They did, indeed, buy it. After a short, somewhat awkward pause, the Lieutenant bowed his head again before motioning to the troopers with him. All of them quickly moved around you and your group headed towards one of the two Lambda-class shuttles you could see outside the hangar...specifically, the one that didn't have an AT-ST between you and it.
A few short moments and you were passing by another group of Stormtroopers accompanied by another man in an officer's uniform. He did not, however look like the more clean cut, high-born types that usually fit the uniform. There was a dirtied, gruff look to the man as he spoke to the squad of six Stormtroopers with him. Though you couldn't make out the exact words he was saying, there was definitely a more familiar tone being used than was normally expected. He didn't seem to be shouting orders as much as actually speaking with the troopers on a more even level.
As you got close, his eyes shifted to all of you, one by one and watching carefully, though not missing a beat in whatever speech he was giving to the troopers. Still, there was a somewhat uncomfortably critical look in his eyes.
Off to the left between the Imperials and the AT-ST, you can see a group of three humanoids: two humans and a blue-skinned Duros. They're on their knees and, have their hands behind their heads, all looking down at the dirt silently as the Imperials with them yell angrily.
Kay:
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From the way the man carries himself, it doesn't look like he's an Army Officer. In fact, he looks a bit like a Stormtrooper out of the armour. He also has a blaster rifle at his hip rather than a pistol like most officers carry.
Viria:
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The Duros you see to the left looks to have some significant wounds. Even from this distance, you can see a blaster burn on his shoulder and a long slash mark across the side of his head that looks to be bleeding.
Istara:
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Of the three to the left, you recognize one of the humans. Its a young woman that worked in the command center of the base and had been one of the technical specialists that helped to organize the base's scanning operations to check for Imperial troops on the ground before the invasion occurred. Her name was Ines...Sara Ines, though her rank doesn't immediately come to your mind.
Istara hoped Kay would find a way to get the other prisoners with them. She had only one idea for how to tell her how important this was without blowing their cover, and that had a very good chance of getting herself killed.
Kriffing hell, Kay thought to herself when she saw the prisoners. It was the smart thing to leave them, to save who she had the best chance of saving, but that didn't matter. The rebellion was not about being, it was about doing the right thing.
She stepped aside and allowed the fake prisoners and storm troopers to pass her, looking over her teammates as they went. Nodding to herself, she marched along beside them until they came even to the real storm troopers and prisoners. "Halt. If they are going to be interrogated we can all go up on one shuttle." She told the others and then strode over to the imperials berating the 3 rebels.
[OOC: can I notice anything about imperials like their ranks? Distinctive markings?]
Methinks there's a bit of confusion on direction/location. The three others you've spotted are over by the AT-ST and the two other officers...while you guys are near the group of stormtroopers+officer since that was the way to the closest of the Lambda's. To help out, here's an updated map...
OOC: I knew which set of Imps we were near, Kay waited until we were in front of the one shuttle, and then she left the group and headed over to the Officers and prisoners in front of the second shuttle. So, what can Kay tell about officers 3 and 4?
Okay, sorry for the confusion. On my end, that is.
As for the two Officers, they wear no rank insignia that you can see. Its not something you've seen often, but you're fairly sure the only time you've heard of it is with ISB agents in the field.
As Kay approaches the other prisoners, the two Imperials simply turn their heads to regard her with what can only be described as disdain. When she gets close enough, the shorter of the two, who looks like the kind of man more suited to desk work than being out on a jungle world like Yavin,asks slowly, "You...require something?"
Off to the side, the bulky head of the AT-ST remains motionless, though through the two viewports open in the cockpit, at least some movement can be seen.
The rest of the group do not get very close to the shuttle before a voice calls out, "You! Hold it. Where are you taking that scum?"
Turning around, you see the group of six Stormtroopers you had previously passed by now focusing this attention on you, with the Officer pointing his blaster rifle at you in a somewhat dismissive way.
Well, kriff, I guess easy isn't for the rebellion, or me in general. Kay thought angrily, wracking her brain for a second while she tried to think of something to say that would pass muster with Imperial Intelligence.
"I am transporting my captives and the captured computer equipment up to the fleet for analysis. It would be efficient use of resources to escort your prisoners to the interrogation area as well. Shall I escort them or will you prefer to keep them here?" Kay asks, doing her best to maintain calm and composure in the face of what might be professional spies.
I do not know if it is meaningful AMG, but Kay had the others stop moving before she went over to the ISB officers. At the moment unless one of them is doing something else, Viria and Lia are simply standing and waiting with their guns on the prisoners, not approaching the ship)
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It's hard to be stoic, when the inside of this armor smells like a dead bantha. I can't wait to ditch it out an airlock. Viria thinks to herself as she stands "guard".
Kay: The two Imperial agents looked between one another for a short time, obviously considering what had been offered. After a somewhat uncomfortable silence, the shorter one looked to you and spoke in a tone that barely masked contempt, "Our orders are to personally interrogate any Rebel agents whom we deem...high profile," he motioned casually to the three next to him, all three looking to Kay carefully, "I am quite sure that at least one of these knows the destination of the remaining Rebels."
The taller of the two then looked past Kay, speaking in an uncomfortably soft voice for a man in an Imperial uniform, "Unless you have reason to believe your captives have such information, Commander, we have no use for them or for you."
Others: While Kay was speaking with the two Imperials, the Stormtrooper and their commander had not lost their interest in any of you. While the troopers themselves had no moved, their uniformed commanding officer took a few steps closer and motioned with his blaster rifle at Lia, "Do not ignore a superior officer, trooper! Where are you taking these prisoners?"
Kay, listens to the replies cooly, affecting the behavior of the imperial intelligence officer that had been assigned to her CorSec section, a particularly superior and smug woman named Adrial Stroog. An ugly name for an ugly woman.
"Actually I believe it is possible that they may know, they were in the Data Center working to destroy the data and were carrying computer equipment. My orders are to transport all computer equpment and those found with it up to the fleet as quickly as possible. If your orders are to interrogate them, but they do not say where this must occur I would suggest you join me." she says, her hands clasped behind her back, out of view. She clicks the comm unit 3 times to let the ship crew know they needed help and hoped they'd target the ATST first as the biggest threat. With the confusion maybe they could break the prisoners free, or at least give them a chance to run.
"As you wish," she says, starting to turn back to the rest of her team.
"I've been ordered to watch over these prisoners so that we can take them to the fleet ourselves," Lia replies with the cover story that Kay was spinning to the Imperials at that very second. "They managed to destroy the com station before we were able to get any info out of it. I'm sorry for not saying sooner," she quickly adds. "It's usually her," she says, pointing to Kay, "who answers the majority of the questions."
__________________ "Sometimes things must be broken in order to be rebuilt." --Sith Proverb.
Kay: Before you could get more than a few steps away, one of the Imperials said simply, "There has been a slight change in procedure, Commander. Lord Vader has ordered that all prisoners be taken to the Executor. I would advice you not to stay long, however."
"And do you require any assistance in taking the computer equipment to a shuttle?" the other asked, sounding surprisingly helpful compared to his previous words, "Two Stormtroopers seems hardly enough to do the job effectively and I can authorize you to take command of a full squad."
Others: The officer was silent for a moment, looking carefully at Lia and obviously trying to find something. He didn't seem to find whatever it was he was looking for, however, and just shrugged, "Sending in the damned bureaucrats to command soldiers everywhere and all they seem to be good at is losing good men. All but the two of you lost in that explosion?"
Istara watched the proceedings, her nerves on edge. She had thought Kay's plan a good one, or at least worth trying. And now it seemed on the edge of falling apart. The handful of them could seize a shuttle. An Imperial Star Destroyer was another matter entirely.
K2 knew the signal to launch her blaster back into her hands, and Istara was almost ready to give it. There might be little chance of fighting their way out from here, but once they were on the Executor there would be none. And she had few illusions of how well she would stand up to an interogation droid, which would mean her father would be in prison at best by the time the Imperials were done, and the Kandorian Heavy Industries pipeline of weapons to the rebellion would be gone with him. Better to be killed here and now than let that happen.
"Lord Vader?...No we would't want to keep him waitng." Kay says nervously, about what she figured an imperial officer might do if there was a possibility that Vader would be displeased with her. She did give the pair a slight 'see, I was right' look, but let it fade quickly.
"That will not be neccessary. Between my stormtroopers and the flight crew there should be no issues." she says, her voice hardening a bit as she continues. "If you have them properly bound. Blasters do have stun settings, and Storm troopers do seem to enjoy shooting Rebels, perhaps I will indulge them." the last was said loud enough for the 3 prisoners to overhear.
Drawing her blaster, she points it on the prisoners and gestures them towards the Lambda shuttle her own guards are closest to. Her voice cracking like a whip. "Move, now."
Vader?! Lia hears in the distance, fear gripping inside of her. Just a few months ago...
"We lost good people inside there," Lia replies to the troopers question, her voice shaking somewhat. Hopefully, she thinks, the Stormtrooper will think it's just the feeling any soldier gets when he watches his brothers in arms killed.
"Yes, sir!" Lia replies when Kay orders them to move the prisoners towards the Lambda shuttle.
__________________ "Sometimes things must be broken in order to be rebuilt." --Sith Proverb.
Just as Kay finished speaking, there was a beeping sound from the shorter of the two Imperials. He quickly retrieved a comlink from his breast pocket and, upon hitting the activation switch, was greeted with a voice that was not trying to stay quiet, "Sir, you'll want to get in here! We've captured a rebel matching the description of one of the men you were looking for."
"Hold him there." the Imperial then switched off the comlink and looked to his taller associate and said one word, "Dodonna."
Something unsaid went between the two men before the shorter officer immediately headed into the hangar at a brisk pace. As he left, the other Imperial seemed to completely forget what had happened and kicked the Duros in the back, "On your feet! All of you!" as they slowly complied, eyes on Kay's blaster, the Imperial looked to her, "I will accompany you to the Executor, Commander."
Without waiting for a response, his own blaster aimed at the backs of the three prisoners, the Imperial walked slowly behind them as they were guided to the rest of the group. Behind him, the head of the AT-ST slowly moved to follow, though the vehicle itself remained in place.
Upon seeing the approach of Kay, the Imperial, and the other prisoners, the troopers that had been speaking with Lia immediately back away. The uniformed man even lowered his rifle, and it was easy to tell he didn't want to be near the man that was following behind the three Alliance prisoners.
Garret:
In what was becoming a boring, almost frustrating silence within the ship, a new sound joined in with the usual humming of the computers and equipment. It was a rapid, low beeping sound that was usually characteristic of sensors.
Right on cue, after checking the readout on the display, Kyne said, "Garret, I think we've got a problem. It looks like there's a squadron of TIEs patrolling this way. I don't think they'll see us if we stay down like this, but they'll give us hell if we're trying to get off this rock."
Kay hides her shock at the sudden change of attitude by the imperial and feels her gut plunge at the name Dodanna, he was a general, the one who was theoretically in command of Yavin, and kay herself.
The corellian woman marches in step with the intelligence officer towards the Lambda shuttle. Once the Officer's prisoners are aboard, she gestures her own team up, standing on the ramp and tapping the door til all of her people are in and then hits the control to close and seal the shuttle.
Once the ship is sealed the former security officer moves up next to the Imperial officer, still holding her pistol on her 'prisoners'. She would wait until they had taken and help was further away for the imperials. Then she'd shift her aim and put a stunbolt right in the supercilious twit's spine. Overall things had worked out better than she had thought possible, between her team and the other 3 rebels they should definitely be able to take the ship before they reached the Executor and would even capture a highly placed Intelligence asset to boot.
Looks like she has some real skills in talking, Deurr thought to himself as he saw the human getting the prisoners for herself. Though the man who followed didn't look to be very friendly. Deurr moves his hands nervously in the binders, being carefull not to let them fall off.
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