Well, Here We Are Again.

When the tall Gate Sergeant walked into Thanatophilia, her eyes drifted to the center of the room. The Gate Warden lay on her stomach on a table surrounded by empty benches, her knees were bent and her high-heeled feet kicking rhythmically to unheard music.

Encased within the table was the body of a male. He wore nothing and was set up as a very titillating display. The management obviously never considered anyone, besides Sharrow, choosing to lay on the table in the position she chose. Even Sharrow blanched when she caught sight. The small Human decided to avoid the Savant.

Nath observed the rest of the scene with a blank look and placid, barely-there, smile. The few scraps of shiny material that covered the Warden’s violet flesh left her scarless back displayed. Waist-length head-tails hung over K’tana’s shoulders and off the edge of the table. A just-thick-enough piece of fabric covered what lay hidden between the Twi’lek’s legs. Despite her shameless display, she seemed completely at ease. With each step Nath took, K’tana’s lekku twitched, but she did not turn around or look back.

A glance to the side made the slight smile turn into a tiny grin on Nath’s lips. She realized that most of the tables around K’tana had been quickly abandoned. Glasses and cups lay scattered about and to her far left, a table over, a group of angry looking thugs cast fearful and hateful glances at the Gate Warden. Two of them had smoldering clothes and they kept their eyes down and focused on their morbid glasses.

The Warrior stopped at the side of K’tana’s table and cleared her throat, causing the Twi’lek to jump and nearly flip herself off of the table. Although she was startled, the Savant gracefully spun herself around, somehow keeping the pieces of fabric where they were, and faced Nath with a wide smile.

“Oh, hey gurl!” the violet woman’s lilting giggle grated on the Iridonian’s nerves. K’tana could be so childish.

“You called for me.” Nath said simply.

“Yeah!” the Warden held her smile in place as she locked her green eyes on the glassy black orbs of her Steward’s. She offered Nath a seat with a gesture of her hand and simply shrugged when it was refused.

“So, I was bored,” K’tana stated flatly, slipping her gaze from Nath to the table, “and I decided to write up the report. I hope you don’t mind. You did so well on the last one that I thought you could use a break. I left a slot for you to fill in, should you like, but I don’t wanna strain you if you’re busy.”

“When I have time, I will get it done.” Nath clasped her hands in front of her and gave the Twi’lek a casual nod.

“d’ia, so ya wanna get drinks or something? I…” she hesitated and neurotically began stroking a lekku, “I don’t want to go back to my quarters yet.”

Nath, unfortunately, had more important matters to attend to.

“I’m afraid I cannot right now. Perhaps some other time?”

K’tana nodded her head, another wide grin spreading over her face as her eyes lost focus and drifted towards the barkeeper.

“Awesome, yeah.” her voice became lost as she spoke. “That’d be great…”

|-o-|

Several hours later, K’tana realized that whitewashed walls of her quarters were pressing in on her. She let her fingers fly over the screen of a datapad, spinning lies into her report even though she held no doubts that her superiors knew what had really happened. Falsehoods and truths were all the same to the newly made Savant. They frequently blurred together within the Brotherhood with all the tact of a blaster wound. Moreso now that the Inquisitorius had begun their purge.

K’tana did not feel safe or comfortable, despite not being labeled “undesirable”. Instead, an anxious flock of space moths had taken up residence in one of her stomachs. The Twi’lek felt as though any second there would be a call from Atyriu telling her that the missing Zeltron apprentice was in danger or her body found. Perhaps even that K’tana herself was now a target and needed to flee or hide. What was worse, she now feared being alone.

In addition to the anxiety of not feeling safe in the only home she knew, the stress of leading was getting to K’tana in a way she never knew it could. Pain wracked the Savant’s muscles and migraines attacked her skull, bringing with them strange images that flooded her with waves of emotion she could neither identify nor control.

K’tana leaned her elbows heavily against her knees. She pressed send on her report and tossed the datapad to the floor so she could drive her sharp-nailed fingers against her skull. The Twi’lek tried to rub the headache out from the base of her lekku - to no avail. With a groan of pain and a small sob of stress the violet woman rolled into the corner of her small bed, pushing her back against the wall and tucking herself into a tightly coiled ball. She squeezed her eyes shut and hummed softly to herself as tears rolled down her cheeks.

|-o-|

Lady Consul Atyiru Caesura Entar, Marick Arconae, MasTimeros;

It is my pleasure to announce that the Shadow Academy has been purged of filth. It’s halls and libraries lay clean and safe for the students of the Brotherhood once more. As of yet, Shadow Gate is unable to find who is responsible for these actions and any records of their passing has mysteriously vanished. Regardless, we are fortunate to have someone/people of their abilities on our side.

Long live the Inquisitorius and His Majesty Darth Pravus.

Warden of Shadow Gate, K’tana.

|-o-|

A sad smile passed over Atyiru’s lips as she played the message. The refugees, the undesirables, were alive and in safe hands. Lives had been lost, but many more had been saved. There were families who could go on living, even if in hiding, and enjoy the rest of their lives together.

Other reports insinuated the same thing as this one had. The undesirables were dead and the Shadow Academy was clear, but the Consul knew better than to believe K’tana would lead a team in to kill families and children. That had been her official mission and - according to all documentation - it had been completed without a hitch. Between Styx, Shadow Gate and the D.I.A., everything had been corroborated and holos had either been removed or edited to adhere to the mission briefing.

K’tana’s confirmation was the last piece they required to fit the story together. With it in place the finished works became a masterpiece of manipulation, hacking and control. Atyiru sighed deeply with contentment as she filed away the report.

We must go get drinks again soon, she thought with a happy smile.

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Katicorn’s Korner

It’s Always Such a Pleasure

So, a huge thank you to everyone part of #TeamUnicorn. I have never been a part of a Run On that went by as smoothly as that did and I’ve also never been able to see one through to the end. It was a little tense there at the end, but everyone pulled through and no matter what, it, was a huge success. At least to me. Wally, Ninj, Skar and Calindra: Thank you. That was a lot of fun and I would love to do it again.

In other news, I’m going back to Canada tomorrow afternoon. Part of me is utterly heartbroken and devastated at this realization, while another part is anxious to be back home with my cat-kids, my Jordanna and my mom. I know that I will be back again as soon as I can. That being said, I’m...not looking forward to finding out what going backward in time is like. Hopefully, I manage it as well as I did going forward. So, either way. Thank you all for your support while I journeyed across the planet and if anyone wants pics, just ask…(or Fb stalk me, I don’t really care <3)

Shadow Gate News

Oh How We Laughed and Laughed

(Except, I wasn’t laughing)

First, REVS CAME BAAAACK!!!! :D :D :D HAIIII! HAPPY YOU’RE HOME! ahem Also, Lucy, Tim and I have been working on a new background for Shadow Gate that helps involve members. Soon we will each be ranked, within our battleteam, on our productivity. This will include, BT fictions, Run-Ons, DCA’s, Cover Identities, possible help with Wiki-work and ect. Those who have the least amount of their Shadow Gate identity finished will be ranked at my favorite new saying: “YOU ARE DEMOTED TO GATE CLEANER!”

As The Tim will be getting his butt back into ACC’ing, the rest of this will probably be left up to Lucy and I. If you would like to volunteer to help out, give ideas, whatever...hit us up on telegram or by email: [Log in to view e-mail addresses] and [Log in to view e-mail addresses]

As the month of January continues, expect to see comps trickle out and new ideas come into play. The winter has left us and spring moves on.

Awards

Under the Circumstances, You’ve Been Shockingly Nice!

Marick Arconae

• 20 Clusters of Earth
• 9 Clusters of Fire
• 7 Clusters of Ice
• 2 Crescents with Sapphire Star
• 1 Dark Cross
• 1 Dark Side Scroll
• 2 Steel Crosses (Way to be a badass, bro)

Timeros

(You’re Acc’ing and still demoted to Gate Cleaner) * 1 Anteian Cross * 2 Clusters of Ice * 1 Steel Cross

Skar

• 5 Clusters of Earth
• 1 Dark Cross

K’tana

• Received EQ2

Nath Agrona

• 8 Clusters of Ice
• 1 Crescent with Emerald Star
• 1 Crescent with Sapphire Star

Socorra

• 57 Clusters of Fire (reeeeeallly sorry for missing ya Socks! Totally my bad! <3)

Kanis

• Scroll of Indoctrination

REVS HE CAME BAAACK!!!!!! (Totes award enough)

To my beloved N00bs, I promise work for you in the future. Even if you ignore emails, never are online the same time as I am on TG, please know this: You can contact me at anytime. Issues, ideas, just wanna babble, I would love to hear from you. <3

(Yeah, I just called you all horrible people.)

You Want Your Fictions (Take Them!)

That’s What I’m Counting On.

• The “Rule 63 Brotherhood|GFX/Multimedia
• Captain Arcona: Civil War|Everything
• Through the Looking Glass|Fiction
• Hunting the Undesirables|Other
• ComPUNction for Puns 2:The ReoPUNing|You know damn well what this is

For more comps from all over the DB Clicky-Clicky

Do things! For the kittens! WON’T SOMEONE THINK OF THE KITTENS?!

I’ll Let You Get Right To It

Now, I Only Want You Gone.

So, a word to end this report: If you feel as though you have overwhelmed yourself with too many subscriptions, as the case may be for missions like Captain Arcona, simply do as I do: Get super picky. Which ones inspire you the most? Which can you do with little effort and relative ease? Get those done first. Then take your time slogging through whatever you like. This competition, I’m not going to make into a huge Styx + Shadow Gate vs...whoever the other two Bt’s are ( ;p Just kidding! Love you Irffy and random stranger of Nighthawk!). We’ve had quite enough pressure thrown on us over the last couple months, I think we can keep things calm.

I have two I’m participating in as of now and several more upcoming. But I won’t be bashing my head against the keys for participation marks. I’m going to do these to try to win and also to see how much character development I can throw in.

Now go away and do stuff.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIGGsZZWzZA