Ulic don't swing that way, mate!

Ulic stood there, rubbing the back of his neck in unease as the young woman eyed him closely, her gaze narrowing on him. Did he have something on his face, maybe? Why was she staring at him so? Was it because he was an alien and a Mando'ad?

The cyborg bounty hunter that had brought him to this place beamed towards her, "I told you I would introduce you to a great Mandalorian, didn't I, Jilly?" As she didn't answer him, he pushed on, "His name's Ulic Balios! He's part of the Viszla clan!" Turning to look at Ulic, he continued once again, "Kid's got a lot of talent, Jilly! You'd like him!"

"Uhm," Ulic mumbled, only to go silent as her green eyes surveyed him closely. "Rython..." He then sighed, "The only reason I let you drag me here was because you said that there would be some great hunts that I could get my hands on..." He frowned as he indicated with his hands to the young woman, "And this is not the hunting I was talking about, mate!"

"Aw, c'mon, mate!" Rython beamed once again as he wrapped an arm around her shoulders, "You've got to admit she's rather cute!"

The blush that spread over Jilly's fair skin caused Ulic to snort and shake his head, "You don't seem to understand, Rython... The only reason I came was for the hunts..."

"Just get to know her, Ulic! C'mon! You owe me!"

It was Ulic's turn to blush, and blush he did. It stood out greatly on his dark blue skin, "You're still hoarding that over my head, aren't you?" His eyes narrowed, "I've paid you back in full... Thrice over, Rython, and you know it!"

"Do an ol' man a favor, would you?" Rython almost pouted, and Ulic couldn't control the roll of his eyes. "I just want the best for my little girl, mate! You'd want the same..." He then smirked, indicating with his hands to the entirety of Ulic, "And you're the best..."

"I wouldn't go that far, Rython," Ulic grumbled before waving his hand in the air flippantly, "Besides, I'm no longer a member of the Viszla clan..."

"What?" Rython asked, his eyes going wide in his shock. "You were one of their best! Why'd you decide to leave?"

Ulic shook his head before shrugging, "Personal, mate, you wouldn't understand." He then gave a dashing smile, "Besides, Mandalore said it was a good change for me..." And then he was looking at Jilly, "Well, since the ol' coot drug me here, and you as well I presume, might as well talk to you..."

"Great!" Rython beamed forward spinning on his heel and walking away, "I'll be back later to pick you up, Ulic..."

Ulic's jaw dropped, and Jilly snickered slightly, "You haven't known dad very long, have you?"

Blinking repeatedly for a few seconds, Ulic tried to comprehend her words and get over the fact that Rython was leaving him in the presence of a girl. He was petrified around girls. "Uh... Uhm... actually. I've known him for close to five years... Yeah, five years."

He then cleared his voice, holding out his hand, "Su'cuy... Name's Ulic Balios... I'd say I'm the best damned bounty hunter around, but well, haven't earned that title yet..."

She eyed him closely before hesitantly taking his hand, "Jilly. I'm Rython's daughter."

"Yes... well, uhm..." He mumbled, rubbing the back of his neck as she let his hand go. "It seems we're going to be getting to know each other..." With that, he sat down in the chair that was near him, tilting it back slightly and placing the heels of his feet up on the table before throwing his arms wide, "Any questions you have?"

"You're Chiss." It was more of an observation, but Ulic shrugged.

"My entire life, lass," he then smirked. "Mandalore found me when I was young. I had fought and killed three Imperial guards before I was surrounded. Mandalore swooped in and saved my sorry ass, saying I was worthy of the Mando'ad name..." He then raised his eyebrows towards her, "And what about you? A smuggler workin' for the Republic while your daddy is a bounty hunter workin' for the great Empire. How did that come along?"

She sat down in the chair on the opposite side of the table, crossing her arms over her chest and frowning slightly, "You couldn't pay me enough credits to tell you that story..."

"Oh-ho!" Ulic seemed to beam as he sniffed the air, "I smell a challenge in there..."

"I don't want to talk about it," she smiled slightly at him, shrugging.

Ulic sobered at once, nodding, "I've got a few of those stashed in my past as well, lass, so no worries..." He then raised his eyebrows, "So, why is big ol' daddy trying to set you up with people? Especially Mando'ads?" He then snorted, "He has to know that we usually go for our own women... Less issues with our beliefs and honor..."

She rolled her eyes, running a hand through her fiery red hair, and a sigh escaped her lips, "He wants to find me the perfect man, I guess.... Not to mention he doesn't always approve of the guys that I end up having crushes on..."

Ulic sighed at that, allowing his booted feet to thump upon the floor as he brought them down, "I'm sorry to say, kitten, but Ulic don't swing your way..."

She smirked at him, "I kind of figured..." As he sputtered, she continued, "It's hard keeping guys attention from my breasts or my butt, or other things on my body, yet you almost seem like you don't want to be near me, and not because you don't like me..."

"I'm petrified of women," Ulic whispered.

"What?" She laughed, wrapping her arms around her abdomen and allowing her peals of laughter to fill the area around them.

Ulic blushed, "Hey! Don't be goin' and tellin' the whole world now! It's just..." He cleared his voice, "My old clan sister was just so... scary... And I... I kinda believe that all women are like that, deep down..." He then frowned, "You're just like Zeik, making fun of me..."

He then smirked devilishly as he eyed her, "Hmm... I think I'll keep my eyes out for a perfect man for you, kitten! I'll send then your dad's way..." Her laughter stopped while his started.

It was around an hour later that both caught sight of Rython as he made his way back through the cantina towards them, a huge smile gracing his lips. They didn't stop their conversation though as he approached.

"You're telling me that he tripped over a pebble and fell as he was trying to aim?" Jilly was giggling hysterically as Ulic was smirking, back in his original position with his feet up on the table. Only this time he had his hands linked behind the back of his head.

"Yup. He ended up shooting his companion Mako in her shoulder," Ulic snorted, a huge smile spreading across his lips. "I remember that she didn't stop crying and complaining to him about it for hours... Even after I had fully healed her and there were no scars!"

"Yeah, Mako can be a bitch," Rython added his credits into the conversation. And then he was snickering, "But that's nothing compared to the whooping she put on you for turning her down for drinks..."

At that comment, Jilly burst out laughing and shook her head, and Ulic gave a lopsided grin at Rython's confused face. "Ulic don't swing that way, mate..." And then he gained a little bit of silent satisfaction as Rython's face went from confused to thoughtful before landing on completely shocked. He then burst out laughing as well, "She's not rightly equipped..."

As Rython sputtered and looked ashamed, Jilly quelled her laughter slightly, patting her father's arm, "Don't feel bad dad, not everyone flaunts it... Us women are just good at seeing it..."

"You... You're..." Rython started, only to shake his head. "I-I... I never knew..."

Ulic pointed at him, bursting out laughing once again. "Wanted it... That... Way!" He said between gasps of air. And then, as Rython was opening his mouth to say something, Ulic held up his hand, slightly gaining his bearing once again, "You're not my type, Skeyts. No thank you..." And then he snorted before standing and patting Jilly on the shoulder, "You're alright, kitten. We'll have to get together more often for drinks and talkin'! I enjoyed myself!" He then punched her arm briefly, "Don't be a stranger, got it? You call me once in a while! I'll be waiting!" With that, he was heading towards the entrance, his gait one full of honor and belief.

"I... I can't believe," Rython mumbled, slumping down into the chair that Ulic had been occupying. "He's... gay..."

"And one hell of a good time, dad!" Jilly pointed out. "Totally worth the hour wasted! Thanks." With that, she was standing before giving him a hug and a kiss on the cheek. And then she too was leaving.

"I never noticed," Rython whispered to himself. And then Ulic's words hit him, and he frowned, "Hey! What did he mean, not his type?" He frowned, "I'm a great catch! An awesome bounty hunter! A Mandalorian!"

A snort had him looking up, only to see Ulic standing there, looking smug, "Udesii, Rython. I just meant that you're not quite what I would look for..."

"Thought you were gone..." Rython grunted, looking a little agitated.

"Nur jerkad Mando'ade, bur'kya!" Ulic nodded, a small upset look coming to his eyes, "I've upset you. I didn't want to upset you."

"Eh," Rython waved him off, "Just hurt my pride, is all. I'm usually wanted by many... It was a shock that I wasn't your type, that's all..."

"You think you're every one's type," Ulic rolled his eyes.

"But back to my statement... I thought you were gone."

"You brought me here... You're my ride. How could I leave without you," The Chiss smirked a lopsided smirk. "Besides, admit it... You missed me..."

"Don't get your hopes up, Chissy-boy," Rython snorted, standing from his chair and punching Ulic's shoulder. "Can't believe you kept it from me that you were gay!"

"You made it rather easy to ogle you without you knowing, ya know?" Ulic snickered. "Whenever we jump into battle, you're always, 'Hukaat'kama!'" He then waggled his eyebrows, "By the way, now that you know, I'd like to comment, your backside... I'll watch it any given day... It's mighty fine."

With that, the two were exiting the cantina, bickering back and forth about one thing or another.

Ulic don't swing that way, mate. She ain't equipped for the job!

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Just a little snippet of a story about before the storyline of SWTOR bounty hunter Ulic. It has special guests Jilly Skeyts and Rython Skeyts, my best friend Cat's characters. Rython and Ulic are best of buds, and Rython seems to set Jilly up with people, like a good dad usually does.

I'm not sure if I got her characters correct, but I wanted it to be a little light hearted and fun in a sense. I kind of like the rough and raw flow of this... And I just couldn't resist. This thought came into my head about Ulic actually saying that to one of his friends... And it just so happened that Rython is his only true friend that doesn't know he's gay.

I got the thought for this when I was playing with Aidan, for some odd reason. Weird, I know, but when I play with my boys, Ulic and Je'lie usually come to the forefront of my mind... Probably because I think those two would make amazing parents if they ever had any kids... that's after the fact that Ulic has to do emergency care of them for getting into weapons that they shouldn't. lol