Ask Plain to See

[Darth Caelestis]

Ruusan, a world of smugglers, bounty hunters and thieves as close as you could get to Five Syndicate space without having to pay the toll for entry. The world was littered with dive bars, cantinas of ill repute, brothels and spice dens, it was hard to find somewhere without a layer of filth lining every surface of the establishment, but Artorigas had tried his hardest. 'The Blue Lady' was perhaps the cleanest of the buildings his agents had found upon the planets surface and so here he was, awaiting his contact from inside Syndicate space.

Arotirgas sat dressed in dark clothes blending into the scenery around him, he wore no distinguishing markings so even with his face uncovered he was unlikely to be recognised, there was perhaps a hundred men in this teaming galaxy who looked like him and none would expect a King in a place as low as this. A small glass of what the barkeep had told him was his finest keg sat before him, it was passable for the planet but would never make a real bar back on Serenno or Namadii.

Around him sat a pair of scantly clad women, a blue/green Twi'Lek and a pale Rattataki though he gave them both little attention. The Rattataki 'Kali' was a member of Avillion one of his scouts and agents sent to locate a suitable location for him to meet. After confirming that 'The Blue Lady' was the best she had gotten herself hired as a dancer with tonight ironically being her first night, the Twi'lek was just a local hired for her beauty. It seemed as if she was trying to teach Kali the ropes getting closer to Artorigas placing a hand on his leg and fluttering her eye lashes but she seemed to be getting nowhere, but the credits kept coming for the pair so they stayed.

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Spoiler: OOC

FYI this is taking place before Dennon and Ossus.

 

[Gareth Gin]

Ruusan was a fine planet in the "eyes" of the Miralukan, not part of Syndicate space but still felt almost like home, sure, most places weren't exactly high class in there but, then again, Gareth certainly didn't care about such things, fun was fun no matter the hellhole he was in, if he wanted a very clean, high standard place he would be inside his yatch or in Coruscant...But that didn't matter, after all, he was not here for fun, the White Lion of Zaa Fenn was here for bussiness.

Truth is, he was not very happy getting contacted by a sith as a client, still mighty pissed about how their empress had killed the person that brought him into the family...But Preef did always say that everything could be forgiven with enough credits, a war with the sith would have been very bad for them now that the ISC was after the Five Syndicates, not only that but the sith that wanted his help was one that reeked of money and influence, which were things Gareth certainly wanted for himself.

Wearing a simple, casual outfit, Gareth walked inside the cantina, not really worried about hiding his appearance, while his hair and tattoos could make people recognize him, Ruusan was one of the planets outside of 5S space were he would not get into any trouble for showing his face. The Miralukan simply approached Artorigas and sat in front of him, turning his head to the two women and then back to the sith lord "Hope I didn't keep you waitin' for too long, let's get down to bussiness." Not feeling like beating around the bush with a sith, the Miralukan crossed his arms and waited for his employer to tell the women to leave before giving him more details about this job he had for him.

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[Darth Caelestis]

It was hard to mess the hulking brute as he entered the establishment, just over six feet he would guess and perhaps a little to much Bantha Testosterone in his body for Artorigas liking. But in the end the looks of the man did not matter only that he could get the job done. The contact quickly made his way over to the three of them and sat down opposite.

"Ladies please let me and my friend here have some privacy, get yourselves something to drink." Artorigas said passing Kali a credit chip which would be more than enough to get them both plastered, but he knew the Avillion agent would be clever, getting the other women so drunk she could not remember the night before quietly slipping off into the streets herself.

Turning back to the brute before him, he smiled. "I prefer introductions before business, my name is Drystan and yours?"

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[Gareth Gin]

Gareth paid little mind to the women as they left, sure, he could appreciate having some good company, but he wasn't one to judge people by their looks, not one to care about eye candy for obvious reasons, but regardless, there would be time to have fun, right now he just wanted to talk business.

"Gareth Gin, the White Lion of Zaa Fenn, nice to make your acquaintance" Gareth replied back with a smile, dropping name and title was a good tactic when it came to dealing with employers, most people of the outer rim that knew a bit about the five syndicates knew who he was, an enforcer that worked under Preef's orders right until the poor Rodian bit the dust, it was a good way to have possible employers decide that the credits they were about to invest would be more than worth it.

"So, introductions are out of the way, mister Drystan, what is that you want? Chances are, whatever you require, I can get it for you: Relics, someone's life, protection or just destruction, tell me your needs and I'm sure we'll be able to come up with a price that we'll both like." The Miralukan stated bluntly once more, these words whispered so only Artorigas could hear him, even if Gareth didn't have any eyes, chances are the sith lord would notice that he was scanning him and their surroundings very thoroughly, never truly letting his guard down, just in case.

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[Darth Caelestis]

Although the Sith Lord knew little to nothing about the Five Syndicates or those who served within them, the man spoke with confidence and swagger, which meant he was either a fake or the true thing. If it was the former, Gareth Gin would wish he had never been born, if it was the latter he would be living in luxury once the job was complete. The rest of his speeal was said in hushed tones, hardly reaching Artorigas' ears through the thumping beat of the music and chatter of patrons.

A drink was placed down in front of the Sith by a passing waitress, a glass of the house wine. It wasn't that bad, he had drunken much worse in the past but it was still a little bitter to his taste. A large flagon of ale was placed before the man opposite him, "Apologies but I took the initiative to get us both something to drink. If you want something else just ask." Artorigas said before taking a drink of the wine.

"Destruction is what is needed, I have a competitor in the game and I wish to have some of there productivity reduced. How familiar are you with the planet of Kuat?"

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[Gareth Gin]

Gareth nodded with a smile as he was offered alcohol, guess it was fine if he drank a little bit "Nah, this is fine, thanks for the drink, mister Drystan" And so the White Lion took a sip from his drink, getting a bit more comfortable now that he had something to grab and calm his currently very busy mind, so the blind man just let the man in front of him talk and let him know exactly what he wanted.

And hearing him mention the planet Kuat made Gareth tilt his head a little bit, knowing exactly where this could be going "Home of Kuat Drive Yards, one of the biggest starship manufacturers in the whole galaxy, you would need to live in a very isolated planet or really not care about ships to not know what Kuat is"

"So..." Gareth's smile only widened as he took another sip from the ale...it was not the best drink he had, but it was good enough for the occasion "Would I hit the mark if I took a guess and said that those are your competitors?" That, of course, would mean Gareth had quite a big task on his hands...But that was all right, he was up for the challenge. Artorigas would probably notice that Gareth looked a bit more focused now, thinking already on ways they could do some proper damage to such a big company, but regardless, he was waiting for further explanation.

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[Darth Caelestis]

He took another mouthful of the drink, its bitter and sour flavour making the saliva glands in his mouth turn into override, he was much more of a sweet tooth. Placing the glass back down on the table he looked at the blank sockets of Gareth. He had experience with his kind, his own apprentice was a half-breed of the race, so Artorigas knew what they could and could not see. "Your guess is correct." He replied with a smile, he would beat around the bush a little but there was no need to be too discreet here.

"They are currently hurting my business a little too much for my liking so I could do with them being brought down a peg or two, if you understand what I mean?" He raised his glass again to take another sip, his mouth already preparing for the bitter taste.

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[Gareth Gin]

Gareth listened carefully as his soon to be employer talked, the gears inside his mind turning and getting in motion as he already thought of a few things he could do to Kuat Drive Yards as the other man took a sip from his drink "Well, you've come to the right man, I can prepare a little team to make them too busy licking their wounds to bother you, specially since building ships can be...dangerous, one of them could have a freak explosive accident..."

Gareth decided to down the rest of the drink in one go, his endurance making him drink at such a rate normal people wouldn't be able to afford the tab afterwards, with a large exhale following it, Gareth crossed his arms and leaned back, looking at his client "Of course, I don't want to get ahead of myself, do you have any plans in mind about what do you exactly want to do to them?...Or would you rather have me do the planning? I don't mind, I can be quite creative, it's part of the job requirement." The White Lion hoped it was the latter, but the customer was always right and he needed to hear him out.

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[Darth Caelestis]

He chuckled when the silver haired man joked about explosives. "I have heard that Rhydonium is rather combustible." Artorigas replied in a serious tone, a tug of a smile on the edge of his lips. Artorigas finished the last of his drink as he listened to Gareth's further questioning, the man appeared competent by his questioning which was a positive sign.

"Well, I would ideally have it target a certain aspect of their shipyard, I personally deal with ships at the larger end of the Anaxes spectrum if you understand what I mean?" He replied. "Otherwise I would leave the exact planning to yourself, for business reasons I need to appear as far away from this as possible." Artorigas raised his hand and requested another pair of drinks for the two.

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[Gareth Gin]

Gareth let out a small chuckle as Artorigas mentioned Rhydonium and then started talking about what he would rather have targetted "You're a man after my own heart, because that was indeed what I was planning to do anyways." There was something the White Lion of Zaa fenn always did, and that was focusing on big stuff: Big plans, big heists, big attacks, and, of course...Big explosions for big ships, he could be subtle with the sabotage, but since his employer was not going to be connected to that at all, why bother?

"In fact, I think I've already got a basic plan in mind, still need to get to the details, but if you wanna hear the gist of what I'm pllaning to do, I can tell you" Gareth turned towards the person that would probably bring them another couple drinks. Gareth would obviously wait until they were 100% left alone "Of course, I can shut my mouth too, if you want it to be a surprise, something you'll hear about first thing in the news, your choice."

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[Darth Caelestis]

"I prefer to allow those who work with or fore me as much leeway as possible. I find that a little bit of freedom allows everyone to succeed." He replied with a smile, picking up the new drink and taking a long sip of the bitter liquid. "I believe the only thing left to truly discuss is payment? Do you have a preference of delivery?" Some people liked hard credits others preferred rare metals, easier to remove traces of where it came from. Artorigas had already arranged for the money to be siphoned through enough accounts and purchases and sales that it would not be tracked back to him and the Empire, now he only needed to sought out the payment.

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