Diesel's Dawn of Defiance

[ShaggySpellsword]

"Near the end of the clone war, the Jedi all decided to turn against the Republic and join up with the Separatists. The Emperor had them all killed--though with the typical heavy-handedness of the Empire, he not only killed the Jedi in active rebellion, but all Jedi and anyone who even LOOKED like they might BE a Jedi. Doing stuff like that...that makes you look like a Jedi from where I'm standing..."

Bel quickly adds,

"I refuse to beleive that ALL of the Jedi were in rebellion against the Republic, and I respect what they did for this Galaxy for a long time...a few Jedi helped my homeworld out of a really nasty situation back when I was a little kid...but it's just not safe to be seen as a Jedi these days."

 

[possum]

Ardon remains quiet while Bel and Rain discuss the Force and what happened to the Jedi. He doesn't want his powers to be revealed just yet, prefering to see how the others--despite Bel's reassurance of his somewhat pro-Jedi views--react to Rain's use of the Force. Later, he reminds himself, he'll introduce himself to Rain and fill her in more on the situation.

"Where can we find this Switch?" he asks, not knowing if it's already been stated due to the whole situation with another Force user.

 

[Shalimar]

"I understand why you wish me not to use the force around you. I will do my best not to use it overtly while on this station, but I cannot not use the force, it has been a part of me since I was born, I could no more stop using it than you could stop using your eyes and ears."

"I do not believe that the Jedi would turn bad, a few maybe, but I think it is likely that the Jedi visions of what would happen if the emporer got to do whatever he wanted and so they tried to stop him, tried and failed. This makes my task more difficult, but I do not believe it would be possible to kill all jedi, I do not think the force would allow such a thing."

"Let us work on this Switch thing since we can aat least do something about that."

 

[ShaggySpellsword]

"Glad that's cleared up: I just didn't want you...or, to be fair, us...to draw the worng kind of attention. As for Switch, the lady said deep storage V14, so that's where we'll head. If you need us for anything Maya, you can call my comm. I have a scrambler, so it should be fairly secure."

Bel gets directions from Maya, checks to be sure his utility belt is in order, that his force pike is switched to stun, and then stands near the door, waiting for the others to get ready to move out.

 

[Diesel]

Maya listens to you each speak, a quizzical look directed at Rain on her face. When you are done, she finally talks.

"I wouldn't believe anything ill of the Jedi. And I'll never believe they were out to betray the Republic."

"As for Switch," she says to Rain,"I've never really considered the droid that way-his motivations I mean. I've been briefed that he is an information broker, and in my conversations I get the impression he styles himself a businessman of sorts. But I guess I've always thought of him as probably someone's property. He is a droid after all."

Maya gives Bel the directions to bay V14. Accessible by the lift which brought you to this apartment, bay V14 is located on a deck near the bottom of the station.

"Good Luck," she chimes as you gather you things.

Half an hour later you find yourselves in a near labyrinth of empty corridors in the bowels of the station. Here, many of the lights have burned out, and blaster marks and carbon scoring mar the walls, ceiling, and floor. In some places, complete sections of wall panels are missing. The area reeks of ozone and unseen electrical fires, and pools of coolant litter the hallways at regular intervals. On guard you see no other beings, until....

Around a corner you hear sounds, mostly of grunting and squealing. It sounds like a conversation, or possibly an argument but the language is indecipherable.

 

[Shalimar]

"I do not understand this language...is it a language?" Rain asks about the grunting squealing sound. Shrugging and being as direct as a battering ram, Rain silently rounds the corner like a stalking cat to see what is making the noise, and to detrmine if it is in between them and the Switch.

(Stealth +8, taking 10 for 18 total)

 

[Shayuri]

Ashlin draws her blaster, just in case. In the pause while Rain scouts she quickly flips open a small panel, exposing the energy cell, and gives it a little twist before closing it again. She then messes with the intensity switch on the side. For a moment she scowls...but then the little pistol emits a quiet 'fweeeeeeee' noise that rises in pitch until it can't be heard anymore.

Ash grins in triumph and holds the blaster at ready.

(Using Personalized Modifications as a standard action to give weapon a temporary +1 to hit and +2 damage)

 

[Voda Vosa]

UbD-5 draw his blaster rifle. He will shoot what ever its master shoots.

 

[possum]

Ardon says the following dialogue in Huttese

"Greetings, gentlebeings," Ardon says, raising his hands to the porcine creatures in a gesture to show that his is unarmed. "I believe that a client of ours has an appointment to see Switch, your boss I would presume. We're here for the cargo that Maya was supposed to pick up."

 

[Diesel]

While the others prepare, Rain moves stealthily around the corner. This part of the corridor, like the rest she has just traveled, is in poor shape. The young woman finds ample shadow in which to linger and debris behind which to hide unseen.

Ahead about 40 feet, where the corridor takes another turn to the left, she spies a large closed door. Above a control panel in faded black paint is stenciled the label : V14.

To the right of the door is the source of the squealing. Two large greenskinned porcine beings with snouts and tusked mouths stand nearby, their attention on each other and little else. Each carries a vibro axe, and is absorbed into a loud conversation with the other. Their unitelligable speech and alien faces make it impossible to gauge their mood.

As Ardon approaches, the Gamorreans turn. They listen to him, unconcerned. Then with a few grunts, one of the guards points to the door. With a laugh and a few words of what one can assume to be Gamorrean, he extends his hand out palm up, as if wants something from the Twi'lek.