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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Ambrus" data-source="post: 2832519" data-attributes="member: 17691">Loaded with three canisters of valuable bacta on its rear cargo rack, MD-1 swivels its head back and forth to survey the room before it trundles off into the crowd, rolling along on its two squat tank treads. The medical droid keeps its blaster pistol held discreetly at its side in a non-threatening manner as it relays what it sees and hears via its remote processor and comlink to DRK-1X aboard the "Foray".Back aboard the vessel, 1X floats unmoving above the pilot's chair, its scomplink probe married to the Ari's Sorrow's computer port and its antenna fully extended. As the probe spins in the port the probot monitors the ship's condition, MD-1's sensory telemetry and the local comlink chatter. As the med-droid sees an item or a merchant of possible interest, 1X directs it to investigate more closely. Over MD-1's comlink, the probot initiates conversations with some of the fringers, inquiring about specific merchandise, prices and offering trades. As the remote droid continues moving about the room 1X puts together a list of available merchandise. Sometimes the probot instructs MD-1 to pause so that it can eavesdrop on a conversation while correlating anything it learns with the intercepted comlink transmissions it's monitoring. DRK-1X is growing desperate to hear word about the recent imperial raid on Dantooine and possibly the fate of any captured prisoners, all in hopes of learning where its mistress has been taken.In the cargo pod, MD-2 through 5 are busily organizing cargo, both to make room in the pod but also to prepare it for transport aboard the station by the droids themselves if MD-1 successfully brokers deals for some of it with the fringers there.[Sblock=OOC]I think it was kind of lost in the shuffle during the server crash and all, but I don't think we ever resolved the matter of the mysterious shadow moving about Lab 1. Did 1X ever find mention of a stealth-enhanced research specimen in the mainframe's database? If it didn't find anything (with some info regarding how to detect and sedate it) or if the creature (assuming it is a creature) didn't loose consciousness and/or appear after the ventilation was shut off, 1X would have taken some further measures. 1X would have used the ventilation system to either pump some anesthetic gas into the lab if possible or have reversed the system to suck as much air out of the room as possible. If that didn't produce any noticeable results, 1X would have abandoned its effort and left the facility as previously described. Once in orbit however, 1X would have vented the ship and the pod's atmosphere into space to kill any hiding stowaways who'd snuck aboard during the loading. After an hour or so it would have repressurized the cabin and the pod via the ship's reserves. Sorry for the retro-gaming, but this had kind of slipped my mind.DRK-1X wants to stay in good graces with the station's administration so it'll make certain to pay them any fees or taxes that applies to it, the MDs or the vessel in full by offering them the equivalent amount in bacta. According to the main rulebook, bacta is considered a trade commodity and can be traded for its full worth so it should be fairly easy to broker deals with it. 1X doesn't want to flood the local market or let on to how much bacta it actually has on hand but it'll have MD-1 offer to trade as much of it as people seem interested in acquiring for coinage, credits or useful equipment it wants. If the trading seems to be going well 1X will have up to three of the other MDs work to unload and deliver cargo to the appropriate buyers (assuming station administration doesn't have a problem with multiple droids disembarking and rolling around freely). Aside from bacta, 1X is also willing to trade some of the weapons, armor, equipment, lightsaber focusing crystals, etc; whatever people aboard the station seem interested in buying. While the med droids move about the place, 1X will carefully monitor their telemetry for any familiar faces such as Four, Halix, Tremayne or any other imperial agents. It'll also keep an eye on those who seem interested in the lightsabers for sale; if they're jedi on the lam they might be worth speaking to, to exchange information with or to offer to sell them some of the lightsaber focusing crystals.MD-1 will eventually approach old Grizz and begin negotiating for the replacement parts it needs once it's got some coinage to offer. Like I mentioned though, 1X is also much interested in finding other equipment. 1X is on the lookout for functional 2º, 4º and possibly 5º droids (a repair droid, combat droid or labor droid on hand could prove invaluable in the times ahead) or compatible parts for itself; specifically anything that would increase it's own abilities like better weaponry or a better translation unit. 1X is also interested in acquiring some training remotes and perhaps a restraining bolt if available. Buying a small supply of rhyll spice for Dofina could prove useful in the long run. Though trading for a better ship would be nice, it may not be feasible to do so in just a few hours.Although 1X is hesitant to spend too much time dawdling at the station, it does represent one of the best opportunities available for 1X to learn where the imperial raiders went after they left Dantooine. Here and now is where the matter is probably being discussed freely and the place could have pilot's who were in orbit who themselves saw the shuttles leaving. It's worth some time and effort to gather available information here before these traders start to disperse and leave the system. Aside to just eavesdropping on others though, 1X might try trading cargo for information if there seems to be a knowledgeable informant or a competent holonet slicer around who can tell it what it needs to know. That being said, unless 1X learns worthwhile news, it probably won't want to stay here much beyond a handful of hours, just long enough to finalize its deals and then jump into hyperspace.[/sblock]</blockquote>

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