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<blockquote data-quote="Ankh-Morpork Guard" data-source="post: 4520506" data-attributes="member: 10079"><p><strong>Lia and Istara:</strong></p><p></p><p><span style="color: DarkRed">"Everything is fine,"</span> the Stormtrooper said swiftly, waving his hand at both of you to back away, <span style="color: DarkRed">"Just stand back. Once the airspeeder sets down everyone here will be questioned and you'll be allowed to go about your business..."</span></p><p></p><p>At that point, the speeder from above finally did set down. Its large cargo hold looked like it could carry a great many troopers, but it took its time getting down and, interestingly enough, set down so that its rear engines were facing where you and the lone Stormtrooper were. He turned away from you again after motioning for you to back up once more, and you could hear his voice more quietly, clearly not talking to you, <span style="color: DarkRed">"What was that again? Dammit, work."</span></p><p></p><p></p><p><strong>Tebbo:</strong></p><p></p><p>It had been barely a day since the Black Rancors were ambushed. Since then, you'd done whatever you could to track down any other Alliance members, but it seemed like everyone else you had known or recognized in the cell was no where to be found within Curamelle at all. Thankfully, you hadn't been targeted by the Imperials, but the city was so crawling with them that it was hard to not be paranoid all of the time.</p><p></p><p>Just a few hours ago, though, you started to pick up signals on an Alliance frequency. You couldn't actually listen to the words being spoken, nor respond to anything due to encryption, but you were able to track down the source. They were coming from down in the lower levels of the city, the spaceport, and you even narrowed it down to the exact docking bay...and then, four levels up, there was an explosion.</p><p></p><p>Within moments, the area was locked down and Imperials were everywhere. Well, six Stormtroopers, but a speeder was already coming down from above with more, most likely. The people around you were generally trying not to be trouble, doing as they were told and staying out of the way. But you still continued to pick up more transmission on the Alliance frequency...and it wasn't hard to figure out the source.</p><p></p><p>Off on the north section of the blocked off area between two and a half docking bays, you could see two human females approaching a lone Stormtrooper and talking to him, but he just waved them away. Still, the transmissions were coming from right where they were...sure, there were others all around, but everyone else was minding their own business. Few normal citizens on Corulag would confront a Stormtrooper like that, even just to talk.</p><p></p><p>And then the speeder set down, putting itself in an odd position that made the Stormtrooper and the two humans in a blind spot of it while it was powering down.</p><p></p><p></p><p><strong>Deurr:</strong></p><p></p><p>Sya looked at you and then back through the breaks in the crates, <span style="color: DarkOrchid">"I guess you're okay, then..."</span> but rather than argue like most humans seemed to like to do, she sat up, though kept low, and said, <span style="color: DarkOrchid">"There are two levels...we're on the bottom floor, so just get it moving up the second we're in...I'm right with you when you're ready."</span></p><p></p><p>Now, you could see more of the area. Even though you still had the cover of the crates, you could pick out about five Stormtroopers in a very large warehouse-like building. There were crates and boxes everywhere, and you were fairly sure only one or two even had direct line of sight towards you or the lift tube that was just a short sprint away. In fact, it looked like the two were moving slightly, patrolling maybe, and weren't even really watching the area very well...most of their attention seemed to be in other rooms and away from your end of the hangar...</p><p></p><p></p><p><strong>Summer:</strong></p><p></p><p>As always, the Imperials decided to be difficult at the worst of times. You had barely had time to arrive at your father's hangar, where apparently you were supposed to be getting some old pieces or art your mother wanted, but just after you'd arrived the Imperials barged right in. As the place was empty, your father didn't worry about security in Curamelle as he put his full trust in the Empire's troops, that meant you were immediately having to deal with questions that made no sense.</p><p></p><p>Eventually, though, you were able to convince them you were who you said you were, and then the Imperial troops scattered across the entire hangar, saying that it was to be used for important business and for you to get your things and leave immediately. The commander, an older officer with a scar across his chin, didn't just throw you out as you'd expected, deciding to let you do what you had come to do first. Apparently he knew your parents...or he said he did, a few times.</p><p></p><p>Amazingly enough, you were left generally alone. The artwork for you mother was on the second floor of the place, above the old warehouse that stored mostly old family junk and in a nice, unoccupied office that sat with a view of the entire hangar below. And right where you expected, the old art sat on the wall waiting for you to lug them all the way back to the estate like a pack animal.</p><p></p><p>But you caught sight of a blinking red light on the desk. You'd been here before and never seen that blink, and it was definitely the security cameras. The whole office was actually a security station where your father, well anyone there, could keep an eye on the area if need be. Apparently the Imperials didn't know, as you were alone.</p><p></p><p>Sitting at the desk, it took a simple push of a button to bring up a holo display. Right away, you saw the Imperials in various sections of the hangar, not as much looking for something as wandering around aimlessly...and then you saw something in the warehouse. Two humanoids, an armoured one and one that looked like a human female, hiding behind some crates and out of sight. They were looking at the turbolift just a few meters away, the one that would bring them up to the hallway just outside the office you were in. How they got there, you didn't know, but they looked to be hiding from the Imperials...</p><p></p><p>Not only that, but right away you noticed something else. Somehow the turbolift had been locked. The Imperials must have locked the place down at some point from another location. But if those two whoever-they-weres went for it, they would be stuck out in the open rather than finding a hiding place. And they were looking for one...somehow, you were sure of that.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ankh-Morpork Guard, post: 4520506, member: 10079"] [b]Lia and Istara:[/b] [COLOR="DarkRed"]"Everything is fine,"[/COLOR] the Stormtrooper said swiftly, waving his hand at both of you to back away, [COLOR="DarkRed"]"Just stand back. Once the airspeeder sets down everyone here will be questioned and you'll be allowed to go about your business..."[/color] At that point, the speeder from above finally did set down. Its large cargo hold looked like it could carry a great many troopers, but it took its time getting down and, interestingly enough, set down so that its rear engines were facing where you and the lone Stormtrooper were. He turned away from you again after motioning for you to back up once more, and you could hear his voice more quietly, clearly not talking to you, [color="DarkRed"]"What was that again? Dammit, work."[/color] [b]Tebbo:[/b] It had been barely a day since the Black Rancors were ambushed. Since then, you'd done whatever you could to track down any other Alliance members, but it seemed like everyone else you had known or recognized in the cell was no where to be found within Curamelle at all. Thankfully, you hadn't been targeted by the Imperials, but the city was so crawling with them that it was hard to not be paranoid all of the time. Just a few hours ago, though, you started to pick up signals on an Alliance frequency. You couldn't actually listen to the words being spoken, nor respond to anything due to encryption, but you were able to track down the source. They were coming from down in the lower levels of the city, the spaceport, and you even narrowed it down to the exact docking bay...and then, four levels up, there was an explosion. Within moments, the area was locked down and Imperials were everywhere. Well, six Stormtroopers, but a speeder was already coming down from above with more, most likely. The people around you were generally trying not to be trouble, doing as they were told and staying out of the way. But you still continued to pick up more transmission on the Alliance frequency...and it wasn't hard to figure out the source. Off on the north section of the blocked off area between two and a half docking bays, you could see two human females approaching a lone Stormtrooper and talking to him, but he just waved them away. Still, the transmissions were coming from right where they were...sure, there were others all around, but everyone else was minding their own business. Few normal citizens on Corulag would confront a Stormtrooper like that, even just to talk. And then the speeder set down, putting itself in an odd position that made the Stormtrooper and the two humans in a blind spot of it while it was powering down. [b]Deurr:[/b] Sya looked at you and then back through the breaks in the crates, [COLOR="DarkOrchid"]"I guess you're okay, then..."[/COLOR] but rather than argue like most humans seemed to like to do, she sat up, though kept low, and said, [color="DarkOrchid"]"There are two levels...we're on the bottom floor, so just get it moving up the second we're in...I'm right with you when you're ready."[/color] Now, you could see more of the area. Even though you still had the cover of the crates, you could pick out about five Stormtroopers in a very large warehouse-like building. There were crates and boxes everywhere, and you were fairly sure only one or two even had direct line of sight towards you or the lift tube that was just a short sprint away. In fact, it looked like the two were moving slightly, patrolling maybe, and weren't even really watching the area very well...most of their attention seemed to be in other rooms and away from your end of the hangar... [b]Summer:[/b] As always, the Imperials decided to be difficult at the worst of times. You had barely had time to arrive at your father's hangar, where apparently you were supposed to be getting some old pieces or art your mother wanted, but just after you'd arrived the Imperials barged right in. As the place was empty, your father didn't worry about security in Curamelle as he put his full trust in the Empire's troops, that meant you were immediately having to deal with questions that made no sense. Eventually, though, you were able to convince them you were who you said you were, and then the Imperial troops scattered across the entire hangar, saying that it was to be used for important business and for you to get your things and leave immediately. The commander, an older officer with a scar across his chin, didn't just throw you out as you'd expected, deciding to let you do what you had come to do first. Apparently he knew your parents...or he said he did, a few times. Amazingly enough, you were left generally alone. The artwork for you mother was on the second floor of the place, above the old warehouse that stored mostly old family junk and in a nice, unoccupied office that sat with a view of the entire hangar below. And right where you expected, the old art sat on the wall waiting for you to lug them all the way back to the estate like a pack animal. But you caught sight of a blinking red light on the desk. You'd been here before and never seen that blink, and it was definitely the security cameras. The whole office was actually a security station where your father, well anyone there, could keep an eye on the area if need be. Apparently the Imperials didn't know, as you were alone. Sitting at the desk, it took a simple push of a button to bring up a holo display. Right away, you saw the Imperials in various sections of the hangar, not as much looking for something as wandering around aimlessly...and then you saw something in the warehouse. Two humanoids, an armoured one and one that looked like a human female, hiding behind some crates and out of sight. They were looking at the turbolift just a few meters away, the one that would bring them up to the hallway just outside the office you were in. How they got there, you didn't know, but they looked to be hiding from the Imperials... Not only that, but right away you noticed something else. Somehow the turbolift had been locked. The Imperials must have locked the place down at some point from another location. But if those two whoever-they-weres went for it, they would be stuck out in the open rather than finding a hiding place. And they were looking for one...somehow, you were sure of that. [/QUOTE]
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