Post by Talau the Ever-Lurking on Oct 29, 2008 15:11:44 GMT -5
Aunna had stayed up for nearly two days straight working filling out paperwork dealing with the bombing of the republic base, and finally there was only a small stack sitting before her. Perhaps there was an end to all of this paperwork after all? The major, tired and stressed as she was, had dutifully answered all calls from HQ, despite knowing they would all be complaints, and had even managed to conduct them with some form of dignity. It was now approximately 23:00 on the second day and her communications system chimed again. Groaning slightly, she straightened her hair slightly bey combing through it with her fingers, and pressed the button to answer. Looking at the screen, she blinked at the sight of her brother.
Jade?
He smiled slightly and pushed his glasses up his nose slightly, red eyes seeming to search her for a reaction. She sat up slightly and blinked at him again, pulling her reading glasses off and holding them in her hand lightly as she waited for some kind of reply. Something wasn't right...Jade had never called her this late, and he rarely looked like he was hiding something....which he did at that moment.
Good evening Aunna. It seems you're doing decently...a bit frazzled perhaps, but decently enough.
I suppose....though 'frazzled' isn't the word I'd use for what I am right now...it's far to nice.
Jade simply chuckled and shook his head slightly. How was he supposed to break this kind of news to his sister? There had been so many things he'd not told her before...switching his blood sample for the midichlorian test, the fact that he'd seen their uncle murdered....but there had been so much he HAD told her. Things he'd not told anyone else, and never would...the way he'd not felt any remorse at the first life he'd taken, the procedure he'd had done on his eyes -though that one was a bit obvious-, the child he'd fathered, the various tests he'd preformed on corpses of animals when they were young....to hide this from his sister was the most difficult thing for him to do. He could tell, by the way she eyed him cautiously, nervously almost, that Aunna knew something was wrong.
Aunna, I'm sure you must have guessed by now, but there's something important I must tell you....and you must swear not to tell anyone.
She blinked at him, not stunned at his words, but rather in a manner that asked if she really wanted to know...and that she was slowly preparing herself for whatever bomb he might drop on her. Folding her glasses, and holding them in her hand, she rested her arms on the table before her and sighed...a well known sign to both of them that she was as prepared as she could ever be for what he was about to say. Jade sighed slightly and pushed his glasses up his nose once more, thinking of how best to tell her what he had to say. Deciding there was no way to sugar coat the information, he folded his hands before him and held her gaze through the screen.
I'm leaving the Republic Military, Aunna...
Sighing, she chuckled and shook her head, looking relieved.
...For the Sith military.
Immediately her demeanor changed as a long string of curses ensued as she stood, slamming her hands down on the desk she had been sitting at, in the process breaking her glasses and upsetting the chair she'd been sitting in. Seemingly unphased, Jade sat quietly until she managed to calm herself enough to end the torrent of words and simply glare at him in a vulture like manner, her head hanging between her shoulder blades as she leaned against the desk.
Just WHY are you going to do this Jade? Did it ever occur to you that we'll have to be fighting AGAINST each other, rather than WITH each other?!
Yes. Of course it has.
Then WHY?! Jade, g'dammit! You can't expect me to believe this! If this is some kind of twisted joke, you'd better cut it out now before I go AWOL long enough to kill you myself!
He sighed heavily, but other than that, showed no sign of the inner turmoil he was going through. Shaking his head, Jade shrugged slightly and forced a smirk to his face.
I assure you I'm not joking, Aunna. As for why...I'd rather be on the winning side, and you know this. Besides, I've been offered quite a few perks by the Sith military if I join them.
She was still standing there, bristling and giving him that vulture look she was so well known for, however, as he finished his little speech he turned his eyes away to keep from watching her deflate. Of all things she could have done, that was the worst.
I see. Well then....I wish you luck Jade. But I warn you...do not contact me again, and pray that you don't meet me on the battlefield....I won't hold back just because we're related by blood.
Borgonia Out.
With that, the transmission was cut. Aunna righted the chair and sank into it, her face in her hands, the tears she'd been holding back for so long no longer able to be kept at bay. Jade, on the other hand, sat back in his seat and glared up at the ceiling. Why had it been him?
Jade?
He smiled slightly and pushed his glasses up his nose slightly, red eyes seeming to search her for a reaction. She sat up slightly and blinked at him again, pulling her reading glasses off and holding them in her hand lightly as she waited for some kind of reply. Something wasn't right...Jade had never called her this late, and he rarely looked like he was hiding something....which he did at that moment.
Good evening Aunna. It seems you're doing decently...a bit frazzled perhaps, but decently enough.
I suppose....though 'frazzled' isn't the word I'd use for what I am right now...it's far to nice.
Jade simply chuckled and shook his head slightly. How was he supposed to break this kind of news to his sister? There had been so many things he'd not told her before...switching his blood sample for the midichlorian test, the fact that he'd seen their uncle murdered....but there had been so much he HAD told her. Things he'd not told anyone else, and never would...the way he'd not felt any remorse at the first life he'd taken, the procedure he'd had done on his eyes -though that one was a bit obvious-, the child he'd fathered, the various tests he'd preformed on corpses of animals when they were young....to hide this from his sister was the most difficult thing for him to do. He could tell, by the way she eyed him cautiously, nervously almost, that Aunna knew something was wrong.
Aunna, I'm sure you must have guessed by now, but there's something important I must tell you....and you must swear not to tell anyone.
She blinked at him, not stunned at his words, but rather in a manner that asked if she really wanted to know...and that she was slowly preparing herself for whatever bomb he might drop on her. Folding her glasses, and holding them in her hand, she rested her arms on the table before her and sighed...a well known sign to both of them that she was as prepared as she could ever be for what he was about to say. Jade sighed slightly and pushed his glasses up his nose once more, thinking of how best to tell her what he had to say. Deciding there was no way to sugar coat the information, he folded his hands before him and held her gaze through the screen.
I'm leaving the Republic Military, Aunna...
Sighing, she chuckled and shook her head, looking relieved.
...For the Sith military.
Immediately her demeanor changed as a long string of curses ensued as she stood, slamming her hands down on the desk she had been sitting at, in the process breaking her glasses and upsetting the chair she'd been sitting in. Seemingly unphased, Jade sat quietly until she managed to calm herself enough to end the torrent of words and simply glare at him in a vulture like manner, her head hanging between her shoulder blades as she leaned against the desk.
Just WHY are you going to do this Jade? Did it ever occur to you that we'll have to be fighting AGAINST each other, rather than WITH each other?!
Yes. Of course it has.
Then WHY?! Jade, g'dammit! You can't expect me to believe this! If this is some kind of twisted joke, you'd better cut it out now before I go AWOL long enough to kill you myself!
He sighed heavily, but other than that, showed no sign of the inner turmoil he was going through. Shaking his head, Jade shrugged slightly and forced a smirk to his face.
I assure you I'm not joking, Aunna. As for why...I'd rather be on the winning side, and you know this. Besides, I've been offered quite a few perks by the Sith military if I join them.
She was still standing there, bristling and giving him that vulture look she was so well known for, however, as he finished his little speech he turned his eyes away to keep from watching her deflate. Of all things she could have done, that was the worst.
I see. Well then....I wish you luck Jade. But I warn you...do not contact me again, and pray that you don't meet me on the battlefield....I won't hold back just because we're related by blood.
Borgonia Out.
With that, the transmission was cut. Aunna righted the chair and sank into it, her face in her hands, the tears she'd been holding back for so long no longer able to be kept at bay. Jade, on the other hand, sat back in his seat and glared up at the ceiling. Why had it been him?