Chapter 84: Amenities

Summary:Things to do on Tythe Central!

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Chapter 84: Amenities

Izuku was doing his best not to stare. Which, to be entirely fair to him, meant he was doing better than both Aayla and Asajj were managing. When he had ultimately suggested using one of the Zero-G obstacle courses as a happy medium between 'training' and 'fun,' he hadn't had any particular expectations. The courses were popular entertainment, one he'd suggested himself, and most people either wore regular Zero-G suitable clothing they happened to own, or rented a simple set of the same from the facility. Shaak Ti, on the other hand, had pointed out that for this to be 'training,' they should assume they would only have the same clothing options as they would in the field.

That had been logical enough, and both Izuku and Aayla's regular day-to-day outfits were suitable. Asajj, meanwhile, had taken the suggestion as an excuse to try the Bunny Armor, minus the ears, in another environment, since she was apparently serious about it becoming her standard 'mission outfit.' Shaak Ti, however, normally wore fairly traditional Jedi Robes. Actually, hers were fancier than most. More elaborate. Intended to fit in with the diplomatic functions she'd often taken on as a Jedi Consular.

None of them had expected her solution to 'sudden Zero-G' to be simply ditching her robes for her underwear. Nor had any of them but Aayla had an idea just what sort of things Shaak Ti wore under her robes. While the plain tan breast wrap, made of a similar but softer material to her outer robes would have made sense…the fact that it was accompanied by another complex wrap for an equivalent of panties was certainly eye catching. Izuku recognized it as something vaguely similar to a fundoshi style of undergarment. Effectively a single piece of cloth wrapped and tied in such a way as to create a pair of underwear. It hadn't been a common style in Japan in his time, mostly only used for very traditional events. But it was a style he could mentally relate to what he was seeing.

Technically, it probably actually covered more than most types of underwear…in the front. It didn't really cover the thighs at all, and the back was essentially a twisted-cloth thong. All of which, when taken together with the stunning body that it was on and Shaak Ti's markings, viscerally screamed 'sexy tribal barbarian woman' to anyone with eyes and even the most vague appreciation for humanoids. All of which was only made MORE after Shaak had run one of the most difficult courses and developed a light sheen of sweat as a result.

Izuku was having to use the Force not to pop a boner. Aayla wasn't helping with the amount of lust she was radiating through their bond, or the way her eyes kept gluing themselves to Shaak's bare ass as it moved. Meanwhile, he was fairly certain that Asajj hadn't been aware she was attracted to women before this, and was now quietly experiencing her first 'gay panic.' Something which she was doing a remarkably good job of shielding from her Master, likely out of sheer desperate survival instinct. But which Izuku was picking up quite clearly with his own non-standard version of Force Empathy…and Aayla's own version of Empathy clearly picked it up too, from the looks she was throwing Asajj when her gaze wasn't locked on that ass.

Well, at least he could count on Aayla having that particular conversation with Asajj instead of him. Now, if only he was certain he wouldn't trip over his own tongue for the first time in years as Shaak walked back over to them, nipples visible through the now-slightly-damp breast binding, a bright smile on her face.

"That was most invigorating! I must admit, I never considered the possible training advantages of building a course like this in Zero-G. It was particularly excellent at forcing me to use movements from Ataru, despite that not being my preferred style. I imagine it would likely be a fantastic training aid for those first learning complex three-dimensional movement in combat."

Aayla, bless her, was still far more able to speak than him, despite the amount of 'please, can we seduce her, I want those thighs around my head' she was radiating down their bond. Yes, the emotions were that specific. No, Izuku hadn't known she could radiate emotions that specific. Frankly, he wasn't sure Aayla had known that she could do so until this very moment either.

"It would be, so long as it wasn't overused. It could easily lead to some incorrect footwork in regular gravity if it was introduced too often or at the wrong points in training. I know even I've gotten something out of training the movements in here, though. So introducing it once or twice at the start, then more frequently with an intermediary student, would be a fantastic way to help with Ataru training."

Seemingly oblivious to their collective ogling of her body and attempts to hide it, Shaak turned to her poor, panicking apprentice and set her a task.

"Right! I know you haven't done much Ataru training, but I think you'll find it well suited for you. Why don't you run a course normally in that armor. Then again while focusing on using the movements from Ataru. If Aayla is willing, she'd be an excellent person to give you some follow up advice on your second run, to try adapting your movements for your third."

Very interested in getting away from her Master at the moment, Asajj agreed immediately. She picked one of the longer, more complex courses almost at random and dove into it with enthusiasm. So much enthusiasm that it caused Shaak Ti to blink and Aayla's lust energy to transform, at least partially, into mental giggles that made Izuku's own lips twitch…

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"Well, I think that's just about the best we can do for a border arrangements. The Senate isn't going to be pleased with your stance, particularly your unwillingness to bend on the idea of border worlds being able to go or stay freely as they did with the Hutts. But your point that, strictly speaking, the Hutts are still in control of the border and thus the agreement isn't voided without them involved anyway? That will at least buy you time. Expect them to push if you manage to fully take over Hutt Space, though."

Izuku nodded. Technically, all of what they had just agreed to was verbal only, with the finer details to be ironed out by Esa Rotsino and Padmé in a series of additional meetings. Thankfully, no one expected the leader of even a planet to attend to that sort of detail, let alone someone representing what was slowly but surely forming up as a new galactic power. The barebones agreement, so far, was that the League of Free Stars would not accept membership from any Republic world. In return for not rocking that particular boat, no one would fight them over unaligned worlds that the Republic high-handedly considered to be in 'their space' despite not being members.

The only exception, one that the Republic wouldn't be happy about, covered the existing carve-out for worlds that were on the soft border between Hutt Space and the Republic. That border had always been in constant flux, with eons old laws on the books that eased a world moving from one to the other, depending on whom could practically project power to those worlds at any given time. In truth, that power projection had favored the Hutts for some time, with the Republic's lack of military beyond the Judicial Forces turning the entire Outer Rim rather lawless. The Hutts simply hadn't been interested in expanding onto those worlds either, being perfectly happy with a said lawless buffer zone being between them and the Republic.

The League was of a different mind, and the Republic, or at least Padmé, had clearly figured that out. The agreement would keep them from accepting random worlds that might be looking to jump ship, or even worlds like Abrion Major that were dangling between Tythe and Hutt Space. But, at least for now, border worlds would be fair game. Which, combined with there being a fair few unaligned worlds in this region of space, meant that the League was likely to expand a fair bit beyond the old Hutt Space 'borders.' Assuming they could go the distance at all.

Izuku had pointed out, as part of his argument, that the Republic could offer those same worlds the help they needed and allow them to properly join and not want to jump ship. Which had caused a mildly pained expression on flit across Padmé's face despite her professionalism. The Core Worlds that controlled most of the Senate spent all their time sucking the blood out of the Outer Rim these days. They'd never agree to put enough money into those systems, let alone give the ones that didn't have it actual membership. Doing so would increase the power of the Rim, which was the last thing the Core wanted.

"Now, let's move on to something I hope will be easier. Republic businesses that had assets in Hutt Space. So far, it's been noted by most of those companies that the League has not attempted to seize any of their assets, but also hasn't released control of them back to their parent companies in Republic space. The Senate and its members are very interested in making sure that happens, and quickly."

Izuku nodded, but it was Aayla who leaned forward and spoke. They'd agree that this point was one better made from her, even if she didn't have much to do with what was going on. Her status as a 'Former' Jedi would make the statement go down easier, particularly when Shaak Ti confirmed it. Doubly so since, rather interestingly, Shaak Ti's Jedi ID had been quietly reinstated, despite her being among those supposedly taking a 'leave of absence.' It was clear that someone on the Jedi Council had realized she was acting as a neutral party mediator, and their working theory was that whoever it was wanted to use Shaak Ti as an eventual bridge between the League-Adjacent Jedi and Jedi Council.

"On that point, I can give you some good news right off the bat for those interested parties, as well as an explanation for the delay. For the first, we have no intention of seizing assets legally owned by Republic Businesses. We have, in fact, already begun releasing some assets back to the various businesses that have properly cleared."

Namely, the Trade Federation and one or two other 'major' businesses that they'd arranged deals with, but that didn't need to be stated unless asked.

"The delay, however, is because many of those businesses were interlinked deeply with Hutt affairs. All Hutt assets are considered legitimate prizes to be folded into the League treasury, which means that we've had to task teams to investigate who actually owns what. More, we've already found a large number of illegal operations being carried out from Republic owned businesses. Something else that has to be investigated. Despite having prepared nearly a hundred dedicated teams for exactly this eventuality prior to the Crusade's start, there are simply so many companies that it's taking time to clear them of wrongdoing."

Padmé's face hadn't gone blank at the 'illegal operations' line, she was too good a politician for that. But with both Izuku and Aayla being empaths, they didn't need that sort of physical tell. They had felt the internal cringe. Everyone knew that a lot of Republic companies used Hutt Space as a work around for hideously illegal research. Some of them even dipped into the slave and spice trades just as a 'side business.' What better way to arrange 'indentured servants' for that dangerous new mining operation your corporation wanted to start up on the cheap, after all? Aayla didn't let up, continuing to hit the pain point that was going to develop for the Republic out of this.

"Obviously, some of those things were not illegal under the old system. However, many of them were and are illegal for a Republic Incorporated business to engage in, regardless of where they do so. Manufacture of war droids, controlled substance production, and certain types of research explicitly outlawed during the Ruusan Reformation restructure of the Republic. We've found dozens of violations already, and the need for documenting them in full has slowed efforts further."

When Aayla stopped speaking, there was a moment of silence before Padmé managed to rally.

"Perhaps, then, we should consider wrapping this and my other major discussion point together. Concerns about such criminality, and the possibility of Republic criminals fleeing into League space, has resulted in the Senate ordering me to pursue the idea of forming a Judiciary Interpol. For now, that would only mean aiding each other in the pursuit of criminals that flee into the other polity's space. However, I could see that, perhaps, allowing some aid from the Republic Judiciary to help clear companies faster would aid in freeing up the business assets we were speaking of. For many of the smaller companies involved, lack of access to their assets may otherwise destroy them before they can be cleared."

And so began yet another round of negotiations….

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Negotiations, at least the ones they would need to be directly involved with, were finally wrapping up right around lunch time of day four. It was just after that official wrap up that, with a gusty sigh and an artfully forlorn look, Aayla stuck.

"Gah! You were so much more fun as a Queen, Padmé~! Come on, now that we can't be said to be buttering you up, let us treat you to some fun! I bet you haven't even really gotten to see all the interesting bits and special attractions of Tythe Central, have you? You and your handmaidens can all write it off as 'assessing the culture' or something, right? I know from experience you won't relax unless we practically sit on you, but this counts as 'building good relationships with a foreign power,' right~?"

Her over-the-top batting of eyelashes at the whole handmaiden party actually startled a laugh out of Padmé. Aayla's primary contribution to the negotiations had been to force a more casual frame of mind, using banter between both her and Izuku and her and the Senator as a tool. It hadn't been even remotely malicious, of course. The purpose of her intentionally acting casual, leaning on the easy friendship she'd struck up with the woman and the two Handmaidens still present from their beach day back on Naboo, had been purely intended to keep any debate from getting too heated. Something which they had, in fact, actually managed. Though Shaak Ti had been needed, once or twice, to reign in Padmé, rather than either of them.

The woman was hardheaded and passionate. Though, thankfully, none of the current points were ones she seriously disagreed with them about. The closest to such was her belief that the Republic was the right way to run the galaxy, and that everyone should be joining it to work together. Even there, she was aware enough of the flaws and problems in the current system, of the corruption that had crept in, that she couldn't argue the point too fervently. She wasn't a zealot, as it were, but a moderate who leaned idealist.

"I think that could be nice, did you have something specific in mind? I admit, I've noticed advertisements for several entertainment concepts that I'm unfamiliar with. Along with a few particularly spectacular looking examples of ones I am."

Aayla grinned at getting Padmé's acceptance.

"Well, there are several options, but I thought we could start with lunch at the Sea of Stars. The food is fantastic, but the ambience is even better. After that, we can either hit up the Relaxation Pools, the Gravity Spa, or even the Virtual Delve if you're wanting something more active."

Eirtaé perked up at that.

"Wait, is that the whole thing I saw advertised when you can pretend to be a fantasy warrior, kicking butt through a dungeon with a sword?!"

Everyone looked at her, surprised by her sudden excitement, causing her to blush.

"…What? I thought it was a cool idea, and if it's as good as the advertisements I saw showed, it's way more immersive than similar ideas I've seen. How the heck did they get full-color holograms cheap enough to fill whole decks with them? Not to mention the claims about the monsters actually providing haptic feedback when you touch or hit them!"

Izuku chuckled, the abrupt enthusiasm reminding him of Mei. Which, as it happened, was also the answer. After a fashion, at least.

"Believe it or not, the same genius that developed most of our new ship systems came up with the basic technology. She even came up with the idea of the Virtual Delve, but never would have gotten around to making it with all of the other projects on her plate. In fact…three of you have met her before, if only in passing, I think. Mei Hatsume."

Padmé's expression twisted into one of surprise, even as Sabé started outright giggling. When the others all looked at her, she managed to choke out an explanation.

"E-eirtaé and I-I were the ones r-reading reports about the N-2 projects. That girl is hysterical! I still can't believe she nicknamed Miss Tveree Megamilk and got away with it!"

An expression of understanding dawned on Eirtaé's face as she apparently connected the dots, starting to snicker a moment later.

"O-oh, goodness. The expression on her second's face when she started calling him Triangles…"

The two Handmaiden's bright laughter was infectious, sweeping them all into a good mood as the picked up their respective dataslates and talked about their plans for lunch…

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The Sea of Stars had been breathtaking, of course. The food there was excellent, and included some dishes Mei and Izuku had been able to roughly duplicate from Earth. But, while good food was always a draw, it wasn't the most important one of the Sea of Stars. No, the main draw always was, and had been again in this case, the incredibly high-fidelity holograms of a miniature galaxy that surrounded guests as their hovering platforms floated in seeming isolation. The isolation was, itself, another trick of the holograms, editing out other tables and guests in real time.

The effect was that of being set adrift in a literal Sea of Stars, the artificial galaxy having said stars far more densely spaced than they would be in a more realistic map. Though it was still largely accurate. It was their own galaxy on display, in a way rarely seen save in the most immersive of star maps. If the diner wanted, they could reach out and touch any inhabited star, getting a little pop-up box with interesting facts about it. Padmé and the handmaidens had been fascinated, the artist who rendered the world having done an incredible job of capturing the beauty of the stars instead of the perfectly accurate rendition normal for the very rare projections of such size and quality.

It was yet another thing made possible on Tythe by Mei's knowledge, though in this case she was mostly reproducing and mildly enhancing holographic tech that had already been in use on Earth. The worlds of the Republic had the same problem with virtually all of their technology, in that generally only the simplest and more robust tech ever reached mass production on a scale that it could be found everywhere. Meaning, even among the halls of power, it was relatively normal to see monochrome or limited color holograms. There were certainly places that had better, specific worlds with the right tech base to supply themselves with superior options. But such tech was more complicated than the simple, robust versions, and rarely got exported in large enough numbers to matter on the massive scale of the Republic.

Something that was sadly likely to be true of their tech, too. But that was a lament for another day. For now, the slightly late lunch had been a huge success, buoying spirts as Padmé, Sabé, and Eirtaé firmly decided they wanted the more physical activity of the Virtual Delve. Dormé and Cordé weren't as physical of people, it seemed, and had instead split off with Shaak Ti to visit the Relaxation Pools.

Actually, Izuku was fairly sure Padmé had been torn between the Pools and the Delve. Her choice had been blushingly decided by the brutal teasing about another round of 'topless fun' like she, Sabé and Eirtaé had enjoyed during the Bikini Beach Party on Naboo. The teasing had made her swerve hard away from the swimsuit-related activity and settle on the Delve. Though she at least seemed nearly as interested in the chance to physically stretch out after days of meetings as the other two had been.

Of course, with Aayla and Sabé on the case, Padmé had still been doomed. She just hadn't realized they'd have almost as much ammunition in the VIP decks of the Delve as they'd have had in the Relaxation Pools. Unlike the simplest walk-in Delves, which stuck to a few rooms and looped them, the VIP decks featured a much greater degree of 'immersion.' Which, as it happened, included smart-clothing costuming. Essentially, a wide range of themed costumes which used a type of smart cloth that could adjust itself for a significant range of sizes and body types. Smart cloth wasn't anything new, but was generally considered fairly pointless, as few people needed clothing that changed size with them. Particularly not when the stuff was far more expensive than even getting regular clothing outright tailored to your specific body.

For the Virtual Delve, though, it was a fantastic addition for the VIP area, allowing the business to carry a broad range of costumes that VIP delvers could use for their delve. Something which Aayla and Sabé had apparently taken full advantage of. It was pretty obviously the two of them responsible, given that they were obviously flaunting their outfits and grinning like the nexu who'd raided an entire tuna factory. Unlike, as it happened, Padmé and Eirtaé, who were both trying not to blush horribly. Eirtaé was at least mostly successful in that, while Padmé was obviously struggling to keep her cool as they rejoined Izuku.

He couldn't blame her, given what Aayla and Sabé had somehow convinced her to wear.

Despite the hefty and badass looking sword she carried, the outfit definitely leaned into the 'fantasy' side of the genre the Virtual Delve catered too. Beyond some practically armored bracers and shin guards, the rest of her outfit screamed 'belly dancer' far more than 'fighter.' A very thin, as in thin enough he could see her nipples starting to poke through, white bikini top was bordered around by worked gold filigree. With the addition of puffy sleeves in the same style, paired with a swirling and high-slit half-skirt that left one leg fully uncovered, the entire outfit could equally be worn by a 'blade dancer' type class or a harem girl. Given the broadsword she carried, almost more a bastard sword in her hands really, he was assuming 'blade dancer' was the official intent. The outfit left very little to the imagination, though. Frankly, the way it highlighted and worked with her lightly toned body honestly made it far more of a temptation than a mere bikini would have.

Sabé hadn't spared herself, of course. In fact, Izuku assumed that the fact her 'barbarian' themed outfit covered even less had been part of how she'd gotten Padmé into so little. She wore little more than a strip of cloth across her tits, barely covering her nipples, a loincloth that he was fairly sure didn't have anything under it, and a collar and shackles with 'broken' links of chain hanging off of them. She carried paired short blades in a single-edge style, the way she held them screaming to Izuku's hindbrain that she knew how to use them.

Eirtaé had gotten off somewhat more lightly. While the second Handmaiden was one of Padmé's original set, and had some biosculpt work done to help with her job as a decoy as a result, she hadn't grown into quite the same frame as Padmé and her near-identical 'twin' in Sabé. Nor had, Izuku thought, there been as much effort to maintain the resemblance as that fact became clear over the years. Now looking more like Padmé's cousin or half-sister instead of her twin had, just possibly, spared her from the quite as scandalous of a wardrobe of the other two.

Instead, she'd been dressed up in what Izuku could only think of as 'Sexy Sorceress' attire. The 'robes' she was wearing certainly covered more skin than the belly dancer or 'barbarian' look of the other two. Yet, it still had a deeply plunging neckline. As in, it went all the way down to expose her navel, keeping her breasts covered only by virtue of a few thin strings holding the two sides of the deep V together. It also stopped above her hips at the sides, splitting into a long front-and-back swirling loincloth style that only went down to her knees. Izuku could, in fact, see the intentionally exposed straps of what he suspected was a thong panty, arching over her well-formed hip bones. She also, of course, carried a nicely carved staff with a crystal set in it, which he knew would allow her to shoot 'spells' at the holograms they were going to be fighting.

Aayla, of course, was perfectly shameless with semi-nudity around those she liked and had embraced a ridiculously suggestive chainmail bikini. She was also holding a bow, with the quiver on her back honestly probably covering more of her ass than the chain-bikini did. She was also waggling her eyebrows at him from behind a blushing Padmé, not at all subtly looking down a moment later and pursing her lips in a silent wolf whistle at the sight of the Senator's ass moving in that thin, clingy cloth.

Trying to suppress his own blush, as well as move things along, Izuku cleared his throat and somehow managed to get a suggestion to get started out without his voice cracking. Somehow, he was afraid that his own rather 'heavy' style armor was going to leave bruises on his unmentionables by the end of this, as he tried to fight the 'monsters' while also fighting down an erection…

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"Ha!"

Izuku watched in amazed bemusement as Padmé brutally decapitated the final boss, seeming to have really gotten into her role. He and Aayla had held back from using the Force, with Izuku himself having taken the role of 'cleric/priest' to keep things fun for the less experienced trio of women. In the same way, Aayla had taken a completely unfamiliar weapon in the bow, and refrained from helping herself in any way with the Force to wield it properly. Her pure athleticism had still put her in competitive range with Padmé and her Handmaidens…who had showcased quickly that they had significant self-defense training. Sabé was a little monster with those blades, and Padmé had taken shockingly well to the bastard sword. As evidenced by her recent enthusiastic beheading of the final boss.

"That was fun! Oh, please, please, please tell me that the owner is thinking of opening one of these on Coruscant! It would totally be a great way to bleed off violence when one of the Senators hits on Padmé or one of us again!"

Eirtaé had proven to be a surprise as she slowly dropped her professional masks and embraced a clear case of inner fantasy geek. She'd become practically giddy the longer the delve went on, and the more she got to order the others around into different formations and tactics. Izuku couldn't help but return her own huge smile, even as he answered.

"I don't think there are currently plans to open more of them, but I suppose it's not out of the question, if you think there would be a market for it?"

Eirtaé made a half-hysterical noise, and even Sabé and Pamdé outright laughed. It was Sabé that ultimately answered for the three of them.

"Izuku, this was far better than anything short of top-quality combat sims, and those are usually only in the hands of corporations or security services, not something one does just for fun. You could open an entire chain of these on any Core world and they'd be booked solid for months! People would probably plan entire damn vacations around a single delve like this!"

Izuku gaped. He'd known that entertainment tech was pretty primitive out on the Rim, but things he'd seen in places like Naboo, or at the Resorts he and Aayla had occasionally vacationed at, had made him assume it was just a resource scarcity thing. The idea that the Core didn't have anything like this hadn't even occurred to him, particularly as he had seen comparable technology that could piece something like this together on some Mid-Rim and Inner-Rim worlds. He looked at Aayla in disbelief, only to get a shrug back.

"Jedi don't exactly do a lot of pure entertainment stuff, Izu. So I have no idea. We had access to a training room or two that could mostly mimic what the Virtual Delve does, at the Temple. But it was always used for advanced situational training. Not often, either, since it can't duplicate Force presences and thus wasn't that useful for us Jedi. Usually, it was used more to mimic disasters aboard ship or something, instead of combat. Helping people gain a point of reference for how to respond to fires aboard ship or evacuation drills of dangerous areas. Things like that."

Padmé, who was a bit too tempting to look at right now, given that her sweat had done a number on her white top and she was effectively topless with how see-through it was, spoke next. She sounded contemplative, which he suspected meant she hadn't yet realized the state of her top half.

"I've seen similar technology used for holo-operas and similar events. But never for something as interactive as this was. I've never seen the haptic feedback worked into the holograms like that, either. How is that even done?"

Eirtaé perked up, laser focusing on that question and clearly wanting an answer. Shrugging, Izuku told them what little he knew.

"It's a combination of holograms and carefully projected micro-repulsor fields, plus some hardware in the weapons and such. The tech was originally developed for Tythe Central's command and control center, allowing someone to summon up a touch screen on basically any surface, or even midair, so they can customize their data streams. Borgan Trillian, our primary business guru, took one look at it and went nuts. He assigned a few people to make entertainment businesses based on the tech, but I don't think he's had the time to really follow up with those teams."

Eirtaé looked thoughtful, clearly piecing how it could all work together to create the experience they'd just finished.

"That's brilliant…and technically complicated, I imagine. There have got to be a few droid brains or similar hooked together running this place, to handle all the raw on-the-fly calculations."

Aayla fielded that one, Izuku not actually having a clue. He'd only visited the Delve once, when it first opened. Aayla, on the other hand, had found she enjoyed the place as a way to unwind and had often volunteered to test the more advanced scenarios as a result.

"There's a single high-end droid brain running each 'delve,' but they have access to a fairly impressive server farm that helps them crunch the numbers. So the droid brain only has to act as the interactive control mechanism, accounting for delver actions, rather than doing all the heavy lifting for the entire environment."

Eirtaé nodded, clearly enthusiastic about the idea. Before she could get too deep in the weeds on it, Izuku raised a hand.

"I'd be happy to get you in touch with the techs later. For the moment, I think Padmé might want to change, though. Then perhaps we can all wind down over a drink or two in a nearby lounge."

Confused, Padmé looked down…then squeaked and dropped her sword to cover her nearly-naked breasts. She flushed scarlet as Sabé and Eirtaé giggled, then blushed even deeper as Aayla cheerfully complemented her confidence in fighting half the delve topless…

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A/N 1: This chapter exists largely out of the need to start more firmly building up the framework for the multi-ship pairing. None of the additions, save perhaps the Sith Girl who recently won the final poll, are going to be super-quick additions. Instead, they'll be built up to with interactions like this over the course of months or years of interactions. Something I think is more realistic and which I did even with Mei, who Izuku had a previous connection to. We see in Ch 84 that at least the physical attraction, as well as a certain degree of casual closeness, is developing between the various individuals.