"We won't get far without a distraction," Bane says grimly as a stack of old holovids collapses off the counter and across the floor beside him, "And I'm out of grenades."

"I've got a speeder parked out front," Biggs calls over the blaster fire, "But good luck getting to it."

"Can it fit all of us?" Fennec calls back, considering the option.

"We can always leave someone behind if there's not," Xizran says pointedly looking at Bane.

"It's a four seater," Biggs informs them, "It'll be a squash but we'll all fit. We just need to find a way to reach-" he breaks off, ducking a bit lower as a chunk of metal from the self above him is completely blown off and thrown against the wall behind to clatter noisily on the ground.

"I can buy you some time," Layla says resolutely after a moment, drawing her lightsaber to the surprise of Biggs, "I will try to protect you for as long as I can."

"Or I might have a non suicidal idea," Bane says, taking hold of her arm to halt her from rising, "Speeder guy, pass us that pack of Quay novelty orbs on the shelf there would you," he instructs as he grabs a pack of wroshyr incense sticks from behind the counter, before reaching over to an old conservator on the wall behind the counter to withdraw a couple of ancient looking dishes wrapped in aluminium.

Biggs stares a moment longer at Layla's lightsaber, before obediently darting a hand out to grab the pack of three orbs and tossing them to Bane.

"You're a Jedi?" he asks Layla in disbelief as he does so.

"It's a long story," Layla replies to Biggs as she watches with interest as Bane swiftly unwraps the meals and tosses aside the half mouldy contents as he flattens out the aluminium wrap.

Fennec also watches Bane work, though with more skepticism than Layla as she fires a few random blasts over the counter to keep their adversaries at bay.

Bane opens the Quay novelty orbs, punching a hole in each with the muzzle of his pistol and tipping out the contents to just leave the hollow plastoid balls. He then inserts a couple of wroshyr sticks into all three balls before wrapping each in the aluminium.

OOC: Bane Malar rolled 23 using 1d20+8. Demolitions.

"Smoke grenades," Fennec says approvingly as Bane withdraws a fusion cutter from his pack and prepares to set them alight, "But good luck getting them to reach the speeder."

OOC: Fennec Kang rolled 19 using 1d20+10. Demolitions.

"I can help there," Layla says, deactivating her lightsaber. As Bane sets each of them alight and hurls them as far as he can over the counter she closes her eyes, stretching out a hand before her as each of the makeshift grenades seems to glide as if carried by an invisible current through the shattered entrance of the store and across the dark street beyond to land in the entrances to the streets from which the blaster fire emanates.

OOC: Layla Secura rolled 27 using 1d20+7. Move Object.
Layla Secura rolled 16 using 1d20+7. Move Object.
Layla Secura rolled 27 using 1d20+7. Move Object.

Bane's grenades seem to be a success, as smoke quickly begins to stream out of them and soon the gloomy street outside is obscured in a thick, smoky mist. The blaster fire continues, though with much more randomness as they are able to make out shouts and curses in the distance.

"Now's our chance!" says Fennec as she leaps nimbly over the counter and begins to move towards the exit.

"Lead the way, "speeder guy."

"Nice work," Biggs compliments Bane as he hurries after Fennec, and then to Xizran, "This way!"

OOC: Biggs Onasi has joined the party.
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Stro'to seems only to happy to hurry after him.

Layla follows Fennec over the counter, her lightsaber igniting once more as she blocks blasts while the others exit the shop.

Biggs passes Fennec as he bounds out into the street, leading the way over to where a faded blue TT-6 landspeeder looms out of the haze and gloom at the edge of the smoke. He leaps in, punching in the access code as the vehicle roars to life.
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"You a decent pilot?" Fennec barks as she leaps into the rear seat, returning fire into the smoke.

"You could say that," Biggs replies as he readies the speeder before glancing over to where Xizran, Stro’to and Bane hurry across the lane, Layla bringing up the rear.

Xizran dives into the back passenger seat, narrowly beating Stro'to to the good spot that is least exposed to blaster fire as he clambers in.

Stro'to curses fluently in Huttese as he clambers in, ducking down, trying to make himself less of a target.

Bane clambers in between Fennec and Stro'to at the rear of the speeder, trying unsuccessfully to find a spot where his head isn't completely exposed while Layla squeezes in beside him, facing the rear of the speeder with her lightsaber held ready.

"All right let's go!" she calls to Biggs.