The Rebels reconvene at the gate to the solar fields. You reconnoitre. The nearby small building probably controls the solar field, turning the solar energy into useful power for the nearby farm buildings. The large building looks a bit like a laboratory. From what Boho told you, this is the hermetic production facility for sterile supplies.

The prefabricated building was put up by the thugs who took over. Despite eyeing his farm through macrobinoculars, he doesn't know what it is for.

In the distance, you can see the farmhouse, where the Sayed family lived until Boho was driven out.
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Once the group is back together and they have a moment for a breather, or at least to generate a quick plan Zabuunko asks the lot of them a question he has apparently been mulling over for a while.

"Do any of you feel confident that you could disconnect the solar field without inflicting permanent damage to it, or blowing up anything important?

If we can at least make them send out some folks to investigate we can split their forces into more than one ambush."

Seku nods, she likes Zabuunko's plan. "I won't be any help with that kind of thing, but that's not a bad plan. I expect the surviving swoop bikers are filling their compatriots in at this very moment. We can give them a little hint as to where to send people to check out the biker's story and then get the drop on whoever comes." She grins puckishly.

The small building has a single metal door with a simple padlock on it. There are some very narrow windows with opaque glass on them. There is a small hatch in the wall, as though for parcels or other non-personnel access. There is no-one here.

Victor packs up the rifle in a couple of quick movements and makes his way down the dune on the other side, heading north. Going for the nearest corpse on his way to the others. On the look out for more hostiles while he walks the distance.

Seku walks up to the windows and attempts to peer through the dark glass. "F3, you think you can do something about that lock?"

F3-3T lets out a long string of non binary beeps, as his system tries to restore order fighting his hard drive viruses. "Zeep Blop Blop Zoooma![Private to group Droidspeak: Dont worry my lekku donning warrior princess I shall by pass the locks in no time.]". Trying to remain calm whilst his rusty innards tried to re-adjust to some semblance of cognitive form he easily by-passed the locks with his B&E Huttese programming skills.

Not only was the lock easy to open the timing could not have been better for the team. "We need to move now!". F3-3T remembering what the Hutt did with their prisoners especially droid prisoners. Ghastly...

11:14, Today: F3-3T rolled 4 successes, 2 advantages using the Star Wars Edge of the Empire with a dice pool of 3P 1A.  Lock Pick.

The lock on the door is sturdy but simple. F3-3T's mechanical manipulators have it open quickly & quietly.

The Rebels enter the small building. It is an engineering building, given over to pipes, tubes, and wires. There is barely room enough for everyone to stand. The air is close and hot, with no ventilation and no climate control to dispel the desert heat.

Aside from the mechanical and electrical subsystems, there are a few pieces of supplies and tools scattered here. A single, old-fashioned console sits in the corner.

Slicing the console is 1D.
Perception 3d, +2s for distance. Anyone remaining outside can use macrobinocs.

Poking her head through the doorway over F3, Seku quickly determines that there isn't more for her to do inside the building. "Let's see what we can find out on that console." She tosses her electrobinoculars to Victor and heads inside.

F3-3T beeps up "ZoooOOOp!! (No Problem)." He moves toward the musty old console and jacks in. His virus is still acting up, it shouldn't be happening, but as he is attempting the splice he mentions to Seku. "Zonk Tchick Thichk (Got A Bad Feeling About This!)."

Something is sending digital shivers up the droids spine, but he can't place it. "Bleep Bleep Devo Dink. (Nevermid All Clear)." F3-3T is into the system easy as moon pies.


14:04, Today: F3-3T rolled 2 successes, 2 advantages using the Star Wars Edge of the Empire with a dice pool of 2A 2p 1d ((8(A), 7(A), 1(P), 2(P), 6(D))).

Totally messed up the last roll as their was no difficulty mod on it, all I could do now was not add the advantages I had. :( My bad.

Victor catches the bino's barely since he wasn't expecting her to throw them at him. He had his own after all. And a scope on his rifle. He took at a silent order to keep watch outside, so that's what he's gonna do.

He keeps his rifle ready, with the scope operational and open to use at a moments notice but kept it on it's sling in front of his chest. Using the electrobinoculars, he scans the horizon slowly and surely. Trying to memorize the terrain, structures, and landmarks for later referral. And of course trying to spot anything coming their way.

16:15, Today: Victor Zakharo rolled 3 successes using the Star Wars Edge of the Empire with a dice pool of 1a 1p ((2(A), 4(P))).

It isn't quite so far off that Victor needs to look for trouble. The prefabricated building's door is behind a plastic curtain. The door opens and you can see some shadows moving around behind it.

F3-3T curses the old tin crate of a computer and kicks the table it is standing on. "Zonk Zeenk Rrrr Bingo? Zeeep Ding Ding!". The astromech calls out to Seku to look for hard drive disks that there may be some around that could help the mission also to keep an eye out for even useless "blank" disks, that could be used as bargaining chips.

F3-3T doesn't find anything of note, but the system does have a start up disk box which is empty, leading F3-3T to believe there is a hard disk or even floppy around this shack, it may be a simple system but it still could hold valuable intel.

F3-3T lets Seku look for disks in the shack while he sets his innards on the task of writing up a file that he can place into the DOS system that would allow him to make copies of any copy made on this machine the next time something is saved to a disk. It won't be easy and it could take some piecing out of is parts but its worth a try.

O.O.C: F3-3T is going to try to make a ghost copy file that can leave what was "saved" upon the disk floating around the DOS systems operating files, under the code name "DAINTY TOES", Seku can use the advantage to hopefully find something of worth so that the astromech does not have to splice out his cyber kidney for a worthless DOS file on hydro server rotation on a binary star planet.
00:28, Today: F3-3T rolled 1 failure, 1 advantage using the Star Wars Edge of the Empire with a dice pool of 1A 1P 2D ((5(A), 10(P), 8(D), 6(D))).

Zakharo throws the second pair of binoculars into the send beside the entrance. Then he fixes his rifle in the direction of prefab building and slowly moves towards the entrance to the building. Ready to put down any hostile that might come out of the building.

"Ok F3, I'll see what I can find." Seku conducts a much more thorough search of the room, but as she is looking around she cuts her finger on a piece of machinery.

Seku Bondara rolled 2 successes, 1 threat using the Star Wars Edge of the Empire with a dice pool of 3a 1b 2d. Perception.

Taking 1 strain for the threat.

Seku finds a blank memory card. The disc isn't etched at all, so it must be empty. It's covered in sand; Boho must have lost it in here. She plugs it into the console, where F3-3T uploads his file-copy virus onto it.

Victor keeps his steely gaze on the prefab building door. A large humanoid figure peeks out and looks around. It is a Gamorrean, his porcine face protected by a plastic visor. He peers around, and sees the activity at the power building. Victor sees him snort in surprise and begin to draw back inside.

Victor allows him to retreat into the building, not wanting to harm the help should he be innocent.

Moving sideways slowly with deliberate movement, well practiced and trained in the boot camps on Mandalore. Victor places himself to the side of the door, far enough away so he wouldn't be in melee range, if the Gamorean should come out swinging.
While moving he calls out, "Gamorean! Come out with your hands on your head and you won't be harmed. Don't make us come in there or it'll get ugly.".

[Private to GM: What's the ground like? Dry compact dirt? loose sands? Semi loose sands?

How big is the prefab building?]
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After handing the data card to F3, Seku pats the droid on his domed head and then heads to the door to peak outside. As she reaches the door she hears Victor shout his warning. "Kriff! F3 sounds like we might have more trouble come on." She steps back out into the sun and observes where Victor is aiming.

Deciding this is as good an opportunity as any, Seku shouts her own warning towards the building. "Listen up! I don't know what Jabba's paying you, but it can't be enough to earn a death sentence from the cartel. If you cut and run now you'll have time to get off system before Jabba even finds out. Otherwise, I've got a thermal detonator out here that's going straight in there."

Seku Bondara rolled 1 success, 1 advantage, 1 triumph using the Star Wars Edge of the Empire with a dice pool of 1A 2P 3D. Deception.

Main objective: convince at least some of them to give up.
Advantage: they think we're with the cartel.
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The prefabricated building is about sixty meters from one end to another, and about thirty meters wide.

The ground around here is very rocky, although there is a distinctly flattened area that serves as a road for speeders. There is a thick layer of sand across the rocks, making it somewhat tough to walk.

Seku shouts out her warning to the prefab building, which is more than a hundred fifty meters away from the engineering building. Another creature sticks its head out and shouts back.

_{"What? I can't hear you. I said I can't... hang on!"}

He pulls his head back in. A moment later your commlinks start buzzing. Whoever that was is making a local all-call on an open channel.

Seku pulls out her comlink as she moves closer to Victor's position, starting to cross the distance towards the prefab. "I'm offering you a way to save yourselves. What I said was: I don't know how much Jabba's paying you, but it can't be enough to earn a death sentence from the cartel. I've got a thermal detonator out here that's going straight in there unless you all walk away right now. If you're quick you can get off world before Jabba even realizes."

F3-3T for once in two missions keeps completely silent and rolls as quietly as possible into position beside Seku in the case she should need aid.

Victor waits for backup and the respond from the lifeforms inside.

The soft buzzing noise that indicatesZabuunko's return from wherever he had floated off to is bairly audible between the hours of shouting until he is quite close.  Drifting to a rest near Victor he waits for the negotiations to conclude, but don't interrupt.

There is a long pause.

Victor, who is right near the door of the prefab building, can hear a conversation going on inside. The dug male is fielding frightened concerns from two Gamorrean voices.

"[Language unknown: Ameic nd ent eetic p ivth.]"

"She doesn't have a bomb. Be quiet. Let me talk to the boss."

"[Language unknown: "Wiwi arut ck!"]"

"I mean on the commlink, you lump of lard. Just make sure no-one comes through the door. And you: check on the patient."

Victor strains to hear the spoken conversation that follows. The gug talks to a voice over the commlink.

 "Fortuna, we have a problem."

 "[Language unknown: E riin no. Caosio ro ouhilead es wer. Ntma ni eautioone wit aling an?]"

 "No, but they're at the solar field. Fortuna, they say they're with the cartel."

 "[Language unknown: Sencfi riosma?]"

 "They didn't say. Now they're threatening to blow us up."

 "[Language unknown: Orere e enons be hirut.]"

Another voice, one you haven't heard before, comes on the commlink. This voice is raspy and sibilant, and speaks Basic with an accent.

"Which cartel do you represent? What is their interest in this operation?"

Victor is so focused on the conversation that he does not notice at first that one of the Gamorreans has come out the front door. The gamorrean is wearing simple armour made of hide. He is holding a blaster carbine and has a heavy axe on his belt. He glances around and sees Victor and Zabu. He makes an alarmed grunting sound.

Victor and Zabu have 1 action before the alarm is raised.
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"Shit" Victor says desperately as he notices the Gamorrean. He brings the rifle up for the shot as fast as he can, relying on muscle memory to make the shot. Victor  hits the Gamorrean in the torso.

14:12, Today: Victor Zakharo rolled 2 successes, 2 advantages using the Star Wars Edge of the Empire with a dice pool of 2b 2a 2p 1d. rifle shot short range.

11 damage, 3 pierce.
setback for the gamorreans next action