[center][color=BlueViolet][h1] Nine [/h1][/color][/center]
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As the rest of the ships inhabitants entered the common room, Nine began to watch in perfect silence. The scene playing out before her eyes like a in holo-vid, Nine watching every action in case of a threat Nine ready to draw her pistol at a moment notice. To some it might be offensive or aggravating, but to Nine it was just her people way and hers to a lesser degree. The Ukai where distrustful of all even long standing allies even the Galactic Counsel, something they had helped establish a long time ago. Watching as the pickers came into one by one Nine felt her twin hearts to begin beat harder, especially when Cu entered the room the humanoid canine came marching in nude. The idea of being on a ship with something that was remotely canine made Nine's fur stand on end. Being a clone didn't help him either, Nine seeing the product of a needle as a lesser being with no honor.
[color=BlueViolet][i]"Filthy creature, as it no shame."[/i][/color] she thought as the captain ordered Cu to sit down even though he was naked. Nine looking away in disgust, how does one forget to put on pants.

As Aksel began to explain the situation Nine eyes went wide with surprise, not expecting what Aksel had been hiding was a recording of a human talking about... well Nine didn't even have the faints idea. Thew fact only this had been found and still in some sort of working order amazed Nine, given humans had been gone long before any for their lifetimes. All Nine knew about human as they where recorded as extinct to her kind, other then that they where an utter mystery whatever info the empire had it wasn't shared with the people. So to see something that show might contradict that was interesting, but also very concerning. Given information was meant accessible to all with the empire.

It was what came next was the real uprise, as Aksel explained she had spoken to the council who wanted the chip simply to destroy it. That alone was odd, making Nine wonder why. As Aksel explained her game plan Nine shuttered, going to Nomad was not something she was looking forward to. Nine having been their several times over the centuries of her life, given demand for decent pilots was always high provided you didn't ask question and could hold your own in a fight. Still if wanted to buy weapon Nomad was the place to do it, provided you knew how the market on Nomad worked or better yet knew someone. When it was mentioned by the captain they where not selling her into slavery and looked at Nine, she made what her kind would call a mock shocked face.
[color=BlueViolet]" Would never dream of it captain."[/color] Nine stated meaning it for the most part, even if she hated the captain slavery was a dishonorable practice. Something Nine felt should be abolished and slavers should fed to starving Zeluuri.

When the captain asked for someone to rough her up, Nine's tail flicked the idea of asking some to do that was really just crazy. Being said Nine wished she could do it, but knew she lacked the physical strength to even leave a mark. That and Nine was sure she'd say no anyway. So while that was being sorted out Nine let her mind try to process everything, being the decision was not a small one. What bothered Nine while she owed the captain a debt, this was something Nine felt this went far beyond what she owed. Given this would not only make her an outlaw she her own kind would most likely see her a traitor.  
[color=BlueViolet]"When she told me to stay in repayment, this was not what I was expecting. Ancestors... I'm going to have a word with that Villianian."[/color] Nine muttered softly to herself glaring at Aksel form under her goggles. For now thought she going along with it and talk to the captain about it next time the two where alone. Nine always trying to be respectful of her piston in front of the pickers, after all the captain of a picker ship needed to have authority to keep the riff raff inline.

Trying to process everything the captain just told them and decided for them Nine sat down on the floor. Resting her head on the wall, she took a deep breath. 
[color=BlueViolet]"Ancestors, is this what you want of me? To help Aksel find these Humans? Please provide me with guidance so I may walk the correct path."[/color] she muttered to herself hoping that they would provide her with guidance as she was unsure what to make of all this.