USH'S STAR WARS GAME- CAMPAIGN II EPISODE II (DARK SIDE)- In the Coils of the Serpent

"The Flotsam?" Rand asks to himself.

He searches his memory for such a ship...

Soon, you notice the reason for the waddle. It's a droid.

Oh, it's a damned PROTOCOL droid... irritating things.

Mind you, it has a well maintained casing. You are sure that isn't standard issue.

"... must say..." it is saying, as it draws closer, "that these hotrod antics of yours these days don't do anything to endear yourself to me. I am a mechanoid and ignorant of the need for such stunts. What if something had gone wrong? Then you would have missed the chance for..."

It stops when it sees you.

"Oh my... I am sorry. I was expecting Mr. Doon."

"Is Kuylen awaiting us?"- Gallador uses Sense and Scan to get some feeling about this place.

"And you will answer for this, Rah!"

"Oh...great..." mutters Galder as he realizes that its a droid.

"Actually, I was expecting Melkus Doon as well..." Galder replies. "We were told to meet him here...?"

Originally posted by General Zink
"The Flotsam?" Rand asks to himself.

He searches his memory for such a ship...

Flotsam I!

It's famous throughout the Galaxy!

It is AK-06's ship. Well... long story, but basically, AK-06 was a protocol droid. But over an extended series of events, he got totally re-programmed. He still speaks several thousand languages, more than most people ever need, but nearly all his linguistic databases have been replaced by mechanical and technical information. Combined with his emergent personality, it has made AK one of the greatest technical and mechanical geniuses in the Galaxy. It also made him incredibly profit driven.

Avoiding the taxes of the Trade Federation and the Commerce Guilds, he trades in the Outer Regions, to planet and pirate alike. Flotsam I is so damn ugly because he's a droid and doesn't care how it looks, but it runs like a dream (he scavenged it togethe himself) and allows him to carry a HUGE store of parts.

Because he is so damn useful, and because he's a droid, no-one can be bothered to hate him. In fact. Flotsam I is the closest thing the scum of the Universe has to neutral ground- no-one benefits from AKs operation being harmed.

But underneath all that, he still has the basic personality of a protocol droid...

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"Meet him here? Why?"

Originally posted by Lord Melkor
"Is Kuylen awaiting us?"- Gallador uses Sense and Scan to get some feeling about this place.

Why would he be? You are over a thousand miles from the rendezvous.

And Intuition is telling you that you just missed something important.

Can I sense some hostile beings on this ship?

"We were sent a message to rendezvous with him here on Kuoni," Galder explains, leaving out the true reasons. "What's your excuse?"

None, Gallador.

"I don't have one," says AK. "I have been wanting to complete my salvage dealings with Mr. Doon and was going to look for him soon when I detected your ship there coming into land, in such an extraordinary fashion. You are associates of his, I assume? Professional ones? And he IS on this planet, then?"

"Indeed we are," Galder replies. "What dealings were those, might I ask?"

"We are good at getting things done. Very good"- Gallador`s smile is fulll of confidence in his abilities.

"Oh, I have completed my re-assembly on the remaining salvage of that Jedi vessel."

Galder, your instincts are SCREAMING at you. You've just let something very important scream by you!

Galder frowns.

"Jedi vessel?" Galder asks, treading on cautious ground. "Where did you find this...Jedi vessel?"

Originally posted by Lord Melkor
"We are good at getting things done. Very good"- Gallador`s smile is fulll of confidence in his abilities.

"I am sure you are! Mr. Doon demands nothing but the best with his employees."

Originally posted by Captain REX
Galder frowns.

"Jedi vessel?" Galder asks, treading on cautious ground. "Where did you find this...Jedi vessel?"

"Crashed on the planet Prias. Why, are you in salvage as well?"

No no no, something is not right with this entire conversation, Galder. How did it start off like this?

(Employees?)

That's what he said.

He was mumbling something about not understanding why we crashed our ship...

"Prias? Where's that?" Galder asks. "Who's craft was it?"

That wasn't the most significant bit!

"Prias? Class C1 world in the Byrone sector where..." says AK, proceeding into a long and very technical definition of the planet and its Galactic position.

But how did you get onto this SUBJECT? It doesn't make sense!

He was expecting Doon, and we're supposedly his employees.

I don't like this...