Daksar's New Career

[Lost Hero]

Daksar woke up aboard the Rusty Gold, ready for another day of cleaning. He appreciated the fact Nataren had picked him up from Galtea, but he did NOT appreciate being used as a free worker. He had learned every chore aboard the Rusty Gold, done them, perfected them, then continued. Grenok often chirped away as he did them, something Daksar's sensitive hearing didn't need. Sullustan chirps irritated his Miralukan enhanced hearing, sometimes he wanted to slap Grenok. But the more he learned Sullustan, the more meaning came with those chirps. He could actually have a casual conversation with Grenok now. Today, he would scrub the corridor floors, check all the dials, sort the food once Grenok got ahold of it (He had messy eating habits), and finally check back with Nataren. He was on his way to get the sponge when Nataren stopped him. "Daksar, we need to talk." Oh great... Daksar thought. Every time he had heard those words it meant a new chore. "Listen Dak, I've been thinking..." Here it comes... "And I talked to Grey about it..." And.. "And we've decided to make you an official crew member aboard the Rusty Gold. Meaning you get paid to work. Always nice to have a jedi on board, after all." Daksar filled with joy. Finally! He thought. It took all his willpower and maybe a little bit of the Force to keep him from saying it aloud. "Thanks Nataren!" He could overlook the whole "Dak" thing, this time. Right now, he couldn't let it get to him. "First task as a crew member, go down to the cantina, we're going on another courier mission. The guy's name is Tez." Daksar was practically out the corridor and down the ramp before Nataren finished the sentence. Daksar never imagined being a smuggler was this fun. Chores aside, smugglers' lives were much looser than a jedi. No code, no training or meditation, No Nakoma...

He waited in Docking Bay #53, waiting for this "Tez" to arrive. He had changed from jedi robes to a loose grey t-shirt, worn-in jeans, and work boots. He also didn't bother to wash the oil off his face. Nataren told him it made him look older. Not that Daksar would know. He rocked back and forth on his heels, eager to be on his way. Also, as a security measure, he was going by the name of Dax, despite his protests, Nataren hadn't budged on the decision. So here he was. Dax. The smuggler. Ready for his first job.

 

[The Mild Mannered Robot]

In between the mass of people walking in and out from the starport, most of whom where of at least somewhat rugged and not too approachable, I spied through the crowd the person I'd been told I was going to meet, a Miraluka standing near one of the docking bays.

"C'mon, Sage, put a lid on it" I urged my droid where it scuttled behind with an unorthodox charade of clicks and whistles not usually expected from an Astromech droid. He responded by pumping up the volume an extra notch, making his point clear.

"Alright," I said as I turned to look at him fully, "If you're sure you need it, I'll give you a tune-up once we're on board"

That seemed to satisfy him, he toned down his noises as he picked up his pace to keep behind me.

I couldn't help but smile just a little. So be it that Sage was practically two bolts short of a rustbucket, he was more effective and smart than he ever let on.

We'd crossed through the crowd by now, and while mentally counting imaginiry engine ticks, I approached the Miraluka I knew as Dax.

"Hello, you're from the Rusty Gold, right? Name's Tezlo Varrik, but you can just call me Tez"

 

[Lost Hero]

Finally. Took him long enough. out loud, Daksar said "Hi, Tez. I'm Dak-" Daksar had to spot himself. "Dax. Sorry 'bout that. Swallowed some spit." He noticed the presence of a droid, and was naturally drawn to it. He had always loved technology. He squatted down in front of the droid. "What kind of droid is it?" He asked. He tapped a small comlink in his sleeve, signaling L7 to come. Only, L7 didn't come out. Flatts did. The poor pit droid had been damaged beyond repair, a small gyro-wheel replaced his body, and he couldn't speak. He didn't seem to notice as he zoomed circles around the unknown droid. L7 came in behind him. The droid was over a hundred years old. Also a pit droid. "You called." The droid said. But Daksar barely heard him. He felt a small twinge in the Force. Like a nervous tick. A small point of reference appeared in Daksar's force vision, that point of reference was a person. "Hey you!" He called, standing up and striding over to the man the Force seemed to want Daksar to go to. Who was he?

OOC:I love how you rp in first person Clank. Btw, that mysterious person is gonna be rped by Reylan Regis.

 

[Reylan Regnis]

"Hey you!" Reylan Regnis said. Pointing at Daksar, walking slowly towards him. Reylan held his helmet tight in his arm, looking at the droid rather than Daksar and Tez. "Say, I recognize that Astromech droid. How long has it been your property?".
Now Reylan looked serious, he viewed Daksar and Tez as hostile smugglers. Reylan had recently received a bounty on a smuggler with a stolen astromech, but Reylan was not likely to simply ask who they were.
"Has this droid been on Telos recently?" Reylan asked, holding his helmet more up and tight, ready to put it on if necessary.

 

[The Mild Mannered Robot]

OOC: Duly noted, and thanks

IC:

I watched the Pit droid circle Sage with one part amusement and one part interest.

"Awfully fast little bugger,", I thought, "will have to ask him how he's keeping them in line"

Sage's rather agitated beeps and the Pit Droid's non-compliance to it made me second-guess myself and wonder whether or not Dax actually was keeping them in line.

"S4-G3 here's an Astromech droid, goes by 'Sage'..."

I was cut off there by Dax's sudden departure, which left me scratching my head for a moment.

"Really would think most spacers should know the basics of approaching strangers 101" I thought as Sage and I looked to see what would transpire.

When the newcomer asked about Sage's origin, I has serious trouble stifling a chuckle.

"Depends on how you define 'been on Telos', really. Would it count if his motivator and one of his torso panels are Telosian?"

 

[Lost Hero]

Daksar was up the ramp in a hurry. "Great. First mission and the guy has an illegal droid." He had forgotten the first rule of smuggling, have a blaster. He grabbed a compact pistol, ready now. He ran back down the ramp, blaster in hand. He aimed straight at the bounty hunter for a second before he realized the lack of tension. Now I'm The idiot. "Sorry, bout that." He said, slipping the blaster into its holster. His business instincts, although limited, kicked in. "We may not have a bounty for you, but we can give you a ride. Anywhere in particular you headed? I assume you're going somewhere. We are in a spaceport, after all."

 

[Reylan Regnis]

"I'm heading to wherever you got that bolt-bucket" Reylan said, angrily and ready for combat. "Now answer my question. I'd feel bad killing you since you're mere pawns, but I will if I must."

 

[The Mild Mannered Robot]

IC:

"OK, first of all, Sage here I got from my dad, he's been with me for about three years now, second..."

The voice came from behind Reylan, and he would soon get a tap on his shoulder.

"I really don't feel a lot like answering questions from a guy who treatens to kill me. Would it really hurt to say please?"

OOC: For the record, this post has been edited

 

[Lost Hero]

OOC: I think Reylan read my old post instead of my new one. Reylan, I suggest you review my new post, then edit your post. Then Tez can respond according to what Reylan says.

 

[Reylan Regnis]

Reylan chuckled "And what makes you think I'll change my mind?"
He lowered his pistol but was ready with the detonator.

 

[The Mild Mannered Robot]

"I'm just sayin, you can get a lot farther with a friendly word and a gun than you do with just a gun"

"Like, imagine if I wanted to know what your deal was, which I'd still like to know, wouldn't it be much more effective if I asked you politely while at the same time pointing my gun at you?"

"Kinda like this?" I posited with a smile and my gun pointed at the Mandalorian

 

[Reylan Regnis]

Reylan stood still, not wanting to take chances of making sudden moves. "I offered my politeness earlier, but you chose to be rude and fled instead of answering a simple question." Reylan said.
"Of course, I'm not without a heart" Reylan continued. "I'm willing to give you a last chance to simply tell me where this droid came from and from whom you got it. After that, I'll be on my way since I have a job to do. Oh, and I don't believe that you got it from your father. Unless your father is the one who's been using droids as his personal couriers."

 

[The Mild Mannered Robot]

"That's fair" I said and holstered my gun again, figuring there was no reason to put a Mandalorian more on edge than he usually was.

"Anyway, if you're talking about my Astromech Droid - S4-G3, I call him 'Sage' - here, then you're outta luck because my father and I built him together"

As if to punctuate the statement, Sage released an extra loud chittering, and a few sparks erupted from one of his panels as it flapped open and then shut itself again.

"He's... a bit of a do-it-yourself project, really, but he's hanging in there anyway"

I patted the Droid's top with a gloved hand, he chittered in response.

"I'm afraid there's not much else I can do about your missing courier droid, Sage here's just another Astromech droid as far as I know"

 

[Reylan Regnis]

Reylan was surprised and relieved that Tez was willing to settle this peacefully after a hostile bounty hunter had threatened to detonate the ship.

Reylan wanted to believe Tez but something in him told him that if he would leave them now, he could fail the mission and be forced to face an angry Hutt.
"Let me see the ship's flight data" Reylan said "Have you been to Telos or Cato Nemoidia recently?"

 

[egodfrey463]

"Well, I wonder who'll be the victor of this one?" A voice came from behind the three, they turned around; there was Conal, a Mandalorian warrior who had survived many wars and had gone into hiding for a while; but now he was back. He lowered his blaster and walked forward. "I wouldn't get so safe, I pack a punch in the field and I've seen what happened out there. But know this; I am not your enemy." He said as he walked past Daksar.

 

[Lost Hero]

OOC:Please ignore egodfrey463 since he did not ask permission to join this thread

IC: Daksar had watched in silence as Reylan and Tez went back and forth. Finally he decided to intervene. "Excuse me, Mr.Mando, but we really must be going. I'd invite you to continue this conversation on our ship, but I've got a feeling you have other places to be." With one hand on his blaster, Daksar grabbed Tez by the arm, leading him to the ship again. "Keep quiet, we're going to a different docking bay, we'll lose this guy in the corridors." He whispered. He broke into a full-on sprint, the sooner they got out, the better. They ran past several small shops set up in the spaceport, most yelling as they sprinted past. The Mando wasn't far behind. Daksar drew his blaster. He wasn't the best of shots, but with the Force, he was determined to get both he and Tez out of this alive, which was always good for business. Blaster in hand, he spun around aiming a stun bolt straight at the Mando's head.

 

[Reylan Regnis]

Reylan immediately took his blaster and began shooting at Daksar's direction as he dodged the stun bolt right on time. However, he tried not to kill him since he was not done questioning. He tried shooting at his feet.
"You're trying my patience! I don't want to but I'll kill you if I must" cried Reylan. "My orders are to track down the droid's original owner, but HOW I do it is my own way! This doesn't have to be like this, throw down your weapons and tell me what I want to know. Then I'll leave."

 

[Lost Hero]

"I'd rather die first!" Daksar yelled back. He fired more stun bolts while avoiding the blasts aimed at his feet. He was struggling to dial back his skills a bit, his reflexes when guided with the force might be noticeable, depending on how experienced this Mando was. So he tried his best to seem to just avoid the blasts. His role was a young smuggler, so he played to the part saying "Come on Rancor-munch, I've seen five-year-old ewoks with better aim than you!" Out of his utility belt, Daksar threw a small smoke charge, blasting up a cloud of smoke. He used the momentary shield to run into a nearby shop, Tez and Sage not far behind. Hiding behind a rack of parts, he grabbed a long metal pole, arming himself in case the Mando followed.

 

[Reylan Regnis]

"Fool!!" Reylan yelled, furious. "All you had to do was to talk! Now I'm through with giving chances!"
Reylan's anger increased when he saw that Tez and Daksar were gone when the smoke cleared. But he noticed people panicking and fleeing from a nearby shop, leading to him suspecting Daksar's whereabouts.
When he arrived at the store, he threw two thermal detonators inside in case his foes were hiding somewhere.
"I've got few more detonators" said Reylan. "I have no bounties on you, so why don't you come out and give me all you know about this droid-courier?"
"I assume he sent you here to retrieve it. Are you aware of the information the droid carries?" said Reylan, drawing out his blaster.

 

[Lost Hero]

"Why you mother-kriffing--" Daksar couldn't finished his sentence as he jumped out of the range of one of the detonators. He held the pole as if it were a sword, no. A lightsaber. He forced himself to shift his palm to the center, just in case. He hit the Mando on the head with the staff, not that it did much. Aiming several kicks at the Mando's midsection while simultaneously swinging the pole that served as a staff at his head, he caught him off balance with an ankle-sweep. With a stiff jab at one end of the pole to the Mando's diaphragm, he ran farther into the shop, nearly dragging Tez with him. "Stay down, if you know what's good for you!"