Hunted|The Bad Batch.

twenty-three: rescue on ryloth.

"What are you whistling for?" Yelena grumbled irritated when Jaina was working next to her, the woman whistling while she worked away. The boys were up at the front (BD was hanging out with Wrecker, the man was still among his favorite people) and Hera, Omega, and Chopper were still outside. However, after Hunter and Yelena's conversation, Jaina had gravitated over to her cousin's side and that was when Hunter joined the rest of the boys in the cockpit. Jaina didn't reply though to her cousin's question which just further irritated Yelena even more. She did this so much and Tech had caught on to her doing when she wanted to learn something, so he'd ignore it and Yelena knew that. That didn't mean she didn't hate it any less. "Oh for-Jaina, just talk and stop whistling for crying out loud." She snapped lowly and fed up with her cousin who smirked but nodded.

"Touché, will do." Jaina smirked, leaning forward in her seat towards Yelena who was in her own seat next to her. "You've said thank you to Hunter twice today, now if I had a credit for every time I've seen that happen between you two I'd have two and...that's surprising." She tells her cousin with a hum, an annoyed expression crossing Yelena's face when she looks at her cousin. The woman obviously wondering where the hell she was going with this.

"What about it?" Yelena dryly asks.

"Well...is there going to be other kinds of thanking?" Jaina wiggles her eyebrows teasingly and Yelena blanches at the assumption, disbelief crossing over her face.

"Okay, uh, ew. No." Yelena immediately shuts down her teasing and Jaina huffs with a scowl. "What is wrong with you?" She quietly questions her cousin who hums and shrugs.

"I mean if I clearly remember you are in fact a...you know...virgin." Jaina whispers the last part to Yelena who stares at her disturbed, the jedi trying to figure out why of all things Jaina would turn to this topic.

"Wh-why is this what you have to ask?" Yelena grumbles, pinching the bridge of her nose.

"Because I love seeing my cousin squirm and I know that man like almost every clone in that army frequented at least one woman once at the 79s. I've been there." Jaina mutters to her cousin whose jaw clenches and she presses her lips together in a thin line, Jaina quietly taking joy in this. She and Tech did enjoy messing with their siblings or cousins, despite being geniuses, they were geniuses who knew how to do that. "I mean he's not my type but uh...I'd be lying if I didn't tell you that it's at least once someone's tried him." She was trying really hard to hold back her laugh and grin while Yelena made a noise of disgust.

"This...this is such an inappropriate conversation, this goes way past the conversation you brought up on the moon," Yelena said, a slight stutter of disbelief in her voice which made Jaina chuckle. "What is wrong with you?" She questioned, staring at her cousin who just seemed very pleased she was getting under her jedi cousin's skin. It wasn't always easy.

"Okay, look, he looks at you and he isn't looking at you for advice...well not all the time." Jaina corrected herself, a small snicker leaving her lips while Yelena sighed deeply. "Yeah, no, that man is in deep with his attraction to you and I'm a hundred percent sure you're aware. Literally, everyone else can tell, like Tech, Echo, and I noticed like that." She snapped her fingers and Yelena just stared at her silently, she would be lying if she said no to those words.

"Give me credit, Jaina, I'm not blind I just...don't have time for anything of the such and neither does he." Yelena retorts, eyeing her cousin with annoyance and Jaina raises an eyebrow.

"So...you..." Jaina started to say but Yelena cut her off with a sharp glare.

"We don't have time for this, trust me." Yelena turned in her seat, ignoring her cousin who frowned and watched her closely. This wasn't the normal denial of things. Jaina's eyes widened when she saw Yelena rub her thumb on the familiar dog tags around her neck and it hit the mando like a ton of bricks. Wow, she was blind and stupid, so was Tech, but...oh well. Perhaps, this was a topic best left for Echo to discuss with her, all things considered, she like Tech was a bit...oblivious to pertinent feelings that could hurt people. Typically what happens when you're the middle child sometimes.