You travel back to your hotel room for the night. The travel and sleep is uneventful.
NOPE no peaking
Katara decides to take his mind off the happenings of the day and relax for a bit once back in the hotel room. He takes out his weapons and begins to give them a thorough cleaning. First, he takes his rifle and checks it over to make sure that all of the components are working appropriately before taking a rag and wiping it down. Next, he moves onto his newly bought longsword. It's a fairly simple blade but he admires it nonetheless. When looking at the blade he can feel his Vesk blood begin to flow more easily and his mind begins to truly calm. After making sure that the blade was keen and it shone with the brilliance of an honorable weapon he sheathes and hopes to wield it in battle against worthy foes. With his mind clear and heart at ease, Katara has a few final thoughts before drifting off to sleep. Damoritosh will surely bless the soul of such an honorable and courageous Vesk as the one I fought today and that is all I can pray for after witnessing his strength and conviction firsthand.
Once everyone is in the room Tool takes out 2 bottles of booze Frack that was awesome. The look on that Vesks face when lizard breath here put him down priceless. And the look in there eyes when Dahlia blow there minds. Awesome !!! I think we all deserve a drink. A toast to our friend we got them basters for you. Tool takes a swig from one of the bottles and holds it out to katara It's the good stuff
Getting back to the hotel room, Alim looks worn. While he has been trained in the ways of the warrior, it is clear this first experience of combat took its toll.
While Tool heads to the fridge, and Katara sits to clean his weaponry, Alim finds a quiet spot not in a high traffic area, and lowers himself slowly to the ground. His yellow orb slowly revolves around him, leaving whisks of yellow in its path. Alim brings his feet together to form a triangle, straightens his back, and closes his eyes. His upper wrists come together just above his head, forming an open heart as his fingers relax into their natural state. His lower hands come together, palm to palm, fingers gently resting against the opposing fingers, in a prayer formation.
As he sits there, Alim mutters some words under his breath that one could assume was in his native tongue. The words are softly spoken, but there is a sing-song tone to them, which both raises the spirits and has a pressing, sobering reality to them. As Alim chants, his yellow orb begins to dance to the tempo of Alim's voice, beginning near Alim's head, and slowly making its way to the open space in front of Alim. The orb floats and bobs as though it is on a fast moving river, and then slowly spirals down towards the floor, leaving its yellow trail behind it. Upon reaching the floor, the orb tucks underneath its trail and makes its way back up the middle of the spiral. Upon reaching the height of Alim's head, the orb begins to move a bit faster, and as it moves, there are yellow images made out in the dust it leaves behind. One, two, three images appear, resembling those that had been killed in the first room of combat. The orb floats away for a moment, as their images linger in the air, and then zooms through them, dispersing the yellow dust.
Suddenly, Alim's voice peaks on a higher note, and the orb stands still, as though waiting... Understanding. The orb seems to almost right itself, and does a sort of back flip, and begins to create a larger image. It begins with the face, and slowly works its way down the neck to the body, to the tail, and then the feet. To anyone watching, it would be a marvel to see the impeccable job this orb did of illustrating the fallen Vesk. The orb, seemingly proud of its work, floats back up softly to Alim's shoulder. Alim's eyes open slowly, and never leave the image of the fallen Vesk.
Alim speaks in an audible voice for the first time since sitting, and while it still has the sing-song tone to it, the words are more drawn out and deliberate. It has a tone of reverence. "Laqad harabt bikulin ruwhuk , walahadha 'akramuk. Narju 'an takun rawhik wahidatan mae alkun." Alim looks at the figure before him, and as he closes his eyes, he bows his head.
After a few moments, the orb departs from its perch on Alim's shoulder, and makes a large circle around the Vesk. The orb slowly zig-zags through the image of the Vesk as Alim, in an audible tone, repeats his words over and over. As Alim opens his eyes, he looks to see the yellow dust dispersing, and gently floating towards the window in the room. Alim leans over and cracks the window open, as the yellow dust makes its way into the night sky. The orb again comes to rest on Alim, as Alim watches somberly as the yellow dust floats along, weaving around building, over rooftops, until it is out of sight.
Alim once again bows his head, and mutters quietly to himself. As he does, his upper arms slowly settle back into a folded position above his head, and his lower hands open, palms facing up. Alim opens his eyes, and looks up the the ceiling. He closes his eyes briefly, as though coming into an understanding of sorts, and then returns his hands to his side, and lowers his head to a neutral position. Alim sits for a moment, reflecting on his chants, and upon feeling at peace, stands.
He takes a moment and looks around the room, to see what everyone is doing, and debates whether or not he should just go to bed...
when Hux reaches the hotel room he quickly settles in and begins looking over jib. first for any damage from the days battle and then opening up his compartment to begin picking over his internal workings. he works quickly as if he is quite familiar with the robots complex internal functions. he has taken jib apart and put him back together countless times and finds it comforting. After a hectic day he takes great comfort in a familiar task. as he works through each of the systems he seams to very his speed switching from aimless tinkering to decisive operations checking the whole system over crudely then deciding to thoroughly take apart a single component more completely. At the appearance of the alcohol Hux perks up but doesn't presume to be offered any he continues working though looking visibly distracted.
Tool looks around the room at alim praying for they guys who tried to kill us and killed our friend, at hux tinkering with his bot, lizard breath cleaning a weapon he didn't even use really I am drinking alone here?, none wanted to toast to our friend? tool takes another swig from the bottle and puts it down on the table. wake me up when its my shift to keep watch.
Katara accepts the alcohol offered by Tool A toast to Kreel, may he rest in peace with his assassins dead and locked up. Good work out there everyone, showed them what happens when you mess with our friends! Katara offers his toast and takes a swig. Once satisfied with his drink he holds out the bottle towards Hux, Dhalia, and Alim.
Dahlias mood is no different after the fight than it was before. To hear her speak, one might think the battle had been lost. But she does partake in the drinks with the others.
"I hear the way you speak of the dead. I see the way you view this world. I do not know if it is foolishness or wisdom, but I envy your empathy. It has been gone from me for a long time. I had to let it go..."
She takes a deep breath and gets to the hard part,
"I am glad that you care. And I am glad that you are here."
Hux greatfully accepts the drink and joins in the celebratory toast before pointing out that the actual assassins may still be out there as we didn't kill or apprehend all the gang members. And upon further thought the level 21 gang may not be entirely innocent as it would be fairly convenient that both gangs happened to be there at the same time. It's even possible both of the major mining companies had an interest in silencing an advocate like kreel.
Tool checks the computer
when Hux wakes up he takes a look at the personal computer recovered from the fight the night before.
The computer seemed to evade Tools attempts to allow entry but didn't have any security measures so the computer remains in tact for Hux to give it a try. He quickly bypasses the password needed to break into the laptop. Once in, he finds a lot of files that you can guess are her way of organizing her expenses and income but all income sources and expenses are coded in a numerical system so you can't pull much info off it. But you also find a video file and a word document in a folder.
The video is a video of a man signing a contract on a datapad and Ferani is sitting at the other end of the table. After a quick search on the info sphere, you learn that he is a prominent member of Astral Extraction. The other document is the contract. It is signed by the same man and has the seal of Astral Extraction on it along with Ferani's signature. The contract essentially is a bunch of legal language but is telling the Downside Kings to harass the Hardscrabble collective. It also offers a bonus for the "accidental" murder of Kreel.
To the best of your ability, both the video and document are legitimate and the metadata of both make it seem as if the video is of the man signing this contract.
When Alim stands up from his prayers, he hears Tool call to everyone for a toast to the battle that day. Alim gently approaches the group of comrades, and listens to them each make toasts. As Hux hands the bottle of alcohol to Alim, Alim takes it from him, but does not drink. Instead, he raises the bottle of alcohol for each of the separate toasts, and just taps the bottle to his crimson scarf, near where one would presume his lips and mouth would be. When all have given their toasts, Alim once again raises his bottle, and offers a toast of his own.
"May I offer a toast? Here, I raise my spirits to Kreel. May tomorrow's conversation with Chiskisk be a productive one, and may it result in some rest and peace for those that have been affected by Kreel's murder. May our findings and fighting have aided in restoring balance to the universe." Alim looks around at the comrades that stand around him. His eyes peak at the corner, in what one could assume was a smile. "And here is to my fellow comrades. No matter our differences, no matter our disagreements, may we always have each other's backs." With that, Alim raises his borrowed container of alcohol, and taps it to his scarf. Alim then proceeds to set it back in the fridge.
After walking away from the group, heading to bed, Dahlia catches Alim.
Alim listens quietly as Dahlia speaks. Alim recognizes that this is a difficult thing for Dahlia to speak about, but also detects importance in what she has to say. Alim feels a sense of pride overcome him as Dahlia finishes her comment, as he understands how difficult displaying emotion seems to be for her.
Not wanted to ask too much, Alim simply nods. When he speaks, it is with a soft voice, filled with kindness. "Empathy is something everyone deserves a chance at." Alim looks at Dahlia. "While I can only assume the hardships you have endured, I will keep hope that, one day, some semblance of empathy will be shown to you, and that will reawaken a piece of what you have lost..." Alim trails off, thinking a moment. "If you ever need a place to meditate, you are welcome to join me anytime." Alim then again nods at Dahlia, and leaves her to consider his words, and taking hers with him.
After speaking with Dahlia, Alim crawls into bed and falls asleep quickly, clearly needing the rest.
Alim wakes up at first light. He stretches out all four arms high into the air, and makes a loud yawn. He turns his eyes to the streak of sun trying to sneak in from behind the blinds. Alim reaches over, and throws the blinds open wide. As the sun pours into the room, Alim feels rejuvenated, and leaps out of bed. "Good morning comrades!!!" Alim says as he jubilantly leaps over beds and around the hotel room to wake everyone up. As everyone grudges out of bed, Alim gracefully leaps over everyone and lands inside the bathroom doorway. "I will be out in a jiffy!" Upon exiting the bathroom, Alim skins has a soft, shiny glow as his skin meets the brilliant sunlight. As he walks over to where Hux and Tool have begun to work on the computers, Alim's scarf and skin have a soothing scent to them, that is both relaxing and invigorating. Alim peers over both their shoulders, and reviews what has been discovered on the computers.
"This is important information. We should make our way to Chiskisk and deliver him these findings promptly."
Aided by the libations, Dahlia falls asleep quickly. When morning comes, she seems eager to finish their task.
"Are we all going to see Chiskisk? Is anyone worried that we might be....waylaid?"
Dahlia rouses the others and by 9am, they make their way, with the computer, to the Spire.
Once an audience with Chiskisk is obtained, Dahlia addresses him directly.
"We attacked the nightclub that serves as a front for the Downside Kings. We killed several gang members with minimal collateral damage. We captured the gangs leader, and she promptly confessed to being hired to harass the Hardscrabble Collective and kill Kreel." She takes a breath and goes on.
"We confiscated this computer which contains the proof you seek."
You travel the busy streets easily. The area has heavy traffic due to people heading to their jobs. The street is cluttered with street vendors selling all sorts of foods and you pass by countless shops before arriving at the Lorespire Complex.
The secretary here quickly tells you that Chiskisk is in his office and is available to talk. You go into his office and explain the update and give him the computer.
They respond Ohh wow! You are an efficient crew now aren't you. They take the computer and mess around with it for a moment. There are a lot of junk files on this it appears. Can you show us where the evidence is on the computer? We plan to make a copy of the important stuff and then will hand over the computer to the security to pursue the case.
Thank you so much for bring justice to Kreel and helping the society with this investigation. That being said, we are still abit confused by this. What is the reason that Kreel would be targeted by Astral Extraction? Did you learn anything about that?
"Kreel was active in the legal battle over the asteroid in contention. Perhaps Astral Extractions believed he knew something that would sway the legel battle in Hardscrabbles favor?"
Alim, listening to all that Dahlia has said, shifts from the back of the room closer to the front, nearer to Chiskisk and Dahlia. Alim softly clears his throat, and tries to help add in information.
"Chiskisk, we found early on in our investigation that Kreel was a supporter of the Hardscrabble Collective. His cousin I believe died in a mining accident on Astral Extractions watch, and Kreel has protested them vocally since. Currently, both the Collective and Extraction are in a legal fight over a giant rock of sorts. When we talked to the Level 21 Gang, they told us that they were hired as protection from the bullying that they had been receiving from the Downside Kings, who were hired by the Extraction to get the Collective to give up in this legal fight. The combat we had with the Downside Kings was relatively swift, and their leader admired us enough to cooperate in handing us something to prove their connection with the Extraction. On that computer, you will find a signed document, and a video that shows the man who signed the document speaking with Ferani. That man has been identified as one of the more prominent men of the Extraction, and the contract is an agreement for the Downside Kings to bully the Collective, and a bonus incentive to 'accidentally' kill Kreel." Alim falls silent, caught in thought. He looks back to Hux and Tool, and then back to Chiskisk. "If you need access to the document and video, both Hux and Tool are the ones to speak to regarding that. I can only relay that of which I know." Alim clenches his lower right hand into a first, and crosses his arm across his chest, bowing to Chiskisk. "I hope this information serves you well, and that Kreel's soul may now be at peace, an may this bring closure to those that cared for him. Is there anything more we can provide you with?"
Chisisk is noticeably shocked at the full story. This runs way deeper than I expected when asking you to take part in this mission. Look, Astral Extractions is a powerful enemy. Neither you nor the society has the resources to fight them heads on right now. I would suggest letting the legal system run the course for now. I know that will means months if not years of legal battles but we do have lots of evidence against them. We will see where this goes. But I am more concerned about the fact that they don't want us to look into the drift rock at all.
He continues to project his thoughts to you, I don't have anything this moment for you guys to do. I need to look into a few things. Go learn the station. Enjoy a few days off. Or go makes some money. But I would ask you not get yourself into any commitments. I will contact you when I have something new for you.
He stands up to allow you out. Ohh I almost forgot, welcome to the society! If you accept, you will be considered full fledged members of the society. You will have new IDs ready in either form again.
This implant rests underneath the skin of the palm of one hand, or
at the end of a tentacle or similar appendage in species that lack
hands. The augmentation can be activated or deactivated mentally
as a swift action. Activating the implant causes a rendition of
the Starfinder Society’s symbol to glow underneath the skin.
This augmentation acts as a mark, letting others know you are a
member of the Starfinder Society. It also increases the light level
within 5 feet by one step while active.
Dahlia seems to have softened her outlook about staying with the group long term, and accepts the implant.
She thanks Chiskisk and when the others are ready to leave, she leads them to the marketplace, taking whatever time is necessary to liquidate the items they have acquired.
If they find themselves near a security station, Dahlia will ask about the bounty on gang members.
"Is there some sort of bounty hunter status we can apply for? What proof is required that the perp was in a gang?"
You guys find a credit transfer kiosk and split the various credit sticks you gathered. In the end, you all may add 530 credits. Then before heading into a local pawn shop, you discuss what items you are interested in keeping and what to sell.
When you enter the security station, the guard working says he owns you another 150 credits because your story checked out last night. When Dahlia asks about being a bounty hunter, Sorry Ma'am. We discourage people from going out and hunting for people. Vigilantes tend to cause us more problems. The bounty system is meant to be a reward for the citizens who see something bad happening and try to help the security officers, not for those citizens to go out looking for trouble. Typically a bounty is given after an investigation of the claim made. For example, your friend Katara, she helped us on Docking Bay 94 a few days ago when the shooting started. Since she stepped in to help the security team, she earned the bounty. Now if you head into the Spike, shooting everyone up, you cannot claim a bounty on them. Overall, its officers discretion. If I was working last night, I probably wouldn't of cleared you for a bounty. But hey, not my call.
Tool gives it some thought and decide to go with the implant why not
Alim looks from Chiskisk down to his hands. He brings all four of them forward, and takes a moment looking at each of them, turning them over, flexing them, wiggling his fingers. He stares blankly for a moment at them...
Alim steps forward, shifting a bit uneasy, clearly something on his mind.
"Chiskisk,I am honored that you believe us to be worthy of such an honor, as to bear the Starfinder mark..." He shifts again, showing his unease. "I... I am unsure how to feel. I do not feel as I did when I worked so hard to become a beginning warrior pupil, or when I became a part of the Solarian ways... I felt as though I had earned those..." He looks Chiskisk in the eyes, Alim's eyes torn, and almost pleading. "If you do believe I am worthy of truly wearing this mark permanently, I would be honored to get the implant."
Katara accepts the offer for an implant id
Tool buys 2 incendiary grenades I, 1 frag grenade I, a quick-release sheath, and an extra battery from the group for 117 credits. Between the items sold at a pawn store, and to the group, you guys make 107 credits each.
Everyone takes the implant besides Hux who is still deciding on if he want it or not.
I suppose I'll take the chip as well
Dahlia thanks Chiskisk for welcoming them into the society, and waits as the others get their implants.
After that, she accompanies the group to liquidate the items and when she has her share, she tells them she has a few errands to run, and will be back at the hotel by 'nightfall'.
Dahlia set out to learn more of the station. Walking quickly through the levels and all the common areas, She studies the layout.
In particular, she seeks out the indigent, with a focus on the youngest of the poor.
Is there an orphanage?
Or other organization for charity?
Is there a school on the station?
And Jib does is not a starfinder himself so he does not need an ID. Though, if you ever wanted to get him painted, you would be allowed to get the starfinder symbol on him.
Jib does not need nor get an ID since he is not a member of the society.
Id also like to do some shopping myself. if we plan to have a semi permanent base of operations here on the station id like to set up a better computer system than my mobile computer. Tool would you be interested in going in on a better computer with me? I'm sure we could afford something a lot nicer if we pool some of our money.
After getting his new ID implant, Alim nods towards Chiskisk. "Thank you for this honor. Please reach out when a job becomes available."
Alim walks back to the hotel with the group. Before taking the items to the pawn shop, Alim buries himself in the items, taking great care to look each item over, a great wonder and amusement in his eyes. Alim decides that he wants to keep a laser pistol, a semi automatic pistol, some extra rounds for it, and two vials of healing serum. Turning back to the pile of things, Alim's eye catches on the ceremonial plate. It is intriguing, and brightly colored. As Alim picks it up, he feels a story behind it... History. Maybe not anything ground breaking, but still...
Alim looks to his comrades. "I wish to keep this plate." With that, Alim pulls the plate out of the pile, and quickly stashes it under his bed. When Alim returns, he looks down at the pile for a moment, and then around at the group.
"Why don't you all go out and about and skimper skamper to where you need to. I plan to stay here for a bit and do some meditations. I can keep an eye on things while you all do as you need. Unless anyone wishes to join me. That is always an option."
Alim pauses a moment to listen for any responses and/or discussions on where everyone is heading to. Once everyone is decided and off, Alim settles onto the floor to begin some chants.
Before Alim realizes it, it has progressed into the late evening. Alim looks around, and notices it is now dark out, and everyone is still out. This concerns Alim a little, but he shakes it off as he works through some stretching poses, breathing out any worries and stress, and breathing in peace and balance.
Once everyone has arrived back safely, Alim gives a slight bow to his comrades and bids them goodnight, informing them that he intends to wake early the following morning, and would be out most of the day tomorrow. He stands straight, and walks to his bed, where he quickly falls asleep, excited for what the following day would bring.
Tool is intrigued with Hux's offer we should go see what we can find Hux i bet there some pretty good stuff around here Tool is kind of excited to go exploring
You may roleplay this as much or as little as you want but you nerd out with the shop owner and either show him your prowess with computer or just make him like you so he allows you to shop higher than your allowed item level. You may by up to tier 3 computer and computer parts. Increase that item level by one for every 10 points you exceed the check.
Tool glances over at the loot still sitting there and the holoskin catches his eye. picking it up looking it over I think i want this too. it may come in handy Tool folds it up and takes it back to his room. Coming back out Hux i am ready when you are. Lets go see what we can find .
Katara decides to spend the day shopping for anything he may need in the coming times. The first store he decides to stop at is General Goods and Services, it seems to have everything a person may find they need for any regular outings. This includes everything from backpacks to meal pouches, they even offer guide services should you wish to go somewhere a little more exotic like jungles of nearby planets. After looking around for awhile Katara decides to buy an industrial backpack, 28 R2E just in case they should ever be needed, and a personal comm unit so he has a basic method of communications should he ever be separated from the party.
After purchasing everything he wanted Katara decides to continue wandering in search of another store that might catch his eye. Katara spots a shop named Kiara's Magic Items with a very flashy and colorful sign. He decides to take a look at they offer and heads inside. Lining the walls of the dimly lit shop are countless items that he cannot identify albeit the price tag already says too much. There appears to be a nice selection of potions with everything from healing serums to serums of sex change. After a little searching, Katara comes to a line of shelves in the back with little stones on them. A sign labeled Aeon Stones tells him the name of the objects but he is still clueless about what they do. Deciding to ask the shop runner he grabs the cheapest stone, which happens to be clear, and heads to the cashier. The nametag of the worker says their name is Kiara just like in the name of the shop. Hello Kiara, could you possibly tell me what this little stone does?
Kiara perks up at the sight of a customer and something to do That right there is the clear spindle, the cheapest aeon stone we offer. All aeon stones have the ability to slighly light up your immediate area. That stone comes with the added benefit of covering all your food and water needs while it is active and floating around you. I love these little guys, they just float around you offering you little boosts all while being cute little stones. You can see that Kaira gets excited when she speaks about the stones.
Katara having decided to buy it responds to Kaira I think I'll take this one then
Kaira nods her head and proceeds to cash Katara out for the little stone, after handing the stone back she says Thanks for shopping here, I hope the little guy comes in handy and make sure to treat it right. If you ever wish to get another one please pay my shop a visit, you can have as many stones active as you want at once.
Katara nods his head and exits the store.
It appears that time passed by fast today and he decides to head back to the hotel until tomorrow. Before that Katara decides to activate the stone and it begins to orbit his head at varying distances before settling at a distance he thinks is comfortable. With his new stone buddy at his side Katara heads back to the hotel.