[IC] All quiet at Bakura

[EvenSeven]

As the survivors begin to shuffle away, Murr sighs and rubs the bridge of his nose. Exhausted and now more than a little frustrated, he glances over at Alvaro and shrugs, too unsure of himself to know what to do next.

[Pandabear]

Tito

"You've got a valid point there.. But what if we get surprised by these droids?"

[Rane126]

Blake

"Don't know about you, but I feel pretty rough after that shuttle crash, so fighting is probably out of the question. We'd better have some story. Let's see if we can turn up any medical supplies to corroborate the story. Although, we should still plan on avoidance as a primary tactic."

[Pandabear]

Tito

"I've had my share of scuffle for the moment.. getting the medical supplies won't be the problem while we scrounge about.. it's the armor that'll make the explaining hard, and it's not wearing the armor that'll make it hard once negociations fail.. Not getting noticed should work best for now.."

[Liliedhe]

You get ever closer to the city, where the signs of a struggle become more and more pronounced - wrecked tanks and gunships, destroyed droids, and fires on the horizon. There isn't much of the city still standing...

You've made it about two miles to the city, when you come upon something looking like an advanced command post - soldiers in white armor are milling about, while a tall figure in dark clothing stares at a tactical screen and gives orders. Even from this distance, you realize he (or she) is wound tightly and fuming with anger. Two of the white armored soldiers start walking towards you, their weapons at the ready.

[Pandabear]

Tito

Republic soldiers! , Tito thought.
He waved with his free arm at the soldiers while he supported Daken.
"Please tell me you've got a good medic with you.. "

[Rane126]

Blake

Blake mirrors Tito's movements, unthreatening as the soldiers approach, hands well away from weapons and still supporting Daken.

[Liliedhe]

The two soldiers, anonymous behind their white helmets, nod. "Yes, we do. But first, the general will want to talk with you." The one who speaks has a slight hint of an accent, but you can't really place it. He gestures with his weapon towards the command post and the figure in black.

[Pandabear]

Tito

"Fair enough. However, our companion is critically wounded and requires immediate medical attention, would you mind taking him over to your medic? We'd be more than happy to take the conversation to your general. "

[Liliedhe]

"We will take care of him."

They lead you towards the command post, and then take Daken to one of the gunships, while leaving you with the General. A tall, surprisingly young man with short, dark blond hair and blue eyes, dressed in a combination of armor and black robes. From the lightsaber at his belt, you know him as a Jedi. He turns towards you and - after the soldiers brought him up to speed - scrutinizes you carefully.

"What can you tell me of the invasion? What did you see?"

[Pandabear]

Tito

Tito took a step back at the sight of the saber, and started to feel a bit nervous. He had never met a Jedi before, and from what he heard, they always meant trouble. Still, he stood there as a Republic official, and Tito needed any help he could get. He got a grip on himself, and stood straight and firm in his resolve.

"We were at the fringes of the city when the invasion started, and thus have only seen the aerial assault from a distance. In an attempt to leave the planet and warn the Republic, we have tried to borrow a ship from the local spaceport. It was at that time that several hovering tanks came into view, and destroyed everything that looked it was trying to escape.. There was a landspeeder with what looked like some sort of Republic official, which was put to a halt by said tanks. The man was ejected from the vehicle, and we tried to get him to safety, for which it unfortunately was too late. He gave us the code for his shuttle, and after our third companion took a direct hit from the tanks, we found the shuttle and tried to fly away. We took some more damage in the process, although we managed to briefly remain airborne. Our.. companion lost his consciousness while taking the damage from the crash when we went down again, and thus far, we've been dragging him around in search for a place of shelter. We found one in the form of a sort of restaurant a while in that direction, and it was a few hours later that we saw Republic spacecraft flying overhead. This gave us a boost for morale, and we decided to come find you as soon as we could.. and here we are.. " he took a deep breath.
"It all happened rather fast, so observations might not necessarily be chronologically correct or otherwise accurate, but it should be sufficient for a general idea.. Is there anything specific you'd want to know? "

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Every word said by Tito is in accordance to which he knows to be the truth. There is no deception in his words, but it might be sensed that he isn't planning on telling about what they were doing at the fringes in the first place until they specifically ask for it.

[Rane126]

Blake

Blake lets Tito finish before adding his own summary of the tactically relevant information he was able to glean from the experience. "General, the attacks seems to have mainly focused on shock and awe, destruction of everything in the city from what we were able to see from our distance. The only area we witnessed a change to this tactic was a factory space on the outskirts of town. It was apparent that whoever it is wanted to take that intact. There is an anti air battery set up in hte hills overlooking the space port which by now probably no longer exists since the tanks looked to be systematically destroying every flight worthy ship. There was no warning before the attack, only the scream of starfighters, laser cannons and destruction."

[EvenSeven]

As the survivors and his wounded companions move on to find shelter, Murr stops a moment to bring his feelings back under control. Their destiny was out of his hands... probably for the best. He doubted he'd react well to whatever fate would certainly befall them.

Let's not go there. He shakes off those thoughts and remembers the Code; a brief moment's meditation to help move his mind back into the right place. Alvaro's with them. They'll be fine.

Remembering his duties as a Jedi, Murr picks himself up and begins to make his way through the chaos of the city, avoiding the sounds of invaders but keeping his eyes open for survivors or soldiers. With luck, there would be someone left to save.

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In case you want them -
Perception - (1d20+8)[28]
Stealth - (1d20+4)[7]

[Liliedhe]

@Tito and Blake:

The General looks you over, then nods. "They were going for the civilians." For a moment he seems very tired, then he rallies himself. "Do you know your way around this city?"


@Murr:

Chaos everywhere, and darkness in the Force. He has never felt so many people die at once... It is blinding and painful. This isn't an attack, this is a massacre, he can't describe it otherwise. Half blind, he tries to dig out someone stuck in a crashed landspeeder, who seems to be still alive, when the sounds take a different pitch - now there's a second type of engines roaring, and the aerial combat picks up. It seems relief is finally here...

[EvenSeven]

Murr looks up towards the sky, rubbing his eyes to clear them as he does so. So backup's finally arrived? He doesn't have time to give much thought to it; he goes back to digging the person out of the landspeeder, though his pace has quickened from "hopeless" now that there might be someone else to help save the world.

As he pulls them out of the vehicle, he quickly checks their pulse to make sure they're still among the living, then picks the unconcious form up in his arms and begins to walk towards where he heard the second lot of engines...

[Rane126]

Blake

"I wouldn't say we were locals, General, but we were able to get around before this happened. Whether we could now is a bit hard to say, the landscape has changed somewhat. We're also a bit bruised after the day and would appreciate a look from your medical staff if they have time."

[Liliedhe]

@Tito and Blake:

The blue eyes turn hard and almost ruthless. "Sorry, but we don't have time for that. If you know your way around the city, I need you to give my men places where survivors might have holed up, so they can check that out, before those clankers get to them, too. Later, sure, I'll have the medics check you out."

@Murr:

The man in front of him groans, so he is indeed alive. But he needs to get the survivor off the road because there's once again the marching feet of droids closing in - a sound that will follow him into sleep from now on.

[Pandabear]

Tito

Being a bit surprised at the General's reaction, but not feeling ungrateful since they took their most immediate concern of their hands, Tito gave his description (and pointed them out on a map if available) based on all the fortified buildings he could remember between the starport, the factory, and the warehouse on the fringe of the city.

"..and those are mostly the buildings we passed. We weren't exactly sight-seeing, so we moved about mostly briefly, but I hope this information is better than nothing. "

[Rane126]

Blake

"I'm not sure how many civilians will be in the factory, and the starport will not have many left alive. The areas we are most familiar with are the outskirts and the most civilians will be in the center, that's the first place to head."

[EvenSeven]

Murr runs a hand across his lekku and shifts his hold on the man. "Come on, then." He looks around for any cover - intact buildings specifically, but in this case he supposes anything will do. Once he spots a suitable hiding place, Murr quickly makes his way there - he has significant doubts as to his ability to combat another column of droids, least of all by himself...

[Liliedhe]

@Tito and Blake:

"Allright." The General orders his soldiers to check this out, and then lets you be escorted to the makeshift medical building. Already there are lots of wounded soldiers coming in, seen to by several humans and a tall, graceful alien with white skin and an especially long neck. He/she looks up at you and speaks in a singsong voice: "Please wait a moment, I will get to you soon."

As you look around, among the human medics and the wounded with their helmets off, you think for a second you are seeing double - but then it's clear. They all have the same face!

@Murr:

The man he pulls out is badly hurt and unconscious, but he will probably live. The desperate gaze for a hiding place reveals a few niches in the rubble, as well as an open access to the city's sewers...

[EvenSeven]

Murr bites his lip and throws a glance over his shoulder, toward the sound of marching feet. After considering it for a moment, he slips down into the sewer, still carrying the unconcious man with him, despite the difficulty. When he reaches the bottom, he closes his eyes and focuses, using the Force to move something over the sewer access... (Taking 10, if possible.)

Now safe, for the time being, he sits down to catch his breath. He was never strong, and just getting the guy down here was taxing. After taking a moment to drink from the canteen on his belt and pull out his glow rod, Murr pulls the medpac from his belt and checks the man's injuries.

(Administering First Aid, and spending a Force Point.)
Treat Injury - (1d20+3)[6]
Force Point - (1d6)[3]

[Pandabear]

Tito

Tito blinked at the sight of all the same faces while he graciously accepted the medical aid, then with his voice lowered, he spoke sideways to Blake.

"I know all you humans look alike, but this is ridiculous. Is this some sort of subspecies from a planet where they prefer to judge by character instead of appearance or something?"

[Rane126]

Blake

Blake replies just as quietly, "You got me there, you're right, they do all look the same. I've never heard of it. It's as if they are all the same person, like .... clones of the same person." He looks around for signs of Daken in the medical building while they are waiting.

"While we're here, let me split the credits with you from that last job. We'll see if Daken made it so we can at least get him his share. If not, well, I 'd hate to see his credits go to waste." Blake configures 1666 credits over to Tito's cred chip.

[Pandabear]

Tito

Tito gave a nod. "I wonder how these guys keep each other apart.. I suppose it would be rather awkward to keep discipline once you can always blame things on someone else, but still.. as long as we're on the safe side of harms way, I could care less about what these guys look like. "

He accepted the credits from Blake. "I really hope the guy wakes up soon enough.. In the meantime, we could use a new ship.. provided we can safely go spaceward.. whether this Jedi helps us to some place where we can get a new ship, or we can get one here, is all the same to me.." He continued to wait until a medic showed up. Killing time with small talk if nothing relevant is discussed further.

[Liliedhe]

@Murr:

He dives under ground, and ends up in a stinking sewer. The wounds of the man do not respond to treatment, but he seems stable enough. The droids march over above, and the ground shakes under their metal feet. Suddenly he realizes he feels watched...


@Tito and Blake:

The frantic activity around you lessens as combat seems to move away from your position. The slender alien finally has time to look after you. "I am Kima Re."

She treats you skillfully and quickly, and then leaves you to settle down in the makeshift infirmary, unless you want to ask her something.

[EvenSeven]

Feeling increasingly uneasy, Murr cautiously unclips one of his lightsabers from his belt as he switches on his glow rod and takes in his surroundings...

Sense Surroundings - (1d20+6)[10]
Perception - (1d20+8)[23]

[Liliedhe]

@Murr:

He feels just a vague sense of sceptism and fear... But in the light of the glow rod there's movement behind the next corner, something or someone withdrawing quickly.

[Rane126]

Blake

"Thank you Doctor, that feels alot better." Blake says as he straps his armour back over the bandage. "I think we should offer our meager services to the general, see what we can do to help. What do you say Tito?"

[EvenSeven]

Murr bends down and loops an arm around the unconcious man, picking him up again... his eyes not shifting from the corner he saw the movement in. He begins to move toward the spot, his finger gently resting on his lightsaber's ignition switch.

"Anyone there?"