Switch listens, seemingly amused by your debate. He only speaks when asked a question.
"Stormtroopers?" he replies to Rain, speaking slowly to the red haired woman as if unsure she can understand.
"Sel Zonn is large, and the Imperial garrison is relatively small. There should be no more troopers there than you encountered on the Promenade, perhaps a scattered squad on routine patrol. That would be 4 to 6 soldiers. Likewise, the hangar bay should have no special security, although one may encounter station personnel performing duties there."
Looking at Bel he says,
"As I said earlier, Blue Deck is exclusive, not restricted. There is nothing to physically bar anyone from entering there. Of course, any unescorted alien would be ejected immediately.Blue Deck is the domain of the wealthy and noble, but any human looking as if they belonged there would be able to travel about unmolested. Although, some of you," he says looking at Rain and Ashlin's garb,
"may look less out of place than others.."
Switch pauses to put away the cred stick and clears his throat.
"Regarding a ship's clearance, Blue Deck is the sole place on the station where Imperial vessels are permitted to dock. However, Sel Zonn station is a civilian XQ2 platform. Its exterior defenses are so light as to be nonexistent, and the only system guarding the hangar bay's exit and entrance via space is a standard magnetic shield, which I need not remind such beings as yourselves, only serves to keep the bay's atmosphere within the bay". Switch seems to almost wink.
"One may do with this information as one wishes."
The droid rises.
"I believe I have now imparted information equal to the payment given." His voice is full of genuine disappointment. "
I would like to continue, but alas, other duties now press upon my time. R5 shall..."
Switch stops, as outside in the corridor, you each hear the familiar whine of blaster fire accompanied by the squeals of the Gamorreans. The sounds, although muffled by the closed blast door, are unmistakable. A red light begins flashing on Switch's desk, causing him to sit down again.
"Curious,"he says in a detached voice.
"it would appear that someone is attempting to override the blast door's lock".The droid puches at a keypad, then stops.
Someone quite skilled; I cannot prevent this from occurring."
"My calculations indicate a low probability- 5,166 to 1- that any of you have betrayed me," he says matter of factly.
"So I apologize for this impolite interruption,and suggest you ready yourselves, gentle beings. Someone uninvited has decided to attend our meeting. And unfortunately, that blast door is the only exit out of this storage bay."
The droid leans down and begins searching his desk.
"Now where have I mislaid my pistol?" he says, his voice, for the first time, tinged with any trace of irritation.
The blast door reverberates with loud
clangs as one by one, the lock mechanisms open...
[sblock=ooc]I may have committed a continuity error, but the blast doors were closed when you entered the bay- I omitted mentioning it.
To the point : you have 2 rounds to perform whatever actions you want before the door opens. Your
initiative order is :
Rain
Ardon
Ashlin
UbD
Bel
I have also attached a map of bay V14 for reference. It opens up to a large size so slow connections beware.
As an FYI, note the crates flanking Switch's desk are piled to 10 feet high, the pile of debris in the lower right is 6 feet high. Scale is 5 feet per square.
Blast door is assumed to be at center of bottom edge of
map. [/sblock]