Burgundy Squadron

Astra, Burgundy 41 - @_galactic_starchild_

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Astra wields questions like a saber: with such precision that you don’t even realize you’ve been cut until long after she’s gained the upper hand. The child of a shady Chandrillian antiquarian with aspirations, she was educated on Coruscant with the galactic elite. It was there she was radicalized after witnessing first hand how power corrupts. Her mother’s less-than-honest dealings introduced her to an entirely different kind of crowd, so she’s as comfortable in an outer rim cantina as she is at a society gala. The game really isn’t all that different.

Astra always knows the right thing to ask. Even after a brief encounter, you feel understood in a way you never have before. Which is how, 10 minutes into meeting her, you find yourself sharing something so deeply personal that hours later you wonder “Can I trust her?” And you can — as long as you continue to do favors when she contacts you. She won’t tell your secrets, but she sure will use them to her advantage.

And yet somehow you leave every conversation feeling — not exactly good — but like someone really knows that you exist in this expansive universe. So even though you‘ve told yourself over and over to play your cards close to your chest you can’t seem to stop showing your hand as soon as she smiles sympathetically, eyes crinkling with warmth and understanding. How is it that she seems to just get you? And how is it that you didn’t even get her last name? Or her profession? Or…anything about her? Next time you’ll keep things to yourself. Next time, you’re sure.

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