It was... an embarrassing proposition, but it could strengthen the relationship between Naboo and Kashyyyk. The Wookiees had always been on a sort of "not friends but not enemies" relationship with any non-Wookiee race. It was natural, even as brave warriors and powerful allies, there was a tendency among some to see them as "walking carpets". They required constant translation, speaking in a language that could allegedly be understood by some but that seemed made out of entirely guttural noises. They stood several heads taller than most other species and always seemed to withhold barely contained animality just under the surface and they smelled... bad. They smelled bad. There was no way around it. Like wet bantha that had been left to dry in the sun on a planet of rotten fruit. Still, Mordakka was a good friend. He could be more understanding than most. She could take the glares or pitying glances and be known as "the senator who had sex with a Wookiee." She knew that it wasn't true, that was what mattered. It was for the good of the democracy... it was for the good of the democracy... it was for the good of the democracy...
"My lady, the Senator from Kashyyyk is in the lobby. I feel it appropriate to warn you, he seems terribly irritable."
"Why? What's wrong?"
"He won't say."
"Let him in," she paused "And 3PO?"
"Yes, My Lady?"
"I want you to make absolutely certain that nothing in this room is recorded in any way, triple-check that you've disabled the cameras, and prepare to scrub the events of this meeting from your memory banks."
"Is this a classified meeting?"
"Extremely."
Mordakka looked like... well a Wookiee. It was hard to tell them apart, Tarfalla looked like Grotaka looked like Lumpybacca looked like Jokakaka. It was a wall of fur with a pair of big black lips and a couple of beady, dog-like eyes. It was tall enough to have trouble getting through doors and hairy enough to ruin any white clothing worn in the same building as it. Mordakka was a credit to his people, by all accounts the smartest and the strongest. He was tall enough to have even more trouble getting through doors and hairy enough to ruin any color of clothing. As a senator, he was also usually far more in touch with what other races thought of the Wookiees. As such, he tended to shampoo and de-odorize. Today, for whatever reason, he seemed to have neglected such duties. He didn't smell like he'd just crawled out of a garbage compactor, but he smelled musky enough that he might have visited one. He bowed courteously, the traditional Wookiee bow, though it was a bit sharper and quicker than the honorable gentleman usually mustered.
"Hello Mordakka, I apologize to call you here on such short notice." Padme nodded, trying her best to not betray how much she could smell him.
Mordakka roared back, 3PO translated. "It is always nice to see you, Senator, though it is a most inconvenient time."
"I understand, I do apologize, but I'm afraid you're my only hope."
A quizzical grunt came back, one that 3PO explained was less something said and more of a "Go on."
"I suppose there's no beating around it," Padme mumbled, she shifted in her seat and bounced her leg nervously.
Suddenly, Mordakka sprung from his seat like he'd been shocked. He gave a pained growl.
"Are you okay?"
*Grrrrrhhhroak*
"The Senator asks why he wasn't informed that you were pregnant beforehand."
"You can tell? That's why I called you here."
The Wookiee pinched his nose and gave a nasal-y groan. "The Senator's sense of smell is very acutely aware of your hormones, it is quite uncomfortable for him."
A Wookiee complaining about somebody else smelling bad was like a cruel joke. Still, it very clearly pained Mordakka. Padme squeezed her legs shut.
"I'm sorry Senator, I didn't know it would affect you. Please, bear it for just a short while."
The Wookie grumbled, 3PO didn't need to translate it for her to understand it was a lot of complaining, but he did still translate it. He sat back down, pinching his nose and crossing his legs diplomatically.
"As you are aware, I am pregnant. Unfortunately, if the true father were to be known publicly, it would be a great controversy."
Mordakka grumbled sympathetically, another largely untranslatable affair that most closely became "I would share your pain like it were my own if possible."
"So I need your help. The press will want to know who the father is and well..." She trailed off, his smell was getting worse and HE was the one who dared to hold HIS nose. "Well you've always been such a good friend and it could be such a positive story for you and your people and... and..."
Mordakka's eyes were streaking with tears, this was unreal. Padme tried to sniff herself subtlety. She smelled fine, though it was hard to pick up her soft vanilla perfume over the smell of Wookiee.
"Would you like me to open a window? I didn't expect it to be this bad."
Grumble-grumble. "The senator says not to be ashamed, his discomfort is his own fault and not yours. It is a very bad time of year for him."
Mordakka was trying to slide out of his seat and make his way to the door, she needed to act quick. Mordakka was a good friend, but also an easy man to play. She got up, taking a few careful steps over. His eyes looked about ready to bulge out of their sunken sockets. Mordakka wasn't exactly a senator clean of scandal. Judging by the number of times he had been caught in a Twi'Lek strip club, he was a man... er Wookiee with his own vices. She sat down into his lap before he could pull himself out of his seat.
"Come on Mordy, do it for me?" Puppy dog eyes like a champion, ones trained to work a king father with a mushy heart that served useful in a political space with as many men who thought with their dicks as the Republic.
Aside from the smell of him, he wasn't that bad to be close to. His fur was shockingly soft between her fingers, his breath was actually a welcome departure from the rest of his smells. His lap was surprisingly comfy to sit on, all three of his legs were strong enough to hold her weight and were warm in the cold Coruscant night.
Wait... three?
She sprang up around the same time as Mordakka leaping back out of his chair. She stumbled backward and caught herself against her desk. He went fumbling backward, trying to put hairy arms in front of the angry red rod that was still emerging from its sheath. He was making embarrassed noises and self-curses faster than Threepio could translate them. She didn't have to see it for more than a second to realize why all of his blood might not be in his brain. That might have been where the musky smell was coming from too. It bobbed and throbbed, constantly ducking around the obstruction of his hands. Maybe leg wasn't that far off, after all, she'd seen shorter legs.
"I'm so sorry!" She blurted out.
Mordakka made a shameful noise. "He says that it is a month of heat for the Wookiees, though I do not see what the temperature on Kashyyyk has to do with exposing himself."
He was starting to make for the door, no way he was agreeing to this after getting embarrassed like this. She'd be lucky to make eye contact again after this let alone get him to agree.
"For the good of democracy..."
She grabbed a furry arm, swallowing her pride. "No! Don't be embarrassed Mordakka! It's perfectly natural."
Mordakka seemed unswayed, she'd need to be direct.