This is the future

[Cardinal Paroaria]

Today was a big day. Cardinal was going to meet with the leader of the criminal organization, known as the Exchange. Cardinal was already an Enforcer within the Exchange, and the de facto second in command within the Exchange, since the only person above him was a man known only as Oslin Tibur. Cardinal had done a extensive search on the man, and his findings were surprisingly limited. The Exchange had many different leaders in it's fairly short reign. Cardinal was disappointed to hear that his friend and once boss, Norb'aal Fanth had died. How he died, continued to be a mystery. Hopefully Oslin knew the answer. Cardinal sat in his office within the Estate. He had gotten rid of his father, and a rival not long ago, and now was the leader of the Paroaria Mafia, or Black Tails. He ruled over unimaginable amounts of wealth, assets, and men. Oslin was just like Paroaria, he had never met his boss, but was eager to. Cardinal snapped back to reality when one of his men buzzed saying a man by the name of Oslin was here to see him. Cardinal smiled, his future began here, "Yes, send him in please." The future lies in the hands of powerful men like Cardinal and Oslin, men who had the means of production, and the will to use it.

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[Darth Parox]

It had been a long time since Parox had last conducted any significant business with the Exchange, but not for lack of trying. It seemed that the organization's members were simply losing interest in being a part of it, not that he could blame them. There were much more exciting things happening in the war, and working as a hired muscle was dwarfed in comparison.

But business was business, and he had to do his part to keep the organization afloat. Today he would be meeting with his de facto second-in-command, a man he had never met, only hearing about him from the protocol droids he used to keep up to date in criminal news. Cardinal was an Enforcer within the Exchange and had recently seized control of the Paroaria Mafia from his father. That alone perked Parox's interest—anyone willing to kill a family member to rise to power was certainly worth a meeting.

He was a Sith Lord, but today he was Olin Tisbar. Parox was dressed in "Olin's" usual gear, and his lightsaber was hidden within his cloaks as always. There was a Quickdraw at his belt that he surrendered to security—there would be no need for weapons. This was a purely diplomatic meeting. At least, he hoped so.

As he was ushered in by a servant, Olin stepped into the room and looked around. It was relatively fancy, though he could expect that from the home of a mafioso. "Cardinal," he greeted, his voice no longer bearing the noble accent it usually did. Instead, he sounded like a spacer from the Outer Rim, complete with the drawl in his voice so that the word sounded more like "Cuhr-din-ul". "Nice home." He turned his head to look at the man. "I'd take my helmet off, but—as you may well know—health reasons prevent me." It was his cover and it had been a great one so far.

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[Cardinal Paroaria]

Cardinal looked up to see one of his guards opening the door to allow Olin in. Olin was a big intimidating figure. There was some sort of aura that surrounded the man that gave off a strong vibe. Cardinal dismissed his feeling, and smiled. The man sounded as if he came from the outer rim. That was good, he needed more connections to the outer rim worlds. Cardinal heard as the man mentioned health conditions. "Ah, you should have let me know, and i would've postponed the meeting, but since we're both here, best not to waste time." Cardinal said getting down to business. The man, Odin was still standing, and Cardinal wondered if it was part of his culture to not sit down... or if the man wanted to spring into action quickly, which sitting would delay a proper defense. It wouldn't matter, Cardinal had met many people who's traditions had been weird, and Cardinal did not wish to attack such a valuable member.

"So Odin, to get straight to business, I would like a full alliance between both the Exchange and the Paroaria Mafia. I believe we can both benefit from this arrangement. As a current member within the Exchange, i have noticed the low activity from the members. I believe that with the alliance between the two criminal organizations, we could share resources, and my members are relatively active. What are your thoughts?"

Cardinal had studied and noted the decline of activity within the Exchange, and he genuinely did wish to change that and bring up the activity. Cardinal was focusing on getting weapons manufacturers to ally themselves with Cardinal, but he would need powerful men to help either instill terror, or people good at diplomacy. Odin seemed to be a man of both natures.

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[Darth Parox]

Olin stepped forward and took a seat as Cardinal began speaking, his eyes set on the man. He kept his helmet facing directly toward the mafioso mostly for his sake so he knew Olin was paying attention.

His call for an alliance was completely unsurprising. Olin was on board with it, but there were still some details to get sorted before the deal could be struck. "I like that. But what does that entail? How many bases you got? How many men you got? What resources are we talkin about here?" His accent and intentionally poor grammar were almost painful for Milo—who had been raised a noble—to utter, but he pushed through nevertheless, staying in character.

He was raising fair points, though perhaps it was early in the negotiation to be so questioning. Milo was used to being blunt, and Olin was no different. If anything, Olin was less reluctant to speak his mind, on account of the poor education and manners he supposedly was raised to have.

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[Cardinal Paroaria]

Cardinal watched as Odin stepped forward to take a seat. Cardinal smiled as Odin asked what resources and assets Cardinal had and could contribute. The Paroaria Mafia alone already had enough assets and power to be a formidable organization. Recently, Cardinal had already secured a huge storage facility and a small army of droids. Cardinal chuckled and replied "Currently, the Paroaria Family have many bases and storage facilities on both Coruscant and Nar Shadda. I have one hundred 5U Infantry Droids and many men that are loyal to my organization. I have contacts within the Sith Empire, the Mandalorians, and the Galactic Alliance. Not to mention the huge influence, power, and wealth my Mafia has throughout the galaxy. What does the Exchange exactly have? I know there are many secrets, but if we are to work together, we need to smooth things out as to exactly what we own." Cardinal could tell that Odin was a very simple man indeed.

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