Ask Nar Shaddaa Steal From The Rich, Give To Myself

[Tacitus Agrippa]

The Sleepy Twi'lek was a dancing girl's club in that it was full of dancing girls and run by former dancing girls. So it had a reputation amongst the people of Nar Shaddaa for being the kind of place that could get a guy a quick shot to the groin from a blaster pistol if he didn't watch himself. Tacitus himself had never come here for a dance because The Sleep Twi'lek was also known for having rooms for rent at the back that were soundproof and pretty decent quality.

Officially? They were for private functions.

That meant whatever the kark you wanted on Nar Shaddaa though.

Reaching the bar, Tacitus paid the dancing girls no mind as he waited for the bartender to notice him. When the bartender wandered over to take his order, he eyed Zabrak woman behind the bar and gave her a little smile. She wasn't here for anyone's pleasure but having a pinch of decorum when dealing with people serving you drinks was always a good idea in his book.

"My friend booked a room in the back."

She smiled back.

"Oh yeah? Smart friend. What's his name?"

Tacitus grinned a little bit wider.

"Darla."

Dropping the name of the owner was the way to get the key-card to the private room you had already paid for. Why all the cloak and dagger? Well Darla and The Sleepy Twi'lek even promised that the room you bought from them would be bug free. No one would know what you did or discussed if you got it all right. Picking up the access card, he sent a message to the rest of the group heading this way to head for private room 17. Upon arriving and unlocking the door, Tacitus sat himself down to wait for the others.

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[Konn]

Konn

The 9 foot tall Wookiee walked through the streets of Nar Shadaa. He got a message on his comlink saying that he should meet his associated in Rome 17 of the Sleepy Twi’lek. The sleepy Twi’lek? Konn scratched his head and huffed as he looked around the area. He spotted another Wookiee and approached them. “Can you give me directions to a place called the sleepy Twi’lek?”. Konn towered over this Wookiee by at least a foot.

“Yeah its down that street to your right”.

The other wookie pointed. Konn was glad that they gave him some directions. He made his way to the Sleepy Twi’lek and entered. Luckily the doors to this establishment were quite big, big enough for Konn at least. Walking through the place, he looked at a few of the dancers. There were so many bright lights and beautiful women. But this was no time for leisure. The Wookie made his way to the bar. He’d never been in here before, never really been in an establishment of it’s kind either. The Zabrak at the bar looked at him, Konn didn’t think she knew a lick of Shryiiwook. Instead he showed her the message on his comlink and she pointed to one of the rooms in the place. The Wookiee nodded his head in gratitude and walked his way over to the private room. The door to this room wasn’t as large as the front door unfortunately. Konn opened the door and ducked his head as he entered. Konn placed his bowcaster on the table and sat across from Tacitus.

“I sure hope you know Shryiiwook human. But it’s okay if you don’t, I understand almost every world you’ll say”. To a person who didn’t understand Shryiiwook, the Wookiee’s talking would just sound like a bunch of growls and purrs. The Wookiee was tall and incredibly muscular. His fur was soft and thick, well looked after and brushed. Today, the Wookiee had braided his beard and some of his made, a braid sat to the right of his eye. His fur was a source of pride and he maintained it so. The only thing he took more pride in, was killing.

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[Preef Callo]

Nar Shaddaa wasn't Preef's favorite moon right now. The Zaa Fenn were making moves, big ones, and as its best-known member he was drawing all the heat. As such, the rodian didn't just wander off to the Sleepy Twi'lek on his own and his speeder bike was flanked by two burly weequays on bikes of their own, both locals with a rep most scoundrels could only wish for and all of its earned with straight up blasterviolence. Preef gestured for them to hang back, "Get a girl, have a drink-" the vanguard of the Five Syndicates said while one onlookers was already snapping a holo of him from a few feet away. "-but stay close." The muscle nodded and displayed their blasters to the bouncers who promptly stepped out of their way.

Preef made an uncharacteristically straight line for the bar and didn't even pause to watch a Twi'lek twirl around a stripper's pole. Something was up, but whether it was Preef finally changing to reflect his new status and the life's he's leading or him simply being too busy thinking about other simple things like what kind of noodles he'd want for his next meal, it was difficult to tell. The meeting today was hosted by Tacitus Agrippa and Preef knew the human to be dependable. He and his brother dealt admirably with a Xaa Hafven slicer operation that worked children to death.. someone that had been a thorn in Preef's mind for ages. They kept a bad door policy at their adult-only parties, but Preef couldn't say he didn't regret stunning their hot friend, not that the punishment didn't fit the crime. It's just that... well, he himself wasn't so good at the whole talking thing and the Nautolan seeming interested in him romantically had somewhat skewed his judgment because it was so... well, so rare.

Reaching the bar, Preef didn't need to say a thing. "Well I'll be damned, Preef Callo- the bartender smiled at him and poured his favorite; Hutta Moonshine with a shot of bantha milk. "Human with ink and a big ass wookiee already inside," she handed him the drink and pointed towards the back room. Preef gratefully took the drink and nodded towards his muscle, "My guys, they-" but she was quick to wave the rest of the sentence away, "Their drinks and dances are on the house." Kriff, this kind of treatment was definitely something the rodian could get used to.

Moments later and the door their private room slid open to reveal Tacitus and an unknown wookiee. "Tacitus," Preef smiled, "Where's your brother?" He could of sworn those two did literally everything together. "Or-" he took a moment to look at the wookiee and take in its enormous figure, "-this Nero and he just forgot to shave today?"


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[Naxa]

There were numerous affects and lights and one particular song that was playing as N4-X4 entered the Sleepy Twi'lek. A great many attractions and distractions of a lustful and artful nature that the bounty droid somewhat understood but was ultimately not interested in. A black scatterweave covered body was hidden from view by the normal cloak B. This left on its neck and head visible as well. Over one shoulder a seeker droid hovered and refocused on the audience taken in by the burlesque display. None of the women seemed sleepy.

Approaching the bar, the woman behind it would speak up. "We don't ser-" "Darla." The deep vocabulator of the BX commando droid said the name singularly. The woman's face looked serious for a moment. "Oh...here..." She realized the droid was an addition to the others for room 17. The same indifferent tone spoke as N4-X4 took the key card. "Thank you."

Not long after leaving the bar area, Naxa found its way to the room. Standing before it was Preef Callo, facing the inside and making a greeting. The droid would stop beside the doorway and look inside while next to Preef. "The wookiee has arrived sooner than I calculated. I can translate if necessary." Turning its head to look at Preef to see if he wanted to exchange pleasantries. They weren't generally the droid's thing.

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[Tacitus Agrippa]

Tacitus did not speak Shryiiwook.

He knew how to swear in the language of the wookiees and he knew how to ask for directions to a bar. That was... well that was it really. The sum total of his knowledge of the language of a race of beings who could tear his arms off if he offended them - he was going to need to make sure to change that in the future.

He was rather attached to his arms.

"Sorry to say - I ain't got a clue what you just said." he admitted to the Wookiee, "I know how to curse in Shryiiwook and that's it."

He hoped the Wookiee understood Basic or this meeting might not work out too well... of course that was when Preef showed up as well. Tacitus nodded to the Rodian before chuckling a little bit. It made sense for him to ask - Nero and Tacitus did tend to do most things together.

"Left him at home." he joked back with a shake of his head, "Not sure what kind of job the N4 unit has for us but I assumed it might require being quieter than a freighter crashing into a moon."

With the N4 unit present however, Tacitus would step to the side to let it take up the forefront of the meeting. After all, he had merely gotten them all a meeting room and it was the droid that had the plans.

"Appreciate it." he admitted, "So what's the plan?"

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[Konn]

Konn

Konn nodded in acknowledgement of Tacitus’ lack of Shryiiwook understanding. He watched as a Rodian entered the room. The Rodian addressed Tacitus and made a joke to which the Wookiee gave out a small laugh which more sounded like a happy roar. Then a droid entered the room and introduced itself.

“I’m glad someone knows Shryiiwook.”. The Wookiee nodded and stroked his beard as he talked. “I am Konn. I have met your employer, Miss Hesse”. He said gesturing to Tacitus and Preef, Konn had previously done a job with her. He was looking to join the Zaa Fenn crime family and become a fully fledged member rather than just an associate. Hoping to be able to do bodyguard work for Preef Callo or Hesse herself and do other jobs for the family. “I think it goes without saying what my strengths are”. The Wookiee said, knowing that he was exceptionally tall and muscular. Konn had generally done intimidation work so far for some smaller players in the Five Syndicates. Getting money, body guarding. Nothing as notable as a bank robbery. This would be a first for the Wookiee. He knew he’d have to be quiet on the job unless things went bad. “You should tell them that I understand basic”. Looking at Naxa as he spoke and then at the others. Konn could be quick to temper, he didn’t want any of them to spark this temper on accident. That wouldn’t end well for anyone. He’d heard of Preef Callo many times before, he was well known. Especially for his fast draw. Although the other two were lesser known. At least, Konn hadn’t heard of them. He didn’t catch much news and usually relied upon the word of those around him.

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[Naxa]

The droid looked at the others and translated Konn's words as it moved into the private room and secured it. "He goes by Konn and is familiar with Miss Hesse if that is your employer." Since the wookiee said that it went without saying, N4-X4 didn't translate it. "The Wookiee can understand Galactic Basic."

It would pause a moment until the question Tacitus had asked hung foremost in the air. "The job I have hired you here to complete is a bank robbery. Mygeeto is home to the Intergalactic Banking Clan. They will be our target." It was one of the bigger names in the galaxy and one that the droid had some familiarity with.

"First, a fast and innocuous transport will be ideal." These were the bullet points. When it came to Preef Callo there were possible assets or influences the Rodian had. The commando droid had a blastboat but that was far from low profile. Not to mention it was registered to the droid and associated in the Bounty Hunter's Guild registry. The droid had alternatives for them to utilize if they didn't have suggestions of their own. "I have leads on some options that could suit the role. However, acquiring one or more may prove difficult as a task on its own." This was also the first in-person meeting N4-X4 was having and part of this was also to gather more data on its business associates.

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[Tacitus Agrippa]

Well good to know that he hadn't talked about Konn behind his back assuming he couldn't understand him - probably why he still had both of his arms still attached at the shoulders. He nodded in greeting to the larger sentient, though he didn't, really, know who Miss Hesse was.

He assumed it was someone within Preef's Family but he could be wrong.

Hearing more details about the job, Tacitus leaned back against the wall a little when he heard about the target. He had done some bank jobs in his time but they had, typically, been smaller banks that was more branches of a larger bank rather than the heart of one of said banks. Honestly, he had made sure never to steal more than the insurance on the place could cover since it kept him and his brother too small time for the bigger banks to even bother paying for bounty hunters.

Banks were a long con like that - they made more credits being robbed than just holding onto the credits of their members.

Probably not the case here but, well, they were going bigger.

"I have a Garrison class armoured transport that pings as from Ord Mantell." he offered up with a small shrug, "Not too fast but it doesn't get flagged as potentially suspicious."

Spoiler: Ship

The Garrison is a reskin of the Kappa Class

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[Preef Callo]

Preef looked a bit stupid at first as he tried to discern whatever it was what the wookiee had meant to say. He had seen it before, though, on Eriadu and he was pretty sure that it was a recent addition to the growing Zaa Fenn Crime Family. Luckily the droid arrived shortly after and translated the wookiee's grunts to confirm Preef's assumption. "Well, looks like a good crew for a bank robbery," the rodian smiled and said down, giving the droid plenty of time and space to explain its plan to the meatbags.

He nodded to seemingly approve of Tacitus' ship and then simply shrugged. "Whatever you need, droid-" there were droids out there, particularly in their good friends the Droid Gotra, that picked a name for themselves to better blend in with their sentient cousins. Not this one, apparently, for it had failed to identify itself. That, or Preef had missed that introduction altogether when he was trying to decipher the wookiee's grunts. "-the Five Syndicates has it covered." With Preef's reputation he could borrow any asset tied to the Five Syndicates, anywhere in the galaxy and at any time. He wasn't used folks refusing to help the fastest draw in the Outer Rim.

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[Konn]

Konn

Konn didn’t have much to add to the conversation or plan. He wasn’t anywhere near as influential as Preef Callo was or even Tacitus. The Wookiee didn’t even know how to fly or pilot anything. The only skills he had which he could apply to this job was killing anyone that got in their way and intimidation. Although intimidation wasn’t much of a skill to Konn as it was natural. But, he becoming more and more a part of the five syndicates and more a part of the Zaa Fenn. Doing this heist with Preef would get him and the Rodian into good standing. Hopefully the Wookiee could impress him. The human, well, he could do some jobs with the human again. Maybe befriend him and the droid. He didn’t even know how where the droid came from. But being a droid it was hundreds of times smarter than Konn ever was or will be. Brushing his beard as he listened and nodded along. If they needed help with anything beside the heist they could always ask Konn of course. But, them all being powerful syndicate members he doubted they needed help.

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[Naxa]

The droid looked towards preef when it called him droid. "Good. You will want something inconspicious since one of you will be piloting it through Mygeeto airspace." Having a holoprojection appear before them it revealed the Intergalactic Banking Clan's main vault. "There will be shuttle traffic and airspeeders but there is restricted airspace when close to the bank. They have some defensive turrets and security. That is why you will be targeting an inbound convoy. It's cargo is a transfer of credits to the vault on Mygeeto from local planetary defense."

An image began to play showing a the simplified shuttle's position at the highly dangerous and off limits planetary defense force airfield. "The shuttle transports an approximate sum of five hundred thousand credits. Inside the bank there will be even more." Chances were there would be even more security inside. "The immediate airspace too and from the IGBC is also restricted and kept on watch. Patroling ring speeders will be first responders in the event of an alarm." The hologram showed the path the shuttle would take alone, and where the nearest 'appropriate' traffic lanes were for optimized approach.

"Once at the midway point, the shuttle can break off and begin trying to make a hyperspace jump. Starfighters will be scrambled and the local authorities will be alerted at that point." specifications on the Vulture droid came up in case any of them wanted to review. The commando droid had extensive information about the powers formerly associated with the CIS. Droid schematics and machine designs were just the cold hard version of the cross-sections of organic anatomy. It all was for N4-X4's goal of infiltration and efficiently completing his mission.

"I can stow away onboard and take control. We can try to take it out and then loot the crash site but then the security will likely be alerted even before the first shot is fired. We will need something faster than your ship if that is the plan and more firepower. We can disable it with ion cannons if you can equip those. Otherwise my blastboat could prove the better fit if we are going to be overt." The shortened black head of the battle droid directed the agrippa brother.

"We will be better off if we have a distraction." The droid added. There were numerous ways to do this. "If you can appropriate a tug, boarding ship, or more expedient method of approaching this target please share."

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[Tacitus Agrippa]

Mygeeto airspace huh?

Well didn't that paint an interesting scene already; there were only a few reasons anyone in their right mind would ever want to visit Mygeeto and he had a thought as to where the droid was going with it that made him more excited. A transfer of credits to one of the biggest banks in the Galaxy? That right there was enough to make Tacitus prick his ears up and really listen.

Listening to it being all hashed out, Tacitus hummed a little bit.

"If loud requires more work - what's quiet look like?" he wondered aloud, "If we can hijack the shuttle during that brief window it will jump to hyperspace with none of them any the wiser until it appears somewhere we can offload the cargo undisturbed."

Hundred grand in credits each? The rest probably had to go to paying back for the prep and giving the droid a juicier cut for getting the plans made up. He played with his beard idly.

"If we are going overt I can make a distraction; if I make a run on the bank itself but make sure to pull off before it becomes too heavy they should juggle their assets and point them at me rather than the attack." he mused before nodding, "But I'm down for this plan either way."

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[Preef Callo]

Preef was a bit.. confused. Maybe it's because he was used to Marissa just telling him what the plan was going to be or they just made stuff up on the fly, but this droid had a bit too many "if statements" built into his vocabulary. Preef was probably the most experienced hijacker in the room, though, so after Tacitus spoke he figured it was time to shine his own light.

"Seems simple enough," he smiled, "The droid stows away on the shuttle." Naxa said that it could, so Preef wasn't going to doubt that. "Tacitus and me will equip jetboots and magpads, while the wookiee flies the ship." His eyes focused on the wookiee for a moment. It was a shame that it'd be in charge of the ship, though Preef didn't know the wookiee was a terrible pilot, but it was too big for a subtle and fast in-atmosphere boarding action. "We join one of the traffic lanes and on the closest point to the shuttle we engage the jetboots and attach ourselves to it. The droid will have to open the door from the inside."

All of that sounded simple enough, but the droid had been clear enough: Vultures were all over the place. "The moment we're on the shuttle, the wookiee starts gunning down the vultures as a distraction, flying away from our position as fast as possible to give us the time to enter and take out the pilots." The rodian smiled confidently and leaned back into the booth feeling like he's as smart as Marissa 'kriffing' Hesse. "Once in the cockpit and free of any vultures, we take the jump to hyperspace and meet at the Ring of Kagrene to divide the spoils."


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[Naxa]

Tacitus brought up one of the reasons the droid wanted to stow away onboard the ship. N4-X4 would be able to take control of the ship itself much faster and take its crew unawares from the inside. Preef measured everything out that the droid had expected to be the most logical approach. "Roger Roger." With that, the planning for the heist was concluded. Each of them had their parts to play. N4-X4 was almost looking forward to the heist, if it could feel such a thing.

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