Master Ulric discussed matters with one of the waiting Jedi, and then shook his hand.  Dismissed, the Jedi turned and left the office.  That left only 2 Jedi waiting.  They were Jax Nilar, a Cerean Jedi Knight, and Jido Draji, a Zabrak.  He looked at his data pad before coming over to the 2 Jedi.

"Sorry about that.  Things are getting busy around here and I am one of the few Masters on planet.  We have recently had verified proof that a Sith agent was spotted on the planet Balmorra.  This planet is neutral and supplies military hardware to the galaxy at large.  The last time they allied with the Sith it caused the destruction of this temple. We cannot let that happen again.  We are not sure what the Sith is doing at this time, but it cannot be good. I would like you two to go there and find out what their plan is, and how many are on planet.  At this time the Sith are hidden in the shadows and even we are unsure where they are operating from.  Any information would be a welcome addition to our resources."  He paused for a moment, then sat back in his chair.

"Normally I would not send out 2 Jedi on a mision like this. Especially not one with..." he turns to look at Jax "your personal ties to the mission.  But we are stretched thin at the moment and need both of your abilities.  You have both been out of the field for some time, and I need you to work together to complete this mission. Are there any questions you have? We will have all relevant data uploaded to your ship before you leave for the mission."

Jax nodded ah he took in what Ulric had to say.

"Master, thank you for trusting me with this. I'll do my best to keep my personal history out of this. That being said, Jido, if you see my judgment being affected by my past, please let me know. I don't want to get all of us in trouble."

Jido made mental notes of everything Master Ulric said after the Cerean spoke he  looked at the Cerean Jedi as told him "I will endeavor to inform you if that is the case."Jido then looks to Master Ulric as he addresses "Master, if I may do we know the species of this Sith Agent, also do you want us to bring the agent in alive?"
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Master Ulric brought up a grainy and hard to see image.  "This is the best shot we have of the Sith.  Her name is Cizbi and we have very little information currently. She is humanoid, but we are unsure of her exact species.  She has eluded our agents and is very adept at hiding in the shadows. Be aware that she knows we are looking for her and might be expecting someone to track her down."

He looked over at Jido and continued: "I would like to remind both of you that the Jedi do not kill other beings, good or evil.  You are expected to apprehend this Sith agent and bring her, and any allies, back to us for questioning.  However, if your life or the lives of innocent beings, are in danger then you are authorized to use any and all means to stop the Sith threat."

Seeing the image that he had captured shortly before Master Pollis' death brought back harsh memories. "Jido, I took this image at the start of the confrontation between Cizbi and Master Pollis. Cizbi was able to catch both of us by surprise, and Pollis gave her life so I could escape. We MUST be vigilant."

Jax closed his eys and took a fwe deep breaths, "I think I'm ready to head out. Jido, do you have any more questions?"

"I am ready as well, she will threaten no more innocent lives."states Jido as he bows to the Jedi Master in farewell.

"Good. Then I wish you both luck, and may The Force be with you."

As the two Jedi started to leave, Master Ulric spoke up.  "One last thing. I need you to go down to the quartermaster and pick up some of the supplies for the mission. I do not have time to take it there in person."

He held up a datapad as he looked down and started pulling up another file.

"Very well master, we shall search for the Sith.After we have procured the supplies we will need for this mission."With that Jido Draji bowed to the Jedi Master and then left the room to head to the Quartermaster's area of the fortress.

Master Ulric watched Jido take the datapad, then looked down at his own screen.  He started pulling up data that was unrelated to Jido's mission, and the conversation seemed at an end. As Jido left the office, he saw a male Mirialian Jedi walking into Master Ulric's office. The attendant droid closed the door once the Mirialian was inside.

AS Jido made his way through the temple, he noticed the quartermaster was on the lower levels.  It was also very quiet and sparsely populated. In fact, there was hardly anyone down here but droids carrying equipment back and forth.
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After the left Ulric's office Jax pulled Jido aside. "Jido, I saw the quartermaster yesterday... He is a... grumpy guy. I think  it'd be best for me to wait outside."

"Very well then, you stay out here and I will go in to see the Quartermaster."After he says that Jido bows politely to the other Jedi and turns into the quartermaster's room.Jido walks into the Quartermaster's room.

The quartermaster was sitting at his desk looking over his screen when Jido walked inside. He did not look up or otherwise acknowledge the Jedi. He was mumbling something to himself as he read over the screen.

"Greetings, Mr.Quartermaster I have need of somethings in order to accomplish my current mission." stated Jido in tone neutral voice.As he went over to the Quartermaster with the datapad held out waiting for the other Jedi to take it from him.

The quartermaster looked up from his desk at the Jedi standing in front of him.

"Oh great. ANOTHER request for items and equipment. Is that all you Jedi do all day? Just sit around and think of items and devices and then come down here to bother me."

 He sighed and snatched the data pad out of Jido's hand. "And I suppposed this HAS to be done immedietly. This is a life or death situation and only THESE items can save the universe." He shook his head and then stood up and walked into the back room, leaving the Jedi standing alone.

Jido took a deep breath and started to meditate on the Light Side of the Force as he did so he said There is no emotion, there is peace.There is no ignorance, there is knowledge.There is no passion, there is serenity.There is no chaos, there is harmony.There is no death, there is the Force.
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OOC: are you saying that out loud? Or mentally to yourself?

In reply to GameMaster (msg # 16):

OOC:Out loud sorry if that wasn't clear in my post.

The quartermaster rolled his eyes and stood up from behind his desk.  "Yeah, yeah, yeah. I know your code. You do not have to recite it. Not like it is going to make this go any faster. Like I have time to listen to codes and lectures and morality stories."

He reached over and snatched the datapad from Jido's hand.  "Let me see what items of mine that are never coming back THIS time."


Outside the room, Jax could hear that last line coming from the closed door.  Immedietly after, a Mirialian Jedi rounded the corner and spotted him.  "I'm looking for Quartermaster Tan Aleeko. Is he in?"

Jax turns to the Mirialian, "Yes, he is currently with my partner. Just a heads up, he is in one of his moods right now...."

A smile crosses Jax's face, "Though I'm not sure I've seen Quartermaster Aleeko not in one of his moods..."

"Well hopefully he'll be alright enough to equip me for my trip."

Maliq returned the Cerean's smile but his frustration with the delay is evident in his forced smile. "My name is Maliq".

He follows his introduction with a short bow.

"Good to meet you Maliq, I am Jax Nilar."

Jax gestured toward the door, "My partner is in there now, but if you head in it might help to speed things up."

"Thanks. I'll see you around then." Maliq headed to the door, hoping to indeed speed up the process.

Maliq opened the door and walked into the Quartermaster's office.  Tan Aleeko looked up at him and rolled his eyes and sighed.

"Another one?!? I did not even finish with this one! What kind of items are YOU going to break? Let me guess. Planning to just take my items and use and lose them like all the other Jedi. Sure. No one has to repair or replace those things. Just leave that to the grunts and peons. That is what they are good for."

"I have no such intentions. I merely need a few basic items with which to complete a simple mission off world. I shouldn't be too much of a burden I hope."

Maliq's patience was beginning to run out. "But simple as it may be, Master Ulric is insistent that it is completed quickly."

Maliq turned to the Zabrak. "Do you mind?"

"I do not mind if you get your gear before me, but the quartermaster might not be as okay with it as I am."

"I certainly don't mean to inconvenience anyone. I only wish to serve the order to the best of my ability and my orders are those of an urgent nature." Maliq folded his arms together so that the sleeves of his robe met almost perfectly.

"Master Aleeko, do you mind?"

Tan Aleeko looked from Jido to the Mirialian, and sighed.  "I do not care which of you goes first or last or not at all. I just want to finish your order so I can go back to organizing my items. So are you going to decide? Or are we going to have a meditiation contest where no one does anything for the next 3 days?"

"In that case, all I need are some binders, a comlink, a handscanner, a credit chip, and a lightsaber." Maliq unfolded his arms and clasped them behind his back.

"That is all you need? Sounds like a really light requisition.  And you know that not everywhere takes Republic credits, right? Or are you just planning to wave your hand and trick people into doing whatever you want? Are you THAT kind of Jedi?"

Aleeko looked at Jax.  "And what about you? Are you the type to just let everyone push you around and get in front of you? Or are you going to stand up for yourself?"

"If you have any of the local currency for Balmorra, I can use that as well. But it never hurts to carry around some credits."
Maliq was surprised with the quartermaster's confrontational vibe.

"Now, I don't understand what this instigation is all about. I just came to get my things."

His face was starting to show signs of frustration now as his hands dropped down to his side. Maliq's chin lifted slightly, displaying his impatience and annoyance with the quartermaster.

Aleeko responded: "We might have some local currency. We do have the currencies of many, many, MANY different systems readily available for missions. The Order has to regularly operate outside the Republic afterall."

He looks over his screen and then back up. "Yes, it appears we DO have Balmorran credits on hand. I take it you would like some??"

Jax was waiting outside due to the earlier confrontation between him and the quartermaster.

"Thank you. That would be ideal." Maliq's expression softened a little as he placed his hands back in the sleeves, crossing them across his body.

Aleeko went back to working on his screen.  After a moment he looked back up at Maliq. "Your order has been created and processed. It should take about 2 hours to fill. Here is your ticket. See one of the droids to have it completed."

He then turned to look at Jido. "Now what do you need? Give me your list so I can go back to my REAL job and get you out of here."

[Private to Jax Nilar: You might want to step in here. Not sure if Jido is going to reply before this meeting ends.]

Hearing Jido struggling to get what they needed from Aleeko Jax stepped in, "Quartermaster Aleeko, Jido is my partner and we've been sent on an urgent mission. I bring apologies from Master Ulric that we can't give you more time to prepare our equipment, but our departure is imminent. Can we please get the items on Jido's list as soon as possible?"

Aleeko looked up as the door opened and saw Jax walking inside.  "You again?? I thought we took care of your needs yesterday. Did you break all my things already!?! Should I just start ordering replacements for you now?? Or would you like to actually bring my things back first before taking out more items to destroy??"

He looked over at the Mirialian before continuing. "And it is his fault. He jumped ahead of your partner there. Apparently his Balmorra mission is more important then YOUR Balmorra mission."

"It would seem that Balmorra is either having a lot of troubles or we've been sent on the same mission by the same master." Maliq contemplated this for a moment and then smiles. "Either way, it couldn't hurt to have some company on the way there."

Jax's narrowed his eyes on the inside, Are they sending this guy to watch me? Am I not trusted? I'll just have to do my best to show that I can be trusted...

Jax feigned surprise at hearing Maliq's news, "Sounds good, how are you planning on travelling to Balmorra? I haven't checked the shuttle schedule yet, but there shouldn't be a problem finding a ride, right?"

Jax let out a small sigh while turning to address the ornery quartermaster, "It's fine if you fulfill his order first, I have what I need."


[Private to GameMaster: Are you adding in Maliq to replace Jido?]
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Aleeko shook his head as the two Jedi talked and continued his work.

[Private to Jax Nilar: Actually, no, Jido has been responding at a good pace.  I was bringing in Maliq ask "support".  And because I have everyone's stories revolving around there, it was a good way to get him at least introduced to you two. Ultiamtely it is up to you all if you keep working together.]

"I haven't checked the schedule yet either, but I'm sure we'll be able to find one in a reasonable amount of time."

Maliq hadn't even thought about the shuttle schedule yet. Good thing he ran into these two. "You ever been to Balmorra?"

Jax shook his head "Nope, I've heard it can be pretty rough though. What about you? Jido, have you been?"

Aleeko looked up at the 3 Jedi and cleared his throat.

"I hate to interrupt this party in my office. But you are using up my valuable time and I do have an ENTIRE Temple's business to attend to.  Will someone tell me what request to fill!? Or I am going to ban all 3 of you and take away your little toys?!"
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I think we handed over our requests earlier in the thread. Jax was only chatting since he assumed that Aleeko was off getting the items from a storeroom or something

OOC:

Thanks for noticing that.  Post is edited.

I am adding Maliq to this thread to hopefully speed things up, as opposed to copy/pasting each character's posts to each thread.  Let me know if anyone has questions/concerns.

Pick up with Aleeko's last comments.
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"Quartermaster Aleeko, we've all handed you the requisition forms. We are travelling together, and all need what has been indicated on them. We are merely passing the time until the supplies are ready. Do you need something else from us?"

He looked down at the forms and back to his screen.

"Fine. If you are all going together then I can speed things up.  It should take about 2 hours to get the supplies ready.  Send me a message on which ship to deliver to and I will send them there. But let me know before 2 hours are up. I do not need to wait around for you when there are plenty of other projects that need my attention!"

"Very well then I suggest that we find our transport in two hours time."Good day to you Quartermaster and may the Force be with you."After he is finished speaking to the Quartermaster he gives a short bow then turns and walks away to find a transport.

Aleeko grunts and nods at Jido.  "Very well. Two hours then."

Jax leaves the quartermaster's office to find a computer terminal. Pulling up the shuttle schedule he sees that a transport leaves in 2.5 hours or in 6 hours. He messages this info to Jido and Maliq, asking which they prefer.

After leaving, the quartermaster's office, Maliq takes the time to gather more information concerning the planet Balmorra, while Jax finds a transport. From a computer terminal he searches the climate, history, traditions, geography, and people/places of interest on Balmorra. Hopefully, some of this information will come to be useful during the mission.
Receiving the message from Jax, Maliq voices his desire to get going as soon as possible. The 2.5 hour shuttle would work fine.

Passage was booked on the shuttle Colonial Flyer for Balmorra.

[Private to Maliq: Balmorra is an industrial world known for weapons and droid manufacturing. They have sold arms to both sides of the recent conflicts and are fiercly independant.

It is a world with a poisoned ecosystem and lots of industrial waste. There is very little native lifeforms leftover. The system is controlled by the Ruling Families. They control all business transactions and laws in the system.  The current Chief Executive is Lord Deikun and he speaks for the Ruling Families.]

Jax forwards their comfirmation email to Aleeko with a note.

Master Aleeko,

Please find our transport information attached. Thank you for having our gear sent direct to our transport. We'll be on the Colonial Flyer in bunks 301, 302, and 303.

May the Force Be With You,

Jax Nilar
Jedi Knight

Jedi Jax,

The supplis will be sent over on time.

Ten Aleeko
Senior Jedi Quartermaster

After gathering sufficient information on the planet, Maliq contacts Jax via comlink.
++"So it looks like we may need to grab some respirators. Balmorra has an atmosphere we don't want to breathe for long periods of time. Other than that, I'm ready to go whenever you are."++

A new message appears on each of the 3 Jedi's personal comms.

Passage has been booked for the Colonial Flyer. Boarding time is 16:30 standard.

Jax collects his few personal items and reports onboard the transport around 45 minutes before departure.

The transport is fueling and cleaning up when Jax arrives.  The droid outside tells him "it is currently closed for maintenance."

OOC:

If you are ready, we can skip ahead to the planet.  Unless you want to do something before we leave.

I'm ready to go whenever you are

Jido looks at his fellow Jedi then says "I am prepared to protect the people of this galaxy from the tyranny of the Sith.Let us go to Balmorra at once to end this Sith threat.

Maliq responds wth a simple nod and smirks. "I look forward to it"

OOC:

Moving this to a new thread.  Post any final pre-mission comments/texts you like here.