My World

The infrared viewer in my helmet registers two Trandoshans huddling behind the wall just around the corner. Ge'tal and I have been hunting these two chakaar for some time now. We were engaged by a client on Tatooine to free his kidnapped daughter. From our intel, the Trandies were the ones responsible. We need to get them in order to squeeze info on the kidnapped girl from them. I relayed their position to Ge'tal, who was on higher ground, training his Verpine sniper rifle on the two hostile targets.

"Ni'ika, can you confirm target location?" asked Ge'tal over the internal comm.

"Roger. Two Trandoshans, one in prone position and another on his knees. 2 o'clock low," I replied.

A few moments later, I heard muffled screams and a thud. I looked through my infrared and the two Trandies were slumped on the ground. I cocked my repeating blaster and moved in to check on the damage...
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That was a short episode in the life of Ni'Sya Gra'tua, a Mandalorian tracker in the expanded universe of Star Wars. My alter ego. I have always been interested in Star Wars, and I was introduced into the world of costuming when I was thrust into it by costume artist M.Hanif. Together, we became the first Malaysians to join the Mandalorian Mercs Costume Club in September 2008. Costuming is a new and interesting hobby for me. I get to meet new friends, people who share the same interests as I do. I also get to make my own armoured costumes, a skill I never thought I would acquire. Costuming also boosted my self-esteem and gave me better self-confidence.

But that is just a part of my life. On the outside, I am just a normal girl who is into music, movies, shopping and food. I am currently a student of architecture at a local university. I'm a normal kid with normal issues... until I put on my armour, that is...