**Walks in**

[Cerasi]

*Cerasi sits on a bar stool waiting for a friend.*

[Dio Blackmoon]

*Dio walks into the bar for the first time. Gritty, dark, smoky... just the way he likes it. He takes a long look around, searching for someone...*

"hmmm..." *He spies Cerasi sitting by the bar and quietly slides up to her.* "Hey there."

[Cerasi]

*Cerasi looks up to see a handsom stranger sit down beside her* "Hello," she says with a smile. "Are you new here..? I don't think I've ever seen you here before..."

[Dio Blackmoon]

"Well, yes, I'm new around here..." *Smiles into her light, almost feline green eyes* "I'm, Dio... Dio Blackmoon. And you are...?"

[Cerasi]

*holds out her hand* "Cerasi Jones, my friends call me Cera..."

[Dio Blackmoon]

"Cera... beautiful..." *He kisses her outstretched hand.* "Could I buy you a drink?"

[Cerasi]

*blushes* "Um, sure."

[Dio Blackmoon]

*Smiles* "OK." *Flags down the bartender.* "So, what'll you have, Cera?"

[Cerasi]

"Whatever you're having is fine." *smiles*

[Dio Blackmoon]

"Alright then. 2 Anduviaan Tonics, please." *Slaps down a few credit chips.* "Keep the change."

[Cerasi]

"Thanks.... so, where ya from?"

[Dio Blackmoon]

"Invictus. It's a boring place... well, was. But I don't want to talk your ears off. Where you from?"

[Cerasi]

"Naboo. Small farming town just outside of Theed."

[Dio Blackmoon]

"Are you serious? I've always heard so much about that place. Pretty famous, I gather..."

[Cerasi]

"Yeah, lived there all... well, most of my life. It's pretty boring actually..."

[Dio Blackmoon]

"Yeah. So what brought you here? I don't suppose you're just passing through, huh?"

[Cerasi]

"No, I'm a student at the academy. You?"

[Dio Blackmoon]

"Same here. I just got here."

[Cerasi]

"Oh that's great! Welcome to the academy, then"

[Dio Blackmoon]

"Thanks. Hey, do you know that clown over there who was knocking people's stools out from under them?"