The Star Wars Iconic Characters and the Lords of the Expanse: Hunting Grounds (cont.)

[Vor'en Kurn]

At the target range...

"I have all afternoon," the mercenary replies, as he checks the charge on his blaster. He taps a key to set the program running. "Begin," he instructs, bringing his blaster to the ready and peering intently through the nearby foliage.

Vor'en is ready to shoot whatever presents itself, his eyes scanning the treeline.

 

[Sia-Lan Wezz]

Just as Sia was preparing to leave, she notices a note tacked up to the food storage unit in the kitchenette. It informs her that Arani and Vor'en have gone off to the lodge's target range, and that Rorworr and Kelko are doing some sight-seeing in the skyhook's atrium.

Sia-Lan pondered the choices laid out before her and decided that she would meet up with Rory and Kelko because they had a higher likelihood of having interesting food with them than Arani and Vor'en. Besides, Vor'en had been a bit grumpy with her ever since she popped his back from dancing earlier.

The Force! One would think the solider never encountered Jedi before...

But! What if Arani needed her dear friend Sia to save her from the mono-syllable solider? Well maybe popping in for a look see wouldn't hurt.

So the irrepressible Jedi bounced her way to the targeting range.

 

[Kelko]

Kelko snapped his long, slender fingers as a thought came to him. "The casino will have to wait, Rorworr. I wanted to check out House Melantha's hunting lodge. Maybe there'll be some of the other hunters there, and we can get a look at the competition. The Game Room awaits!" He ends theatrically, and stuffing a few more tubers in his mouth, heads off to the location the droid gave them.

 

[Pbartender]

Vor'en is ready to shoot whatever presents itself, his eyes scanning the treeline.

Out of the corner of his eye, Vor'en notices movement. In a split second, he whirls about and fires a blaster bolt dead center into the target...

Well maybe popping in for a look see wouldn't hurt.

So the irrepressible Jedi bounced her way to the targeting range.

Sia-Lan skips on up to the target range. The lighted sign above the door indicates that the range is currently both occupied and in use. Nevertheless, Sia-Lan opens the door and bounces in in typical fashion, only to be greeted by a blaster bolt that flares against a protective force field mere centimeters from her nose.

Assadi, uncoiling from his own crouched firing stance, pauses the program. "Nice shooting, there, Tex."

 

[Sia-Lan Wezz]

Nevertheless, Sia-Lan opens the door and bounces in in typical fashion, only to be greeted by a blaster bolt that flares against a protective force field mere centimeters from her nose.

Assadi, uncoiling from his own crouched firing stance, pauses the program. "Nice shooting, there, Tex."

The red-head reached up and rubbed her nose slightly, wrinkling her face at the the solider before breaking out into her usual bright smile. "Still mad at me?" she inquired breezily of Vor'en as she sauntered toward Arani, her blue eyes taking in her surroundings.

 

[Vor'en Kurn]

The red-tufted back breaker. Noisy, flamboyant, and annoying, it is a miracle of nature it has survived this long. "Can't you read?" he says acerbicly. "Or do you just have no sense of self-preservation?" He points next to Ariani. "If you're going to stick around, stand there and don't make any noise. Please," he adds as an afterthought. Didn't want to seem too short tempered in front of Ariani, even if it meant not stunning the Jedi and putting her away in a corner.

"Ready when you are," he growls in Assadi's general direction.

 

[Rorworr]

"Now that is a good idea!" Rorworr follows after his friend, doing a very creditable gawking tourist impression as he walks.

"Beside anything else, they might have some idea of what we'll be shooting at. I'd like to know the big game around these parts has any surprises that we need to prepare for. You know, things like ink pouches, acidic spittle, natural distortion fields, or anything comparable with the forest floor fauna of Kashyyyk."

 

[Sia-Lan Wezz]

"Can't you read?" he says acerbicly. "Or do you just have no sense of self-preservation?"

"Absolutely no sense of self-preservation," the Jedi responded cheerily. "Just like you have no sense of humor!"

She sauntered over to Arani and grinned at her friend. "So how's it going so far?" she asked her in a not so quiet whisper. Although they had to give her credit, it was probably the quietest she'd ever been yet except of course when she had food in her mouth.

 

[Arani Korden]

"So how's it going so far?"

"Vor'en's doing well. I knew he was good, but I didn't know he was this good."

She eyes Sia-Lan warily.

"Best not to distract him."

Arani readies an action to drag the Jedi out of the room if necessary.

 

[Pbartender]

Leaning against the nearby railing, Saeed raises an eyebrow at the interruption. "May we continue?" he asks Vor'en sardonically.

OOC: Vor'en, I'd like to run through several turns at a time, so could you let me know your general tactics for this game? Thanks.

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Elsewhere...

Roroworr and Kelko arrive at House Melantha's gaming room. The quaint room offers a spectaular view of Vycinyth through a wide viewport along oen wall. It is filled with comfortable chairs and round tables of various sizes suitable for playing sabacc and other card games. Several of the tables are programmable hologame tables. From the walls, hang the trophies of the hunts of years passed... Studded animals, mounted heads, serratd teethas long as your arm, and antlers adorn the walls along side a variety of antique blasters and slug throwers. A small wet bar waits in the corner of the lounge.

There seems to be a game already in progress on the far side of the room, near the picturesque viewport.