"Veda. That's her."

Scribble scribble scribble.

"I told you I'd catch up. It wasn't easy. By the time I talked the Primary Objective around the place was already swarming with secessionists. I'm lucky my SLAYER only lost its leg."

(Deskyl relaxes slightly, but doesn't stand down. She doesn't interrupt, though, Devika can handle this.)

Veda and Devika converse at length, their manner very much that of two War Buddies grateful to be reunited after Escaping The Enemy's Clutches.

Eventually, Veda does put questions to Deskyl and DZ though.

"She wants to know why you changed your mind."

    "No self-respecting Sith would answer to an alien, Ma'am. She was expecting to be able to get them to leave her alone, once she recovered from the attack that led her to come here, but their reaction when she returned - " Deskyl shakes her head, looking disgusted. "She's still not happy that you tried to kidnap her, but at least you're human."

Veda nods. Scribbles.

(Devika translates.)

    "She says while our higher ups certainly didn't pitch this operation as a kidnapping, she completely understands why you'd feel that way about it."

Veda scribbles something else, and this time Devika replies to her directly rather than translating.

"All members of Gamma Recon were either killed or captured in the course of our escape. Out of the colonials that stayed behind after your evac order, I believe I'm the only one that made it out."

(Deskyl doesn't appear to think that this is a problem, or at least not her problem.)

Veda scribbles.

(Devika translates.)

    "Veda asks you what you’d like to do first now that you’ve been extracted into human controlled territory?”

    "Deskyl's first priority is to complete her recovery, Ma'am."

Devika reads the next line of scribbles and then answers Veda directly.

"She has no immediate emergency medical needs, but does require long term attention."

She reads another scribble.

"The two of them are used to high inertial environments. I think the medical facilities on Outpost 1 might be ideal."

Veda responds, and Devika translates.

    "It'll take some time to relay a message back to the inner colonies, but she believes she'll be able to make arrangements for you to stay at a hospital that suits your unique needs.”

    "That will be acceptable."

Veda does not appear the least put off by Deskyl's brusque response.

(Emotion Read: Actually just not put off by brusque responses.)

She directs just a couple more squiggles Devika's way.

"Alright. I'll maintain course until then. See you soon."

Devika gives Veda a quick salute, and then the transmission cuts out.

And Deskyl deflates back to her usual easygoing demeanor.

    "That went well," DZ tells Shreya as she helps her back out.

"Oh yeah, did it?"

"Yes Ma'am. We're headed to the inner colonies, and Deskyl hasn't had to constrain her persona at all yet."

Meanwhile: If Deskyl does have to leave Devika here, she's at least going to make a good effort to do something about the hug deficit she's running first.

Devika is alright with this!

Good.

Shreya did not realize that Deskyl and their turncoat POW foreign military guest were Hug Buddies?

What a delightful development!