The Wren Identity [Kaleb and Reine] (Closed)

[rythmicjea]

Kaleb Wren — 06/25/2021
Kaleb was looking out the window of the second floor room they were in. He had checked them in at two others prior. This place they were in now, wasn’t the type of place that anyone would expect Reine to be in. He even had her change into her least noticeable clothing, which wasn’t easy. Something about that message from Ava asking if they had gotten to Rotterdam still bothered him.  He never replied, it could give anyone listening a connection trace.Then Durro had changed his mind about joining them on their trip to Baklid-2, something about the Force calling him. He didn’t push, in fact it might be better if it were just two people. Two people would be easier to keep hidden than three. They had been in the room for a few hours already and so far everything seemed to be okay. That’s when the other shoe dropped. He looked at his comlink and saw there was another message. ‘Dark blue skies with a focus on you and the one you are with.’ “Damn, I knew I had a bad feeling about this.” he said “I’ll be right back. Don’t leave the room!” he called out and rushed out.  

Reine — 06/26/2021
Reine had been flipping through a mag that had been left in the room. It was about fishing. It was incredibly dull but she thought she might be able to learn something. It was the third hotel in so many days. No one was telling her what was going on "for her own good" they had said. She feared that the Jedi Hunter was back and they reasoned the less she knew the better.

The sweater she was in was itchy and hot. They had had to find her more inconspicuous clothing and settled on some very drab pieces. She couldn't wait until she didn't need to hide anymore. At least the incision was healing and not itching anymore.

Kaleb was on high alert all the time. So much for a "small vaca". As she flipped a page she heard his command and even though she cried "Quoi? Pourquoi?" The door had closed. She flopped her head on the pillow in frustration.

Kaleb Wren — 06/26/2021
It wasn’t long after that he had run down to a little convenience store (more like a dollar store) that he had noticed earlier. He grabbed a few things he needed and then went back up to the room he shared with Reine. “Join me in the bathroom.” he told her as he dumped the items on the bed and made his way to room. “You may want to remove your top.” he said as he began to open the box he had brought with him and was already reading the instructions.

Reine — 06/26/2021
She had the gall to look scandalized at his request. "Pourquoi?" She asked picking up some of the items and looking at them.

Kaleb Wren — 06/26/2021
"Well we have some Jedi hunters on the way, and they seem to be after you." Kaleb told her. "I don't have anymore details than that. But if we can alter your appearance slightly it should help keep them off of our scent."

Reine — 06/26/2021
Reine dropped the box and covered her hair with her hands. "Do you know how much work eet takes to achieve zees look?" Her eyes had never been filled with such horror until this moment.

Kaleb Wren — 06/26/2021
Kaleb gave her that look of are you kidding me right now. "Oh changing the color isn't even the first step. he said as he showed her the scissors he had acquired. "A razor would have been better, but this is all I could find." he said. His tone was deadly serious. @Reine

Reine — 06/26/2021
Reine let out a yelp of fright. "Absolutely not! You are not coming anywhere near my hair with zat!" She pointed to the scissors. There was a sharp pain in her chest, causing her to clutch it and bend over. She was dying. This is what it took. He was going to murder her. He was going to murder her with a botched dye job and hair cut. "Stay back!" She put her hand up to keep him from coming forward. Out of all of the arguments they could have had, this was their first?

Kaleb Wren — 06/26/2021
"Do you have a better idea for keeping you alive?" he asked her. "You cannot go around as you normally would. Unless you are trying to die." he told her.

Reine — 06/26/2021
Her breathing was slightly labored as thoughts ran through rapid-fire through her brain. "I... will do eet. Just... put zose away."

Kaleb Wren — 06/26/2021
"I'll leave it to you. But if it doesn't look right It'll be done my way. I'm not letting them take you." he told her as he walked out of the small bathroom and left her to do what needed to be done.

Reine — 06/26/2021
Reine looked through what he had brought. She pushed the scissors to the edge of the countertop. Those were definitely not going to be used. She walked back to the bedroom and ruffled through her stuff before she found a sleeve of paper with little metal pieces on it. She lifted it up to show Kaleb, "No scissors."

She was not a hairstylist herself but she had spent so much time in the salon that she had an intellectual knowledge that she knew could be applied. But the colors he had chosen. Was he acting blindly?! She was still huffing silently as she found the empty cups for coffee and the stirrers. Reine understood why he hadn't brought her but he could have at least communicated with her.

It took what seemed like forever. The bathroom was a complete mess when she was done. The shower looked like a murder scene. But what came out was a multi-dimensional redhead topped with blond highlights and a darker red on the bottom. She had used her pins to mark out the highlights and lowlights. It wasn't by any means perfect, but she was certain it was better than anything Kaleb could have done. She used the dryer to help style and used the rest of her pins to roll and pin it so it looked like a short bob. She, however, was not going to change until she absolutely needed to.

"When do we need to leave?" She asked as she walked back into his room.

Kaleb Wren — 06/26/2021
Kaleb looked her over. It was an interesting way of blending the colors that he wouldn’t have thought of. He just grabbed colors that didn’t match her natural color. It did the job of altering her appearance slightly. He wasn’t sure if it would be enough, even with her new hairstyle. “I’m going to need to find us away off this planet. I assume you still want to do whatever it is you wanted to come up here for.” he stated. If it was up to him alone they’d be out of there right then and there. But as he said they were going to need to make arrangements. He didn’t dare message Ava and the others. he also didn’t think messaging Sinya  would work.

Reine — 06/26/2021
"Oui." She answered. It was really the only thing she was looking forward to. She needed to know the truth. "So I am understanding zat I need to stay in here until you find zees transport?" She dropped her hair tools into her bag. "When do we have to leave by?"


Kaleb Wren — 06/26/2021
"Not sure, like I said really didn't get any details. They are probably afraid of the transmission being intercepted." he told her. "Get some sleep, we'll do your thing in the morning, after we finish that we'll start looking around and see if we can find away off this planet. Even if I have to borrow another ship." he told her.

Reine — 06/26/2021
She started unpinning her hair, letting the locks tumble over her shoulders. If left pinned, it would come out from her sleeping and become a tangled mess which would result in more time needed in the morning. She affixed the pins back on their paper sleeve and grabbed her sleep clothes and went back into the bathroom to change. They were the oddest getup she had ever seen. She was used to silk night shifts and bathrobes. These were a pair of shorts that she thought were too short for modesty sake but they were comfortable nonetheless and something with a hood on it. Why would anyone want a hood?

"Are you going to sleep on the floor again?" The chair that was in this room could hardly be called a chair. And the arm rests looked... sticky.

She walked over to the window to look out it, again. They were in space. She couldn't believe that she was off of her planet. The landscape here was vastly different than anything she had seen on Europa. It wasn't just different... the energy here was different. It was more than just seeing mountains or an ocean. The horizon itself was different. She could see a different face of the actual planet that their moon's orbited. It was darker on this moon, for example. She could still feel the reverberation of breaking the gravitational pull from Europa on takeoff. Kaleb had told her that they would "cruise" to the other moon to give her a chance to absorb everything that was happening. But even now, she couldn't really believe that not only was on another moon but had actually flown in space to get there. The view wasn't beautiful per se but it was astounding.

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Kaleb Wren — 06/27/2021
"That's what I was planning on doing yeah." he told her.  He watched her and could tell she was taken back about being elsewhere. "Still getting use to not being on Baklid-6?" he asked her. Though he didn't need to. He remembered that look from when he was a child and the first time he visited another world.

Reine — 06/27/2021
She nodded not taking her eyes off of the horizon. The constellations in the sky hung differently. No wonder she never really felt connected to her astrological sign, she was born here and her chart was completely different!

When they had landed she had almost passed out from the lack of oxygen. They had to wear masks similar to those she wore when they went to the ocean on vacation. All of the buildings were pressurized so people wouldn't get sick from the lack of air. You had to wait a minute in a locked chamber while your body adjusted.

"I wish you wouldn't sleep on the floor," she requested only barely looking away from the view. "It looks... Sticky" she said, not even trying to hide her disgust. "Could you come here?" She asked turning towards him. "I do not want to talk to you across the room." Her voice was soft and her shoulders heavy. Was she nervous about tomorrow? About the hunter? Was she just tired or hungry? She wouldn't say.

Kaleb Wren — 06/27/2021
Kaleb walked over to where she was and looked out the window. It wasn't like anything he hadn't seen before. But it was different being with someone that was seeing things for the first time.

Reine — 06/27/2021
She was raw and exhausted. She had no idea what she was going to find tomorrow. She didn't want to put too much hope in it being right. But she was doing her best to prepare herself for the worst. "I know why you did not tell me why you were running off to the marche. But..." She needed to choose these words carefully. He was of a pretty predictable temperament; but, she didn't want to come of as insulting. "I am not a wilting flower. I can handle the truth." She wrapped her arms around herself in a self-soothing action. It was protective body language that indicated meant no insult. "If you had told me that I needed to wear a disguise, I could have told you exactly what to get. I was in drama productions in school. I am not a stranger to playing a character." She smiled softly with a hint of mirth like theater was some sort of high achievement for espionage.

"And threatening me... that if you did not like what I did... you would take it into your own hands?" She sighed placing her hands up defensively but her voice stayed just as soft. "I know you are worried. I know that you have made this vow to protect me; but... I am a person. And there are so very many things wrong with that threat. The first being that there is no guarantee that your way would work and mine wouldn't. A girl's hair," she went on to explain, "is so integral to their identity. It allows them to present themselves to the world how they wish. It gives them a... semblance of control. Do you think that I am immune to unrealistic beauty standards? Because I am not." She chuckled incredulously. She could go on and on about how a person didn't need to have a reason to not like some feature about a person. No matter if it was the person's choice to have their hair a certain cut or color or wear the type of clothes that they did. If someone didn't like it, it was a like a knife to the heart. "So... what I am trying to say is that... just talk to me s'il te plait? I can help."

She softly slid her hands into his. "But... I have realized that I have not thanked you properly for everything that you have done for me. It seems like every chance I may get it is the next day and I cannot remember what happened in the past hours from waking up," she smiled wryly (meta joke!). "Donc, merci beaucoup mon chéri." She kissed his cheeks softly three times, pulling her head away wide enough so he wouldn't try any funny business. On Europa, there were different versions of la bise depending on the region. It would vary anywhere between one and four kisses with some even having a particular handshake to go along with it.

Kaleb Wren — 06/27/2021
"Uhm yeah you're welcome." he told her. "And some of your previous thinking you may need to change. You are on the run now, and to make it worse it's from Jedi hunters. You may have to change your appearance on every planet you visit. And that could eventually mean doing something drastic with your hair." he explained. He took in a deep breath. "Where is it that you want to go tomorrow?" he asked her.

Reine — 06/27/2021
"And I understand that! You just have to tell me." She poked him in the shoulder teasingly. "And if I might need to cut my hair..." She covered the side of her mouth and whispered conspiratorially, "there are wigs for that." And giggled.

Turning back to the window, "I do not know. It is a residence building. I will have to ask the Angel to guide me. Is there any way to find out where all of the residences are?"

Kaleb Wren — 06/27/2021
"If you have an idea of which one it is, I can access the holonet and get the information. That should at least tell us where it is." he told her.

Reine — 06/27/2021
She shook her head. "I did not see the outside of the building. I just know that there was a door to a balcony and even in this dark place there was a golden light that filtered in. The room itself was yellow. It was only one room. Does that help at all?"

Kaleb Wren — 06/27/2021
"Not really." he said. Though in his mind he was thinking 'why is it never easy.'  "So let's get a general location of the residences." he said as he walked over to the terminal in the room. It wasn't the best he had seen, wasn't even close.  Kaleb sat down and began inputing a request to know where the residental areas were.



Reine — 06/27/2021
She followed him. "It felt like the the window was facing south... but I do not know where south is here." How did a person not know where south was? Being on another moon was wild! "Given that it was only one room that must mean it was very cheap. And... it should be in a neighborhood where hiding a person was easy..." She trailed off.

Kaleb Wren — 06/27/2021
Kaleb nodded as he waited for the information he had requested to come up. He expected this system to be slower than what he was used to.


Reine — 06/27/2021
The terminal pulled up too many listings. Almost all of the residences were in cheap sublets with very little room. This was a mining colony that was not really made for families. They were made for workers to have a place to sleep and rest their heads. Maybe she was misremembering. It was such a confusing vision. "Let me meditate on it. See if the Angel can give me a better perspective." She sat back on the bed, and clasped her hands together, she whispered in her native tongue - almost like she was having a conversation, for quite some time.

Her eyes snapped open. "I was wrong. It is not in the city. Search for..." She was going to have to give up her name. Her actual family's name. Honestly, she was surprised no one had figured it out yet. "Search for all large land properties owned by Phu Cuong family."

Kaleb Wren — 06/27/2021
Kaleb didn't really recognize the name, but then again why would he. He typed in the name she had given him. And sent the request. (OOC: rolled a 22)

Reine — 06/27/2021
"It has to be outside of the city... the north end of the property will be closest to the city," she clarified.

TheTraveler — 06/27/2021
(OOC: Based on the information that Reine has given from her Farseeing and Kaleb's Computer Use, you both have a search grid of about ninety square acres. Due to the location and lack of anything else, this is the very best you can do without actually going there)


Kaleb Wren — 06/27/2021
As the information came up Kaleb smiled. "I think we got it, or at least close to it." he said as he pointed to the location on the screen. He was already grabbing his padd and transfering the coordinates to it.

Reine — 06/27/2021
"That looks to be right..." She was searching the coordinates for any residences but there weren't any markings. "Do you see any buildings?" The building itself was not a residence or not zoned for it. She remembered that there were no modern appliances or running water. The one bedroom building was a ramshackle. Almost like it was a barn before it was a home.

Kaleb Wren — 06/27/2021
Kaleb shook his head in the negative. "From what I can tell this recording was taken about 30 years ago, and it hasn't been updated since. So we're just going to have to go and look ourselves." he told her.

Reine — 06/27/2021
"That is so long ago!" Reine cried. "It is too late to go now. But it looks like we are going to need a speeder to get there. Do you know how we can get one?" She yawned involuntarily.

Kaleb Wren — 06/27/2021
"We'll see what we can find in the morning. If not we'll have to acquire one." Kaleb told her. "You might want to get some sleep." he said after noticing her yawn.

Reine — 06/27/2021
Reine nodded. "Please tell promise me that you won't sleep on the floor. I don't even like that our bags are on it..." she said as she climbed into the bed.

Kaleb Wren — 06/27/2021
"It's that or the chair. And believe me the floor is the better option." he told her as he walked over to where he had put the spare pillow and blanket and got them as he began to prepare the spot he was going to sleep on.

Reine — 06/27/2021
"Stop!" She protested. "You can sleep on top of the covers. I appreciate your chivalry but s'il te plait do not sleep on the floor."

Kaleb Wren — 06/27/2021
Kaleb looked at the floor and then the bed and then back to the floor. "Alright, but only because I don't have time to argue with the committee." he said as he took of his shirt and laid it neatly on top of the small table. It was in better shape than the chair that's for sure. He then got on the bed, with his head near the foot of the bed. he felt it gave him a quicker reaction time if he needed to get to the door.

Reine — 06/27/2021
A blush crept up her cheeks when he took off his shirt. She tucked a freshly dyed lock behind her ear and started to turn on her side to give him privacy when she noticed how he was sleeping. She couldn't hold back the revulsion of his feet next to her head. "Non. I am not sleeping next to your stinky feet." She buried under the covers and popped her head out of the other side. She struggled with the pillow with her feet but finally got it and put it under head. "Bonne nuit!" she told him before turning her back to him to try and get some rest.

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Kaleb Wren — 06/28/2021
Kaleb shook his head, he had taken a shower. He knew it wasn't possible that his feet stunk. But he also knew how... sensitive Reine was. But she had already changed her position and he wasn't about to since this position allowed him to keep an eye on the door. However he felt nervous about being so close to her. And Kaleb found that he didn't like being nervous.

Reine — 06/28/2021
Reine kept her back to him until she fell asleep. Which was more difficult than she was willing to admit. He just... Took his shirt off in front of her! What was she supposed to do with that? Was it a signal? Was he expecting something from her? Did he mistake her la bise? It was a custom in her culture, everywhere in Europa really. But if she was really honest with herself then she would be openly admitting that it wasn't only la bise she wanted to give him. NON! She had to stop thinking like that. She was going to get them both killed if she didn't stop her distractive thoughts.

She kept her back to him and pulled her knees closer to her trying not to cause him any discomfort. Though she was not a very considerate sleeper. It was very apparent that she had never shared a bed. Through the night she would be splayed in almost every position imaginable. Finally ending with her on her stomach, head away from him, arm slung over his chest, and one of her legs hanging off of the bed.

Kaleb Wren — 06/28/2021
Kaleb had no problem sleeping, though getting hit from time to time was adjustment. He woke up before the sun was up and felt the arm slung over his chest and carefully got out of the bed. And went to the small shower and got himself ready for what promised to be a long day. After he showered he got out saw that she was still asleep so he went about getting dressed and getting their things ready. He didn't think it was wise to come back to this place afterwards.

Reine — 06/28/2021
Reine snapped her head up a couple of times seeming like she was awake but it wasn't until Kaleb was done packing that she slowly came to consciousness. "Quelle heure est-il?" Her hair had grown in size three times from sleeping and the hairstyle she had put in the night before. She looked out the window with confusion. "C'est la nuit?

(English: "What time is it?" and "It's night?")

Kaleb Wren — 06/28/2021
"Actually C'est presque l'aube ." he told her as he turned around to face her and nearly jumped in shock. His eyes farrowed as he looked at her... well her hair specifically. "We have a long trip ahead of us remember?"

Reine — 06/28/2021
Frowning slightly at his reaction, she patted at her hair. "C'est bon je me suis douché hier soir..." She crawled out of the bed, adjusting her sleep clothes. "Où sont mes vêtements?

(English: Kaleb - "Actually, it's almost dawn."

Reine - "It's good I showered last night." and "Where are my clothes?")

Kaleb Wren — 06/28/2021
"Don't know, where did you leave them?" he asked.

Reine — 06/28/2021
Reine stretched her arms to the ceiling, letting out a soft high pitched screech. Her hoodie rode up showing a slight strip of her toned stomach. She took a moment to think and remembered that the clothes he bought for her was still in the bathroom. She went to the bathroom and picked through the clothes. Did she really need to wear these? They were hideous. She poked her head out "Do I really need to wear zees?"

Kaleb Wren — 06/28/2021
"Yes, unless you want to end up in carbonite again." he told her as he finished up and sat down.

Reine — 06/28/2021
She slightly grumbled before going back into the bathroom. By magic she was able to tame her hair and put it back into the style it was last night. The clothes, however, were too big. The scissors he bought did come in handy. She was able to cut the hem of the shirt so that she could tie it around her waist. "Do you 'ave a belt?" She called out to him.

Kaleb Wren — 06/28/2021
Fortunately for her he did. He had gotten out of the habbit of wearing it the last few days since he was wearing his blaster on his hip. He reached into his bag and removed it and walked to the bathroom and knocked on the door. "Here you go." he replied.

Reine — 06/28/2021
She opened the door a crack and took the belt. It didn't really help, but it was at least better. There wasn't time to sew or properly tailor the pants. She cut the bottoms of the pants off making strips out of the leftover fabric and tied them around the legs just under her knee. It wasn't the greatest look but it was something that was currently fitting. "Okay. I am ready. When do we go?" She asked as she walked out of the bathroom.

Kaleb Wren — 06/28/2021
"We can go now. Let's see if we can find a speeder to rent that is within the means of Christian Skywalker." he told her as he picked up his two bags.

Reine — 06/28/2021
Reine got her bag together. "'ow did you get such a cool surname?" she asked. "I got stuck with 'James'. Satine James. 'ow boring." She followed him out of the room and let him take lead on their path. Once on the route she would keep a lookout for the building.

Kaleb Wren — 06/28/2021
"I thought it was kind of silly. But I remember my father telling me about a great Jedi warrior that fought during the Clone Wars." Kaleb told her as he led the way out of the room. "Anyway when I saw the name I remembered that and chose it." he added.

Reine — 06/28/2021
Reine wrinkled her nose. "Clone Wars? What are ze 'clone wars'?" She asked.

Kaleb Wren — 06/28/2021
"It was a massive war that spanned the galaxy. At least where I'm from." he told her. "This isn't the time talk about that however since we don't know who might be listening." he added.

Reine — 06/28/2021
Massive war that spanned the entire galaxy? Where he's from? That statement made absolutely no sense to her. Instead she simply nodded contemplating how many times he had been hit in the head.

Kaleb Wren — 06/28/2021
It didn't take them long to find a speeder that met their needs and the pair headed out. It took them a couple of hours to get there. The sun had finally come up, at lest what they could see through the dome.

Reine — 06/28/2021
Their trip took them far outside of the city and onto farmland. The agriculture was definitely not native to the moon and there was a very tall lighting system to aid with the little sunlight it received. Reine was able to cover her hair to protect it from the wind. She prayed along the way hoping that the Angel would guide her. For some reason it took them until mid afternoon to find the area that they were looking for. They hadn't eaten all day and she wasn't about to ask for a pitstop for necessities. Not like there was any out this far.

Finally, when it seemed like it was the last place the looked, she spotted the tiny structure in the distance. The house was tiny and it was ramshackled. The thin air kept it from deteriorating completely but if this was what it looked like now, then it couldn't have been much better 18 years ago. Reine got out of the speeder slowly and took off her sunglasses. It seemed quiet. There weren't any vehicles around so it looked like they were alone. She could feel a wave of energy like a connection point. "This is it..." She said looking at him.

Kaleb Wren — 06/28/2021
"Are you sure?" Kaleb asked as he got out of the speeder. To him it looked like several of the other small structures in the area.

Reine — 06/28/2021
Reine nodded, looking back at the door. She made her way up to the small house. She could feel it in her heart that this was it. It took a few tries but the rusted latch opened finally and the smell was the one thing she was not expecting. She coughed at the stench. It hadn't even been cleaned... Or this is what all houses smelled like when sitting stagnant. There was a layer of dust and there was a lot of fading to the yellow walls. So, that was why it looked so golden in her vision...

Kaleb Wren — 06/30/2021
Kaleb watched as she got closer to the door of the house. “Hold on @Reine , don’t go in just yet.” he called out to her. He went back to his duffel bag and removed his comlink. He quickly sent a burst message to Ava and Tesara in order to make sure that some one got it. On Baklid-2, used ship that we acquired. Every one is okay for now. Need help to get off world. Is it possible for someone to get our ship located in docking bay 74 to have a hyperdrive installed and cleared for launch? He then his send and walked over to where Reine was to join her in entering the house. He hoped this was the right place.