Rufus - Hotels
Rufus moves around the lobby a bit trying not to draw attention to hims and slowly makes his way to the door the Sulstan motioned to without anyone catching onto him.
A quick check of the door it appears to be unlocked.
Kagore decides to look elsewhere in the market...he makes subtle as he can exit and goes to the other vendors seeing if any have useful information for him about a man matching Adar's description.
Gotal - Cantina
"I will accept your challenge!"
Kagore - Market Area
You leave the speedster store and make you way deeper into the market. You come across a general store where you see two wolf like aliens at the store. They appear to be a couple and own the shop.
Gotal - Cantina
Lobster-Head raises his arms up and the crowd goes wild. He leads you to a table and had a waitress place a few shots down in front of each of you.
The Lobster-Head starts slamming shot after shot as Gotal goes as well.
He does not pass out.
He does not pass out.
He does not pass out.
He does not pass out.
He does not pass out.
He passes out! (Unless you pass out before him!)
Rufus takes one last glance to make sure that the clerk's attention is elsewhere, then he slips inside the security room.
Rufus - Hotel
No one spots you and you step in. There currently is no one in the room and you see all the data access points and monitors with cameras through almost all the hostel. Most of them are focused on the lobby and elevator entrances.
"What I wouldn't give for an astro-droid right now," Rufus whispers softly to himself as he examines the console.
He looks for a way to prop shut the door or lock it, then turns back to the displays. At first he looks to see if there's a way to simply download the images on a data chip and then go. If that's not feasible, he'll work on rewinding back to get a good look at the various guests of the hotel.
Rufus - Hotel
You fiddle and faddle with the controls. Hey this isn't to much different than flying a ship you think to yourself as you rewind and fast forward through the feeds like a professional.
Few things stand out at you. In the last 2 days the amount of people coming in and out has drastically increased to the point of the rooms almost being full at this place. A lot of the individuals appear to be bounty hunters. You do not see anyone browsing through that matches Ardans appearance though.
Walking up to the wolf-alien couple Kagore lowers his head slightly just trying to be another customer. He looks around the store for something to buy that will be an opening to question the owners about the bounty hunters or Adar.
Kagore - Market Area
The female one approaches you and smiles. Even though they look a bit wicked she is very pleasant.
"Hello sir, may we help you with something?"
Taking a quick look around this appears to be a general store. Lot of little things here and there nothing to specific. Food goods, miscellaneous gear etc...
Gotal begins to drink with the alien.
stamina 1st shot: He does not pass out.
stamina 2nd shot: He does not pass out.
stamina 3rd shot: He does not pass out.
stamina 4th shot: He does not pass out.
stamina 5th shot: He does not pass out.
stamina 6th shot:
Gotal - Cantina
The crowd goes wild as the new comer still remains awake as the Lobster Head passes out on the 5th shot! A human reaches into the Lobster Heads pocket and pulls out 25 credits.
"Good job newcomer. What's your name?"
Kagore silently wishes this involved less talking and praying for a lead and more fighting...hmm maybe he'd have better luck interrogating some bounty hunters. "Any gear for helping stand the desert heat? There was a person too I knew that passed through this port not long ago, maybe he was here? I'm sure nothing goes on around this market without someone hearing..."
Gotal stands, if a bit dizzy, he accepts the credits. "A bit light no? 50 Credits should be coming my way. Perhaps though you can keep the remaining 25 credits should I receive the information I seek?" He states to the humans.
Lots of bounty hunters. This is crazy. He'd be nuts to stay here, Rufus finally concludes. When he decides to leave, he first takes a moment to wipe the record of him visiting, and shuts down the recordings, timing it to come back on in ten minutes. Then he checks the cameras for the right moment to slip away, and does just that when the time is right.
Gotal - Cantina
The human smiles slyly. "Your right it was 50 wasn't it. My apologizes off worlder."
He looks to another booth away from the crowd. "Lets go take a seat and discuss the nature of information your looking for shall we for the other 25 creds."
Kagore - Market Area
The female wolf creature looks points to a few items of interest that could help with survival outside of the city. Some water cantines, sand veils to keep the sand out of your mouth, goggles, few medpacs left over and the such.
As she showing you a few things you see a short, smelly, and covered
completely by a heavy, hooded cloak and a big green skin pig-like snout, small horns tusks and powerfull muscles walk in. They begin bumping tables and knocking some things over as they walk through the store.
The small one begins yelling at the male wolf alien in a language you don't understand and he moves to the back room quickly. The female one helping you looks distressed at the situation.
Rufus - Hotel
You successfully do what you intended to do and move out of the room without anyone spotting you. The lobby is just as crowded as it was when you first came in and you see the Sulstan is busy with new customers.
Rufus slips out and puts his hand over his eyes as they adjust to the Tatooine glare.
He checks his comm for messages, then moves on to the Mos Eisley Inn, wondering if he's wasting his time. On his way, he stops at the souvenir shop and whistles at the opulence of a nearby townhouse.
Kagore nods after the cloaked figure dissapearing into the back room. "Everything alright?" He asks the female wolf alien.
Gotal - Cantina
Gotal sits across from the human, "A human who I understand is here on Tatooine owes me for a favor I performed for him sometime back. I am just coming to collect".
Gotal gives him a description of Adar.
"A lead on this will be more than fair for those credits currently in your hand..."
Kagore - Market Area
The female alien looks to Kagore with a sad face.
"They work for Jabba and are here to collect their money."
She looks away as if trying to occupy herself with something else.
Rufus - Streets
As you make you way across the city you see an ageless man wearing long, ragged robes and carries a tall staff. The staff is topped with a tiny Bantha, carved from the tusk of one of the large beasts. You hear him yelling and his voice echoes throughout the cramped streets, calling for all to listen.
"Listen, my children! For we have been given a great mystery to unravel, a message of importance if we can only see! And what is this mystery? It is the Bantha, that sacred, noble, elegant creature that can be found the galaxy over! The Bantha is a gift from beyond whose meaning we have not yet begun to fathom! For when we do finally come to understand why the Bantha has been placed throughout the galaxy, we will achieve the Age of Bounty! Wherever we go in our space vessels, no matter how far, the Bantha is there to welcome us and make us feel at home. Do not harm the Bantha, do not eat of its meat or wear its regal hides! Would you harm a welcoming friend?"
Gotal - Cantina
The man eyes you quizzically as you give the description.
"Can't say I have seen someone with that description but I would not doubt he is in this city. With all the coming in recently you could probably even find the Emperor here!" He laughs to that and takes a sip of his drink.
Gotal - Cantina
Gotal shifts in his seat, "Tell you what, you keep an eye out for such a man. I'll check back here each day to see if you have found anything. Hold on to 5 of those 20 credits for your trouble. The remaining 20 are yours if you get me a lead. Sound fair?"
Kagore looked tiward the back of the shop then back at the woman. "How is it you come to owe money to Jabba?"
Kagore - Market Area
"Who doesn't owe Jabba money. He runs the protection and if we don't pay up he takes what he wants. No one gets away without paying Jabba."
She shakes her head a bit.
Gotal - Cantina
the man takes the credits. "Sounds like a deal mate!" He slaps you hard on the shoulder and points to a blue skinned Twilek in the corner.
"She's been eyeing you for a while now bud. You should go have fun and relax while your here."
Rufus shakes his head in detached amusement at the strange street preacher. He begins to give the man a wide berth, not wanting to get accosted or hit up for credits for such a loony cause. However, an idea comes to him, in his instinctive attempt to avoid eye-contact. That would certainly be an odd way of staying hidden. In plain sight, essentially, he thinks.
He skirts the crowd and tries to get a good look at the man, wondering if of all people the bantha prophet could be Adar Tallon.
"Hmmm, well about the fellow I asked about before...I might be able to pay if you know anything helpful."
Rufus - Streets
Your keen eyes sweep the street as the preacher gives his speech but you do not see anyone that matches Tallon's description.
Do you want to approach the preacher or anyone else in the area or continue on to the other hotel?
Kagore - General Store
"I'm sorry I do not."
When the male wolf alien returns he hands the thugs a bag that jingles with credits. The little one says something you don't understand and the big green Gamorrean smacks the male wolf alien in the head sending him to the ground and snorts. They begin to make their way out of the store knocking a few things over.
Gotal - Cantina
Gotal grins at the man, Likely he will be useless but I need to at least try.
He turns to the Twilek and raises a glass gesturing for her to take the seat that the human vacated.
Shrugging, Rufus continues on to the next hotel.
Rufus - Streets
As you begin to leave the area one of the preachers acolytes bumps into you and grabs a hold of your arms.
"You look like a man seeking answers! The great Bantha can guide you to your destinations!"
The dust covered, robed man definitely looks crazy to you.
Gotal - Cantina
The Twilek strides over waving her hips like a professional dancer and takes a seat.
"You don't look like the rest of the new lot that have come here recently." she kind of gestures to all the obvious bounty hunters in the cantina and kind of looks directly at a certain rodent like hairy alien sitting at a table filling out forms for other bounty hunters.
"What brings you here?"
Gotal - Cantina
Gotal laughs, "I seek a man who owes me something. It seems I am not that different from the Bounty Hunters after all except that I am doing my own dirty work..."
Rufus, ever laid-back, takes the man's crazy in stride and humors him a bit. "Can he now? Do I get to tell the bantha where I need to go, or does he take me where I need to be?"
Gotal - Cantina
She nods at Gotal.
"Someone always looking for someone else. Like myself, I'm looking for that right guy to take me away from this place so I don't have to work anymore. Your looking for whoever it is you are. Those guys over there" she points toward the Bounty Hunters "they looking for their next mark. Never ending cycle of looking. Hope your not looking for the same guy they are cuz I feel bad for that guy with all these Bounties popping up lately."
Rufus - Streets
The priest looks at Rufus wide eyes.
"Yes! The priests of the Oasis, the desert community, may be able to help you in your quest indeed!"
Sighing Kagore nods and purchases a bit of hot weather survival gear before slowly exiting the shop after the goons of the Hutt have left first. Its becoming slowly more and more unlikely to him that Adar is actually here with the place swarming with low life criminals and bounty hunters. He heads back for the ship not really cut out for searching this method.
Gotal - Cantina
"Guy is popular huh?" Gotal describes who he is looking for and he assumes the description match will be the same.
"Guy is an old friend of mine, owes me something and I want to collect it form him. Looks like I might have to save him first to get it eh? Any idea where he might be"
Gotal - Cantina
The lady shrugs.
Kagor & Rufus Streets
As you make your way back through the crowded streets you see Rufus in conversation with a man in tattered robes holding a staff with a Bantha skull on it. He looks quite crazed by his body expressions as he talks to Rufus.
Rufus smiles in an affable way. He nods, saying, "That sounds fantastic. Oasis it is! But first, there's a small matter of the fate of the Galaxy I need to attend to. You'll still be here when I get back?" he asks, looking to make a quick getaway, but also filing away the information in case it comes in handy later.
Gotal - Cantina
Gotal will shrug back and head towards the Bounty Hunters to listen in on their conversations. If any promising leads pop up Gotal will note them, if not, he will start engaging the Bounty Hunters.
Kagore walks up to Rufus and claps a hand on his shoulder. "Son I hope you've had more luck then I have 'shopping'. I think we better be on our way." He turns and nods his head tot he Bantha preacher once before starting to guide Rufus away from the man.