Ilanah_Thanatos nodded. "I have as well." She said softly. "You are not uncomfortable, are you?" She worried that perhaps going on a date was not something he enjoyed.

Tremaine_Fowlkes : Tremaine shook his head, smiling lightly. "No, I'm fine. I just don't go on dates often. It's not like I ever had the time to do so anyway." He knew he should be nervous, but he isn't. He went through a lot that most of the things don't make him nervous.

Ilanah_Thanatos hesitated for a moment before she brushed a strand of her blond hair back from her eyes. "I have an idea. If we enjoy ourselves tonight, we should make the time to do it again. There is no law against having a social life.....yet." she said the last word almost inaudibly and with a light sigh.

Tremaine_Fowlkes : Tremaine would place a hand on Ilanah's lightly, "That sounds good. It wouldn't surprise me if the Empire did that. I doubt they would do that, though." The speeder would arrive the Manarai Mountains, and Tremaine got out of the speeder. He'd reach a hand for Ilanah to grab so she can be helped off.

Ilanah_Thanatos looked down at his hand on hers and smiled slightly. Once he got out, she took his hand and grasped it so she could get out steadily. With her other hand, she brought her clutch and wrap in case it was chilly. "It wouldn't surprise me either, Senator." she murmured as she looked up at him. Ilanah still had her hand in his when she said it,and squeezed his hand gently.

Tremaine_Fowlkes : Tremaine smiled lightly as she squeezed his hand little bit. He wouldn't realize it but he continued to hold it as they walked away from the speeder. Then Tremaine spotted the restaurants that were floating around the Mountains, "So which one?" He pointed out for Ilanah to notice.

Ilanah_Thanatos "Hmmmm...." she said as she pressed a finger to her rouged lips. "The pretty blue one." She pointed it out. It almost looked crystalline and was lit with soft blue lights. It looked....romantic....and quiet. "Do you know which one it is?" She asked. She, too, noticed he was still holding her hand within his own, but she did nothing to remove it. Just his touch made her spine tingle.

Tremaine_Fowlkes : He finally realized that he was holding her hand, letting go of it. "Sorry about that." The Senator would recognize the restaurant, "I think it's called Manarai." He'd call out for the restaurant to float down so they could get on it. Once they got on, a waitress was there to lead them toward an available table.

Ilanah_Thanatos glanced to him when he released her hand. "It was not necessary..." she said, indicating that she hardly minded. Once the pair were in the restaraunt and to their table, she would sit and remove her wrap once again to lay over the back of her chair. Perhaps, she thought, she had been out of the dating circut too long and she was being too bold.

Tremaine_Fowlkes : He had sat down, looking around. "This place looks nice. The view of the Mountains also looks nice." Tremaine grinned at Ilanah, "So...how are you?" The man was simply trying to make a conservation.

Ilanah_Thanatos looked to him when he spoke, as she had been looking out at the mountains. "I am well....and yourself?" It seemed a little awkward, but then again neither had dated much. And she was wary to speak of work.

Tremaine_Fowlkes : "I'm doing well." He was trying hard not to speak of work, it was typical. Politicans spend a lot of time around work, so it's perfectly understandable. "Since we're out on a date...why don't you tell me a bit about yourself?"

Ilanah_Thanatos "Maybe we should pick some wine, also. I am unsure what you prefer....* She handed him the list. Perhaps some wine would loosen them both up. "Well let me think....I am, obviously, from Chandrila. And the only other place I had been before now was Naboo, on vacation with my parents when I was younger." She started. "And I started at University (you know....for young politicians) when I was twelve and served in the Chandrilian Parliment for many years until...." She trailed off for a moment. She worked in Parliment until Mon Mothma was ousted. her nomination to fill the fallen Senators place was nearly unanimous, and the vote was as well.

Tremaine_Fowlkes : The Senator chuckled, "Of course, I prefer Telosian brandy. It's been my preferred choice my whole life." He would sit straight up, paying attention to Ilanah. "Interesting, sounds like you've been a politican your whole life. What's it like being on Chandrila?"

Ilanah_Thanatos ordered a glass of wine for herself. "I've never had brandy..." She commented as she pretended to focus on the menu. It was easy to choose what she wanted, so she laid it down after a moment. "I...almost have, yes. A majority of it at least." She smilied slightly as the waiter sat his brandy in front of him and her wine in front of her. "You've never been to Chandrila? Well....it is....temperate and beautiful and green....Coru...." She stopped herself again, sighing. "Imperial Center is so cold and concrete in comparison. What of Telos IV?"

Tremaine_Fowlkes : He went ahead and pointed what he wanted on the menu while speaking with Ilanah, "Telos IV is pretty much the same, temperature and grassy plains and all that. It also has a polar region, pretty much nobody lives there anyway except for maybe a research station." The Senator would proceed to show the waiter what he wanted on the menu, and after he was done ordering. He was taking a sip out of Telosian brandy, how could he resist it?

Ilanah_Thanatos "I reccomend you come to Chandrila some day. If for nothing more to see it." she said before she took a sip of the dark tinted wine. "Could I try it?" She asked, indicating to the brandy as she sat her own stemmed crystal glass down. She was, if nothing else, adventurous enough to try new things.

Tremaine_Fowlkes : He would hand the glass over for Ilanah to taste it, "Could I try yours?" The Senator winked, "That would be nice, maybe sometime soon in the future I will take your advice. Perhaps you should do the same with Telos IV, it has a rich history."

Ilanah_Thanatos nodded and handed him her glass as she took his. she took a sip and immediately made a face as she swallowed it. "It's a bit.....well it burns a bit...." She commented as she handed the now lipstick stained glass to the Telosian. "And I would love to visit Telos IV, but I might require a personal tour...."

Tremaine_Fowlkes : He took a sip from Ilanah's glass, and didn't show any face afterwards. "Well, I'm used to it. I was a soldier during the Clone Wars, so I'm used to drinking whether there was a victory." He'd hand back her glass as he grabbed his glass from Ilanah. "Just tell them that I invited you, I'm sure they'll just let you pass by."

Ilanah_Thanatos smiled a bit as she took her glas back into her hand. "THat is not exactly what I meant." She grinned. "Where were you stationed during the Clone wars." She asked. Ilanah was counting mentally to figure out if they were around the same age or if he was older than she.

Tremaine_Fowlkes : Tremaine had let out a sigh before taking another sip out of the brandy, "Most of the time I'm stationed in the space because I participated in the infamous Outer Rim Sieges. I fought in the Clone Wars for two years. Before that, I was involved in Telosian Youth Legislative Program."

Ilanah_Thanatos thought about it for a moment. "I....have a great deal of respect for soldiers. Most soldiers." She added. "And then after that you were obviously elected and came here." Ilanah commented before she took another drink of her wine. "I am glad that you came."

Tremaine_Fowlkes : Tremaine smiled at Ilanah, "Thank you. We do what we can to defend the innocents from harm. Indeed, you're right about the aftermath of the Clone Wars." He continued to drink the brandy, not letting it affect him at all. "I still remember the Clone Wars like it was yesterday." Especially Order 66, he was there to witness a murder of a Jedi /c/

Tremaine_Fowlkes : Padawan. He would refocus himself on the reality and looked into Ilanah's eyes, "Me too, I'm glad that you came as well."

Ilanah_Thanatos glanced around the quiet room. Thankfully, it was relatively private, but she still lowered her voice. "I actually....have a question about that....if I may ask?"

Tremaine_Fowlkes : Tremaine raised his eyebrows once she had lowered her voice, he wasn't sure whether he was going to like what she was about to ask. "Um...sure, what is it?"

Ilanah_Thanatos "Were the reports true? Those of the Jedi and what happened at the Academy?" They had been fed the line that there was a revolt at the Academy and they tried to take over, but she did not believe it. "And all of the children that were there?"

Tremaine_Fowlkes : The Senator would take a holopad out of a pocket, and began typing on it. At same time, he would speak to her. "The Jedi attempted an assassination on the Emperor, and indeed they had tried to take over. There were recordings to prove a such thing." When he was finished speaking, he handed the holopad for Ilanah to read. The holopad reads "No, it isn't true. Palpatine orchestrated the whole thing to make it look like the Jedi were the bad guys."

Ilanah_Thanatos read the words, blinking slowly as she read them again. She sat back in her chair and held the holopad against her chest for a moment before she looked at it again and erased the words. "Very brave of you to fight as you did, Senator." She said as she tapped lightly on the screen with one hand. Her gaze trailed to him for a moment and she offered a small smile. When she handed it back to him, it read: 'I knew it.' And that was all.

Tremaine_Fowlkes : Tremaine would grab the holopad and read it for a moment before looking back up toward Ilanah. "Thank you, it's nice to know someone who appreciates a soldier." His tone was very calm, not indicating that there was anything suspicious going on. The Senator smiled back, typing into the holopad. After a few moments has passed, he handed the holopad to the Chandrilan once again. It reads: "Palpatine had engineered for the Clone Wars to happen, and the murder of the Jedi Order."

Ilanah_Thanatos bit her lower lip gently for a moment and looked to him. "Well....a man in uniform. Who could resist?" She winked as she cleared the datapad. Just then, the waiter returned with dinner, and she turned the holopad face down onto her lap beneath the table.

Tremaine_Fowlkes : He chuckled, "Uniforms has that effect on some women." The Telosian shifted his attention from Ilanah and to the waiter that had set down the dinner for both of them. He began to take a piece and put it into his mouth.

Ilanah_Thanatos had ordered some sort of salad or another and fish, which she began to eat as well. "They do indeed. I am sure you looked very handsome in dress blues." It was just a term for the dress part of the uniform. Quietly, she turned her attention back to her meal, as she mulled over what he had showed her on the holopad.

Tremaine_Fowlkes : "This is delicious." He was eating some kind of bantha meat, continuing to take the pieces and put it into his mouth. Was Ilanah to be trusted? It looked as if she expected Palpatine to be the one that orchestrated the whole thing. He would look at her for a moment when she was focused on eating her dinner, continuing to wonder whether she's a rebel sympathizer. Just like he is.

Ilanah_Thanatos would finish her supper and start another glass of wine as she looked at a short dessert menu that the waiter handed her. "DO you like sweets at all? I did find a wonderful dessert place not far from the senate apartments. We could always try there instead....or not....or whatever you want to do?"

Tremaine_Fowlkes : He had finished up his dinner as well, as Ilanah had suggested a dessert place. "Well, why not? We could go there."

Ilanah_Thanatos finished her wine and sat down the empty glass before she handed his holopad back to him. It was still blank. "If you would like to." She smiled slightly and reached for her wrap and clutch.

Tremaine_Fowlkes : Tremaine nodded, "Waiter!" He shouted out as he grabbed the holopad back from Ilanah and put it into his pocket. The waiter walked up to both of them. "The lady and I are done here, here's my credit card." The waiter nodded and grabbed it, walking away.

Ilanah_Thanatos grinned a little at his apparent anxiousness. She pulled the silk velvet wrap arund her bare shoulders.

Tremaine_Fowlkes : The waiter returned a moment later to hand him his credit card, Tremaine would proceed to get up off his chair. Perhaps he'd be able to talk to her more openly when they gets inside his speeder, as he waited for the floating restaurant to lower itself so they could get off it.

Ilanah_Thanatos smiled warmly as she glanced up to him whle they waited. "I liked this place....thank you so much." She said quietly. Once the restaraunt lowered, they were able to get off and the speeder was still waiting right there.

Tremaine_Fowlkes : He would step away from the restaurant, nodding at Ilanah. "You're welcomed. I just thought it's something we both would like." Tremaine would walk toward the speeder, opening the door for Ilanah to

Ilanah_Thanatos climbed inside and straightened her dress as she waited. She had questions and things, and it seemed that would be the only safe place to talk. If he had told her that much already, then he had to believe as she did.

Tremaine_Fowlkes : He'd get into the speeder and closed the doors, waiting for it to take off before he decided to speak to Ilanah. "You look like you have something to say to me...so fire away."

Ilanah_Thanatos hesitated for a moment. "What happened to the children...? The Padawans and Younglings?"

Tremaine_Fowlkes : Tremaine crossed his arms, raising his eyebrows. "Isn't it obvious? They were all killed."

Ilanah_Thanatos shook her head as she turned slightly in the seat so she could face him. "I didn't want to believe that. They were just kids." She murmured. "What else should I know?"

Tremaine_Fowlkes : He would sit straight up, looking into Ilanah's eyes. "You should know that Palpatine is Dark Lord of the Sith, though you already knew that. It was revealed in the Senate. Palpatine decimated the Jedi Order just because they were Jedi. He killed them because he knew they wouldn't follow the New Order."

Ilanah_Thanatos was silet for several long moments as she thought about it. "I....believe you." She said, then went silent again, just thinking.

Tremaine_Fowlkes : "Well, good. Because it's the truth." He could tell that she was at least open to views other than that of the Empire's. That could be something good, but he was playing a risky game by telling her without her proving him anything.

Ilanah_Thanatos finally looked up at him. "How do you know that I am just not going to go straight to Moff Brandt or the Grand Vizier....?" She asked.

Tremaine_Fowlkes : Tremaine shrugged, "That's always the risk. You can go ahead and tell them this. But I can see it in your eyes that you have some doubts about the Empire."

Ilanah_Thanatos "And then you would be locked up....or killed...." She said, frowning a little.

Tremaine_Fowlkes : "Is that going to be the case here, Ilanah?" The Senator crossed his arms, continuing to look at the beautiful lady in the eyes.

Ilanah_Thanatos thought about it for a moment. "What do you think, Tremaine?"

Tremaine_Fowlkes : "You tell me, lady. Are you going to be responsible for locking away someone that knows the truth?" Tremaine continued to play the risky game, hoping that it would be paid off.

Ilanah_Thanatos "You mean like they tried to and are still trying to do to Mon Mothma?" Ilanah shook her head.

Tremaine_Fowlkes : "Yeah, that's because she openly showed that she's not following the New Order. You got to be more covert, work from the inside and convince people that you are a patriot of the Empire."

Ilanah_Thanatos "What is it you think I have been trying to do? Why do you think Adoven left? It was not because I wanted him to...he went to recruit..." She asked as she watched him. It was obvious that they were on the same side here.

Tremaine_Fowlkes : The Senator nodded, "I've been doing the same thing. In fact, I have a Jedi as an ally. I'm working on establishing an organized rebellion. I truly wanted justice and give democracy and freedom back to the galaxy."

Ilanah_Thanatos : A Jedi? Who?

Tremaine_Fowlkes : "A Jedi Knight by the name of Trask. I take it you have a Jedi as an ally as well?"

Ilanah_Thanatos smiled a little. "Kenas Annig." She said. Ilanah shifted slightly in the seat and moved her hand over, taking his hand lightly again and giving it a reassuring squeeze.

Tremaine_Fowlkes : He would take her hand and rub it lightly, smiling back. "It's a relief to finally find someone in the Senate on the same side."

Ilanah_Thanatos nodded in agreement. She felt much better knowing she could trust Tremaine, especially with Adoven gone. "I know the feeling all too well." She sighed.

Tremaine_Fowlkes : "Hey, maybe we can establish an organized rebellion together. With our funds and our Jedi as the commanders, the rebellion can be a real threat to the Empire. It won't be like any other resistance movements fighting the Empire."

Ilanah_Thanatos nodded in agreement. "Of course it is a good idea." She said as the car stopped again at her building. "Do you want to come in?"

Tremaine_Fowlkes : Tremaine smiled, "That'd be nice, gives us more privacy and all." The Senator would get out of the speeder, extending his hand to help her get out of the speeder.

Ilanah_Thanatos took his hand and got out before she dissapeared into her condo, letting Tremaine deal with the driver. She removed her silk velvet wrap and put it away, along with her little purse before she went and got a bottle of wine. "I don't have brandy....but you already knew that...." She commented.

Tremaine_Fowlkes : He would tell the driver to go, and that he would contact the driver when needed. As Tremaine followed her into her condo, "Do you mind if I take off this tie? It's little uncomfortable." He'd ask, noticing that she went to get a bottle of wine. "Of course, I'm not picky. Don't worry." The Telosian chuckled.

Ilanah_Thanatos moved over to him and reached up, loosening his tie and popping the first button open with her fingertips. "Better?" she murmured as she looked up at Tremaine with a bit of a sly smile.

Tremaine_Fowlkes : He smiled, "Yes, thank you." Tremaine would take the tie off anyway. He never liked wearing ties, he was a soldier in the Clone Wars and an uniform or an armor would be comfortable for him. Unfortunately, he's a Senator and has to dress like one.

Ilanah_Thanatos moved back to the counter to try and get the bottle open. "You look better without it anyway." She said as she got out glasses, then pulled a white and blue box out of the fridge. "I happen....to have dark chocolate raspberry cake from that bakery I told you about...." She said. "But I don't have a table yet. So we'll have to settle for a picnic on the living room floor." She also brought her datapad, just in case.

Tremaine_Fowlkes : The Senator nodded, and walked over to grab the white and blue box so that he can help her set things down. Tremaine had placed it on the floor, sitting down and waiting for her to come and do the same.

Ilanah_Thanatos sat down near to him on the floor, smoothing the yardage of her voluminous gown. "Is there anything else you want to say, Senator Fowlkes?" She had no idea why she was being so formal with him, it just happened. She wasn't sure if she was permitted to call him Tremaine yet. They had held hands, but....Ilanah smiled warmly and opened the box and handed him a fork to have some cake. She hadn't gotten out plates....no point really.

Tremaine_Fowlkes : "Please call me Tremaine." He told Senator Thanatos, there was no need for formal. He had already shown that he could be trusted on the Imperial Center, so first-name basis is appropriate. "And actually, we probably should eat the dessert first before we say something." He smiled back at Ilanah, taking the fork from her.

Ilanah_Thanatos got a piece of cake on her fork and took a bite, before she poured two glasses of wine. "Tremaine." she murmured, trying out his name. As if she hadn't practiced talking to him in the mirror before he picked her up.

Tremaine_Fowlkes : Tremaine would take a piece of the cake with his fork, taking a bite out of it. Tremaine had let out a light sigh, "If it's alright with you, ma'am, I would like to call you Ilanah. If we are to trust each other, we should be on a first-name basis."

Ilanah_Thanatos glanced up at him a moment as she leaned back against an ottoman on the floor. "Lana....you....can call me Lana." She murmured as she took another small bite of cake.

Tremaine_Fowlkes : "Lana it is." Tremaine went and took another piece of cake and put it into his mouth. "This is a good cake, ma'am...I mean Lana." He chuckled, "Sorry, there's still a soldier inside me.'

Ilanah_Thanatos let out a light laugh. "I am hardly old enough to be a ma'am...." She smiled warmly and slid her hand over slightly, so that it was touching his.

Tremaine_Fowlkes : He felt her hand touching his, "Well...um...it's a matter of respect, really." The man would take another piece from the cake while looking into Lana's eyes.

Ilanah_Thanatos nodded a little and smiled. "I understand, but....Lana...." She re-iterrated quietly.

Tremaine_Fowlkes : "Yeah, I'll try to remember that." The Senator set aside the fork as if he was satisfied.

Ilanah_Thanatos would reach for one of the glasses and hand it to him. "I will try and remember to get brandy...."

Tremaine_Fowlkes : The Telosian nodded at Lana, grabbing the glass and take a sip out of it. "That's not necessary. You don't have to. I can always bring it."

Ilanah_Thanatos hesitated a moment. "So...." She wasn't sure what to say, and was obviously nervous about what they needed to discuss, among other things.

Tremaine_Fowlkes : He would let out a light sigh, "Well...maybe we should discuss the whole rebellion thing..." Tremaine would put aside the cake little bit, turning the whole thing little more serious.

Ilanah_Thanatos took a deep breath and then took a sip of her wine. "Perhaps...." she murmured before she sat her glass down to the side.

Tremaine_Fowlkes : The Senator took a sip from his wine before setting it down. "I think it's time we take up arms against the Empire. We cannot allow them to rule the galaxy unchecked, unchallenged."

Ilanah_Thanatos "I agree.....but....we have to be very careful." She said, even though she was sure he already knew it.

Tremaine_Fowlkes : "Of course, it isn't an open rebellion. It's going to be a very organized rebellion, though. We will be committed to guerilla warfare, using hit-and-run operations to harrass them."

Ilanah_Thanatos hesitated for a moment as she toyed with her glass. "Tremaine...." She started before she took another sip of the wine. "What....I don't know what you wish of me. I mean....why? Or what purpose?"

Tremaine_Fowlkes : "Well, all I wanted is to form an alliance. There isn't much I want from you, but the efforts will be a lot. The only thing that I want from you is to help me give democracy, justice, and...freedom back to the galaxy."

Ilanah_Thanatos nodded a little and put the glass back down again. "There just...isn't terrible much I can offer except credits and....I don't know....Chandrila doesn't really have a military perse. No big ships...or a rare few..."

Tremaine_Fowlkes : "All we need are credits and to recruit people to our cause. We'll be able to use our money and resources to acquire warships, fighters, vehicles, weapons, all that in preparation for war against the Empire."

Ilanah_Thanatos I"ve sent my....well, Adoven to begin that process." Which, in sending him, left her rather alone on Imperial Center.

Tremaine_Fowlkes : The Senator nodded, "I know some people I can get in touch with that would be valuable assets to the Resistance, but we still needs a General to lead the men."

Ilanah_Thanatos nodded. "Do you have someone in mind?"

Tremaine_Fowlkes : Tremaine shook his head, "Not really, no. I'd prefer someone that has excellent leadership skills. Someone that had fought in a war before, like perhaps the Clone Wars. Just like me."

Ilanah_Thanatos Well you certainly cannot do it, Tremaine....." She murmured before she drew a deep breath. "Kenas...Kenas Annig. He's a Jedi...."

Tremaine_Fowlkes : "Of course not, that's why we need someone else." He had let out a sigh, "Hmm...I assume he has fought in the Clone Wars?"

Ilanah_Thanatos nodded. "I Believe so, yes...."

Tremaine_Fowlkes : "Then he's probably our best bet. Hopefully, he'll accept the offer."

Ilanah_Thanatos smiled slightly. "I will ask him next he contacts me."