The vurk will prepare for inspection by the Empire.
"1000 it is, how do we get to the ship, what's she called?"
Coming into a landing in the Taris Spaceport, you see a group of 4 customs agents waiting for you to land. Though wearing gray uniforms, the blue accents show these are not Imperial customs officials. It appears that Taris is not fully Imperial run - for all that it has a Star Destroyer in orbit.
As you disembark, one of them steps forward and says, "Welcome to Taris. I am Lieutenant Jarris Fenn, Tarisian Police Department, Customs and Enforcement Division. You and your crew will remain here outside the ship while two of my men search for contraband." Pulling out a datapad, he taps it a couple times then says, "You informed Spaceport Control you were carrying foodstuffs. Could you please be more specific as to the type of food, as well as the planet of origin?"
"Docking bay 32 - she's called the Lone Pulsar. We'll see you there in half an hour - with payment." Having given you the location of the ship, the pair get up and exit the cantina.
After waiting half an hour, you meet the pair at their docking bay. Their ship is a YT-1910 - serviceable, but nothing flashy - if it's stock. It's clear these two have made some upgrades as the ship takes off and jump to hyperspace. After five days, some of which were quite nail biting as the route they took requires several course corrections, you arrive in the outskirts of the Balmorra system, just beyond range of ship and planetary sensors.
"Now comes the most difficult part of the journey - waiting." The Devaronian lands the ship on an asteroid and powers down all but the life support. He even dims the majority of the interior lights to avoid detection.
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"Tika, I assume. She said she was alone. With any luck, she hasn't been captured by the imps yet. Which means she probably has." He sighs as he answers Vessani while they wait on the asteroid for whatever the next leg of their journey was.
The past five days had been nerve wracking, but he hadn't been willing to try and contact Tika until they were planet side, unless it exposed either her, or the crew he'd hired.
"Drev Sarn..." he mutters. "I wonder why she never mentioned it before."
"Andurian Truffles? From Calabos? Finally, now you can get that Toydarian off our backs. I wish you could have gotten here sooner, he's been making a pest of himself for the past 3 days, accusing us of holding his shipment. Once we finish our inspection, I'll be happy to release you so you can get those truffles delivered." Lieutenant Fenn seems relieved at the news of your cargo, and seems to be making motions to hurry his scanning crew along. The scanning crew boards the ship with their equipment.
"There it is," the human says, as a convoy of assorted freighters suddenly jumps out of hyperspace. They power the ship up and fly into the convoy, joining it towards the back. No one seems to notice.
"This convoy delivers raw materials to the planet, and has a special permit that allows them to bypass Imperial inspection. We've worked out an arrangement with the guy in charge that allows us to slip in and join them. The Empire can't detect our sensor data while we wait because the asteroid field's metal content is too high for them to pick us up, and they don't yet have the resources to fly patrols through it. While I'm sure they'll close off the access eventually, for now, it gives us a way to get into Balmorra undetected."
Jarl makes small talk until they are allowed to clear r=the cargo and make their delivery.
After a little while, the scanning crew comes out and comes to the Lieutenant. "No sign of any contraband."
Turning to Jarl, Lieutenant Fenn says, "You are cleared to go. Docking fee is 100 credits, to be paid as you exit the hangar. Enjoy your stay on Taris."
With that, the customs team leaves your hangar bay, the lieutenant shooting you a grateful look.
As the ship joins the line of other ships, the Devaronian shrugs. "The convoy leader didn't seem keen on sharing, so we didn't ask. Given what Balmorra's primary exports are, though, I'm guessing that whatever the material is, it's used for building weapons. Honestly, when you're given an opportunity like this one, you don't ask too many questions."
As the convoy passes the Star Destroyer, a squadron of TIE Fighters does a flyby, carefully checking each of the freighters. Once past them, you spy out the window some sort of space station. Even from your distance, you can tell its bristling with weapons. Whatever it is, it looks vicious.
The vurk nods in the affirmative. The quicker we are in the quicker we are able to get out.
He grabs his lightsaber and attaches it to his forearm, underneath his robes. This might come in handy
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You unload the crate and exit the docking bay, heading towards spaceport receiving. Upon entry, a Toydarian flies up to you and says, "Finally! What took you so long? Do you know how long I have been waiting for these? My chefs have been clamoring and hounding me non-stop about this delivery. Now, where do I sign?"
Daaneth hardly looks at the station, now that they're so close to the planet his focus is on his old Rodian friend, and making sure she gets off planet.