[h2][color=salmon]Hirani Blen[/color][/h2]

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The twi’lek followed Bocri’s lead, removing her own comlink from her right ear cone and making the device float in the air momentarily before it seemed to collapse in on itself as Hirani used the force to destroy it. With that taken care of and the crumbled ball of metal discarded to the floor, she turned her attention towards the man that held her. Now that they were under less stress, his body was no longer producing the chemicals that allowed him to ignore the pain in his shoulder and maintain the high energy level needed for him to survive the betrayal they just experienced. She didn’t know what awaited them once they reached the surface, so Hirani did what she could and tapped into herself to pour her life force into him so that he would at least no longer feel exhausted. The wound on his shoulder would take longer to rectify and they didn’t have that luxury at the moment.

It had been only a few minutes since they jettisoned from the ship but the pod was fast approaching the planet and they needed to be strapped in before they made entry to the planet. Hirani turned her face to his, her purple cheek stopping just short of his nose. 

[color=salmon][b]”Bocri, we need to strap into the seats before the pod starts entering the atmosphere.”[/b][/color]

The Jedi slid his arm from its embrace around her waist and mirrored her movements towards the seats lined along the walls of the escape pod. The bonded pair managed to strap themselves in just as the pod began to hit the outer layers Kijimi’s atmosphere and the ride suddenly became a whole lot different. The transition from open space into the layers of gas that enveloped the planet was a violent one and the pod shook uncontrollably as it traveled through the atmosphere. The internal temperature rose several degrees as the outer protective layer lit ablaze with their entry. Hirani gripped Bocri’s natural hand in her purple one for comfort… she was nervous. 

While the pod itself was well designed to withstand the pressures of landing, it wasn’t designed to do it in any way that would be considered comfortable and in the mere minutes it took to reach the snowy surface of Kijimi, it only slowed down just enough for them to not disintegrate on it’s rocky impact with the planet. The straps of their safety belts kept them from flying into the front of the pod but will definitely leave bruises on their bodies to later remind them of their ordeal. Hirani moaned softly in pain, her hand still tightly gripped to Bocri’s as the flickering lights of the cabin fought to stay on.