Andro reads the message from his mentor, Master Tinn, very carefully. He goes over it again, crushes the slip to make sure no one else can read it, then trows it away. He goes over to sit with Gallagher.
"Gallagher, I've heard from Master Tinn. From what he can tell, our buddy Father Varm checks out. There's a possibility that he's an undercover body guard for the Abbot, but nothing nefarious turned up. Master Tinn suggested you might want to try to talk with the Abbot in person about your concerns if you wanted. It might not be a bad idea even if we don't expect Varm of anything. Seems he's a pretty powerful force in the galaxy, trying to do a lot of good for those in need. He's trying to finish his work here before his disease get the better of him. Doesn't sound like he has much time left. I was thinking that if he's a target, a few Jedi no one knows about might come in handy in his defence. Saesee did say that we have the Order's blessing to try to search their quarters to see what we can turn up."
"As far as our investigation goes, Master Tinn says we can be sure that this hospital is the source of the Aspidrol. He says it's an incredible amount, and suggests that we try to figure out how they are explaining having that much on hand and how they get it to disappear. I think I'll go visit that 'charming' nurse at the Pharmacy again, and I was considering actually trying to pump out Dr. Mirani for some innocent answers."
"So, what do you think?"
"That sounds brilliant, Andro," Gallagher says, nodding. "I would like to talk to the Abbott, so Master Tiin is well to suggest it."
Gallagher sat in thought for a moment.
"I could ask Varm if I could pay the Abbott a visit at some point. Or tell him that I've gained interesting the Synod, joining it, specifically..."
He nods to himself.
"Alright, go to it, Andro, and good luck with your task."
Gallagher would like to find Father Varm.
Varm does not appear to be in any of the public areas.
Ok, Andro, what is the plan and what are the means?
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Ok, Jelena, you move the device near to Roan's main computer and press the button.
The tendrils snake out of the device and as soon as they make contact with the surface of the computer, they unwind a whole lot more, seeking a way in. When they find one, they move inside and somehow link into its internal systems.
A small screen extrudes out of the device, and endless figures and diagrams start popping up on it. Within about 30 seconds, it has breached every security precaution guarding Roan's ship and has attained full control of all systems on the vessel.
"The decision to activate the defences had to be taken within about two minutes. By the time I was awoken it was far too late."
(Ok, I'll let Gallagher deal with the Synod, for now. I'm going to go back to the Pharmacy to pump nurse dizzy for more information.)
"Gallagher, keep trying to get in touch with the Abbot. When you do get to talk to him, try to get a sense of his and Varm's schedules. Eventually, I do want to get into their rooms and I need some idea of when they're gone."
(Well, it's simply to get more information on aspidrol. I was hoping to fond out more about it's uses, and it's movement within the facility. I want to use this information to better talk with Dr. Mirani about the drug. All of it will be in the guise of innocent curiosity, not some kind of investigative questioning. I hope to get enough from those two to plan the next step, that is actually figuring out what's happening with the aspidrol.