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Interesting...so this seemed to take enough focus for Thanatos to not even notie when someone was nearby. Zeraxul briefly wondered what would occur if he were to try and grab his attention while he was focusing...but decided against checking. That could be bad for him, as well as Thanatos. Rather, he'd wait until Thanatos took his next break. Once this happened, he'd clear his throat and speak.

"Well...having fun there, Thanatos? Or is strictly business of some sort, in preperation for tomorrow? Either way...you're sending off a beacon of power. I doubt that any Force sensitive on this planet doesn't sense whatever it is you're doing."

He then awaited to see if Thanatos actually noticed him this time...though he did not enter the room yet. He remained leaning on the frame of the doorway for the moment.

Zeraxul raised an eyebrow. He intentionally gave off those waves of power? Then again...from what he knew of Thanatos, not surprising. He did learn from a master who was a little off his rocker, even if you never spoke those thoughts aloud. Who knew what his thought process was with what he hoped to accomplish with this? Other than obviously getting himself better prepared for what was to come, both in the immediate and more distant future.

"Yes...you do seem a bit less wobbly, so to speak. I can say that it isn't as easy as you might think, considering I never learned much of sorcery or alchemy...only what bits and pieces I heard of it. It's a rare gift, that I know. So...no, I can't say I really fully understand it."

He furrowed his brows when Thanatos mentioned he would possibly do this with his own garments...if Thanatos were to successfully do that, it would certainly be a huge benefit to him. However...knowing Thanatos, he would want something in return. Nothing is free after all. The only thing is....what would he want, and was Zeraxul willing to pay?

"An intriguing proposal. Let us say I was interested in accepting this offer, sometime down the line....knowing you, you wouldn't do it for free, am I correct? If so, your price may or may not change my mind on the matter...."

He let it trail off at that, figuring Thanatos could put two and two together. Zeraxul was really mainly testing the waters, seeing what Thanatos wanted from him. It was entirely possible Zeraxul would be willing to do this exchange...though it was also equally possible he wouldn't be. Time would tell...he already knew he wasn't going to immediately accept the offer. What Thanatos said next would really determine whether he considered accepting the offer later or not.

Zeraxul simply listened in silence as Thanatos spoke. He nodded in agreement as he heard what he said about understanding these secrets...he knew that the sisters were the main ones who kept such skills, and did not easily relinquish such knowledge. Most of the sith he had ever encountered were wary of these sisters...even the sith lords themselves treaded lightly when it came to them, to his knowledge.

As expected, it did seem Thanatos had a price tag with his offer. Not surprising at all...though he never did mention what this price tag was. That caused a small amount of frustration, but not enough to really be an issue at all. No...Zeraxul supposed he could wait to see what the bargain would need to be. He shifted his position, leaning against the doorway with his back instead of his side. He didn't see any harm in watching for a while, he supposed. Not like there was too much else to do at this point in the night, when everyone else was most likely resting up...or preparing to do such...for the next day's activities. Unless he wanted to watch the progress bar of his ship's computer...which was far from entertaining. So, he observed Thanatos, watching not only what he did, but sensing out the flow of the Force he was channeling.

Thanatos was far more subtle this time around, for certain...though when Zeraxul sensed the flow out, he could tell it didn't lack any in power. The power was just less obviously broadcast than before. As he watched, he pondered on how this sort of thing could be used to his advantage. Certainly, it would be a useful tool for use against his own master later on. One way or another, Zeraxul would cut him down in the end. Him and whatever apprentice he may have found, who might even be hunting him at this very moment. Zeraxul himself didn't notice his hands were tightening into fists as he thought about this all. He just knew that any extra bit of power could aid him in his personal goals, whether they came from him or not...

Zeraxul watched closely as Thanatos worked. It looked very much like he was weaving threads made purely from the Force into this cloth. This sent a few chills up Zeraxul's spine from the implications of what this could possibly do, though he could not tell what these chills meant...it could either be pleasure at the thought of what power he might have access to should he accept Thanatos' deal, or it might be a wariness of sorts. Possibly even a combination of the two. For a while, hesimply stood there, watching.

After a bit though, he walked away...it had been about forty five minutes of watching Thanatos work, though it had really only seemed like five to Zeraxul. It was almost an art form, what Thanatos was doing. At least that's how Zeraxul saw it. However, he began to feel a few effects of fatigue setting in...this, he could not have. So he walked away towards where he knew the kitchens to be, and prepared a pot to prepare some hot, dark liquid that should energize him. It did not take him long to fix the filter and put the ground beans in, as well as start the machine. Nor did it take more than five minutes for the pot to fill. At this point, he grabbed the pot and a couple of empty cups, taking it all back to the room with him.

Once he got there, he noticed that Thanatos was still working, though the smell of the black liquid would permeate the room as he poured himself some in one of the cups, steam rising as he did so. Just as he was taking a sip, it looked like Thanatos was finishing up this current stage of work he was doing. He tilted his head before speaking.

"You are welcome to some of this stuff if you so desire...don't want you giving into fatigue and screwing anything up, do we? It wouldn't be any good for you to become a liability to the mission."

With that, he would motion towards the second cup that he had brought with him before taking another sipof his own. He had not brought back anything to lighten the drink and make it taste less bitter...he himself found that to be distasteful, as the bitterness was part of what removed some of the fatigue in his eyes. Ironic, in that he preferred this drink the way he dabbled in the Force....dark.

Zeraxul raised an eyebrow slightly at Thanatos' comment over what a marvelous drink it was.

"Have you never encountered coffee before, Thanatos? I would have figured you had run across it at some point. It's quite handy during long nights or missions. Only trick to remember is the crash at the end of prolonged usage can be.....quite hard on you."

He remembered one mission where he had never slept at all...Zeraxul had used coffee on it to keep from sleeping. It had worked...until the mission was over an dhe finally succumbed to sleep. He was out for a while...then next thing he knew was the punishment that came for sleeping too much. He had never relied on coffee too heavily after that. He shook his head and just took another sip. Enough reminiscing. He looked over to Thanatos, who was enjoying his coffee break for the moment it seemed. Zeraxul simply waited to see his response, as well as what he did next.

Zeraxul shrugged and went back to his own coffee as he watched Thanatos continue hos work. This time, he felt the static of power coursing through the room. He didn't even need to tap into the Force to see that this was no small amount of power that he was seeing here. Granted, he figured that Thanatos was pouring most, if not all, his energy into this segment of the job. He admitted, he was a little impressed. He just simply waited until Thanatos was done before taking another sip of his coffee in silence. He wondered what Thanatos' next move was going to be...

(bah weak post. but eh...wanted to at least continue it so yeah)

Zeraxul raised an eyebrow as he watched Thanatos, at first, pour even more power into his creation...and then eased off slowly a few moments after. Thanatos also seems surprised to a degree, but also pleased. Interesting...Zeraxul cleared his throat before speaking.

"A unexpected, yet pleasant, result, I take it? I'm not entirely sure what it is, but I presume that things are progressing well?"

He simply took another swig of his coffee before pouring himself half of another cup. There was still plenty of hot coffee...no use letting it all go to waste. He then waited for a response from Thanatos, wondering exactly what was going on in his head.