Niil's eyebrow rose at the woman's less than sotto voce comment, although he had a highly bemused smile on his face. In the few moments before he stepped forward to return Galen's greeting, two particular things imprinted themselves strongly in his mind. This Galen had a lightsaber . . . no, make that two lightsabers on his belt. The next thing was that Trax's right arm was covered, and the hand gloved. What happened there? Niil's eyes creased in concern, and he was about to ask what had happened, when the third particular thing registered rather suddenly.
Trax didn't look like Trax. At least, not the one he'd seen about five or six weeks ago. Something in his eyes . . . and perhaps it had far more to do than with what happened to his arm. Niil clamped his mouth shut and decided to save it for another time. Or perhaps if and when Trax decided to speak of it. His thoughts flicked briefly back to Karvis, and he mentally slapped himself. Don't dwell on that now, and don't tell Trax until you know what state his mind is in.
Niil shook Galen's offered hand, although his eyes flicked briefly down to the man's lightsabers. "Niil Spaar. I see the Force has drawn us all together here for a common purpose." He then shook Juno's had, and had a grin on his face when he shook Nim's hand. In a quiet voice, he said, "More than one bounty hunter, actually, but the cold water we throw at them doesn't seem to cool their . . . ummm . . . desire."
Niil then turned to Trax, and his smile betrayed a little of the concern he was feeling. Clapping an arm on the man's shoulder, he said, "And Trax. Oh, yes, Trax, Collan and I go back quite a ways! Damn, it's good to see you again!" Nill suddenly realized that he didn't know what else to say. He wanted to ask how Trax had been doing, but it was obvious that it would be a stupid question. So, too, would reminiscing about Karvis. Time wasn't their ally right now, and bringing up Karvis would undoubtedly lead to questions. So niil simply stood there with a placid smile, waiting for someone else to speak up.
OOC: Ummm, Niil pretty well looks like his avatar (see personal journal). He's about 5'10", weights around 180 lbs, and has collar-length auburn hair. He's still wearing his KDF combat boots and pants, as well as a well-used blast vest over a light shirt (he put them on as soon as he heard that people were coming aboard). He has two heavy blaster pistols holstered on his weapons belt. And he's also got a gunmetal gray cylinder clipped to his belt - long enough for a two-handed grip, but with a slightly flared end cap. Trax would notice that Niil has gotten a bit leaner as well, and the muscles are somewhat more pronounced than the last time. He also seems a bit more . . . serene than before.
