The trip from Coruscant to Manaan seemed to have taken ages. The Captain kept nagging and to top it off she barely had any overlapping shifts with Liana. Fortunately the captain was also anal as a loadmaster for the ship so Derna could slip away for the rest of the day and explore Ahto City for the 36th time while the Selkath loaded up the kolto.
It didn't take long before a fellow human approached her. She wore rags, smelled of fish and while she most definitely applied heavy make-up after her last shower it was now all smeared. "Please," she immediately got on both knees in front of Derna, "Please help me. They won't help me!" A rather stern-looking Selkath appeared behind her, "Get going! Spice addicts have no place on Manaan." Derna immediately recognized him as one of Ahto City's security officers who she may or may not have encountered while intoxicated before.
For some reason, and not just because she was a human too, Derna decided to intervene and held up a hand. "One moment, Detective-" calling him by his correct rank within the security forces took him by surprise for apparently he did not recognize Derna at all. "-I want to know what's ailing her."
The Selkath starting laughing, "Spice ofcourse!" and before either the addict or Derna could reply his features switched from jolly to severe, "Spice is forbidden on Manaan. She is under the influence, so she brought spice to our beloved planet."
"N-no, I bought it-" the addict started, but was quickly interrupted by a smack on the back of the head, one coming from the Selkath detective. "She lies!"
Derna's head was racing. It didn't feel right to just shrug her shoulders and walk away. However, Ahto City was lowkey famous for its magnificent sushi and getting involved with the Selkath judicial system usually meant going way passed closing time for all the good restaurants.
@Sreeya