Disclaimer: This story is based on the characters and events in the game
"Star Wars: KOTOR" (a.k.a Best Game Ever). I do not own them, but a girl
can dream can't she.
"So Serenity, how was your night last night?"
"It was just like 'every' other night, Yun: boring and uneventful."
"Well. I think I could make your nights more 'eventful.'"
"Cool your jets, Yun."
"Yeah, I guess you are right. Well, I better be. wait. You aren't going to bail on going to Sarna's party with me are you?"
"No. I told you I would go and I will go but not as a date."
"I know, I know. As I was saying, I better be going. I have a shift at the base now. I'll come by tomorrow."
"Bye Yun."
"And remember if you ever need something to liven up your night life, I'll be there."
'Ick. He needs to get over this fascination. well, more like crush, he has on me.'
I slip out from behind the bar and walk outside. My mind is racing.
'I shouldn't be here. I should be with my family. Not going to some Sith scum's party tomorrow night.'
I walk over to Kelba Yurt's store. She is quite personable and sometimes, like now, I need some of her optimism.
"Hey Kelba."
"Hi Seren. now, why are you looking so blue?"
"I was supposed to. 'visit my family'. and now I am stuck here."
"Awwww. your family will understand. This is out of your control. These Sith are to blame. First, they take over Taris, make everyone's lives hell, and now cut us off from the outside. and for what: a few Republican officers?"
"It does seem a little odd why the Sith quarantined Taris. Are you sure that that is the real reason? I mean, how important are a few Republican fugitives?"
"No doubt they are very important."
I give her a look of sadness and misery, and she gives me a hug.
"Excuse me."
I break the embrace and turn to the person standing in the door way. He is not that tall, but not short. what I am trying to say is that he is 'perfect' height. He has auburn hair and chocolate brown eyes. beautiful ones too, in my opinion anyway. He looks somewhat familiar, yet I don't know who he is.
"Oh hello there. My name is Kelba Yurt. I haven't seen you before."
"Well yeah. you probably wouldn't have. I'm an off-worlder who is stuck in the quarantine. Was I interrupting something?"
I look at Kelba. Since the Sith arrived, she hadn't gotten as many sales, since the Sith took most of her stock. I knew she needed a sale, and my break from work was almost over.
"No. I have to be going. I'll talk to you later Kelba."
"Take care of yourself, and don't worry. Your family will understand."
I slowly walk toward the exit. I look at the man who had entered Kelba's store. He is quite handsome. I could get lost in his eyes forever, yet this feeling inside me tells me that I have seen him before.
"Do I know you?"
"I highly doubt it. This is my first time on Taris in years."
"Yeah, I guess you're right. I have to get back to work. Bye Mr.."
He nod his head and walks toward Kelba.
"Talk about Mr. Personable."
It was only a mumble, yet I guess he heard it, for he gave me a smirk and said, "Very cute, sister. Very cute." He turns toward Kelba and I hastily make my exit.
'Of all the stupid jerks on Taris, I have to get attitude from the handsome one. Figures!' I walk back to the cantina and go back to work. I really can't wait for this day to be over. At least, Sarna's party isn't until tomorrow. I am in no mood to be at a party tonight.
I finish my shift and go into the employee's lounge to get my purse and coat. As I am just about to leave, I hear my boss, Mr. Krall's voice.
"I'm sorry to do this to you, but can you work overtime?"
"Overtime? Why? Where is Mina?"
I bite my tongue. I really shouldn't have had an outburst like that.
"You will do as you are told Ms. Tieri. You are pushing your."
"Alright, alright. I get the picture. It has just been a long day."
I put my things back where they were in the lounge and slowly walk back out and behind the bar.
"Ms."
I turn around and see that the man from Kelba's shop was the one who was trying to get my attention.
"What do 'you' want?"
"Nice attitude. Are you like this to all of your customers?"
"No, only the stupid jerks."
"Well, I guess that is all of your customers then huh?"
"I guess I was wrong. You aren't a stupid jerk. you are a stupid monkey- lizard!"
"Wait a minute sister. What did I do to deserve this?"
"Umm. 'I don't know.' 'Maybe' it was your comment back at Kelba's shop!"
"My comment?! What about yours?"
"You weren't meant to hear that."
"Oh and that makes it any less."
"I get it." "So."
"What would you like to drink Mr."
"On. ummm. Carth."
"Mr. Carth?"
"No, just Carth."
"Whatever."
"So were back to the attitude."
"Yes, attitude. Now would you like anything to drink?"
"I. I guess I'll have a Tarisian Ale. I've heard it has quite a kick."
"Yeah if you are like one of the slummies who drinks four or five of them."
"Heh. Well, I am not planning on that."
"Sure. I'll believe it when I see it."
"And what's that supposed to mean?"
"Come on. I am a bartender and have been for a few years now. Usually, every person who sits at this bar and orders a drink stays here until they are plastered. And I have to listen to them ramble on and on and."
"Listen, beautiful. I'm a soldier. I know how to handle my alcohol."
"Oh, so you're a soldier?"
"Umm.. no.. no. I.. ah.. used to."
"Come off it. You said you were a soldier and now you are stumbling and stuttering trying to cover it up."
"Alright, I am a soldier."
"And let me guess. you are a Republic officer. One of the officers the Sith are looking for? The reason we have this damn quarantine and why I am stuck here when I should be with my family!!"
"Shhh. look we can't talk here. It's Sith Central! Why don't we talk after your shift?"
"No I want. alright. I don't know when I'm getting off though. I'm not even supposed to be working now. Stupid Mina."
"I don't even want to know sister. How about I meet you outside the cantina at nine?"
"Alright."
"See you then."
He swallows the rest of his ale, pays me, and leaves trying not to draw any attention to himself. I am left gazing at him as he leaves. He is. not like anybody I have ever met. Frustrating yet nice. well somewhat nice anyway.
"Serenity, some service?"
"Oh. yeah, I'm coming."
I tend to forget I have a job to do sometimes. My overtime seems to last forever. It is quarter to nine when Mina arrives. I give her a look but she brushes past me. I have to hurry and get home so I can be back here by nine. Why am I going home? I don't really need to. Well, I do smell like alcohol and smoke, but why do I care what Carth thinks.
With that thought in my mind, I run out the cantina quickly and change my clothes. I try to hustle back to the cantina, but even with me rushing, I am late. I walk up to a frustrated, Republic soldier.
"You're late, sister."
"So Serenity, how was your night last night?"
"It was just like 'every' other night, Yun: boring and uneventful."
"Well. I think I could make your nights more 'eventful.'"
"Cool your jets, Yun."
"Yeah, I guess you are right. Well, I better be. wait. You aren't going to bail on going to Sarna's party with me are you?"
"No. I told you I would go and I will go but not as a date."
"I know, I know. As I was saying, I better be going. I have a shift at the base now. I'll come by tomorrow."
"Bye Yun."
"And remember if you ever need something to liven up your night life, I'll be there."
'Ick. He needs to get over this fascination. well, more like crush, he has on me.'
I slip out from behind the bar and walk outside. My mind is racing.
'I shouldn't be here. I should be with my family. Not going to some Sith scum's party tomorrow night.'
I walk over to Kelba Yurt's store. She is quite personable and sometimes, like now, I need some of her optimism.
"Hey Kelba."
"Hi Seren. now, why are you looking so blue?"
"I was supposed to. 'visit my family'. and now I am stuck here."
"Awwww. your family will understand. This is out of your control. These Sith are to blame. First, they take over Taris, make everyone's lives hell, and now cut us off from the outside. and for what: a few Republican officers?"
"It does seem a little odd why the Sith quarantined Taris. Are you sure that that is the real reason? I mean, how important are a few Republican fugitives?"
"No doubt they are very important."
I give her a look of sadness and misery, and she gives me a hug.
"Excuse me."
I break the embrace and turn to the person standing in the door way. He is not that tall, but not short. what I am trying to say is that he is 'perfect' height. He has auburn hair and chocolate brown eyes. beautiful ones too, in my opinion anyway. He looks somewhat familiar, yet I don't know who he is.
"Oh hello there. My name is Kelba Yurt. I haven't seen you before."
"Well yeah. you probably wouldn't have. I'm an off-worlder who is stuck in the quarantine. Was I interrupting something?"
I look at Kelba. Since the Sith arrived, she hadn't gotten as many sales, since the Sith took most of her stock. I knew she needed a sale, and my break from work was almost over.
"No. I have to be going. I'll talk to you later Kelba."
"Take care of yourself, and don't worry. Your family will understand."
I slowly walk toward the exit. I look at the man who had entered Kelba's store. He is quite handsome. I could get lost in his eyes forever, yet this feeling inside me tells me that I have seen him before.
"Do I know you?"
"I highly doubt it. This is my first time on Taris in years."
"Yeah, I guess you're right. I have to get back to work. Bye Mr.."
He nod his head and walks toward Kelba.
"Talk about Mr. Personable."
It was only a mumble, yet I guess he heard it, for he gave me a smirk and said, "Very cute, sister. Very cute." He turns toward Kelba and I hastily make my exit.
'Of all the stupid jerks on Taris, I have to get attitude from the handsome one. Figures!' I walk back to the cantina and go back to work. I really can't wait for this day to be over. At least, Sarna's party isn't until tomorrow. I am in no mood to be at a party tonight.
I finish my shift and go into the employee's lounge to get my purse and coat. As I am just about to leave, I hear my boss, Mr. Krall's voice.
"I'm sorry to do this to you, but can you work overtime?"
"Overtime? Why? Where is Mina?"
I bite my tongue. I really shouldn't have had an outburst like that.
"You will do as you are told Ms. Tieri. You are pushing your."
"Alright, alright. I get the picture. It has just been a long day."
I put my things back where they were in the lounge and slowly walk back out and behind the bar.
"Ms."
I turn around and see that the man from Kelba's shop was the one who was trying to get my attention.
"What do 'you' want?"
"Nice attitude. Are you like this to all of your customers?"
"No, only the stupid jerks."
"Well, I guess that is all of your customers then huh?"
"I guess I was wrong. You aren't a stupid jerk. you are a stupid monkey- lizard!"
"Wait a minute sister. What did I do to deserve this?"
"Umm. 'I don't know.' 'Maybe' it was your comment back at Kelba's shop!"
"My comment?! What about yours?"
"You weren't meant to hear that."
"Oh and that makes it any less."
"I get it." "So."
"What would you like to drink Mr."
"On. ummm. Carth."
"Mr. Carth?"
"No, just Carth."
"Whatever."
"So were back to the attitude."
"Yes, attitude. Now would you like anything to drink?"
"I. I guess I'll have a Tarisian Ale. I've heard it has quite a kick."
"Yeah if you are like one of the slummies who drinks four or five of them."
"Heh. Well, I am not planning on that."
"Sure. I'll believe it when I see it."
"And what's that supposed to mean?"
"Come on. I am a bartender and have been for a few years now. Usually, every person who sits at this bar and orders a drink stays here until they are plastered. And I have to listen to them ramble on and on and."
"Listen, beautiful. I'm a soldier. I know how to handle my alcohol."
"Oh, so you're a soldier?"
"Umm.. no.. no. I.. ah.. used to."
"Come off it. You said you were a soldier and now you are stumbling and stuttering trying to cover it up."
"Alright, I am a soldier."
"And let me guess. you are a Republic officer. One of the officers the Sith are looking for? The reason we have this damn quarantine and why I am stuck here when I should be with my family!!"
"Shhh. look we can't talk here. It's Sith Central! Why don't we talk after your shift?"
"No I want. alright. I don't know when I'm getting off though. I'm not even supposed to be working now. Stupid Mina."
"I don't even want to know sister. How about I meet you outside the cantina at nine?"
"Alright."
"See you then."
He swallows the rest of his ale, pays me, and leaves trying not to draw any attention to himself. I am left gazing at him as he leaves. He is. not like anybody I have ever met. Frustrating yet nice. well somewhat nice anyway.
"Serenity, some service?"
"Oh. yeah, I'm coming."
I tend to forget I have a job to do sometimes. My overtime seems to last forever. It is quarter to nine when Mina arrives. I give her a look but she brushes past me. I have to hurry and get home so I can be back here by nine. Why am I going home? I don't really need to. Well, I do smell like alcohol and smoke, but why do I care what Carth thinks.
With that thought in my mind, I run out the cantina quickly and change my clothes. I try to hustle back to the cantina, but even with me rushing, I am late. I walk up to a frustrated, Republic soldier.
"You're late, sister."