Sella shrugs.

"I have no desire to meet half the galaxy's criminals," she sniffs, "I assume you will not be running off, Sora?"

Sora grins.

"We will not abandon you on this moon, Sella. I shall return, as always, you have my word."

Sella nods, satisfied, and after sending Zirak a venomous glance, disappears up the boarding ramp once more.
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Zirak, Sora, Bane and R5 make their way across the platform, but even as they do so, a wrinkled toydarian comes flapping out to meet them.

"Greetings off-a-worlders," he calls, "Welcome to my-a premium platform. For the priv-a-lige of-a landing here, you must-a pay fif- one hundred credits."

"Quallo, it's me," Bane says, unimpressed, "Here's the usual twenty-five credits."

Quallo seems mildly irritated at losing a potential seventy-five credits, but quickly recovers himself and wastes no time in pocketing the twenty-five credit chip offered by Bane.

"Ah! Bane-a Malar! I no see you there!" he laughs awkwardly, "Of-a course, of-a course! Twenty-five credits is-a fine. In fact, your-a arrival is just-a on time," he says in a lower tone, his expression growing devious, "Maybe you can-a help me out with some dead beats who owe me a lot-a money?"

"Indeed?" Zirak prompts, a greedy glint in his eyes.

"Perhaps on our way back, Quallo," Bane says with a firm glance at Zirak, "We've got important business to attend to that actually pays us."

Quallo looks a little disappointed, but slaps Bane on the shoulder nevertheless.

"Absolutely! I wait until you get-a back. We talk-a then."

"There's no shortage of food around these parts, Zirak, do not fear," Bane says as Quallo flaps back towards a narrow office built into the side of the platform.

The party set off once more, making their way into the crowded streets and alleyways. Merchant stalls line the sides of the narrow walkways, selling everything from droid processors to pickled gorgs. The crowd about them seems to consist of mercenaries, pirates, smugglers and enforcers. All are armed and wary. A few spare glances at Sora's attire, but otherwise seem content to ignore them. After they have been walking for a quarter of an hour or so, they become aware of a pair of rodians who seem be tailing them at a not-so-discrete distance.

Zirak glances surreptitiously at Bane, who gives a slight nod in response. Sora sense that his mood seems to have improved considerably.
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Bane jerks his head in the direction of a passing alleyway, which seems to be deserted. He turns into it, followed by the others.

The pair of rodians turn the corner a moment later to find Bane and his companions facing them, weapons drawn. The pair of rodians draw their own blasters, leveling them at Bane.

"You Bane Malar," one of them says in broken Huttese, "Bounty on your head. We collect."

OOC: Bane Malar rolled 23 using 1d20+3. Initiative.
R5-D3 rolled 22 using 1d20+2. Initiative.
Veebo rolled 20 using 1d20+2. Initiative.
Sora Bulq rolled 19 using 1d20+2. Initiative.
Lobo rolled 16 using 1d20+2. Initiative.
Zirak Derasir rolled 15 using 1d20+6. Initiative.
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Bane has swiftly fired a blast at the leftmost rodian, as behind him R5 trundles behind an empty crate for protection. The rodian reacts with surprising agility, ducking out of the way of the blast and flicking off a shot of its own, which passes so close to Bane's shoulder that it scorches his jumpsuit.

OOC: Veebo dealt 8 points of vitality damage to Bane Malar.

Sora has ignited his lightsaber, leaping forward at the other rodian with a well aimed slash. The rodian has given a cry of surprise and tripped backwards in its haste to avoid the blade. It has rolled up and fired a wild blast which soars over their heads to scorch the duracrete wall several meters above them.

OOC: Sora Bulq dealt 20 points of vitality damage to Lobo.
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Zirak has extended a hand in the direction of the rodian who is firing at Bane. The familiar dark tendrils of energy have swiftly formed about his fingertips and wrapped themselves about the rodian, who has given a gasp of surprise and staggered backwards, clutching the wall.

OOC: Zirak Derasir used Drain Life on Veedo.
Zirak Derasir healed 14 points of vitality damage.
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Bane has taken advantage of the rodian's weakened state to blast it in the shoulder. With a cry it has collapsed to the grimy street and has not risen.

OOC: Bane Malar dealt 13 points of wound damage to Veebo.
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Sora meanwhile has slashed once more, and this time his lightsaber has grazed the unfortunate bounty hunter across the arm.

OOC: Sora Bulq dealt 7 points of vitality damage to Lobo.
Sora Bulq dealt 5 points of wound damage to Lobo.
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The rodian has fired a desperate last shot, even as Zirak, who seems invigorated as usual after draining the life force of a being, has charged forward. He easily deflects the blast before bringing up his lightsaber to impale the rodian, who has given a garbled cry and collapsed lifelessly to the ground.

OOC: Zirak Derasir dealt 21 points of wound damage to Lobo.

As the rodian collapses, Bane has wasted no time in moving forward to search the pair of rodians for credits or any other valuable items. He has pulled a fifty credit chip from one and a one hundred and twenty credit chip from the other. He has also stashed their blasters into his pack before glancing at Zirak.

"Satisfied?"

"I am," Zirak replies, with a nasty smile, "Now, I believe we had someone who wanted to help us kill Sora's relatives to meet?"
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"To Vungo's," Bane agrees, delicately stepping over the impaled rodian's corpse as he makes his way back into the street.

It takes them around half an hour to reach the hutt's estate. It is a large building which looks as if it was once a cantina of some sort. It has been refurbished, and another level looks as if it has been recently added to the top of the building. Outside the pair of blast doors which form the entrance, a neon-sign reads, 'Vungo the Hutt's Palace'. A devaronian stands outside, armed with a blaster carbine. He is flanked by a pair of gamorreans, each armed with vibro-axes.

"Hello there," Bane addresses him boldly, striding up, "We are here to see Ak-Yev."