The Dark Side Hungers IC

[Down Comforter]

"Well aren't you a bright spot in the galaxy." Kot looks in the direction the droid seems to be looking in, not really seeing anything. He tries to make something out and shouts down the hallway, "You there! We could use assistance!"

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(1d20)[4]

[MintyNinja]

Jek looks toward where T4 has indicated and tries to determine whether or not these three have exposed brains or expensive cybernetics.

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Perception: (1d20)[19]

[lothlirial]

Soga puts his hand on his lightsaber hilt. "Careful, they have blasters out," he says in a hushed voice. As well as he can, Soga monitors them for signs of hostility.

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(1d20+8)[19]

[Major]

Ovelia glances over and looks the figures up quickly. She didn't think they saw her so that was a good sign, then again it seemed nobody did and she was ok with that. Still, it would be good to check if they were hostile or injured.

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Perception: (1d20+8)[9]

So I roll two 20s in a row and now a 1 :P

Guess I was distracted with how cool I was being stealthed that I failed my perception.

[Ballista]

Paranoid People-

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They seem to be of a normal, biological structure. But from this distance and level of light, they could be mynocks from what you can see.

The men straighten up as Kot yells out to them, the one with the blaster out quickly straightens up, aiming the barrel of his weapon at the Mandalorian.
[Basic] "Identify yourselves!"
With this gesture, the remaining two men draw something from their sides. They make the same motions as the first, aiming what appear to be pistols at Kot.

[Major]

Ovelia slowly starts moving to get closer to the figures while remaining in the shadows.

[MintyNinja]

Jek raises his hands in a placating manor while gesturing Kot to take the lead, "It's your show, sir."

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OOC: I can draw and fire pretty quickly, so this may not be such a bust.

[Ballista]

Ovelia-
The men become a bit clearer as you approach them, you see that they are all human or at least near-human. From their rather muscular bodies and neatly shaved heads, you come to believe them to be soldiers of some sort. They fail to acknowledge your presence as they keep their sights down-range at Kot.

[Down Comforter]

Kot sticks his hands on his hips, "This is staff sergeant Kot Ha'rang. Who you are aiming weapons at. Identify yourself."

[Ballista]

The leftmost of the group drops his arms for a second and whispers something to the man who first reacted. Both the two figures drop their aim.
That same man yells, "Hell Sarge, you scared the frack out of us!"
The one farthest to the right hesitates to do the same as his companions, his pistol is still trained at the Mandalorian.

Kot-
His voice is familiar to you, he was one of the better soldiers under your command. Though you fail at remembering his first name, you do recall his surname to be L'kath, and a fair skinned human face.

[Major]

Ovelia calmly looks over each person before waiting on their answer. She'd go tell Kot if their answer wasn't satisfactory.

[Down Comforter]

The first grin that Kot has shown in a while appears before quickly vanishing once more. "Su'cuy gar L'kath! Get your scrawny ass over here before you shoot yourself in the foot! Why the hell are you running about like a trio of drunken bantha?"

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Mandalorian: Su'cuy gar! - Hello/so you're still alive (this is why I like Mando'a)

[Ballista]

L'kath motions to his friends to holster their weapons as he slides his own blaster easily back into his belt. The one who hesitated earlier simply holds the pistol at his side, whilst the other shoves it in his own holder. L'Kath walks at a brisk pace across the hall, flanked by the other two, you notice that he keeps giving sideways glances at the walls and the ceiling.
Sarge, the damn ship's gone completely black, me and Ben over here were on the way to the bar when the damn lift jammed up and all the lights went out.
He motions to the incredibly burly man to his left wearing a pair of greasy overrals and a pair of goggles over his forehead who gives a slight nod as well as a soft grunt.
We met Kelras over here on the lift when we were heading down.
You assume he's talking about the man to his left, his face and body is rather well hidden under a black cloak.
We stuck together and blasted our way out of the lift after Kelras started the thing back up to get us up a few levels. What the hell are you doing out here anyway? Umm... sir.

[MintyNinja]

As the situation defuses Jek lowers his hands and crosses his arms. His right hand was right next to his concealed holster and so far nobody seemed to question where he hid the blaster. It'd still be a surprise if it needs to be, he thinks to himself. And didn't that kid say there was an Ovelia here? Haven't seen her yet. Could be anywhere.

He steps back a few steps away from the Miraluka, who he just noticed was not a human, and only stops when next to T4. He doesn't speak until spoken to, preferring for Kot to handle the current situation.

[Down Comforter]

Kot nods towards Soga. "Interrogation duty. Cells released and comms blacked out at the same time we lost power. Not been willing to leave until the mechanic and his droid here came from that way," he points in the opposite direction of the grunts. "The droid says they were attacked by something. Also, that we're doomed, but it seems to have a rather bleak outlook."

He looks over at Kelras, "I don't recognize you, grunt. Where are you stationed?"

[Ballista]

Kot-
The man hidden under the hood doesn't speak at first, though he makes enough motion with to indicate that he seems to be staring at you from beneath his shadowy cloak. Eventually he speaks out, his voice is calm but forceful:
"Office of Intelligence, though you should not be one to speak out of turn mando."

[Down Comforter]

Kot scowls, "Until I know otherwise, I am the ranking officer remaining on this ship and will remain so until contacted by a superior." He looks the cloaked man up and down, "Given that I wasn't even aware we had an Agent aboard, I would like some ID."

[Ballista]

"Yes, ask for identification whilst the ship is under a state of emergency, while the primary generators are currently down and while the contingency cores are dying slowly along with what little atmosphere is left on this husk. Now, more pressing matters remain... Have any of you the slightest smidgen of information regarding this blackout?"
The hooded man's face turns slowly to each of you, his eyes and face are impercievable, though he obviously can see clearly.

[Down Comforter]

Kot grunts, "A deflection. If things are as bad as you say, then I'll need my gear." He looks to L'kath, You and your friend keep this lot under control. My quarters are a minute away. I'll be back in two. Com freq 122.6." With that, he turns and walks away, heading to his quarters. Once he's out of sight of the group, he moves into a run, his training easily compensating for the switch.

[MintyNinja]

Jek looks to the Agent and careful not to divulge his name, he says, "The Droid and I were repairing the hyperdrive. We had found significant evidence of sabotage and when we tried to report in the comms were down." Jek tries to keep his story as bare bones as possible while he considers the new information about remaining atmosphere. "We were then attacked by a half-mad human that had half his head missing. I know, it sounds crazy, but I think the machine that was wired into his spine is what kept him moving. We tried to reach the bridge so as to report in person, but the turbo lift got stopped on this deck and we ran into this group."

[lothlirial]

The intelligence agent makes Soga feel uneasy. He has the feeling this may be a sith... or even another Miraluka. Glad for his obscuring hood and silk band, as well as the attention being focused elsewhere, Soga reaches out to the force, searching for disruptions.

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Use the Force (Sense other force users): (1d20+11)[19]

[Major]

Ovelia looks at the man claiming to be an agent and moves to the side to see if he noticed her. Of everyone he seemed to be the most perceptive, though she was confident and wanted to test. Finally she slips out of the shadows slowly and with her hands raised to not get shot.

"If these problems exist I'm going to recommend we get my medical kit...it's a bit heavy can any of you carry it?" She ask calmly, "And I'm Ovelia, one of the prisoners."

[Down Comforter]

Reaching his quarters, Kot pulls open the unpowered and unlocked door and retrieves his rifle from its case. He slides his bandolier across his chest and locks his helmet in place. With a beep the life support system engages and his vision adjusts to the low light. Satisfied, he sheathes his sword and begins his jog back to the group.

[thechosen2nd]

"Unfortunately, I cannot contribute any information as to the cause of the power outages, only than that I am confident that it is a sign of our impending doom. Your news about the dying contingency cores and loss of atmosphere seems to support my conclusion."

[Ballista]

Soga-

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You feel the presence of an overwhelming number of force users surrounding you, the ship must in fact be filled to the brim with Sith. You concentrate harder, focusing on your immediate surrounding; though when you believe yourself to have calibrated your search to the group, you find a distinct lack of force users.

Ovelia-
The large man in the dirty overrals approaches you slowly, reaching out an open hand as if accepting your request.
"The name's Ben, you probably figured it out eh? I'll be happy to take the weight off your shoulders little lady."

Jek-
The man you know as Kelras look at you, his void that is his hooded face seems to stare for a few seconds before his voice speaks again.
"The sabotage I can believe, the Sith Empire has its enemies; though that last part, some cyborg? That is a tad more interesting than what I had thought. None the less, perhaps we should search for a proverbial higher ground? The bridge seems like an obvious place for others aboard to congregate, we should travel there."

[Major]

OOC: I trust we can assume this happens while Kot is getting his stuff?

Ovelia smiles sweetly at Ben, "Thank you, you're a major help. I'll make sure to put you first on the list of people to heal in case of injury." She says nodding towards the cell area, "I was only able to carry the surgery kit, the medical kit is back in the locker." She says, "I'll show you." She says before turning to go back to where she left the medical kit.

[MintyNinja]

"The bridge seems like a great place to go, except for two issues: One, those two were prisoners up until moments ago," Jek says while indicating the young Miralukan and the human medic. "And two, there's no power in the turbo lifts, otherwise we'd already have been on the bridge." Jek regards the Agent as calmly as he can. These were the kind of people that his friend in the SpyNet went up against; he was no simple guard. "Unless, of course, a situation like this warrants the conditional release of useful prisoners and you already know another way to the bridge. Then all our problems are solved and we just have to wait for the big Taung to get back here with his gear."

[Ballista]

Ben follows Ovelia to her belongings, stumbling as he approaches the panels. L'kath shoots the man a quick piercing glance before he walks towards a bulkhead, and rests his back on the steel. Suddenly everyone can here a short grunt coming from the direction of Ben as well as a loud thump as he falls to the ground.
"Blast it, I can't see sithspit on this accursed ship..."

Jek-
Kelras' voice slips seamlessly out once more;
"Aye, the power loss is a setback, though there are ways to circumvent it. A mechanic such as yourself should know that there is an endless amount of solutions to this problem. But we shall wait for the Mandalorian to return."
He inches towards Jek, his hidden face only inches away from the Bothan's
"As for the prisoners, they're possibly more useful than most of the staff on this wretched ship. Escorting them would be icing on the cake, an added bonus so to say... I'm sure Revan will squeeze something of use out of them, and I expect the Sith would be most grateful for such."

[Down Comforter]

As Kelras finishes speaking, the Mandalorian moves into view, remarkably quiet for someone almost seven feet tall and armored. "I am prepared. Let's be done with this and get moving."

Kot pauses, as if thinking, before turning to the agent, "It may be worth mentioning that I found a dead man in the unused interrogation cell. He had this in him." He pulls the metal rod out of his bag and holds it where Kelras can see. "Do you recognize it?"

[MintyNinja]

The Sith would be grateful? As in they are a separate entity... interesting, Jek thinks as the Agent stops talking. Of course, this thought was secondary to: how grateful, in credits? Jek didn't shy away from the Agent's subtle advance, standing his ground next to the T4 droid. Before he could retort, however, the soldier returned and attempted to reclaim control of the group. Jek's ears perked up at the mention of another body and he glanced meaningfully at the Droid at his side. "Well if it's all the same to you, can you inspect it while we walk?"