EliteCommander

Star Wars - Scum and Villainy

Sirka looked down at her case almost in disbelief as she cracked it open slightly to peer inside. She had known going into this what kind of credits these employers would be offering, but to actually have such a large sum in her hands brought it all into reality. The amount they were paying seemed too good to be true, but she could see for herself how true it really was. And this was only the advanced payment.

"Two million credits." Sirka began, giving a slight huff as she closed up her case. "I guess this really is happening. It's an awful bold move giving a buch of mercenaries a two million down payment on their services. Luckily for them, I realize that anyone who can give out ten million credits in advance payments is not someone you want to anger. "

As Sirka was stepping up onto the ramp, Tony started explaining his rules for his ship. While Sirka would do pretty much anything for the credits she was being paid, it was nice to hear that she wouldn't have to put up with anything ridiculous on the way. "Yeah, yeah, I'll follow your rules...or maybe just pay you a few hundred thousand credits to do whatever I want, depends on my mood." She said with a slight chuckle. "Anyway, just put me somewhere with enough space for me to lay down and I won't have a reason to complain. I'm from Nar Shaddaa, so it's not like I'm high-maintenance."

Call of the Hunt [EliteCommander and Muttonhawk]

At the moment, Harriet was indeed one of Meesei's primary suspects, but she was careful not to show the extent of her suspicion, as she felt it was best to keep as much of the current status of the investigation a secret as possible. The only exception would be if she could safely exonerate any of the lieutenants, as they could be more helpful to her if they knew they were no longer suspects. Harriet was possibly the traitor, but Vera still could not be absolved of suspicion. She did take note that Vera seemed nervous, but given her relationship with Jerrick, those outward signals could also be attributed to grief. All of the lieutenants agreed that Oswall and Darahil had left without touching the waterskin, but so far, Meesei only had Vera's word that Harriet had been left alone with the waterskin. There was the possibility that Vera was lying, so without more information, Meesei could not yet make a judgment.

"If the waterskin was poisoned at the meeting, then it is a possibility, but there are other incidents I need to consider." Meesei answered. "Moving on to after the meeting, I have gathered that all of the lieutenants separated to their own tasks, apart from dinner, at which Jerrick was not present. After Jerrick informed me of what was to come, we made our plans for the ambush that night. I know what he was doing after the meeting, but not exactly where he went. If you can remember anything at all about his movements, after the meeting, it could be useful. Beyond that, I also need to confirm the alibis of each lieutenant after the meeting. Not only do I need to know if there is anyone or anything that can prove where you were, but I would also like to know if there is anything that could prove to me where the others were."

Star Wars - Scum and Villainy

Your answer to whether or not it is an Imperial world wasn't too clear, so I just had her ask.

Star Wars - Scum and Villainy

Sirka'ith gave a glance to the Human woman as she approached, though she did not really care how many teammates she ended up with as long as they were competent enough to be at least a distraction. What Sirka was more interested in was the mission itself. She had never heard of this planet, Belona, before, though it wasn't as if she had a particular reason to be familiar with remote prison colonies. Sirka had been on jobs in the past that involved protecting clients, and a few of those were rescues, but never from high security, heavily guarded facilities. Regardless, it didn't sound too easy, so she would probably be earning her paycheck.

Keeping her eyes on the hologram, Sirka gave a slight grunt as she tried to see if it had any actual important information. "Hmm, a prison colony. So is this a Remnant settlement, or something else? I haven't done a prison break before, but you know what I'm good at. If you want someone to make a lot of noise, I can do it. You want me to carve a path for some squishy prisoner to escape? I'll do that too. Basically, I'll do anything that ends in a firefight. As long as you keep me doing what I'm good at, I'll do this prison break." She answered.

Call of the Hunt [EliteCommander and Muttonhawk]

"I understand." Meesei responded as she marked down a few notes. She agreed with Vera's assessment that Jerrick must have drank some of his water around the time of the lesson. Given that transformations inherently involved physical exercise, it was natural that one would want to drink some water afterwards. She would still ask the same question of the others, but she had more reason to believe that was the case than just Vera's word.

"Let us talk about the meeting. Everyone I have questioned said it proceeded normally, apart from my arrival. I was told that he kept his waterskin sitting on the table for the meeting's duration, then he forgot it when he went to speak with Darahil on the mezzanine. If you saw anyone tampering with it, I would of course want to know, but I doubt the traitor would have attempted the poisoning with others around. After I left, can you tell me again the order in which everyone left the meeting room?" Meesei questioned.

Star Wars - Scum and Villainy

So is Belona an Imperial Remnant prison colony, or is it used by some other group? Would the projection be showing our characters who operates it?

Ashes [EliteCommander and Vesuvius00]

Tarentek still found it strange that Elissics could have different attributes just based on their gender, but as he thought about it, he started to make some sense of it. Male and Female Karisskan had the same average height, weight, strength, coloration, and most other physical characteristics, but that did not seem to be true of the Elissics. It was quite visibly obvious which ones were male and female, even tot he untrained eyes of other races. It was possible they had different attributes, which created differences between them in their culture. It was something he could ask about later; for the moment, he focused on watching the game.

As the group was making their plans, Tarentek was a bit surprised to hear his name mentioned. For whatever reason, Daimos said he wanted Tarentek to start the game, though he was not really sure when that would be appropriate. He would have asked, but the two groups quickly huddled together, presumably to make plans for the game. Tarentek was silent and confused when Onyx finally walked over, and he remained confused as she returned to her group.

"Felldan? Wait, what does 'felldan' mean?" Tarentek asked as Onyx was walking away, but he received no answer. With the two groups waiting for his signal, however, he had to say something. "Uhh...Felldan?" Tarentek shouted with noticeable uncertainty in his voice.

Call of the Hunt [EliteCommander and Muttonhawk]

"I know you are likely nervous, but I promise that my accusation will only be given based on strong evidence. The traitor was likely not expecting me to suddenly arrive here, so it is unlikely that he or she had the time to set up a convincing way of framing any of you. The evidence should point to our killer. Even if I cannot identify the traitor tonight, I may be able to exonerate one or more of you from suspicion." Meesei said reassuringly as she marked off another section in her notes.

"Now, to begin, I would like to focus on Jerrick's waterskin. Specifically, how many times, and exactly when did you see him drinking from it? From what you told me last time, you saw him fill it at breakfast. Since he did not separate from it at breakfast, it is incredibly unlikely that it was poisoned at that point, so I am not as concerned about then. At any point after that, though, can you recall actually seeing him drink from the waterskin? I understand this is a very specific thing to remember, so I will give you a moment to think." Meesei asked. She suspected that the information Sabine's test had given her would narrow down the point at which Jerrick could have been poisoned, but to know for sure, she needed this one last piece of information.

Ashes [EliteCommander and Vesuvius00]

"Certainly, I would not mind watching a game." Tarentek said to Daimos, then looked around briefly for a place nearby to take a seat. There were no convenient rocks like last time, but there was an area of the ground that looked to be out of the way.

"My people do not have a game like this one, but we had other sports with similar concepts. I was quite fond of playing them myself, especially with my fellow warriors. Sports can serve as great exercise, as well as great team-building and morale-building events. In Amman, they were not something one ever quite grew out of. I think every settlement has at least one game they like to play, though I tend to prefer the ones that allow for a wide variety of tactics and strategies. This one seems to fit that description; although, I do not know exactly how it is played yet. I suppose I will see for myself once you begin, but I am curious, why is it that the two teams must be of opposite genders?" Tarentek questioned. Among the Karisskan, males and females were nearly identical apart from their roles in reproduction, so any sort of gender separation was entirely foreign to them.

Call of the Hunt [EliteCommander and Muttonhawk]

After everyone had finished their meal, Meesei was ready to begin her questioning, but since the other lieutenants would be coming and going between their room, she decided it would be best to move elsewhere. She stood up and looked to both Vera and Sabine. "Now that we have all had a chance to eat, I believe I am ready to ask a few questions. If I remember correctly, there are some storage rooms nearby we might use. I would rather not be disturbed by the other lieutenants coming for their food."

Once Sabine was on her feet, Meesei approached her. "I will need you to watch after Rhazii while we are talking. Also, I would appreciate it if you could stand outside the room and keep watch. Let me know if anyone gets close enough that they might hear us. We should still be at least within sight of our room's gate, so you should be able to give Rhazii to Ahnasha once she returns." Meesei explained before handing off Rhazii to Sabine.

Meesei pulled her notes out of the satchel she kept on her person, then retrieved some writing implements from her bag before leading Sabine and Vera out of the room. The room which the lieutenants had given to Meesei's pack was the only one on the hall that was entirely unused, but there were others that were used simply for storage. After looking through a few of the rooms, Meesei decided on one at the end of the hall which was within sight of their room, but out of the path the lieutenants would need to take to retrieve their meals. Inside, there were boxes, barrels, and loose junk items scattered around. While it would have been crowded to sleep in, the room was perfectly fine for a simple two-person conversation. Just like the first interview, Meesei readied her notes, then opened with the first question.

"Alright, before I get to my main questions, is there anything you would like to tell me? Anything you might have remembered or figured out since yesterday that could be helpful? If not, that is perfectly fine, I just thought I would ask." Meesei questioned, her tone light and non-aggressive.