Aeris found it mildly amusing that the man still did not admit to being lost, although he did not dispute her statement this time. He was certainly not the first man she had ever met who would insist that he wasn't lost despite evidence to the contrary. She thought it was probably something akin to pride that made them refuse to admit such things, but she could not dismiss the possibility that it was also partially due to a desire to succeed on their own, a need for independence and self-sufficiency that may or may not have roots in pride. Either way, it could be a frustrating thing to deal with at times, but in this particular situation, she had no reason to find it frustrating or annoying, so instead, it was more amusing.<br/><br/>It was true, there was no intimidation in her voice or her demeanor, because she was not intimidated. Perhaps she should have been, perhaps a normal person would have been, but she wasn't. Perhaps it was because she had dealt with far worse things in her life. Fearless was not an entirely correct term, but neither was it entirely incorrect. It wasn't as though she feared nothing or that she was incapable of fear. She felt fear, at times, she simply chose not to let it control her. And in situations such as this, she simply found no reason to feel fear. Fear or intimidation due to uncertainty was foolish and often crippling. No, she was not afraid or intimidated because she saw no reason to be. Cautious, yes, because she would be a fool if she walked into such a situation with no regard for the possible outcomes.<br/><br/>Mostly, she was curious, and so was this man she spoke with. It was true, they may have and likely were curious about different things in general, but they shared the common interest or curiosity in one another. She was rather interested to meet him in person. She couldn't fully attribute her acceptance of the invitation to this fact, but she couldn't deny that it played some small part, anyways. It was more of a bonus for making the choice than it was a true motivator. After all, she wasn't quite<span style="font-style: italic">that</span>fickle.<br/><br/>She didn't miss that his gaze was focused on her, and then her ship, until it disappeared from view. She took in the appearance of their vessel, inspecting it more closely as they approached, and continuing her inspection once aboard the ship. The interior was rather interesting. Despite the fact that they were quite obviously not Sith, nor Imperials--at least not from their own empire--the architecture was reminiscent of that of the Sith empire. She made note of those who were in the hanger, the differences in their armor, and their numbers.<br/><br/>She could feel the presences of the man from before approaching. She timed it so that moments before he would enter, she cut off the woman who spoke to her, no longer having a need to listen to her, and having a more amusing individual to speak to now. She looked up as the doors opened, watching as the man from before entered with two young women who appeared to be twins in their teens on either side of him. He was immediately greeted, addressed as 'my liege' by those in the hanger in perfect sync. The man dismissed the formalities with a chuckle, which she made note of.<br/><br/>"Thank you," she replied in a casual but not ungrateful tone, glancing around the hanger, "It's quite the ship," she added honestly. He gave his name and title, or titles, as it were, before asking for her name. "I'm Aeris Leneer," she introduced herself, "Sorry, I don't have any fancy titles to offer," she apologized, although her tone casual, almost playful, and didn't truly sound apologetic. It was not entirely true, of course, she did have a title. She was a Darth and, despite her protest, likely the next member of the Dark Council. But that was far too much information for an introduction and for now, irrelevant. She was not in the habit of introducing herself as Darth Nyx, and she thought that until she knew who these people were and what their reaction may be to her being a Sith--she suspected it would be negative--it would be best to keep that title to herself. Besides, the statement was not a lie in and of itself, after all, she had said that she didn't have a<span style="font-style: italic">fancy</span>title, not that she had no title at all.<br/><br/>She generally preferred being honest, although she was definitely not one of those people who impulsively and thoughtlessly spoke the truth regardless of the consequences. The truth was easier than a lie and there was no risk of your deception being found out. Even the most skilled liar usually had a tell if you could observe them for long enough to find it, with a few exceptions. And even if no tell was present, there were ways to find out if someone were lying by using the Force. For example, her mastery of Force Empathy made it nearly impossible for someone to lie to her without her knowing. If their emotions or their thoughts didn't give it away, she could read their intentions, which meant that she could usually tell whether the intent was good or ill, honest or deceptive. She may not know what the truth was using this skill alone, but at least she would know not to trust what she was being told, if she were trusting enough in general to accept it anyways.<br/><br/>While outright lying was not her preference, she was not opposed to partial truths and deceptions when necessary. As such, she was skilled at lying and deception and she gave no indication that she statement was anything less than the truth. She would tell them the truth eventually, assuming things went well and they didn't end up killing her, or she didn't end up killing them all, but for the moment, she would keep this little tidbit of information to herself, lest they decide to try to kill her here and now. She was not particularly fond of dying and, while she generally had no qualms about killing when it was necessary, she was not cruel or heartless, nor did she enjoy killing unnecessarily, so she would prefer to avoid such a thing if at all possible. She also took issue with killing kids, and while the two girls before her weren't children, teenagers were still close enough, so she wasn't fond of the idea of having to put their lives in danger. In general, she thought it was best for everyone that they know only what they needed to know for the time being.<br/><br/>"So, Sei--can I call you Sei?" She paused to ask, not wanting to be offensive, although she wasn't much for formalities in general. "You know, you're even cuter up close," she observed almost randomly as she waited for his response. It was true, although not something she would generally blurt out on a normal day. It was rather stuffy in here with all the formalities and expressionless faces, so she had to do something to break it up.<br/><br/>After a brief pause to allow for any responses, and to observe whether anyone reacted to her casual interaction with their liege, she decided to move along. "So, do I get that tour now?" she asked in a light, airy, accented voice. The tone she used made it somewhat difficult to place the intent, but it probably fell closer to flirty than anything else.