Amelia nods, "Good, thank you." She stands back up slowly, brushing herself off, "You know, it is ok, to not be ok...I don't know if that makes any kind of sense..." she trails off, realizing that she was dangerously close to showing real emotion. she clears her throat, "Uh, anyway...good talk.." She starts to walk out of the room, stopping at the doorway, back to Lili. SIGH, "Lili?..."

Lili bites her lip and looks up at Ami. "Ami...I feel like I um..." She shifts, looks down, looks back up. "Like what I said on the ship about letting the crew die...it startled you." 69% download progress. "Maybe even hurt you."

"It's ok. I know what this war has done to both of us." She turns to look back at the slicer, "I get it. And I know you're right, letting many of those imperials live might bite us in the future. It's just hard to admit that at times. I can't help but think about the other academy students, especially the ones we were at least friendly with. Crazy to think that some of them might have even been on that ship." The pilot looks to the floor, "That's not really why I came in here, but it has been at the back of my mind..."

Lili nods slowly. "I, um...when I found out the truth," she says quietly. "I swore I'd never get attached to anyone wearing the Imp sigil again. It would all be an act. With my parents, with my friends, with everyone I met. If I got attached...it would be too hard if I was given a mission that would hurt them. And it worked. I mean, you saw how it worked on the convoy. They're all enemies, whether they shoot a gun or give orders or work a computer. Then I ended up at the Academy, and met you...you were the exception, Ami. The only person who wore that uniform who I've cared for since I was ten." She blushes, also not looking up. "Um, sorry. You said that's not why you came in here."

Amelia walks closer to Lili, "I understand. I uh..wait-" Her eyes go a little wider, then narrows, "when you say cared for..." she shakes her head, "umm yeah, the reason I came in was..well...the thing is that I uh..." her face turns red, she shuffles her feet, looking down at the floor. deep breath, she looks back at her,
"I care for you too.."

Lili gulps, then very carefully sets her slicing gear aside and stands up from her chair. She meets Ami's gaze. "When I say cared for," she says quietly. "I mean laughed with, trusted, let my guard down to, showed my true self. And..." She takes a step towards Ami. "I mean more."

Amelia stands there still as Lili approaches, her eyes take on a dreamy state, "And when I say I care for you, I mean more as well..." she steps a little closer to Lili, "When I'm around you, it has that same feeling as when I'm flying....like we can do anything, see everything, fight any injustice..."

Lili reaches forward and cups her hand around the back of Amelia's neck. "Then what are we waiting for?" she murmurs. "Can I kiss you, Ami?"

Amelia wraps her arms around Lilli’s waist, “please.” She will lean in and place a kiss on Lili’s lips.

BOOM, if it was possible to go beyond hyperspace to some new dimension, surely this is what it felt like.

Lili returns the kiss, savoring it, loving it, melting into it.

This was better than cracking a firewall, better than slamming a virtual door on Imp slicer chasing you down, better than sliding in and out of a system without anyone seeing a single digit of your presence.

This was everything.

Emma turned to Zalv, who was "piloting". "They both shut up. They must be kissing. ******* hell, finally." she said, relived and slightly disgusted. "Oh, and i'm not sure what you're doing, but the ship's on autopilot."

Zalv gives a raised eyebrow, but shrugs, "Well good for them. They've had crazy lives together it's nic-...wait, seriously!?" He checked the controls and realized that they were indeed on auto.

"Yes, you derp." Emma says. "God, I can hear them lip smacking from here."

Zalv sighs and lets go of the console, reaching down and pulling up Amelia's headphones. "It's not much, but I know they're good for muffling sound.....we should probably sound proof the bunks if they're going to be doing that often."

Emma shuddered at the idea.

Null glances up from working on his rifle, and announces through his bucket mic "bow-chikca-bow-bow!" and then rapidly proceeds to continue fiddling with his rifle.

Zalv turns his head to give Null the most confused look imaginable but then looks over to Emma for some clarification. Sighing, he'll stand up from the automated controls and state, "I'm going to head down to the parlor, at least there's a holonet connected screen there."

“Emma, it would seem you need to describe the porgs and the bees to our boy Zalv here...” Null deadpans. 

"I'd rather do something more dangerous, like rearranging my sock drawer." she deadpans back, uninterested in teaching Zalv anything, especially about the porgs and the bees.

Zalv facepalms and groans as he hits the lift button down the hall, "I know what sex is!" He literally had to sleep with a woman for their last mission, by the Force did they think him a child?