<strong>Day 319, 3962 BBY</strong><br/><br/>Merryn looked at herself in the mirror, a little uncomfortable with the dress Linzi picked out for her. A pale shade of purple, backless, and form-fitting, exposing quite a bit of cleavage in a window over her chest. The sleeves were detached and it had a huge slit in the side- beneath she wore black stockings and heels. She was a Twi'lek, well aware of her people's proclivity for... revealing clothes, though unfortunately it was not often their choice of attire... The senate district was situated right upon Coruscant's equator so it was not uncommon to see the movers and shakers, even young senators and members of the government, bearing midriff or showing skin. Still, she had grown accustomed to the drab robes of the Order.<br/><br/>Jekin and Kailen hadn't seen her in the dress yet, and she was a little nervous to be seen in this new light. She was still their teacher and would have to be now more than ever... and yet, there was a hint of giddy anticipation lurking within the surface anxiety. Dressing like this, the first time in as long as she could remember- it made her feel like a woman.<br/><br/>Linzi was a woman, and a soldier too. Their brief time spent together had made that obvious to the Twi'lek and... it wasn't a bad feeling. She left the bathroom and went over to her dresser. Her robes lay there, with the two lightsabers atop them. The long-handled one was sometimes burdensome enough in the road-ready robes of a Jedi. She grabbed Val'taros' old saber, finding an awkward place to hook it onto her mostly ceremonial belt.<br/><br/>She checked the time- Linzi would be here any minute. Merryn went over to Nory's room first, seeking the camaraderie among women placed in unusual circumstances. She rang the bell and waited patiently, hands folded in front of her.