Dech sat at the table with his old friends.
"I'm not sure if I need any kind of help at the moment other than information... Which I'm pretty bloody sure you don't have. I highly doubt its something the Voinians would be in on or interested in." Dech leaned back, kicking the chair up on its back legs. "But I've been developing a bit of a network on this chunk of asteroid, and I might be able to help you out. What's the game?"
"The game, as you put it, is this." Shek leaned forward, lowering his voice. "I trust this will go no further than your ears, my friend. Secrecy is paramount. Lelos and I are looking for something. Rumors have reached Voinian High Command that the renegades here have developed cloaking technology. Naturally, High Command is interested. We're here to find it, steal it, copy all the plans and information, and sabotage the original effort, giving the Voinians the advantage."
Dech leaned back in his chair, a thoughtful look on his face. "Hmm... I'll check into it, see if I can drum up any information for you. I might be able to find something in the computer networks, I'll see what I can dig up."
"Come to think of it," Dech continued, leaning forward again, "I might have something you can help me with. Someone's having me followed, and I don't know who she is, or why she's following me. If you could, you know, pop in on her and say hi, or something, and try to coax a little bit of information out of her, that would be great... She's over in hangar section 3. Long red hair, you can't miss her."
Long red hair... Dech thought to himself. I knew someone with long red hair almost just like that a long time ago... No, it can't be. Dech dismissed such thoughts from his mind, concentrating on finding Shek and Lelos their cloaking device.
Shek nodded. "I'll see what I can do."
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Nicol snuck out of the bar after hearing Dech's discussion with Shek. Someone following my Dech? I'll have to look into this...
Her small frame was easily lost in the crowds, and shortly she'd reached hangar section 3. The drab walls seemed to close in, stifling. She was alone down here.
She continued on.
A noise. It didn't fit with the normal humming and rattling of the station's various systems. She dropped to one knee and drew her blaster.
Paralysis. The pistol dropped from her hand, and she slumped over. A presence invaded her mind, prying, yet gentle. Only looking. Then darkness.
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Nicol awoke, and looked around her in a panic. Where am I? Then she realized it was the master cabin aboard the Longbow.
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Dech gave up. He couldn't hack into the network deep enough to get anything about a cloaking device, or even any weapon information. If the device even existed.
The door to his bar slid open silently. A hooded, robed figure entered, its face obscured in shadow. Only the nose was slightly visible.
Dech glanced up at the newcomer, then continued his work. Then he stopped, and looked again. Something about the walk... and... the nose? Impossible , Dech thought.
Dech went back to work, trying to hack.
The figure took a seat in a corner of the bar, facing Dech. It seemed to stare. Dech's neck tingled again. He looked up, and saw the figure seemingly staring at him.
OOC: This is taking longer than I thought. I'm having a slight creative blockage. Jacey, feel free to take over with you-know-who's you-know-what. conspiratorial grin
Oh, and Jacey... you shameless bastard.
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