Vader doing his creepy thing [OPEN]

[sin-and-misery.livejournal.com]

[OOC: Time is an illusion, and also very bendy]

Vader, upon his return to Stacy, has found the Sensoriums.

He's been absorbed in them for the better part of an hour- first fighting numerous lightsaber duels with a holographic Obi-Wan Kenobi, ending each duel with a triumphant and increasingly violent killing stroke, then simply dismembering the hologram through various means. He was currently on Mustafar, kneeling by a river of lava and shoving Obi-Wan's face in and out of the flow, pausing to evaluate the various shrieks and gurgles of the simulated man.

It was beginning to bore him. It was not nearly as satisfying as he knew the real thing would be.

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[jaded-jedi.livejournal.com]

"You are going to run yourself ragged." Mara said, from near the entrance of the Sensorium. Her arms were crossed and she affected a look of boredom...but it shouldn't be taken lightly. She'd be ready to spring between the two of them if needed.

"Lord Vader," She intoned, more sarcastically than respectfully. "I do not think you are at your healthiest to be engaging in such activities."

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Vader scowled at Mara as Mustafar melted away around him, giving way to green fields and distant waterfalls. Vader leaned against a nearby tree, not seeming to notice their surroundings.

"I do not recall asking your opinion, Jade."

[ladyofthesands.livejournal.com]

"It was better than watching him hack Obi-Wan to pieces," Arha offered a little too brightly as she plopped down next to Vader. She wondered if he would attempt to shove her down the hill and suppressed the half-laugh that welled up at the thought.

"It was a good fight," she added, nudging Vader lightly with the Force. Arha ignored the bruises that covered a good portion of her body and she was positive one of her eyes was starting to swell, but she did not care. Also, she had managed to bite her lip at some point during the fight.

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Mara watched the grass depress under her feet as she walked before coming to a stop in front of them. "And I get yelled at for smacking Vestara around a bit."

She was grinning though, at Arha at least. Her fingers lifted Arha's chin, peering at the wounds. "You'll need to get your face looked at, dear."

[sin-and-misery.livejournal.com]

Vader scowled even more deeply, unhappy about his winded state and the unsatisfying end to their fight.

"Perhaps when we fight again," he said, "you will be prepared to face me head-on and not run like a scared womp-rat."

Herds of shaak ambled behind him, betraying the release of tension the fight had brought him.

[ladyofthesands.livejournal.com]

Arha made a sound that was much like pffffft and blew a stray hair from in front of her eyes as she angled a glance up at Vader. Her lips couldn't hold the neutral expression and she finally just burst into laughter. She sagged back against the tree, still laughing.

"When we fight again," she said, grinning, "I will be myself and you will be yourself. That will not change. Perhaps you shall have more strength for a second round, mm?"

She fully intended that he would as by the time that rolled around, Vader would have more of his lungs healed. The positive side for herself was that she would have more time to study and practice with Kyle, Obi-Wan, and Luke before such a thing were to happen.

[jaded-jedi.livejournal.com]

Mara rolled her eyes at the two of them. "Worse than my son," she muttered, looking around the Sensorium. "Is this...Naboo?"

She had never actually been to the planet, even after finding out Luke's mother had been there. She'd rather keep herself away from things that tried to implicate her in someone's death.

And besides, finding out Mara had not killed Padme wasn't much of a victory when they found out who had.

[sin-and-misery.livejournal.com]

"No!" Vader snapped, and with that the world around them collapsed, leaving them in the bare sensoriums.

"That place is dead, as it should be."

[ladyofthesands.livejournal.com]

Arha promptly fell over with a soft grumble and lay there for a moment, adjusting to the weight and ache of her bones as she took a tally of her immediate hurts. Vader was very grumpy, but, for a moment, there had been a quietness.

It was a minor victory.

"It is not dead in your mind," she mumbled, exploring the puffiness of her eye that would leave once she left the Sensorium. Most of the injuries would, save the lovely smashing she'd taken up against the rock.

[jaded-jedi.livejournal.com]

The Sensorium changed again, into an opulent and cold palace. Vader and Arha once again were sitting, this time on smushy cushioned benches in deep red and grey.

Mara walked toward the window behind them and pressed herself against the cool glass. There was a steady line of traffic...Coruscant at its height.

"I feel like I need to be in a dress and about forty years younger." Mara sighed, almost (almost) wistfully. "Talk about places that are dead."

[sin-and-misery.livejournal.com]

Vader nodded in approval at Mara's setting.

"This is a place worth being."

He turned to scowl at Arha (as usual) as he took his own seat.

"Even in our own Galaxy, Naboo may as well be a dead planet."

[ladyofthesands.livejournal.com]

"It is all new to me," Arha murmured. "It could be said this is a little like Chapterhouse, where I trained as a child. The decor is similar. That place is dead as well."

[jaded-jedi.livejournal.com]

"A place worth being?" Mara glanced back at Vader, with a tiny smile on her lips. "Maybe. At the time it definitely was."

She moved her gaze to Arha and her smile widened slightly. "Then you and I were trained in alike environments."

[sin-and-misery.livejournal.com]

Vader was lost in his thoughts, and with them appeared a benevolent Chancellor Palpatine, resting a hand on his shoulder.

"The height of Galactic history," Vader declared, and Palpatine nodded in agreement.