Nomi wrings gallons of water out of her camouflage tunic and clothes which are now self-camouflaged with local flora.
Avizzi considers putting one more slug in a trooper, but decides against it, and simply reloads his pistol before sliding it back into its concealed holster. Swinging his rifle back into his hands, he keeps an eye out for any more trouble while the others scavenge, and casts a critical eye on Nomi's clothing. It's nowhere near a good poncho like his, but it'd do in a pinch.
Taril finds each trooper just has the standard issue utility belt and a Blaster Carbine. Rolling over one of the scout troopers she finds a frag grenade in his utility belt.
The Felucian moves over to the group bobbing it's head. He points at one of your Kybuck's, points at his leg and then makes a snapping motion with his hands, finally pointing back into the forest from the direction you've just come from. It doesn't appear that the felucian can understand Basic let alone speak it.
After Taril is finished going through the Imperial's gear and everyone is ready to move out the Felucian motions for you all to follow on your Kybucks before heading out into the Fungi forest.
After a few more hours trekking through the jungle the group comes upon the Imperial prison facility. A squat, two story building in characteristic Imperial style. Gray walls with a slight outward slant, no visible windows, and a plain visage that leaves no room for accouterments. The second story of the building is visibly smaller than the ground floor, and blinking lights line the top floor’s edges. A large set of blast doors denotes the ground floor entry to the building, while a single gun turret juts out a few meters to the door’s left.
A few Stormtroopers stand guard at the facility’s blast doors, while the low hum of speeder engines indicates that there might be scout troopers on patrol nearby.
The Felucian grunts out some gutteral words softly and starts circling the clearing. He leads the group to the north-west corner of the building, where a ventilation grate barely hangs on its bolts.
"Don't suppose either of those speeder bikes is still working?"
Seeing the wreckage, he sighs and says, "Of course not. I should be so lucky."
As the group gets to the ventilation grate, Kalus drops off his kybuck and crouches low, whispering, "The blinking lights lining the top floor indicate there is a landing pad up there. If we need to call the Banshee for a quick evac, Captain O'Keefe will have a place to set down."
Nomi stomps over to the others leading her resistant kybuck. As she draws near she notes the slight vibration wash through the vegetation all around them. A moment later she feels it again and then again. A rhythmic pulse of some unseen giant ambling about, its tread vibrating through the ground, shaking the plants, shooting up through her boots, and legs, and up into her stomach.
"Did you feel that?" She asks no-one and everyone at the same time. Nomi scans the horizon. "I've got a bad feeling about this."
"We should leave or get under cover. Now."
Avizzi rides in with the others and crouches down as they take a look at the facility. His ears pick up some vibrations and distant thumming, and he nods along with Kalus. "We'll have to move quickly though. There's a walker about." The togruta sniffs the air and nods to the grate. "I suppose that's our first target. Let's move." With that, he gets down and tugs at the grate to remove it and enter the vent.
Kalus grabs the grate to help Avizzi.
Taril takes the grenade and medpacs from the utility belts, then mounts her Kybuck and follows the group back into the swamp...
Arriving at the station, Taril slides off of Kybuck , patting it affectionately on its neck.
Wincing from the blaster bolt she took during the fight with the troopers, she takes a moment to lift her shirt, examining the ugly wound. She grabs a medpack and slaps a bandage on her injury...
...only to watch it fall off, her technique completely lacking.
Looking up, "Any of you know how to use this stuff?"
Avizzi and Kalus set to work on the grate, finding the bolts rusted stuck... Avizzi pulls a fusion cutter from his tool kit and simply cuts through them, pulling the grate away. While Taril asks the group if anyone knows any first aid.
Crawling through a short length of confining air duct, the group finds themselves in a storage area.
Crates of non perishable food and other items are stacked up in this 15 x 25 ft room. The walls are slate grey painted durasteel and in the wall opposite the air vent is a slate grey door. An access panel shines dimly next to the steel door.
After they get into the storage room, Kalus takes a moment to catch his breath and work out the injured shoulder. Still whispering, he says, "Sorry. The last crew I ran with had a Duros who took care of that. Wasn't something the rest of us worried about."
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"Here. Let me see that." She moves over to Taril. She winces a bit at the look of the wound but says calmly. "I've seen worse at the local cantina. This should fix you up."
Avizzi creeps up to the access panel, letting others take care of Taril's wounds. I really should learn how to do that. For now, he pushes the thought aside and examines the panel, trying to determine how or if he can get thee door open.
"Kalus, give me a hand here, would you?" A little extra help never hurts.
Kalus moves over to Avizzi and examines the lock, attempting to determine whether or not it was locked.
Taril leans way over, bending this way and that after Nomi's ministrations, "Ahh, that feels so much better. Thanks!" she says before sliding over to where Avizzi and Kalus examine the door panel.
'You might want to try...." she advises...
Avizzi kneels next to the access panel and after a quick look realizes there's no locking function. The door slides open with a hiss and a soft whir revealing a large open area. A bank of turbolifts sits in the centre of the room, to your right are two doors marked "Medical Bay", to the left is a short hallway with a door marked "Comms Station". The door in the wall to your left is marked "Processing".
All seems still and quiet...
Russel: 15/26 Hp
Russel, Kalus, Taril and Nomi have received first aid today.
Kalus and Russel have taken a second wind today
Kalus holds up a finger to his lips, indicating silence, then draws his blaster. Cautiously, he looked out the doorway, searching and listening for any stormtroopers or Imperial personnel who may be in the area.
Avizzi steps out in front, crouched down low. Now that the group is inside, he slips his rifle around to his back and draws a stun baton from his hip. He briefly turns it on to test that it's working, then glances around. "Kalus, what do you hear?" His ears and montrals stand up straight up, and he peers around, calm but alert.
"Voices, by the turbo lifts and near the medical bay." Nomi says indicating the corridor's directional signage. "We should split up and rendezvous back here. We can do more damage that way."
She looks down at her weapon belt. There hangs Sirona's loaner blaster pistol and her own lightsaber. Sh sighs and grips her lightsaber. I'll need it to get us through this but I'll also need to find the security center when we're done, otherwise.... Nomi shivers.
"I'm heading to the med bay."
" I'll come with you " Russel whispers, " We might be able to find some medicine for the felucians... "
Nomi and Russel dart towards the Med bay doors they spot a Stormtrooper down past the second pair of armed Bay doors. The Trooper is looking the other way and hasn't spotted Nomi or Russel...
Russel: 15/26 Hp
Russel, Kalus, Taril and Nomi have received first aid today.
Kalus and Russel have taken a second wind today
Barely restraining himself from calling after them, Kalus shakes his head before looking at Taril and Avizzi. Whispering, he says, "We're going to take out the communication center. That way they can't call for support from those Star Destroyers up in orbit, or from the troops outside. It might also give us the central computer, so we can shut down security measures."
Cautiously, Kalus creeps towards the communications center.
Avizzi nods at Kalus. "Let's go."
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Taril nods and accompanies Kalus and Avizzi....
Kalus, Avizzi and Taril dart silently to the Comms Centre positioning themselves around the door, the muted sound of talking can be heard from within. The three prepare themselves for a blaster fight and Kalus jabs the door controls and the door swishes open.
Inside the bulk of this room is taken up by computers and other communications arrays. The far wall juts outward slightly to make room for a massive computer column, which obviously forms the base of the satellite dish attached to the top of the facility. Blinking lights and flashing monitors indicate that the station is obviously in constant communication with someone...
Two men in dark grey imperial uniforms stand opposite the door looking over computer screens. One starts as the door opens and looks over his shoulder, the other hardly reacts. Further into the room are two others, one wearing an officers uniform.
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Nomi pushes the door control for the Med bay and ducks inside, closely followed by Russel, who closes the door behind him unnoticed by the trooper at the end of the hall.
This vast chamber seems at first to be a place of healing—at least, until you take a closer look. Large bacta tanks line one border of the room, and other medical equipment is distributed haphazardly throughout the area. Operating tables, many with clamps and other restraint devices, seem to be scattered throughout the room with no real pattern to their arrangement, and the entire room has the same sterile smell of a medical bay.
A man stands next to one of the operating tables wearing sterile white robes the insignia of the empire on each shoulder. Strapped to the table is a huge hulking specimen of a felucian.
This Felucian has clearly undergone some kind of mutation; its muscles bulge and its body seems to bend in unnatural places. The creature’s right forearm has been removed entirely, and instead a long bone blade extends from the elbow, growing out of the flesh with a ragged, serrated edge. Thick, tough-looking scales grow out of the Felucian’s body.
The doctor looks shocked as you enter and ducks behind the operating table.
" Attack! " he yells presumably at the felucian...
Russel, Kalus, Taril and Nomi have received first aid today.
Kalus and Russel have taken a second wind today
In the moment before Kalus opens the door, Avizzi switches his baton to his off-hand and draws his ion pistol. "Since we're trying to take out their comms."
When the door opens and combat starts, Avizzi darts in on Taril's heels and brings his pistol up, firing directly into the computer column.
Nomi brings her lightsaber to bear dangerously near the surgeon.
"You really don't want to do that."
Taril darts through the door leveling her blaster pistol at one of the surprised comms officers (Red), she fires, the bolt frying the man right in his face. The soldier collapses to the floor.
Avizzi darts in on Taril's heels raising his ion pistol he fires a a weak point on the computer column. Energy washes up and down the column, with a "fizzzt" blinking lights die and monitors go dark all around the room.
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Nomi brings her lightsaber to bear dangerously close to the surgeon. (Ignighted?)
"You really don't want to do that."
Russel points his blaster pistol at the Felucian.
"Don't move!"
The surgeon takes a step back from the table, his hands in the air, a smirk on his face...
The felucian's arms bulge, the straps pop and it takes a swipe at Nomi with its "bone saw arm"
As it does Russel fires his readied pistol.
Russel's blaster bolt hits the felucian square in the chest, burning it's strange flesh and visibly weakening it but it still manages to swing at Nomi.
The bone blade gashes across Nomi's upper arm drawing blood.
Nomi: 23/34 Hp
Russel, Kalus, Taril and Nomi have received first aid today.
Kalus and Russel have taken a second wind today
Sighing as Taril and Avizzi start firing with the door wide open, Kalus steps into the room, hitting the button to close the door behind him as he does so. He then points his blaster at the other comm person near the door and fires into him
He then points his blaster at the other two and says, "Gentlemen, if you would kindly turn and face the wall with your hands on your head, you might get to live today. If you resist, you will not get to live today. Any attempt to call for help will result in your being shot. Questions will not be answered, and compliance will be rewarded."
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Nomi's face goes red and she swears "Frackin' mother of Kwath!"
She moves up and sweeps her lightsaber down on the imperial doctor.
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Kalus steps through the door, firing a quick shot at the second Comms officer as the door swishes shut behind him. The well aimed bolt burns through the man's neck and he falls to the ground silently.
He then points his blaster at the other two and says, "Gentlemen, if you would kindly turn and face the wall with your hands on your head, you might get to live today. If you resist, you will not get to live today. Any attempt to call for help will result in your being shot. Questions will not be answered, and compliance will be rewarded."
The last Comms officer looks like he's about to comply, then the leiutenant screams " Jenkins, Kill this rebellious scum! "
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Nomi steps after the Imperial Doctor, swearing, her lightsaber gliding through the man's torso shoulder to hip.
Russel quickly adjusts his aim and calmly shoots at the felucian in the head.
The misshapen beast slumps back down on the bed, "sword arm" hanging limply over the side.
Looking about the room, you see a couple of medical cabinets, a computer terminal and some Bacta tanks that seem to be functioning, despite deep claw marks on the inside of the glass.
A 2-1B Medical Droid stands, powered down in a corner.
Russel: 15/26 Hp
Nomi: 23/34 Hp
Russel, Kalus, Taril and Nomi have received first aid today.
Kalus and Russel have taken a second wind today
"I think we found one of our missing tribesmen. You any good at slicing Rus?" Nomi asks looking through the medical cabinets.
Taril shakes her head at the lieutenant's obstinancy, observing dryly to Jenkins, "You know, I don't think your lieutenant really cares about you. Think about it, my friend just made a very reasonable offer, and he just shrieks and calls us names!"
Russel shrugs. " Not really, but I'll give it a go. " he heads around to the terminal and studies it for a second, " Hey, he's still logged in... "
" Ugh, they've been experimenting on them, trying to make some kind of genetically modified monster. "
Looking through the medical cabinets, Nomi finds
10 Medpacs,
A medical kit,
And 10 "Healing Stimulants."
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The Comms officer's face drops at Taril's words and his grip on his pistol wavers noticeably.
" Come on man! Attack I say! " The Leiutenant yells, taking his own advice he fires on Kalus.
The bolt hits Kalus's left arm, burning painfully.
Nomi: 23/34 Hp
Kalus: 9/24 Hp -1 step on Condition Track.
Russel, Kalus, Taril and Nomi have received first aid today.
Kalus and Russel have taken a second wind today
Never one to pass up an opportunity, Avizzi lunges forward with his stun baton extended and jabs it at the Comms officer, hoping to put him down before he changes his mind.
The Comms Officer sways out of the way, avoiding Avizzi's blow.
Kalus shouts in pain as the blaster bolt burns into his arm, his vision briefly wavering. Fixing the lieutenant with a glare, he says, "You should have surrendered."
"Copy what you can, I'll check on the others." Nomi grabs the medical stuff and heads back into the hall.
" Alright... Be careful " Russel says, staring at the screen.
As Nomi approaches the med bay doors she hears boots clicking against the durasteel floor outside, passing the door.
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The lieutenant winces in pain as a red bolt of laser flashes past his right hip.
The Comms officer points his pistol at Avizzi, his face grimacing as he has some kind of internal battle with himself.
Nomi: 23/34 Hp
Kalus: 9/24 Hp -1 step on Condition Track.
Russel, Kalus, Taril and Nomi have received first aid today.
Kalus and Russel have taken a second wind today
Imperial lieutenant: 10 damage
"Tsk, tsk, tsk" Taril says to the Lieutenant, "My friend makes a nice reasonable offer and you go and be all Imperial on us..."
She rushes forward and fires her blaster at him...
Taril rushes the imperial lieutenant, blasting a hole in his chest. The man slumps against the Comms pillar and slides down to the floor, mouth hanging open.
The Comms officer drops his pistol, holding his arms above his head.
" I surrender! Please! "
"Smart choice. Pity he didn't make the same one," Kalus says, indicating the lieutenant's corpse with his blaster pistol, his face a combination of grimace of pain and scowl. "Now, we have a few questions for you. First, where is security footage stored, both primary and backups?"
" uh, the primary, that would be in the processing section and everything is backed up to the computers here, which, uh, are down right now... " he looks at the blank monitors and overloaded computer banks.
Cautiously opening the Med bay doors once the footfalls pass, Nomi sees three Stormtroopers hurrying towards the Comms Centre.
"Good, good. An answer right away. You are quite bright, aren't you?" Kalus nods, keeping his blaster trained on the officer. "Next question, where do you keep prisoners?"
Nomi extinguishes her lightsaber and hooks it on her belt. She draws her blaster and waits for the troops to pass then slips out after them.
The Comms officer, hands on his head, doesn't hesitate to answer. " They're all in the one cell, past the processing section. "
As Nomi slips out the door, slinking after the Troopers, one of them spins about. " What was that? Look out, behind us! "
Storm troopers
The Trooper that spotted Nomi drops to a knee, levelling his blater carbine and taking a shot, Nomi darts to the side as he fires, the bolt hitting the wall behind her.
Behind Nomi, Russel curses, drawing his pistol he moves to the door and returns Fire. The bolt slams into the troopers helmet burning through! The trooper slumps back onto the floor.
Imperial Prison Facility Combat
Nomi: 23/34 Hp
Kalus: 9/24 Hp
Russel, Kalus, Taril and Nomi have received first aid today.
Kalus and Russel have taken a second wind today
"Well, I guess they know we're here!"