Kay nods, then advances into the room, lightsaber held up and tilted away from her.
The moment you enter the room, the heavy blast door behind you suddenly slides shut again. It beeps once to indicate that the security lock has been successfully activated.
Control panels cover the room, monitoring the gas tank and machinery and all other parts of the Alpha Station. The dim yellow-red glow of the buttons and screens provides you with enough light to see by.
A figure stands at the far end of the control station, his back to you. He is facing the reinforced transparisteel window, watching the starfield beyond. You cannot make out distinct details, but he is clad in black.
The dark-robed man turns away from the starfield, facing you. His features are hidden by a dark hood.
"Welcome, Jedi," he greets, his voice eerily calm and cold. "Why do you come with weapons drawn? There is no need to fight... when you can obey."
The man thrusts his open hands towards both of you and you experience the sensation of knives being jabbed into your head from all different angles. The rhythm grows louder, Tanic, until you can hear nothing else.
As soon as you fight back, the knives withdraw and it is over as soon as it began. You can hear yourself panting hard from the effort to maintain control of your own mind.
Flustered, your enemy lowers his hands abruptly.
"Perhaps you Jedi possess a stronger will than I thought," he snarls, turning back to the starfield. "Very well. Take care of them."
Somewhere nearby... you hear a noise.
Tap. Tap. Tap.
Your attacker rolls a 16... a miss by one. That gives your Reflection a skill of 1, which has no hope of hitting anything against your opponent, who slips to the side easily and smoothly draws a small pistol from his robes.
His evasive maneuver has forced him to relent his smothering of your senses. With your mind cleared, you are able to sense the troopers moving into the room from maintenance hatches, armed with heavy assault blasters and led by the fearless Commander Hargan.
The first two troopers through the hatches had fired at you...
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ALPHA STATION BATTLE
Control Room- Far Side
???: ?/0/4
Control Room- Center
Commander Hargan: 0/3
Garel Troopers x12: 0/3
Garel Troopers x2: 0/6
Control Room- Entrance
Tanic: 11/0/4
Kay: 14/0/5
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...and now they're going to fire again. They stomp their feet to the tapping rhythm in your head as they raise their blaster rifles.
You rather easily deflect many of the incoming bolts, but you do note that these troopers are of some considerate skill, and their heavy blaster rifles award them an increased chance of hitting you, much to your chagrin. Two of the mooks score close calls, inflicting 16 damage to you.
Kay fairs better against her enemies, only taking 7 damage from the troopers. Commander Hargan tries to blast her down, but he misses.
The dozens of bolts that pass harmlessly by yourself and Kay explode brightly against the blast door behind you, charring the surface and scattering sparks.
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ALPHA STATION BATTLE
Control Room- Far Side
???: ?/0/7
Control Room- Center
Commander Hargan: 0/6
Garel Troopers x14: 0/6
Tanic: 10/16/8
Control Room- Entrance
Kay: 12/7/6
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You advance to the middle area of the control room, pushing yourself into the midst of your foes. But they will fire again as you approach.
The hooded man simply watches.
Yes, they face a -2 penalty at close range. Especially with those bulky assault rifles of theirs. None of the troopers manage to clip you.
As you don't have any powers for cutting down multiple foes, I will make that a standard attack on a single target. An 18 sees him cut down easily as your lightsaber swipes across his chest.
Kay sacrifices her frame advantage to Defend, and only Commander Hargan manages to score a hit on her. She then moves up by your side.
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ALPHA STATION BATTLE
Control Room- Far Side
???: ?/0/10
Control Room- Center
Commander Hargan: 0/9
Garel Troopers x13: 0/9
Tanic: 12/16/12
Kay: 14/7/10
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The robed man, thumping out the Tap. Tap. Tap. with a heavy boot, is going to fire at you this time, Tanic.
Your Force pool refreshes.
The troopers fire before you close on Hargan, but all miss. Without their burst fire advantage, it will take them some high rolling to gun you down.
The robed man also fires, but you intercept his poorly rolled shot (a 4), reflecting it back with a skill of 6. You roll an 18... a hit! He twirls to the side as his own shot zips past him, taking 7 damage. He was not expecting that.
Kay does not take a defensive action against the troopers, thoughtlessly flicking away all the poor shots against her. Hargan misses.
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ALPHA STATION BATTLE
Control Room- Far Side
???: ?/7/13
Control Room- Center
Commander Hargan: 0/12
Garel Troopers x13: 0/12
Tanic: 12/16/13
Kay: 14/7/10
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No need to Blur to Hargan. Since you're in the same area, it is considered that he is nearby.
However, the troopers and Hargan are going to fire again. You have player advantage over the robed man, however.