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Chapter IV: Questions and Answers.

Posted by Bane MalarFor group 0
Vek Stro'to
NPC, 169 posts
Mon 27 May 2024
at 07:17
  • msg #127

Chapter IV: Questions and Answers

Stro'to makes a faint clucking noise of protest, but making excuses and explaining away suspicious coincidences is a life skill Stro'to calls upon daily, and he wastes no time launching into today's one.

"I assure you, the boot is entirely on the other leg! I was merely stuck in traffic trying to get to my meeting-- which, as you rightly say was not for another 50 minutes-- when my Master, an avid watcher of the news, hologrammed me and told me that Xizran had gone missing less than an hour before he was due to deliver a rather large payment to us, and told me he had hired a very seedy bounty hunter-- a cheap, seedy bounty hunter whom neither of us have ever worked with before, but whose ProB reviews, which I now see were entirely false! were 4 stars-- to track you and discuss the matter of payment before you left the planet. You are a valued customer, after all. And usually late payments or faked deaths are trivial matters one is able to sort out in a handful of weeks at most, when one is dealing with Exchange vigos or CEOs of businesses worth billions or princes, much less all three. It is not my fault you, Fennec, do not believe in subtlety and therefore left a trail of destruction and threatened destruction in your wake that was very easy to track and for witnesses to remember. If a useless wretch like Quilran could find you, it is no wonder Lendon did too. The only wonder was that he had not already done so already."
Fennec Kang
NPC, 258 posts
Sat 29 Jun 2024
at 01:33
  • msg #128

Chapter IV: Questions and Answers

Fennec narrows her eyes.

"What do you know of Kaen Dralvan?" she changes tack abruptly, watching Stro'to closely to see if this draws a reaction.
Vek Stro'to
NPC, 170 posts
Sat 29 Jun 2024
at 02:12
  • msg #129

Chapter IV: Questions and Answers

“…Kaen who?” Stro’to says, looking like he secretly wishes he had a datapad with holonet access and five minutes to call a refresher break to look this up right now.
Fennec Kang
NPC, 259 posts
Sat 29 Jun 2024
at 05:38
  • msg #130

Chapter IV: Questions and Answers

Fennec eyes him for a moment longer, before seeming to decide the Twi'lek's obliviousness is genuine, giving a slow nod as she glances at Xizran.
Xizran
GM, 295 posts
Sat 29 Jun 2024
at 06:07
  • msg #131

Chapter IV: Questions and Answers

"...Fine. If you really were not involved, then you can call Vogga and tell him I am dealing with some housecleaning and once we have finished taking out the trash we will obviously settle unimportant matters like one measly outstanding invoice. And unless he wants me to switch suppliers when I'm done with Lendon, he had better continue delivering in the meantime and not chase me over the first invoice we've missed in the past five years."
This message was last edited by the GM at 06:08, Sat 29 June 2024.
Vek Stro'to
NPC, 171 posts
Sat 29 Jun 2024
at 06:10
  • msg #132

Chapter IV: Questions and Answers

Stro'to looks like he would rather swallow poison, but manages to paste on a rather weak smile.

"Are you sure you would not like to make the call and tell him this personally? Or better yet, yourself, Fennec? I am sure you would know the ins and outs of it far better than I, and my Master has always had the utmost amount of respect for both of you..."
Fennec Kang
NPC, 260 posts
Sat 29 Jun 2024
at 06:24
  • msg #133

Chapter IV: Questions and Answers

"Xizran and I both have better things to do with our time," Fennec sneers dismissively. "You can tell him yourself once we drop you off with those techs back there when we reach Telos."
Vek Stro'to
NPC, 172 posts
Sat 29 Jun 2024
at 06:34
  • msg #134

Chapter IV: Questions and Answers

Stro'to seems to brighten slightly at this reminder (intentional or not) that it is only once he gets to Telos that he will have to make this deeply unpleasant call. (He's certainly far too wise to question what those better things might be when Fennec has heavy blaster pistols and Stro'to does not.)
Bane Malar
NPC, 211 posts
Sat 29 Jun 2024
at 06:44
  • msg #135

Chapter IV: Questions and Answers

"Speaking of invoices which are yet to be paid..." Bane puts in delicately as he withdraws the data core once more.
Xizran
GM, 296 posts
Sat 29 Jun 2024
at 06:46
  • msg #136

Chapter IV: Questions and Answers

"We weren't," Xizran shuts this down crushingly.
Bane Malar
NPC, 212 posts
Sat 29 Jun 2024
at 06:58
  • msg #137

Chapter IV: Questions and Answers

Bane opens his mouth, before seeming to decide that now is indeed not the ideal time, and closing it once more.

"When we reach Telos," he suggests, more to himself than Xizran.
Xizran
GM, 297 posts
Sat 29 Jun 2024
at 07:05
  • msg #138

Chapter IV: Questions and Answers

"And when we satisfy ourselves that you and your friends weren't involved in my palace being bombed," Xizran sneers, clearly having heard that.
This message was last edited by the GM at 07:06, Sat 29 June 2024.
Bane Malar
NPC, 213 posts
Sat 29 Jun 2024
at 07:25
  • msg #139

Chapter IV: Questions and Answers

"Indeed," Bane says smoothly before muttering something that really is inaudible as he strides back into the cockpit once more.
Vek Stro'to
NPC, 173 posts
Sat 29 Jun 2024
at 07:47
  • msg #140

Chapter IV: Questions and Answers

Stro'to seems to take it that it is time that he, too, made his escape, which Stro'to promptly does, murmuring a suitable-sounding excuse.
Narrator
GM, 124 posts
Sat 29 Jun 2024
at 10:27
  • msg #141

Chapter IV: Questions and Answers

The journey to Telos passes without incident. Dalnan does not regain consciousness, but his condition remains stable. Kelsi remains beside him, and does not leave the medbay for the entirety of the journey, though Stro'to's predictions prove correct, and the wound in her stomach does not worsen or appear to become infected, though whether this is due in any way to the medpac she failed to apply is unclear. Stro'to smuggles a few snacks from upstairs which she gratefully accepts, and the Twi'lek himself seems to be primarily focused on keeping out of the way of Xizran and Fennec. Xizran himself commandeers Bane's quarters, which Fennec spends the journey guarding, forcing Bane himself to spend the journey in the cockpit, his helmet making it impossible to tell when he is sleeping and when he is awake. The journey takes around 12 standard hours, and soon enough they find themselves coming out of hyperspace above the desolated planet, making for the green mottled, partially restored section of the planet above which the silver, gleaming shell of Citadel Station rests in orbit.
Bane Malar
NPC, 214 posts
Sat 29 Jun 2024
at 10:29
  • msg #142

Chapter IV: Questions and Answers

"Well, time to see if these old friends of yours pay off," Bane remarks as Xizran and Fennec join him in the cockpit, directing the ship toward the station.
Xizran
GM, 298 posts
Sat 29 Jun 2024
at 10:32
  • msg #143

Chapter IV: Questions and Answers

Xizran makes a sneeringly dismissive noise, otherwise ignoring Bane.
Fennec Kang
NPC, 261 posts
Sat 29 Jun 2024
at 10:34
  • msg #144

Chapter IV: Questions and Answers

"Ban confirmed Loppak is clean," Fennec informs Xizran. "If he's involved in any of this he's been very subtle about it. But Loppak's never been the type to take risks or get involved in messes like this."
Xizran
GM, 299 posts
Sat 29 Jun 2024
at 11:05
  • msg #145

Chapter IV: Questions and Answers

"He had better make an exception in this instance and take my side, or I will be charging him a 20% premium on any of my speeders he buys once Lendon has been crushed."
Bane Malar
NPC, 215 posts
Sun 7 Jul 2024
at 11:57
  • msg #146

Chapter IV: Questions and Answers

"Good to know we have so much trust in this fine being," Bane puts in lightly from the seat in front of them.
Fennec Kang
NPC, 262 posts
Sun 7 Jul 2024
at 11:59
  • msg #147

Chapter IV: Questions and Answers

"The only time I trust a Quarren is when my blaster is pressed against their ribcage," Fennec replies darkly.
Xizran
GM, 300 posts
Sun 7 Jul 2024
at 15:01
  • msg #148

Chapter IV: Questions and Answers

"Which is also exactly what he will get if he backstabs me," Xizran sneers.
Falleen Guard
NPC, 14 posts
Sat 13 Jul 2024
at 01:23
  • msg #149

Chapter IV: Questions and Answers

Fennec gives a grim grunt of agreement.
Bane Malar
NPC, 216 posts
Sat 13 Jul 2024
at 01:39
  • msg #150

Chapter IV: Questions and Answers

"I always admire the finesse and subtlety with which you two handle negotiations," Bane remarks.
Narrator
GM, 126 posts
Sat 13 Jul 2024
at 01:42
  • msg #151

Chapter IV: Questions and Answers

And with that, he accelerates toward Citadel Station.

OOC: End of Chapter IV...
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