STAR WARS: RETROSPECTION- Broken

The bartender starts cleaning another glass.

"Never heard of him," he lies (as you sense).

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Nothing yet, Rianna. Wait... there is a speederbike approaching the establishment rapidly down that street...

Hmmmm. Rianna will watch the bike, seeing if she recognizes whoever is on it once it's close enough for her to tell.

The rider of the bike is... a young boy in a leather hat too big for his head. Strapped across his back is a big bag, and there are more bags on the back of the bike.

Huh. Odd...

Do Rianna's senses say anything?

"Don't take me for a fool," Vera-Kin says, using the Force to yank the being-cleaned glass away from the bartender to get his full attention. "I was told he would be here, and I want to see him. I know you can help me, and I think you should want to in this case. Trust me on this."

With Barker standing behind her and looking rather unhappy herself, Vera-Kin wants to make an Intimidation effort.

The bartender is not particularly impressed by your display, and takes the glass back to reclean it.

"What are you gonna do, hurt me?" he asks nonchalantly. "Yeah, right. He's upstairs somewhere, find him yourself."

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Rianna- you do not.

Hmmm. Quite strange. Rianna will continue to watch, ready to jump down quickly if needed.

Vera-Kin will throw a few credits down to pay for her drink before proceeding away from the bar, in order to find a way to the second level. She, of course, takes her drink with her, and will climb up onto the shoulders of her Wookiee companion.

"Keep an eye out for Dalt," Vera-Kin whispers to him.

Well, he's pulling up on the bike, now.

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Barker barks an affirmative as you scramble onto his shoulders.

There is a stairway on one side of the room that carries you up to the second level, which wraps around the walls except for the right side, where the stairs are and the center. When you get up there, you notice that there is a difference. Downstairs, the crowd consists of people buying drinks; up here, there are pool tables and card games going on. The smoke is heavier up here, obscuring your view slightly.

It does not stop you from seeing Dalt Brernon sitting at a sabacc table in one dark corner, however. He is a burly figure, with a thick unkept beard and an ill-fitting wifebeater permanently soiled by the mines.

Well, Rianna doesn't really want to give up her hiding place unless she senses something dangerous or anything, so...

Vera-Kin will stride with purpose across the floor toward Dalt's darkened corner, having climbed down off of the Wookiee's shoulders. As she approaches, she inspects the others at Dalt's table, and uses Sense to get a feeling for the area.

The boy dismounts the bike.

"Hey boy," one of the miners says. "Got the goods?"

"Sure do," the boy says, reaching into one of the bags. He produces a sizeable stack of newspapers- a cheap way of getting news for miners, who can't afford viewscreens and the HoloNet and the like. He tosses it down at the feet of the miners, one of which grabs the stack.

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The others at Dalt's table are all miners, big and dirty and moody.

"Ante up," Dalt says to the others, and everyone tosses in a few credits. The miners stop when they notice the towering Wookiee coming up to the table. They all turn and look at Barker, missing you entirely, you short green Muppet you.

Just newspapers? How boring.

"Down here," Vera-Kin says. If there is an empty chair at the table, Vera-Kin will climb up into it. "How are you gentlemen doing today?"

That gets their attention.

"Can I help you?" Dalt rudely asks, slapping his cards flat down on the table. "Private game, you prune. Started way before you walked in here. I suggest letting us continue."

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"What's the headline today?" one of the miners asks the one with the stack, as the young boy pulls away on his bike.

"'Jedi Attacks Miner Unprovoked' it says," the miner says. "What the..."

Rianna, from your vantage point, you can clearly see a picture of Vera-Kin astride the miner she arrested, with a blaster in his face and her lightsaber poised to strike.

"What...?" Rianna whispers to herself, seeing that.

So, how noticeable would using the Force to snag a paper be?

In the bundled stack, fairly obvious.

But think about what the message is on that newspaper, and who it is being delivered to.

Somehow I feel the bar occupants are going to quickly get very hostile towards Vera-Kin if they see that.

We have our comms, right? Rianna's going to warn Vera-Kin.

"I wouldn't stick around there much longer if you can help it. There's a delivery of newspapers that just arrived, claiming you attacked a miner unprovoked yesterday..."

Can Vera-Kin check her comlink without the miners at the table hearing? If not, she will quiet her comlink and check in a moment.

"Not here to play cards, friend," Vera-Kin says, firmly. "Far from it. I actually wanted to talk to you. You ARE Dalt Brernon, are you not?"

No, you cannot.

"Who wants to know?" Dalt asks, shooting you a glare to hide his discomfort. "You mean business, that's apparent, so I want to know why I should be even letting you talk."

Some of the miners at the table bristle.

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Rianna, no response, it seems!