Thu Feb 24, 2011 2:28 am by Aerandir Calmcacil
*Once again, Bix McDouglas was called upon to be the official greeter of the Jedi Academy of Belkadan. A job he honestly didn't mind, but if that became the only thing he was good for, well, he would just have to make sure he left a high standard for the next guy in line to reach. Which might be slightly difficult, considering how often his eight-year-old sister Shells tagged along.
And so the two appeared now, the only news Bix knew is that someone was interested in the Academy, a student the reports said, but the first thing Bix noticed to his right was the form of the Master Chief in the hangar, to which Bix smiled and waved at, calling out to the man in a friendly greeting, though not necessarily inviting him to come over for a conversation.*
*Shells shot a glance in that direction and shrugged, offering a wave as did her brother before looking forward and sighing again. Bix knew these routines were boring, but it was a good way to keep her out of trouble. Who knew? One day she might start learning how to be polite with visitors if she ever followed his example. Bix, in the meantime, simply carried on, knowing that the Chief and Bix weren't exactly familiar with each other yet, and so did not expect the Chief to join him.
However, what Bix saw almost made him stop in his tracks: At the foot of the ship he was heading for was a very tall creature, golden-skinned, with horns and claws, but with a rather beautiful appearance. It was accompanied by a smaller woman, though hairless, but Bix never saw anything like the larger thing before. It was disorienting, and his eyes widened beneath the sunglasses. Shells, while similarly surprised, recovered more quickly, however, and as the two approached the newcomers, she already had her opening remarks ready.*
*The last comment was aimed at the woman, of course, but that didn't spare Bix a grimace and a quick grip on the child's shoulder. He looked at both creatures apologetically├óÔé¼ÔÇØsomething of a small feat, considering their height differences├óÔé¼ÔÇØand cleared his throat before speaking.*
*Shells didn't seem to take any admonishment from Bix's grip, and his defense was rather weak, but she kept her eyes trained upon the larger being. It was something she had never seen before, and she had meant her words about it looking "cool." But maybe that was an understatement; this thing was fairly beautiful to behold. Not that Shells was much into boys or anything, but she couldn't take her eyes off of him.*