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Remaining silent as Poffo declared their lack of need for an extra pair of hands while giving his ego a more than desirable rub, Aska crossed her arms then leaned backwards on to the bar behind her. Pushing her tongue against the back of her teeth in the nearly impossible task of keeping her opinion to herself momentarily, she still did manage to shoot a glare at the man that would spook any average citizen with the ferocity behind it. Still, as much as she hated to admit it, it was blatantly obvious that Poffo was a cut above your average citizen. Two or three perhaps, knowing that he was no less nor no better than either her of Klied, despite the jagged and muscular frame the man possessed. No, such a stare would likely only provoke a man like him, much as it would provoke her had she been on the receiving end. Even still, she held the stare on the man as Klied attempted to negotiate between the two. Then and there, Aska decided she was having none of it.

"A small time spice dealer? I would hardly call that a challenge that would be worth either of our attention, Klied," Aska finally allowed herself to reply with a stern expression as she turned her attention to the more familiar man. "Seems more a job for a brute, like this guy," Pointing at Poffo with her thumb, Aska allowed a cocky smirk to crease her lips though she kept her attention on Klied. "Nah, I don't think any bounty is worth working with a buffoon like this, pal. Frankly, I'm not even sure how you do it yourself," Klied did come across as a more 'keep to himself' sort of hunter during their first encounter back at Deskar's on Nar Shaddaa. Seeing he had picked himself up a partner was quite the surprise, even more so knowing that his choice was Poffo. Patting Klied twice on the shoulder in rapid succession, Aska slipped between he and Sauvage to make her way to the entrance of the cantina where Kayto stood in wait. "Good luck, boys. Look me up if you ever decide to ditch the Gammorean," she called behind her but never breaking stride.

Pulling a cigarra from her pack, Aska placed the tabacc in her lips before flipping her hood back up over the back half of her head as she approached her droid escort.

"It pleases me to see you're not allowing your chronic bad choices to interfere with our assignment, Mistress," Kayto said politely as she brushed passed the machine and made her way out into the street. Lighting the cigarra, Aska then proceeded to pull the tracking fob from her pocket once more and watched as the red light blinked in slow succession.

"Believe it or not, pal... There are some people that are far more irritating than even you,"

"I resent that,"

"And I could care less. C'mon,"

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The bearded brawler dramatically wiped his hands clean of her, and he looked to Klied. "There you go, brother. All is right with the world, yeah." He thought he might see a hint of irritation, well more than a hint, in Klied's eyes. "Listen. We don't need her, and she don't want us. Besides, your old buddy Poffo already got the goods, yes, yes, I do."

Poffo quickly took a drink off a passing waitress tray and he paid with a couple of physical credits. "Apparently, our friend Mr. Tairo hasn't gotten away from his business model, yeah. There are pit fights after dark in Speeder lot K-01. Our squishy Dr. Feelgood friend sells his wares there. Easy bounty, brother. Can snag this one blindfolded."


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Klied opened his mouth to try and protest to Aska's departure, but in the end just sighed and held his tongue as he watched her go. It was a real pity. In their line of work jumping all over the galaxy there was no telling when he might run into her again. If ever. The bounty hunter worked his jaw as his partner spoke. Yeah, there was definitely more than a little irritation in his eyes.

"Not exactly the type of goods that I'm looking for Poffo." He replied through clenched teeth, and brushed past the brawler, clearly in a bad mood. "Come on. Let's get this over with." At least they had a lead now. He prayed this Treeno Tairo guy put up a fight. He really wanted to beat the crap out of someone right about now. He exited the cantina without bothering for his partner to finish his drink.

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Moving along the edge of the small but growing crowd, Aska plucked one of the small fruits from the plastic container she carried and popped it into her mouth. The sun of Corellia had begun to descend past the horizon and as the world began to fall asleep, the speeder lot began to wake up. Most of the crowd was that of the usual walk of life that occupied the Skids, being dirty and desperate for a better life yet still these people weren't here to beg or search for work. No, these people were here to enjoy the night and Aska wanted to be right in the middle of it all to soak in the energy as they let off some steam. It didn't take long before a man stood on the top of one of the barricades that lined the parking lot and screamed to get the attention of the people gathering below him.

"Aye! Back up, folks! Let's get this started, yea?!" The man shouted, waving his arms to indicate for the people to back up. His statement was met with the odd cheer from the crowd as they complied, soon leaving a large opening ahead of him. Curious, Aska remained at the back of the gathering but watched intently as she placed another small piece of fruit in her mouth.

"This place is worse than the cantina," Kayto complained at her side. "Should we not be trying to track down the Twi'lek? Why are we here?" Aska smirked as she chewed before using her free hand to pull the fob from her pocket.

"Why bother? He's coming to us," Glancing over to the droid, Aska presented him with the fob and showing him that the blinking red light was slowly but surely accelerating in it's pattern. "Why not enjoy the show in the mean time?" Slipping the fob back into her jacket pocket, she proceeded to pull another piece of fruit from the container and dropped it in her mouth. Her attention was back on the man orchestrating the 'event' though she had missed most of what he said.

"Show? What show?"

As though the crowd heard Kayto and decided to answer him for themselves, they erupted into a loud cheer as two burly human men pulled off their tunics and touched fists in the middle of the circling citizens. The man on the barricade began calling out to the crowd as he took on bets and Aska knew she was in the right place.

"Oh my! Are they going to engage in violence? Someone should alert the authorities!" Aska couldn't help but let out a hearty laugh at the droid's exasperation.

"First rule about fight club. Don't talk about fight club,"

"Where did you hear such nonsense?"

"I dunno, a holovid somewhere. Look, I guarantee you Denny is going to be coming here to bet on the fights. So lets just enjoy the brawl until he gets here," Now focused on the fight, it didn't take long before one of the combatants landed a hay maker on his opponent, dropping him to the ground as limp as a corpse. The crowd erupted in a roar of cheering and this time Aska was a part of it. Maybe tonight would turn around after all.

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Klied and Poffo decided to split up and look for their Rodian. That was probably for the best, Poffo thought. Klied was still not happy with Poffo after his behavior caused Aska to decline the three working together. Poffo didn't get it. Didn't care to get it. But, he liked working with Klied, and if he needed some alone time to chill out, Poffo would provide him with the space. Besides, these fights were crowded, and if Tairo spotted Poffo, he would try to slip away. Having Klied to cut him off made good strategic sense.

Because he knew Tairo was the skittish sort, Poffo would wait until the first fight was almost underway to show up. The moments before the fights were the loud and rowdy. People cheer and and chant. The bookies are yelling loudly taking the last few bets before the fight begins. It's the ideal time for a spice dealer to sneak an exchange. Tairo would likely be trying to make some creds, and he wouldn't be nearly as perceptive to those coming and going.

Sauvage was stopped by two bouncers. One was a Wookie who extended his arm and raaahhhhrred, refusing Sauvage passage. The other was a short, stumpy human who spoke. "He says he won't let you pass unless you can tell us what you want."

"I just want to take in the fights, yeah. I'm not from around here, but, uh, it's been a good while since I've seen a good fight," Poffo said.

"Do you have any money?" the human asked. "If you aren't gambling, you aren't getting in. We're trying to make this a classier joint. I'm sure you understand." He gave him a long look. "Maybe you don't."

Sauvage nodded, "Yeah, yeah. I get it. I have a confession to make. That I do. I don't have any credits. Not to gamble. I'm here to earn money, not piss it away, yeah."

The Wookie roared some more and grabbed Poffo by the throat. The human asked, "What's that supposed to mean? You some sort of law? Huh? Bounty hunter?"

Poffo didn't mess around. He couldn't speak and the Wookie was choking him out. So, Poffo brought his leg back and gave the Wookie a strong knee to the nads. The Wookie roared and bent over, so Sauvage took the opportunity to give the Wookie three hard shots to the head, driving the hairy beast to his knees. Poffo immediately turned to the human and pointed his thick finger at him. "Now listen to me, short stuff. I've won prize fights everywhere from Coruscant to systems you ain't even heard of. I'm here to see if this place is worth my time, yeah. I could fight some bum tonight and be the biggest draw you got tomorrow. Now then, can I pass or do I need to beat on your friend some more?"

The human, wide-eyed and open mouthed just nodded and motioned him through. Poffo certainly didn't want to draw the attention that he did, but at least he was inside. Poffo quickly wormed his way into the crowd, trying to make himself just another face, hoping that Tairo didn't see the commotion, spot Poffo as a part of it, and take off. Poffo got a glimpse of the fighting surface as the crowd cheered as a strong, looping right dropped a man damn near unconscious on the mat. Damn, he loved the fights, and he would do just about anything to get on the card tonight.

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Though frustrated by the exchange in the cantina Klied put his personal feelings behind him and decided to focus on the job. While Poffo made his way in through the front door the Onderonian would climb a pipe on a building adjacent to the speeder lot. Upon reaching the roof he'd creep over so he got a good view of the entire area. He made sure to stay in the shadows so he wouldn't be spotted by a random patron and slowly unslung his cycler rifle. No intentions of killing anyone of course, but the scope would allow him to take a closer look at the people below. And if he caught their mark running a quick shot to the leg would make his partner's job much easier.

"Poffo, I've got overwatch." He spoke curtly into his comlink, professionalism taking over. "I'll give you a heads up once I've got eyes on Tairo." With that he did a quick scan over the lot. Being out in the open there were more escape routes than he'd like, and with such a tightly packed crowd it would be difficult to spot a single individual. Oh well, the greater the challenge the better. The hunter slowly swept his rifle over the area, looking at the different faces. It seemed there were more humans than aliens. That was good, easier to spot a Rodian then. There was a lot of cheering going on though, and folks throwing their arms in the air. Annoying.

Finally he would spot something promising towards the southwest corner of the lot. No sign of the Rodian, but several people were gathering closely together, and their attention wasn't on the fights. They looked alert and jumpy. Possibly addicts looking for a score. Klied leaned into his comlink again. "Take a look at the southwest corner when you get the chance, got a feeling our mark might be skulking about there. And try to be subtle yeah? They look more skittish then a pack of boglings" For his part Klied would follow Poffo's movements closely, ready to provide support should their quarry manage to slip past him and make a break for it.

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"Mistress, do you see him yet? I would love to leave this place at the first opportunity. I'm not looking to have my circuits torn out of my back panel and I must admit a certain degree of concern at the possibility," Kayto's insistent whining broke Aska from watching the second fight get underway, but only for a moment.

"Oh, he showed up just before the end of the first fight," she replied smugly before lighting a cigarra. The Twi'lek was easy to spot in the crowd, considering the majority of the gathering had fortunately turned out to be human. That little stroke of luck allowed his bright green skin and tattooed lekku to stand out as clearly as a Wookie among Jawa's.

"Then might I suggest you make your move before he finds the opportunity to slip past you... Again?" Scoffing, the huntress took a drag off her cigara before blowing the smoke upwards directly ahead of her. She knew Denny wasn't going anywhere. Since departing the cantina, the Twi'lek had become obviously more intoxicated and was tossing credits on the second fight as though he knew something the rest of the crowd didn't. And he was still drinking.

"I'm speaking from experience on this, so believe me when I say that any second now Denny will walk away from the crowd to... Relieve himself, so to say," Aska smirked. It was almost as though he was cued by her words. As the fight came to an end, Kurtonias swung his arms up in defeat as he once again lost his purse. Grumbling to himself, he began to stagger away from the crowd to a few cargo crates that were along the edge of the lot. "Go get the ship ready for take off, Kayto. I won't be far behind you," Aska whispered as she unclipped the fastener of her holster.

"Finally!"



The sound of streaming liquid in behind the cargo crate told Aska she was spot on with her prediction as she approached. Walking slowly around the container to come up behind Denny, Aska pulled her pistol out and placed the cool barrel on the back of his head.

"What the-" Wasting no time, Aska took her free hand and covered his mouth.

"Boola misses you, Denny," Aska said coyly. Looking to her mark's hip, she noticed a pair of vibro-daggers tucked into his belt. Pushing the blaster barrel firmly into the back of his head to ascertain her dominance of the situation, she slowly moved her hand from his mouth and quickly reached down to pull the weapons away from him.

"I... I don't... What is it gonna take for you to walk away?" His voice shook with fear. Had he not just emptied his bladder, he surely would have by now. Scowling at his cowardice, Aska pulled the hammer of her pistol back with a satisfying click.

"Fifteen thousand,"

"Fifteen?! I owe her ten!"

"Uh, yea. No shit. The other five is for me, you moron," Aska spat as she rolled her eyes. No wonder Boola didn't care if he lived or died.

"Look, I don't have that kind of money right now. But I can get it! I just need to put another bet or two down on the next few fights and-"

"You're a trash gambler, Denny. I've been watching you lose money all night. And I don't really care to sit here and listen to you beg, so,"

"No! No! Wait, I-" Instead of firing her pistol and alerting the rest of the gathering, Aska decided on pushing one of the confiscated daggers deep into the back of the Twi'lek's neck and through the front, a sickening sound of suction as she removed the blade.

"Well, that was easy," Aska laughed to herself softly as she wiped the blade on Denny's shoulder, watching as the life faded from his eyes while he gasped for air. "Now, I think I might need some proof for that Rodian slime ball," As Denny finally slowly fell to the ground, Aska observed the ornate and clearly unique tattoos on his lekku. Smiling widely, she spun the vibro-dagger in her fingers and knew just what she was going to take.

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"Take a look at the southwest corner when you get the chance, got a feeling our mark might be skulking about there. And try to be subtle yeah? They look more skittish then a pack of boglings," Klied told Poffo over the comlink. Poffo shot back, a "Oh yeah, southwest corner," but truth be told he was watching the fights. His heart started to pump a little harder watching the men fight, hearing the cheering and jeering of the crowd. Poffo didn't know whether to be impressed or miffed that one of the fighters managed to sneak into the groin of the other before delivering a huge uppercut knockout blow. Cheap, but effective.

Sauvage took the down time to make his way to the southwest corner. There was definitely some movement, some jittery overtones. It could be anything from tweakers needing a fix or someone looking to collect on some IOUs. And collections in a place like this usually warranted some skittishness. Poffo weaseled his way into the are and starting to looking for his mark. He got on his comlink and told Klied, "You might want to follow the fighters leaving the pit, yeah. Our dealer deals in some nice feelgood medicine for folks in pains. His best clientele are the fighters who got their ass handed to them, dig it?"

Meanwhile, Poffo started poking around the southwest corner. He added to Klied, "Really don't need the mark to spot me, if you catch what I'm selling. I may...or may not...have uh...been a customer of his a time or two, yeah."

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"Will do." Klied responded simply to Poffo's advice before swinging his rifle back in the direction of the ring. "Is that so?" He asked with mild curiosity in response to his partner's admission of using the Rodian's drugs. "Guess your fighting record isn't as perfect as you'd like folks to believe huh? You know this guy personally at all? Is he the type to bolt or put up a fight?"

It was still difficult to pick out an individual in the crowd, but Klied managed to fix his sights on one brawler as he hobbled away from the ring nursing a growing goose egg. He seemed to be receiving many a consoling word or pat on the back from friends and fans. He made his way to a bench on the edge of the lot, flanked by an armed guard on each side. Made sense. With so many people betting on these fights it was only natural the fighters would become targets for foul play. The brawler took a drink from a bottle before grabbing a towel and starting to wipe the blood from his face. That's when the mark finally appeared.

A Rodian looking even slimier than usual slipped up behind the brawler and tapped him on the shoulder. The fighter looked up and his mood seemed to brighten. Just a few words were exchanged, then a wad of credits and a little bag were exchanged very smooth like. And the Rodian melted back into the crowd without anyone else taking notice. Any but Klied that was. The hunter kept his focus on the dealer as he stealthily made his way towards some of the fighters resting on the other side of the lot.

"Got him." Klied said into his comlink with a smirk. "Turn around and start making your way back towards the ring, step it up and you'll run right into him. Be aware there seem to be some armed security about. He might try to call them for backup." With that Klied pulled back the bolt on his rifle and started loading slugs into it one by one. Things were about to pickup. He needed to be ready to offer support.

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Wiping the blood from her hands on Denny's tunic, Aska quickly wrapped the skinned tattoos up tightly before placing them in her inside pocket of the leather jacket she wore. They were unique enough that Boola should immediately recognize them and be proof enough that she had completed her assignment. Next, she needed to get rid of the body before the crowd of the fights noticed his absence. "Well, where ever these crates are going, they're bringing a bit of a nasty surprise with them," she whispered to herself. Moving quickly, she sliced the locking mechanism and struggled to move his body into place. The crate was filled mostly with ship parts but with enough effort, she found the space to cram his corpse in before shutting the hatch and sealing the lock once more. "Job well done, kid," Aska smirked as she pulled her pack of cigarras out of her pocket before lighting one and walking back out into the open.

"Where are you? I'm eager to return to Nar Shaddaa," Kayto's voice crackled over the comm. Still, the job was done and the night was young.

"I'm getting a drink. I think I've earned it. I'll be there when I get there," Aska replied before deactivating the device and shoving it back into her pocket. As she made her way back into the crowd in search of someone who could satisfy her craving, a familiar face appeared as Poffo pushed through the people around him. "Well, looks like Klied and the clown are making some progress," she joked to herself as she took a long drag off her cigarra. "This should be fun to watch,"

((Sorry about the short post. In the middle of making supper and wanted to pound something out))

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Poffo began to worm his way through the crowd. As fights ended, the fighters were usually bombarded by men wanting autographs and women wanting to make their night with a big, powerful, alpha male. Any fighter worth his salt would play it up too, because the more people that liked him, the bigger purse he could demand the next fight he was scheduled to fight. These two fighters fighting the first card both must have been pretty popular because the crowd surrounding them was expansive. The Rodian was short, and trying to find him in this throng of people would be difficult...until it wasn't. The Rodian was trying to sneak out of the crowd while Poffo was trying to sneak in. And they just so happened to run into each other. Tairo looked up into the familiar eyes of Poffo Sauvage and the Rodian's eyes grew three sizes in shock. He screamed, and Poffo dropped him with an elbow to his snout.

"HELP!" Tairo called out, specifically calling the names of the two fighters that had just purchased some painkiller spice from him moments ago. Poffo kicked his bounty in the ribs to shut him up, and the reptilian curled into the fetal position begging Poffo not to kick him anymore. But, Poffo had bigger problems. Big in the since that both brawlers were splitting the crowd and charging at Poffo to protect their dealer.

Poffo waved them to him with his hands. He ducked under the first haymaker, popped up and delivered a hard right hook to the following pit fighter. He didn't fall, but he was stunned. Sauvage quickly turned and delivered a hard front kick to the gut of the brawler that threw the first punch. He followed that with a hard uppercut that dropped him. The other brawler had gotten his bearings and delivered a hard punch to the Poffo's kidney while Sauvage was turned away from him, dropping the Coruscanti to one knee. The brawler followed that up with another hard punch to back of the head that put Poffo all the way to the ground. Now a big circle had gathered around Poffo and the two brawlers and quickly bets starting taking place for this impromptu fight. The fighter that put Poffo down approached him and laughed as Poffo laid face first on the concrete. He reached down to grab Poffo by the hair, but Sauvage surprised him with a leg sweep. He never saw it coming, and he fell back and cracked his head on the concrete. Blood started to pour from the back of his head and Poffo quickly mounted him and rained down a series of punches and elbows until he was out like a light.

Poffo popped up quickly seeing the other brawler on his feet and approaching. The other fighter was still a little wobbly, and Poffo said, "Your toughest fight ain't even got started yet, yeah!"

The man's eyes gave way to resignation that Poffo would eat him alive. Sometimes a fighter just knows, and while he won with regularity here in the Skids, this flamboyant, grizzled voiced stranger was out of his league. The fighter looked at the surrounding crowd and knew his reputation was at stake. Poffo laughed and nodded. "Oh, yeah...You ain't got no choice." He waved him forward with his fingers. "Come on. I'll make it fast."

The other fighter took a deep breath and closed in with a flurry of punches in an effort to give himself a puncher's chance. Poffo expertly defended them with his forearms and shoulders like a prizefighter so that no punches connected to his head. Sauvage finally got an opening and delivered a short hook to the other man's left cheek. Poffo followed that with a series of hard left uppercuts to the ribs that started lifting the big man off the ground with each punch. Poffo could feel the ribs start to give and crack from the brutal barrage. Poffo finally grabbed a head full of hair and delivered a knockout blow that dropped him to the floor. The crowd cheered loudly as Poffo had knocked both men out. Poffo raised his hands, turned in a circle, telling them to cheer him on with his fingers. "Ooooohh, Yeah!" he yelled to the crowd. "Mr. Macho is undefeated here at the skids, yeah!" There was no better feeling for Poffo than the roar of the crowd. People picked up on his name and starting chanting, "Macho! Macho! Macho!"

Unfortunately, Poffo had other business to attend to instead of pit fighting. He looked down to collect his Rodian bounty...but he was gone. In the fray, he had snuck out through the crowd. Sauvage cussed under his breath before speaking into his comlink. "Heya, partner. Bad news, brother. Rodian made me....I'm sure you saw me drop these two clowns....Well, Tairo is long gone. I'm hoping you still have eyes on him."


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Klied kept his sights trained on Tairo until Poffo arrived and started beating on him. Things seemed to be going according to plan at first, then the Rodian's customers stepped in to defend him. Klied assumed Poffo would be able to put down the two amateur fighters in short order, but it quickly became clear he was getting caught up in the loving applause of the crowd and letting his inner showman take over again. The hunter just sighed and moved his sights to follow the fleeing Rodian. Once he got a beat on the fleeing Rodian he stood up and made his way back to the pipe to slide down to ground level.

"Already on it." He replied to his partner over the comlink as he broke into a dash, shouldering his rifle and pulling out his Westar. Tairo was still running desperately from the fighting ring, trying to put as much distance between himself and Poffo as possible. Keeping his eyes behind him instead of in front, he rounded a corner right into the knee of the Onderonian hunter.

As the Rodian doubled over in pain Klied bashed his quarry over the back of the head with his blaster, sending him straight to the floor. Out cold. Klied took a moment to catch his breath before bringing his comlink to his mouth. "Got him." He informed Poffo, then looked up at the nearest street sign to figure out where he was. "I'm on Bhindi Street. Get over here and help me carry this moron back to the Bounty Office." With that he holstered his blaster and knelt down to start binding the Rodian's hands behind his back. Then Tairo started to come to, groaning in pain before realization and panic struck him again. He started squirming in Klied's grasp immediately.

"W-wait! You don't need to do this!" He begged.

"No I do not," Klied agreed as he pulled the Rodian up so he was on his knees. "But I like getting paid. And no, I don't take bribes. Bad for my reputation."

"But... But..." Tairo's eyes shot back and forth as he frantically tried to think of an out. "Oh! But I can offer you a much higher bounty! Yeah, you'll get a better payout and your reputation won't take a hit! It's a win-win!"

"A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush." Klied replied, feigning disinterest. "It would need to be a pretty high bounty for me to even consider..."

"It is!" Tairo insisted. "One of my old colleagues, one of Jalir T'lol's top agents..." Klied looked down at the Rodian with an unreadable expression.

"Is that so?" He asked, his curiosity getting the better of him. Mayby it was worth hearing the slime ball out after all...

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Instinct paid off as Aska watched the gargantuan Poffo seemingly capture his mark once the Rodian spice dealer hit the ground in a quivering ball. She knew this was going to turn in to a show and as the drug pusher wailed out for help, it didn't take long before two burly men began rushing towards their downed peddler. Did they hope to simply save him because they saw him as a friend? No, she didn't think so. More likely, they saw this as an opportunity to hold a favor over his head and get a 'little extra' the next time they called on him for his services. Regardless, it seemed they bit off more than they could chew. While she held no respect for Poffo, only an idiot would be able to gloss over the fact that he was an intimidating sight. These two men? Clearly idiots. As the brawl dragged on, Aska laughed heartily once Poffo hit the concrete after a swift knock to the back of the head but her attention soon shifted to the Rodian man as he began working his way through the crowd while his stalker was distracted in the two on one skirmish. Unable to contain a slight growl, Aska flicked her cigarra to the ground and pulled her hood back over her head. She despised Poffo, yes. Klied, on the other hand, had her respect. She had no doubt he was on his way to either assist his partner or do what his partner could not. Regardless, Treeno Tairo wasn't going to be so lucky as to escape with his freedom. After all, she was riding the high of capturing her own target. What was one more?

Despite his small size, Tairo proved to be a fast little Rodian as he fled the scene of the brawl. Not wanting to be seen following the dealer, Aska moved along the edge of the speeder lot as quietly and gracefully as she could, removing her SL-45 from it's holster as she did. Once Tairo rounded the corner into an alleyway, Aska knew she had him. "Got you, little bug..." Aska laughed to herself, pushing her legs to move as fast as they would allow towards the street side of the alley he ducked out in, hoping to cut him off. Sliding around the corner, blaster raised and set to stun with her finger prepped on the trigger, the woman took aim only to find her friend standing over top of the unconscious mark. "Figures," Aska muttered, holstering her weapon before making her way slowly towards Klied and Treeno. She had some ground to cover and as she did, the Rodian came back to the world of living before what looked to be him begging for his life. "Typical," she spat.

"You got lucky, pal," Aska announced her arrival quietly enough that any near by civilians likely wouldn't have been able to make out what she had to say but loud enough for Klied to hear her as she approached. "If you were a second later, I was gonna steal that little pay check from you before I head off world," Smirking, Aska continued onward until she was standing over the bruised and bleeding Tairo. "You gonna kill him? It's what I'd do. A corpse can't run away and they sure as hell talk a lot less,"

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Klied talked to Poffo over his comlink. "Got him. I'm on Bhindi Street. Get over here and help me carry this moron back to the Bounty Office."

Well, that was a relief. Sounded like Klied would get things under control. Knowing that, Poffo took a few moments more to take in the chants of the crowd, kiss a few girls, cop a few feels, and give a few high fives on his way out of the crowd. The promoter of the fight, a well-dressed, but sleazy looking Corellian slapped Poffo on the back with a laugh. "You're a hell of a fighter, Mr. Macho. A hell of a fighter! Tell me, what would it take fo..."

"Not interested, no," Poffo said interrupting him. "I know that I could make you some money, yeah, but ooohh, I'm using my powers of kicking ass, yeah, using my powers for gooood, yeah."

"For good? A man like you uses your power for money! Am I right?"

"Ooooh, yeah. You're right about that," Poffo said. "You're right about a million percent, yeah. But I'm getting paid too, brother."

Poffo pushed him away and walked up on the threesome in front of him. Klied had Tairo and Aska, for some reason, had joined the party. Poffo ignored her completely and directed his first comments to Tairo who was on his knees. "You're a sniveling little coward, yeah, that's what you are. Running off like that." He backhanded the Rodian hard, sending him back to the ground. He knew Klied wouldn't approve, so he didn't look at his partner.

Tairo squealed and started yelling at Poffo. "Stop it! Please! Stop it! I was just telling this savage friend of yours that I can get you a lead on an old friend of yours!"

Poffo reached down and pulled him up harshly. "What friend of mine?"

"Mil Ro! I know where he is!"

Now Poffo felt compelled to steal a glance from Klied before turning back to the Rodian. "Ro? No way, brother. Mil Ro is locked up reeeeeeeeeeaaaal tight in Coruscant, yeah."

"That's where you're wrong, Macho," Tairo shot back. "You heard about those attacks on Coruscant? Sector Rangers really took one on the chin, huh? Well, Mil Ro and Brag Tyllon managed to use that whole situation to escape. They're long gone, man."

Poffo shook his head as he looked back at Klied. "That's bad news, man. That's real bad news."


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Hearing someone approach Klied's hand reflexively went to his blaster, but seeing it was Aska he smirked and took it away again. "You'd probably be doing me a favor." He joked in reply to her threat of stealing his bounty. Tairo kept begging for his life, and then Aska made the remark about bringing him in cold. Klied crossed his arms as he looked down at the mark.

"I'm considering it..." He said threateningly. That shut the Rodian up quick. That's when Poffo showed up, and was quick to exact some retribution on Tairo for trying to run. That was about what he expected. When you're a hammer every problem is a nail. But it got Klied what he was after. Mil Ro, and more tantalizing, Brag Tyllon. Poffo still seemed more then a little nervous over that hitman's name, but it brought a grin to the Onderonian's face.

"I beg to differ." He countered the brawler. "Tyllon is bound to be worth much more than this womp rat." He paused to look at Aska. "Enough that you could make a decent profit off a three way split." Brag Tyllon was definitely dangerous, but Klied and Poffo had beat him once already. If they could take him three on what it would be that much easier. He looked back to his partner. "Come on Poffo. Don't tell me you wouldn't love a shot at a rematch with Brag. Last time we saw him you were itching to put him in the ground."

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Aska couldn't help but be unable to suppress a slight wince, albeit with a coy smirk, as Poffo backhanded the quivering Rodian upon his arrival. She had no doubt that there were much stronger men that such a backhand would have put out cold and yet Tairo remained conscious though perhaps it was sheer will to beg for his life that granted him the endurance needed. But the banter between the three men soon changed direction as they discussed an escaped convict. A convict that even seemed to put fear in the gargantuan man, evident from the way he turned to Klied at the mention of this 'Mil Ro' and 'Brag Tyllon'. It seemed that Tairo even recognized that he now had everyone's full attention as his demeanor began to ease.

"Brag Tyllon?" Aska finally spoke up. "I've never heard of him but judging how even his name is making this mud licker shake in his boots, I feel like maybe I should have," Aska embellished a bit, of course. Anything to take a jab at Poffo and his fragile masculinity. Still, a dangerous target no doubt would earn a rich reward and she had already accomplished the task Boola had assigned. Denny provided little thrill and this opportunity seemed to be on a more respectable level. Now turning her attention back to the Rodian, who remained sitting on the ground while the three hunters towered above him, Aska gave him a sharp jab in the ribs with the toe of her boot. "An escaped convict isn't going to stick around the hole he crawled out of. Where did he go? Nal Hutta? Nar Shaddaa? Or some other backwater slime hole?" Of course, the outer rim was a giant place and many worlds harbored escaped and wanted criminals though a large chunk of them always seemed to opt for the obvious choices. There was doubt in her mind, however. While she didn't know these marks personally, the reaction of Poffo and Klied at hearing their names implied they would be of a higher caliber. At least one of them, to be sure. "Speak up, bug,"

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"Speak up, bug," Aska told Tairo. The Rodian was shaking and eager to do whatever he had to do to get out of this mess. As he opened his mouth to speak, Poffo backhanded him again, sending Tairo back to the floor.

"Hold that thought," Poffo said before turning to Aska. "Shake in my boots? Maybe so, yeah. Brag's a dangerous one, yeah, yeah he is. If it was a pit fight, I wouldn't be concerned, not even one teensy little bit." Poffo opened the tiniest of spaces between his index finger and his thumb in an exaggerated manner to help make his point. "Buuuuuuut, that ain't the way that Tyllon will fight. He'll shoot you in the back. He'll send a kid with a thermal detonator and blow you both up. You ain't dealing with some mindless thug. Mil Ro ain't nothing but a stain on your panties, little girl. But Brag Tyllon? He's a stone-cold killer, yeah."

Poffo turned his attention to Klied. "You remember the deal. If we ever ran across Tyllon again, I put him down. No taking him in. No cuffs. No mercy. I twist his neck until it cracks real good, got it? That was the deal."

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Klied smirked a bit at Aska's response, glad to have piqued her curiosity. He just might be able to get her onboard after all. But Poffo had a point. Tyllon wasn't to be taken lightly even with a team of three. He'd likely be expecting bounty hunters to come after him and if their previous encounter was any indicator he'd be very well prepared. They'd have to be on the top of their game. And they couldn't afford to hesitate either, Klied had to admit. His brow furrowed when Poffo brought up their previous deal. He didn't like it, but the brawler was right.

"Yeah I remember." He replied ruefully. "We track him down, I won't get in your way." He looked back at Aska and shrugged. "He's worth enough dead anyway. Man is a particularly infamous hitman. He's killed a lot of people. I'm sure he's made a lot of very wealthy enemies."

"Yeah, he's worth a lot more than me!" Tairo piped in eagerly.

"Shut it." Klied commented sharply before looking between his associates. "So what do you say? Do we have an agreement here?" The Rodian had been a disappointment. Klied wanted a challenge, and that's what Tyllon was. A worthy opponent. One way or another he intended to hunt the hitman down.

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Listening to Poffo as he explained his concern over Tyllon's escape, Aska's stomach turned at the thought of using children as a tool for murder. Her own morality was something she couldn't help but ponder but one thing she knew with absolute certainty; children were out of bounds. Gritting her teeth as the pair of men discussed their agreement, Aska glanced down to the quivering Rodian and watched as his starry eyes twitched back and forth between the three of them.

"So what do you say? Do we have an agreement here?" The words broke Aska from her train of thought, or rather lack there of. This was a bounty that actually mattered. That would make the galaxy a better place when he was put in the ground. Men like this Brag Tyllon deserved nothing less than death, and if she were to have her own way, he would suffer before his demise. She had no doubt that Poffo felt the same, judging by his apprehensiveness at the reveal of the man's freedom. Maybe Sauvage wasn't total garbage after all...

"Yea... Yea, I'm in," Aska finally replied. "Keep your freak on a leash until we have that sack of shit in our sights, then let the wookie loose. Poffo can be the one to kill him but if that son of a bitch is as disgusting as you say, he better pay for every man, woman and child he's hurt before he bites it,"

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"Keep your freak on a leash until we have that sack of shit in our sights, then let the wookie loose. Poffo can be the one to kill him but if that son of a bitch is as disgusting as you say, he better pay for every man, woman and child he's hurt before he bites it," Aska said, agreeing to team up with Poffo and Klied.

Sauvage pointed a finger at her and rolled his neck a little as he talked in his gravelly voice. "You got one thing right. I'm a freak, don't deny it. Wouldn't want to. A freak in many ways, yeah!" he told her. "Buuuuuut, you don't want me on leash when the Shavit hits the fan." He grabbed Tairo by the collar and started dragging him out of the crowd.

The three of them led Tairo into a seedy cantina, one of many places in the Skids where Tairo would get no help from anybody. One of those places where the best policy was to mind your own damn business. Poffo shoved Tairo into a booth and slid in next to him, pitting him between himself and the wall. He left the other side of the booth empty for Aska and Klied. "So, you have a line on Bragg Tyllon, yeah?"

The Rodian started stuttering. "N...n....now, wait a minute. I never said I had a line on Bragg.....at least not directly."

Poffo squinted and put his hulking, balled up fist on the table in front of Tairo.

"I said I have a line on Mil Ro." He looked at Aska and Klied. "I swear I do. Please don't let him hit me!"

Poffo slapped him to get him to turn his attention back to the brawler.

"Mil Ro knows where Bragg is. I mean, he has to, right?"

Poffo sighed and shot a quick glance to Klied. "Either way, Mil Ro is worth more than this little turd, yeah." He turned back to the spice-dealer. "Where is that punk, Ro?"

"You won't tell him how you found him, right?"

Sauvage grabbed him by the neck and gave a rough squeeze. "You can deal with Mil Ro or you can deal with me. Those are your choices, yeah, yeah, they are. Pick."

The Rodian's face turned a shade of purple and started kicking and pulling at Poffo's hands before Sauvage finally let go. He coughed and wheezed, and a big show of it before he nodded. "Ok, ok, ok. He's selling black market ship parts in Coronet City."

Poffo looked at Klied and then back to Tairo. "Corellia?"

Tairo nodded and said, "There's a mechanic yard there called Hezi's Yard. They really do repair ships there. Damn good at it to tell you the truth, but pirates often steal ships and bring them to Hezi to be chopped up and sold for parts. Ro is the buyer. He negotiates with the pirates on a price for the ship."

Poffo turned and looked back at Klied and Aska. "Are we satisfied?"

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