The is a slight crack, then an almost pratfallingly-overplayed crash as the associate falls to the floor.
"Damn cheap Vargan architecture!" he yells out.
"Look," says Yago, "not even I'm allowed up there right now. If you want to go poking around there you are going to have to give me a MUCH better reason."
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"I am led to understand," says Jena, "that you and your group all share rather special talents."
In an effort to keep those people interested Rah launches into another song...
Verse 1You’ll be taken by force
Turned into slaves
Pain and suffering dealt out
They are the Dark Lords
Masters of all Races
Cruel beyond shadow of doubt
Chorus Run for your lives
They’ll tear you apart
Run for your lives
They’ll crush your still beating heart
Run for your lives
There isn’t much you can do
Run for your lives
The Sith are coming for you!
Verse 2Long they have ruled
By dealing out terror
Crushing all who stand in their way
Their evil runs deep
Their hatred is strong
You can be sure with your life you will pay
Chorus
Verse 3With powers of gods
Their magic is mighty
Lightening comes from their hands
You can hear their cruel laughter
Whilst people get tortured
Being bent to the Sith Lords commands
Chorus
Verse 4So how could they do it
These powers of theirs
Seemingly out of thin air
No way to defend it
No way to defeat them
Against them you have not a prayer
Chorus
With that Rah says "If you will please excuse me whilst I get a drink" and steps off the bar to get some liquid refreshment.
"I'm not really a person who likes to waste time," says Jena, spinning a small computer screen around- on which is Galder's midi-chlorian analysis.
"Force using mercenaries," she says. "Interesting... and bad for you that you were not cautious. Simply possessing the Yaran root, and not being a Serpent member, is death, so I'll need a good reason not to do that.
"But first of all... I forget the reason you are here. Galder was not very coherent when he told me anyway. Why don't you remind me?"
And this is where having a common cover story prepared in advance would have been handy...
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"An unusual choice today," says Deva, heading over your way, Rah. His corpulent frame is currently accompanied by two rather lovely Twi'lek dancers. "Ballads about mythology? Bit risky... these people normally prefer girls, love, violence, that sort of thing..."
"Well... I can certainly accomodate the people here if that's what they want!" Rah says between sips playing it cool "But... I like to think myself a little more sophisticated than that." He looks at the twi'lek dancers appreciatively, then takes another sip of his drink.
"I spent many of my younger years in the service of a dark jedi. He used me to help him relax." He shrugs "Said my singing helped to calm his mind while he worked..." Smiles again "...my voice was much sweeter in back then though!
He always talked about myths and legends of these Sith Lords how they were supremely powerful, and how when he unlocked the secrets to their power he would become the most powerful Jedi in the galaxy..." Rah shakes his head with a chuckle "I never much believed him really. Sure he could do some fancy tricks and he was a cruel nasty piece of work when pissed off, but in the end it didnt do a jot of good when he was struck down by a normal Jedi Knight! Hmph. So much for the 'power of the dark side...'"
He takes another drink "He was pretty single minded in his research so there must be something to it... Weeell.... I dunno... Anyways since then I've always been interested and curious about old relics, stories, legends, anything I can get my hands on relating to that sort of thing really." He shrugs again and takes another drink
"oh.., my time is precious, i thought you wanted to protect the interest of the serpent and that you had a way to help me. I didn't think you'r father to be right about you, but clearly he was. perhaps one of your brothers will see that i am here to help and will act accordingly." says Takuan beginning to get off his seat, hoping to catch his interest by this bluff
You can't get to the upper levels, Gallador!
"Hey hey HEY!" says Yago."There is no way in HELL my father is better than me. Right guys?"
"Yeah!"
"That's right!"
"You could have him easily!"
"And my famiuly are all idiots! I am better than ANY of them, and I could damn well prove it... if that sort of thing wasn't beneath me, of course."
"ofcourse you are...that's why i came to you first!
all i need is access to the upper levels...to the library prefferably. You're a respectable person in this citadel, you have access in many places. they wouldn't dare stop you. All you have to do to prove your worth is improve the serpents name. and you can do that by helping me restore the faith in the serpen't beloved trophy. Now, you mentioned death to all who cross that room.....why?..what's in it?"
Originally posted by Ushgarak
"You sound like one of the Librarians!" says Deva. "But there is no money in books, my friend."
Rah raises an eyebrow sceptically "You think? I have to disagree with you there, to the right people old and ancient artifacts are quite 'desirable'..." Rah finishes his drink "So does this place here have a library of any sort?"
Originally posted by Lord Melkor
Well, but people that spend time on the upper levels, like guards, can be found on the lower, right?
Nope
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"Oh, I dunno," says Yago, "people get fried or something. I don't know much about it. But why would other people believe you just because you say it is there, any more than they would believe the rest of us who say it is there?" says Yago, confused.
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"If you want to smuggle artifacts" says Deva, "you are in the wrong market here. But yes, there's a library. We like to keep a respect for tradition here. Some of the librarians use this place."