NJO 17

October 7, 2020

[7:28 PM] Caleb: So previously on Star Wars  you all got off of  Iktotch. And Coil found a tracking device on your speeder, disassembling it you decided to go into Hutt space to try and figure out who was tracking you

[7:30 PM] Caleb: Arriving at Nar Shadaa you went to a floating casino “Club Vertigo”. Entering you noticed it was run by a Hutt some of you recognized as Plunar the Hutt

[7:32 PM] Caleb: You all seemed to have maybe caught his attention but entering the casino you got drinks had a conversation and then Coil went to plant the tracker on someone, while he was gone a guard came and took Esren and Zubi to see Plunar

[7:32 PM] Caleb: Coil after you plant the tracker you see Esren and Zubi walking with a guard away from the table you left them at.

[7:32 PM] Caleb: And that is where we will pick up

[7:33 PM] Coil: (Does Coil recognize the guard as one of Plunar’s?)

[7:34 PM] Caleb: ((They are dressed in the uniform of the casino guards))

[7:34 PM] Esren'nilos: tries to look calm

[7:34 PM] Zubi: is calm.

[7:35 PM] Coil: will follow, blending into the crowd but generally pretty casually. He’s not terribly alarmed.

[7:39 PM] Zubi: It's always a good idea to thank the host.

[7:39 PM] Esren'nilos: "Well, you're not wrong."

[7:39 PM] Caleb: You all make your way up a staircase approaching the area Plunar is e crowd does thin out here  you notice the closer you get to Plunar it is much less flashy and glamour than the floor of the casino and more minimalist in design.

[7:40 PM] Caleb: ((Perception checks from everyone))

[7:40 PM] Zubi: ((10 unless I have advantage, in which case 25.))

[7:41 PM] Esren'nilos: ((20))

[7:41 PM] Coil: !roll1d20

[7:41 PM]

BOT

Dice Maiden: Theo Roll: [5] Result: 5

[7:41 PM] Coil: (Wow, screw you dice bot.)

[7:42 PM] Coil: (5 plus whatever Coils perception is.)

[7:45 PM] Caleb: ((Coil roll again for advantage since you have had dealings with Plunar ))

[7:46 PM]

BOT

Dice Maiden: Coil Roll: [12] Result: 12

[7:46 PM] Coil: (12 plus whatever)

[7:51 PM] Caleb: You all notice this is much more armed and strategically setup than usual for a Hutt, Esren and Coil are being tracked more closely by the guards than Zubi is, you also notice the guards securing the location a little more as you approach you all also note that it seems a lot more tense up here than you would expect and you also realize you can’t hear any of the noise from the casino up here

[7:51 PM] Coil: (I’m not with them, though)

[7:52 PM] Zubi: waves at the guards and smiles at them.

[7:52 PM] Caleb: ((You I assume are following at a distance from your description))

[7:52 PM] Caleb: ((You would be able to make it to the top of the staircase without much suspicion))

[7:53 PM] Caleb: ((If I misunderstood I can separate you))

[7:55 PM] Caleb: Zubi  you see a couple people dressed in  political ceremonial robes slip out a back passage as you approach you see a couple holograms shut off(edited)

[7:58 PM] Caleb: The guard turns to Zubi and Esren “ wait here”

[7:58 PM] Zubi: All right!

[7:59 PM] Caleb: The guard heads off to Plunar(edited)

[8:00 PM] Esren'nilos: "...he's going to be angry."

[8:00 PM] Zubi: sips her drink.

[8:00 PM] Zubi: Why?

[8:00 PM] Esren'nilos: "I tried to sense him."

[8:01 PM] Zubi: So?

[8:01 PM] Esren'nilos: "Coil said Hutts don't like that."

[8:01 PM] Esren'nilos: "I didn't know they were sensitive to those things."

[8:04 PM] Zubi: Oh. I don't know.

[8:04 PM] Zubi: shrugs.

[8:04 PM] Zubi: You could apologize.

[8:04 PM] Caleb: You both are close enough now too see Plunar closer he is smaller than some Hutts but still larger than an average humanoid he is a pale fuschia color and well dressed for a Hutt.

[8:06 PM] Zubi: waves to him again.

[8:13 PM] Caleb: You the guard talk to him  and you see him motion you forward there is a table with some chairs in front of him.

[8:13 PM] Zubi: will come forward and sit down, of course.

[8:14 PM] Esren'nilos: does so too.

[8:18 PM] Caleb: Plunar : My  sincere apologies for the lack of a welcoming, your visit here was unexpected.

[8:18 PM] Zubi: Ezzie's never been to a Hutt party. Ever. Not even one.

[8:19 PM] Esren'nilos: "...apologies for any rudeness.  As my associate has said.  This is a new experience for me."

[8:19 PM] Zubi: Pfft, associate.

[8:20 PM] Zubi: takes another sip of her drink.

[8:22 PM] Caleb: Plunar : Never been to a Hutt party, Nar Shadaa is an interesting choice for your first search for a party

[8:23 PM] Esren'nilos: will try and get eyes on where they planted the bug from where he is. "We were in the neighborhood."

[8:23 PM] Caleb: ((Roll perception at disadvantage Esren))

[8:23 PM] Esren'nilos: ((7))

[8:25 PM] Zubi: I suppose it is. I'm not the one who picked it though.

[8:25 PM] Caleb: EsrenYou can’t really get any view of the floor without completely looking away from Plunar and when you do it is hard because you don’t remember quite who Coil was going to plant the tracker on

[8:29 PM] Caleb: Plunar : I see, well I hope you find it to your liking so far.

[8:29 PM] Zubi: It's very nice.

[8:29 PM] Esren'nilos: "Oh yes.  It's quite a fancy place."

[8:29 PM] Zubi: I'm hoping I can get him to dance with me.

[8:31 PM] Caleb: Plunar: and your other ...associate? Interesting company you keep for one of your position

[8:31 PM] Esren'nilos: "Position?"

[8:31 PM] Zubi: shrugs.

[8:32 PM] Zubi: I like him. He needs to learn how to have fun though.

[8:36 PM] Zubi: Both of them do.

[8:36 PM] Esren'nilos: "I have fun."

[8:36 PM] Caleb: Plunar : well enjoy your stay, if you require anything let me know , I will let you get to dancing, when you see your other associate let him know I have information he might be interested in.

[8:38 PM] Coil: Hi, Plunar.

[8:38 PM] Coil: comes out of the crowd.

[8:38 PM] Caleb: Multiple guard raise blasters and point them at Coil(edited)

[8:38 PM] Zubi: Oh, there he is. Are we going to get to dance?

[8:38 PM] Coil: Absolutely.

[8:39 PM] Caleb: Plunar waves a hand and the Blasters go away.

[8:40 PM] Zubi: beams.

[8:40 PM] Caleb: Plunar: well you aren’t here on business then I assume Coil.

[8:41 PM] Coil: Just here to pick up some personal effects. How’s business?

[8:42 PM] Zubi: Good.

[8:43 PM] Caleb: Plunar indicates the casino “ doing fine as you can see”

[8:43 PM] Esren'nilos: says nothing

[8:44 PM] Coil: I like the new neon.

[8:46 PM] Caleb: Plunar : just got it installed it might be too harsh, surprised to see you here it has been a while.

[8:47 PM] Zubi: It's pretty.

[8:50 PM] Coil: I’ve been here and there. What’s this info?

[8:53 PM] Coil: Also what’s going on in Hutt Space? Noticed a few more ships than normal coming in.

[8:57 PM] Caleb: Plunar: Part of what you might find interesting  concentrated droid attacks on Hutt protected worlds as far as we know by the time ships get there the attackers are gone.

[8:58 PM] Caleb: Plunar: Hutt council is trying to keep it quiet.

[8:58 PM] Esren'nilos: "Droid attacks?"

[9:00 PM] Zubi: What kind of droids?

[9:02 PM] Caleb: Plunar slides two datapads over to Coil “ all the information we have is on this datapad, consider this that favor I owed you and of course you still have safe passage in this casino.”

[9:03 PM] Coil: Appreciate it, Plunar.

[9:03 PM] Coil: You know if anyone else has been looking for me?

[9:03 PM] Esren'nilos: "What's this second datapad?"

[9:04 PM] Coil: looks at the datapads.

[9:05 PM] Caleb: Plunar : I have given all the information I can. I apologize my lady for all the talk of business and indeed I must have another meeting but I hope to see you all again

[9:06 PM] Coil: Thanks. We'll take you up on your hospitality and I owe Zubi here a dance.

[9:06 PM] Zubi: At least one.

[9:06 PM] Caleb: You are led  away from Plunar to the top of the balcony and steps. The guards leave you alone

[9:06 PM] Zubi: Thanks, Plunar!!

[9:07 PM] Zubi: waves at him.

[9:07 PM] Esren'nilos: "...that went so much better than I expected."

[9:07 PM] Zubi: I told you it would be fine.

[9:07 PM] Coil: inspects the datapads.

[9:07 PM] Esren'nilos: "I didn't know you were friends, Coil."

[9:07 PM] Caleb: Plunar waves and bows his head at Zubi.

[9:08 PM] Coil: nods at Plunar, ushering the others away. "I did some work for him a few times.  He's a cautious sort, but remarkably reasonable to deal with."

[9:11 PM] Zubi: I'm really glad you don't do that anymore.

[9:12 PM] Coil: It's a lot less complicated now.

[9:12 PM] Coil: In some ways.

[9:12 PM] Caleb: Coil  one of the datapads is as he said an analysis of the attacks it is very vague mainly survivor testimony but they do describe the ships that seem too damaged to fly and old style droids that look newly made and a couple descriptions of a symbol that sounds like the one you have been finding that is the confederacy and first order symbol combined. The second datapad  is a bounty with your image and name for 100,000 credits alive.

[9:12 PM] Coil: More complicated in others.

[9:13 PM] Zubi: How?

[9:13 PM] Coil: Hrm.

[9:13 PM] Coil: shows her the bounty datapad.

[9:13 PM] Esren'nilos: peeks too(edited)

[9:13 PM] Coil: probably has his first name, too. Hakan Coil is his full name.

[9:14 PM] Zubi: Hakan? That's a good name.

[9:14 PM] Caleb: You see coils face and name and a bounty reward of 100,000 credits when delivered alive.(edited)

[9:14 PM] Esren'nilos: "......that's....not ideal."

[9:15 PM] Zubi: Do you not like it?

[9:15 PM] Esren'nilos: "The name's not the issue."

[9:15 PM] Coil: I like my name fine, I just don't use it that often.

[9:15 PM] Coil: (Delivered to who?)

9:15 PM] Zubi: Oh, I meant Coil. Because he never told us to use it, that's all.

[9:15 PM] Coil: ....really this makes it even funnier where I put the tracker.

[9:16 PM] Esren'nilos: "Where?"

[9:17 PM] Coil: I stuck it on a bounty hunter I know. She's kind of a jerk.

[9:18 PM] Zubi: smiles.

[9:18 PM] Zubi: Who do you think put the bounty on you?

[9:18 PM] Coil: looks to see if there's a name on the bounty, or who he is supposed to be delivered alive to.

[9:19 PM] Coil: passes the other datapad over to Esren, the one about the droids.

[9:21 PM] Esren'nilos: reads it over

[9:21 PM] Caleb: CoilIt doesn’t say who placed it but a location deep in the undercity on Nar Shadaa  a common area for some bounty hunters, you recognize this as a typical move when someone doesn’t want to be identified as a client

[9:22 PM] Coil: Don't know who put it out on me.

[9:22 PM] Zubi: Is that a lot?

[9:22 PM] Coil: Here? Yes.

[9:22 PM] Zubi: Maybe we should skip the dancing, then.

[9:25 PM] Caleb: Esren   one of the datapads is as he said an analysis of the attacks it is very vague mainly survivor testimony but they do describe the ships that seem too damaged to fly and old style droids that look newly made and a couple descriptions of a symbol that sounds like the one you have been finding that is the confederacy and first order symbol combined

[9:28 PM] Coil: I'm safe here.

[9:28 PM] Coil: Plunar is true to his word.

[9:28 PM] Coil: I probably shouldn't check out my apartment, though.

[9:29 PM] Esren'nilos: ".....I don't know who these new guys are we stumbled on, but if they're attacking Hutt space, they've got some guts.  I don't believe even the Empire did that directly, did they?"

[9:29 PM] Zubi: Is anything important there?

[9:29 PM] Coil: Not really.

[9:29 PM] Zubi: Why would they, they made deals with the important ones.

[9:29 PM] Esren'nilos: "Exactly.  Also, droids and clones."

[9:31 PM] Esren'nilos: "...what did the First Order and the Confederacy have in common?"

[9:32 PM] Esren'nilos: "What's the purpose of combining them?"

[9:32 PM] Esren'nilos: "...where'd you leave the tracker?"

[9:32 PM] Coil: I planted it on a bounty hunter.

[9:33 PM] Coil: It could be that some First Order remnants found some old cache of Confederacy tech.

[9:33 PM] Zubi: There's just old stuff everywhere, isn't there?

[9:34 PM] Esren'nilos: "Maybe.  But their new symbol is a deliberate nod to both."

[9:34 PM] Esren'nilos: "I don't know.  If we follow that bounty hunter, maybe we'll finally see who it is chasing us, though."(edited)

[9:37 PM] Caleb: People are entering and leaving the casino it is a little more packed than when you entered but not heavily packed they seem to keep a limit of how many people are allowed in,  you see the sky has darkened as it is now late evening on Nar Shadaa.

[9:37 PM] Coil: Well. I'm going to be honest, I wouldn't have brought us here if I had known that someone has a 100k bounty on my head.

[9:38 PM] Zubi: Should we hire a bodyguard or something?

[9:39 PM] Coil: I think I'll be fine.

[9:39 PM] Esren'nilos: "I doubt we have the credits for a bodyguard, anyway."

[9:39 PM] Coil: And I wouldn't trust bodyguards here.

[9:41 PM] Zubi: Oh, that's true!

[9:43 PM] Zubi: Well... do you wanna dance, then?

[9:43 PM] Coil: nods.

[9:43 PM] Coil: Now's as good a time as any.

[9:43 PM] Esren'nilos: "Ok, you guys dance.  I'll keep look out."

[9:44 PM] Zubi: Don't you want to dance too?

[9:44 PM] Esren'nilos: "No, I'm good.  Maybe later."

[9:45 PM] Zubi: Well, all right. At least try some cake.

[9:46 PM] Zubi: points to one of the food tables, grabs Coil and drags him out to dance!

[9:46 PM] Coil: goes to dance with Zubi.

[9:46 PM] Esren'nilos: will go to the food table to check out the cakes.

[9:48 PM] Caleb: Coil and Zubi enter the dance floor area   it is not that crowded definitely enough space to dance   no one seems to really be watching the area that much

[9:49 PM] Zubi: is not a great dancer, but she does seem to be having fun! And she's not afraid to look a bit silly.

[9:50 PM] Coil: is pretty graceful, but doens't have a lot of experience dancing.

[9:50 PM] Zubi: demonstrates some moves to help! Or maybe just for fun. It's hard to say.

[9:55 PM] Caleb: You both dance for a while the floor starts to fill up a little more

[9:57 PM] Zubi: eventually yoinks him off the floor to snog him.

[9:57 PM] Coil: returns the snog.

[9:59 PM] Caleb: You both definitely garner a fair amount of attention as you kiss.

[10:00 PM] Zubi: does let him go eventually. "... we should go back to the ship."

[10:02 PM] Coil: Think so?

[10:03 PM] Zubi: Well, yeah. I mean, if you want to do anything else.

[10:05 PM] Coil: I definitely do. But that might have to wait till we're done here. .... which, to be fair, we did do what we came here for...

[10:06 PM] Zubi: Right. Oh, right. Well, they're still here, right?

[10:06 PM] Coil: scans the crowd for the bounty hunter.

[10:09 PM] Caleb: ((Perception Coil))

[10:09 PM] Coil: ((18))

[10:11 PM] Caleb: Coil you see her at one of the bars across the room  she raises a glass almost as a challenge when she sees you looking at her

[10:12 PM] Coil: shrugs. "Well, maybe next time we can dance on a planet where I don't have a huge bounty on my head."

[10:14 PM] Zubi: That would be nice.

[10:16 PM] Esren'nilos: slips subtly up to you guys. "Ok, keep cool and don't draw attention to yourselves.  Something weird is happening."

[10:17 PM] Coil: Define weird.

[10:17 PM] Zubi: Like what?

[10:17 PM] Esren'nilos: "Force weird.  There are people walking around, touching things, and I don't think anyone else is seeing them.  I think they're following the guy up at the entrance."

[10:17 PM] Esren'nilos: nods towards him

[10:18 PM] Coil: casts another glance around the room, grabbing his living crystal.

[10:19 PM] Zubi: Touching things? Touching what?

[10:20 PM] Esren'nilos: "Many things."

[10:21 PM] Caleb: Coil  grasping your crystal you see a figure fully masked walking through the casino and yeah touching tables and chairs and things as they go but stopping and seeming to watch the bar where Myn Phobi is

[10:21 PM] Zubi: ... such as?

[10:22 PM] Caleb: Esren there is no one at the entrance when you indicate

[10:23 PM] Esren'nilos: "....tables and...stuff.  But like...in a weird way."

[10:25 PM] Zubi: frowns, and tries to cautiously sense out any Force shenanigans.

[10:25 PM] Caleb: ((Wisdom Dave Zubi))

[10:25 PM] Esren'nilos: ((Oh god.))

[10:26 PM] Caleb: ((Save my phone autocorrects save now))

[10:26 PM] Zubi: ((15, unless I have advantage in which case 28.))

[10:28 PM] Coil: I see them.

[10:28 PM] Coil: Mask. Touching things.

[10:29 PM] Caleb: Zubi  you sense a force presence but it feels weird masked almost or not quite there

[10:29 PM] Esren'nilos: "Yeah."

[10:29 PM] Zubi: ... weird.

[10:29 PM] Coil: They're masking themselves.

[10:30 PM] Coil: .... I think they're looking for the tracking device.

[10:30 PM] Zubi: Maybe we should go.

[10:30 PM] Coil: looks to see if he can see Plunar from where they are.

[10:32 PM] Caleb: Coil you can see Plunar barely he appears to be engrossed with a meeting you see a couple holograms and some dancing dressed individuals

[10:33 PM] Coil: nods. "Maybe we should."

[10:34 PM] Esren'nilos: "...probably.  ...but now we have an idea who these people are.  ...in that they are WAY more powerful than us."

[10:34 PM] Zubi: ... we could just ask them who they are.

[10:35 PM] Esren'nilos: "No, I think that's a bad idea."

[10:37 PM] Esren'nilos: "They are not good people."

[10:38 PM] Zubi: Oh. You can tell?

[10:38 PM] Coil: Chances are they wont' be forthcoming. And Plunar has been hospitable. I'd rather not burn my bridges with him by starting a force-fight in his casino.

[10:39 PM] Zubi: That makes sense. He's kind of okay, mostly. Kind of.

[10:40 PM] Zubi: Well, should we go, now?

[10:40 PM] Esren'nilos: "....they're wearing my friends' gear.  Or...close enough."

[10:40 PM] Coil: Knights of Ren?

[10:40 PM] Esren'nilos: "Yeah.  Not exact, but clearly their inspiration."

[10:40 PM] Coil: Hmm

[10:41 PM] Coil: Well. See that lady at the bar? That's Myn. I put the tracker on her. She's spotted me. If she follows us out, they'll follow her.

[10:41 PM] Coil: So. Shall we?

[10:42 PM] Zubi: Sure!

[10:43 PM] Esren'nilos: "Guess that's a plan."

[10:45 PM] Caleb: As you all are leaving the lights go out from the entrance to that bar area where  Myn was

[10:45 PM] Caleb: You hear panic screams and some weapon discharge.

[10:46 PM] Esren'nilos: will dive down and try to take Zubi and Coil with him.

[10:47 PM] Zubi: eeps and gets down too.

[10:47 PM] Coil: gets down but watches that area with an unreadable expression.

[10:48 PM] Caleb: You all get down

[10:49 PM] Zubi: whispers, "What's happening?"

[10:49 PM] Caleb: It is hard to see through the movement and darkness and panic a couple minutes pass and the lights come back on the guards have that area secure and are at the door

[10:50 PM] Esren'nilos: looks around

[10:50 PM] Coil: (Is Myn still there?)

[10:50 PM] Caleb: You see no sign of the masked figure or Myn.

[10:51 PM] Coil: ...

[10:51 PM] Coil: Oh, godsDAMMIT.

[10:51 PM] Coil: I wish I didn't care about things now.(edited)

[10:52 PM] Coil: We should go.

[10:52 PM] Zubi: Shouldn't we help her?

[10:52 PM] Esren'nilos: "Help her how?  We can't even see her."

[10:53 PM] Coil: holds his crystal and checks to see if he can see anything.

[10:54 PM] Zubi: I don't know. I couldn't see the masked people either!

[10:54 PM] Caleb: Coil You do get a bit of a feel of the force coming from under a table in the bar near where Myn was

[10:54 PM] Coil: tries to follow that.

[10:55 PM] Caleb: Coil you find half of the mask the figure was wearing under the table.

[10:56 PM] Esren'nilos: follows Coil

[10:56 PM] Coil: picks up the mask.

[10:56 PM] Coil: Is this what guilt feels like? I hate it.

[10:57 PM] Zubi: ... probably. How can we find out where they went?

[10:58 PM] Coil: turns the mask piece over in his hand.

[10:58 PM] Esren'nilos: "...I bet Plutar has cameras."

[10:59 PM] Caleb: Coil  the mask feels weird like no metal you have felt before it feels kind of like the sith temple you were in but a lot fainter

[11:01 PM] Coil: So this thing is made of evil metal.

[11:02 PM] Esren'nilos: "...that's a thing?"

[11:02 PM] Coil: It feels like the Sith Temple.

[11:02 PM] Coil: looks around for any other clues ... blood, scuff marks, etc.

[11:03 PM] Zubi: .... gross.

[11:03 PM] Zubi: tries to see if she can feel out where another one might be with the Force.

[11:04 PM] Caleb: ((Wisdom save Zubi))

[11:04 PM] Caleb: ((Investigation Coil))

[11:04 PM] Esren'nilos: will assist Coil to give him adv.

[11:05 PM] Coil: ((14.... 17 with advantage.)

[11:06 PM] Zubi: ((18.))

[11:08 PM] Caleb: Coil you don’t find much you see some blaster marks on the chair where Myn was sitting you see a destroyed device and the beacon which looks different than when you planted it

[11:09 PM] Caleb: Zubi  you sense the sliminess in the mask and a corresponding one outside the casino but it falls out of your range quickly

[11:11 PM] Coil: ((Different how?))

[11:12 PM] Zubi: They're outside. I think. But they're gone already.

[11:14 PM] Caleb: Coil  it appears to have been fitted with a short range  transmitter

[11:15 PM] Esren'nilos: "Footprints we can trail, maybe?  Or...I don't know.  Energy trails?"

[11:16 PM] Coil: picks up the beacon and tries to tune to its frequency with his wristpad.

[11:19 PM] Caleb: Coil you analyze the transmitter it appears to be encrypted ((roll me technology))

[11:20 PM] Caleb: ((You guys staying in the casino?))

[11:20 PM] Coil: ((22 tech.))

[11:24 PM] Caleb: Coil  You manage to sync to the channel it is a heavily secured channel no activity on it right now though

[11:24 PM] Zubi: is gonna follow Coil's and Esren's lead here, since she didn't see anything.

[11:25 PM] Esren'nilos: will follow Coil too.

[11:25 PM] Coil: makes his way to the exit, yes.

[11:26 PM] Caleb: Coil  you do get a trace on the other end of the channel it is about a block or so away

[11:26 PM] Coil: moves faster. "This way.  The beacon is still working. "

[11:27 PM] Esren'nilos: follows. "Let's go!"

[11:27 PM] Zubi: follows them too.

[11:28 PM] Caleb: You all go into the night of Nar Shadaa

[11:28 PM] Caleb: And that is where we will end it for tonight