The speeder has come to a stop inside the perimeter fence of a compound. The courtyard is paved with marble bricks in a pattern that spirals out, with a fountain at the center. Small figures of men and women dance around an abstract shape that is streaming colored water and sparks of light.
Armed men in uniform approach the speeder.
Torman adjusts his collar as the uniformed men approach. One appears to be leading this group- a man in a rigid black uniform, with tanned skin, peppered hair, and a furrowed brow. He looks grumpy. He has a pistol strapped under his left arm, as do his men.
"Commander Monaco," Torman says.
"Torman," Monaco says. "I see you've brought in another recruit for the... private guard."
"Ah, yes," Torman says. "This is Con Gordo. He's..."
"The ex-Jedi," Monaco says gruffly. "I recognize the name."
"Yeah, I'm sure," Monaco says. "If you'll excuse me..."
Monaco brushes past you, rather pointedly bumping into you. His men slink after him.
"Pleasant fellow," Torman says. "Come along then."
Torman leads you up the front steps of the complex. The front door is simply an energy gate, like the ones that interrupted the lightsaber duel in Phantom Menace. Torman swipes a keycard and it deactivates, letting you through.
"You'll be receiving your own keycard," Torman says. "Most of the guards have them. It will let you through any security checkpoint in the complex."
This complex is not as elaborate on the inside as its exterior. the yellowed gleaming marble gives way to dull metal floors and walls. Torman guides you through a few more blast doors and energy gates. Each room you pass through is dull and metal and very spartan.
"There have been several," Torman admits. "That is why we have assembled a guard to protect him. I can supply records and data for the previous attacks, if you believe it will help you protect him."
Eventually Torman leads you to one MASSIVE blast door, that is blocked by a trio of energy fields. Torman slowly unlocks each one.
Torman promises to get those to you as the last energy field goes down and the blast door begins to unlock, grinding open slowly.
Within is a pleasantly designed grand staircase that slopes up the sides of the room, and there is a great meeting table in the center between the staircases.
A short, well-dressed man is seated at the far end, surrounded by holograms that he is sorting through and studying. He looks up from his work when you enter.
"TORMAN!" the man shouts. "What took you so long?"
"Sorry, Senator," Torman apologizes. "I was retrieving the newest addition to our guard..."
"Who the hell is this?" the Senator says.
"This is the Jedi you hired."
"Ohhh..." The Senator pauses. "He doesn't LOOK like a Jedi!"
Torman was hoping you would say that! He wants to get you totally familiarized with the security system and meet the people you will be working with. You leave Senator Gallifer to return to his work.
Torman takes you up the flight of stairs to a room on the upper floor behind the gathering hall. It is the security room, and there is a man in there running perimeter checks and watching the cameras.
It is explained to you that the complex's security is mainly dependent on advanced coded locks on heavy blast doors and energy fields, as you noticed when you came in. It keeps anyone from getting in, and Senator Gallifer says as deep in the interior of this place as possible.
While you are in here, they get you a security card for swiping through.
It is revealed that not everyone on the private guard has one. Those on perimeter patrol duty have had them taken away, so that they can't be killed and have the cards stolen.