Nomi and Somi 2

After a successful day of preparation for the next day's excursion into the prison, Nomi heads to bed in her shared room with Somi. She's changing into some bed clothes when Somi comes in and Somi sees the telltale signs of places their bodies don't match. Nomi has a dark purple scar over her collarbone from a time she was injured while away from the temple and another on her thigh from an injury, she said, from a speeder falling and catching her leg. Nomi looks over at Somi and smiles. "Hi, Som. I was just thinking about you. I want to let you know that I'm sure tomorrow will be just fine. I aced my interview; they don't suspect a thing in there. And Vic gave me very detailed instructions, so that part should be easy. You don't need to worry. And don't try to tell me you're not. I know you are."

Somi smiles sheepishly. "It's hard not to worry." She pauses for a moment, before adding, "especially lately. I know that you disappearing occasionally was just part of life, part of your training, but it still feels weird."

Nomi looks confused. "Training? Are you talking about when I used to go out on ships when I worked at the Temple? I never thought of it as training. It was my job. What I did so that I could spend all the rest of my time near you." Nomi crosses to Somi and wraps her arms around her sister. "I know we can survive without each other, but I never want to. I wish I had the Force so that we could always talk to each other no matter how far apart we are."

"I meant that it wasn't something you fully had control over when and where you went." Somi continues. "I guess I always assumed that when you had more control, you wouldn't just disappear." She sighs. "I wish you did too. But for other reasons - it doesn't feel right that we're so different in this one really important way. I don't know how Master Lilikai does it, though. It always seems like she's the one who starts the communication."

"Well, I was assigned to go places and I didn't have a choice about it, but if I am being honest I really enjoy seeing the parts of the galaxy I haven't before. I'm just glad you're with me now. But if I ever go anywhere without you, Somi, it's not because I don't love you or don't want to be with you. And I'll always come back to you." Nomi tilts her head and looks into the distance. "Maybe Lilikai just has more experience and knows how to find you in the vast galaxy. Or maybe she is hiding from other force users which masks her from you. Has she contacted you again?"

Somi nods. "She did. I know where she is. Or, at least, where she says she is.

Nomi looks hopeful. "Where does she say she is? Is she ok? She must have told you not to go to her, or you would have said something. Did you still sense a lot of pain?"

Somi looks thoughtful for a moment, replaying the vision in her head. "Whatever pain she was in, it seems to be over. She's on Coruscant."

Her expression changes, betraying an undercurrent of emotion somewhere between annoyance, concern, and helplessness. "She told me that she's trying to find a way off the planet, but didn't seem to want help. I know that she's supposed to take care of me." She quickly adds, "us! But, I hope she has a plan, because we could help her! We're planning a prison break right now, so we're even practicing for it!"

Nomi nods and pats Somi's hand. "I am sure she does have a plan. She doesn't want to put us in danger, but if her need out-weighed the danger it would put us in, I know she would call us. Coruscant is probably one of the only places that they would easily recognize Rogue Ronto. There may even be a warrant out on us or the ship. So I can understand her caution. And she doesn't know everything we've done since the last time we saw her. She doesn't know what we've survived and how much we can do." Nomi chuckles. "She'd probably flip a lid if she knew the danger you have been in. We have to trust her and believe she knows what she's doing. It was only when I didn't tell her enough that she ever made a bad decision about what she wanted me to do next."

Somi nods. "I know. But, I think you can trust someone and worry about them at the same time."

"When was that?"

Nomi thinks for a moment. "It was about a year ago, when I stopped going off-world so much. I found out about something. It was some information I wasn't supposed to have and I thought I should tell someone, but then I decided it must not be true and I didn't say anything." Nomi starts to look sad and regretful. She's trying to pass it off as no big deal, but it obviously means more to her than that. "So Lilikai didn't know what I knew and didn't tell any of the right people about it." Nomi turns away, her hand momentarily goes up to her face and when she turns back she has a neutral expression pasted on. "No one else knew about it, I guess. So then the rumor came true and a bunch of people in a village on this little planet were killed." She sits down and folds her arms across her stomach, hunching a little. "I don't like to talk about it."

Somi pauses for a moment, letting Nomi's words fully digest while she rubs Nomi's back to comfort her. "That sounds like it's been really hard to live with."

"It's easy to know what the right answer is after it's too late."

Nomi snorts. "True. Though Efnir has a bit of advantage on us all on that one." She says.

"Anyway, my point is that Lilikai, when she has enough information, usually knows what to do. And I trust her. If she says she can get out of wherever she is on her own and that it's better if we don't come there, then I think it's true. Though I do admit it's frustrating. I wish she was here. I'm sure she'd know a bit more about where to look for Damasa. And I would feel better having someone to depend on. Despite everything, I don't feel like a 'grown up'. Or maybe I just don't want to. I wish life was less complicated and I could play my music, have crushes on boys and hang out with friends rather than run for my life and meet with mob bosses and stage prison breaks."

"I wish it was easier too." Somi pauses, then adds, slightly ruefully, "But really, when have we ever gotten to do that?"

"I mean..." Nomi thinks it over. "Ok, never that I can think of. And honestly, if we didn't have all this going on, wouldn't life be a bit boring?"

Nomi laughs and hugs Somi. "Maybe out adventures could be a little less perilous. But I'd still want to be having adventures with you even if this hadn't all happened." Nomi turns her covers down and slides into bed, stretching before laying back with a hand behind her head. "I'm really glad not to be back on Ryloth right now. Do you miss them? Our real family?"

Somi laughs. "I don't know if I could handle boring. That's probably why I spend so much time with Vesper."

She sits back, relaxing, yet thoughtful at the same time. "I don't know if 'miss' is the right word. Maybe... wonder?" She gives a contemplative sigh before continuing. "We left so suddenly, and things were so chaotic. I wonder how many are still alive."

Somi sits up taller, as if suddenly more alert. "It's odd, though. I have a feeling that something, someday, will pull us back there, at least for a few days." She shrugs before continuing. "I'm not Efnir, though. The Force doesn't usually speak to me in that way. So who knows how accurate that feeling is."

Nomi looks at Somi. "Maybe you can have a feeling about it without it being Force driven. My advice would be not to doubt your feelings. If you want it to happen, just intend for it to happen and work to make it happen. We are going all over the place all the time. We have gone many places just because it seemed right at the time or because that was the location someone picked out of a hat. Ryloth is as good as any. Maybe better than some. Though it is a little close to Hutt space, so we might want to keep that in mind. If you want to go back, I will keep it in mind and we can ensure that that happens together."

Somi smiles back. "As long as it's with you, I'm willing to go anywhere."