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[childofrebellion]

Cassian hates the heat, it makes him feel stupid. That's why he's in Milliways with a tall cold drink near a vent as he works on his datapad.

His work keeps taking him to planets that are humid and he's wishing for an ice planet like where he grew up.

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[last_kallig]

"Hello, Cassian!" Ibani calls as she comes down the stairs. "You feel like you've been stuck somewhere ENTIRELY too hot and humid."

[childofrebellion]

He gives Ibani a wave, "Yes, I hate humidity."

[last_kallig]

"I'm not fond of it myself," Ibani replies as she takes a seat across from him. "If you want somewhere cold for a bit, I can provide."

Her smile turns wry. "I'm on Hoth at the moment."

[childofrebellion]

Cassian laughs as he takes a long drink, "That would be the other extreme. What are you doing on Hoth?"

[last_kallig]

"I'll be going after a bunch of pirates who've gotten their hands on some Sith artifacts," Ibani explains.

"There is something of a graveyard of crashed ships on Hoth, and a lot of pirates and other criminals have set up bases for themselves in the wreckage."

[childofrebellion]

"Wreckages are good for that but they're not good for dealing with the cold."

[last_kallig]

"They're not, although I suppose that being buried in the snow helps. Some of the wreckage has been there for decades at the least, lots of time to get buried."

"And of course heating can be rigged up, if you know what you're doing."

She shakes her head. "If I'm lucky, this lot won't have gotten a hold of anything that will drive them insane, or worse."

[childofrebellion]

"I hope so as the cold doesn't sit well with everyone and an artifact could make it much worse."

[last_kallig]

Ibani nods in agreement. "I'm used to cold and I can cheat with the Force, but even I don't like being out of doors on Hoth for long."

"What kind of work have they got you doing where it's hot and humid?"

[childofrebellion]

"Normal sort of thing, connecting people and finding weaknesses in the Empire. How are your networks going?"

[last_kallig]

"Going well, last I heard." Her smile broadens. "The cult is expanding by leaps and bounds, and we're expanding production of the cure for the Rot at a better rate than I had initially anticipated."

"Haven't made much progress into the upper levels of Nar Shaddaa yet, but I did acquire a sky palace as part of my cover as a would be crime lord."

She chuckles. "The decorating scheme is, well it has to be seen to be believed. Want to see some footage?"

[childofrebellion]

"A sky palace, that's impressive and cures are hopeful. Of course," He knows there's some sketchy decorating out there.

[last_kallig]

Ibani pulls out a datapad and calls up holographic images of the place.

The entrance hall is spectacularly terrible. Someone took a half dozen delicately carved patterns and put ALL of them on the walls of this one room, then entombed them with gilding. There are enough crystal chandeliers hanging from the ceiling that the reflected light is actually painful from certain angles. The furniture is both ornate and hideously uncomfortable looking, delicate Nautolan spirals in shell and pearl shoved up against heavy square wooden furniture from Alderaan decorated with pastoral scenes of livestock herding. A small menagerie of exotic animals appear to have died to make the rugs, and even the CEILING is gilded.

Ibani just waits for Cassian's reaction, rather than saying anything.

[run_barry]

"Hey Cassian, what's up?" Barry asks, spotting Cassian from the counter and walking over with a cup of coffee and a cheese danish.

[childofrebellion]

Cassian smiles when he sees Barry, its been too long, "Its too hot."

[run_barry]

"Here?" Barry asks. "Or where you're coming in from?"

[childofrebellion]

"Bouncing between planets that are too hot and humid," He knows the names but doesn't want to think of them at this point.

[run_barry]

"Oh," Barry says with understanding. "Yeah, I guess that would do it."

[childofrebellion]

"Yes, I don't like humidity. How are you doing?" But cold drinks exist and he's happy to have a break.

[run_barry]

"I don't mind the warm up," Barry replies, "It's winter back in Central City."

So the chance for warmer weather is sort of welcomed.

"I'm doing alright," he answers. "How's it going with you?"

[childofrebellion]

"Long and keeping me on the move," Which is pretty normal for him.

[run_barry]

"Yeah?" Barry asks. "Everything... alright?"

He doesn't want to ask too much, given what Cassian's world is like, but Barry does worry about he guy.

[childofrebellion]

"Nothing worse than normal just the Empire being the Empire," And in the heat, it feels like it all takes longer to deal with their stupid rules.

[run_barry]

Barry frowns a little and nods.

"Right. Well, be careful out there, man."

Barry knows Cassian has a lot of experience and skill at what he does, but Barry still worries.

[childofrebellion]

"I try," He takes risks but that's part of what he has to do to get done what he needs to.