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Quarzite space station

The Cobalt Viper came out of hyperspace with the typical booming sound of returning to sublight speed. At the controls, Roland looked towards the distant purple hued planet of Quarzite. Sticking out of the planet was the skyhook space station where his ship began heading.

The recent sightings of Kage Warriors on Nal Hutta as well as a sighting on Nar Shaddaa in the fight pits of led to Roland asking Chief Hudson for permission to reach out to the government of Quarzite, the Kage's homeworld. With permission from the Chief, the Mandalorian Ranger persues the lead with hopes of finding more information about the anonymous perpitrators and possibly even getting support from the Kage people to bring the criminals to justice.

While Roland is comfortable working alone he brought along another Ranger for the job. The armored ranger was unfamiliar with Ranger Hackett but from first glances he seemed to be a relativly new member of the Sector Rangers. But for now Roland would reserve judgement on his partner. So far he seemed to be polite though he hoped he was not soft and had the capability of backing up his coworker in a tight spot. Then again the Mandalorian doubted they were going to be encountering any high risk situations.

"You ever been to Quarzite? I'm not sure what to expect." The ship drew closer to the station. The man signaled ahead, giving the traffic control their information since he had called ahead. While they could have arrived unannounced the Mandalorian wanted to start off on the right foot and not blunder their way into talks. Diplomacy diplomacy diplomacy

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While Roland was flying the ship, Alton was in the passengers seat, strapped during the hyperspace transit. Once they came out of hyperspace he got out and strode in the cockpit, overlooking Roland, having a nice view of the planet and the Skyhook station itself. "No, I haven't" Alton hasn't been here that he knows of.

Alton is a newcomer to the Rangers and he didn't have any time wasted getting any work to him. He's with Ranger Rook for today, Negotiating with the Quarzite government in regards to the suspects in regards with the business going on in Hutt Space. Ranger Hackett was briefed on the investigation. Suspects involved were wearing Kage disguises, and here to see if there is anything that the authorities could provide. Information and support would help if they have any to give. Hopefully they have any to give.

Roland has a nice ship, Alton's never been in a ship like this before. It's a century-year old design but it looks as good as new. He was also surprised to find out he's partnering with a Mandalorian. He has the helmet, and probably doesn't even take it off. They are a rare-sight in this galaxy. A Mandalorian Ranger, an even rare sight. Alton won't prod about his identity though.

Soon station's traffic control comm'ed to the Cobalt Viper, giving the vessel all clear to land at the designated landing pad, there they would have a welcoming party to be their escorts waiting for them.

"Guess we'll find out soon. Ready when you are though." he nodded his head, when the ship hits the ground, he'd be prepared.

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The thrum of the sublight unique ship drive calmed as the vessel's unique design had it land in its equally unique fashion. The space station was far from crowded. It seemed Quarzite did not get as many visitors as Roland would have expected. The seeker droid, Gremlin, floated from it's charging port but the surveillance droid, Grazer, remained in place. The armored Ranger would not need both of them and likely neither of them in any eventuality.

There were two armored belugans. They looked at the two Rangers approaching them. One of the armored guards had a little bit more detailing on his armor's paulderon and it was he that spoke up. "Rangers..." He said and pulled his helmet off to show a middle aged Belugan face underneath. At least Roland thought he was middle aged. "I'm Captain Keeb. This is officer Bosug." He gestured to the helmeted officer next to him who gave a nod of his own but remained quiet.

"I'm Ranger Roland Rook and this is my partner Ranger Alton Hackett." He gestured to the fresh faced man accompanying him. His ship locked down behind him out of habit. "We appreciate your time. Are we..." He trailed off and looked around as he made the unasked question an obvious one. "Yes of course we can talk along the way. Follow us. Have you two ever been on a sky hook?" The two local police turned and headed towards the turbo lift. "Is it that obvious I haven't?" He said with a smile underneath his helmet, hoping that it conveyed well through the helmet.

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There didn't seem to be a lot of people on the space station. Some people here and there as he took in his surronding, but it's not densely packed a place like Courscant or Nar Shaddaa. Makes since as Quarzite is an obscurely known small world with not much of value.

Alton waved his hand and smiled as his Mandalorian friend introduced him to the escorts. "Nice to meet you" he politely said towards the guards. And without too much delay past the pleasantries they are being escorted to their destination. With room for small talk along the way.

Now, has Alton been on a skyhook before. He might have during his early childhood, but may not remember. Roland replied with what seems to be a joke, if he can read the Mandalorian right. "Pretty obvious" he joked too, smiling as the group would be getting in the turbo lift. After Captain Keeb pushes a few buttons, the turbolift would rumble and then start taking off.

As the turbolift was in motion, Captain Keeb would then ask the Rangers. "What brings the Sector Rangers to Quarzite? It's about those Kage Warriors in Durr's broadcast?" the Kage warriors were seen in the footage "Kage are a total menace. Nothing but trouble. Hope you catch them." the Belugan chuckled. The Belugan are oppressors of the Kage. Alton then whispered in Roland's ear "Are we sure this is a good idea?" he's questioned, starting to have doubts about how productive this visit is going to be.

How longer is this turbo lift ride, he wondered.

They'd be there soon.

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"It's necessary I think" He meant that in more ways than one. Secondary to learning about Suspect One was also getting a feel for Quarzite. The planet was still of importance to the Free World Alliance and with a secluded planet like this he felt it was good to get a feel for a planet personally. The personal experience of a planet made him feel like he had a better sense of being in the mind of the criminals he tracked. Case files and briefings only did so much.

The state of a planet could get lost in bureaucracy. Planetary governments could undergo changes overnight. It had happened before and it could happen again especially in these troubling times. Every day felt like the FWA was going to have some new enemy pop up and go to war. It was a creeping sensation the Mandalorian had though he didn't feel right admitting it outloud.

The biased opinion of the Belugan made him uncomfortable though. Roland could see why Alton felt pause. Listening to some ignorant people was a small price to pay in the grand scheme of things. "They're clothes were Kage. Bet those guys on the news could always try to look like belugans. Or maybe Ithorians. I think I heard about some state of the art tech out there that can do that sort of thing."

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The Captain had a scowl on his face when the Mandalorian replied. "What ever you say, Mando". he said with contempt, not really amused. It would be an awkward turbolift ride from here and nothing more was said. Alton didn't want to respond either. Was there really state of the art tech that could make a person look like a Belugan besides just the clothes, Alton wondered. Probably he guesses.

The ride would stop and they would at the top section of the station. With that, the Captain would contuine to usher the Rangers to their destination. "Follow me" he said. He wasn't eager for small talk as he was before. Then they would arrive to where their destination. The Captain and his guard would gesture towards the door and making way for the rangers. "Here you go."

When the rangers would enter the door, they would find a larger Belugan waiting for them. "Welcome to our station." the door would shut behind the Rangers after they would enter. "Impressive station, yes?" he chuckled "Honored to have the Sector Rangers come to our humble system. Do make yourselves comfortable, Ranger Rook and Ranger Hackett" he pointed and nodded to two seats. in front of the office desk in which the Belugan would take a seat in his office chat "I am Lord Sybegh Rhegar. How may I be of help to you today?" he sat behind his office, smirking, confident.

With that, time to begin these talks "Well met Lord Rhegar. " he nodded his head politely to the Belugan leader "As you may already be aware, we are here in regards to the Kage warriors in the footage in the video broadcast by Durr the Hutt. We have reason to believe the 'Kage Warriors' were just people in disguise as Kage Warriors, and not actually Kage. That they are part of the terrorist group that have the red-lightsabers. We are asking, do you have any information about any visitors that may have came into the system before the video was released?" Since this planet doesn't get any visitors, that would greatly narrow down. If they gotten a disguise, they may have gotten it from here.

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Roland was used to his presence bothering other people. It was unsettling for some people to stand next to a law enforcement officer that more resembled a bounty hunter or mercenary than a traditional uniformed agent. The silence was nice because he did not much care for the Belugans and their tyranical presence the more he saw of it.

As they traveled he would return to reading his datapad though behind his visor he was only half reading it. The rest of the time he was taking in his surroundings and observing how things transpired in the underground city. The planet was independent but Roland had a feelingg the Belugans were happy with that considering it meant they got to stay in power and prevent the Kage from being assisted by other parties in turn.

The Kage Warriors were a covert group of freedom fighters if what little was known about them was true. The Balugans probably saw them as nothing but criminals. In the Ranger's mind he supposed they could be both.

When offered a seat Roland accepted politely and in turn pulled his hood back now that he was indoors and sitting down with the Lord. Alton took the lead on introductions and did a good job of summarizing the situation. "Honestly I wouldn't be surprised if most of the Kage had their fingers stuck in some nasty pies. The Kage are always up to no good. Wouldn't surprise me one bit if they had some kind of smuggling business. There hasn't been any pops on the legitimate side of transporting goods during that time period though. We keep a pretty close eye on who comes and goes." The softer face of Sybegh gave a smile that also indicated a fair amount of pride.

"Well I think we had better go talk to these Kage Warriors then. Do you know where we might find them?" Roland asked knowing that finding the trail of two or so Kage Warrior outfits was still pretty small in a big and chaotic galaxy. Someone could have just stuffed it into a backpack and carried it on if they had wanted to. But Roland also wanted to push the Lord a little. People tended to reveal more about themselves depending on the situation. Get a man drunk and comfortable he might loosen his lips and let slip a secret. A proud man might risk something to keep up appearances. A scared man would try to hide information. Sometimes the expression and mannerisms of a person were due to an unrelated factor like a mistress or a drug problem. But it was worth the effort to find out.

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