"Aww..come on Wix, we need to lay things out or I'll get confused..I don't want to miss a piece." She chides him gently.  Koi was starting to get irritated and upset -- she missed Mel.  Mel's soothing rumble helped he keep perspective when she was trying to figure out a hard mechanical puzzle. "A neat workspace is the first and second step to a neat solution." She had heard that phrase so often, she could almost feel the rumble of his voice in her bones. When she inquired about the additional steps, "Insight, improvisation, and ouch! Deep-ones damn this brackish bolt!...No, it's not profanity--very funny my dear lumpfish. It's mentorship and practice. Look where things come together when you need insight.."

In truth, she was worried about her friends. It wouldn't be fair to take her fears out on Wix.  He was helping her a lot and trying the best he could.

Were they alright?  How would they find them? 
"Wix, is there a tunnel under the hanger? I wish we had a map.."

12:48, Today: Midichlorians, on behalf of Wix, rolled 28 using 1d20+10.
12:48, Today: Midichlorians, on behalf of Koi Sundar, rolled 25 using 1d20+7.  Mechanics.

Wix heeded the advice he was being given, and took a more methodical, procedural process to the work at hand. Once he was able to focus, and once all the parts were sorted, getting the droid put together was much smoother.

The Jawa shook his head, "Not into base, keep away from there. No worry," He said as he finished attaching the last piece "Diggy Diggy droid make fresh tunnel quickly. We guide droid. Force guide us..."
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"Sounds like a good plan."  Koi stood up and stretched. "Alright, let me get Mr. Diggitidy plugged in."  She ran a power conduit from the generator to the hold where they assembled the droid.  Once she determined that the adapter was well seated in the droid's power socket, she gingerly eased into the cockpit and turn on the generator.  "Alright, here goes nothing, hopefully he charges okay."


"I'm going to try to sense my friends in the spirit realm while he's charging." Koi asked Wix, "could you keep a look out for trouble while I do?"

She found a quiet spot in the lounge and sat down.  The familiar surrounding helped her remember those little moments that revealed her friends' personalities to her.  Using those memories to help her focus she closed her eyes and tried to find them in the sea of life around her.

Focussing in meditation, you are able to extend your minds eye beyond your physical body. You can see your friends, all bound and in energy fields to be detained. You sense guards outside, but nobody on the inside, believing the room to be secure and safe.

You see where in the base they are being held, and can internalize how to get there using the droid

Wix rolled 24 using 1d20+10 ((14)) Mechanics

The modified Droideka II powered up and operational, it's guided out of the ship and into a corner of the hangar to minimize wayward noise and attention. From there, it begins to dig efficiently, if a bit awkwardly with its modified components.

"It Works!" Wix calls out in joy in the evening air.

Wix's enthusiasm coaxes a smile from Koi. "Yes! celebratory soft tapping of hands!" She exclaims as she holds her hand out to Wix.

"While he's digging, I will collect some supplies. Can you think of anything we should bring? I thought helmets, a medical kit, and some fusion lanterns would be useful.  And a spare breathing pack for the captain."  And of course she has an extra blaster or two -- in case the Captain and Oro need to fight their way out. Her own blaster might be set to stun, but she isn't sure she can prevent all violence in adventure.

OOC: Otherwise Koi is ready to go :)

"Good thinking! Jedi always have plan! Wix keep on lookout!"

In the short time that you went aboard the ship to gather supplies, there was little to be heard other than the latent hum of the hyperdrive, always ready to engage, and the digging of the droid. Just as you finish up, you hear a distinctive sound - two bolts from a blaster. By the time you make it out, you see a First Order soldier on the ground, with Wix desparately trying to drag him across the ground out of sight.

"Oh Wix.." she sighs quietly.  After a quick look around to make sure she isn't seen, she strides over to the soldier and hauls him out of sight.  She checks and sees whether he's alive and likely to make noise anytime soon.

19:35, Today: Koi Sundar rolled 14 using 1d20+6 ((8)).

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The soldier is just stunned, likely a setting on Wix's heavily modified weaponry. While not dead, he's also thankfully nowhere close to waking up anytime soon.

Knowledge Life Science: You can reasonably expect to stay out long enough for you to do your work, assuming there aren't any other distractions or problems.

The soldier addressed, there was enough of a hole dug that it could more be described as the beginning of a tunnel, as the droid started boring on the path it was given.

Wix was first to hop in, being underground seemingly natural for him. It was admittedly unsteady for you, especially once the thought of a collapse started to set in. By that point you reckoned you were half way across, and it would be faster to just keep going.

The modified Droideka has some issue as it starts digging upwards in the curve, but manages after only a slight hitch. Before you know it, it's cracking through the foundation above, and you're poking through the floor of a First Order brig, with your friends and crewmmates looking at you and Wix in utter bewilderment.

Koi sighed, running a hand through her hair. She was glad he was alive and likely to stay that way..but now what?  And of course Wix has run off..

Guessing the droid wouldn't get to much farther in the next minute, she check the soldier gingerly to make sure he wasn't being actively tracked.  And she took his comm away from him -- and crushed it.   Then she put him, gently, in one of the smuggler compartments under the deck plating and shoved some heavy boxes on top of it for good measure.  The last thing she wanted was a random First Order soldier wandering around the ship.

Hopefully if he woke up, no one would hear him or find him for a while.  "Sorry," she murmured, "best I can do for now."

Koi locked up the ship and hanger, and turned off the lights.  Then she gathered her equipment, strapped on a helmet, and followed Wix down the tunnel.  Rubble from the ceiling clanked against her helmet more than once, plasteel and centuries old bricks scraped her arms, and her clothes were heavily smeared in sand and dust. She probably looked like very bedraggled dust-urchin when she pokes her head out of the hole.  "Oh thank the First tree, you're in the same brig. Captain," She whispered, "it's Koi - we're breaking you out." She levers herself out of the hole, so she can help them down. "hurry..please.."

I realize I might be kidnapping a first order soldier, but it was the best Koi could reasonably come up with at the time.  Besides, adds spice --right?

Stand by, multiple posts coming in, in rapid succession.


The Jawa waved at his new friends, even as they stood in shock.

"What in the h?" Captain Torin started before cutting himself off "How did you find us? Where did you find this, thing?" As he looked at the modified droid.

"Now's not the time!" Oro, being the impatient pragmatist "With all that noise it won't take long for them to start getting curious. Everyone in, I'll cover you on the way back."

"Don't count on it, tadpole" The Herglic said as he squared himself above the space "There's no dignified way I'm fitting in there, and I won't have you being held back on my account. You first, I'll cover you"

"No way!" Oro called out in response "I'm not leaving you behind"

"Than don't" Mel responded stubbornly, "but I'm not letting you go behind me, now move!"

With everyone in, Melveleh brought up the rear, crawling through where others were able to walk hunched over. Beyond the grunts behind you, you hear the distinct shout of a human guard, discovering what's taken place, followed by strange metallic sounds, as the droid which was left behind starts to go berserk.

Koi is awash with relief as Oro-Qiebra takes charge and practically pushes Captain Ploon into the tunnel.  The Captain could as questions for hours -- but now is the worst time for his curiosity.  "Follow Wix -- he'll lead you back to the ship.  He's my friend."

Sorry Mr. Diggitidy.. Koi winces as the modified Droideka goes berserk.  She isn't completely surprised that it went off programming -- something seemed very shading about that guy selling the droid so cheap.  But she was hoping to get Mr. Diggitidy out too.  At least he'll buy them some time..?  And maybe he'll even collapse the brig.

"Mel?  If you see a way to collapse the tunnel behind you, let me know?" She asks as she shepherds her friends back through the tunnel. "I think we have a little time before they can come through the tunnel after us..but I wouldn't mind if it took them a little longer."  She is practically vibrating with the silent urge to hurry her friends through the tunnel as quickly as possible.

"We'll be lucky if it doesn't collapse on me!" He shouted back angrily. "This is an affront to nature, what I'm doing right now!" His gruntings and shuffling through the tunnel muffled out any further sound as you got further away.

Thankfully, as you made your way back and came out the other side, there were no First Order soldiers or other threats waiting for you.


As Mel started to appear as well, Oro and Wix tried, to the degrees they were able, to help pull the big guy out of the hole. No sooner than he got out there was a small rumbling sound

"Oh now what is it?" Mel called out loud. To everyone's surprise, the modified droid returned as well. There was some minor carbon scoring from blaster fire and a few scratches, but otherwise it seemed okay.

"Sorry Mel." Koi winced, Mel was being scraped up in these tunnels. "I didn't watch the droid move around much before it started digging. I thought he'd have to swing his arms more. It was sloppy programming on my part and I have no excuse except that I was real worried."

After Mel popped out of the whole like the cork in a sparkle-wine bottle, she was surprised to hear someone else in the tunnel. Mr. Diggity hardly worse for wear.  Practically no blood on his shovel even.

"Mr. Diggity!" Koi exclaimed joyfully. Her smile and enthusiasm made her look young. "You came back! I am so glad. Thank you for protecting us."   She asked, "will you please push this rubble back in the hole, and then come on the ship? You're part of the team."

She looks more seriously to the Captain, Wix, and Oro. "I think if we leave quickly, we might be in hyperspace before they look for the ship. I know I have a lot of explaining to do, but can it wait 'til then?"

OOC: Yay! Mr. Diggity! :D

"Let's get airborne. When everyone is safe, and we finally get to our mission, we'll have all the time we need to talk, and I'm sure there's lots to explain..."

As everyone started making their way to the ramp of the ship, Torin had an objection to one of the members "wait
, who is that and what is he doing getting aboard my ship?"
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"Err.."  Koi was too embarrassed to meet anyone's gaze. "He was investigating the digging noise or something..anyway Wix stunned him and I..improvised.  I thought he'd be less noticeable in the ship."

She runs a hand through her hair. "I figured worse case scenario we could stash him in an escape pod before we jump, or let him out on the next planet or something."

"Wix? Who's Wix?" He asks in response, and receives a tug on his leg by the Jawa as an answer

"Oh, well I have some questions about him too, but first we need to talk about why you chose to leave a soldier unaccompanied on my ship."

"It's the enemy" Chimed in Oro, who waited no time in retrieving her weapon "there's a simple solution to this"

As if possessed, the soldier suddenly bolted from his slumber, shaking and scurrying as he found himself in a strange place.

He pulls his helmet off and raises his hands "whoa! Hey!"

Koi sighs. She was really hoping that most of these conversations could happen in hyperspace. Getting off this planet is their first priority. Although to be fair, the stormtrooper conversation should probably happen now.

"You can't kill him, Oro.  He's surrendered -- his hands are in the air and he's probably going to sit down on the floor, so you won't think he's going to try anything suspicious." She hints, not at all subtly, to the stormtrooper.

She apologizes to the stormtrooper and looks tired. It's been a hard day for her, and even if shooting it him would be a lot less complicated, it wouldn't be right. "I'm sorry this happened, I think you may be in trouble either way. Our best options are to stun you and dump you gently in a hole, or take you with us and drop you on the next planet with a spaceport. Do you have a preference?"
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The engine of the Gampporean Rose guns as Mel prepares his departure.

The soldier looks stunned, while Oro looks frustrated that you would defend him. His mind races.

"I do not care," He blurts out, some degree of courage finding him again "If you leave me somewhere, they will charge me with treason, and kill me. If you leave me here, they will charge me with cowardice or abetting the enemy, and kill me. You may as well kill me and get it over with. I would rather die with honor at the hands of rebel scum than be killed by those I thought were my friends."

He gulps hard, looking up at you with hard eyed "that, or let me accompany you. If I am to die a traitor, I would rather I be guilty of what I am charged."

The cruelty of the First Order is like a thorn in her heart.  She didn't think that they were particularly nice to their soldiers, but her imagination failed to predict that they would be more cruel, in some ways, to their own.

She quickly translates for Wix, "He says the First order will kill him either way. He wishes to come with us or die here."

But then Koi straightens her shoulders and tries to meet the challenge in the soldier's hard eyes. She feels a responsibility: she brought him on board. Koi tries to read his intention in his eyes and posture; she even takes a deep, slow breath and reaches out with her intuition. "Are you sure?" She asks quietly, watching his response closely. "I'm not going anywhere it would be easy for you to follow."

Ooc: Wix can understand Basic, but can't speak it

"I understand" he replied with strong certainty "And I am sure of this as I have been of most anything." He breaks his gaze to look up at the ceiling of the ship for a second.

"I have been curious, for many years, whether what we have been told of the fledgling republic and society outside the First Order was true. My entire life has been chosen and directed for me. Before I die, I want to be able to make my own decisions, see the galaxy for myself."

Torin pulled the rifle away from Oro, which she relented to.
"Sounds like we have another explorer at heart. I imagine there's some friends who will want to talk to him after our mission is over. We're going to have to figure out a hot rack situation with our new crew members."

OOC: hot racking is when there isn't enough beds or 'racks' for everyone, so people share beds, one person sleeps while the other works on a rotating shift. In the real world, this is standard procedure on submarines, where space is at a premium.

Koi sighs and relief seems to blow through her whole body. She gives Captain Ploon a shaky smile, full of relief and gratitude. She is glad to have his wisdom in this situation -- Captain Ploon is a good judge of character -- and grateful that he finds the stormtrooper worthy of mercy. "I don't mind sharing," her voice catching a little with her offer.  It's been a long day.

"I'm Koi, by the way." She offers her hand to the stormtrooper.



OOC: Good to know on both accounts.

"Wow" Oro said in shock "that happened fast. I mean he's handsome and everything..." Torin cut her off "that's enough. We'll figure it out later on. I'msure we all have somewhere to be..." as he guided her away.

The Stormtrooper took your hand and got to his feet "AG-0525"

Oro's insinuations took a moment to register.  Like watching an ancient processor come online, Koi's look of confusion when through increasingly rapid phases of understanding, shock, and acute embarrassment. "Oro!" She yelped as scandalized flush bloomed across her face. "That's not what I meant." Koi was almost sure she could hear Oro's chortling in the hall.

"Err..I didn't mean to imply. I'm just glad it worked out for you." Koi stammered awkwardly. She held on to his hand until he was steady on his feet. Then she let go quickly as though some kind of accidental seduction would take place. She desperately changed the subject, "this is my friend Wix." She regained a little of her composure with the polite pleasantries. "You met Captain Ploon and Oro, Mel is flying the ship. Do you have any questions? I would."



OOC: OMG hilarious! Poor Koi..