BrandiBjarlen (1:10:40 PM)
has entered the room.

SW Baniss Nim (1:11:36 PM)
has entered the room.

DoD Kez Viridux (5:42:46 PM)
has entered the room.

Darth Diem (5:51:17 PM)
has entered the room.

Darth Diem (5:51:31 PM):
Evening,
all.

Darth Diem (6:04:01 PM):
Soooo, lemme
see... we have merchant sniffling into her beer, and rowdy teenagers across the
room with Cobb.

BrandiBjarlen (6:04:51 PM): ((take it away, Cobb ...
I can get a few bites of dinner that way . 'sides, it was my turn
last time))

DoD Kez Viridux (6:04:57 PM): (( So for the new arrivals, I
can only stay an hour.  I have teenagers to run around and pick up and
youngsters to pick up too ))

SAGA Cobb (6:04:59 PM): (what are the rules mechanics for
giving drunk Rodian teenagers wedgies?)

Darth Diem (6:05:40 PM):
(Hm... probably a
Deception check for the Sleight of Hand and then a Grapple.    )

BrandiBjarlen (6:05:42 PM): ((sorry to hear that,
Steve ))

SWRahReston (6:06:18 PM)
has left the room.

SAGA Cobb (6:06:23 PM): Walks away from the Rodians, a look of
disgust on his face.

Darth Diem (6:06:44 PM):
::hoots and
catcalls and much tableslapping ensues behind him::

SAGA Cobb (6:06:47 PM): (I'm ghosting Xarai, which may be
somewhat dubious, so feel free to react)

SWRahReston (6:06:56 PM)
has entered the room.

SAGA Cobb (6:07:36 PM): murmurs under his breath as he passes
by various people...I can sotto voce it, or look for a perception check

SWRahReston (6:08:00 PM): here

Darth Diem (6:08:22 PM):
The bartender
rolls his eyes at the drunk Rodians and keeps wiping mugs.

BrandiBjarlen (6:08:27 PM): ((Joe just sent mail and
said not to wait for him tonight))

Darth Diem (6:08:52 PM):
((Fair enough...
shall we just roll a GI and call it good, then?&nbsp)

SWRahReston (6:09:15 PM): GI?

BrandiBjarlen (6:09:20 PM): ((For him, the encounter,
or the night?))

SW Baniss Nim (6:09:27 PM): gather
information

BrandiBjarlen (6:09:38 PM): ((because rescheduling
could be a problem ))

SAGA Cobb (6:09:44 PM): "Where's the little mercenaries
room?"

Darth Diem (6:10:01 PM):
((Gather Info,
and just for rolling forward with the bar scene.))

SWRahReston (6:10:10 PM): :: to the bartender :: "Just another
quiet night?"

BrandiBjarlen (6:10:19 PM): ((ah))

OnlineHost (6:10:25 PM): SWRahReston
rolled 1 20-sided die:  19

BrandiBjarlen (6:10:27 PM): works ok for me

Darth Diem (6:10:27 PM):
The bartender
glances up at Cobb, blinks twice, and points.

BrandiBjarlen (6:10:57 PM): //rolls-dice1-sides20

OnlineHost (6:10:57 PM): BrandiBjarlen
rolled 1 20-sided die:  15

BrandiBjarlen (6:11:02 PM): 24 for Brandi

Darth Diem (6:11:31 PM):
Anyone helping
her out?

SW Baniss Nim (6:11:55 PM): wasit

SAGA Cobb (6:12:04 PM): working a different angle.

OnlineHost (6:12:04 PM): SW Baniss
Nim rolled 1 20-sided die:  1

SW Baniss Nim (6:12:07 PM): nope

SAGA Cobb (6:12:10 PM): But Xarai will help

OnlineHost (6:12:19 PM): SAGA Cobb
rolled 1 20-sided die:  16

Darth Diem (6:12:21 PM):
The bartender
looks back at Rah.  "Huh?  Oh.  Is it night already?"

SAGA Cobb (6:12:21 PM): and does

Darth Diem (6:12:35 PM):
::shrugs and goes
back to wiping his mugs::

Darth Diem (6:13:18 PM):
Our young Jedi
sit over in the corner and have a girl's chat with the forlorn merchant.
They buy a few rounds, commiserate, agree that men are scum...

Darth Diem (6:13:50 PM):
... work out a
deal for the building supplies you guys brought as a legit cargo (will supply
details on list later)...

SAGA Cobb (6:14:00 PM): comes back and orders a drink.
"None of that...crawly, fungal stuff you gave the Rodians, either..."

Darth Diem (6:14:30 PM):
... and
eventually get around to a roundabout discussion of where to handle
not-so-legit cargo.

SAGA Cobb (6:15:08 PM): leans in a little closer and say,
"By the way...in the time-honored manner of bartenders and info
brokers...who do I look to for some freelance work?

Darth Diem (6:15:16 PM):
The bartender
finishes delivering beer to the girls and wanders back to the opposite end of
the bar to handle Cobb's order.

Darth Diem (6:16:05 PM):
"Not much of
that to be had round here these days.  What'll you have?"

SAGA Cobb (6:16:54 PM): "What do you have that won't
change my metabolism for more than a few hours and might threaten to taste
half-way decent.?"

Darth Diem (6:17:13 PM):
::thinks about
that for entirely too long::

SAGA Cobb (6:17:17 PM): and leans in and murmurs something,
jerking his head in the direction of the teenagers.

DoD Rengar (6:17:21 PM): (( careful, you might turn yellow ))

BrandiBjarlen (6:17:47 PM): ((or blue! ))

OnlineHost (6:18:43 PM): SAGA Cobb
rolled 1 20-sided die:  7

onlinehost (6:18:47 PM): Darth Diem
rolled 1 20-sided die:  9

Darth Diem (6:20:01 PM):
::mixes up some
sort of bubbly concoction behind the bar and carefully sets it down in front of
Cobb::

SAGA Cobb (6:20:17 PM): blinks at it

Darth Diem (6:20:19 PM):
Perception checks
from the party, please?

OnlineHost (6:20:25 PM): SAGA Cobb
rolled 1 20-sided die:  9

onlinehost (6:20:26 PM): SAGA Cobb
rolled 1 20-sided die:  18

onlinehost (6:20:29 PM): SW Baniss
Nim rolled 1 20-sided die:  6

SW Baniss Nim (6:20:32 PM): 8

BrandiBjarlen (6:20:37 PM): //rolls-dice1-sides20

OnlineHost (6:20:37 PM):
BrandiBjarlen rolled 1 20-sided die:  18

BrandiBjarlen (6:20:50 PM): 25 perception

SAGA Cobb (6:20:50 PM): er, d2, 1 means first one is me, 2
means 1st is xarai

onlinehost (6:20:52 PM): SAGA Cobb
rolled 1 2-sided die:  2

SAGA Cobb (6:21:27 PM): 25 perception from Xarai, 8 from Cobb

SWRahReston (6:23:03 PM)
has left the room.

SAGA Cobb (6:23:41 PM): Xarai glances over and lekku tails
curl slightly

SAGA Cobb (6:24:14 PM): "I'm serious...We're talent and
looking for work."

Darth Diem (6:24:23 PM):
It takes some
time... you order bar snacks, sip your drinks, keep chatting up the merchant in
the corner...

Darth Diem (6:24:46 PM):
... and
eventually you come up with a name of someone who can point you in the right
direction.  Nobody wants to admit to knowing him, of course.

SW Baniss Nim (6:25:01 PM): know whom

SW Baniss Nim (6:25:08 PM): ?

Darth Diem (6:25:14 PM):
But a Devaronian
by the name of Warrick Raden can hook you up if you're determined enough.

SWRahReston (6:26:24 PM)
has entered the room.

SW Baniss Nim (6:26:28 PM): wb

DoD Rengar (6:27:06 PM): (( Warrick?  As in, Davis? ))

Darth Diem (6:27:16 PM):
You are pointed
in the direction of a warehouse about half a kilometer away... and conveniently
enough, as you are settling your tabs and dusk is falling, Ren wanders into the
bar.

Darth Diem (6:27:28 PM):
((I suspect a nod
there, yes.    ))

DoD Rengar (6:27:52 PM): "Evening.  So, next move?"

SAGA Cobb (6:28:02 PM): "Oh, don't even try it!"

BrandiBjarlen (6:28:04 PM): "Take a walk."
::grins::

SAGA Cobb (6:28:21 PM): I watch closely for a limp

BrandiBjarlen (6:28:53 PM): "Shall we?"

SAGA Cobb (6:29:14 PM): "Comm link on this channel if you
hear of anything..." to the bartender

DoD Rengar (6:29:15 PM): "Oh, good." :: he lets up a heavy breath :: "I
could use some time in an Open space."

SAGA Cobb (6:29:36 PM): "...or a bacta tank...."

Darth Diem (6:29:36 PM):
::bartender
nods::

SW Baniss Nim (6:30:07 PM): in a whisper  i could use some decent food

BrandiBjarlen (6:30:28 PM): ::Brandi chuckles, and
whispers back:: "Me, too."

SAGA Cobb (6:30:38 PM): Heads outside.

SW Baniss Nim (6:31:05 PM): follows

DoD Rengar (6:31:10 PM): :: give Cobb a smack up the back of the head - almost
goodnaturedly ::

Darth Diem (6:31:10 PM):
You meander out
into the street, and set off across the darkening city.  The bombed-out
ruins are even more desolate and haunting in the fading light.

SWRahReston (6:31:23 PM): :: following along... ::

SAGA Cobb (6:31:45 PM): "Those Rodians let slip that the
bartender is supposed to have ties to Darga, by the way..." (when we're
outside)

Darth Diem (6:31:58 PM):
(let's see if
this still works...)

Darth Diem (6:32:01 PM): http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=pj54BIpf2AdQuoxgO1v0cIA

DoD Rengar (6:32:32 PM): "Kessra does too.  Lots of errand-running.  She'd
like to get into his organization but isn't yet"

BrandiBjarlen (6:33:10 PM): ::quietly::
"Interesting, but not surprising. I'd be surprised if most people here
didn't have ties - even if they don't know it."

SW Baniss Nim (6:33:12 PM): sheet 1 or sheet 2

Darth Diem (6:33:18 PM):
(Huzzah.    Sheet 2, no big
rush.  May approach from anywhere along bottom of map.))

SAGA Cobb (6:33:31 PM): looks at Rengar, and lips twitch as he
suppresses something -- barely.

SAGA Cobb (6:34:27 PM): "So where are we going?"

Darth Diem (6:34:27 PM):
((The light grey
is rubble spilling out from caved-in walls.  The orange is a burnt-out,
rusted wreck of a landspeeder.))

DoD Rengar (6:34:43 PM): :: gives Cobb the usual "ya know, you aren't really that
funny" look ::

SAGA Cobb (6:35:11 PM): only to other people! I'm hilarious to
myself

SW Baniss Nim (6:35:15 PM): ((so where are we comming in from.  we have three (3)
choses

SW Baniss Nim (6:35:19 PM): ))

SW Baniss Nim (6:35:43 PM): sorry miss read

SW Baniss Nim (6:35:58 PM): added a but to the post

Darth Diem (6:36:19 PM):
Can I get
Perception checks, please?

OnlineHost (6:36:25 PM): Darth Diem
rolled 1 20-sided die:  14

onlinehost (6:36:28 PM): SAGA Cobb
rolled 2 20-sided dice:  20 10

BrandiBjarlen (6:36:28 PM): //rolls-dice1-sides20

onlinehost (6:36:28 PM):
BrandiBjarlen rolled 1 20-sided die:  14

onlinehost (6:36:32 PM): DoD Rengar rolled
1 20-sided die:  19

BrandiBjarlen (6:36:32 PM): 23 perception

onlinehost (6:36:33 PM): SW Baniss
Nim rolled 1 20-sided die:  9

SAGA Cobb (6:36:34 PM): Cobb 19, Xarai 19

DoD Rengar (6:36:36 PM): 26

SW Baniss Nim (6:36:36 PM): 11

OnlineHost (6:37:07 PM): SWRahReston
rolled 1 20-sided die:  16

Darth Diem (6:38:37 PM):
You all see a few
dusty, battered, spider-like droids sifting mindlessly through the
rubble.  Their underbellies bristle with tools like circular saws and arc
welders, but many are missing.

SWRahReston (6:38:42 PM): ((finding char sheet))

SW Baniss Nim (6:39:14 PM): maybe i can fix one or more of them

SWRahReston (6:39:34 PM): ((brb -bio))

SAGA Cobb (6:39:52 PM): "So...is this what we're looking
for?"

BrandiBjarlen (6:40:31 PM): "Only if the person
we're looking for is here."

DoD Rengar (6:40:34 PM): "Seems the right place.  Even has lookouts."

DoD Rengar (6:40:44 PM): :: indicates a watch-droid ::

SW Baniss Nim (6:41:28 PM): where is the watch-droid

BrandiBjarlen (6:41:52 PM): ((Can I see anything with
my 23?))

SAGA Cobb (6:42:01 PM): "Are we sure it's
biological?"

SAGA Cobb (6:42:05 PM): "Our contact, that is..."

Darth Diem (6:42:10 PM):
((How close are
you guys getting before you have this conversation?  Not seeing peoples on
maps yet... and no, Brandi, beyond the excavation droids who are obviously
oblivious.))

SAGA Cobb (6:42:19 PM): and separate a little bit, so as not
to be in pop-up turret-auto-fire range.

BrandiBjarlen (6:42:32 PM): "Devaronian."

BrandiBjarlen (6:42:40 PM): "Last I knew, they
were."

SAGA Cobb (6:43:32 PM): um, no clue as to how close.
Unless someone stops me I'l go to the mouth of the alley

DoD Rengar (6:44:49 PM): (( would've spoken up after pausing to get a look at it thru the
scope.  So definitely not that far 'north' yet ))

SWRahReston (6:45:08 PM): ((having trouble with conneciton tonight))

Darth Diem (6:45:17 PM):
((So I see.
))

SAGA Cobb (6:45:56 PM): look back to Brandi and Xarai for some
sort of indication.

SW Baniss Nim (6:46:28 PM): want me to check out one of the driods

SW Baniss Nim (6:46:30 PM): ??

Darth Diem (6:46:51 PM):
Now that you're a
little closer and the sun is setting, it's easier to pick out a faint glow from
inside the warehouse... a small light source, mostly blocked by the surviving
portions of the wall.

DoD Rengar (6:47:16 PM): "Let's not panic the contact we're trying to make,
guys.  Fly casual."

SW Baniss Nim (6:47:47 PM): which building

SWRahReston (6:48:02 PM): ((hangs back, watching our backs))

BrandiBjarlen (6:48:06 PM): "Want me to go in
ahead? I'm sure he'd consider me non-threatening."

SW Baniss Nim (6:48:17 PM): fine

Darth Diem (6:48:30 PM):
((The big one in
the center is where the light is coming from))

SAGA Cobb (6:48:46 PM): "Not alone..."

BrandiBjarlen (6:49:10 PM): ((Is there a particular
point in the building? What about entrances?))

SWRahReston (6:49:34 PM): "I look pretty non-threatening, and I
can watch your back."

BrandiBjarlen (6:49:48 PM): "Works for me,
Rah."

DoD Rengar (6:49:52 PM): "Yeah, take one person at least.  I'll head around to
the other end with Xarai."

Darth Diem (6:49:54 PM):
(the big light
grey patches are holes in the wall... looks like the one on the left took out
most of the door on this side))

SW Baniss Nim (6:50:08 PM): ((just keep your eyes high enough for her back))

BrandiBjarlen (6:50:35 PM): ((methinks we're both
pretty small ))

SW Baniss Nim (6:50:51 PM): i will go with you also then

SWRahReston (6:50:58 PM): ((yep - the short brigade))

SAGA Cobb (6:51:07 PM): i'll accompany half-way, then

BrandiBjarlen (6:51:12 PM): "ok, let's move in,
then."

SW Baniss Nim (6:51:16 PM): ok

BrandiBjarlen (6:51:30 PM): ::moving up::

Darth Diem (6:51:48 PM):
Ok, you begin
splitting up and moving... Perception checks again, please.

BrandiBjarlen (6:51:53 PM): //rolls-dice1-sides20

OnlineHost (6:51:53 PM):
BrandiBjarlen rolled 1 20-sided die:  13

onlinehost (6:51:55 PM): SAGA Cobb
rolled 2 20-sided dice:  17 15

BrandiBjarlen (6:51:59 PM): 22 perception

SAGA Cobb (6:52:01 PM): 16 Cobb, 24 Xarai

OnlineHost (6:52:03 PM): SWRahReston
rolled 1 20-sided die:  20

onlinehost (6:52:04 PM): SW Baniss
Nim rolled 1 20-sided die:  8

SW Baniss Nim (6:52:06 PM): 10

SW Baniss Nim (6:52:21 PM): getting better with each roll

SWRahReston (6:52:32 PM): ((still bringing up sheet))

OnlineHost (6:52:34 PM): DoD Rengar
rolled 1 20-sided die:  12

onlinehost (6:52:36 PM): Darth Diem
rolled 7 20-sided dice:  6 12 10 6 4 17 16

DoD Rengar (6:52:38 PM): 19

Darth Diem (6:53:40 PM):
You hear
scuffling footsteps from within the warehouse, and see flickering shadows as
several somethings move in front of the light.

DoD Rengar (6:53:41 PM): (( btw - it was D1 that Ren pointed out.  So you are headed
towards the watcher.  (sorry, just found out) ))

Darth Diem (6:54:22 PM):
The droids
continue to dig haphazardly through the rubble.

SWRahReston (6:54:44 PM): ((stoopid windows))

Darth Diem (6:54:51 PM):
A head -
accompanied by a blaster muzzle - peeks around the corner.
"Oi!  You lot!  Space off!"

SWRahReston (6:55:19 PM): ((oooo - perception was 28))

BrandiBjarlen (6:55:44 PM): ((A devaronian head?))

SW Baniss Nim (6:55:50 PM): we have business

BrandiBjarlen (6:56:16 PM): "But we'd like to
talk to you." ::hands out, empty::

SW Baniss Nim (6:56:26 PM): ditto with hands

BrandiBjarlen (6:56:43 PM): "Well, not you -
your friend."

BrandiBjarlen (6:56:53 PM): "But still, we're
here to talk."

Darth Diem (6:57:01 PM):
((No, this one
appears to be Neimodian.))

BrandiBjarlen (6:57:10 PM): "Mutual business, as
my friend said."

OnlineHost (6:57:32 PM): SWRahReston
rolled 1 20-sided die:  12

SWRahReston (6:58:44 PM): :: Rah fades into the darkness ::

OnlineHost (6:59:00 PM): Darth Diem
rolled 2 20-sided dice:  9 3

Darth Diem (6:59:36 PM):
"Got nothin'
to talk to you about, offworlder!"

BrandiBjarlen (7:00:10 PM): "Why not let your
friend decide that?"

SW Baniss Nim (7:00:11 PM): well maybe your boss does

Darth Diem (7:00:48 PM):
"He don't
wanna talk to you neither!  Go away!"

BrandiBjarlen (7:01:15 PM): ::looks the injured
innocent:: "How do you know without asking?"

BrandiBjarlen (7:01:37 PM): "Hey, you'll get in
trouble if you turn us away and he really wanted to see us."

BrandiBjarlen (7:01:47 PM): "Do I look like I
could hurt anybody?"

Darth Diem (7:01:58 PM):
Persuasion,
please

BrandiBjarlen (7:02:03 PM): //rolls-dice1-sides20

OnlineHost (7:02:03 PM):
BrandiBjarlen rolled 1 20-sided die:  15

onlinehost (7:02:06 PM): SW Baniss
Nim rolled 1 20-sided die:  9

BrandiBjarlen (7:02:09 PM): 29 persuasion

SW Baniss Nim (7:02:10 PM): 10

BrandiBjarlen (7:02:20 PM): 31 with Nim

Darth Diem (7:02:43 PM):
"... well,
maybe not.  You lost, little girl?  You in WAY bad
neighborhood."

BrandiBjarlen (7:03:05 PM): ::nod solemnly::
"And I need your friend to help me."

SAGA Cobb (7:03:16 PM): (if he offers her candy, I'm
a-shootin' 'im!)

BrandiBjarlen (7:03:20 PM): "Please?"

Darth Diem (7:03:36 PM):
::another voice
from inside, whiny and trembling::  "They're narcs, man, I'm tellin'
you!"

Darth Diem (7:03:41 PM):
"Shh!"

BrandiBjarlen (7:03:57 PM): "Oh, no, not at
all!" ::looks appropriately shocked::

BrandiBjarlen (7:04:20 PM): "They wouldn't take
somebody like *me*!"

OnlineHost (7:04:24 PM): DoD Rengar
rolled 1 20-sided die:  9

onlinehost (7:04:32 PM): Darth Diem
rolled 4 20-sided dice:  2 2 19 15

Darth Diem (7:04:52 PM):
"Contact
right!"

Darth Diem (7:04:57 PM):
Pe-CHEW!!

OnlineHost (7:05:06 PM): Darth Diem
rolled 1 20-sided die:  10

Darth Diem (7:05:48 PM):
A blaster bolt
rips through the gathering dusk, splattering against a duracrete wall off to
the right.

BrandiBjarlen (7:05:58 PM): "Hey!"

Darth Diem (7:06:04 PM):
"I KNEW
IT!  GET 'EM!!  GET 'EM!!!"

SW Baniss Nim (7:06:05 PM): watch it

Darth Diem (7:06:24 PM):
Init,
please.

BrandiBjarlen (7:06:27 PM): "What ARE you
talking about? We didn't do that!"

BrandiBjarlen (7:06:30 PM): //rolls-dice1-sides20

OnlineHost (7:06:30 PM):
BrandiBjarlen rolled 1 20-sided die:  13

BrandiBjarlen (7:06:33 PM): 14 init

onlinehost (7:06:35 PM): SW Baniss
Nim rolled 1 20-sided die:  14

onlinehost (7:06:38 PM): SAGA Cobb
rolled 2 20-sided dice:  19 6

Darth Diem (7:06:38 PM):
((The shot came
from inside the warehouse))

SW Baniss Nim (7:06:39 PM): init 23

OnlineHost (7:06:45 PM): SWRahReston
rolled 1 20-sided die:  13

onlinehost (7:06:52 PM): Darth Diem
rolled 3 20-sided dice:  7 1 6

SAGA Cobb (7:07:01 PM): 32 Cobb, 14 Xarai

SWRahReston (7:07:03 PM): 14

SWRahReston (7:07:12 PM): Dex bonus +1

SAGA Cobb (7:07:21 PM): +3 Xarai

DoD Rengar (7:07:25 PM): (( sorry, we tripped someone's paranoia approaching from the
right ))

OnlineHost (7:07:26 PM): DoD Rengar
rolled 1 20-sided die:  3

BrandiBjarlen (7:07:28 PM): (Also dex +1)

DoD Rengar (7:07:29 PM): 12

BrandiBjarlen (7:08:06 PM): ((you can go first, Rah))

Darth Diem (7:08:34 PM):
((And I guess Kez
and Iri stayed with the ship.    ))

Darth Diem (7:09:07 PM):
Order is:
Cobb, Nim, Xarai, Rah, Brandi, Ren, baddies, baddies, baddies.  Gosh, I
rolled crap.

Darth Diem (7:09:16 PM):
Did I miss
anyone?

BrandiBjarlen (7:09:32 PM): nope

Darth Diem (7:09:42 PM):
Cobb, go.
Nim on deck.

SWRahReston (7:09:43 PM): ((bows))

SAGA Cobb (7:09:46 PM): shooting in...direction of Ren/Xar?

Darth Diem (7:10:21 PM):
(Yes, the shot
came from the hole on the right and nearly hit Ren.)

SAGA Cobb (7:10:43 PM): D1 is with whom we're talking?

Darth Diem (7:11:05 PM):
T1.  D1 is
the droid busily minding its own business.

SW Baniss Nim (7:11:05 PM): i thought it was T1

SAGA Cobb (7:11:39 PM): zip up to him, drawing pistol and say,
"Look, pal, keep it friendly!"  don't shoot.

Darth Diem (7:11:48 PM):
You suspect there
are others inside the warehouse, judging by the voices, but you're not sure
exactly where.

SAGA Cobb (7:12:00 PM): done

Darth Diem (7:12:11 PM):
Nim, go.

Darth Diem (7:12:19 PM):
Xarai on deck.

SW Baniss Nim (7:12:31 PM): move up to D1 and see if i can do anything to get it to help us

DoD Kez Viridux (7:12:45 PM): And I'm sorry (for all the
attention I've been able to pay anyway), Dad's Taxi is on the move.  Maybe
I'll have more luck next month   Sorry

DoD Kez Viridux (7:13:01 PM)
has left the room.

Darth Diem (7:13:05 PM):
((Let's hope so,
Steve!  ))

Darth Diem (7:13:34 PM):
As Nim steps next
to the droid, it swings a plasma cutter at his head!

OnlineHost (7:13:41 PM): Darth Diem
rolled 1 20-sided die:  15

Darth Diem (7:13:51 PM):
18?

SW Baniss Nim (7:13:54 PM): ouch

OnlineHost (7:14:04 PM): Darth Diem
rolled 2 6-sided dice:  2 3

Darth Diem (7:14:12 PM):
7 points of
damage, sir.

SW Baniss Nim (7:14:17 PM): ouch

Darth Diem (7:14:43 PM):
The droid is
apparently not enthusiastic about being reprogrammed.

SW Baniss Nim (7:14:55 PM): then shoot it

Darth Diem (7:15:07 PM):
By all means.

OnlineHost (7:15:16 PM): SW Baniss
Nim rolled 1 20-sided die:  7

SW Baniss Nim (7:15:19 PM): ac 12

SW Baniss Nim (7:15:29 PM): fp if needed

Darth Diem (7:15:39 PM):
Happy with
answer?

OnlineHost (7:15:49 PM): SW Baniss
Nim rolled 1 6-sided die:  4

SW Baniss Nim (7:15:53 PM): ac 16

Darth Diem (7:15:59 PM):
Zot!  Roll
damage, please.

OnlineHost (7:16:12 PM): SW Baniss
Nim rolled 3 8-sided dice:  1 7 7

SW Baniss Nim (7:16:16 PM): 15 pts

Darth Diem (7:16:33 PM):
The droid
staggers, smoke pouring from its chest.

Darth Diem (7:16:37 PM):
Xarai, go.

Darth Diem (7:16:49 PM):
Rah on deck.

SAGA Cobb (7:16:52 PM): droids are something else...

SW Baniss Nim (7:17:04 PM): tried to be friendly

SAGA Cobb (7:17:05 PM): draws pistol, shoots D3

OnlineHost (7:17:08 PM): SAGA Cobb
rolled 1 20-sided die:  6

SAGA Cobb (7:17:22 PM): won't hit

SAGA Cobb (7:17:43 PM): 17 basically

SAGA Cobb (7:17:46 PM): er , 13

Darth Diem (7:17:55 PM):
13 misses

SAGA Cobb (7:18:24 PM): and moves to be against the wall

Darth Diem (7:18:32 PM):
OK.  Rah,
go.

Darth Diem (7:18:36 PM):
Brandi on deck.

OnlineHost (7:19:11 PM): SWRahReston
rolled 1 20-sided die:  13

onlinehost (7:19:35 PM): Darth Diem
rolled 2 20-sided dice:  12 17

SW Baniss Nim (7:20:07 PM): ((so the droid got an AOO on me???))

Darth Diem (7:20:31 PM):
Yep.  It
knew you were there and you tried to monkey with it.

SW Baniss Nim (7:20:43 PM): ((OK))

Darth Diem (7:21:41 PM):
Brandi, go.

Darth Diem (7:21:45 PM):
Ren on deck.

BrandiBjarlen (7:21:47 PM): ::move up and inspire
confidence (+1 morale bonus to atk / skill checks) to those in my line of
sight. (Nim, Cobb, and perhaps Rah - don't see her on the map)::

BrandiBjarlen (7:22:00 PM): "Hey! We jsut want
to talk!!"

Darth Diem (7:22:02 PM):
(That's because
she's a NINJA!!    ))

BrandiBjarlen (7:22:22 PM): "Stop shooting and
we'll stop shooting!"

BrandiBjarlen (7:22:25 PM): ((done))

Darth Diem (7:22:29 PM):
Ren, go.

DoD Rengar (7:22:38 PM): :: frag d3, move into the warehouse ::

OnlineHost (7:22:40 PM): DoD Rengar
rolled 1 20-sided die:  2

DoD Rengar (7:22:44 PM): or not.

DoD Rengar (7:22:48 PM): /done

SWRahReston (7:22:57 PM): ((Rah is indeed doing her ninja thing)

Darth Diem (7:23:41 PM):
((No move?))

Darth Diem (7:24:26 PM):
Villains go...

Darth Diem (7:24:54 PM):
The rest of the
droids give up their pretense of excavating and turn to excavate the lot of
you...

OnlineHost (7:25:51 PM): Darth Diem
rolled 3 20-sided dice:  14 12 11

Darth Diem (7:26:16 PM):
17 on Nim, 15 on
Ren, 14 on Xarai

SAGA Cobb (7:26:22 PM): Xarai - miss

SW Baniss Nim (7:26:22 PM): hit

DoD Rengar (7:26:28 PM): miss

OnlineHost (7:26:34 PM): Darth Diem
rolled 2 6-sided dice:  1 4

Darth Diem (7:26:45 PM):
7 points on
Nim.  Bzzzzz!

SW Baniss Nim (7:26:57 PM): from whom

Darth Diem (7:27:05 PM):
The droid in
front of you.

SW Baniss Nim (7:27:07 PM): brb

BrandiBjarlen (7:27:14 PM): ((didn't he already act
this round?))

Darth Diem (7:27:43 PM):
((He still gets
his attack if he took an  AoO, doesn't he?)

SWRahReston (7:27:50 PM): yes

SAGA Cobb (7:28:03 PM): not sure if there's still
flat-footedness in Saga

BrandiBjarlen (7:28:20 PM): ((Yeah ... but was that
an AoO or readied action? AoO doesn't sound right, somehow))

Darth Diem (7:28:36 PM):
((Eh, true... you
can't really ready out of initiative, can you?)

Darth Diem (7:28:55 PM):
((Good to go,
Nim, scratch one of those damage rolls.    ))

BrandiBjarlen (7:29:00 PM): ((not really))

SW Baniss Nim (7:29:01 PM): back

Darth Diem (7:29:17 PM):
((Somebody inside
does something you don't know about.    And then Thugs
start shooting!))

SW Baniss Nim (7:29:24 PM): ok

Darth Diem (7:29:24 PM):
"Talk to
THIS, offworlders!!"

DoD Rengar (7:29:35 PM): (( Saga has flat-footed, but only when there was a surprise
round.  If there wasn't, then no FF ))

OnlineHost (7:30:59 PM): Darth Diem
rolled 4 20-sided dice:  12 1 8 1

Darth Diem (7:31:05 PM):
Wow.  That
was... wow.

Darth Diem (7:31:23 PM):
Does a 15 get
anywhere near Brandi?

BrandiBjarlen (7:31:41 PM): oh, yeah

BrandiBjarlen (7:31:48 PM): Fort 15, Ref 14

OnlineHost (7:31:56 PM): Darth Diem
rolled 3 6-sided dice:  6 5 2

Darth Diem (7:32:01 PM):
13 points, then.

SWRahReston (7:32:02 PM): ((slips the die bot another pumpkin donut
hole - go mad ninja skills))

Darth Diem (7:32:13 PM):
The rest of them
send up a chorus of "WE SUCK!!!"

Darth Diem (7:32:20 PM):
Top of the order,
Cobb.

Darth Diem (7:32:28 PM):
Nim on deck

BrandiBjarlen (7:32:41 PM): ok

SAGA Cobb (7:32:56 PM): do I see a Devaronian from my new position?

Darth Diem (7:33:08 PM):
Nope.

SAGA Cobb (7:33:27 PM): Okay, then I whop T1 upside the head
(non-lethal)...and will move if I drop him

OnlineHost (7:33:28 PM): SAGA Cobb
rolled 1 20-sided die:  12

SAGA Cobb (7:33:39 PM): 18

Darth Diem (7:34:12 PM):
hit

OnlineHost (7:34:22 PM): SAGA Cobb
rolled 2 6-sided dice:  6 2

SAGA Cobb (7:34:25 PM): 12

Darth Diem (7:34:36 PM):
He staggers but
does not fall...

SAGA Cobb (7:34:57 PM): okay, then slight adjust and done

Darth Diem (7:35:00 PM):
((And he's
actually going to get an AoO if you do that, because you will have to move
around the corner at him...

SAGA Cobb (7:35:32 PM): how's that?

Darth Diem (7:35:42 PM):
(That thin black
line is a wall... you had to scramble over the light grey rubble to get through
the hole in the wall))

SAGA Cobb (7:35:58 PM): okay, take your AoO

SAGA Cobb (7:36:02 PM): which is the opening?

Darth Diem (7:36:17 PM):
((The light
grey.  Difficult terrain, but that's the opening.))

SAGA Cobb (7:36:21 PM): ah, okay.

SAGA Cobb (7:36:36 PM): Ref. 21

OnlineHost (7:36:48 PM): Darth Diem
rolled 1 20-sided die:  19

Darth Diem (7:37:31 PM):
He yelps as you
come around the corner at him and flails at you with a knife!

SAGA Cobb (7:38:02 PM): dmg?

Darth Diem (7:38:08 PM):
However, since he
has it in his offhand and he sucks... he still misses.  (You can shoot
without provoking with a pistol, but you don't get AoOs with it, right?)

Darth Diem (7:38:37 PM):
(I'm sorry, I've
been playing too much Rokugan and I left my books at friend's house...)

SAGA Cobb (7:38:53 PM): dunno. checking

Darth Diem (7:39:06 PM):
(Cool, thank
you... in the meanwhile, Nim.)

Darth Diem (7:39:17 PM):
Xarai on deck

DoD Rengar (7:39:24 PM): (( you can take AoOs with pistols and carbines ))

SAGA Cobb (7:39:38 PM): yup.

Darth Diem (7:39:39 PM):
Oh, shiny.    I mean, sorry,
Cobb.

SW Baniss Nim (7:39:42 PM): move to N20 and shoot D1

SAGA Cobb (7:39:44 PM): p. 154

OnlineHost (7:39:46 PM): Darth Diem
rolled 3 6-sided dice:  5 1 6

SAGA Cobb (7:39:47 PM): no worries

Darth Diem (7:39:51 PM):
12 pts

Darth Diem (7:39:57 PM):
Fire away, Nim.

OnlineHost (7:40:01 PM): SW Baniss
Nim rolled 1 20-sided die:  10

SW Baniss Nim (7:40:06 PM): 15

SW Baniss Nim (7:40:11 PM): fp time

OnlineHost (7:40:17 PM): SW Baniss
Nim rolled 1 6-sided die:  3

SW Baniss Nim (7:40:23 PM): ac 18

Darth Diem (7:40:26 PM):
Gots him

BrandiBjarlen (7:40:27 PM): ((don't forget the +1
from me))

SW Baniss Nim (7:40:42 PM): then 16 with out the fp

SW Baniss Nim (7:40:56 PM): that should hit i think

Darth Diem (7:41:00 PM):
Burning the FP or
not?

SW Baniss Nim (7:41:10 PM): no burning

Darth Diem (7:41:13 PM):
You miss.

SW Baniss Nim (7:41:23 PM): 16 hit b4

Darth Diem (7:41:31 PM):
Xarai, go.

BrandiBjarlen (7:41:40 PM): ((flatfooted, maybe?))

SAGA Cobb (7:41:49 PM): same actions on droid

OnlineHost (7:41:49 PM): SAGA Cobb
rolled 1 20-sided die:  19

Darth Diem (7:41:50 PM):
::squints at
paper::  ((Shouldn't have.))

SAGA Cobb (7:42:04 PM): D3, this time

SAGA Cobb (7:42:08 PM): that should hit

Darth Diem (7:42:16 PM):
Looks like it.

OnlineHost (7:42:26 PM): SAGA Cobb
rolled 3 6-sided dice:  6 6 6

SAGA Cobb (7:42:29 PM): huh

Darth Diem (7:42:33 PM):
Yipe!

SAGA Cobb (7:42:33 PM): 19

OnlineHost (7:42:47 PM): SAGA Cobb
rolled 3 20-sided dice:  14 10 13

SW Baniss Nim (7:42:49 PM): ((666  now we are introuble))

Darth Diem (7:42:51 PM):
Definitely down
on ye auld condition track.

SAGA Cobb (7:42:52 PM): there...had to change the karma

SAGA Cobb (7:43:02 PM): and back up

BrandiBjarlen (7:43:05 PM): ((too bad they don't
explode ))

Darth Diem (7:43:06 PM):
But still
there.    Done.

Darth Diem (7:43:18 PM):
Rah, go.

Darth Diem (7:43:23 PM):
Brandi on deck

DoD Rengar (7:44:12 PM): :: step back, click over to full auto, waste both droids ::

OnlineHost (7:44:14 PM): DoD Rengar
rolled 1 20-sided die:  4

onlinehost (7:44:20 PM): SWRahReston
rolled 2 20-sided dice:  7 3

DoD Rengar (7:44:22 PM): nm.  glad I came tonight

OnlineHost (7:44:40 PM): SWRahReston
rolled 1 6-sided die:  3

Darth Diem (7:45:10 PM):
((Hm.  You
must be more tired than you thought...   ))

OnlineHost (7:45:59 PM): Darth Diem
rolled 3 20-sided dice:  9 13 6

SWRahReston (7:46:15 PM)
has left the room.

Darth Diem (7:46:30 PM):
Brandi, go
ahead... Rah is being a ninja.  Such a ninja she's hiding even from us...

BrandiBjarlen (7:46:42 PM): ((Who shot me last time?
T3?)) ::move toward cover (the speeder) and shoot D1:: "Nim, get to cover!
There's a shooter in front of you!"

BrandiBjarlen (7:46:47 PM): //rolls-dice1-sides20

OnlineHost (7:46:47 PM):
BrandiBjarlen rolled 1 20-sided die:  14

BrandiBjarlen (7:46:52 PM): AC 16 on D1

SWRahReston (7:46:54 PM)
has entered the room.

Darth Diem (7:47:03 PM):
(either him or
T1, I forget.    ))

SW Baniss Nim (7:47:10 PM): ((she is at HA8

BrandiBjarlen (7:47:11 PM): (Ah)

BrandiBjarlen (7:47:57 PM): (I guess that misses, so,
done)

OnlineHost (7:49:19 PM): Darth Diem
rolled 1 20-sided die:  1

onlinehost (7:49:32 PM): SWRahReston
rolled 1 20-sided die:  8

Darth Diem (7:49:33 PM):
Ren went... here
come droids.

DoD Rengar (7:50:38 PM): (( heh.  misread 'Rah, go'.  since I went out of order,
can I re-roll all proper-like? ))

SW Baniss Nim (7:51:13 PM): how can T3 shoot throw an wall

OnlineHost (7:51:23 PM): Darth Diem
rolled 4 20-sided dice:  13 15 12 11

Darth Diem (7:51:44 PM):
((He's turkey
peeking, Curtis.  Poke head out, shoot, duck.  Wash, rinse, repeat.))

SW Baniss Nim (7:51:57 PM): ah

Darth Diem (7:52:55 PM):
16 and 14 on
Nim... 18 and 15 on Ren.

SW Baniss Nim (7:53:02 PM): both hit

Darth Diem (7:53:06 PM):
Ouch.

OnlineHost (7:53:14 PM): Darth Diem
rolled 4 20-sided dice:  5 20 9 3

SW Baniss Nim (7:53:17 PM): need to get some better defence

Darth Diem (7:53:18 PM):
my bad

OnlineHost (7:53:19 PM): SWRahReston
rolled 1 20-sided die:  18

onlinehost (7:53:25 PM): Darth Diem
rolled 4 6-sided dice:  2 5 2 6

onlinehost (7:53:26 PM): SWRahReston
rolled 1 6-sided die:  2

DoD Rengar (7:53:29 PM): misses

Darth Diem (7:53:45 PM):
9 and 10

SW Baniss Nim (7:53:54 PM): so 19 total

Darth Diem (7:54:09 PM):
Yep.

SW Baniss Nim (7:54:31 PM): i am now at zero (0) hit points

Darth Diem (7:54:39 PM):
You all hear a
startled scream from within the warehouse.  Sounds rather like a little
girl on a roller coaster...

Darth Diem (7:55:25 PM):
Nim goes down...

SW Baniss Nim (7:55:27 PM): so i will just lay down like the chicken i am

BrandiBjarlen (7:56:10 PM): ((rules question - can he
take a second wind between the first and second shots?))

SAGA Cobb (7:56:31 PM): (it takes 2 actions.

Darth Diem (7:56:32 PM):
((I think you
have to do that on your turn, don't you?))

SAGA Cobb (7:57:03 PM): er, 1 swift action

SW Baniss Nim (7:57:15 PM): dont worry about it.  i can just creat a new character

SWRahReston (7:57:24 PM): You hear Rah, from inside:

SWRahReston (7:57:34 PM): "I wouldn't do that, boys... wouldn

DoD Rengar (7:57:36 PM): (( but not an immediate action, so no. ))

SWRahReston (7:57:45 PM): t want to provoke my backup, now would
you?"

BrandiBjarlen (7:57:50 PM): ((I knew the swift part;
wasn't sure about the other))

BrandiBjarlen (7:57:53 PM): ((thanks0)

Darth Diem (7:58:02 PM):
"Cease fire,
CEASE FIRE!"

Darth Diem (7:58:29 PM):
A couple stray
blaster bolts scorch holes in the duracrete before the thugs stop shooting...

Darth Diem (7:59:06 PM):
"You sure,
boss?  I got a clean shot!"

Darth Diem (7:59:19 PM):
"She has a
KNIFE, of COURSE I'm sure!!!"

DoD Rengar (7:59:41 PM): :: head inside as 'backup' :: (( since I'm hoping the droids
respond to the Cease command immediately ))

Darth Diem (8:00:04 PM):
The droids do
indeed cease attacking.

SW Baniss Nim (8:00:08 PM): ((only the 2nd character i have lost in 20+ years of playing))

BrandiBjarlen (8:00:12 PM): ::go over to TI Nim::

BrandiBjarlen (8:00:18 PM): ((you're not dead yet!))

SW Baniss Nim (8:00:25 PM): yes i am

DoD Rengar (8:00:34 PM): (( zero isn't dead.  we went over this last time ))

Darth Diem (8:00:42 PM):
The thugs back up
uncertainly, eyeing you and keeping their blasters drawn but pointed at the
deck.

SAGA Cobb (8:00:44 PM): Give T1 a promissory look.

SAGA Cobb (8:00:57 PM): and slowly move to join Rah

BrandiBjarlen (8:01:01 PM): //rolls-dice1-sides20

OnlineHost (8:01:02 PM):
BrandiBjarlen rolled 1 20-sided die:  17

Darth Diem (8:01:16 PM):
Inside the
warehouse, Rah straddles a prone and terrified Devaronian, holding a rather nasty
looking survival knife to his bared throat.

SWRahReston (8:01:37 PM): "Ah, there you are."  She
grins wickedly.

SAGA Cobb (8:01:56 PM): "I see you've begun the
negotiations."

DoD Rengar (8:02:03 PM): "Nice moves."

BrandiBjarlen (8:02:06 PM): ((14 hps back, Nim))

SW Baniss Nim (8:02:14 PM): thanks

SW Baniss Nim (8:02:30 PM): still dont understhand the damage threshold

SWRahReston (8:02:58 PM): "Let's just say I opened the path to
negotiations.  I'll leave the actual negotiation to the expert,
Brandi."

BrandiBjarlen (8:03:00 PM): ((We'll have to read it
later))

BrandiBjarlen (8:03:08 PM): ((Sorry, I've had no time
))

Darth Diem (8:03:16 PM):
((I keep having
to reread it, too, Curtis, don't worry about it.))

Darth Diem (8:03:38 PM):
::gurgle::
"What... do you.. want?"

BrandiBjarlen (8:03:45 PM): ::give Nim a hand up::
"There - that should do you for a while."

SW Baniss Nim (8:03:54 PM): thanks brandi

SW Baniss Nim (8:04:04 PM): i feel a little better

BrandiBjarlen (8:04:19 PM): "Welcome!"
::grins, Then move in to where she heard her name called::

DoD Rengar (8:04:43 PM): :: keeping an eye on the thugs, rifle slung low.  Since I
didn't get a full brief on this guy, not piping up. ::

SAGA Cobb (8:04:54 PM): Catches 2nd wind as well

SWRahReston (8:05:01 PM): Rah winks at Brandi and says, in
Tarasinese: "Nothin' to it - just like hunting Reptiles of Unusual
Size."

BrandiBjarlen (8:05:23 PM): ::grins at Rah, andin
Tarasin:: "Horned ones, I see."

BrandiBjarlen (8:05:41 PM): ::to the Dev:: "You
have contacts, we've heard."

BrandiBjarlen (8:05:47 PM): "And we'd like to
use 'em."

Darth Diem (8:05:55 PM):
"...
uh..."

SWRahReston (8:05:55 PM): "That was quite a squeal, wasn't
it?" (stil lin Tarasinese)

Darth Diem (8:06:15 PM):
::looks around to
his cronies for inspiration::

BrandiBjarlen (8:06:16 PM): ::winks at Rah, and
nods::

SW Baniss Nim (8:06:32 PM): bfb

Darth Diem (8:06:34 PM):
::cronies are
edging quietly towards the west wall, trying not to make any sudden moves::

BrandiBjarlen (8:06:40 PM): "You know, big ones.
Big *slimy* ones."

Darth Diem (8:06:47 PM):
"... you
don't say..."

DoD Rengar (8:07:16 PM): (( just me, but it sounded like he was hiding out when we
arrived.  hope he's not on the outs with Darga. ))

Darth Diem (8:07:18 PM):
"... you,
uh, know that big slimy contacts tend to kill people for bringing uninvited
guests, right?..."

BrandiBjarlen (8:07:48 PM): "So turn the
uninvited into invited, yes? I'm sure you know a way."

BrandiBjarlen (8:08:13 PM): "In fact, we'll
help."

Darth Diem (8:08:27 PM):
"... uh...
I, uh... h-help?  How?"

BrandiBjarlen (8:08:27 PM): "Tell us about that
big slimy contact."

BrandiBjarlen (8:08:41 PM): "Maybe we'll have
some suggestions."

SAGA Cobb (8:08:51 PM): "Uh, Brandi, that's the leader of
the Vipers. Ohh...never mind..."

SW Baniss Nim (8:08:57 PM): b

Darth Diem (8:09:22 PM):
"... what do
you want to know?"

BrandiBjarlen (8:09:24 PM): ::raises an eyebrow at
Cobb, but her attention doesn't leave the Dev.::

BrandiBjarlen (8:09:52 PM): "Oh, lots of things.
Start, and I'll let you know when I know enough."

BrandiBjarlen (8:10:31 PM): ::settles nonchalantly
crosslegged in front of him, striking a listening pose.::

Darth Diem (8:10:37 PM):
"... um...
well, he doesn't like being called big and slimy... try Mighty or Magnificent,
maybe a May His Hide Ever Be Supple..."

BrandiBjarlen (8:11:00 PM): ::nods encouragingly::
"And .....?"

Darth Diem (8:11:24 PM):
"... and he
has a lot of guards and he's really cranky?  Pays pretty good,
though."

BrandiBjarlen (8:11:34 PM): "pays for
what?"

Darth Diem (8:12:01 PM):
"... just a
little protection racket or two... harmless, really... heh heh heh..."

Darth Diem (8:12:06 PM):
"Can I go
now?"

BrandiBjarlen (8:12:11 PM): "No."

Darth Diem (8:12:17 PM):
"Please?"

BrandiBjarlen (8:12:27 PM): "Protection racket,
huh? Anything else he's interested in?"

SWRahReston (8:12:48 PM): "Uh uh uh... remember the
knife?"  Rah turns it to catch the light so he doesn't forget.

Darth Diem (8:13:15 PM):
"Lots of
stuff, I guess.  Guns, drugs, slaves, things that blow up... I
dunno.  Stuff."

BrandiBjarlen (8:13:18 PM): ::cocks her head::
"Hard to resist someone who says please, but ... you know, we didn't come
all this way for jsut those tidbits."

DoD Rengar (8:13:25 PM): (( wasn't the Dev where we were pointed with illegal goods?
Ah, there it is. ))

BrandiBjarlen (8:13:42 PM): "You acquire them
for him?"

Darth Diem (8:14:01 PM):
"Sure,
sometimes."

BrandiBjarlen (8:14:18 PM): "Who are the current
protectees?"

Darth Diem (8:14:33 PM):
"Pretty much
everyone on the west bridge."

DoD Rengar (8:14:48 PM): (( that's where we are? ))

Darth Diem (8:14:51 PM):
"Otherwise
they don't stay on the bridge long, if you take my meaning... heh heh..."

Darth Diem (8:14:59 PM):
((yep, you're
guessing)

BrandiBjarlen (8:15:30 PM): "What other agents
does he have?"

Darth Diem (8:15:54 PM):
"... oh, I
dunno... I, uh, sorta do my own thing out here..."

BrandiBjarlen (8:16:06 PM): ((Someone else want to
offer a question, feel free - I feel like I'm missing something obvious))

DoD Rengar (8:16:15 PM): (( thinking out loud - we want this guy to make us an
introduction, is that the goal?  ))

Darth Diem (8:16:16 PM):
"... listen,
you got stuff to sell, you can get it to me and I'll get it to him... fair
price, honest..."

Darth Diem (8:16:41 PM):
((Yeah, pretty
much.  You need someone to get you in, one way or another.))

DoD Rengar (8:16:50 PM): "What if we'd like an introduction to go with that?"

Darth Diem (8:17:01 PM):
"... I'll
give you a comm code... call me, we'll do lunch..."

Darth Diem (8:17:10 PM):
"... um...
is that really necessary?..."

Darth Diem (8:17:17 PM):
::sweat sweat
sweat::

BrandiBjarlen (8:17:19 PM): ((What's our ultimate
goal? ... I can't remember ))

SWRahReston (8:17:43 PM): ((getting info on the hutt and his
operations, I htink)

Darth Diem (8:17:44 PM):
((Find out how
Darga is involved in the Sarlacc Project))

DoD Rengar (8:17:47 PM): (( get a look at his operation, see what's what with the Sarlacc
project / Imperial contacts ))

BrandiBjarlen (8:17:57 PM): ((Ah, right! thanks))

Darth Diem (8:18:05 PM):
"...
remember the part about the lots of guards and the crankiness?..."

Darth Diem (8:18:11 PM):
::sweat sweat
sweat::

BrandiBjarlen (8:18:23 PM): "So, what makes him
*not* cranky?"

DoD Rengar (8:18:30 PM): "It is.  See, much as we like you, Warrick, we'd like
to do business... direct business... with the one in charge."

Darth Diem (8:18:37 PM):
::gulp::

Darth Diem (8:18:47 PM):
"Sucking
up.  Lots and lots of sucking up."

Darth Diem (8:19:37 PM):
"... look, I
can take you there... just put in a good word for me when we get there,
huh?  Heh heh heh..."

SW Baniss Nim (8:19:55 PM): we can do that

DoD Rengar (8:19:58 PM): (( ooo ))

BrandiBjarlen (8:20:08 PM): "Oh, don't worry.
I'll be happy to tell him how cooperative you were. If you *really* want me
to."

Darth Diem (8:20:46 PM):
:gulp::

Darth Diem (8:21:13 PM):
Assuming you let
him up, Warrick Raden gets shakily to his feet and leads you towards his
landspeeder.  His cronies quickly make themselves scarce.

SWRahReston (8:21:39 PM): Rah will, but she lingers close to him
with her Really Big Knife

SAGA Cobb (8:22:01 PM): Finds a seat

Darth Diem (8:22:04 PM):
You all pile into
the speeder, and he zooms in and out of the rubble.  You drive for perhaps
half an hour...

SAGA Cobb (8:22:26 PM): and using my holo unit record the path

Darth Diem (8:22:35 PM):
... ending up in
a dense cluster of semi-ruined buildings which block your view of the night
sky.  There seems to be nothing of importance in the area...

SWRahReston (8:23:07 PM)
has left the room.

Darth Diem (8:23:10 PM):
... but upon
closer inspection, you see that several of the ruined estates in this area have
been cleverly cobbled together into one large structure.

SWRahReston (8:23:23 PM)
has entered the room.

SWRahReston (8:23:28 PM): *sigh*

DoD Rengar (8:24:19 PM): (( large structure, jae.  built out of other ruins ))

Darth Diem (8:24:19 PM):
Beyond a
crumbling archway, hidden from casual passersby, you find a pair of massive
blast doors.

Darth Diem (8:24:56 PM):
Raden walks
timidly up to one door and presses a button on a comm panel.  He clears
his throat and sputters in hurried, badly accented Huttese:

Darth Diem (8:25:18 PM):
"This is
Raden.  I've come to deliver news to the mighty Darga.  With all due
respect, I require an audience."

Darth Diem (8:25:33 PM):
He fidgets
nervously in the silence that follows.

BrandiBjarlen (8:26:06 PM): ::whispers::
"Someone who speaks Huttese may want to take the lead here, to flatter
him."

Darth Diem (8:26:09 PM):
Eventually, two
Nikto with blaster rifles appear on the battlements above the doors, their
weapons pointed in your general direction.

Darth Diem (8:26:30 PM):
A metal panel in
the blast door scrapes as it is pulled aside to reveal a pair of glowing red
eyes.

SWRahReston (8:26:47 PM): "Someone with diplomatic
skills..." Rah adds.

Darth Diem (8:26:57 PM):
<You're in for
it now, Raden... Darga is expecting visitors, all right, but those creatures
are not them.>

Darth Diem (8:27:14 PM):
The panel slams
closed.  Raden gulps.  The blast doors creak open.

Darth Diem (8:27:56 PM):
A blast of cold,
dry air greets you as Raden leads you down a long, dark hallway illuminated at
seemingly random intervals by torches on the walls.

DoD Rengar (8:28:05 PM): *sighs* "You want this one, Cobb?"

Darth Diem (8:28:25 PM):
There are
unmarked metal doors set into the walls at random intervals, and the whole
place smells of dust and rotting wood.

SAGA Cobb (8:28:30 PM): "We gotta hit something?"

Darth Diem (8:28:45 PM):
((Anybody got
Know: Social Sciences?  Make me a check, please.))

OnlineHost (8:28:50 PM): SAGA Cobb
rolled 1 20-sided die:  10

BrandiBjarlen (8:28:50 PM): //rolls-dice1-sides20

onlinehost (8:28:50 PM):
BrandiBjarlen rolled 1 20-sided die:  9

SAGA Cobb (8:28:59 PM): 18

BrandiBjarlen (8:28:59 PM): 18

SWRahReston (8:29:04 PM): "I can interpret... I think I can
grovel all right..."

SW Baniss Nim (8:29:30 PM): yes

DoD Rengar (8:29:31 PM): "No, talk.  Flattery.  Hoi-Poloi.  Should
take you back to days at court."

Darth Diem (8:29:40 PM):
Much of the
architecture and decor is Neimoidian in design, and was once quite lovely...
this was probably the home of a pretty high-ranking advisor to the Trade
Federation.

SAGA Cobb (8:29:44 PM): *chuckles*  "Sure, we'll see
how it goes."

SWRahReston (8:29:54 PM): Rah makes a face.  "As long as I
don't have to wear a dress..."

SAGA Cobb (8:29:58 PM): *grin*   do I recognize any
symbols?

Darth Diem (8:30:06 PM):
You eventually
hear the buzz of music and voices.

SW Baniss Nim (8:30:08 PM): need a roll

SW Baniss Nim (8:30:33 PM): untrained

SAGA Cobb (8:30:59 PM): "I wonder if they're on old
Nulay's invitation."

SAGA Cobb (8:31:18 PM): er, they're here.

Darth Diem (8:32:00 PM):
Darga's throne
room is both opulent and repulsive.  A thick later of oddly scented smoke
drifts through the air, rising out of braziers in the corners.

Darth Diem (8:32:32 PM):
Once-beautiful
tapestries line the walls, though most of them have been burnt, torn, or
stained to the point that they are unrecognizable.

Darth Diem (8:33:05 PM):
A raised dais in
the center of the room supports the massive bulk of Darga the Hutt, and behind
his dais a large, open balcony seems to extend into darkness.

Darth Diem (8:33:30 PM):
The music
screeches to a halt, and silence drops over the room as every eye turns to
follow you.

DoD Rengar (8:34:03 PM): (( waiting for the hutt to address us... ))

SW Baniss Nim (8:34:04 PM): oh mighty leader Darga, i is a extreamly big honor to meet you
face to face. More people should have such a high honor.

Darth Diem (8:34:11 PM):
The Hutt rolls
his eyes from Raden to you and back, then waves one stubby, ring-encrusted hand
and booms <What is the meaning of bringing outsiders here!>

Darth Diem (8:34:43 PM):
Raden immediately
drops to his knees and begins begging for forgiveness, as the rest of the court
hoots and sneers in derision.

SWRahReston (8:34:48 PM): :: translates very quietly :

SW Baniss Nim (8:34:49 PM): c /i is/it is/

SAGA Cobb (8:34:53 PM): "Greetings, your Magnificent
Immenseness, we humbly beg an audience, though we are hardly worthy of your
vast notice."

Darth Diem (8:34:59 PM):
<Silence!>

SAGA Cobb (8:35:02 PM): zips it

SW Baniss Nim (8:35:09 PM): bows

Darth Diem (8:35:26 PM):
Raden shuts up
and snivels into the dust.  The Hutt narrows his eyes at all of you.

SAGA Cobb (8:35:40 PM): gets down on knees and bows low

SW Baniss Nim (8:35:49 PM): ditto]

Darth Diem (8:35:52 PM):
He waves
imperiously at a shiny silver protocol droid, who immediately shuffles forward
to translate for you...

SW Baniss Nim (8:36:13 PM): then repeat what i said earlier

Darth Diem (8:36:15 PM):
"Not you...
the worm.  YOU will tell me why you have come here."

SWRahReston (8:36:26 PM): :: goes down on one knee, bows head ::

Darth Diem (8:36:55 PM):
... aaaand with
that...

Darth Diem (8:37:01 PM):
... we're pushing
midnight.

DoD Rengar (8:37:03 PM): (( the worm? ))

Darth Diem (8:37:09 PM):
((He means
Raden))

SWRahReston (8:37:19 PM): When shall we all meet again?

SAGA Cobb (8:37:25 PM): "We are individuals of some
degree of competence, Your Humongosity and seek to find employ with one of such
obvious power and talent."

DoD Rengar (8:37:27 PM): (( then wouldn't it be "HE will tell me..." ))

Darth Diem (8:37:48 PM):
((Nope.  He
wanted the snivelling weasel to shut up so that you could answer for
yourselves.))

SW Baniss Nim (8:37:59 PM): and i did

Darth Diem (8:38:05 PM):
((Which we can do
on the list.))

DoD Rengar (8:38:40 PM): (( cause you're out diplomat that speaks Huttese? ))

Darth Diem (8:39:05 PM):
That should catch
our missing crewmen up nicely.

SWRahReston (8:39:22 PM): ((I thought that was Cobb))

Darth Diem (8:39:22 PM):
Did we have a
plan for November, or did we want to work that out on the list, too?

DoD Rengar (8:39:49 PM): (( I could try, but am a little snarky for Hutts. ))

DoD Rengar (8:39:53 PM): list, please.

SAGA Cobb (8:40:08 PM): that will start to bump into family
and other fun

Darth Diem (8:40:10 PM):
Sounds good to
me.  Is getting late.

SW Baniss Nim (8:40:17 PM): i am just trying to be the BIGGEST brown noser of all time

SWRahReston (8:40:32 PM): Even if it gets us all killed, eh?

DoD Rengar (8:40:49 PM): (( it actually wasn't that bad.&nbsp)

DoD Rengar (8:40:59 PM): (( but do you speak the language? ))

SW Baniss Nim (8:41:12 PM): there is a driod to translate

DoD Rengar (8:41:24 PM): (( for him, not for us ))

DoD Rengar (8:41:48 PM): (( hutt to basic, not basic to common, I mean ))

Darth Diem (8:41:56 PM):
Aaaanyhow...
we'll get the scheduling sorted out on the list, and continue Huttese
Grovelling 101 there.

DoD Rengar (8:42:08 PM): (( well, maybe both.  3PO did. ))

SWRahReston (8:42:10 PM): Heh. See ya on the list...

Darth Diem (8:42:15 PM):
((Yeah, funny how
Threepio just speaks English to everyone, huh?    ))

DoD Rengar (8:42:29 PM): (( indeed. ))

DoD Rengar (8:42:37 PM): And i am off to a birthday celebration...

DoD Rengar (8:42:39 PM): see ya.

BrandiBjarlen (8:42:44 PM): enjoy!

Darth Diem (8:42:44 PM):
Enjoy1

SAGA Cobb (8:42:50 PM): take care!

DoD Rengar (8:43:02 PM)
has left the room.

SWRahReston (8:43:09 PM)
has left the room.

Darth Diem (8:43:12 PM):
Good game,
guys... I know this one is a little slow taking off.

SAGA Cobb (8:43:49 PM): okay doke. Thanks, Leslie1

Darth Diem (8:44:16 PM):
No prob.
G'night, all!

Darth Diem (8:44:25 PM)
has left the room.

SAGA Cobb (8:44:28 PM): let's see how many groveling words I
can make up

SAGA Cobb (8:45:19 PM): *waves*

SAGA Cobb (8:45:20 PM)
has left the room.