MonsieurShade

Life in Space

Being a full head and shoulders taller than most everyone he met outside of his own species held certain boons for Rocky; boons such as having a higher vantage point even from a seated position. He could just barely make out the face of the Almyst woman he'd met earlier as she tried to jostle her way through the crowd to find a spare seat. With so few willing to actually sit next to him with other seats still available, this left Rocky with a few free spaces near him that he'd originally planned to make use of to stretch out comfortably, however seeing as Kabiri was actually somewhat amusing to him he couldn't really find a reason not to part with a little bit of elbow room. With a soft hiss Rocky stood from his seat in an attempt to get Kabiri's attention, "Doctor Bravis, if you're looking for a place to sit then i've got a seat or two to spare here!".

Life in Space

As his breathing took on a more regular pace Rocky glanced in the direction of the voice that had called his nickname and was treated to the site of a familiar face. Lycos, a fellow Talon merc, sat not too far off, prompting an approving nod from the Skälen, "Likewise. " he stated plainly. After his greeting Rocky sat by quietly as people and cargo filed in before tilting his head up to look at the announcement speaker as it came to life. A potential month long trip on a jungle planet? Rocky approved. Rocky approved greatly. The bit about specimens needing to be alive was a bit of a bummer to him though. He rather disapproved of the idea of hunting something down only to not eat it after catching it, but he supposed he'd have to tolerate it if he was to collect his pay.

Star Wars: A New Beginning

Jacque's eyes narrowed in thought as he listened to what the two men had to say. For a moment he remained still and silent as the gears in his head roared to life yet again. Both of the men acted as though they truly did belong here for one reason or another, and neither seemed as though they were ready to be the first one to take a shot. A lightbulb went off inside Jacque's head as an idea hit him. The smuggler let out a long and drawn out sigh and lowered his weapon, "We're going somewhere safe, I know a spot that'll let us lay low until the heat dies down a bit." he explained before nodding to Sol'id, "I'll let you get back to your job in the cargo hold, but in the mean time i'm going to get ahold of your boss to have a little chat with him. Also, from this point on you're to have one of the crew at your side at all times.". Jacque's head snapped to Gavon, "You'll take the first shift, he does something out of the ordinary shoot him" he explained in the sort of tone that left no room for rebuttal.

Jacque hoped that the men would go along with his wishes, namely because he really wanted nothing more than to go and grill Kruss about the two unknown parties on his vessel. Should the neimodian show no signs of prior knowledge then Jacque's decision would be a simple one: He'd blow them both out of the cargo hold and wash his hands of this mess. The sound of a somewhat panicky sounding Fixer was cause for a small startle which sent Jacque fumbling for his comm. He opened his mouth to speak only to be cut off by a now much calmer sounding Fixer's inquiry about the Milano's next destination, "I'll be up shortly Fixer, just keep us as we are.".

With that bit of business squared away Jacque glanced back to the pair of gun toting men and make a half hearted gesture in the direction of the cargo bay entrance, "Gentlemen.".

Star Wars: A New Beginning

I'll have a post up today guys, just gimmie a few hours.

Life in Space

Rocky gave a small grunt of annoyance at the announcement. He'd failed to realize how much time had actually passed, a sloppy mistake on his part. After parting ways with Kabiri Rocky half jogged back through the residential station whilst cramming what remained of his meal into his face. Once free of his burden the Skälen's pace picked up even further as his long stride coupled with the lower gravity of Kilik station allowed him to make it to hangar Delta in a fairly short amount of time, though not without arriving a puffing and wheezing mess due to a combination of low oxygen intake and some cramping from the post meal run. Once he managed to grab himself a free seat Rocky spared himself a moment to catch his breath a bit before he bothered to look around and see who else was there.

Star Wars: A New Beginning

@POOHEAD189 Hence my addition of Jacque having some slight doubts. Granted he's still untrusting of both parties because he's not quite that gullible, but then he's a character who doesn't trust anyone fully. Sol'id is the more obvious threat though given the mandalorian armor. Mandalorians ain't exactly pushovers.

Star Wars: A New Beginning

@frapet @Sleater
Ancient Chinese Proverb: When forced into a three way battle, always join forces with the other guy to first get rid of the big armored dude who looks like he'll push everyone else's shit in simply for breathing his air.

Life in Space

Rocky let out a low, raspy chuckle a bit at Kabiri's behavior. The Almyst seemed to be rather polite and comfortable in his presence, which was a refreshing chance of pace from the nervousness that was usually displayed by those that dealt with him. He took a moment to shift around what remained of his meal until it felt secure enough in the crook of his left arm for him to bend over without spilling anything. "Rakans'mei Jakarta, Talon Merc, currently acting as a security officer and lab assistant. Feel free to call me Rocky, everyone does." He said as he grasped her hand as shook it gently as he could manage. The action was rigid and controlled, clearly borne of practice rather than experience. For a second Rocky found himself taken aback as he came to the realization of how small and fragile she actually was given the way her hand felt. Why, she was even more frail than a Terran! One errant twitch would have been all that it took to crush every bone in her hand.

With that uncomfortable thought on his mind he released her from his grip, seemingly trying to be even more gentle than he had been at first. He didn't want to dwell too long on the idea, a change of subject was in order, "So what brings you to this section? I would've thought that you'd be one of the first to reach the hangar, you being excited to get on Vazoon and all. You come to grab food too?".

Star Wars: A New Beginning

Jacque clucked his tongue in annoyance and allowed his index finger to brush over the trigger of the carbine in his grip. The armored guy was a smart ass, a somewhat professional smart ass, sure, but a smart ass all the same. He was caught somewhat off guard by the other guy's comment, especially considering he was completely unfamiliar with the guy's face despite making it a personal point to be present for all of the recruitments interviews for the ship's crew. His thoughts were momentarily interrupted by the announcement the septic purge, prompting a momentary thought of "The hell are you doing Fixer?" before he returned his attention to the situation at hand.For now at least he'd play along and see how things played out, "Not exactly smart to talk shit about a guy who's pointing a gun at you, you know. That being said, yeah i'm Jacque. I'm also the guy who makes it a point not to take extra bodies or supplies on his ship without being informed.". Despite his words Jacque's mind was racing as he wondered whether or not what Sol'id was saying was actually true. Business transactions where typically handled by Krus for the most part, however the nemodian was pretty good about keeping him up to date. Most of the time any way.

He'd get back to that, it was time now to focus on the other problem. Jacque's eyes darted to Gavon, "As for YOU, how about instead of asking me questions you answer one instead? Why the hell didn't you come from below deck for the inspection with the rest of us? What, were you hiding something like Mark and Viik'ashak were?" he spat accusatorially. An experienced liar, Jacque's acting was superb as he continued to glare a hole into Gavon's head as well he would any of the other crew members, "I swear to the fucking force man; If you're the reason we had to peel out of that station i'm going to blow you out of the airlock. If you're hiding some shit then now's the time to say it.".

Life in Space

Rocky looked down at the small jar clenched in his hand silently for a moment, as if there was some sort of wisdom to be found within the murky looking paste. "Jeheh-kay?" He rumbled experimentally in his attempt to pronounce the dish's name. The idea of eating fermented fish guts and bottom feeders didn't faze him in the slightest, like all his people he was a firm believer in the idea that unless it was toxic, all meat was good meat if prepared right. The Skälen looked to the diminutive scientist and nodded enthusiastically to make up for his inability to smile, "I'll keep that in mind!". There was a small moment of silence that hung in the air, one that was once more shattered as a thought crossed Rocky's mind and prompted him to speak once more, "Hey, you're a scientist, right? You going on that planetside trip too?".