Cyril Khan
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Aryl Gerki
A lot of people think that all you need to be a good bounty hunter is to have a good gun and to shoot it well. That's a load of bull. You think it's fancy armor and gadgets now, huh? Not going to happen. What if yer a good fighter? Maybe. If you can wrestle that Krayt Dragon over there, then I'll give it a thought. Combat skill ain't nothin if you ain't got nothin to shoot at. Gadgets ain't nothin compared to yer brain; it don't need batts to keep it runnin. Got get myself a good meal and I'll put yer gadgets to shame. Don't need none of that bull.
Well, what the heck am I talkin about? You deaf son? I got a set of skills. No it ain't just them fightin skills. You gotta know what yer doin if you wanna get yer mark. No one likes gettin shot. No criminal is gonna give up if they're worth yer money. you wanna make yer life easy? Learn yer stuff. You gotta pay attention to yer surroundings. Tell me: how many exits do we have here? See that guy there drinking ale? He don't need that pistol to put you in a black bag. Where's a good place to hide a weapon? You know how to get around a security system leavin no trace? Didn't think so.
Sure I can hit that credit chip from a hundred meters. Heck, I can do that and more. You wanna brawl? I'm gunna kick your Teras Kasi ass back to Bunduki. You don't get this job if you can't win a fight. All I'm sayin is you can't do this job properly if you gotta rely on yer gear and not yer brain. The others can do what they want. I do things my own way.
You wanna know what's a good weapon for huntin? You tell me. I got one that works for me. If the gun don't fit, don't wear it. My two barrel does fine. Top shoots yer long range bolts. Bottom scatters. It ain't the best. Ain't no one that'll shoot it as good as me. Gotta know yer gun; gotta know the quirks. I always say: find yer gun and keep it forever. The only free job is the guy who takes it from you.
Go on. Get! Don't follow me out of the bar. Yeah this is my speeder. No I ain't gunna clean it up. My father didn't care for looks, and I sure won't. Learn a thing or two about how these things run and you ain't needin anyone but yerself forever. Now get lost and hope you aren't worth six figures.
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Have I ever hear of Aryl Gerki? You've got to be kidding me. That guy is the stupidest bounty hunter out there. I hear he faces his target face to face with nothing to protect himself but his rifle. One of these days he going to get shot, and he won't have anything to soften the blow. I haven't got a clue what he's trying to do. He lives in a cheap apartment. He drives a pathetic speeder. His rifle is the grandfather of anythign you see in the shops these days. How he gets anything done, I have no idea. You think a guy who refuses any bounty short of five figures would live in an uptown house. This guy doesn't. After every job he comes back here and lazes in his home all alone.
It's probably because of his wife. She got shot in the streets by some thug. I looked into the case myself, but the Coruscant Security Force doesn't think I'm homicide materials. I'm left with giving the man parking tickets every day. When will he learn that this is a no parking lane? If I didn't feel bad for him, I'd have towed it long ago. Anyways, I bet he's thinking he can find the guy who killed her. I don't know why, but he insists that he's a hitman worth at least six figures on the bounty market. I can't imagine why anyone so valuable would pick his wife to kill. Well, he did help the authories catch a well known crime lord who escaped from their custody, but he was no Hutt.
As for the money, I don't know what he's doing with it. He's not buying anything with it. I've been keeping tabs on it too. It's not that rarely that I wonder if he's into something shady, you know? He's been putting it all into a savings account. It's sitting there and rotting. Even his daughter isn't getting a penny. At least he isn't so cheap that he won't pay for her tuition at the university. Whoops. I probably shouldn't have said that. I can lose my job for telling you that. I don't think my superiors would mind anyways though. The guy is pretty useless anyways. Doesn't hurt to spill the beans about him anyways. It's pretty boring.
