Last time: They all arrived to the hotel. Kyr fainted from how much money Cien has. Op and Kait are sharing a singular bed... oh my :)

Now: The girls go exploring Coruscant.

Chapter 25- The Boutique

Sasha let out a yawn as she walked down the halls of the large hotel suite while the morning sun peeked through the windows. Lana, who she was carrying in her arms, was also struggling to wake up too as she rested against Sasha's shoulder. Rounding the corner, they entered the dining area to find Kyr, Cien and Viran already up and digging into the food that laid out before them.

"Morning," Sasha said as she moved over to the high chair that was placed next to the table. She set Lana down in it before eyeing all of the food. "This is… a lot of food."

"Yeah," Viran said in agreement as he set down the pastry he was eating.

"Yep." Kyr agreed, where he had a plate that was overflowing with eggs, waffles, and various kinds of meat from the small buffet that was setup for them. "That concierge lady -"

"Maree." Cien said.

"Maree," Kyr agreed, "she sent us breakfast. All of it, I think."

"Wow," Sasha said, surprised as she sat down. "Well, I'd feel bad if this all went to waste, but is there enough for Oppie and Kait too?"

"More than enough," Viran assured her.

"Okay," Sasha said as she started putting together a plate for Lana, who was still waking up in her high chair. "Wake up kiddo. I've got waffles."

"Faffles?" Lana asked as she perked up.

"Yes," Sasha smirked as she cut them up into smaller pieces then handed the plate over to Lana. The toddler immediately dug in, now wide awake.

"I'm definitely calling them 'faffles' from now on." Kyr said as he took a bite of said item.

Lana giggled at that.

"Speaking of Oppie and Kait, did they make it in last night?" Viran asked as he took a sip of tea.

"I think so," Sasha said as she dished up her own plate. "They were due to get in really late. So they are probably still sleeping."

"I think I heard them when they came in, they were pretty quiet though." Cien said. "Also the note was moved so they read it."

"Unless a ghost moved it." Kyr commented, eating some bacon.

Cien just looked at him confused. "I'm not sensing any ghosts here."

Kyr stopped mid-bite and looked at her in a very confused way, and realized she wasn't kidding, since they had, actually, encountered ghosts before. "Oh, that's good." He said, and continued munching.

Sasha and Viran chuckled.

"So what's the plan for the day?" Sasha asked as she took a bite of fruit. "I know we plan to go to the Jedi Temple in two days, but did we have something planned for today?"

"I don't think so," Viran shook his head.

Cien looked out the window at the expansive cityscape before them, and the sky was filled with busy air lanes. "What do people do on Coruscant?" She asked, curiously. The only thing she had ever pictured doing here for so much of her life was laying waste to it, not being a tourist.

Sasha and Viran exchanged an unsure look. "I don't know, really," she admitted. "We only ever stayed at the Temple. We didn't really go outside the temple all that much. But I recall there were clubs, bars, shopping, museums, and that's really it."

"What about the shipyards where they did maintenance on the Republic ships?" Viran remembered. "Maybe we could go see if they still have any ships there from the Clone Wars. Like the ARC-170."

"Oooh." Kyr said as he ate some ham, "yeah, I remember reading there's a big museum complex in the Senate district, part of it is dedicated to wars and there's also a big space craft museum there too."

Kait shuffled in tiredly while she was yawning. She was in a bathrobe she had cinched tightly. "Hey guys." She said as she looked around. "Any caf?" She asked.

"Yeah, there's a thermos over on the buffet trolly." Kyr said.

"Good morning." Cien said with a smirk as she drank some fruit juice.

"How did you sleep?" Sasha asked.

"And is Op still asleep?" Viran added, kind of surprised to not see him up too.

"Nah, Op's taking a shower to try to wake up." Kait said, "and we slept okay, our clocks are still set to Gordana though so when we got in last night it was still around 'noon' for us." She said. Then she looked over at the display on the trolly. "Whoa." She exclaimed, seeing the miniature buffet piled high with… everything. She went to grab one of the mugs and fill it with caf.

"That makes sense," Sasha said as she took a bite of her muffin. "Well, go ahead and grab whatever you want. I think we will have enough breakfast on that cart to last the week."

"Lan'ika would love to go to the museum, I think." Kyr observed, getting back on topic.

"Ye," Lana agreed even though she had no idea what he was referring to.

"She really is daddy's girl," Sasha commented with a smirk to Viran. He beamed at that statement. She chuckled at that. "It would be pretty interesting to see all those ships again and see what they did to honor the war." Sasha finished.

"Oh yeah. Especially since this was the Imperial capital," Viran said, thinking about what the museum might entail from the Empire's point of view.

"I'm down." Kyr said.

Kait settled down next to Cien with a plate piled up with some eggs and a pancake. "Thank you for making these reservations, by the way. I didn't really even know places like this existed."

"You're welcome." Cien said, "I didn't either, this is my first time booking a hotel room, it was interesting finding out about this suite." She took a sip of her juice. "I hope your room was okay?"

"Yes." Kait said simply as she took a sip of caf and hid behind her mug. "Thank you."

"You're welcome." Cien said with a very slight smirk.

"So if we do the shipyards this morning, then do we want to check out maybe some of the nightclubs and bars tonight or potentially tomorrow night?" Sasha asked after a moment. "We can make it an adults only type of thing. I mean, we did bring RV to help watch Lana."

"Maybe, that could be fun," Viran pondered. "What do you guys think?" He asked the rest of the table.

"Of what?" Oppie asked as he came in. He did a slight double take on seeing the buffet, and cast a bemused glance at Cien who merely smirked back at him, ever so slightly. Then he went to make a plate for himself.

"Going to the Republic shipyards and checking out the museum then later this evening going to a nightclub or bar in the lower levels," Viran told him as he finished off his pastry.

"Oh, funny." Oppie said as he piled chilaquiles onto his plate as well as some eggs over the top. "I was just thinking last night of this bar I heard of, The Outlander Club. I was never allowed to visit but it... Had quite a reputation back in the day."

"I'd be down to check it out," Sasha said before she sipped her juice. "If I recall correctly, I heard it was a sports bar kind of place, right? The Clones mentioned it on occasion."

"Sports bar? Maybe they're showing the last podrace tonight," Viran thought out loud.

"The 'last' podrace?" Kait asked. "Are they going to stop doing them?" She asked slightly amused as Op sat down next to her.

"No, I meant latest," Viran chuckled. "Sorry, the caf hasn't kicked in yet." He said as he stood to get more. "I doubt podracing will ever go out of style."

"I'm game." Oppie said, "Swamp and Largo seemed to like it." Oppie said.

"That sound like something you wanna do, cyar'ika?" Kyr asked, noting the slightly distant look on Cien's face.

"Mmm, sure." Cien said noncommittally.

Sasha glanced to Cien then Kyr then back, confused. "You sure?"

Kyr looked at her for a second before he spoke up. "Or." He started, "I spoke with a couple of my friends who are here on Coruscant and they said they could get me reservations someplace nice, if you'd, uh..." He spoke with exaggerated nervousness, "like to go out on a date with me."

Cien looked at him slightly confused. "A date? With you?"

Kyr looked at her for a second and the facade of fake nervousness slipped away. "And what's that supposed to mean cyar'ika?" He asked.

"Oh, no... Yes, that sounds very nice." Cien said, "I… didn't pack anything appropriate for that, my robes are the nicest thing I have." Cien said, furrowing her brow.

"That sounds like a great idea especially before the twins arrive. And we can go do some shopping so you have something nice to wear," Sasha suggested.

Kait ducked her head slightly looking between Sasha and Cien. "You mean I can go shopping with girlfriends again?" She asked with mock incredulity, "I'm game."

"Awesome!" Sasha said excitedly. "And maybe we can all pick up something nice to wear for the boys." She said in a teasing tone which made Viran blush slightly as he thought back to Caranas. Oppie also blushed. Kyr smirked at them.

"So are you girls not going to join us then for the museum?" Viran asked as he cleared his throat after taking a long sip of his caf.

"Oh, I'm not sure we'd have time." Kait said, taking a sip of caf. "You in, Cien?" She asked teasingly.

"Sure." Cien said with a little smile.

Kyr got up to take his plate over to the trolly that had been left for their dirty dishes. "And I'll go ahead and make a reservation for us." He said as he leaned over and gave Cien a little kiss on the cheek, which made Cien blush. "I might even clean my armor, some." He said.

Sasha and Viran exchanged a smile.

"Then I guess I'll look into the museum," Viran said as he downed his caf.

"And I'll…" Oppie started. "Finish breakfast."

Sasha chuckled. "You're not the only one." She gestured to Lana who was still making her way through her plate of waffles.

Oppie looked at Lana. "How are the waffles?" He asked his niece.

"Nummy," Lana said with a syrup-covered face. Sasha chuckled.

"Op." Kyr said as he walked by, "they're now called 'faffles.'" He informed his out of touch brother as he went to go make a call.

"What?" Oppie asked.

"Faffles," Lana repeated.

"See?" Viran said as he cleared his plate.

"Oh." Oppie replied.

Sasha chuckled. "She called them that earlier before you two joined us," she explained. "And now waffles have officially been renamed apparently."

"I think I'll get some faffles." Kait said as she stood up. "Want anything sweetie?" She asked Op.

Oppie coughed slightly. "No thank you." He said quietly.

Cien very poorly hid a chuckle at that. Sasha tried to not break into a smile, which she failed miserably at, as she looked between them. Viran just snickered to himself as headed for the exit.

"I'm going to go look up the shipyards times and tours," Viran said as he passed Sasha's chair.

She reached behind her and stopped him. He leaned over as she gestured for him to come closer.

"Try and see if you can find a nice suit for Kyr while you three are out," Sasha suggested in a whispered tone. "I think we should surprise Cien."

Viran glanced at Cien before smirking. "Can do." He whispered back as he and Sasha exchanged a very subtle fist bump. He then straightened up and left the dining area.

"I honestly didn't think the issue would be too many dresses to choose from." Cien said, looking at the bewildering array of choices before her. They were at a high end designer store, apparently, she knew nothing of such things, and she had been assured that they would be able to tailor whatever she chose to her maternity size.

"Well Coruscant has a lot of high end stores with thousands of options. We are not on Municke anymore," Sasha said with a chuckle as she sifted through the dresses on the rack behind Cien. "Besides, we won't stop until you find the right one."

"I've only ever had the one dress." Cien said, her shoulders slumping at the thought of having to find another.

"What's that dress like?" Kait asked as she inspected the ones on display around them. They were in a more formal section of the store, though she was going to suggest she and Sasha take a detour over into the section where the more club appropriate designs were.

"It's white with layers of diaphanous fabric," Sasha explained as she used her hands to kind of gesture in the air the look of the dress. She glanced at Cien. "Is that right?"

"Uhh…" Cien said. "Yeah, it has these layered folds like my flight suit kind of does, and my new robes..." She paused, realizing for the first time that was where that motif she had carried with her in all her custom outfits had originally come from was that memory she had pulled her inspiration for her dress from.

"It's a very pretty dress," Sasha said, smiling. "Do you want something similar?"

"I have no idea." Cien said, starting to feel a little overwhelmed.

"Well since you already have a dress like that, we could try to find something different." Kait said, looking at her, "and once the twins are born you could have it brought in, then you won't have two identical dresses?" She suggested.

"That's not a bad idea," Sasha said, looking at Cien. She placed a comforting hand on her shoulder. "Don't worry. We are here to help."

"Yep." Kait said. "Even Lana will help, right?" She asked, looking down at the toddler.

"Ye, preey," Lana said looking up at Kait from her stroller. She had managed to grab a nearby dress by the skirt and was holding it tightly in her hand.

"Yes, it is very pretty, Lana," Sasha said as she knelt down beside her. "But let go, okay? Or you'll rip it. Then it won't be pretty anymore."

"Kay," Lana said innocently as she let go of dress skirt.

Sasha chuckled and stood back up. "She's already being a big help." She said, sort of sarcastically.

"What colors do you like?" Kait asked.

"Red, and black." Cien said. "And dark red, almost black." She said. "And gold." She said, frowning.

"Well, that narrows it down a bit. Something dark and red would look really good on you." Kait said, looking at her appraisingly and pursing her lips. "What are you thinking for the top? A sweetheart cut? V-cut? Strapless?" She asked.

Cien looked at her, not really knowing what those terms meant.

"She is talking about the top of the dress," Sasha explained. She pulled two dresses off the nearest rack. She held up one. "This has a V cut because the front part drops to a low V." She then held up the other. "And this one is strapless as when you wear it there are no straps."

"I… uh…" Cien started. "I don't know." She said. "My other one is a V cut, I guess, and I like it." She swallowed, "but I've never worn something so…" She paused, "open in public before." She said, shrinking a little. "Only Sasha and Kyr have seen me in that dress." She stated uncertainly.

"Then let's see about a sweetheart cut? That would be a bit more comfortable and not as revealing," Sasha suggested.

Cien nodded, and paused for a second. "Do any of these come with sleeves?" She asked, more towards Sasha quietly.

"Yeah, there are plenty that do," Sasha assured her.

"Sleeves?" Kait asked, confused.

Sasha gave her a look that said she would explain to her later, and Kait took the hint.

"Okay, well," Kait said, looking around again. "Is budget a concern?" She asked. She got the impression it wasn't but she wanted to be sure.

"Not really, I guess." Cien said.

"Then let's start with something a bit more formal and then go from there. We can even check their maternity dresses too," Sasha suggested. "We can offer suggestions and if you see anything you actually want, tell us."

"I'm just going to say, I think you'd look really cute in a sweetheart dress." Kait said, as she started looking around. "And if Kyr's like Op, he'd probably find a sweetheart cut quite nice." She said idly with a smile as she looked at another display.

"Talking from experience?" Sasha teased as she started looking through a display with a few sleeved dresses.

"Yep." Kait said. Sasha giggled at that. "How do you feel about something custom?" Kait said, suddenly in a thoughtful tone.

Cien paused for a moment. "More comfortable." She admitted.

"Can we get something custom made before tonight?" Sasha asked, a little unsure as she looked up from the navy blue sleeved dress she was examining for a moment.

"I…" Kait started, trying to think. "I remember there was an ultra exclusive store here on Coruscant, in this district near the senate, actually." She said. "They had this system where you could go into a hologram booth and 'try' different stuff on, and once you found what you liked they could make it for you. I wonder if that concierge lady from the hotel could hook us up?" She asked.

"How did you hear about this place?" Sasha asked curiously as she leaned against the stroller. "Because that could work, especially if they do express tailoring."

"I read about it in a magazine. It wasn't ever something I would ever be able to do, but…" Kait shrugged. "It's expensive, out of my price range, but if that's not too much of a worry for you..."

Cien thought for a moment and swallowed. "That seems better than us just trying to find something in all these stores." She said, thinking of the entire shopping plaza they had yet to go through. "I'll be happy to get something for both of you as well, if you'd like."

Sasha blinked in surprise at that. "Are you sure? You don't have to do that. I'd be more than okay with something from here or one of these other shops," she said, a little stunned by the offer, especially if those were supposed to be expensive dresses.

"Yeah..." Kait said, blinking, "you don't have to do that."

"It's the least I could do for you." Cien said.

"Uhh.. wait till you see the price tag before you say it's the least you could do." Kait suggested.

"How expensive are we talking here?" Sasha asked Kait, curiously, but there was an edge of uncertainty in her voice too.

"Remember that CL-84 we looked at?" Kait asked, exaggerating a little, but not much.

Sasha's eyes widened and her jaw dropped slightly at that as the number came to mind.

"That's no matter." Cien said dismissively. "You're my sister, and you're close enough to it." Cien said, gesturing to Sasha and Kait respectively. "And Ke'vaan's never taken me someplace nice like this and this might be our last date for a while, if ever, so it might as well be perfect." Cien said, turning to walk out the store.

Kait stood there stunned, for a variety of reasons. Sasha, however, couldn't help but smile. She was still surprised by the offer, but seeing Cien like this about her date made her smile.

"You know, she's never been on a date like this before. Their relationship just kind of happened like it was from a fairy tale. So they haven't done a whole lot for fancy date nights out," Sasha said after a second. "If this will help make it a perfect evening for them, I'm on board. Besides, you can finally say you tried out that shop."

Kait slowly started following after Cien at Sasha's side. She swallowed, her getting married to Op had never come up quite like that before. Actually, it had never come up before. Except for what her mom said, but that was just mom being mom. Being called someone's sister like that hadn't quite happened before either. "What was she the Empress of again?" She asked Sasha quietly.

"A small Sith Empire in the Unknown Regions," Sasha said after a quiet second. "And she gave all that up to be with Kyr and us."

Kait glanced at Sasha, she had just been kind of joking when she asked, but that was… believable. "Well I guess we better follow her," She said after a moment, not quite sure what else to say, "not every day a former empress buys you a dress fit for…" She trailed off, not sure what to really say, since nothing came to mind.

Sasha looked at Kait and smiled. "Fit for a ball? A date night? Taking over the galaxy?" She offered as potential options, even though she was joking for two of those.

"Yes." Kait said with a grin at Sasha. "I mean this in the nicest way possible, but your family is really strange, Sasha."

Sasha laughed at that. "You're just finding this out? We are the definition of strange." She said between giggles. "And you're okay with being seen with us?" She joked.

"Yeah." Kait said with a genuine smile.

"Cool. I'm glad. We love having you around too," Sasha said genuinely.

"Now come on, I need to go get a new dress to try to befuddle Op with." Kait said with a smirk. Sasha chuckled with a grin as she pushed the stroller and they moved to catch up with Cien.

Sasha stood frozen as she looked around the boutique. Kait wasn't kidding when she said this place was expensive. She felt underdressed just standing in the store and it didn't help that a lot of the customers, who were dressed head to toe in very elegant and nice dresses, suits, and tunics in the store, were staring in their direction making her feel a tad uncomfortable. Either that or it was because they were probably staring at them because there were two individuals with lightsabers on their hips and with a toddler in tow in the middle of a high end boutique.

Kait also felt a little intimidated by the store. Very intimidated, actually. This was not the kind of place she ever thought to be in, nor the kind of place that she would ever have dreamed of shopping at. In the well sized fitting booths there were many different parties who were admiring the different gowns and suits that were being tried on. Several were here for opulent wedding dresses, others for elaborate and beautiful gowns for the high society scene of Coruscant. There were personal tailors and attendants with each party, and people waiting for their custom made clothing to be made for them on the spot. This was a world she rarely thought about, and never, ever thought she would be a part of.

Cien glanced at the other parties and cast an annoyed look back at them for the way a few of these socialites regarded the four of them. She rolled her eyes with a slight smirk at the thought of being a retired Empress and current reigning Sith Lord among those who wished to display their 'power' with such lavish and shallow facades.

"Miss Xiv?" A very short, somewhat older woman asked in a gravelly voice as she came over, and her wide, circular rimmed glasses magnified her eyes slightly, giving her an odd look.

"Yes." Cien said.

"Ah, darling, so good to meet you. Maree told me you were coming and asked me to handle you." She said, sizing her up, and putting her fingers to her lips in consideration. "And who are you?" She asked, looking between Sasha and Kait with a slightly narrowed gaze.

"Her sister, Sasha," Sasha said with a bit of a sharp tone. "And our friend, Kait."

"Ah, I see." She replied. "And who is this adorable little one?" See asked with a slightly warmer tone looking at Lana in her stroller.

"Lana," Sasha said, relaxing slightly. Lana waved at the woman before them.

"Such a cute child." She said. "My name is Emma, I have been told you are looking for a dress for a special occasion."

"That is correct." Cien stated. "I was also thinking Sasha and Kait could get something while we are here as well."

"Ah." Emma said, sizing the other two women up.

Kait stood silently feeling distinctly uncomfortable, even if this had been her idea. Sasha glanced over at her, feeling her uncomfortable aura. She had the same feeling as she glanced back to Emma.

"I've never dressed Jedi before. Quite an interesting challenge." Emma said, "well come with me darlings. We have much work to do." She said, turning on her heels and leading them off.

As Cien followed she noticed that the glances from the other parties in the store had changed to a bit of shock. She got the impression they did not expect Emma to be the one to come attend them.

"Step into my parlor." Emma said, opening a door back to a private room and gesturing them in. Cien stepped through into a room with a lavishly comfortable seating arrangement that looked onto a slightly raised dias with a wrap around mirror, presumably for the one being fitted. "Would you like any champagne or wine, perhaps some milk and cookies for the little one?"

"Uh," Sasha looked between Kait and Cien. "Sure. That would be nice. Thank you." She said, still not entirely certain if they should take her up on the offer.

"We also have beers and cocktails and straight liquor if you'd like darling." Emma said, closing the door. She put her hands on her hips and looked at Cien. "Except you darling, you don't get to drink, we'll get you some juice." She clapped her hands sharply with a thunderous sound that echoed in the small room. "Gustov! Bring refreshments!" She ordered in a loud voice.

Sasha looked around in confusion at who she was calling to as she parked Lana's stroller next to the nearest chair. Cien moved over to the seating arrangement near Sasha, and Kait all but snuck over to the seat next to Sasha.

"Now, darlings, all three of you need dresses. Gowns. Fine evening wear? What of the child, will she need anything?" Emma asked, walking to stand on the dias in front of them. Standing on the dias she could just about meet Cien's eyes as she stood near the other two women.

"No, I think she will be okay. At her age, she'll just grow out of it quickly. But thank you though," Sasha said as she settled in the chair and undid the straps on Lana so she could get out and stretch her little body. She picked Lana up and set her in her lap.

"What a shame." Emma said, looking between the three of them. "So, this event, tell me all about it darlings, what can auntie Emma do for you?" She inquired.

"My husband is taking me out to dinner." Cien answered, "our… courtship was a little odd, this is the first proper date he has taken me on, and might be the last for a long time." She said, unconsciously putting a hand on her stomach.

"Ah, I see, I see." Emma said, nodding. "And what do you do for a living, who are you?" She asked.

"I, umm…" Cien said, brought up a little short. She cast a glance at Sasha. "At the moment we are privately employed." Cien answered.

"That lightsaber at your hip, you're a Jedi?" She asked.

"No," Cien said, "Sith."

"Ah, excellent, earth tones would not do your complexion justice." Emma said, looking at her consideringly. "What else?"

"What else?" Cien asked, repeating her, confused.

"Oh darling, auntie Emma can tell there's more to you than being a self employed Sith Lord who has never been on a date before. Who are you?" Emma asked, pursing her lips.

Cien was a little taken aback by Emma. "You know what a Sith Lord is?"

"Yes. I would have loved to get Vader in here and give him a proper outfit." Emma said, nodding. "Now, what else?"

Cien paused for a second and glanced at Sasha.

Sasha couldn't help but suppress a snort at that comment as she tried to imagine that. But when she noticed Cien's gaze, she just shrugged. "Go ahead," she encouraged, not really sure what else to say at the moment.

"I'm from three thousand years ago, I was a Sith Acolyte, became a Sith Lord many years ago and had a small empire in the unknown regions. My husband is a Mandalorian and I have embraced that as my culture over the last few years we have been together." Cien said, hoping that would be enough of a summary.

"Ah, yes, yes." Emma said, thinking aloud. "Something classic, then. Something dark, mysterious. And for a Mandalorian, something that leaves much to the imagination. Something that looks a little metallic, maybe." She pursed her lips. "Oh thank you darling, this is so much more fun than the afternoon I had planned fitting Senator Kretaok." She said musingly. Then she furrowed her brow as if realizing something. "Gustov!" She said, clapping her hands again. "The cookies Gustov!"

A well dressed Rodian came in with a tray of drinks and cookies. It looked like he brought them juice, milk, and two glasses of wine. He set them down on the small table before their seats. "Panwa," he said in Huttese.

"Chuba." Sasha responded back in Huttese which caught the Rodian off guard a little. He smiled at her as he left them.

"Thank you Gustov." Emma said as he left. "Now, you two. What are you looking for? Are you Sith also? I suspect Jedi." She said, narrowing her gaze at Sasha.

"Yeah, no. I'm a Jedi," Sasha said with a smile. "And we are just looking for something nice to wear to, like, a club." She said that as she gestured between her and Kait.

"A club?" Emma asked, slightly perplexed.

Sasha nodded. "Uh, yeah. We are doing a double date tonight with our significant others while Cien goes out with her husband then we are checking out some of the local clubs after," she explained, turning red slightly.

"A Jedi. In a club. Hmmmmm." Emma said, putting her hand to her chin. "And what about you darling?" She asked, looking up pointedly as Sasha again. "I expect you had to go on the run, what did you do?"

Sasha hesitated at that. "Um, yes. My husband and my brother, her boyfriend." She gestured to Kait again. "Managed to survive the massacre all those years ago. We were on the run for a very long time. It wasn't until the last few years that we had a chance to settle down, start a family, and help people again as Jedi." She said as she absently rubbed at her right hand.

"I see, I see." Emma said, looking at her consideringly. "But that doesn't quite answer my question, child." She pressed, "how does a Jedi mother end up going out for a night on the town at a nightclub?" She asked piercingly.

"Ah, I see," Sasha said, chuckling. "I used to work at bars and canteens before when we were undercover, so I'm already used to the scene. And Kait and I went to a nightclub months ago. We wanted to go again."

"Ah, so fun." Emma said, nodding. "And you, quiet one, I don't see a lightsaber on your belt. How did you end up running with these two?" She asked, gesturing between Sasha and Cien. "You're dating her brother?" She asked, gesturing to Sasha.

"Yes." Kait said, swallowing.

"Older or younger?" Emma asked.

"Older. I mean her older brother." Kait responded nervously.

"Ah. And what do you do?" Emma pressed.

"I, umm… I'm just a cop." Kait replied.

"She's a Republic Marshal that was instrumental in taking down a major cartel that was threatening our family, and she is very good at her job. She already has a successful career as a Marshal after only a few months. And she makes my brother in law very happy." Cien stated.

Sasha smiled at that as she glanced at Kait, who was trying to sink into the sofa. "I mean, she's not wrong."

"Ah, I see, I see." Emma said, thinking.

"I was also thinking that in addition to their clubbing dresses I might get them formal gowns like what I am looking for. Our hope is to go to a formal event someday and make our husbands and Kait's boyfriend have to dress up." Cien added, mischievously.

Sasha chuckled at that.

"And you need these five items by this evening, with enough time to prepare for a night on the town?" Emma asked, looking between them.

"I think just Cien's gown and the… clubbing dresses by this evening. Though I would love a formal gown." Kait said, finishing a little sheepishly.

"Yeah, same," Sasha agreed in the same manner. "But we can wait on those. Cien's dress has top priority and then the clubbing dresses would be nice."

"We have our work cut out for us." Emma said, "we will start with your gown and once we decide on that, we can get the tailors working on that while we get your dresses ready for this evening." She said, looking to Kait and Sasha. "Then we will work on your gowns. This should be possible today." She clapped her hands again. "Gustov! Come here Gustov!" She ordered into the air around her.

A moment later the Rodian returned. "You summoned me?" He said rather formally.

"Yes!" Emma said. "Tell Andre and Linsedea to standby for a priority order from me, this is an emergency!" She ordered.

"Of course," Gustov said with a bow before hurrying from the room.

"Thank you Gustov!" Emma said to his backside before turning sharply to Cien. "Now, you, up on the dias!" Emma ordered Cien with another clap of her hands. Cien startled a bit and moved to stand before the mirrors.

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