Endregaard - Day 4 - Morning -
You wake to the smell of food being cooked by your companion, "Ready for some grub? WE gonna bring your pals here or go meet them where they are?"
Another night of being on the planet undetected has come and gone. The comm is still silent from the last time you spoke with Cardis. You all heard a voice in the background so the man made some kind of contact. He is special in that way.
Praxis wakes and starts coughing violently. After a few minutes and come water the cough seems to subside.
"What time does the Hutt's agent usually show up at the Fallen Warrior?"
"It sounded like Cardis was with someone," Taras comments. The sun is rising and the trio of Sith agents have come out of their meditative rest. "Perhaps it's wisest to let him contact us."
Taras looks at Praxis with concern for a few seconds as the togruta starts coughing, but once it's cleared up he shrugs it off.
"I hope he hurries." Praxis replies. "I don't like this planet's atmosphere."
Endregaard - Day 4 - Morning - Somewhere North of Tel Bollin -
Biggs shrugs, "I imagine by mid-day at the latest if we leave now we will be able to get there unmolested, the swoop gangs don't operate in the early morning. They come out at night mostly. Mostly".
"Well, then, I'll have the others meet us outside the Fallen Warrior. I'll hear what they have to say, and we'll formulate our next steps."
With that, he activates his comlink and says, "This is Spectre. Meet me outside a cantina known as the Fallen Warrior. If you need to leave someone to guard your hiding place, by all means, please do so."
He will also tell them where the cantina is.
"Finally, something to do."
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"Indeed." Taras opens the comm up again. "Will do, Spectre. We'll meet you there."
He folds his arms for a moment. "Let's set down closer to the town, still out of the way but close enough. Lock up the ship and make this meeting quick."
Endregaard - Day 4 - Morning - Somewhere North of Tel Bollin
Endregaard - Day 4 - Morning - Somewhere North of Tel Bollin -
Biggs was correct, this early the streets are desolate, so desolate in fact if you had not seen people the previous day you would have thought the place abandoned completely.
You and your contact arrive at the same time the morning barkeep is opening, "Geez fellas, if you want to forget your troubles this early in the morning I got some deathsticks I can sell ya that'll keep ya in bed later!"
Taras leaves the piloting to Praxis, and when the trio reaches town, he slips out of the ship and into the settlement, moving quickly, quietly, and from shadow to shadow where people aren't paying as much attention.
Praxis moves quietly, but is having trouble steadying his breathing.
"I'll stay with the ship, make sure no one sabotages our engines..." Noss says with a smirk, "Keep the comm open..."
"I'll stay with the ship, make sure no one sabotages our engines..." Noss says with a smirk, "Keep the comm open..."
Noss waits until the other two have left the ship, then powers down non-essential systems and re-engages the cloak...
Noss waits until the other two have left the ship, then powers down non-essential systems and re-engages the cloak...
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The Sith once again move about the planet undetected landing close to Tel Bollin.
Endregaard - Day 4 - Morning -
Before Cardis can answer Praxis and Taras turn the corner arriving at the Fallen Warrior drinking establishment. "More new folk? Where the heck are you all coming from anyway?"
"What does it matter? We're here now." Taras comes to a stop close to the others and folds his arms. "What's going on, Spectre? What have you found?"
"When you have the only cantina that isn't overrun by plague victims, you can't expect word not to get around. Besides, it's good for business." Cardis gestures to the door of the cantina. "It's as good a place to spend time as any. Shall we?"
As the cantina owner opens the door, he whispers to Taras, "Colvin, Rylat, this is Biggs. He knows where we can find a representative of the Hutt. Coincidentally, that happens to be here, should whoever this is show up today."
Endregaard - Day 4 - Morning - The Fallen Warrior -
The barkeep grunts in response and allows you all in. He serves watered down beer and heads back to the bar and appears to lay down behind it to sleep.
Biggs whispers I response, "The Nikto should arrive by lunchtime then we can talk to him. I bet he knows where the Hutt is, or he has as good an idea as anyone else around here".
"Good. I'm starting to hate this planet." Praxis mutters.
Endregaard - Day 4 - Morning - The Fallen Warrior -
The morning drags along until high noon with very few patrons entering the bar. One was a plague victim who the barkeep shot with a stunning blast and pushed out with a broom. Another shot outside followed, none of you doubt that the second shot was lethal.
The rest were not shot so you assume them to be regulars.
But noon has arrived and that ugliness is in the past. At non, on the dot, a large cloaked figure enters and takes a seat, the same seat he occupied yesterday.
Biggs turns to the rest of you, "That's the one we are looking for!"
At that precise moment Praxis begins to cough up a lung. The barkeep narrows his eyes and looks at your group as he does so...
"Got any water?" Praxis asks, returning the bartender's glare. "Your atmospheres far drier than my home world."
If given an affirmative, Praxis will toss him some creds and focus on suppressing the cough.
Im betting they all took innoculations already. They better give me the cure... Or I will take them all down with me.
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Endregaard - Day 4 - Morning - The Fallen Warrior -
The barkeep draws a blaster pistol, "You've got a second to run out of here, you and all your buddies. The sign says not plague victims!" The man screams irate.
"Colvin, get Rylat out of here. I suspect the barkeep will no longer be welcoming."
Cardis strolls up to the barkeep, no concern for the weapon at all, and fixes him with a pointed look. "Friend, there are no plague victims here. As he said, your atmosphere is drier than his home world. You are overreacting to a great extent. Now, why don't you put the blaster down?"
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=> 25 total
Endregaard - Day 4 - Morning - The Fallen Warrior -
The man blinks and places his blaster back on the inside of the bar, "Sorry pal, can't be too careful ya' know?!"
"I understand. These are trying times. That's why I asked them to leave. It would not do to have your cantina get an unsubstantiated rumor that plague victims are here. After all, this is your livelihood."
Cardis gives the bartender some credits for his trouble, then turns to catch Biggs' eye and subtly motion towards the Hutt's agent.
Taras nods and gestures for Praxis to follow him to the door, where they step outside. He walks a few meters from the bar and takes up a spot leaning against the side of one building. After a few moments of silence, he turns to look at the togruta. "It is just the dry climate, right? Dust in your throat?"
Praxis shakes his head now that they're alone. "Pretty sure it's the plague." he says. "But I'm not about to give that Bantha sniffer the satisfaction."
He gestures in the vague direction of the ship. "Should have suspected something after the first few hours. I take it you all have been inoculated, huh?"
Taras nods. "The Hutt gave us a dose before we came here. I'm assuming he didn't slip in anything else. But if you've caught it... Well." The Sith frowns. "I don't know if we could synthesize our own antidote or vaccine from what we have. The suite aboard the ship has some medical equipment, but." He trails off and shifts his weight, folds his arms.
"You know we'll do what's necessary to complete our mission, yes? We all knew what we were signing up for. Losing an agent would be a shame, but we'll do what we have to."
Praxis will scowl. "Sithspit." he grumbles. "If that slimy... " he puts a lid on his rage, saving it for when he'll need to use it to sustain himself if it turns out he was set up to die. "I'll do my job. Don't worry about that. I'm just... motivated to do it faster."
"Good to hear it." Taras taps his fingers on his arm and looks at Praxis again. "For what it's worth, it's good to have you on the team. Salacious and I are warriors, and Spectre's good with people, but we need someone with skills in infiltration. It would be a damn shame to lose you on this." After a pause he chuckles. "I like that. 'Motivated to do it faster.' The Sith way."
Endregaard - Day 4 - Morning - The Fallen Warrior -
Cardis and Biggs head over to the table of the Nikto who shrinks back and states, "I don't want any trouble..."
Endregaard - Day 4 - Morning - Outside The Fallen Warrior -
As you banter back and forth about Praxis' "condition" it occurs to both of you that if the CSA has boots on the ground there may well be some vaccine or antidote here on the planet...
"I might need to pay one of their stations a visit." Praxis muses. "They have to have something that can help."
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Smiling, Cardis sits down and says, "We aren't going to cause you any trouble, my friend. However, I need to speak to your boss, and Biggs here tells me you work for him. Now, here's what I'm going to do." Cardis takes out his data pad and types something on it, taking care to shield it from Biggs's eye. "You're going to read this, and then you're going to take us to see your boss, yes?"
He hands the Nikto the data pad so he can read the message.
Poppara sent us.
"Who?" Taras has barely finished the question when he realizes the answer. "The CSA, of course. Yes, they likely have medicine. If we could get some discreetly... We should speak with the others about it when they're finished."
"We just need to find a CSA station... I can slip in and get what I need." Praxis says. "I can even secure anything else that might be of interest that way."
Endregaard - Day 4 - Morning - Outside The Fallen Warrior -
The Nikto stands up so fast it knocks over the table and spill sits drink, "Let's go then!"
He hurries to the exit throwing a few credit chips at the barkeep and steps out the front door.
You both see the Nikto step out of the cantina as if a creature on a mission!
Praxis will tilt his head (and montrals) towards the Nikto as an encouragement for Taras to follow.
When Taras looks back, Praxis has disappeared, though not necessarily if he tries particularly hard to find him.
Moving quickly after the Nikto, Cardis will hand the now throughly confused bartender another few credits and say, "Thank you for your hospitality." Motioning Biggs to follow, he leaves the cantina, gathering up Taras with a motion of his hand.
He notes the location of Praxis, but says nothing.
Taras follows Praxis's nod and nods himself, and when he glances back to see the togruta putting those stealthy talents to good use, he decides that it's not a bad idea. He pulls his camouflage shroud from his pack, drapes it over his armor, and begins moving after the Nikto and Cardis, the shroud flickering to life and making it harder to pick him out from the surroundings.
Endregaard - Day 4 - Morning - Outside The Fallen Warrior -
The Nikto does not see Praxis or Taras. As Cardis and Biggs exit the Tavern the Nikto turns back to them, "Where is your transport?!"
Biggs grins, "Slow down fella".
"Will we need one? I've been walking around the city for the past couple of days and haven't found it particularly necessary. Do we have to leave the city to get where we're going?"
Endregaard - Day 4 - Morning - Outside The Fallen Warrior -
The Nikto nods, "Oh yes and we don't want to do so on foot. Between the swoop gangs and the predators that occasionally roam out there it's not safe".
He pauses and coughs a bit, his cough sounds similar to that of Praxis...