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"Respectfully Master Jedi, Senator Fah is very busy." The receptionist said, not even bothering to look up from her computer at the Vratix. "If you like there's an opening in about a month..." Izel leaned forward, putting her hands on the desk and demanding the young woman's attention.

"Why don't you tell him that the Jedi who saved his life is asking for him?" She asked with a hint of irritation in her voice. She had spent all day scouring the government district looking for any wealthy politician that would listen. If she was a wealthy donor herself she might have gotten some attention. But being a member of a monastic order didn't demand the level of respect it used to it seemed. She had hoped the Chandrilan senator she helped rescue from assassins back during her Guardian days would be willing to give something back. But judging from the receptionist's smug grin she was wrong.

"I'm sorry Master, but he's currently indisposed. Would you like to leave a message for him?" Izel took her hands of the desk, standing up straight again as she backed down.

"Just tell him Izel Thral was here. And she would appreciate it if he remembered his debts." The Vratix said a bit more wearily before turning and exiting the building. As soon as she stepped outside, the Jedi released a long, defeated sigh. It seemed fundraising was a much more difficult challenge then fighting criminals or Sith lords. All her efforts felt like simply banging her head against a wall. She desperately wanted to help contribute to Knight Zathria's Mission of Mercy, but this sort of work was outside her wheelhouse. The Jedi made her way to a shaded area and sat down on a bench, clicking her mandibles as she fell into deep thought. If she was going to succeed here she'd need to get more creative...

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"Will you just hurry up!?"

Nara turned around from the console, rolling her eyes.

"I'll take all the time I need, thanks." Scowling at the asshole waiting in line, she turned her attention back to the public holonet console. Without getting access to the private terminals, this was the best she could do. The KnowOnes used plenty of proxies, bouncing their addresses between public terminals and off-planet connections in order to hit their targets anonymously. She'd been checking out logs on the terminals for the last few days, taking the opportunity to send them off to own cloud space. This was the 5th one she'd hit up today on Coruscant, and they were all feeding her connection information now.

Unethical? Completely. Illegal? Probably. Useful? Definitely.

Nara tapped on the screen and returned it to normal operation, leaving the more touch-friendly GUI up for everyone else to use. "Here. Have fun," she snapped, turning away from the console and heading off down the street. Trying to find Pieslice had seemed like an easy opportunity when she'd looked up the details. What good could one hacker do against a former Jedi? Well, a lot, seeing as they were hidden in a mess of Holonet code and slicer gangs.

Only a matter of time.

She wondered if it'd be easier if she were still with the Jedi. There'd be better slicers in the Order, maybe, but she didn't remember any. Perhaps there was some technique in the Force that allowed you to find an individual with a bounty on their head, hidden away in a holocron?

Izel woulda known. She was very into all the *mysteries* of the Force.

She didn't know why her old friend came to mind. Maybe it was just her being nostalgic. Maybe it was her feeling a little lonely. Maybe it was the Vratix that was sat on the bench with a curious, dismayed look.

Wait... how many Vratix do you see on Coruscant?

Nara stopped walked and moved back a few paces, back to where she'd seen into the shade. Looking over at the Vratix, trying to figure out if she was seeing things.

"Izel? Izel Thral?"
she called out, standing just off the busy street.


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Izel's gaze was fixed firmly on the ground beneath her feat when she heard her name called in an oddly familiar voice. She looked up, eyes scanning the moving crowd before they locked on a young human woman that was looking back at her. She stared blankly at the girl for a few moments before recognition came to her mind, her antennae twitching slightly. "Nara?" She asked quietly to herself. It was.

The Vratix stood up and started to approach at a brisk pace. "Nara?" She asked again, this time loud enough to hear. Her voice was a mixture of surprise, joy, and concern. She quickly closed the distance between them, reaching out to grasp the woman's shoulders, almost unable to believe she was really there.

"It's really you!" She said in disbelief as she looked her old friend over, promptly releasing her once she realized the intrusion. "I... How are you? Are you alright? I heard about what happened... I thought..." She forced herself to stop before she lost her composure, taking a deep breath and standing up straight. When she spoke again she could barely contain the happiness in her tone. "It's good to see you again." She said simply.

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Nara barely had time to move before Izel was coming towards her, moving at a good pace. She even took a step back on instinct. The people around her moved aside quickly, hesitant and nervous at the sight of a vratix charging at them. Nara couldn't help but smile though as Izel approached, speaking in disbelief.

"Yeah, it's me. In the flesh. Kinda," she said with a shrug, looking down at herself. What had it been? A year? Maybe two? "I'm fine, I'm totally fine, still just about got all my limbs, y'know." She looked over her old friend again, cocking her head to the side slightly. "What about you? Last I knew, you were off round some remote worlds, trying to get a better connection to the Force." She spoke a little quieter, in case some of the people around them tried getting a little nosy. There was still plenty of anti-Force user sentiment around. "Did you make Master?"

The excitement bubbled again and Nara grinned, hugging her friend as best as she could. Well, as much as skinny human arms could around a vratix. "So uh... what brings you to Coruscant? Can't imagine it's by choice, doesn't really seem like your style."


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Izel gladly returned Nara's hug in kind before stepping back to give her some space. The human brought up old memories of her travels during Isen's trials. She was trying to learn then as much as he was. Remembering her humility, gaining a wider perspective on the Force and the dark side, defeating a Dark Jedi and her gang. And rescuing a lost Dathomirian from herself. She had learned a lot, and returned to the Order stronger than ever, in both ability and conviction. When she spoke up in reply she spoke at a normal volume, not worried about whatever the people around her might think of Force users.

"I did." She answered Nara's first question about her ascension to the rank of master. she was clearly quite proud of that accomplishment, and the accomplishments of her Padawan. "And Isen has earned his knighthood as well. He continues to exceed all my expectations. I've been well. I'm working around the clock for the Order, so nothing new really." And then the conversation turned to why she was on Coruscant. The Vratix deflated a bit as she looked back towards the senatorial office she had just excited.

"I'm on a mission of course." She said with a sigh before looking back to Nara. "I'm raising funds for Knight Zathria's mercy ship initiative. Or at least I'm trying to..." She crossed her arms, a hint of annoyance entering her voice. "None of these stuffed shirts in the capital want to give me the time of day. I can't even get an appointment to make my case! I'd probably be more productive panhandling at this point." She tilted her head curiously. "Why are you here? I'm sure you can't stand these elitist snobs either."

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Nara grinned happily, hearing that Izel had become a master. "That's awesome! I'm so proud of you! And Isen too. Wow, I can't believe he's a knight now. Holy moly," she said, shaking her head in disbelief. The Galaxy kept on spinning, even when she wasn't getting involved.

When Izel looked back towards the office, Nara pulled her face. "Oh yeah. They won't listen to anyone who doesn't have cash already." Trusting in politicians was akin to gross stupidity in Nara's mind, particularly ones involved with the Republic or the Core Worlds. "They've never been fond of Jedi initiatives, even when they're out there dying to keep their Alliance together."

"Me? Well, I've been here for a couple of months. Just trying to find some things. Odds and ends."
She didn't quite want to reveal things yet, either with the AMS stuff or the Kori hunt. Not until she had more solid evidence either way. "Right now, I'm actually... looking for someone." She leaned in a little closer, voice getting quieter. "I'm trying to track down a slicer. Government bounty. 50k credits, didn't think it'd be that hard to catch them."

The intention had been to take the credits and invest them in a better ship, or some workspace for herself. "I guess we could donate a par... some of... most of it to the mercy ships, if we need to."

There goes my lab space.


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Izel's antennae twitched as Nara spoke. She was disappointed to hear her friend using the word 'they' rather than 'we' when referring to the Jedi. It seemed she really had cut all ties. It was a saddening thought, as Izel had lost enough of her friends in the Order already thanks to this damned war. She hated the idea of one just choosing to walk away from it all. She would have liked to press Nara on that issue, but decided it was best to avoid it. She was just happy to see her friend. She didn't want to ruin the reunion by getting into a debate.

What really surprised her though was to hear exactly what the ex-Jedi was getting up to. She even visibly reared her head back a bit in shock. "Is that so?" She asked with a mixture of astonishment and amusement. "Nara Allam, Bounty Hunter." She chittered lightly and shook her head. "Who would have thought?" Her offer to give the reward for that bounty to Izel's cause was even more of a shock, although it made some sense. Nara had always had the heart of a healer. Perhaps there was some Jedi left in her after all.

"I would be in your debt." The Vratix replied with sincere gratitude, bowing her head slightly in respect. "Is there any way I can help? What have you learned about this slicer?" She was no bounty hunter herself, but her Force sense was one of the best in the business. The Jedi master figured if she could get enough of a feeling for this criminal's identity she could use it to pinpoint their location. Not to mention it would be great fun to go on a little adventure with Nara. Just like old times.

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"Hey, it's a living." Or it was one, before she'd let her morals take over and promise most of the reward towards a mercy ship. And she wondered why she'd never be rich and comfortable in her life.

Nara reached into her bag for her datapad, tapping on a few of the keys. Instantly, the Government bounty notice popped up on screen. "Okay so, slicer by the moniker Pieslice," Nara shared, rolling her eyes at his assumed name. "Yeah, I don't get it either. Anyway, completely anonymous but they work with the KnowOnes, a slicer crew operating on the lower levels. They're into blackmail, hacking and taking money, information, you name it. Pieslice hacked the Coruscant transport network a while back and caused a whole heap of trouble. Hence the bounty."

She passed the pad to Izel, letting her look through any other details she thought she'd need to. "They're exceptionally good slicers with links to the Crymorah Syndicate, so finding them isn't easy. However, they route a lot of their attacks through public Holonet terminals to ward off tracing. I've been putting some tracing programmes on these terminals to monitor sudden, high-data connections via obfuscated server addresses..." Nara explained, feeling a little bit long-winded. She waved her hand.

"Long story short, when they try again I'm hoping I'll pick up some trail. If I can narrow down the terminals they use I can get a trace and go from there. Or rather, we can narrow it down. They can't route their traffic off-world, not with the amount of data they're pulling or the speed they need."


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Izel walked around to stand at Nara's side as she pulled out her datapad, craning her neck down to look over the human's shoulder as she spoke. She remained silent as her fellow impromptu bounty hunter explained the situation, taking the datapad when it was offered to her and bringing it closer to her face to read. Yes... This was definitely a subject she knew next to nothing about. Still, she wanted to at least feel like she had something to offer here, so she voiced her thoughts aloud.

"It could be a while before we get any leads in that case..." She muttered as she continued reading the datapad. As an idea came to her mind she looked up at Nara. "Maybe we can bait them into making a move? Perhaps spread rumors that the police have pinned them down and are preparing for a sting operation? That might spur them to hack into their systems so they could gather information. Either to avoid the trap or use any dirt they find as security. Then your tracing programs do the rest of the work." Certainly not one of her better plans, but she was just spit-balling.

Of course... There was also the fact that such a plan would require challenging criminals to slice into police systems. The Vratix tilted her head as that realization hit her. Definitely not one of her better plans. "Actually... That's probably a very bad idea... Forget I said anything." Hopefully Nara had more natural talent for this investigating business than she did. Barring that they could always just head to the lower levels to learn what they could about the KnowOnes from word of mouth.

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Yeah... Izel had a point. Nara was fairly certain this plan would get her a good lead but it was entirely down to luck. If Pieslice and the KnowOnes decided to keep it low-key for a few weeks, they were screwed. Unless Izel liked the idea of waiting around for a while, getting drinks in with Nara.

That doesn't sound like a bad idea actually... oh she probably has things to do.

"No... no I like the idea but if we go with the cops, they might go to ground. Go underground. More underground, you get what I mean," Nara said, drumming her fingers on the side of a bench as she thought. There had to be something. Something to tempt them. Something juicy. Nara looked at Izel and it hit her.

"What if..." Nara began, pointing right at Izel, "famed Jedi diplomat and master, Izel Thral, was sighted on Coruscant talking to senatorial staff? What if there are rumours that she's bringing information on the Crymorah from the Jedi to pass onto Republic staff? What if we lay that out there and see if they bite?"

It just might work, in her mind. A Jedi with information about the syndicate, right on the KnowOne's turf? It'd be mighty suspicious, but they must be tempted to make a breach.


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Izel found some amusement in the description 'Famed Jedi Diplomat', chittering lightheartedly at the thought. She would hardly consider herself famous, but Nara had a point. The Jedi had established a reputation for working with the government to combat the Sith and other threats. It was believable that they would work together to bring down Cyrmorah.

"That could work." Izel replied thoughtfully as she crossed her arms. "What do we need to do?" Actually there was probably very little that she needed to do. All this hacking and slicing stuff was Nara's domain, and could likely be done by one person. Which meant once the information was out there they could probably just relax until they caught a bite. Like fishing. That would be nice.

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"For a start? Hold still."

Nara took her datapad out of her bag and lifted it up, aiming it at Izel's face. With a quick snap, she had a workable picture. "'Kay, I'm going to put together some total trash story about you being sighted on Coruscant, in discussion with Sector Rangers and rumours about what you're looking at." That was the easy part. A few fake rumours and 'articles' placed around certain sites? It'd be raging on the holonet before the end of the day.

"You, however... I need you to do something you're not going to like." Rumours, speculation and online crap was one thing, but nothing stirred up trouble like official communications from a government. "I need you to call up a few government offices, senatorial aides, whatever. I need you to make a total ass of yourself and be all pompous. Demand a meeting. Say you've got urgent Jedi information about the Crymorah. And make sure they put it in their systems."

Izel would hate drawing attention to herself like that, but it was the best way to get the KnowOnes attention.

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Izel reared her head back in surprise at the sudden picture, dazed a bit by the unexpected flash. She shook her head lightly afterwards and listened to Nara's plan. Alright, fake story with her picture on it, simple enough. What came next wasn't quite so simple. Nara wanted her to make a scene. Specifically, she wanted her to be a 'total ass'. That would be a little more difficult. The Vratix twiddled her fingers, looking down at her friend somewhat uncomfortably.

"Is that really necessary?" She asked uncertainly. Her parents didn't raise a brat. She didn't much like the idea of being excessively rude to anyone... Even if those stuck up jerks in the senatorial offices did somewhat deserve it. "Also... What if they actually listen to me? What if they believe I really do have information on the Crymorah? Am I supposed to just make something up?" That was a somewhat more reasonable excuse, although she had a sinking feeling she was going to be made to go along with this one way or another...

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"You improvise." It took all her mental fortitude not to roll her eyes at one of her oldest friends. "Come on, it's not that hard, most Masters bullshit more than the Prime Minister. You are Master Izel Thral!" Nara began, posing pompously, sticking her chin into the air. Her voice took on the prim, proper air of a Coruscanti politician. "You are on very important, vital work that is essential to the continued existence of the Republic! You have electronic evidence of Crymorah involvement throughout Coruscant businesses and you must only show it to the highest authorities. And if the little people ask to see..." Nara said, her thoughts fizzling out a little, "I don't know... just shake your head and tell them they don't have clearance."

Did Izel not watch spy movies on the Holonet?

"By the time they've actually arranged an appointment to see you and get your evidence, we'll be busy hunting slicers. And we'll just blame it on them." She waved her hand casually, as if it were no big deal.

If bounty hunting doesn't work out, there's always acting. Or, more likely, confidence trickster.


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"Oh that's not true!" Izel replied a bit indignantly to Nara's accusation of Jedi master 'bullshitting'. She crossed her arms as Nara tried to psych her up for this performance. She was liking this plan less and less by the second. As if the Jedi needed any more bad press. But if it worked, they would have a syndicate criminal behind bars. And they would have money to help fund an important mercy mission. She assured herself that's what this was all about, and that it would be worth the discomfort in the end.

"Very well," She relented with a sigh. "But if I end up getting arrested for causing a disturbance I'm telling them you're behind everything." With that she would turn and start making her way down the street at a brisk pace, scanning the different buildings as she passed them. Given the story they were going with it made the most sense to her to go to the police first, so that's exactly where she went.

Approaching the nearest police department she would pause outside to take one more uncertain look at Nara, then go inside. It was a busy office, with many people of different species going about their work. She spotted the reception desk. Worse, she spotted someone already there. By the sound of things he was reporting a stolen vehicle. The Vratix stood up straight, took a deep breath to calm her nerves, and stormed forward. She was going to hate herself for this.

As she got closer the man's words became more clear. "But I need it back. With all this trouble with the transit system how the hell am I supposed to get to work?" He sounded quite distressed. The woman at the desk was trying to assure him the police would do their best. Izel stopped behind him, reaching out for a moment and pausing.

"H-hey!" She forced the words out, and gave him a good shove on the shoulder. "Move... Uh, my business is more important than yours." The man turned and immediately took a step back in surprise, needing to crane his neck up to look at the Vratix.

"Ex-Excuse me?" He asked, more confused then offended. Izel's mandibles moved to start forming the words 'I'm sorry' before she stopped herself.

"Y-you heard me!" She said in a harsh tone. She looked past him towards the receptionist. "I have important business. Let me see whoever's in charge."

"Ma'am if you'd please be patient..." The woman started.

"I don't have time to be patient!" Izel snapped. "Lives are at stake!" She looked down at the man who, clearly feeling intimidated, stepped aside a bit sullenly. The Vratix's antennae drooped a bit but she shook her head and approached the desk. "I have valuable information on the Crymorah Syndicate and their operations here on Coruscant. I need to get this information to your superiors as quickly as possible." The woman looked unimpressed.

"Who are you?" She asked, her tone skeptical. Izel walked forward so she was right in front of the desk, looming over the smaller woman.

"Do you think these are bath robes? My name is Izel Thral, I'm a Jedi Master." She explained. "And I am demanding to see your superior at once. This. Is. Important." The woman scowled.

"I'll have to verify your identity..." Izel clicked her mandibles lightly, trying to put on a show. She actually would have felt more at ease in a lightsaber duel right about now.

"Are you deaf... Or just stupid?" The Vratix forced the words out, feeling awful the moment they left her mouth. She couldn't stop now though, she was just starting to turn heads. "I'm telling you I have valuable information on one of the Five Syndicates and what they're planning to do. Do you want people to get hurt?"

"Ma'am I don't know what you have..." She started again.

"So you're calling me a liar?" Izel interrupted her again. "I'm not interested in what you know or more likely don't know. Just put me in front of someone important so I can do my job."

"I can't just let you in to see our captain." The woman said quickly so she could finish her sentence. She was clearly getting frustrated. "We have to verify what you're saying first."

"Is there a problem here?" Another officer asked as he approached, hands on his belt. Izel took a quick look around the room. EVERYONE was looking at her. Well... she certainly felt like a total ass. She supposed that had to be mission accomplished. Now she had to get out of here before things got any more unbearable.

"Oh I don't have time for this!" She threw up her hands before looking back at the receptionist. "I'll go directly to the Chief of Police, and I'll make sure to tell them how you obstructed my efforts to save you all from total disaster here." Before anything else could be said she turned and stormed out of the building, looking at Nara once she was out. "Well I feel terrible." She said with a sigh. "Is that good enough?" She dearly hoped that it was. She'd hate to have to do it again.

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As much as Nara would've loved to stand there and watch Izel try and be pushy, she had work to do too. So she found a place in the little park, sitting under the shade on one of the benches. As Izel started her nascent career as a master asshole, Nara started sliding in little mentions into places. A message here and there. A post on a local group. An 'anonymous tip' to the local news.

hey did you here a jedi master is here? making a scene at the station. says they know all about some criminal stuff

TIP: Jedi Master Thral sighted on Coruscant, talking to police about syndicate activity.


With tongue in cheek, she started making more things up.

she's meeting a senator tonight

I heard the words 'task force' used

apparently the jedi have moles in lower 5 syndicate groups.


That should ruffle some feathers. Or headtails. Or whatever Pieslice had. It should be impossible to resist. When Izel stumbled back out, looking as embarrassed as a powerful Jedi Vratix could, Nara gave her a smile.

"You did great. The trap's set and we have actual witnesses to confirm it. I am just gonna need you to do the exact same thing in a video message to the Chancellor of the Repu-.... I'm kidding," she said, holding her face straight for as long as she could, before breaking into a snicker, "I wouldn't do that to you. All we've got to do now is wait."

Nara looked around the park. Drummed her fingers on the bench.

"Drink? I'm buying."


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Izel nearly had a heart attack as Nara started to suggest harassing the Chancellor next. If it were possible for Vratix to go pale in the face, she certainly would have. When her friend broke the act and started snickering at her Izel growled with frustration and reached out to lightly shove her on the shoulder. She didn't find any of this funny at all. At least the hard part was over. All they had to do now was track down and subdue an infamous criminal. Child's play.

"Please." She answered Nara's offer for drinks with a sigh. Normally the Vratix tried to avoid alcohol, but after that monstrous performance she could use a good drink or two. Even now she was glancing around them in a paranoid fashion, worried that people would be looking her judgementally. It didn't help that several people were. Most likely it was all in her head. Her species was an uncommon sight outside their home space, people always looked at her when she went to large cities. But that knowledge didn't make her feel any better.

"This gang, are they just data thieves?" She asked Nara as they walked, trying to get her mind off that whole police station fiasco. "Will they put up much of a fight?" Izel wasn't particularly afraid of the KnowOnes, but it still helped to know what they would be walking into once their hunt for Pieslice began in earnest... Hunting down a slice of pie... That IS a weird moniker. She thought to herself.

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Izel could pout all she wanted, so long as they got the results. Wait, can Vratix pout? She took a look over her shoulder at Izel, wondering. Keep your head in the game, Nara.

"Hm? Oh, they're data thieves alright. They're also in the blackmail and extortion biz, so they're pretty forceful about it. I'm expecting some armed guards but nothing major. Depends where we find our good friend PieSlice. If they're holed up in some apartment somewhere, aces. If not... well, we'll think about that when we come to it."

Nara lead them towards a small cafe, one of many she'd frequented on her time in Coruscant. Sliding her bag off to the chair, she ordered a drink. "... and whatever my friend is having, thanks," she told the bar guy, more interested in her datapad than anything else. Already as they stood there, the story was spreading. The alerts she'd put on the words 'Master' 'Thral' and 'Syndicates' were starting to flash.

"Looks like someone's getting some chatter," Nara muttered quietly, winking at her friend. "We've just got to w-"

Nara was interrupted by a ping on the datapad. On the screen, right in front of what she'd been working on.

Link found: CorPubTerminal 2E19
Link found: CorPubTerminal 2F56

Establishing trace...


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"Nothing we can't handle then." Izel replied to Nara's explanation, starting to get back to her usual friendly self. The whole pompous master act had put a damper on things, but she was still going to enjoy the time she had with a friend. As they entered the cafe she took a few moments to sit down comfortably. Not many places made seating very accommodating for her kind. She ordered a glass of membrosia, and tried to relax while Nara played with her datapad. But as expected it wasn't very long before they found what they were looking for.

"What do we have?" She asked curiously as she took a sip of her drink. If all went well, they might be able to track down Pieslice and capture them before evening. She knew she could certainly use an easy win right about now. Once they had secured their bounty she would have a bit more time to relax before returning to the Temple.

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A very helpful person brought a tray over with their drinks. Nara instantly snatched hers, sipping it through the rainbow straw. It was bright, fruity-looking and completely mixed through with ice. Her eyes scanned the datapad, checking the connections coming in.

"Looks like it worked. The terminals I slice- adjus-... checked out are all starting to ping. One after the other." They were using the terminals as proxies, alright. Nara watched the one she'd checked out by the senator's office quickly light up too. She placed the datapad down so Izel could see the screen.

"It's making a quick connection to the CorSec local databases, right where you just were," Nara told her, with a hint of smugness in her voice. "Nice work, Master Thral." A couple more taps as Nara prepared her special package. As the connections held for just a little longer, the trace continued.

"It's narrowing down where the connection's coming from, based on the initial route," Nara explained, as the screen splashed with a bunch of numbers.

Connection LOCATED
Address: 12A:L42:441:4FL:CORUSL1211:R900
Device: CorSec SM1A


Nara looked at the screen and paused for a second, barely believing what she was reading. Then, she laughed. Laughed out loud. "You sneaky son of a bitch. The signal's coming from a CorSec holonet access point, on Level 1211. Nothing but a bunch of slumlord apartments nearby. Whoever's slicing is routing it through a hacked CorSec system." Nara shook her head at the audacity.

"I'm actually impressed."


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