Date: 2019-06-13 03:16 am (UTC)
shiningstardust: (listening)
From: [personal profile] shiningstardust
"And why is that? Should I be afraid that you'll lead me down the wrong path?", she asked, meant mostly as a tease, but with a genuine curiosity coloring it as well.

She had learned, after all, that even the most innocuous statements had meaning.

"Hm. Alderaanian, alright. I'll take that into consideration."

Date: 2019-06-13 03:26 am (UTC)
shiningstardust: (she could have been beautiful)
From: [personal profile] shiningstardust
Jyn blinked - once, twice, surprised by the statement. It may have been off the cuff, but it had caught her off-guard, anyway. She hadn't really been given many options before, even when it came to food. So although Joreth might not ever know, even if Jyn kept it to herself, she was touched.

"Very kind of you", she managed, nodding. "Much appreciated."

Date: 2019-06-13 03:48 am (UTC)
shiningstardust: (soft)
From: [personal profile] shiningstardust
The silence was a bit awkward, but Jyn supposed that was probably to be expected - they were still little more than strangers, after all. But this was a situation in which she had to think and choose her words carefully, this was not something that she could brush aside and treat like it was nothing important. This was the man she'd be spending the rest of her life with.

After a bit, Jyn glanced away from the menu, clearing her throat softly.

"What are you thinking?"

Date: 2019-06-13 04:04 am (UTC)
shiningstardust: (she could have been beautiful)
From: [personal profile] shiningstardust
Jyn appreciated being told the truth - and Joreth seemed very truthful in his reply to her. Moreover, it was reassuring to know that she wasn't the only one that was feeling that way.

That ... was as good a place to start building a foundation as any, wasn't it?

Maybe she should have left well enough alone. Maybe she should have waited for another time entirely, but -

"Why did you agree to it?"

Date: 2019-06-13 04:30 am (UTC)
shiningstardust: (resigned)
From: [personal profile] shiningstardust
Jyn was expecting a diplomatic and entirely practiced answer - surely it was a question that it was anticipated that she would ask at some point.

So, the first portion of his answer was not surprising in the least. She knew that his marrying her was definitely a step in the right direction when it came to furthering his career. She knew that a match between them would forge a relationship between the Admiral and Krennic -

But she wasn't expecting the raw honesty that was to follow. She hadn't anticipated the way that the answer pulled at her heart and stole some of her breath. "You don't even know me."

Surely, he was aware of her reputation, even if he couldn't know how well-founded those rumors were. But he didn't know her, not even a little, not at all.

Date: 2019-06-13 04:46 am (UTC)
shiningstardust: (resigned)
From: [personal profile] shiningstardust
Jyn ducked her head, breathing out a noise that could have been a chuckle, albeit not all that joyful. "I did ask, yes", she replied, taking a moment to take a breath before glancing back up, her expression apologetic.

He had been honest with her, now it was her turn to be honest with him.

"I didn't have a choice."

She wanted to apologize, but instead, she let her glance fall to the table once again. She felt ashamed and guilty, and hardly even knew why.

Date: 2019-06-13 05:02 am (UTC)
shiningstardust: (me)
From: [personal profile] shiningstardust
Jyn did look up - after a moment - slowly, nodding her appreciation. "It's not your fault."

Not his fault, not his doing, not his responsibility. And maybe Jyn didn't want to get into specifics, maybe she never would, but at least he had an idea, an understanding of why she was making a concentrated attempt to try to get to know him.

"I hope we might know each other someday."

Date: 2019-06-13 05:17 am (UTC)
shiningstardust: (so much to say)
From: [personal profile] shiningstardust
Now, Jyn would never have the opportunity to make an escape. Now, she really was well and truly stuck. If she wasn't at her post, under the watchful gazes of those who expected to work and keep the Empire's machine running smoothly, she would have no privacy at home, either.

Even if Joreth hadn't been recruited specifically to keep eyes on her, Jyn couldn't put it past Krennic to corner him somewhere and convince him to do it. She had no one to trust, nowhere to run.

And she suddenly felt sick to her stomach. Although, when the server returned, she managed to choose one of the Alderaanian specials, despite no longer having an appetite. She'd just have to go through the motions. She was good at that.

"I hardly know where to begin", she started, shrugging. "I've ... always wanted a pet of my own. Maybe a tooka cat."

She watched him expectantly, waiting.

"Your turn."

Date: 2019-06-13 05:29 am (UTC)
shiningstardust: (i hear you)
From: [personal profile] shiningstardust
Her smile was a bit more hesitant. She was far more used to being denied such superfluous desires, informed that it was a waste of time to focus on those sorts of distractions when there were far better uses of her time. "... Yeah?"

Jyn hadn't expected Joreth's offering to pull at her heartstrings so thoroughly. He couldn't know, could he, that she had lost her mother at a young age, too, that it still hurt to think about her and barely remember the sound of her voice or what her smile looked like, how it felt to be held in her arms.

"I'm sorry. And you never found out anything otherwise - ?"

Date: 2019-06-13 05:49 am (UTC)
shiningstardust: (she could have been beautiful)
From: [personal profile] shiningstardust
Jyn had so many follow-up questions, but she was observant enough to know when to drop them and to concentrate on other things entirely. Still, she felt that maybe, he could understand her, at least a little.

"Oh, that's impossible to determine without meeting them and getting to know their disposition first. I would hate to name it Sunny if it was actually very grumpy. Although I've never known a grumpy took cat before, have you?"

Date: 2019-06-13 06:00 am (UTC)
shiningstardust: (smile)
From: [personal profile] shiningstardust
Jyn's eyebrows shot up in surprise, and soon after, she laughed - a long, loud, pleased noise , one that she hadn't offered anyone in ...

Well. As long as she could remember.

"Don't tell me, AT-AV was the cuddliest one of all? To be honest, I think I prefer that name to the others. Did you have pets as a child? Do you have siblings?"

Date: 2019-06-13 06:11 am (UTC)
shiningstardust: (she could have been beautiful)
From: [personal profile] shiningstardust
"Good. That's good", she replied, nodding gently. "I'm sure they loved your friend, too."

Jyn had a difficult time picturing little Joreth with a security droid for a friend. That seemed exceptionally sad to her, but then, she hadn't grown up with siblings, either. And after a while, she wouldn't even say that she had many friends - real, true ones, in any case.

Just herself and her imagination.

"I know what that's like, being lonely. What happened with your droid?"

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