Galactic Empire: Serving the New Order

[Veritas]

Mjr Rannick, CompForce

Rannick salutes the Lt. Commander respectfully. "Major Rannick, sir." (ooc: seems army Major and Navy Lt. Cmdr are equal with each other)

"Devlin. Transfer the prisoners to their custody." he says as he takes possession of the datapad from Jalis. "Sand People, hmm? The governor mentioned them. Perhaps we can bargain with them for their help, if we see them at all. The extra water we brought might help with that."

ooc: Given that Rannick's heavily wounded, what would be a reasonable solution to this... I mean, he has vitality left, but one shot may take him down completely now. I figure sending the squad on while he goes for bacta treatment would be the wisest thing, and that barrelling on ahead while he's this wounded wouldn't be very good at all, but then again, it's a fairly important mission. Is there some GM guidance for this issue? heh

 

[doghead]

Devlin, Imperial 'soldier'

Devlin does as requested by Rannick (as per last post).

While he waits for his superiors to finish, he ponders the news they have been brought.

Sand People. That will be interesting. I wonder if the Rebels have an agreement with the Sand People, or whether they keep them away by force of arms.

 

[dead_radish]

*Sri salute Jails as well.* "These sand people - are they likely to be working for the rebels? Or could we persuade them to help us? Are they reasonable people?" *He looks over Rannick.* "Sir, are you able to continue?"

 

[Ankh-Morpork Guard]

The stormtroopers take the prisoners and silently drag them off.

The Lt. Commander simply glances over his shoulder a moment before turning back to the rest of you, "I wouldn't get involved with the Sand People. They're savages, and don't seem to do anything but kill any that aren't their own. They're animals, not sentient beings...but they are viscious and very dangerous, so I wouldn't suggest getting yourselves involved with them."

Hearing Sri's words, Jalis looked over Rannick and then the rest of you, "If you require it, we can provide some medical assistance before you continue on. It is still urgent that you get moving, but you won't do anyone any good if you're dead."

 

[Veritas]

Mjr Rannick, CompForce

Rannick is about to respond to Sri but stops when Jalis mentions medical attention. "If you have a medic, I'd appreciate him taking a look at this wound."

 

[doghead]

Devlin, Imperial 'soldier'

"Sir, given the nature of the Sand People, it would seem unlikely that they rebels have any agreement with the Sand People. But it is also likely that the local Sand People know where the rebel base is. I think it would be prudent to take a long a translation device if they have a language, and one is available."

As he awaits a response, he plays with the grenade in his hand behind his back.

"She loves me," he murmurs under his breath. He thumbs the grenade back to safe. "She loves me not." He thumbs the grenade to active. "She loves me." And back to safe. "She loves me not." Active. "She loves me." Safe. "She loves me not." ...

ooc: Veritas is here, so is dead_radish. Lobo lurker may be still. Is that all the love?

 

[dead_radish]

*Sri shrugs.* "Perhaps they can be reasoned with - I'm not getting the impression that these Sand People would be good for much other than wasting a few power packs supressing them. I'm more inclined to start doing a systematic search of this Jundland Waste, and see what turns up there. Perhaps we could get a low flying trade freighter, or the like, so as not to rouse attention...." *He considers for a second.* "Sir."

 

[Veritas]

Mjr Rannick, CompForce

"Devlin has a good point about them... they may actually know where the base is... or they may have seen the rebels towing the fighter there. So, if we find any of these Sand People, we'll use whatever negotiation tactics we can to secure their cooperation. I don't want to waste any more time than we already have here... and trying to hire a freighter captain, or even taking the time to confiscate a ship would be too much. We'll head to the Jundland Wastes and start the search, and if we run into any Sand People, we'll deal with them however is necessary." he says with an edge to his voice.

He looks to the Lt Commander "Do you have a protocol droid on the shuttle?"

 

[dead_radish]

*Sri nods, and snaps a salute.* "Yes, sir." *He then checks all his gear one last time, and moves to stand beside the speeder, ready to move out.*

 

[doghead]

Devlin, Imperial 'soldier'

Devlin is about to add something when he decides otherwise. The protocol droid is a good idea. The rest can wait til later.

ooc: Sorry, can't remember if Devlin put together a file on the Sand People on the way in. If not, he will make a request for that information as well.