*insert something stupid and witty here*

[Ziris Ruemar]

She paused once again.Upon listening to the tone of this stranger before her, and the new information she has learned, she came to a conclusion. She would either join the empire and start a new life, making clear her intentions on joining the Imperial forces, OR possibly be slaughtered for refusing the man's proposal... She finally decided, after about thirty seconds of silence, what she was gonna do. She suddenly made eye contact with this seemingly friendly stranger, "I am aimless at this moment in time, though, it would not hurt to be accepted into.. The Empire." She slowly took his out-stretched hand into hers and then decided to ask a question. With a tilt of her head, she asked this question, " What is this... Empire? I have heard of no such thing where I grew up."

[Rhoden Carbine]

Rhoden's smile remained on his face but he stared blankly for a few moments. Sure, not hearing about the Empire wasn't in and of itself surprising on some worlds, but on this world, and of this species? It truly was remarkable.

"The Empire," Rhoden said, his voice becoming more full, "Was once the primary governing force across the entire galaxy--most of it, anyways." he said, "Terrorists who care for nothing but blood and destruction have splintered it. They wear a guise of benevolence and freedom yet they have slaughtered millions." he said, "The Empire currently controls a generous portion of the galaxy and we will one day strike back against the criminals which have festered across the galaxy and restore order."

He gestured back towards the transports where the other troopers were heading, "Our vessels are this way, we'll take you offworld and then see about finding a place for you." he said kindly. The troopers, taking this as their cue, turned and headed for the transports themselves--moving fast, but not too fast, so as not to look like they were eager to get away from them.

[Ziris Ruemar]

She was absolutely awe struct as she listened to this new, if she dare say, friend talk about The Empire. It all seemed so... exciting, exhilarating almost, to go out somewhere off world. Yet it was terrifying, going somewhere she has never been. She turned her body to where she could make a clear look at the vessels, or so he called them that, and started examining them with her eyes, seeing if they were safe to board. Once she concluded they were safe, she faced her comrade, nodding once, gesturing that she was ready to go.

[Rhoden Carbine]

Rhoden put his helmet back on and lifted a hand to point at the TIE. "I'll be taking the fighter up, I'll meet you in the hangar and have someone assign you quarters on the Hydra for the time being. We'll discuss your plans for the future once we've completed the current mission."

He turned and climbed into the TIE, the Imperial ships lifted off and roared back into the sky leaving the burning facility behind. There would be a more appropriate crew and security force sent in to secure and investigate what was left, right now Inferno had rebels to kill--and one to capture...

Rhoden set his TIE down inside the hangar and hit the deck as the Hydra leapt into hyperspace. The troopers were departing the transports but moved aside for him as he approached, he removed his helmet once more, gesturing to an Ensign to approach. "Find Ms. Ruemar here some quarters." he said, "She'll be staying with us for the time being. Inform Lieutenant Commander Mercado as well, she'd best call Utopia and make the necessary arrangements." Meaning security and paperwork, including informing someone--probably Captain Vassyl--about the new... recruit.

[Mora Norith]

Mora lay in a room on the Hydra, letting her senses expand throughout the ship. Rhoden had allowed her to join the trip to this new world, but refused to take her to the surface. He had said she wasn't trained enough to fight the "pesky rebels" until they reached maybe blaster training. Mora was here because Utopia was getting a little cramped and she could study how Rhoden dealt with the soldiers under him and learn from it.

There is a new life force on the ship. Mora's eyes open. She can feel the uneasiness and curiosity coming off of this new person, but no complete terror telling her this is no rebel prisoner. Mora gets up and walks through the ship, following the trail until she turns a corner to see one of the soldiers leading a young girl about her age to a door in the hall. Mora tilts her head and stares at the newcomer curiously, she's never seen her kind before, but then again Mora hasn't seen much of the galaxy's inhabitants being confined to Utopia. The girl looks up and the two lock eyes. Mora smiles warmly and waves.

"Why hello there, I'm Mora Norith."

[Ziris Ruemar]

She stares at this new stranger, who seems friendly enough, with a curious gaze. As their gazes lock, this stranger introduces herself as... Mora, she responds to Mora with curiosity and indecisiveness but also with a slight shyness to her tone. "Hello, I am Ziris Ruemar, It is nice to meet you Mora." After the quick introduction with Mora, she then walked with the watering-can-men to her quarters, thats what Rhoden called it. Then they stopped at a metal door. When the door suddenly slides open, she gasps slightly but quickly recovers from her shock. Curiosity takes over the shock as she walks into her room. It looked very plain, but she would just have to deal with it for now. She walks into her room without a word and the door closes after her entrance. She sits on her plain bed. The bed had white sheets and a grey/blue blanket, while it creaks, she is content. She then lays on the bed, facing the grey wall, and looks over the day's adventure.

**2 hours later**

Ziris walked through the halls, quietly exploring the 'vessel' they were in. However, as she looked through a clear material in a circular shape, there was a strange room in front of her. A man lied on a table, mechanisms working on the person's head. There was a strange symbol on his clothing that she could barely see... what was happening to this man? Was he going through pain? Ziris knew not, but this sight was one she hoped not to see again.

(OOC: Neive had to help me with his cameo. Said he didn't want me to "miss any details" for whatever reason.)

[Rhoden Carbine]

Rhoden received a report about their new alien friend exploring the ship, and more importantly her impending approach. Mora had also taken the time, it seemed, to explore. She had exchanged greetings with the intriguing alien earlier and had just arrived in the interrogation room.

"Ah, Mora, welcome." Rhoden said, gesturing to Neive laying on the table while his little horned brain was being worked on. "Mr. Undant here is hopefully going to be working with us soon--or at least for the Empire." he said. He glanced over Mora's shoulder to see Ziris. "Ah, and I believe you've met Ms. Ruemar." he said, gesturing to her.

"I'm afraid I must oversee this operation, I have a personal interest and care in it you see. But please feel free to get acquainted you may well be working closely in the near future." he said.

OOC: I dunno if you've already applied on SLIU and all that but Rhoden's probably going to be out of this thread. You and Mora can have a lovely little chat or whatever, but Rhoden's written into a corner at this point. We'll continue finding you a spot in the Empire--I do believe you expressed interest in Inferno--in another thread.

[Mora Norith]

Mora glances at the man on the table, quickly looking away.

"Come on Ziris, we can talk in my room." Mora leads Ziris through Hydra's halls to her quarters.

"So what do you think of this whole thing so far." They walk into Mora' s room and sit on a couple of chairs.

[Ziris Ruemar]

Ziris curtly nods and follows this Mora individual,through Hydra's halls, to her room. She examines the room and takes in the view. Her eyes finally set upon a chair, the chair itself was a dark grey but the padding was a lighter shade of grey that is subtle but noticeable. Ziris sits on one of the chairs and gets comfortable "Well, it's all quite confusing, I don't seem to understand it all nor can I wrap my brain around it."