveling in," Mia said to herself in a low tone. Recovering her composure, Mia opened her eyes and looked at Niy numbly. "Alright then, Niy," she replied in an even tone, "If you think the City of the Night is our best shot then let's go there." Mia pushed herself up and stood straight and tall, her seven foot height forcing her to bow her head to see Niy. Staring at Niy for an extra moment, Mia, lifted her light feet and made her way towards the door to the common room. "I have confidence that you can get us there safely," she said over her shoulder as she walked under the door frame.
"Where do you think you are going?"
Mia froze mid-step, and turned partially around in a deadly silence. Her eyes narrowed and her muscles clenched, the talons at the ends of her fingertips and toes seemed to shine for a split second, her wings stiffening and moving a couple of inches upwards, implying the action that in the next few seconds of time, Mia would be throwing herself bodily against Niy. But those few seconds came and went and with a voice shaky with rage Mia spat, "Somewhere where there isn't the possibility that my mood will become as ugly as the person I'm talking to." With those last words, Mia left the room, the door closing behind her in forced calm.