As her quarters are determined to be bug free, Lia quickly unpacks before returning to the central living quarters. She flips on the entertainment unit, turning the station to a news station and listens in. Maybe, she thinks, through all of the propaganda there might be something of use.
__________________ "Sometimes things must be broken in order to be rebuilt." --Sith Proverb.
As soon as she's finished checking for bugs, Istara commandeers a desk, setting her computer on it and putting together notes to make her professed reason for contacting Seinar sound plausible, making sure all of her numbers are in order. When she's finished, she makes the call.
Garret pulls out his electrobinoculars and spends some time watching out the window that faces the Imperial Academy to 'see-what-he-can-see'. He will watch from back away from the window as much as possible so as to not arouse to much suspicion from anyone watching their window.
Once he is done watching the Imperial Academy he will spend sometime standing watch outside the room door to get a feel for daily traffic. Then he will wander around the floor to get a feel for its layout: ambush and blind spots, defensible positions, and possibly even secret or hidden doors/things.
On the layout of the apartment...will get you guys a basic map put together if necessary, but it basically IS the floor you're on. i.e. the turbolift opens up to the entranceway into the main room itself. It is, of course, locked in such a way that people can't randomly walk in, but there's no other part of the floor from that turbolift that there is access to.[/size]
Even with the assistance of electrobinoculars, it was difficult for Garret to get a good view of the Academy. It must have been huge, as even though it was easy to notice against the various other buildings, it was on the opposite end of the sprawling city. Towers and walkways and speeder lanes blocked most of the view of the Academy beyond the traffic that was coming and going from what had to be private landing bays, but at this high level you couldn't see any signs of defense structures. There had to be some, of course, especially with an Academy located in such a large city, but from this distance all you could tell was it was quite large and assume from that its defenses were likely equally impressive.
It takes a few moments, but Istara's comm message to Sienar is answered by the screen flickering and then a small holo-image of a human woman with sharp, hawkish features glaring through. She speaks quickly and as if she had been interrupted, giving a business-like opening explaining that you have, in fact, contacted Sienar Fleet System's Corulag office. After the scripted part, the woman's eyes narrowed a bit more, "What exactly do you want?"
It takes a few moments, but Istara's comm message to Sienar is answered by the screen flickering and then a small holo-image of a human woman with sharp, hawkish features glaring through. She speaks quickly and as if she had been interrupted, giving a business-like opening explaining that you have, in fact, contacted Sienar Fleet System's Corulag office. After the scripted part, the woman's eyes narrowed a bit more, "What exactly do you want?"
"My employer wishes to commission a yacht." She said.
OOC: Istara's somewhat persuasive (Persuasion +9), so any less than elegant wordering on my part shouldn't 'really' happen...
"We do not take personal contracts," the woman, at first, seemed to be continuing the same annoyed tone as before. But after a moment the predatory look faded from her features, "There is a Kuat Drive Yards office located in Curamelle and we do contract many designs to them. I believe they will contract out for private ships of various kinds."
"We do not take personal contracts," the woman, at first, seemed to be continuing the same annoyed tone as before. But after a moment the predatory look faded from her features, "There is a Kuat Drive Yards office located in Curamelle and we do contract many designs to them. I believe they will contract out for private ships of various kinds."
"Thank you. It seems I was misinformed." She said. And that will teach me to walk into something before doing my own research. I know better than that.
Deurr doesn't give much an explanation, just telling others he'll check the perimeter around the apartment and goes out. He'll stroll around the building couple of times, checking the area for suspicious characters. Though there wasn't much of a chance for him to spot any even if there were some. He returns inside a while later. "We want get look of the academy soon. We being your bodyguards..." He says to Kay nodding towards Garret, "...Maybe you want to go shopping this evening?"
Kay thinks about the suggestion, and shakes her head. "Shopping may or may not be on the menu, but I'm sure this world has some night spots and those definitely would be a priority for Rima." the ex-cop tells Deur, and then breaks into a grin. "Its been a while since I went clubbing, this is going to be fun."
"Sorry Istara, it might not look good if the prim and proper financial factor let her hair down and went artying with her employer. Is there anything you need to make a run at the local imperial network to see if there is any Buzz on the downed pilots?"
"Just remember we aren't here for the academy, right?"
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"The academy just might hold vital info on the missing pilots, though," Lia states. "It's the only thing I can think of at the moment. Another thing about the pilots," Lia adds. "I tried to see if there was anything at all on the local Holonews about it, but there was nothing. Surely there would be at least something of it in the archives, albeit heavily propagandized."
__________________ "Sometimes things must be broken in order to be rebuilt." --Sith Proverb.
"Sorry Istara, it might not look good if the prim and proper financial factor let her hair down and went partying with her employer. Is there anything you need to make a run at the local imperial network to see if there is any Buzz on the downed pilots?"
"If I can't do it with what I've got from here, I'll need physical access to the network. I did my shopping for expensive toys before I left Anaxes."
K2 beeped at her.
"No, I'm not calling you a toy." She reassured the R2 unit. "You can be so literal at times."
The building has an exit on each of the various main walkway levels of the city, all of which were clearly visible from above and not as much a perimiter as short connections between other nearby towers and structures. There were landing pads here and there, much like the one the speeder set all of you off on, but that are mostly all on the same level as the lobby, about halfway up into Curamelle's sky.
The actual base of the building, down on the city's actual duracrete ground, was accessed from a single turbolift from the building's main lobby. The ground level was much more chaotic than the areas above. Countless numbers of beings, mostly human but surprisingly diverse even this far into the Core, packed the streets and alleys between the buildings. There were street-side diners, a few taverns, shops, and even homes crammed in with speeders making their way past just a few meters above.
There were hundreds of dangerous corners, places to hide, places to plant explosives, and other such areas almost everywhere you looked. Of course, there were also Stormtroopers everywhere, some going about whatever business they had and others watching you suspiciously as you moved past. If a white helmet could be suspicious, at least. Other than that, and a few bystanders here and there, it strikes you as normal for a large city in the Core, and most people mind their own business.
OOC:
Spoiler:
Which of you guys are going to head to do some clubbing and fun and who's getting left behind?
If I'm reading correctly, I believe Istara will try digging up what she can from the apartment, yes?
Which of you guys are going to head to do some clubbing and fun and who's getting left behind?
If I'm reading correctly, I believe Istara will try digging up what she can from the apartment, yes?
OOC:
Spoiler:
Istara's definitely staying in for some hacking; she'd prefer that at least one of the others stay with her mostly because although she's become much more confident in combat situations over the last year, she doesn't think of herself as a personal-scale combatant.
By the time you were ready to find an interesting location nearby, Corulag's sun was beginning to set. A quick check of the information on the city pointed out that there were, in fact, a great many suitable locations in the city, and many of them were fairly close. Most occupied the upper levels of the city, which made sense, as the lower levels, from the short time you'd seen them, were much more cramped and dirty, likely housing more seedy taverns instead of upscale businesses.
It was only a short walk across one of the upper-level walkways to a series of shops, very expensive looking living complexes, and, of course, nightclubs and taverns. The largest of them all was identified by a bright, neon blue sign reading "The Blue Moon".
It was clearly the largest, most populated, and from the looks of the people entering and exiting, it was also frequented by a much more upscale crowd than most of the other places nearby. Inside, the place was divided into various rooms, only a few of which had any doors. There were holoscreens off to one side showing what looked like swoop races and shock-ball games, and a band playing some upbeat music near the large, elaborately decorated bar. There were tables everywhere, with an open area near the back where many clearly drunk patrons were enjoying themselves and dancing.
Almost all of the patrons were Human. Here and there, you could spot a few Duros, and the band was a mix of humans, a Rodian, and a pair of Bothans. The servers were all droids, repulsor-equipped and floating near the ceiling, lowering long arms down to deliver drinks or food to the tables then zipping back out of sight. While some of the patrons were in Imperial uniforms, most were elaborately dressed and were likely locals rather than off-duty Imperials.
Apartment Group:
The large apartment was quiet enough with your small group, but with most of them gone off it was even more silent. Though outside the system's star was setting, the interior lights were strong enough that it only seemed to create an interesting effect through the windows outside as lights of the buildings and passing speeders began to gain prominence in the sky.
While the Holonet was heavily restricted, there was the chance that you could slice into the local Imperial network if you were careful enough. Without direct access to the Imperial database, however, it was likely you could only get a hold of recent reports or encrypted Imperial comm channels and other information along those lines, instead of more detailed files.
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