Boredom Breeds Curiosity

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Location: Coruscant
Level: 1782
Coruscant was the crowning gem of the Republic. A sparkling young jewel of a crown that included other such gems such as Corellia, Chandrilla, and Alderaan. From above the planet it looked like a sparkling ball of orange-brown. The color was derived from the copious amount of permacrete and durasteel everywhere on the planet, making the endless cities. Celestial mirrors orbited the planet, controlling everything from the time of the day and the lighting, to even clouds and storms. Such a thing was almost taken for granted by the rich beings that lived in the expensive highrises upon the planet's surface. Anywhere you could go within the planet, you would find endless city, some of it rich such as the senate district, other bits of it less nice, such as The Works. Coruscant sported high class apartments such as 500 Republica, where only the richest of the rich could live.

This particular scene took place on level 1782, however, deep underground the planet. The entire level of 1782 was a junk yard. Though it wasn't nearly as habitable as the upper portions of Coruscant, plenty of billions of beings still lived down here. Many lived in portions of old machinery or ships, while others lived in hovels that they made out of the remains of scrap, along with new materials. Arritef's hovel was located on this level, made of an assortment of things, varying from old starships, to old vehicles, and even partially a prefabricated shelter. He had several locations on this level that he liked to use, but this one was the one where he did most of his public meetings. The walls were a dark gray with grime caking it as much as the breadth of a sheet of flimsi in some areas. Other places were scraped clean by Arritef, or things that had been moved. There was a private office about 20M into the facility, with strong support struts holding the roof and walls intact should any kind of tragedy befall the place, and only one door into the facility at all. The facility itself was only 10M wide. Lining the walls in the lobby/holding area there were two grimey couches lining both sides of the room, and a table sitting in the center. Just under the table, 5m into the facility, embedded in the ground, were two silver plated malevolent orbs, their blinking red indicator lights a signal to its wielder of its current condition. The blinking lights shone beautifully for the opaque chamber for which they were guests, suspended like dormant stars waiting to go supernova. They were thermal in nature, much like stars, and their detonation, should they be compelled to do so, was completely indiscernible from a super nova if you were blind and deaf, as well lacking understand distance as the 10M influence that these pseudo-stars could wield was insignificant compared to the power of a super nova.

There was a welcoming rug that ran along the length of the facility, and sported all kinds of stains, from caf to blood to other liquids indeterminable to the casual observer.

Arritef sat in mediation at the far end of the chamber, passively listening for the entrance of the woman joining him. He had met Tamara recently after witnessing her distress at the conclusion of a party. She was not exactly comfortable with that environment. He had abstained from any interactions that might have led to such an unfavorable situation.

He had worked his way up to twelve objects spinning about in orbit of himself at this point. This was a habit of his, and the way that he attempts to increase his concentration and force fluidity. "I do hope she arrives soon." He thought. "This is starting to become rather taxing." Though it was likely a simple task for any individual experienced in the Force, but for one such as Arritef it was actually rather difficult and exercising.

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Tamara arrived on the floor that her instructions had indicated and stepped out the turbolift. Arritef had given her the directions to his 'house' just after their short discussion back at horrible penthouse. She asked if she might be able to have a quick talk to him before she flew back to Chandrila. After overcoming her shock after seeing so many naked people back at the party, she could feel a strong connection in the Force. It wasn't her master, but another man.

She was going to talk to this Arritef about possibly joining the Order, because she felt it was the right thing to do. My master has taught me well, hasn't he? She thought to herself.

Tamara was quite dumbstruck after seeing what a terrible place he had to live in. He can't live here? I must be reading this wrong...She checked her page over and over again. No...looks like this is it. She sighed, feeling a bit sorry for him, and walked down the sad excuse for a road that was covered in scrap that had fallen from larger piles just adjacent to it. She tried not to worry that those junk piles might just fall on her.

But nonetheless she made it and entered the facility that Arritef was in. It was a bit less eye-sore than the outside area. She walked up to him and gently held her hands in front of her and bowed at him.

"Hello"
 

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Arritef felt Tamara enter the room and ceased his exercise when she began walking closer to him, as to avoid accidentally hitting her with any of the objects, though he had no doubt she could avoid them should she desire. "Hello." She said to him with a small bow. He stood, smiling lightly at her manners, before placing his hands at his sides and bowing as well. "Hello, Tamara." He said. "It is nice to see you made it here unharmed. I apologize for inviting you to such an..............unfortunate location, but you must understand that a man in my position must take precautions. After all, I nearly assassinated the last man to discover my force-sensitivity." Arritef said. While he had attempted to say it with a jovial tone, so as to defuse some tension, it came across as something closer to sadistic pleasure at the idea of assassination.

Arritef mentally berated himself for what he believed a failure to communicate his actual intentions and ideas. It was very important to avoid irritating this girl at this juncture. Arritef walked around her and into the main room of the facility. "Please, have a seat anywhere you like (one of the two couches)." Arritef said pleasantly, in an attempt to recover from his previous error. "If you would like I have refreshments. The only choice would be herbal tea. It is a peppermint tea of my own blend. I usually drink it with vanilla and cream. It helps support immune health and digestive health, as well as..............never mind. Would you like some tea?"
 

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Tamara smiled at him, but skipped a beat after hearing that he nearly assassinated someone. She didn't know it was true, but after that point she grew slightly nervous. She didn't know why he wanted to hide his Force-sensitivity. She herself thought a person around his (and her) age would abuse their powers. This was also one of the many reasons she was going to attempt to convince him to join the Order.

She thought that being sensitive to the Force meant that you had a gift, and that the galaxy wants you to use this gift for the greater good. And the Jedi were the people who did that. That's what she usually told other people when they asked her.

She acknowledged his offer for tea and gladly accepted. She loves tea,
"Oh yes please. Thank you very much" She carefully sat down on one of the couches, afraid she might get her jeans dirty.

"Well I just came to ask.....knowing that you are Force-sensitive.....I was wondering why you perhaps haven't joined the Jedi Order?"
 

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Arritef poured her a cup of steaming hot tea from an ornate teapot. Having his former occupation as a blackops assassin, Arritef had done his share of traveling, and he had acquired a taste for china. He loved the delicate ceramic faces with ornate and beautiful designs, laid into the pristine white finish by a painstaking hand. He had a great respect for the dedication and love that went into making art such as this, or any art really. He carefully poured his own cup after handing the girl her own, before moving to take a seat on the couch opposite of her.

"You are wondering why I haven't joined the order. The only responses I can possibly give you are that one, there is no place in such an organization for one such as myself, and two, I am loyal to Aren Krass, and to the connections I have made. While my friends are few, and my lackluster emotional understanding only thrives for a few individuals, I will do absolutely anything to protect and serve my precious people. I cannot do that in an organization where personal loyalties are foregone in lieu of a greater good." Arritef said with conviction.
 

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"Well I'm not sure who Aren Kress is-" Or Krass? Tamara couldn't remember the name that Arritef had just said, but she didn't really care,"-but if you think your personal morals are at risk by joining the Jedi, then I think you're wrong. You do what you think is right. That's what my own master taught me. The Jedi aren't as restricting as you may think it is"

She was a bit wrong in that regard however, she does often contemplate on the philosophies of the Jedi, mainly what it meant to be a Jedi and more so on the code in which she had to follow. That was her only problem. The code. But everything else seemed right for her, which is why she's still a Jedi. And also why she is doing her best to encourage him to join.

"Learn to use your abilities to help those who can't help themselves. That's what we do. You seem like a nice guy who wants to make this galaxy a better place. Learn to become a Jedi. The Order could certainly use people like you"

"If not, then I would like to see what sort of good you are doing for the galaxy now"
 

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Arritef looked at the strange girl with his best impression of confused on his face. "Tell me, would the order have a place for a man who has thermal detonators in the floor of this place? Would the order have a place for someone who allowed you to come here in order to assassinate you?" Arritef rhetorically asked. If there was any human concept he did understand, it was rhetoric. He often employed it in order to strengthen his points. "Tamara, I have two thermal detonators sitting beneath the floor, waiting for my command. I do not intend to use them, but if you had proven to have any ill will towards either myself or any of my precious people, I would not have hesitated, nor will I still, to destroy you." Arritef concluded his statement very matter-of-factly, and brought his tea to his mouth.

He watched for her reaction as he slowly sipped the sweet nectar of peppermint. He felt the soothing menthol bring a light burning sensation that felt like a breath of cold air to his throat, and felt the fiery sensation of the tea's entrance into his stomach. He allowed himself a moment to savor the taste, before setting down the cup and continuing his speech. "The Jedi promote selflessness and denounce personal attachments. How can I stand to succeed in either one of those things, when my only mission is to help my precious people?"
 

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Tamara felt increasingly afraid and shifted her position on the couch more than once in an attempt to get a bit more comfortable. This man sounded a bit too dangerous for her. She was now twiddling her thumbs and stared at her tea cup on the table in front of her. Hearing of the detonators made her heart race.

Now that it was brought to her attention, she could clearly sense them under the floor, and that made her shiver and cause her face go pale,
"Well um....I guess you love what you do and I won't be convincing you...."
 

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Arritef silently cursed himself for his lack of tact. While he had intended to get that point across, he hadn't meant to scare her as much as he did. He could see her fidgeting, and felt bad for the girl. She was a young girl, alone in the Coruscant underworld doing what she felt was right, and here he was practically threatening to kill her. That wasn't what he wanted to do.

He stood up and bowed to her. "I apologize for my words. While I wanted to convey my point, I had not intended to come across so harshly. I promise you, I hold no ill will towards you, and I would like nothing more than to have a positive correspondence with you, both now, and any time we may encounter one another." He sat back down and made a careful show of being relaxed and open of posture.

"It is true that I do not believe that I would be fit for the role of a Jedi." Arritef said calmly. "I feel that I would struggle to properly uphold the principles of the code I would pledge to." He said quietly. "Please do not let my reaction prevent you from attempting to gather new members for your cause. I believe the cause of a Jedi to be a noble one, just not one that I can follow."
 

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Tamara eased only slightly and was still feeling a bit jumpy. Seeing as this little chat didn't go the way she had hoped, she thought she would leave,"Well...I best be on my way. Nice....um...meeting you"

Um...no...

She stood up and brushed her the dirt from the couch off of her rear.


"And just by the way, the Jedi don't follow a cause. They are part of an organisation that has been around for thousands of years. Keeping the galaxy safe and all"

She started to return to her sassy and casual self again and took the teacup from the table and drank it up slowly,"This is delicious by the way" Tamara started made her way to the door, but was a bit curious as to what sort of work this man did. She turned her head around as she set her hand on the door panel,"Who do you work for again?"
 

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Arritef sighed. He had obviously made this a strained relationship. "I'm afraid I won't be able to tell you who I work for." He said. "Good day, Miss."
 

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Kalen Animus was well known on level 1782, or perhaps a better way of putting it would be, Kalen was infamous on level 1782.
He was a malodorous old creep, who thought of himself as some sort of ageing lothario.
His beady eyes and unsettling smile were certainly enough to send most women weak at the knees, but from fear rather than the romantic response that such a feeling is usually associated with.

He had been following his current obsession for days, after watching her at a party (what would be called leering to normal people), and he was delighted to see her enter a small hovel, with only one way in and out.
He always carried a small concealable stun baton with him, and he planned to render her unconscious with it and carry her into the hovel.. The rest of his plan was not fit for writing about.
The hovel was nice and isolated, with plenty of private space for what Kalen had in mind.
Even if there was anyone in there with her, they wouldn't last long in a fight with him, or so he thought.
Kalen's muscles were well built up after decades of hard labour, and he was not scared of anyone.

She was a cute, slim little brunette whose movements somehow reminded him of a dodgy holovid that his mate Sleazy Pete lent him, it featured a lithe Togruta and a dancing pole.. He mentally shook himself, bringing his focus back to where it should be.

He crouched down outside the hovel, watching the only door and listening for any movement..
The plans he had for that girl would have made a Coruscant lady of the night blush (and that's really saying something).
Malice radiated from him like a dark aura, and he readied his stun stick, making sure that the power pack was fully charged.
Kalen was about to have one of the best nights of his miserable life..
 
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"Oh well....enjoy the rest of your day then..."

That was awkward. Tamara made short bow and walked out the door to make her way back to the surface level, where she would join her master and fly back to Chandrila.
 

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Kalen was filled with adrenaline and the thrill of anticipation at this point.
''Another few seconds and I'll just charge in there and take her.." he thought. Having long since gone past the point where he saw women as anything other than objects, no last minute pang of conscience would prevent him from carrying out his plan.
Kalen couldn't even spell the word conscience. He certainly didn't have one.
A sociopath from the moment of leaving the womb, Kalen always took what he wanted, with no regard for the feelings of other beings.

When he saw the girl leaving the hovel alone, his heart began to beat faster than ever.
With one single predatory thought propelling him onwards, he charged at the girl.

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Arritef sighed at the realization that he had definitely shown himself as a shady figure. He would have to be careful and not put himself on the map any more. Oh no........she will have no choice but to report me. Others might come. With might even get the Intel somehow. I cannot let that happen.

With that though, Arritef rushed out the door to catch the girl. Just as he got put the door he saw what appeared to be a large, hulking man strong hurriedly after Tamara. Arritef was about to shout her name in warning when a though occurred to him. It was rather devious, but it would have to do. Arritef waited until the man was just behind her before making his move.

"Tamara! Behind you!" He shouted, knowing she likely wouldn't have time to respond, before drawing one of his custom throwing knives and throwing it in one swift movement. The blade soared through the air, on a beeline for the man's extended elbo, and hit with a sickening squelch and crunch as the vibroblade tip pierced the flesh, and dove into the joint.

The cartilage was bisected, and the man's arm, no longer capable of supporting it's own weight, collapsed inwards. Arritef covered the distance in a few quick strides and dodged a hastilly thrown hook from the man's unimpaired arm. Arritef took another knife and deftly sliced the tendons in the man's underarm, before throwing the knife into his patellar ligament, removing the support and causing his left knee to collapse inward as well. The man screamed in agony, obviously not quite used to being beaten so thoroughly, before Arritef knelt and clotted the man's jugular for a few moments, rendering hkm unconscious.

"I apologize that he almost got you." Arritef told Tamara.
 
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"What!?"

Tamara turned around to see what all the commotion was and screamed in utter shock, covering her mouth with her hands as she watched her attacker being brutally disabled by Arritef. She stared on wide-eyed and looking pale as snow, occasionally wincing from watching the horrible ordeal. Sure she was a Jedi, but seeing the blood splatter on her jeans and watching this man cut her attacker's leg open was a disturbing scene to witness, and one she will never forget.

Once the attacker was down she simply continued to stare at him, then at Arri in total awe.

"What...the...feth..."
 

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Completely oblivious to her discomfort, Arritef pulled the vibroblades from the man's downed figure, and stowed them back away in his pouch, the blood having come off of it on the pull away. "You aren't hurt are you?" He asked rhetorically, knowing she hadn't been touched. "If you wouldn't mind, I would appreciate it if you didn't tell the counsel about me." He said. He was counting on her humanity and sense of debt for her safety. He hoped that would cause her to rule in his favor on the matter. "Good day, Tamara." He bowed and strolled past her, intent on returning to the surface.
 
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