endless forms most beautiful

[only_hope]

Obi-Wan was not the sort of man to shirk from something he was frightened of but this latest development was vexing and troubling to him. Upon encountering the door that, apparently, changed his gender he had tried on several occasions (under a cloak, mind) to change it back. His new form wasn't exactly displeasing in any way but it wasn't his and therefore it was a problem that had to be addressed.

Or, barring that, one to drown in alcohol until he was so drunk that he could forget about it. Since the former hadn't worked and he didn't have enough access to scientific equipment to work on changing his current nature, alcohol was simply going to have to numb his brain until he could find the strength to face his current situation.

He guessed the one saving grace of Jedi garb was the fact that it was intentionally gender neutral. Aside from size, his robes and tunics were exactly the same as those that would have been provided to a female knight and he felt like he would simply dress in them until the situation corrected itself; Obi-Wan was not keen on the idea of having to seek out a dress to wear while temporarily in possession of breasts.

He tried to think about how Qui-Gon would approach this situation through the living Force but everything was coming up blank. "Qui-Gon probably would have laughed and found someone to spend the day with," he muttered, staring at his woefully-empty glass. He lifted it to get the bartender to pour him another and pulled his cloak around him a little tighter, hoping to avoid notice.

Obi-Wan wasn't entirely sure that this was the most productive course of action.

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[nebaritralk]

"Someone's got to," Chiana replied with a smile, and a short chuckle. "I'm Chiana."

[only_hope]

"Chiana," he said, rolling the name around on his tongue.

"Lovely name. Which system do you come from, Chiana? I don't think I recognize your species."

[nebaritralk]

"I'm Nebari," Chiana replied, as usual feeling that it was for the best nobody here seemed to know her species. She wouldn't wish the Establishment on anyone. "What are you?" Humans didn't generally know any other species, in her experience so far. There had only been a couple of exceptions.

[only_hope]

"Human," Obi-Wan said simply. "Current form notwithstanding. I was formerly a Jedi knight in the Galactic Republic but those institutions are no longer."

[nebaritralk]

Chiana looked the current form in question up and down, given what her 'notwithstanding' made it sound like. "This body isn't human?" She was wondering where she kept the non-human bits.

[only_hope]

"It is, so far as I know," Obi-Wan said. "Poor word choice, I'm afraid. I'm not used to being a she. I've always been very happy with being a he, you know."

Aside from being shorter and slighter, he still felt like he had access to the force. That was the most important thing.

[nebaritralk]

"I'd rather be a she," Chiana replied, smiling. She meant it; she had long since learned how to make the most of it. "But I wouldn't mind being a he for a few arns."

[only_hope]

Obi-Wan laughed. "If you want, I can show you the door that I've wandered through. It doesn't hurt, or anything, but it's certainly strange to wake up with an opposite set of parts."

[nebaritralk]

Chiana smiled as she considered the thought, upper body swaying in that particular way of hers. "Yeah," she agreed, eyes twinkling enthusiastically. "Yeah, definitely!" She paused, and looked down at her corsetted top and skintight trousers. "There might be a problem." All of her clothes were like this.

[only_hope]

"A little one," Obi-Wan agreed.

"I can lend you something, if you think you need it. I'm sure I've got some robes you can borrow."

[nebaritralk]

Robes. Why not. Chiana grinned at her. "You're on... What do I call you?"

[only_hope]

"Ben's fine," Obi-Wan said. "Even if Ben doesn't exactly fit the gender I am currently a member of. It would be too much of a hassle to change my name entirely."

[nebaritralk]

Chiana hadn't even considered the possibility of changing your name because you happened to change gender - and moreover, she had no idea how gendered human names were. "Ben," she echoed with a smirk. "Lead the way?"

This would be an adventure, and she had to wonder whether she'd look more like Nerri as a male.