"Forgive me, sir... my time isn't mine these days."
A short search of her pocket, and she offers over a small direct comm.
"Please, if you'll transmit the coordinates for areas underground, or other ideas, I'll take it under advisement as I can.."
"The only advantages I'll accept is better care for those who need it," she says, before one of her guard catches her attention.
'Director... you're needed back soon.'
She tenses slightly, not yet settled in her own authority.
"Ah, yes... right..."
She looks to the stranger.-
@ReineCorlis
A single kiss was pressed to her hand. He held it with surprising care, as if it were something precious and fragile.
His lips lingered against her skin for a moment longer than necessary.
"Happy birthday, my dear. . ."
The words came low and warm.
His thumb brushed over her knuckles as he drew back just enough to look at her.
There was something softer in his eyes than he would ever admit aloud
// Also, as a heads up - I know the timeline dove into Post-ANH stories, which is totally fine!
I myself am still in Pre-ANH mode simply because Alderaan going bye-bye changes Everything for Reine, and I'm already stressed IRL. 😮💨
So! Any before-boom story, I'm your gal.✨️
"Is there immediate need?"
She looks to her entourage briefly, as if unsure.
"If so, tell me the coordinates. I can call up for a mobile clinic to be dispatched... Many of them have been refurbished from the field."
“ The Clone Wars may have ended but that doesn’t mean we’re at the end. Time may portend something else and people will definitely need a clinic…..” He’s in thought.
“ Look, if you want a good place………follow me. Your guard detail can follow too.”
I became Director through tragedy. Through a war that took too much, from too many.
In light of that, I must always try to do what is right... not what is easy.
"Because everyone deserves to be well, no matter their station..."
She looks on him seriously. Despite her fatigue, that truth she holds is clear.
"With the war finally over... we can focus on rebuilding. Healing what's been hurt... giving back to the people. All people."
His green eyes would look into hers. “Why do you wanna build a clinic down here anyway? With your kind of wealth……you could buy a lot of properties topside.”
“ Safe & lucrative even for a medical facility. You could easily attract the best & brightest physicians….”
"That's a fair point..."
A slight sigh, glancing down at her entries, ideas and locations on the data pad.
"It'll be a challenge... but nothing worth doing is ever easy."
"Well, surveying..."
She indicates the datapad in her hand.
"It may be a moment before we can, but if you know of places in the sublevels in great need, we can add them to our route."
A small smile.
"We'll do what we can."
Two years into her role as Director, she's still getting used to being addressed, and speaking up for herself.
"Ah, good afternoon.."
She gently signals her guard to stand down.
"Surveying... we mean to open some clinics, where possible. For those who need them."
@BactaBaroness
(Random starter for yousa).
[18BBY]
“ Whats a pretty woman like you doing here in the Corusanti Underworld?” He asked as he approached her.
// Also, as a heads up - I know the timeline dove into Post-ANH stories, which is totally fine!
I myself am still in Pre-ANH mode simply because Alderaan going bye-bye changes Everything for Reine, and I'm already stressed IRL. 😮💨
So! Any before-boom story, I'm your gal.✨️