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>>44922662
[2/2]

“Hey!” yells an Imperial Engineer from one of the upper catwalks. “You down there!” You all look up to see him and a squad of Stormtroopers caught up in blasting apart more droids. One of them is blown back by a droid’s barrage of bolts. “The Control Room door’s been sealed shut! You’re closer to it than we are!” He grabs an arc welder from his belt and drops it down to Misri. “Get that door open and turn the power on, we’ll distract the droids!”

“Good luck!” you yell back. The Engineer goes back to leading the Stormtroopers in the defense in the upper catwalks. More scattered fights are bursting across the entire Engineering Bay as you all hurry down the main walkway. The Control Room is lit up by the only non-emergency power here. But it appears that Black Swan in her amazing thoroughness had the door welded shut. It must be why that Engineer gave you his welder, to undo it. That’s a simple enough task.

Suddenly, behind you more B2 droids land. This time though, they aren’t the old standard B2s. They wield gigantic grappling pincers on their arms instead. Their former blue coloration was painted over by orange and forest green camouflage. Oh. You know these guys. “Oh great. These guys again.

“Who?” asks Misri, Kuvasz, and Vikker all at once.

“The Orange Panthacs.”

> The Orange Panthacs <
> Rebel Alliance Elite B2 Grapple Droids <

“Had a run-in with them on Dantooine,” you say.

“They look like they mean business,” says Kuvasz. He cracks his knuckles, setting his neck and standing straight. “Leave them to me. Get that Control Room door open.” Vikker and Misri quickly run down the walkway, hurrying to get the door open.

What about you though?

> Help Kuvasz. He probably doesn’t need your help but these droids are not as stupid as they look.
> Cover Misri and Vikker. Honestly, you don’t trust Vikker with Misri’s life.
> Other

>>44922686
>> Help Kuvasz. He probably doesn’t need your help but these droids are not as stupid as they look.

>>44922686
>> Help Kuvasz. He probably doesn’t need your help but these droids are not as stupid as they look.

Flank and distract them with blaster fire so Uncle Badass can suplex them easier.

>>44922686
>> Help Kuvasz. He probably doesn’t need your help but these droids are not as stupid as they look.

>>44922686
>Cover Misri and Vikker. Honestly, you don’t trust Vikker with Misri’s life.

>>44922686
>> Help Kuvasz. He probably doesn’t need your help but these droids are not as stupid as they look.

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> Help Kuvasz. He probably doesn’t need your help but these droids are not as stupid as they look.

Kuvasz tackles down one of the Grapple Droids, knocking their ranks back in the crowded walkway. Before the droid can raise his arms to impale the old man, Kuvasz draws his punch blade from his wrist and smashes it into the droid’s face. He does it again for good measure.

You on the other hand decide the best course of action is to help the old man take out his garbage. You raise your blaster again and fire off select shots on their flanks and into their ranks. The droids completely forget about the old man then start advancing on you, very quickly. Too quickly. You duck, dodging a decapitating strike from a sharp industrial claw. He slashes at you again, and you jump back, blasting him. The shot stuns him, the next shot knocks him back into his friends.

Well, “friends”. One of them smashes him over the railing for getting in his way. Kuvasz meanwhile gets up and wrestles with another Grapple Droid. Kuvasz roars, grabbing the Droid’s arms and pushing them above his head, shoving the droid against a railing. The rest meanwhile keep on advancing on you, one at a time. You keep on firing, stunning but not destroying them. This E-11 isn’t doing much to those heavy hulls of theirs. “Misri!” you yell. “Is the door open yet!?”

“Give me a second!” she yells as sparks fly ineffectually at her face. Vikker takes potshots at flying B2s meanwhile.

Your ear suddenly twitches. You look to see one B2 rearing his claw up for a devastating punch. One second late on your dodge, and you would’ve been eating soft food through a tube at best. You shoot him point blank, knocking him over. “Kuvasz!” you yell.

[1/2]

>>44923492
[2/3]

“Busy!” he yells back, grabbing a Grapple Droid from behind. The droid flails wildly, inadvertently smashing apart other Grapple Droids as well. Once the crowd is clear, he rears back and smashes the droid into the floor of the walkway on his head. Down for the count, you can’t help but smile at that. And just like that, the rest of the Grapple Droids retreat, apparently not intent on losing to you two. “Damn it, they’re getting away!”

“Leave them!” you call. “Come on!” You and Kuvasz hurry to the Control Room door. Misri had at this time managed to slice the door open, but again Black Swan is thorough. She knocked out the controls to the door irreparably. “Damn it…” You look back to see a dead Grapple Droid. Wait.

And just like that, you jack the door open with the Droid’s arm. Kuvasz gets under it, then lifts it open for the three of you to crouch inside. He quickly gets in, the door slamming shut behind him. You look around, control panel, control panel, dead Engineers, control panels. Huh. You can see why you didn’t become an Engineer, there’s nothing but buttons to press in here. “There!” You recognize however one console. The four of you crowd around a powerbox, containing the various switches powering certain sections of the ship. “Okay, power is already disabled. All we have to do is reboot it.” You quickly switch back the bottom switch, and immediately the lights turn back on.

The loudspeaker on the walls are quick to tell you of this. “The power has come back on! Activate internal defense systems! Gunners to your posts! Sending out distress signal!”

[2/3]

>>44923516
[3/3]

“Alright, power’s back on!” says Vikker. “We can get out of here now!”

You nod, then bring your attention onto your communicator. “Kublai, you there?” Still static. If they stole your ship, you’re turning them into carpets. “Okay, let’s get out of here.”

“How?” asks Misri. “I thought the Empire was after us!”

That… is a good point. But, after what you did, they might not be after you now. Especially since you and Misri are still dressed as Stormtroopers.

> Just hurry on through the main hallways, you still have some element of stealth.
> Find a way through the maintenance access corridors. It’s risky, and there might be some areas exposed to space, but you’ll avoid Imperial attention.
> Ah, the Empire will let you off scotfree for helping save their Star Destroyer. Just hurry on at your own pace.
> Other

>>44923528
>> Just hurry on through the main hallways, you still have some element of stealth.
what could go wrong?

>>44923528
>> Just hurry on through the main hallways, you still have some element of stealth.

>>44923528
>Just hurry on through the main hallways, you still have some element of stealth.

>>44923528
>> Just hurry on through the main hallways, you still have some element of stealth.

>>44923528
>> Just hurry on through the main hallways, you still have some element of stealth.

>>44923528
>> Ah, the Empire will let you off scotfree for helping save their Star Destroyer. Just hurry on at your own pace.

we have a lot of surplus equipment should we use the extra blaster to install it on r5?

>>44923910
http://pastebin.com/tWqXmiSa

I really should just put this in the OP, that anon's worked so hard on it.

> Just hurry on through the main hallways, you still have some element of stealth.

-

-

The four of you hurry on through one of the main corridors. The main white lights are now replacing the red emergency lighting. However, the boarding sirens are still going off, which means are there are probably still droids in the ship. But judging by the alert response of the automated turrets on the ceilings at select chokepoints, combined with Stormtroopers inside making their last stands around strongpoints in the barracks and armories, those droids won’t be in here for long.

And that’s not even getting into the ship’s firepower. It may be wounded and have no shields of any kind now, but don’t discount the absolute power of all of its turbolasers and ion cannons. And that’s not even getting into Kublai not having locked down all the hangars, which hmeans the TIE Fighters are out and about. If you hadn’t turned on the power for the Balmoral, it definitely would have gone down, but not without a fight.

Now, now the Rebels were and truly screwed. You can hear the rumbling staccato of the turbolasers pounding away at the Rebel ships outside. It didn’t matter how many there were, the Rebels could never muster anything big enough to resist Star Destroyer broadsides. So as you all were running down the hallways, a near kilometer of marathon running, you were confident the ship wouldn’t explode underneath you.

Still, there were Stormtroopers engage in fighting here and there. The four of you open up a blast door bulkhead only to encounter blaster fire coming perpendicular across a hallway. Imperial Navy Troopers and Stormtroopers were fighting off more boarding droids coming in through a boarding pod. “Go!” Kuvasz went first, blasting away at the droids, followed by Misri, then Vikker, then you.

[1/2]

>>44924336
[2/2]

“Who the hell were those guys!?” yells one of the Stormtroopers. “Are they on our side!?”

“Who cares?! Fighting’s fighting!” yells another one of the troopers.

Your communicator beeps. “Sir.” It’s Lev. “Sir, we have entered the main hangar bay as you requested. However, Black Swan and her posse have escaped in an Imperial Shuttle. We are standing by.” Well, at least you got one problem solved. You hurry on, then hurry onto a cargo lift. You smash the down button. Come on, come on. Please don’t make us regret turning everything back on. Finally, the elevator takes you down into the hangar. The Lion’s Share is just sitting there.

“Lev, hold the ship for us!” you yell. Suddenly, you hear a low groaning noise around the hangar bay.

“What’s that?” asks Misri.

… They turned on the tractor beams. “Oi, don’t even try it, boyo!” You look to one end of the hangar to see Commander Luyties stepping out, backed up by a contingent of Stormtroopers. You look back to see more Stormtroopers arriving via the spare cargo left as well. She points to you. “You’re under arrest! You and all your cronies!”

… You were seriously banking on the Empire not fighting off the Rebel forces quickly.

> Lay down your weapons. They have you this time.
> Run. Run anywhere!
> Other

>>44923939
We do have a lot of surplus boasters think we should upgrade r3 with something more powerful and give something to r5

>>44924350
>> Run. Run anywhere!
fuck that, no prison for us, please!

>>44924350
>> Run. Run anywhere!

What bullshit

>>44924350
>> Run. Run anywhere!

>>44924350
>throw a plasma grenade the same way we did to those bounty hunters

>>44924445
Second this.

We need to get some fake thermal detonators that explode in confetti and plays a happy tune for maximum trolling.

>>44924350
>>44924445
This and run

So if we actually manage to escape this time, is Lotte going to send an Inquisitor after us thinking it's the best plan ever?

>>44924609
That would be terrifying
god I hope so

> Run. Run anywhere!

Forget this, you’re not going back! You rip a plasma grenade off your belt and toss it at Luyties and her Stormtroopers. “Run!” you yell.

“Grenade!” screams Luyties. She and her Stormtroopers duck for cover as the plasma grenade rolls over to them, harmlessly. You make a point to toss another dud at the second group of Stormtroopers, who also immediately dive for cover. At most, that’s going to give you a whole 5 or 10 seconds for you to run into the Lion’s Share before they realize they’re duds.

“Hey!” yells a Navy trooper. “They’re duds! Get them!” Okay, they realized that faster than you thought they would. They start firing stun blasts at your crew. The rings of blue energy fly right past the four of you as the boarding ramp is lowered. But they’re suddenly suppressed by an intense barrage of blaster fire. You look to see the underbelly E-Web now firing over the heads of all the Stormtroopers, forcing them into cover. “Down, down, down!”

“Now, get in!” yells R5 as he motions you in. The four of you hurry inside. And quickly to the cockpit you go. R3 and Lev are already at their positions, with Lev turning over the chair to you. You sit down at the controls and hurry to power up the engines. You can feel the ship shake and struggle beneath your feet and in your hands.

“Sir.” Lev is quick to be honest. “With the tractor beam in place, we cannot move.”

[1/2]

>>44925090
[2/2]

“Not if I have anything to say about it!” you yell. You push the stick harder. The ship creeps forward slowly, then slowly goes back to position. The tractor beams are powerful, but not powerful enough to hold you! “Put more power to engines!”

Misri holds the chair behind you. “Rhys, the entrance is below us-“

“I know!” you shout at her. She flinches back, surprised. “Just shut up and sit down!” She nods, quickly sitting down. “We are getting out of here if it is the last thing we do!” Lev diverts more and more power to the engine. The camera view for the rear of the ship is completely engulfed in fire. Luyties is quick to evacuate her Stormtroopers and Navy Troopers out of the hangar from the excess heat being generated by the power of your engines.

You can do it, you can break the hold on this tractor beam! Suddenly, you get a call. Lev patches it through.

And who else but Lotte. “Rhys. Stop trying to break free of that tractor beam, it’s graded to hold corvettes twice your size in place.”

“Shut up!” you yell. “You’re in no position to talk!”

She crosses her arms, looking very much annoyed by your very justified attempts to escape. “Fine. I’ll just wait for your engines to give out then.” She continues to stare at you through the holo projector, apparently intending on doing this until either your engines give out you give up.

> Keep up the pressure. The tractor beam will break eventually.
> Give up. She’s right. Star Destroyers catch things bigger than your freighter.
> Other

>>44925113
>> Keep up the pressure. The tractor beam will break eventually.

Didn't we have emergency boosters ?

>>44925113
>> Other
Open up the missile pods, shoot at the interior of the ship if they don't let go

>>44925113
>Other
Fire weapons in the hangar to break the tractor beam.

>>44925113
> Other
Fire everything.

>>44925113
> Other

Why is "Fire Everything" not an option here?

>>44925113
>> Other
Fuck these people, we'll just make ourselves too much trouble to catch!
>Release the PEWPEW

>>44925113
>> Other

"Yeah, you're right..."

>Open missile pods

"So I'll just blow shit up until you turn them off!"

>>44925113
>Keep up the pressure. The tractor beam will break eventually.
Use those emergency boosters!

>>44925113
Shoot inside the bay. Or light speed out if that's not possible.

>>44925113
>>44925173
>>44925173
>>44925176
DO both. Cause chaos and havoc.

>>44925113
>Other

"Lotte, I just helped save your star destroyer, let me go or I'll start taking it apart from the inside out "

> Other

“Open up the missile pods,” you declare.

“What are you doing?!” yells Vikker. “That’s crazy, we’re inside of a hangar!”

“I am not going down like this!” When the console display that all weapons are active, you also flip up the switch for the emergency boosters. “If she wants to play this game, she can go ahead, but I’m not playing into her hands!”

Lotte points at you, angered. “Rhys, if you fire those weapons inside my hangar, you will regret it!”

“And I’m going to make you regret crossing me, Lotte!” You slam the fire missiles button. All the missiles shoot right out of the pods, leaving a massive cloud of trails behind as they rush into the hangar. The automated turrets on top and below the Lion’s Share fire wildly at anything everything. And the emergency boosters shoot out as well, further causing mayhem and destruction inside of the ISD Balmoral.

And after five minutes of pure missile barrage and blaster carnage, the smoke clears to reveal the damage you wrought. You’ve destroyed almost every TIE Fighter parked inside the hangar. Every Sentinel Lander and Lambda shuttle have been destroyed as well. The concussion missiles have also blasted large dents into the walls and even cracked them, exposing other rooms. You were sure that in the chaos you had aimed at least one or two missiles at the Hangar’s control tower, where they control the Tractor beams. And indeed, you did destroy it.

And yet, the ship was still shaking and gallivanting about. Lotte still stares at you, angrily. “… stop staring at me like that,” you hiss.

[1/2]

>>44926027
[2/2]

“Congratulations, you just blew up thousands of credits worth of materials along with potentially killing several crewmembers who were just following orders,” she says. “Do you feel nice and heroic now throwing this tantrum in my hangar bay?”

“Shut. The tractor beam. Off,” you growl.

She sighs, her face getting sadder and sadder by the second. “… I can’t believe I considered you family. I’m wasting my time. And you are wasting your life. I’ll shut the tractor beams off. But you and I are finished.” Her image disappears. The ship shakes as suddenly it starts floating out of the hangar of the ISD Balmoral. You see the scorch marks and flaming craters upon the hull of the ship as you speed on away. Around the ISD Balmoral come more ships as reinforcements, including a colossal Praetor-II Battlecruiser.

…

“We should go,” whispers Vikker. Kuvasz, Vikker, R5 and R3, and Lev are quick to leave you and Misri in the cockpit.

…

Misri coughs. “Um. Are you okay?”

“I’m fine,” you say. You’re seeing red at this point. Anything else will make you explode.

“You don’t feel fine,” she says quietly.

“I am fine,” you say again, more loudly. “Now help me coordinate a jump to lightspeed. And-“ Your ship’s comms ping again. “Damn it!” You slam the dashboard. Misri flinches, scooting away from you slightly. “What the frak does she want now!?” You turn on the comms. Probably more stuff about the Empire and what it means to her.

But to your surprise, it is not Lotte. It is someone completely different. An older man, in the immaculate garb of an Imperial Navy Admiral. “Mister Rhys Cykgil.” He holds up a hand, smirking at you. “I want you to hold off on your escape for just a second. I want just a moment of your time.”

> “Nope.” Jump to lightspeed.
> “You got one minute.”
> Other

>>44926058
> “You got one minute.”

Oh boy, I sure hope it's Tarkin!

>>44926058
>> “You got one minute.”

>>44926058
>“You got one minute.”

>>44926058
>> “You got one minute.”

What a cunt, why didn't we mention saving her life?

>>44926058
>> “You got one minute.”

>>44926058
>> “You got one minute.”

>I've saved your ship from being taken by Rebels if it's anymore bullshit i'm leaving.

>

She sighs, her face getting sadder and sadder by the second. “… I can’t believe I considered you family. I’m wasting my time. And you are wasting your life. I’ll shut the tractor beams off. But you and I are finished.” Her image disappears.

WTF?

Did she play the whole family card on us, after sending bounty hunters, stealing our treasure, and trying to capture us after saving their asses. FUCKING SELF AWARENESS!

>>44926126
she's too far up her own ass. she would never acknowledge nor appreciate it

>>44926058
> “You got one minute.”
I wish we could have told Lotte this was all her fault for always doing everything wrong.

Now, I want to work for the Empire just to tell her how wrong she was and to sabotage her career.

>>44926058
>“Congratulations, you just blew up thousands of credits worth of materials along with potentially killing several crewmembers who were just following orders,” she says. “Do you feel nice and heroic now throwing this tantrum in my hangar bay?”


Oh fuck off. And who's orders were they following. Oh HERS trying to still capture us while she was supposed to be dealing with her ship being fucking attacked.

She would have lost everything, the bitch.

>>44926058
>“You got one minute.”
Lotte has thoroughly wrecked out trust of her. Let's see if the rest of the Empire will follow.

>>44926250
What?

Should we recommend them the Missile Boats

>>44926292
I think we should. Offer to show its effectiveness for a minimal fee by killing as many Rebels we can in a race with a TIE Bomber squadron.

>>44926292
That'd be fun actually, just casually mention she sabotaged an imperial contract for personal gain, to what is presumably her superior. With that and this fuck up she'll probably end up back on a backwater shit-hole.

>>44926250
To be honest we should have given her a warning before launching the things but considering her past actions it wouldn't have done shit.

I'm a bit disappointed that we didn't have any angry exchanges with her. I mean after the family comment we could have just mentioned how well her relationship with House Ulgo went.

>>44926411
Rhys didn't pry that deep into her past and we don't need to go to that point to find shit to accuse her off like killing our friend and classmate our 'family'

>>44926058
>>> “You got one minute.”

is it me or does the admiral's smirk piss anyone off?

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> “You got one minute.”

“One minute.”

He smiles, folding his arms. “I must say, Rhys. You have made quite the name for yourself. Former Flight School alumni until you had the audacity of disrespecting the TIE Fighter.” You roll your eyes. “But now you are a class-A scumbag. Fortunately, the kind of class-A scumbag that I need.”

“… you’re not helping your case,” you say. “Who are you?”

“I’m Admiral Daas Reike. And I am speaking to you from Praetor-II ‘Redeemer’.”

> Admiral Daas Reike <
> And the Praetor-II “Redeemer” <

He continues on. “I hear you’re good at finding things. Captain Ulgo tells me so. And let me say I’m quite glad she of her own volition chose to pursue you for Grand Theft of aurodium ingots aboard an Imperial cruiser the RAS Bailiff.” Oh great, this again. “But I digress. I can overlook your transgressions because I need someone who can find something for me and the Empire. The Katana Fleet to be precise.” You blink, tilting your head. “Yes, I am aware that you are already looking for it. I had contact with your Hutt friend back on Coruscant. He was looking for people who had any kind of information on it, and we ran into each other on the holonet. Truth be told I am quite glad that Captain Ulgo found you, it saved me the trouble of having to pursue you to the ends of the galaxy myself, I can’t do that as freely as I used to.”

“Cut the chatter,” you say. “So you want me to find it.”

[1/2]

>>44926321
Maybe not that connected since the Empire screwed us before via Lotte.

>>44926338
Probably not just due to the fact her political connection probably cemented her command on that ship.

>>44926563
[2/2]

He shrugs. “Well, yes. If you will come aboard my ship. I can take you to a very secure location where we may discuss further details. Your crew may come along, I will see to it that your ships and droids are repaired as well.”

“And if I say no?” you ask.

“Well, it all depends on how much clout Captain Ulgo has with Imperial Command in terms of letting you walk for the crime of damaging an Imperial Star Destroyer, Grand Theft, and…” An aide hands him a holoboard, and he carefully examines it. “… the death of seven technicians and a Stormtrooper in that barrage of missiles you let out in her hangar.” You swallow deeply, feeling something drop in your stomach. “… I’m joking, I’ll pardon your crimes and we can go our separate ways. I’ll find someone else, someone more willing.”

> “Fine. I’ll come aboard. But no funny business.”
> “Forget it. I’ve had enough of Empire business.”
> Other

>>44926583
>> “Forget it. I’ve had enough of Empire business.”

>>44926583
>> “Forget it. I’ve had enough of Empire business.”

>>44926583
>> “Fine. I’ll come aboard. But no funny business.”

>>44926583
>> “Fine. I’ll come aboard. But no funny business.”
Fuck it

>>44926583
> “Fine. I’ll come aboard. But no funny business.”
I do hope you're smarter about not fucking over the people who help you. Lotte is intelligent but can't see past her own nose, which is why she flunked out of Fighter school. She can't improvise.

>>44926583

> “Fine. I’ll come aboard. But no funny business.”
> Other

Can we just go in the R-22, and tell the others to go somewhere safe? We can't really pass this up, but I'd rather not have to try and escape with everyone again.

>>44926583
>> “Fine. I’ll come aboard. But no funny business.”

>>44926583
>> “Fine. I’ll come aboard. But no funny business.”
Those causalities were her own fault. Though I'm surprised Rhys didn't issue a warning telling her to let us go or we will fire.

>>44926583
>“Fine. I’ll come aboard. But no funny business.”
For everything that's happened, I don't think Rhys hates the Empire itself. He agrees with its casual racism and human supremacy just fine.
It's the bureaucrats who have their heads up their asses, incompetent officers, and Lotte that's made him turn away.

If the Empire pays good and keeps him in spare parts, I think he'd work for them until the ingots get liquidated an he can retire.

>>44926670
I don't want to go aboard, but if we have to, please do this.

>>44926703
> He agrees with its casual racism and human supremacy just fine.

Does he? He never shown any human supremacy and cannot recall any unjustified casual racism. Hell he worked with a Wookie, a Hutt, and a Aqualish.

>>44926773
I remember Rhys referring to some people as filthy aliens, and while he works with individuals and even considers some of them friends, he's still a little racist. And prejudiced against Clones.

>>44926703
I don't think Rhys has ever really shown that he agrees with the empire's racism. I just think he's a bit more pragmatic, and feels that it brings more order to life than the chaos that he grew up with of the republic and separatists.

>>44926583
> “Fine. I’ll come aboard. But no funny business.”

>>44926813
I think it was because of who was there considering he does work in seedy places

>>44926813
Let's be honest here; some kinds of aliens should not exist.

Schteel. I want to murder your Imperial waifu.

>>44927028
Fuck the Yevetha!

>>44927031
But if we murder her, we can't sell her as a sex slave to Jabba.

>>44927081
>Selling her
>Not making her OUR sex slave

>>44927081
She'd be alive. I don't want her to be alive. She's a horrible little monster.

She's killed more Imperial lives and wasted more credits with that bomber move than Rhys could ever do on his own.

She's totally divorced her own actions from reality.

> “Fine. I’ll come aboard. But no funny business.”

“No funny business,” you declare.

He smiles, nodding. “No funny business.” The transmission cuts away, and you start directing the Lion’s Share towards the Redeemer.

Misri blinks. “After all that trouble we went through to escape Lotte’s Star Destroyer, we’re going into this guy’s Star Destroyer!?” she says incredulously.

“Yes.”

She groans. “I don’t think I’ll ever get you.”

“Oh, good.” You smirk at her. “Girls like mystery to their guys.”

“… yeah, we do,” she mutters.

The Lion’s Share is brought up into the massive into docking hangar underneath the ship. Vikker steps into the cockpit again, followed by Kuvasz. “Why are we going into another Star Destroyer?” asks Vikker.

“I want to hear this guy out,” you say. “Don’t worry. If there’s any funny business, this time I’ll just let Sparks loose and he’ll knock out the Tractor beams for us.” You hear Sparks yell from cargo bay, ready to be deployed. The ship lands in one of the massive hangars dedicated to landers and shuttles. Stormtroopers and Navy troopers hurry over to secure your craft. Before you go, you’re quick to discard the Stormtrooper armor, and Misri. The two of you are back in your regular casualwear. Quick note to yourself, do not let him know you still have those. They might be useful one day. "Alright, stay cool. Everyone act casual, I’ll do the talking.” Lev hits the switch for the boarding ramp, and down the four of you go.

Waiting for you is Admiral Daas Reike, backed up by a pair of Stormtroopers. His hands are clasped behind his back. “Rhys.” He smiles happily, faintly at least. “Good to see you in person.” Truth be told, he’s taller than you expected. “This must be your crew. A diverse bunch if I have seen one, an Aqualish information broker, a Mandalorian radical and…” You look over at Misri. She quickly steps behind you… is she scared? “… are you scared of me, young lady?”

[1/3]

>>44927136
[2/3]

She coughs, biting her lip. “S-… sorry.” She steps back out from you again. “I just… I’m nervous.”

“Need not be,” he says. “Though Captain Ulgo did tell me of the industrial accident that claimed your eyes. I am very sorry for that. When the Empire secures its holdings in the Outer Rim, rest assured safety standards will be obeyed.” He looks to you. “As for you, Rhys, come with me. Your crew can stay here, I’d like to talk with you in private.” He turns around, motioning you to follow him and his Stormtroopers. “Troopers, tend to his ship. And see to it his crew is fed, and his droids are given an oil bath and polished.”

Before you go, Misri stops you and whispers in your ears. “… there’s something off about him. I can’t place it.”

“Don’t worry, I got it,” you say. Truth be told, there was something in your gut telling you about Admiral Daas but you weren’t sure. He seems on the level at least.

You catch up with Admiral Reike. “So, Rhys. Tell me, are you familiar with Great Carbonite Sith Army?”

You nod. “Yeah. Big bust. The Empire uncovered a huge army of Sith soldiers and a Sith Lord frozen in carbonite, intended to reclaim the Galaxy in a thousand years after the loss of the old Empire. But… they didn’t last more than a few centuries at best.”

“Terrible bust,” he mutters. “But let me tell you, it did not stop Emperor Palpatine’s lust for such artifacts of the old world.” The two of you step aboard an elevator. “Let me be clear as to where we are going. I am taking you to a secret installation where we have kept a Dreadnaught that fell out of formation with the Katana Fleet, recovered it on Mustafar. We wondering if you could make sense of it considering your… archaeological experience.”

“Maybe,” you say. “Depends on how much you pay me.”

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>>44927157
[3/3]

“Rest assured, you will be compensated,” he says. “Not like with Captain Ulgo. Terrible business but she should have known better.” He’s got that right. “We can discuss compensation now if you’d like. I know you wish to liquidate those ingots, I can do that for you if you fulfill this objective for us.”

“… like I said, maybe,” you say again.

“Hmph, on your guard, understandable,” he says. “But first, when we reach the station, how about I show you around to some of our projects. As a former pilot, you might like some of them.”

> “I’d rather we keep this as business-like as possible.”
> “I might be interested.”
> “What kind of projects?”
> Other

>>44927182
> “What kind of projects?”

>>44927182
>> “I might be interested.”

New Tie models hopefully

>>44927182
>> “What kind of projects?”
I trust you know of her other Politicing too?

>>44927182
>> “What kind of projects?”
Our ship-boner is being teased... this man is way too smart.
Also, probably a Dark Side worshiper, if not practitioner.

>>44927182
> “What kind of projects?”

>>44927182
Tell them about shifting to missile boats first as a bomber tie bombers are shit

>>44927182
> “I’d rather we keep this as business-like as possible.”

He knows exactly the right buttons to press, so we should try and keep this short.

>>44927224
Practitioner is unlikely, Military officers would be too closely placed to Vader and his inquisitor for them to not notice, but worshiper is possible.

>>44927182
>>44927294
What kind of projects

And supporting that he should get missile boats

>>44927182
>“What kind of projects?”
Okay, upfront he's offering to liquidate the ingots for us. If he offers to do it for full market value, then I'm inclined to go with him if he can get Imperial Intelligence to keep Zann from shooting us in the back.

>>44927182
>> “I might be interested.”

Even in the belly of the beast, our ship boner cannot be ignored.

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>>44927045
And maybe fuck the Mirialans.

>>44927224
There is absolutely nothing wrong with worshiping the Dark Side.

>>44927604
Meh there kind of is but considering Lotte's fuck ups this guy is a fresh breath of air. Though I hope we don't cross the mandos in the process

>>44927663
Hey man, so long as the cultist pays what he promises, I'll sip the Koolaid

> “What kind of projects?”

The doors open, letting you two walk down the hallway towards what you assume to be the bridge. He’s pushing all of the right buttons with you. “What kind of projects?”

“Mostly weapons stuff,” he says. “But our pride and joy lies in the further development of the TIE-series.” Oh? Are they actually going to add shields and life support and all that actually necessary miscellanea? “You are aware of the Defender program correct?”

“Yeah,” you say. “Darth Vader’s advanced TIE is the first part of that, then the TIE Oppressors too. The TIE Oppressor especially, very agile fighter/bombers.” You could go on about the TIE Oppressor. The only thing really keeping them back is their exorbitant cost honestly. You’ve never flown one but you have seen them in action, and they seem rather smooth sailing if you do declare.

“Well, we are developing something much more advanced,” he says. “Something to surpass even Cygnus’ Missile Boat. Provided they ever produce that of course.” You roll your eyes.

Around a corner however, something catches your eye. Dressed in jet black plate armor and dark grey bodygloves walk two young girls. At least, you think they’re girls. Those masks of theirs are blocking their faces and eyes out. They walk in perfect unison with each other, continuing towards you, hopefully past you. You’re getting a strange vibe from them. “Inquisitors,” greets Admiral Reike to them.

“Admiral,” they both say simultaneously. They pass on by. You blink, then turn around.

They have stopped, and staring directly at you.

You look back forward again, then nudge the Admiral. “Who are those two?”

[1/2]

Can we write a strongly worded letter to lotte. Just telling her how we feel about her constantly fucking us over. Maybe explaining everything she's done wrong. Because I feel she just isn't ever going to learn from her mistakes. And whilst I don't like her, I don't think we need to kill her, I think Rhys needs closure on their relationship.

>>44927826
[2/2]

“The Inquisitors?” asks the Admiral. “They are gifts from Emperor Palpatine for my service and accomplishments. They refer to themselves as the Sisters. Don’t worry, they’re harmless if they’re not in the same room together,” he explains.

> The Sisters <
> Admiral Daas Reike’s personal bodyguard and Inquisitors <

You look back again. They’re still staring at you as the Admiral opens the door to the bridge and motions you. And they still stare at you as the door closes.

The ship has already entered lightspeed by the time you arrive. “Let me be clear with you. I can offer you the ingots at full market price.” The two of you walk along the command deck. Officers salute him as you two pass by and walk to the observation window. The work pits below you are filled with technicians who appear to actually be working instead of just looking busy. “And…” He crosses his arms. “If you are willing, a position as a test pilot as well.”

“Test pilot?” you ask. “For what?”

He smirks. “For whatever craft you want to fly. Here at this installation, the edge of the Galaxy is the limit.” The Redeemer exits hyperspace into a large asteroid field. In the center of it is a large web-like construct of a space station, guarded heavily by many cruisers and corvettes. “Welcome to the Proving Ground.”

> The Proving Ground <
> Somewhere Deep in the Outer Rim <

A pair of TIE Oppressors fly on by the window, the scream of ion engines ripping through the windows. “I can show you around. But first tell me. Are you willing? Or do you perhaps need more time to consider, maybe even talk with your crew about this?”

> “I’m willing.”
> “I should talk with my crew.”
> “I don’t know. I think some more payment may convince me.”
> Other

>>44927845
> “I should talk with my crew.”
but I do love the Tie series, especially if it's flaws were fixed.

>>44927845
>“I should talk with my crew.”
This guy is promising the world and is trying to push all the right buttons with Rhys, but it's plainly obvious he's in deep with Palpatine. No one talks about Sith shit for no good reason. Misri has every reason to be freaked out.

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>Legitimately evil Imperials
>Zann Consortium
>Both of them want Katana Fleet from Rhys
Fuck.

>>44927963
>Both of them treat him better than his "Friend" the "good" imperial Lottie.

>>44927998
Lotte's backstab happened AFTER Rhys found the treasure. The hero treasure hunter always gets fucked over AFTER the treasure is found. That's the rule.

>>44927845
>> “I should talk with my crew.”

>>44927845
> “I should talk with my crew.”

>>44928037
What's more, the aurodium treasure was Rhys's personal project. The Katana Fleet treasure is only on the table because two competing parties are paying a handsome commission to find it.

>>44927845
>“I should talk with my crew.”
As a personal, hell yes. I'm against the Empire as an institution, but the goal of restoring order and peace that the average person in the fleet has is very appealing. If I were to be dropped off on an Imperial world with no knowledge of the movies, there's a chance I'd sign up with them.

Until I saw what the leadership was actually like.

>>44927845
>“I should talk with my crew.”


I'm worried those inquisitor chicks are going to do awful things to misri. Awful.. lewd things.. that make her a "sister."

>>44927963
So if we fuck over Zann, he assassinates us. We fuck over this guy, he sends inquisitors after us.

Looks like the only winning move is to not play the game.

>>44928162
Now all we need is a Rebel offer for Katana Fleet. They'll drop the bounty and forget everything that happened between Rhys and the Rebels if he can find them the fleet.

>>44928198
>helping Rebel scum for any reason

>>44928198
Well thats a pretty piss poor offer desu. On the plus side if we screwed them over there's very little that they would do to us, aside from upping our bounty.

>>44927845
>> “I should talk with my crew.”

>>44928198
>Now all we need is a Rebel offer for Katana Fleet. They'll drop the bounty and forget everything that happened between Rhys and the Rebels if he can find them the fleet.

I'm relatively sure this is whats going to happen, with the added wrinkle that the rebs a going to attach a female fighter pilot to us as a 'liaison'.

>>44928295
If the Imperials successfully recover Katana Fleet, it could legitimately be the end of the Rebellion. Every side of the war (even the neutrals) is banking on the Katana Fleet being real and being the silver bullet needed to secure the war once and for all.

>>44928340
So what happens if we find it and sit on it? Our own group of private dreadnaughts that no one else knows how to find sounds pretty nice.

>>44928392
Literally everyone will come to kill us and recover the fleet. When the only thing standing between you and the largest fleet of ghost cruisers in the galaxy is one asshole, you know they're going to throw everything they have to get at him.

>>44928392
We've been told that we'd never be able to control it all even with droids.

Not to mention everyone would be lining up to torture us to take control of it.

> “I should talk with my crew.”

“I need to consult with my crew on this,” you state. “As tempting as your offer is, Admiral, I would prefer if my crew had a say on what I do.”

“Fair enough,” he says. “I trust the words and actions of my crews as well, it’s an understandable action from any self-respecting spacer. Go on, I will meet you inside the station.” You nod, turning to walk out the bridge.

But you yelp, jumping backward when you see the Sisters standing right there. They continue staring at you. “… okay, listen you two.” You point at them. “I know I’m handsome, but you could do a little more than stare at me creepily like that.”

The one on the left turns to the other. “Sister, this scum believes we are attracted to him.” The one on the right nods. She says, “A very optimistic thought, Mister Cykgil.” They step past you, and stand at Admiral Reike’s stand. They clack their boots against the floor and stand straight.

Those two are going to get annoying really quick.

-

-

“Alright…” Kuvasz rubs at his helmet, pacing the floor in the cargo bay. Misri sits down against a crate, wrapping her arms around her legs. Vikker meanwhile leans on the R-22, processing the situation you just explained to them. “So let’s get this straight. He’s offering the ingots at full market value, and he’s offering you a position as a test pilot, perhaps with even more benefit that are hidden behind that as well.”

You nod. “Yep.”

“It seems too good to be true,” says Kuvasz. “But I am no position to argue. Especially since that Dreadnaught is our best lead to even finding the Katana Fleet, unless we want to spend the next century scouring every system for the Fleet.” He crosses his arms, sighing. “While I am personally against delivering the Fleet to the Empire, I will not argue with your word, Rhys. I owe you too much for that.”

[1/2]

>>44928471
[2/2]

“Unlike you, Kuvasz. I can actually speak my mind on this,” says Vikker. “We deliver the Fleet to the Empire they’ll just run us over like Lotte did with us!” He looks at you, and a single glare shuts him down immediately. “… no offense, but look, we can go about this a better way I think. Maybe we can sell all the parties ships from the Fleet if we find it. We could make back our profit ten times over selling ships individually rather than wholesale.”

“That puts us at too great a risk,” says Kuvasz. “Once they realize we know where it is, they’ll just suck the information out of us, no matter how painful or drastic or invasive the method.” He looks to you. “This is dangerous business, and we must approach it with caution.”

“I agree with that last part,” says Vikker. “It’s up to you, Rhys. You know where we lie though.”

You look over at Misri. “What about you, Misri?” She looks up, shrugging. “Misri. I trust your word as much as I do Kuvasz and Vikker. You can tell me anything.”

She shrugs again. “I-… I don’t know. Um. I guess we could do it.” You suppose that’s all you’ll get out of her.

“So what’s the verdict?” says Kuvasz.

> “We’ll take it up with the Empire.”
> “I’d rather work with the Consortium, small time as they are.”
> “Let’s wait and see if anyone makes us a better offer.”
> Other

>>44928497
> “Let’s wait and see if anyone makes us a better offer.”

>>44928497
>Other

Lets just forget the whole thing. We'll have a look at what he's got. Tell him the conclusions we've drawn from that info, then look into a job that doesn't get us murdered by everybody.

>>44928497

> “Let’s wait and see if anyone makes us a better offer.”

>>44928497
> “Let’s wait and see if anyone makes us a better offer.”

hmmm as of right now empire is overnight us test pilot status

While Zann is offering us 100000 credits

Both are offering full market price

>>44928497
>“Let’s wait and see if anyone makes us a better offer.”

Use the information they'll provide us, we can figure out how we want to sell all these ships when we get ahold of them. As it stands the Empire is willing to cover our asses for a bit again and I say we milk that

>>44928546
>>44928557
>>44928613
>>44928680
You do realize we're on a Star Destroyer in Imperial space that's partly manned by Palpatine's own eyes and ears. To them, saying "I'll think about it" is the same thing as saying "no," and saying no to the Empire is grounds to get your block knocked off. Even if they let us walk away, they're going to monitor us and see if we do get a proposition from anyone else, whether the Zann Consortium or - Vader forbid - the Rebels. All that aside, it still doesn't change that the wrecked dreadnaught on Mustafar is the best lead anyone has on actually finding the fleet, even though it's not a guarantee.

>>44928701
I doubt it as of right now they'll forget what happen on Lotte's ship and the ingots but nothing else if we declined

>>44928726
Regardless of whether or not Katana Fleet is found, we still have to deal with Lotte and the Rebels.

Rhys is quickly being painted as the number one target in all the galaxy, and everyone but Rhys wins at the end of the day.

>>44928726

Alright so I think I am misreading this. Which option is the one for say that we're working for both of them, tell both of them we're lying to the other one and then figure out which side we're really on when we have our hands on the ships

>>44928764
How do you expect Rhys to parley with the Empire and the Zann Consortium at the same time? Their only line they have to use is "give me the fleet, or I kill you."

>>44922662
What is OP's image from? Star Wars Clone Wars?

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>>44928497
> “We’ll take it up with the Empire.”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQpnKaoXbgE

I just want to buy shit from Jennis now. I don't know what to pick

>>44928497
>“We’ll take it up with the Empire.”
If only because the wreck on Mustafar is the only true lead on finding the fleet. For all we know, it could be a dead end.

>>44928497
>> “We’ll take it up with the Empire.”

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>>44928895
Newest episode of Star Wars Rebels. They're Hammerhead corvettes that I eventually want to write into the Quest. I had the inkling of fully naming them Thranta-whatevernumberD Hammerhead corvettes just for formality but I might just call them Hammerheads.

My reasoning is that Rhys is a little in guilt over the death of the imperial servicemen so he'll want to make some amends.

And like Schteel said, its gonna take more than this to break the patriot in him.

>>44928987
True he feel guilty and Rhys is only at fault for not giving a warning before firing but he honestly shouldn't.

This is the same empire that constantly screwed him because of his patriotism

>>44928987
He might but they also fucked us over for being honest about ties and fucked us out of pay.

Bastards. If it's anyone's fault those people died it was Lottie's. She's the commander. Buck stops with her.

>>44928497
>> “We’ll take it up with the Empire.”

>>44929024
Rhys found himself in this situation with Lotte and the Empire because ultimately, where anyone else would accept Imperial claim jumping and walk away, Rhys took it personally.

>>44929024
>>44929057
More like lotto screwed him over.

Its like the only way i can reconcile how he risks his life to save many imperial servicemen but when lotto comes into the picture, he just goes ape and runs like the dark lord himself is after him.

So then if an offer comes to work for imperials again from a somewhat reasonable authority figure, someone who is not lotto. I think he would go for it.

>>44929063
It could've been any other Imperial who stole the aurodium haul, but of all people, it HAD to be his best friend from flight school. That's why Rhys didn't back down and why he's completely fucked up now.

>>44929063
And how could he not he invested a lot in that venture and he was screwed over by his 'family' who thought it will be a great idea to send bounty hunters after him to have a 'talk'

>>44928497
>> “We’ll take it up with the Empire.”

>>44928497
>“We’ll take it up with the Empire.”
Just to screw over Lotte by advancing this admiral.

>>44928497
>“Let’s wait and see if anyone makes us a better offer.”
Extremely tired of imperials.

>>44929093
I totally disagree. The Empire as a whole fucked him over. This man is a lot smoother than Lottie but in the long run I don't expect anything good from it. It's also bad business for Misri. These inquisitors are not going to take kindly to her.

Also find it really amusing that we've suddenly got a lot of stupidly late "Empire!" votes.

>>44929168
The Empire's success hinges entirely on how good the information is off the Mustafar wreck. If the info is bad, then they're stuck in the same boat as everyone else.

>>44929168
But smoother is exactly the person we like. Again in hindsight he might be a bad guy but Rhys other then his gut doesn't know how bad this guy is

>>44929168

Not completely.

Rhys has been helped by alot of the rank and file troopers and soldiers when we've been on the adventures. Like the sewers and the other troopers waving off the bounty hunters.

>>44929226
Both Misri and Rhys's gut are saying this guy stinks something foul. Watch, we're going to have to go to war with the Empire (again) to protect Misri from the inquisitors and end up crashing with a Force tradition group that teaches Misri the secrets of the Force.

>>44929262
Then Misri becomes an arrogant and distant Jedi and Rhys is left alone with his Tarisian Ale and sadness.

>>44929292
and all is right with the galaxy

>>44929292
Nah, Misri is way too grounded to become an asshole Force Adept at the drop of a hat. Besides, all the Jedi are dead, stupid.

> “We’ll take it up with the Empire.”
> “Let’s wait and see if anyone makes us a better offer.”
> I don’t normally allow these kinds of combination votes but the Empire votes came in extremely late and I am willing to compromise for now.

“We’ll work with the Empire on this. For now,” you declare. “I don’t imagine they’ll pay us in advance, we might need to work that out. But…” You cross your arms. “Let’s see how far we can take it with Admiral Reike.”

“Thought you said you had a bad vibe about him,” says Kuvasz.

“I do. But this is our best lead for the Katana Fleet.” You look at them all, then take a deep breath. “If Zann or anybody else asks, we’re still open for business. Got that?” They all nod, in agreement. “Good. I want you all to stay on the ship until I call for you. Misri, you especially.” She looks at you, surprised. “It’s not safe for you out there.”

“Why?” She stands up, tilting her head. “What’s out there?”

“Let’s just say that they might give a way worse feeling than Reike.” She looks at you, concerned. “I’ll take R5 and Lev with me for now, I’ll go talk with him.”

-

-

“So, not fully committed?” he says. You nod as the two of you head into one of the main hangars. “I understand. But do know this, if you are attempting to pull what they call a ‘fast one’ on me or the Empire, rest assured we will not take lightly to it.” You look back to see the Sisters following in your footsteps. They halt when they notice that you see them. “They are intimidating, they frighten me sometimes.” He pats your arm, making you flinch. “But, let’s just get to work.”

[1/2]

>>44929262

Needs more suffering and rage.

That will send Rhys over the side and send all the dreads to the rebels.

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>>44929374
[2/2]

The hangar opens up to reveal the aged soot covered wreck of an old Dreadnaught-class cruiser. Multiple breaches in the hull are visible all over it, along with burns from lava as well. One of the thrusters is completely gone, while the weapons have been stripped bare, probably by the native Mustafarians. “This is the Aplomado, a Dreadnaught of the Katana Fleet. We tried to crack the navigation logs, but unfortunately they are heavily encoded, and somewhat corrupt as well. It seems we are simply too advanced to crack these old codes. Beyond that, there isn’t much else to it.”

Hm. Where should you start?

> Start with the exterior. Perhaps there’s something they missed on the outside.
> Get a hazmat suit on and examine the interior. There may be something they missed inside.
> “… but first, let’s talk about what kind of ships I get to fly.”
> Other

>>44929404
>Start with the exterior. Perhaps there’s something they missed on the outside.

>>44929404
>> Get a hazmat suit on and examine the interior. There may be something they missed inside.

>>44929404

> Start with the exterior. Perhaps there’s something they missed on the outside.

>>44929404
>Start with the exterior. Perhaps there’s something they missed on the outside.

Start on the outside and work our way in

>>44929404
>Start with the exterior. Perhaps there’s something they missed on the outside.
No one's tried to spitshine this thing?

>>44929404
>> Get a hazmat suit on and examine the interior. There may be something they missed inside.

>>44929404
> Start with the exterior. Perhaps there’s something they missed on the outside.
Imperials will overlook the simplest things...

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>>44929374
>> I don’t normally allow these kinds of combination votes but the Empire votes came in extremely late and I am willing to compromise for now.

Bullshit, you're willing to compromise because this is exactly the way you want the story to move forward.

Not that theres anything wrong with it.

>>44928967
I haven't seen hammerheads since I read the Carrack comics about the Mando Wars

>>44929404
I just realized we should ask for simulations for Misri

>>44929585
Like it or not, the Mustafar wreck is the biggest hook we have for the Katana Fleet plot.

>>44929585
>>44929635
And with Lotte out of the picture we can actually do business instead of dealing with a backstabber.

>>44929747
Until we have to deal with a backstabber, his two Inquisitorial Murderhobos, and the Consortium.

>>44929776
We should just fuck over everyone.

>>44929928
And get killed in the process?

>>44929776
>16
Still better then Lotte right now.

Honestly mixed feelings on her just giving up. I think partially ust for her to realize she dun fucked up badly, or just the fun of out running her, and where to i put my rage at.

>>44929955

No, we should just fuck over everyone. He never said anything about getting killed.

>>44930061

And yet when Alderaan dies, Rhys will still come running back to pull her out of the fire.

Bleeding heart.

>>44930193
That's what I'm thinking. What will it take to accelerate Leia's kidnapping and the destruction of Alderaan by the Death Star? When that happens, we can catch Lotte when she falls and say "Now you know how I feel."

>>44930155
Exactly. If it happens it happens. But we'd end up winning at the end of the day. Courscant burns because everyone was after our dick and they just didn't learn.

>>44930221
but we still work for the empire even now and i'm sure she'll justfy why alderann had to be destroyed just like how she justified all the other shit she has done.

>>44930247
>Justifying the genocide of your own planet
Lotte already drinks herself stupid at the thought of screwing up with Rhys. Losing Alderaan will destroy her, even if they were Rebel sympathizers.

>>44930288
Didn't Schteel say at one point that Lotte was almost in the running for princess of Alderaan?

>>44930288
She drinks herself stupid because she just killed Pil.

> Start with the exterior. Perhaps there’s something they missed on the outside.

-

-

“We’ve mostly scoured the exterior hull of all useful information,” says one scientist. “So far, we have not found anything that would indicate a likely destination or even travel path. The crash on Mustafar would have also burned off most exterior markings as well, which means specifically identifying this ship’s position in the Fleet will be difficult.”

You dust away some of the soot, a mask covering your face as you examine every nook and cranny on the outside of the hull. “I see that,” you say. “Listen, buddy. Have you done any more scans of the outside of the ship beyond detecting for unique astronomical features that would specifically identify any landmarks? Perhaps particles from a certain nebula like the Veil.”

The scientist shakes his head. “Our scanners are top of the line, we would have found something by now if there were,” he says.

Judging by how dirty the ship is, you’re not sure of that. You continue to manually dust the ship, then turn around.

“Agh!” You jump back to see the Sisters standing right behind you. “Wh- stop doing that!” you yell.

“No,” they both say.

Wow. Now you know how annoying you are when you give responses like that. “Look. If you’re just going to stand there, be useful. Help me clean this like Lev and R5 over there.” The two droids are busy on a separate gurney scrubbing out the soot and looking for any unique astronomical markings or particles that would help narrow down any particular regions that the Katana Fleet may have passed through.

[1/2]

>>44930340
[2/2]

Wait. You hold up a scanner and look at a speck of what appears to be some sort of dust on your end of the hull. Huh. You carefully scan it, then let the computer do the rest of the work identifying it.

“It appears the scum has a breakthrough, sister,” says the one on the left. The one on the right says, “I fear for him, this must be his biggest achievement so far.” You roll your eyes.

Particles, very faint particles yes. But thankfully the layer of ash and soot protected it from the lava. It appears to be ionized gas particles that appears to be deformed, stretched out even.

You blink. No, it couldn’t be. The scientist looks over your shoulder. “What is it?”

“Leftover ionized gas particles,” you say. “From the Maw nebula.” He tilts his head, in disbelief. “That doesn’t make sense though, Mustafar and the Maw are on separate sides of the galaxy. I-…” Wait, if it turns out to be as you suspect. “Do the slave circuits on the ship still work?” you ask.

“They do,” says the scientist. “We’ve been trying to decode it for months but we made no progress.”

“So…” You scratch your chin. “Then that means the Fleet is still alive. If the lead ship were deactivated or destroyed, the others logically following the leader would also shutdown. Like a big droid army at Naboo.” The scientist nods, following your hypothesis. “But why would the Fleet suddenly be at Mustafar then at the Maw, or…” Hm. Interesting.

“Are you quite done?” asks the Sister on the left.

> “Are you?”
> “I am, I think I know where to go next.”
> “Not yet, let’s see what else I can dig up.”
> Other

>>44930334
Schteel already said Lotte was not responsible for Pil's execution.

>>44930360
> “Are you?”

>>44930314
I think she is a princess of alderaan. She's from a rival family of the organas is the issue. She's a spoiled bitch who wishes she was the top family instead of second line.

>>44930360
>“Are you?”
Just because you answer to Palpatine doesn't give you free reign to be a cunt.

Well, it does, but still.

>>44930360
>> “Not yet, let’s see what else I can dig up.”

>>44930360
> “Are you?”

>>44930360
> “Are you?"
> “Not yet, let’s see what else I can dig up.”

I feel the snark overtaking me

>>44930360
>> “Are you?”


What is R3 doing?

>>44930498
Back with the ship, trying to cheer Misri up after she had to witness you be angry and mean.

>>44930360
> “Not yet, let’s see what else I can dig up.”

>>44930360
>> “Are you?”
> “Not yet, let’s see what else I can dig up.”

Now lets check out the inside.

>>44930360
> “I am, I think I know where to go next.”

>>44930375
but she still felt sad by it. Not to mention the fact I'm not even sure if Lotte feels sad by Rys.

>>44930360
>> “Not yet, let’s see what else I can dig up.”

>>44930288
> Losing Alderaan will destroy her, even if they were Rebel sympathizers.
Even out of universe there are people who think the Empire was totally justified in destroying Alderaan, and they can see all the fucked up shit the Empire does in the whole setting. Do you really think someone looking at it from the perspective of someone inside the Empire is going to think twice about it? Unless someone already knows about the atrocities the Empire commits, they're not going to doubt the Empire's justification about destroying Alderaan.

>>44930933
What was their justification for it anyway. To test the deathstar, rebel sympathizers

> “Not yet, let’s see what else I can dig up.”
> “Are you?”

“Are you?” you ask them in the most sarcastic way possible.

“No,” they both say in response. Augh. Now you see why nobody likes Inquisitors. “Continue your investigation, vermin,” says the rightmost one. “It is much better entertainment for us than standing by the Admiral’s side all day.”

You roll your eyes. “Well, we do have stuff in the inside we need to look at. R5!” you yell. He looks over at you. “Get me a hazard suit! We’re going in!”

-

-

The interior of the Dreadnaught has actually been cleaned very well. Not a spot or speck of dirt or grime anywhere. You guess that the Empire wants to make sure that the virus that killed the crew won’t spread to the station. An understandable fear but unfortunately it may adversely affect your ability to investigate the cause of the virus getting on board. Right now, you, several scientists, R5, and the Sisters were aboard the bridge. One scientist directs you to the Captain’s chair. “Here, the Captain’s console can interface directly with the rest of the Fleet. Apparently the ship can still interface with the rest of the Fleet, but there’s too much corrupted data for us to decipher the destination of the signals that this ship sends out in response.”

“Fair enough,” you say. “What about the nav logs?”

“Encrypted and partially corrupted. The encryption is decades old and unfortunately the process of deciphering it has been lost to time,” says the scientist. “We’re trying to relearn how to crack it.”

“What about recordings? Anything of that nature?”

“No,” he says. “Unfortunately we simply we have nothing to build reference upon inside of the ship.”

Great. Well, at least you made some progress. “You know, it’s quite the thing that you guys are pursuing the Katana Fleet anyway. I thought the Empire dismissed it as a myth.”

[1/2]

>>44931172
[2/2]

“We do,” says the scientist. “Unofficially, we follow up all leads. Unfortunately for us, there was a recent security leak. The information we had deciphered was uploaded to the holonet, which allowed other groups to find out that there is a chance that the Katana Fleet is out there.” He sighs, rubbing his head. “Admiral Reike has been in a fit about it, it means that everyone and their mothers is looking for that Fleet, which is going to be difficult on us.”

“Right.” You shrug. “Well, don’t worry. With me onboard, you’ll find it.”

He rolls his eyes. “I’m so confident.”

Still, you have to wonder what the Katana Fleet was doing in the Maw Nebula. Hm. “R5.” He turns his head to you. “How old are you?”

“Approximately ten years old,” he says. Darn. That would put him post Katana Fleet, his decryption skills would be useless then. “Sir, I believe we do actually have a way to decrypt the navigation logs.”

“Oh?” you ask.

“I recognize this encryption. Let me patch you through to Vikker,” he calls. In a few seconds, Vikker comes up on the holoprojector.

“What do you need?” he asks.

“Vikker, the encryption for the nav logs are apparently something that R5 recognizes,” he says. “And something that you may help with.” A flash of numbers and symbols appear on his end. “Do you recognize any of this?”

He scratches his chin. “I do actually, it’s Old Republic security coding, high security stuff. Before the Clone Wars, the Republic used what was called an infinite probability encrypter, which would hide data behind walls and walls of useless data that would endlessly duplicate the further a slicer got in unless a specific decryption key was entered.” He tilts his head, looking at you intently. “… you think I know how to decrypt this, don’t you?”

[2/3]

>>44931191
[3/3]

“Don’t you have experience?” you ask.

“Not personally,” he says. “I do know however some… less than honest folk who may.” You look at the scientists. “Mind if they leave?” You nod, then motion all of them to leave. They grumble a bit, exiting the room. The Sisters stay however.

“Yeah, you two have to leave as well,” you say.

“Feh.” They both scoff as they leave you in the room by yourself.

“Alright,” you say. “Who’s your man?”

“He works for the Rebel Alliance,” he says. “Decodes and decrypts Imperial transmissions. But I haven’t contacted him in years. And considering your experience with the Rebels, I’m not sure we could make a working relationship work.” And there’s another big issue, if the Rebels aren’t already aware of the Katana fleet, asking one of their known men might leak it out to them. And that’s another issue entirely.

> “No. We’ll make it work.”
> “You’re right, I’ll pass on that.”
> “Give him a call at least while I see if I can find anything more out.”
> Other

>>44931212
>“Give him a call at least while I see if I can find anything more out.”

Keep all the options open, we can always kidnap him if worst comes to worst

>>44931212
> “Give him a call at least while I see if I can find anything more out.”

>>44931212
>> Other

"If R5 could make some sense of the encryption, maybe a droid from before the clone wars could help. You got anybody who has old droids?"

>>44931276

Seconding

>>44931212
>“You’re right, I’ll pass on that.”
> Other
We can try to find older astromech and slicer droids, ones that pre-date the Clone Wars.
Far better than trying to get a Rebel codebreaker to work for us.

Also means less competition.

>>44931212
thirding >>44931276
it's easy, we'll be able to afford it if we pull this off, and what better way to solve old puzzles than an old brain?

>>44931212
>> “Give him a call at least while I see if I can find anything more out.”
also>>44931276

>>44931212
>>44931276
This or try r3

>>44931339
>>44931246
>>44931251
Giving him a call is all sorts of bad.
The Rebels know that Vikker is with us, and if he starts asking their codebreaker about old Republic security codes, they're going to start wondering.
And we don't want them to suspect any more than they already do.

>>44931212
> “No. We’ll make it work.”

you know, so we get a full on Mexican standoff after we finally find the fleet

>>44931212
>>44931276
This or try R3

>>44930984
If memory serves, they claimed that Alderaan was developing bioweapons for the rebellion, with which they intended to kill most sapient life in the galaxy, and that the Empire saved the galaxy by destroying them.

>>44931212
>>44931276
This

>>44931212
>“You’re right, I’ll pass on that.”

> Other

“I got a better idea. If R5 can make sense of the encryption, maybe a droid from before the Clone Wars can help us. What better way to solve an old puzzle than an old brain?”

Vikker wags his finger, nodding. “See, there’s your problem. The droid would have to pre-date the Clone Wars by several years. At best, you’d need something that’d pre-date the Naboo crisis. Those droids would be over 30 years old. I don’t know anybody with droids that old. Even scavvers on Tatooine don’t have clankers that old. And even then, you’d have to find a droid that hasn’t been mindwiped, one they get mindwiped, they have to relearn basically everything anyway.”

“Hm.” You’re not giving up on this though. It’s much more preferable than working with the Rebel Alliance. “Well… maybe there’s an old droid that got tossed away in some old junkyard like Raxus Prime. They’re still scrapping old Venators there, we might pick something up.”

“Doubtful, you’d spend years trying to dig up a droid on there,” he says. “What about the Furies?” he asks. Apparently he’s now getting into it. At least he’s helping.

“No, they’re Clone Wars tech, not pre-dating. What about R3?” you ask.

Vikker shakes his head. “R3 series was introduced shortly before the Clone Wars, right after the Katana Fleet.” Damn it.

“Well, we need something at least from the Naboo crisis then,” you say. “… remember the Naboo crisis?”

“Yeah,” says Vikker. “Hell, the Naboo crisis was partially the reason for the construction of the Katana Fleet. A fast response force that could break illegal blockades.” He tilts his head, curiously. “What are you thinking?”

You sigh. “… you know how I can’t go back to Naboo?”

“You have to go back to Naboo,” he says.

“I have to go back to Naboo.”

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That's it for today's surprise thread of Star Wars: Fortune Hunter. Thank the Lord for class cancellations. Tomorrow we'll have another thread of this, so stay tuned for that. Hope you all enjoyed.

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See you next time.

>>44931875
Thanks for the thread German, any new loot of things from this thread that might not have been mention or upgrades?

>>44931875
Looking forward to it, thanks for running, Schteel.
I'll have something to do tomorrow while I'm held up in my apartment by Fuck You Weather.

>>44931846
>have to go back to Naboo
>another chance to break Gungan faces and shove blasters down Gungan throats
>stick a plasma grenade in a Gungan's mouth and put it on a deadman switch, then start throwing vibroknives at him while he spins on a giant wheel.
I'm really not seeing a problem with this course of action.

>>44931898
Honestly, not that I can remember. Which is a shame really.

Though Misri will actually start fitting R3 with one of the spare DH-17 blasters. She'll saw off the barrels and remove all the unnecessary parts to make them fit.

>>44931911
Ah don't be a pussy, winter's great. It's the season that lets you stay in and be comfy and it's also right before baseball season too.

>>44931939
Hey, there's a reason Rhys isn't welcome on Naboo anymore.

>>44931945
>there's a reason Rhys isn't welcome on Naboo anymore.
And this is a chance to make him not welcome again.
it's a chance to hurt Gungans; how can this be bad?

If they have something, we'll just take it by force. We'll just keep breaking fingers and cutting open Gungans until they give up what we want.

>>44931945
But what's the difference between the DH-17 and the unidentified blaster R# already has now.

Or are you talking about R5?

So is Lotte drinking into a coma yet?

Also What is Jeannis been doing on Corusant. anyone contact her?

>>44931984
Jesus Christ, Gungans aren't that bad, just one Gungan. and plus i want to loot their boom boom grenades, we are slowly going through our own explosives.

>>44931985
1. Actually I am talking about R5, my mistake.

2. Trying, failing.

3. Actually, no. She's still hanging out on Coruscant, awkwardly trying to blend in with the locals but failing due to Zygerrian upbringing.

>>44932034
Oh come on, it's her own fault? What did she think Rhys was going to do?

Besides wasn't it her own fault for not heeding his warning? Also that family thing must be bullshit right?

>>44931984
Given what I saw in the new films, I'll take Jar Jar. At least I could take him somewhat seriously as a Senator.

>>44932034
Did we recover any sims from that Admiral guy for Misri?

Also wouldn't the sister sense Misri because the force?

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>>44932075
The family thing isn't entirely bullshit. Being disowned by her family on Alderaan means she has to make family somewhere else. With Pil dead, Jarik and Eudora being too far away to reasonably contact, and Russ being a total dickweed, Rhys is or was probably the last bit of family she had left.

>>44932103
1. He'll give you some between threads as a favor.

2. The Sisters are not very powerful with the Force. They can only reasonably sense other force sensitive beings at what would be near point blank range. Most of their Force ability goes into their nearly unshakable Force Bond and other more physical Force powers.

>>44932034
Which DH-17? The one we gave to Vikker or the one we gave to our Mando friend?

Also can we do anything to the portable Quod Cannon we took from the Bailoff? Like attach it to a ship or something.

>>44932034
We should contact Jeannis, buy something for leaving her hanging in a place where the parking fees can be pretty high.

Is the Admiral gloating to Lotte that he did what she couldn't, just by actually cutting Rhys in for a reasonable fee?
Has he given her a good yelling at for completely and utterly fucking up a useful asset, letting Rebels board an Imperial Star Destroyer, getting men killed for nothing, and a hangar damaged enough to need time in a spacedock?

>>44932145
What is your favorite starfighter?

>>44932162
>portable Quod Cannon we took from the Bailoff? Like attach it to a ship or something.
Shouldn't we just have Kuvasz use it? It's a man-portable weapon for a reason.

>>44932145
Well then she probably shouldn't have tried to go full Halt, Criminal Scum on us, should she?

The Sisters would basically have to feel up Misri to discover her hidden power. Hawt.

>>44932145
Which she used Bounty Hunters to try and capture, stole his treasure and then ried to guilt him while using a tractor beam?

So how did she justify her actions this time? Especially that last bit. Considering she 'knew' Rhys so well.

>>44932187
The TIE Opressor, he keeps showing it to us like a stripper on a half deal day.

>>44932199
Yeah, but really on limited use though and has limited ammunition.

>>44932162
1. Kuvasz's.

2. Misri would need to find a reasonable spot for it. Otherwise it might be useful for the sidecar on the swoop bike or something.

>>44932169
3. The Admiral has allowed Lotte to return to service. Lotte requested that Rhys fall under her charge, but the Admiral denied it. He stated very simply, "you had your chance and you blew it." End transmission.

>>44932187
While I love the TIE Fighters, the X-Wings, the B-Wings, and the TIE Interceptor, I have a very soft spot for the N-1 Starfighter.

>>44932210
Figure it out for yourself, anon. I can't keep feeding you character motivations. Lotte just really wanted you to stop. She had you in her grasp and you basically slapped her to get out of it.

>>44932245
Aw.
I wish the Admiral had laid out every single way that Lotte had failed to cultivate Rhys as an Imperial Asset, and that she should leave the real work to competent professionals.

>>44932245
What about the turret gunner for the E-Wing or is that weaker to the medium laser cannon?

Oh my goodness, I do want a N1-Starfighter. I hope we get to take one from a Naboo junkyard!

>>44932291
1. I dunno, something about the Wook. There's nothing I know about an E-Wing.

>>44932322
I'm sorry I mean the H-wing, got my letters confused. will the Portable Quod cannon be better then the Medium laser cannon on the turret?

I'm a bit confused why did Lotte asked to have Rhys go to her charge after that spat with him not moments ago. Did she see us go into the other Star Destroyer and if so what is her reaction.

>>44932385
1. The medium laser cannon is a bit more powerful and accurate. The Cip-quad is more designed for laying down firepower than for precision.

2. She asked specifically because she saw you go into the Admiral's Battlecruiser. She saw that maybe she could have a second chance which is why she asked.

>>44932430
At saving Face or restoring a friendship after telling him about being a hero"

Speaking of which how do her men think of us, sure we blew up their hanger but we helped them repel the B2 Battle droids.

Also just to double check we won 40,000 credits from the race?

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>>44932490
1. The latter.

2. Their feelings are mixed. The TIE pilots think you're pretty cool. The Stormtroopers could care less. The Navy troopers think you're a dick. Commander Luyties thinks you're handsome though.

3. Yep.

>>44932540
She is aware that without Rys she still has a ship right? Also What type of rebel ships attacked her anyway?

Huh, I would think the TIE Pilots would hate him due to the fact we blew up their hanger. I also assume the Technitions think we are a dick too.

>>44932245
For some reason I find your taste in fighters odd. I like the Naboo, but I never really saw it as much more than ceremonial.

I'm not sure if I prefer the Aethersprite or the Skipray. There's real advantages to both.

>>44932540
I want to find a way to rub it in Lotte's face that the only reason Rhys was doing shit to Imperial forces was because she kept on backstabbing him, and he practically jumped at the first Imperial admiral that gave him a straight deal (granted, he has yet to deliver), and didn't try to screw him out of a big find.
That everything she did only made Rhys angrier and more prone to reject the Empire when he would have just been happy to be a privateer if she just wasn't so stupid.

>>44932540
Then why she told him off in the first place or did she realize what she did or more likely seeing she went to the other guy, thought that Rhys must have seen reason.

>>44932588
1. An MC30c frigate along with three CR90 Corvettes and a Bulk Cruiser filled with droids attempted to pounce the Star Destroyer with the hopes of catching it off guard when it came out of hyperspace in its blind spot in the rear.

>>44932595
My love for the N-1 mostly lies in its aesthetic. I love the chromium and how beautiful and shining it looks. It's pretty dope. I already planned on the Naboo resistance using old ones painted red and gray, and even using N1-T Advanced Starfighters broken out of mothballs.

>>44932624
no bully

>>44932645
The latter.

>>44932645
Rhys didn't see the type to rub that into her face. More like point out that if she came to see him because he finally saw 'reason' to become great will only state the facts and her fuck ups.

>>44931945
>Hey, there's a reason Rhys isn't welcome on Naboo anymore.

Let me guess: he made a pass at the Queen? Or did he fuck one of the Queen's servant girls?

>>44932683
and I assume all of them were destroyed?

Why do the T.I.E. pilots think we are cool we blew up their shit, I thought it was the Opposite since we helped the Navy but fucked the Pilots and the Technicians or did they blame their commander for that fuck up.

I feel bad for Lottie, looking back, but she tried to play her "brother" and he lashed out.
Life's hard enough without family tripping you in the hallway.
Hope she redeems herself.

>>44932752
>Hope she redeems herself.
Redemption implies that she sees that she fucked up, and those mistakes were her fault, instead of blaming others for not acting like she wanted them to.

That's unlikely to happen.
So we may as well rub it in her face.

>>44932683
Any changes to relations by the way?

>>44932781
I think it's less of rubbing it in her face and more like pointing out the facts of why we are pissed.

>>44932726
It involves the Naboo resistance, gungans, and Rhys stealing something very sacred to the Gungans while also fucking the Naboo Resistance in the ass.

>>44932747
All ships were destroyed except for the Bulk Cruiser, which surrendered at the arrival of more Star Destroyers and the Redeemer's arrival.

Captain Ulgo was very proud of you, cultivating your reputation amongst her TIE Pilot complement. You were already pretty well-known amongst the Flight Schools, mostly as the guy that invented the Beam Defence Position and for being good enough to go toe-to-toe with Vader. You might have destroyed their fighters, but you did it in the most fantastic way possible.

Also, the Navy troopers don't like you because you stunned them and one of their officers in the prison block.

>>44932811
Empire is now neutral.

>>44932781
Did you see how pissed he was? I don't think our dear smuggler/archaeologist/ace pilot would be any happier throwing it back in her face to laugh at her.
Still, she will ABSOLUTELY get told the frak off.

>>44932781
>>44932811
There's plenty of things we could point and rub to make amends. Or make it worse. Either is okay.

>>44932837
Lewd. I like it.

>>44932747
I vaguely remember that TIE pilots are encouraged not to get attached to particular fighters. So they're probably not terribly torn up about that.

>>44932830
>You might have destroyed their fighters, but you did it in the most fantastic way possible.

That sounds like Naval jocks alright. Also are they all aware that Rhys's crew saved them. Also how pissed are the bounty hunters and who are they pissed at?

>>44932683
>no bully
Yes bully. Bully the Lotte until she cries delicious tears for us to drink.

That is my fetish.

>>44932893
1. They are pretty much aware, thanks to Captain Ulgo singing more of your feats and having camera footage to prove it.

2. Very pissed. Except for Kublai and MadClaw, they're too busy bro'ing it up and watching bad holomovies together. Black Swan and her cronies though are mostly just pissed at everybody.

>>44932916
anon pls

>>44932934
I wonder if we could just give them a few strips of aurodium (reformed so that it doesn't look like it came from an ingot, of course) and just say we're square (enough that they won't go out of their way to mess with us).

>>44932934
I don't get Lotte, she's mad at us yet praises us. Hell, we were made to kill her own men when she didn't let us go after warning her to.

>>44932934
I like Madclaw and Kublai.

Also any chance of us stealing a N1-fighter. Hell can R5 and R3 be able to pilot one by themselves?

>>44933000
It's a bit of linger respect for what you did in Flight School and what you continue to do. Just because she's mad doesn't mean she won't acknowledge that you're a good pilot.

>>44932999
You'll need to figure out some way to at least make it square with Black Swan. Maybe a bit of the horizontal hula huehuehue

>>44933050
Probably, if you play your cards right. R5 and R3 could probably pilot them if they figure out the autopilot.

>>44933067
Will we start with Buying stuff from Jennis? Or are we going straight to Naboo?

Will we be able to buy from Kurt space yard now?

Will we be able to fit a Naboo Fighter in the cargo bay ?

>>44933067
>make it square with Black Swan
Cloned lungs and a dip in a bacta tank?

>>44932034
Wait why is Lotte drinking, i thought she will be celebrating that Rhy is 'back in the fold?"

I mean that was what she wanted right?

Can't we just put explosives in all the Dreadnaughts before we sell them?

>>44933067
http://pastebin.com/tDp7LrNM

Here is the updated Pastebin.

>>44933113
1. Going straight to Naboo.

2. Nope.

3. Maybe, I'll have to check later. There's still a good amount of space left I think.

>>44933116
4. Maybe.

>>44933127
5. Somewhat.

>>44933237
Thank you, anon. I'll start putting these in the OP posts.

>>44933238
>2. Nope.
I knew we should have put in an order for a Raider Class Corvette when we could.

>my space when no mini-destroyer

>>44933255
Thanks, just let me know if there are any inaccuracies in the pastebin.

>>44933238
Well we removed the ingots so if anything we might have to epand the hanger door

Also how did the Admiral know about us so much, I thought Ulgo using us was a dirty little secret, since people in position using scum is bad for them politically.

>>44933127
Maybe when asked why Rhys decided to go back to working for the Empire, he can tell the questioner it was because he met an Admiral that was willing to give him a fair deal and wouldn't backstab him at the drop of a hat, unlike Lotte who drove him away in the first place.

Just proclaim it to any Imperial who asks that if it wasn't for Lotte, we'd have been a happy privateer working for the Empire, shooting up Rebels. That us staying with the Empire was no thanks to Lotte, and everything to do with the Admiral dealing fairly with us.

Make it very public that all of our shooting at Imperials and blowing a hole in the Balmora wouldn't have ever happened, if Lotte hadn't done her level best to screw us over at every opportunity that came up.

>>44933357
The Empire has eyes and ears everywhere, and the Admiral was able to learn quite a bit about you considering that Rhys doesn't really try to make his actions very secret. Lotte as well was very quick to boast about you when he asked her as well.

>>44933376
Will Lotte get the hint if Rhys stops calling her by name, and instead refers to as "the screwup", "backstabber", "traitor", "incompetent washout", and other such descriptors?

>>44933363
That would mean Rhys is the center of the universe. Even his ego isn't that big.

>>44933376
So his entire display was basically to butter him up espeically the new TIEs?

Also will we contact Jennis while we travel to Naboo?

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>>44933409
i thought i said no bully.

>>44933417
Basically. Even Rhys has to admit that one doesn't just bring in experimental TIEs just for the sake of it. I had intended on a prototype TIE Defender appearing but we didn't get to it.

>>44933441
With just how frothing angry Rhys got, to the point where he killed people he was so angry, I think it's within character to treat Lotte as worse than Rebel scum.

>>44933238
Why somewhat? She got what she wanted so why try and fail drinking herself under the table

>>44933441
But bully Rhys is best Rhys.
And bullied Lotte is too cute an image to let go.

>>44933487
She wanted him back in the fold beneath her.

>>44933409
Oh, we could relegate Lotte to the same level that she treats Wookies.
She's not a person, she's a 'thing', an 'it'.
Rhys says "Why is 'that' here?", or "What's 'that' doing here?", or "Do we really need to bring it along?"

>>44933487
>>44933514
She wanted Rhys back in her folds, if you know what I mean.

>>44933543
Honestly, the best way to ruin her is to ignore her.

She wants to be important and shit. Just don't give her the time of day and it will devastate her. Then when you are forced to acknowledge her you just go ahead with the less than nothings speak.

>>44933441
Will you add the Hammerhead to the Rebel fleet?

Also why do all the Rebels we meet have some advance tech?

>>44934005
>Also why do all the Rebels we meet have some advance tech?
The most powerful rebel leaders are from some pretty rich worlds. The Organas, Mon Mothma. The core of their fleets were converted luxury cruise liners built by the Mon Calla.