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Landing on the planet of Drinax, where DD-3's research pointed to as the location of Hypo Station, was easy enough. The world was a vassal state, technically independant but only through paying large sums of credit to the First Order to not be taken over completely. Their presence and their influence is noticeable here, but not so much that they would shoot a pair of possible Resistance ships out of the sky, sight unseen.

The docks were fairly quiet today; not a lot of traffic on or off world beyond the two of you.

Kalidyn unbuckled and took off his helmet once they'd landed. He got out of the ship and looked around slowly. Step one complete - make it to, and land safely on, their destination. That was, unfortunately, the easiest part of their mission.

He waited for his partners and then said, "Well, looks kind of quiet but I guess we should start looking around quietly, maybe find a place to stay. I doubt this will be fast, despite what I would like."

"No, I wouldn't count on it. Finding them is going to be hard. Going to need to rely on patience and some unconventional thinking if we're going to be successful."

Kal scratched his nose in thought for a moment. Then he gave a small shrug. "Alright. DD-3? Do you have any information about a good but inexpensive place to stay? We're going to need a base of operations while we're here it looks like."

He started walking away from their ship once it was buttoned up. "I guess we start small and broad, then try to zero in on more specific information. I almost wish we knew who the Rebellion's people here were so we could contact them...but then again, I suppose one of them could be the 'leak' to the First Order."

He let out a sigh. "This is NOT what I thought I'd be doing when I joined up."

"Data is from military and governmental systems. Standby, will process request" The little droid scooted off out of earshot to find an open computer terminal.

"You and me both. My first choice would be to get back out there and take the fight where it's needed." Tess takes a look at the droid on its little mission, and than again to ensure no one in ear shot "Still, far as missions go, this is still pretty up there. Like, exactly what you see in the vids. 'The unlikely duo that single handedly won the war' and all that."

"Who says dropping bombs is the only way to leave an impact?"

Looking at Tess, he smiled and held up his hands slightly. "No, no, you're absolutely right. This is...at the very least, an interesting challenge." He gave a half-shrug. "Just a bit outside my wheelhouse is all."

Kal smiled at DD-3 and nodded. "Thanks, DD-3. I know this is a bit outside your wheelhouse too. I appreciate your help."

After a moment, he gestured away from the docks. "I guess we should at least start heading towards...'civilization' there, eh?" He started walking once DD-3 was ready.

The civilization as it was here was sufficient for modern life but wholly unremarkable. There was nothing in the architecture that made Drinax appear distinct from a thousand other worlds within the Republic. Built long ago to attract rapid expansion of commerce and migration from the coreward worlds, everything about it was contemporary and calculated towards a wide audience. Add to the fact of how old the settlements were, the place looked dated and boring.


If the landscape was underwhelming, the significant presence of First Order patrols would be enough to keep one on their toes. Everyone moved about the city quickly. It was too difficult to see if loitering and vagrancy was strictly prohibited, or if people were just that skittish around the military presence.

Though there was a large presence, this wasn't martial law, not at first glance anyway. Shops were open, people could move about freely, and nobody was heart to accost you the moment you arrived, so that had to count for something, right?

"I've seen Ithorians with more character" Tess gave as an off-handed remark. "The people we're looking for don't want to be found. Got any ideas?"

Kalidyn looked over at Tess when she spoke up. He smirked and let out a little chuckle at her observation.

But then he pondered her very valid question. "Welllllllll..." he started, drawing the word out as he thought, "we're looking for people that won't want to be found, people that hide in plain sight even."

He rubbed his chin as he struggled. "So...I guess...we either need to employ a slicer to dig up information, check out backgrounds, payment histories, communication logs, something that will give us a clue as to who might be the ones we're looking for," He cocked an eyebrow at the droid with him to see if they piped up. "or we need to make contact with...seedy elements maybe." He hesitated. "Or we need to attempt to find out who is sympathetic to our Cause and find a way in that way, though that's arguably the most dangerous of the three."

He gave a shrug. "Either way, we need information, and a place to stay." He looked at the droid. "Any ideas where to stay?"

The little droid, having completed its task, simply started to roll off into the street, assuming you to follow. Even for what this planet would call a mid day hustle, it's easy to keep an eye on DD-3 without racing to catch up, until it makes a sudden turn into an open door.

Heading in behind it, you're greeted by gregarious Mirilian behind the desk "Why hello, you two must belong to this little guy" she bore a big smile, enjoying her own humor. "Say, I know you from somewhere don't I? You look very familiar to me miss."

"Oh, I get that alot" Tess replies, looking strangely nervous "just have one of those faces, look like everyone else. We could use a room, if you have one, for a few days."

"Oh, sure." She points towards a turbolift "Rooms are up there, total service. Check in and check out through the terminals with each door." Pointing the other way "If you head in that direction, we have one of the best hospitality droids in the system there if you need some grub.

Kal let out a little laugh and nodded to the woman, gesturing down at the droid. "Yes, he's in charge." He gave her a wink but then sobered and listened.

He glanced sideways at Tess but didn't say anything about the 'recognition' for the moment. Once they were in private maybe.

"Efficient." He smiled and thanked the Mirilian before heading towards the turbolift. He stayed silent for the moment, wanting to ride to their room and get inside before talking again.

The conversation you were going to have was quickly erased once you walked out on the chosen floor. The sight of fully armed First Order troops will do that to a person. Three of them, hovering out the door of one of the rooms, talking to some unseen person inside.

"Look, I told your friends already. I don't know what you're talking about. How many times do we have to be over this?"

"You're coming with us to answer questions. We know you've been consorting with the enemy!"

"Consorting with the enemy? Why, that's absurd, that's impossible! I don't know any of you"

One was quick to raise his weapon and almost fired, but another who had seen that you and Tess were witnesses held off. The trigger happy one walked to talk to you as the others pressed their suspect.

"Care to explain that again old man? Sounds like you're admitting that you're part of the Resistance."

"Not at all." He replied with an unusually calm voice for someone perilously close to losing his life "The Empire lost friends. The New Republic is the galactic authority of Law and Order, which the First Order refuses to admit or submit to. So, you see, you all are the Resistance, from a certain point of view"

"The two of you had better leave now if you know what's good for you"

Kal froze for just a moment when they first exited the turbolift upon seeing the First Order troopers. Then he had planned on just pretending to ignore them and find a door to enter. But the First Order was having none of that. They walked directly towards Kal and his companions and engaged them, threatened them.

"EXCUSE you? We have every right to get a room. You stay out of our business, we stay out of yours." He shifted to look a bit towards Tess, more to put the holstered pistol on the side facing away from the troopers - and as he gestured towards the trooper with one arm, the other hand went to his pistol grip. "You believe this guy? Minding our own business and he gets in our faces!"

OOC: I mean, if you want some kind of roll, I'm terrible at all the non-pilot ones so let me know, LOL! I know I SHOULD just walk away, and not get in trouble the FIRST DAY on planet but...

It's entirely up to you as to your choice of action. If you want to try and play things down, a Persuasion Role could do the trick.

If you want to attack, you'd need to roll Initiative.

If you want to simply get in the turbolift and wait for whatever occurs here to roll over, you can do so without a roll.

OOC: No, it SOUNDS like this person may or may not be that we should meet and/or keep out of the First Order's hands. And...well...Kal doesn't like the First Order. And if the person could be helpful, even more so. So. Yeah. Unless Tess seems to not want that when he looks at her, I guess trying to pull his pistol and going to initiative. Lol. Oh man.

15:16, Today: Kalidyn Sunrider rolled 12 using 1d20+4.  Initiative.

16:18, Today: Midichlorians, for the NPC Stormtrooper, rolled 3 using 1d20+2 ((1)).

The two Stormtroopers talking to the mysterious man suddenly slammed against the wall behind them as if violently pushed.

The one dealing with you two was easily distracted, allowing you an opportunity to strike first.

You clearly have the initiative. Make your attack, and a move action if desired.

Kalidyn quick drew his pistol and placed it almost right up against the First Order trooper standing in front of him. He fired it as he said, "Lesson one - never take your eyes off your enemies." But in his hasty attempt to shoot the trooper, he missed. He restrained a groan.

OOC: OF course lol. Only I could roll crappy enough to miss at point blank range ha!
20:23, Today: Kalidyn Sunrider rolled 7,13 using d20+5,3d8+2.  Blaster pistol vs Trooper.
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Your miss is justified, you did aim right where he was, and where he would have remained, not Tess had a different idea. The Zeltron had rushed the Stormtrooper, reaching for his weapon. The two were caught in a grapple over the rifle; though the enemy had strength on his side, Tess had found a way to utilize leverage, but neither was getting anywhere with it.

"Oh come on Kal! What are you waiting for!? Kill him!"

Bad news: you are shooting into melee, which does put a penalty into your next role.
Good News: You took the Precise Shot Feat, which negates this Penalty
Better News: You can use a Force Point to increase the chances of your success.
Best News: You have two Destiny Points, one for each level you have. These can be used for a number of things, including an automatic critical hit, and the double damage that would be commensurate with such)
If you choose to use either this or the Force Points, you have full discretion to add appropriately cool and dramatic flair.

"Whoah!" Kal was surprised at Tess jumping in to melee with the trooper, grappling with him. He blinked and then narrowed his eyes. This time he took care to aim his pistol better at the trooper, and not to hit his comrade-in-arms as he squeezed the trigger and fired again. "I'm working on it!"

OOC: Hmm. I didn't realize we had Destiny Points. But I kind of want to save that for something...bigger. Better base roll, terrible force point roll, lol.

15:21, Today: Kalidyn Sunrider rolled 17,11 using d20+5,3d8+2.  Blaster pistol vs Trooper Try 2.
15:21, Today: Kalidyn Sunrider rolled 1 using 1d6.  Force point (if needed).

The Stormtrooper stupidly relinquished the contest for the rifle in order to try and avoid your next shot, but to no avail. the shot from your blaster struck dead on, and at such close distance that the protection from his helmet meant nothing.

The threat eliminated, the man accosted by the First Order stepped out slowly. Behind his bearded and aged face shown a warm and friendly smile.

"Hello there"

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Kal stopped, frowning down at the storm trooper. He didn't relish violence, whether killing or stunning someone. But sometimes, especially in a war, something were necessary. He looked to make sure Tess was okay briefly.

Then he turned to look at the other man, who'd been harassed. "Hello. I hope you don't mind us getting involved, but I hate bullies."

He looked at Tess, "I think we need to look for lodging elsewhere." He then shook his head, sounding exasperated but smiling a little. "We haven't even been here one day."

He looked back to the man. "We better go before more show up. Do you have some place you can go to be safe? Hell, for that matter, you got any recommendations of a safe place for me and my friends to lie low?"

"I don't know about that." He said as he pulled a credit chit out. Upon paying his bill, he haphazardly threw it into the room. "They don't know who you are, and if someone comes looking for these three, they're about to start chasing a ghost all the way to Tattooine. In the meantime, the two of you get to upgrade to the honeymoon suite, with my complements."

"We were brought together like this for a reason. So, I suggest we move quickly, and stick together until we find out what that reason is."

Kal blinked a few times at the strange turn of events and the strange man involved. His eyes shifted to the left to glance at Tess before he answered. "Um. Okay. Thank you. I think."

He pursed his lips for a moment and then made a slight move of his shoulders that might be the beginnings of an aborted shrug. "Alright. Lead the way, stranger. I'm Kal."

"Woah, woah woah!" Tess called out, her feet planted "You're pretty big up in your britches to think you know us or what we're doing? We are not that kind of relationship! Okay? I don't even date him!" The Zeltron's emotional tirade took a small stumble as she tried to catch the words as they came out of her mouth.

"Okay, that sounded worse than I meant it to, but you get the idea. You don't even know who we are, why are you trying to have us all sink or swim together all of the sudden?"

"You have the strength and courage to fight the First Order. In times like these, we cannot be picky about our allies. Besides, I believe we will need each others strengths for us to reach our disparate goals."

"Ya, okay, whatever. How do we know we can trust you?"

"Because I gain nothing by betraying you. Even if I were to turn you into the First Order, they would never stop hunting me."

"Okay, that's fair...I guess, but there's still something I don't understand. Those soldiers, they practically flew against the wall. No weapon can do that..."

"In the strictest sense, you're correct. I'll discuss more later, but we really should be on our way."

"You can simply call me Demarchus" As he held the lift open

Kalidyn looked over at Tess and feigned a look of shock and wounded pride at her fiery insistence of what they were not. He muttered under his breath, "Not yet anyway." but he wasn't really trying to interrupt them.

He listened to them speak back and forth about things a moment. Finally, he spoke again. "Tess." He glanced at the man, "This is Tess. I'm Kal." Then he went back to speaking to Tess. "We can always bail if we don't like the way things look." He lowered his voice and stepped near her, "and there's three of us to his one if it comes to that really and we need to get clear."

He then stepped towards the lift, gesturing for DD-3 to come along. "C'mon, DeeDee."