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Message: <blockquote data-quote="dpdx" data-source="post: 801345" data-attributes="member: 188">Warning - longRyn felt dizzy in more ways than one as he left his stateroom after his first night aboard the Celestial.____________________After his 'talk' with Rax, he certainly hadn't expected anything like a severance benefit from the Lean. In fact, it wasn't until he'd hopped a speeder taxi to Dexter's in Coco Town, and sat down, alone, to a plate of sliders and jumbo-tube of Ting, that he even discovered it.Sliding the bright green card into his datapad, he was surprised to see a picture of the entire crew appear on his screen, and flat-out stunned when it moved and spoke.Greetings, young Nerf-herder! emanated from the datapad in a volume barely audible over the din at Dexter's.An MT translator droid hovered into the foreground, sailing over the head of the crew's tallest member, a female Wookie named 'Sina (short for Empressina, a name never to be spoken unless you weren't particularly fond of, say, your arms), and spoke:Our hearts are broken that we couldn't hang on to you for longer, so we chipped in and sent you on an adventure. We know you haven't seen much of the galaxy, and Captain doesn't want you anywhere near the Maw...Ryn's face broke into a lopsided grin at that statement.So to show our love...Did 'Sina just wink at him?...we're sending you to Dantooine!The grin quickly changed to a look of utter shock and confusion, as Ryn nearly choked on a piece of (nerf?) gristle lodged in his throat. Ryn managed to hack it out of there, right about the time the droid went on.We've booked you passage on the Celestial. It's a much bigger ship than the Lean, but you'll love your room, and the food is much better.Ryn noticed two of the crew, both Rodians, look longingly at the holorecorder.Your ticket can be picked up at the Passenger spaceport near Dexter's. Leave this card in, and show it to the front desk people. We checked, and you're not wanted by the Empire, yet...Ryn sighed in relief....so just show up before 1600, then let the crew take care of it.So enjoy, and remember: if you meet any pretty ladies aboard the Celestial, you're already spoken for!That was definitely 'Sina grinning now. Ryn shuddered, then remembered they couldn't see him. He shuddered again.A speeder taxi ride later, Ryn was booked, boarded, settled, and on his way to a planet he'd never heard of.______________________________Ryn shuffled out to the lounge, freshly clipped, shaved, and scrubbed, and went in search of breakfast. A table opened up next to a bookish human man, and Ryn hustled over to grab it. As he sat down, he enjoyed the smell of the dried t'bac wafting from the man's pipe.The server droid hovered over, ran a beam of red light across the badge he'd been given, and in a precise, clipped Basic, spoke:Good afternoon, Mr. Turiaf! Your passage includes all meals and drinks for the duration of your stay! What may I get you?"What's good?"</blockquote>

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