Hugo pads ahead, his lightsaber also in hand and unignited. He will lead the way as it was his own connection to the Force that identified the approximate location of the figures dwelling within.
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Hugo nods to Callum, "Two hostiles and two kinnapees. One has a dark side taint of some kind. The question is, is that our target or her paramour?"
Trevan opens his eyes, "Based on their positions, I believe our quarry is within. We outnumber the hostiles three to one". Trevan gets on his commlink. "Continue to enter the building by stealth. I shall join you at your position shortly". Trevan approaches the building moving unseen, or so he thinks anyhow. Stealth
Trevan remains behind with Alaric, "Stealth first is sensible". As he waits, he reaches out with the Force to ascertain what life forms dwell inside. UTF -
"Does it matter? The effect is the same we get the transport we need to save a life, albeit the life of a very careless young person but a life nontheless".
Hugo allows Jal the liberty to decide how best to obtain a transport down here, the Sit... er Jedi is out of his element in this place. My element it seems is combat and operations else I feel lost... Hugo shakes off that thought and turns to Alaric whispering, "The Dark Side presence we felt was in another location, perhaps these two matters are not linked or this practitioner uses these thugs as proxies. Do we investigate that presence or stay with the main group?"
"Speed is of the essence, I agree. We have lost too much time already".
Hugo whispers to Alaric, "Hmmm, perhaps this was not a Sith operation. If I was the operator I'd have slain so many potential witnesses..." Hugo then looks to the thugs, "You said they were strange, what about them was strange looking?"
Trevan wants to ignite his lightsaber and slice the humans head off to see if it makes the Rodian more cooperative, good think Hugo is the one in control. There is no passion, there is serenity.
Hugo stands behind Alaric quietly watching for the reactions of these undercity denizens. He remains calm but of course a small part of him wishes to tear through them all. There is no passion, there is serenity he tells himself to calm that rage that always simmers under the surface.
Hugo is clearly ready to move to the next location, as the others sweep the room once more.
"I will of course join you in that endeavor Knight Quor'ran, after we rescue the girl of course as our path and that of this mystery Force user may well be on a collision course already".
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Hugo nods in agreement with Alaric, "Ate least we know now there are two".
Hugo will close his eyes and concentrate on the Force. If a Dark Side user was here they may well have left an impression of their passing. It is a long shot but worth considering in his mind. Use the Force - -
Still in the light while contemplating the darkness!
Hugo turns to the bodyguard, "It was your charge they grabbed, I would expect no less of you Tal Passik". Hugo will Sense Motive to ascertain if he really wants a crack at Sith or just wants to tag along - Perception
Hugo shrugs, "Or more satisfying, I suppose it depends on one's point of view..."
Hugo turns impassively towards Vintressa, "You think there is a coincidence in finding Sith near here Vintressa?"
Hugo nods to the senior Jedi, "I understand Knight Alaric. I believe that I will wait here. Fighting the Sith does not weigh on my conscience whereas manipulating minds does. Thank you for understanding that".
Hugo appears content to wait and a bit uncomfortable about the conversation taking place at the moment. He says nothing once he smooths his reaction over. There is No Emotion. There is is peace. On the subject of the Dark Sider he does speak, "It may be a coincidence that a presence is here and our tattletail spoke of the Sith. However, that would be one hell of a coincidence..."
Trevan's (or is it Hugo's?) hand goes to his hidden lightsaber, he grips the hilt at the pronouncement of the potential presence of his former comrades here in the capital of the Republic. "Is there security footage that we can perhaps get a hold of in the area nearby to get a look at these "assailants"? Not that following the... presence is not a solid next step but being able to identify someone with our own eyes would give us an advantage over our quarry".
Hugo nods to Alaric, "Yes. A great deal actually and we believe it to be true. We should discuss it in a less conspicuous space I think".
Callum & Hugo: Hugo mulls over what the junkie told them, when he pulls out the distress beacon the believability of the story certainly increases.
"Indeed, if this is true it would be worth a reward. What would you do with said reward? They call them Deathsticks because the end result of using them is death..."
Seeing the change of body language from Callum,
he moves forward to stand behind Callum and nods to the junkies and addresses Calum, "Is there something wrong.. my friend?"
Hugo keeps his position by the door watching Callum and his interaction in case the group tries something but also keeping his focus on the stairs in case someone heads upstairs that seems, unusual in some way as to present a threat to his allies currently located there.
Hugo continues to watch the junkies to ensure they do not move or leave. If anyone else heads towards the room where his allies are meeting he will comm them to inform them.
As the group drifts off with the contact, Trevan will stay behind and watch the watchers. If they move to leave or follow Traven will intercept.
Trevan stays back near the front door if the rest of the group approaches Tal Passik. He appears keeps his attention on the dancers while he is really paying attention to the group whose eyes keep wandering towards the SOE contact.
"I vividly remember being clubbed severely on my homeworld in my youth. I assume it is not the same thing here on Coruscant if people seek to do it again and again. Regardless, I think it is time we begin this operation, we have learned all we can here and time is wasting..."
Hugo remains silent, this is not the part of the mission he excels at and the rest of the team appears to be on the right track insofar as he can tell.
Alaric: Hugo nods at Alaric's advice. "I may be forced to draw mine more conservatively. The Dark Side is... seductive. Having escaped from my own pain and hate I do not relish the thought of sliding down such a path that would lead to that place once more. I thank you for you counsel in this Knight Quor'ran. I hope that our last mission together gives you the confidence that you can trust me despite my past".
Hugo moves through the training exercise almost as if on auto pilot. His moves concise and practiced but he does not banter or make small talk. After the training is over he approaches Alaric. Alaric:
"Jedi Knight Alaric, I wished to ask you about something that happened in the mission. Jal Raxis used the Force to compel one of the mercenaries to talk. That seems more like a tactic the Sith would have utilized. Where do the Jedi draw the line in such matters? I would ask my Master but she is not readily available and quite frankly, with you as the highest ranked Jedi among this team, I would defer to your judgment in such matters..."
As the other team members ask the relevant questions, Hugo sits back and listens to the responses.
Hugo stays silent as he follows Alaric and Jal to the course. He was never one for small talk and he is not about to start now.
Hugo moves to speak with Jedi Knight Quor'ran though Joran Gres arrives there first. He approaches anyway, "I would be interested in doing so Joran Gres, that mission left me somewhat... unfulfilled".
"Some of those team members are now one with the Force. I would wager that the Ubese hired the others and were not his regular crew as he had no hesitation whatever in abandoning them to their fate".
Hugo grins at Jal's joke as well. With nothing to add to the follow up question he remains silent and still observing the discussion as it unfolds. It felt good to engage in combat once more, when will the next time be... That is what Hugo is awaiting, the next command.
Trevan holds his thoughts and his tongue for the duration of the flight. Once the group lands he will be able to discuss what he wishes to, without ears to hear it.
Hugo nods in agreement with Jal, "The intermediary was a Duros, assuming we can believe that information. One of the Bounty Hunters was Ubese and seemed to want to have nothing to do with a direct encounter with Jedi, said as much out loud. At least he refused to encounter Jedi without being paid which leads me to believe he has encountered Jedi in the past and survived".
Hugo will nod back at Alaric and head to a turret.
Hugo keeps his mouth closed, fight don't fight. He is fine either way. He looks at Alaric watching his reaction.
Hugo raise an eyebrow at the use of the Force by Jal Raxis but says nothing about the matter. He looks down at the remaining Riflemen, "Drop your weapon and let's start heading out the door shall we? I don't want to kill you and I am sure you don't want to die here". He ever so slightly motions towards the exit with his red lightsaber. "We really need to be moving..." He states to the rest of the team though his eyes remain locked on his "prisoner".
Hugo considers striking down the other Rifleman but holds, ready to strike if his finger so much as twitches. The red blade glows eerily in the light of the prison a reminder that Hugo was once Trevan.
Indeed rereading it I see I had that all wrong. "You can make two quick strikes with a melee weapon as a single attack!" "but you deal +1 die of damage with a successful attack." Not the best phrased Feat but I can see if I slowed down and re-read it I would have not made that mistake. :-(
The illusion of a quiet prison is shattered by the break out of the fight. Hugo grins ah a fight against live foes and reaches out through the Force to embolden his attacks. Use the Force - Activate Battlestrike - Trevan charges at one of the riflemen his red blade gleaming in the darkness of the facility. Rapid Strike Lightsaber Attack #1
Lightsaber Attack #2
Yeah, I didn't defect I er ah, I was just turning all of these Jedi to the Sith! Yeah, that's my story and I'm sticking to it!
Hugo has his lightsaber in hand, his red saber. He ignites it feeling himself tremble at the thought of entering combat to the death for the first time in a long time.
Stealth
Illusion - Use the Force
Hugo nods to Joran. As the group presses themselves against the wall, he closes his eyes and reaches out with the force, this time to create the illusion that the part of the wall upon which he and his team are pressed is just that, a wall with no life forms present.
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