STAR WARS: RETROSPECTION- City in the Clouds

Okay.

Well, Rianna's going to admit that she's not really sure where to start there...

Indeed, the lower levels offer quite a variety of places to search.

There are hangars (not that Rand used, though), a variety of entertainment centers (bars and casinos especially), living quarters (apartments and suites for residents, hotels for guests), and a great deal of restricted areas having to do with gas processing, the city's engines and anti-grav systems, etc.

Well, Rianna will rule out the hangars as somewhere to search, though if they can alert them as to who they're looking for, that would be helpful.

Checking over hotel records from the time period when Zaltus said Rand's ship landed would be a place to start, I think.

There are MANY hotels on those lower levels.

Ah. Hrm.

Well, as much as Rianna hates it, bars tend to be good places to pick up info...

There are many of those as well!

Then Rianna will ask her escorts where they believe the best place to start down here is, as they know the station far better than she does.

They can make some recommendations. They can narrow it down to about ten drinking establishments that serve as a good place for getting information. They promise nothing, though. You may not find anything at all.

Well, a chance is better than nothing, though. Rianna will start with the first on their list, and suggests that if the three of them split up, they can cover more ground.

They accept your recommendation.

The first bar is a smaller one, called Cloud Nine. It is very sleek and classy, with many of the patrons being well-dressed citizens. It feels more like a club than a bar.

The entrance leads into a greater room, with booths along the edges and patrons dancing to a DJ in the center of the room.

Rianna shall head up to the bar, since that's usually the best place to ask, and use Observation and her senses to get an good idea of the place.

The atmosphere is generally positive in here. Almost everyone is at some level of intoxication, as is the primary purpose of this place.

"What can I do for you?" the barkeep asks, a swarthy man.

"Well, I'm looking for some info, and I was told this would be a good place to ask," Rianna comments.

The barkeep studies you.

"What kind are you looking for?" he asks.

"Some leads as to the whereabouts of some people, one being a less than upstanding example of society."

"Why would we know anything about that?" the barkeep asks.

"I was simply told that this place is generally a good source of information, and I wasn't going to let any chances pass by," Rianna says. "Since all other attempts have led to dead ends and I'm not terribly familiar with things here, I can't afford to."

"What do you mean by can't afford?" the barkeep asks, raising an eyebrow. "Won't do me much good if you can't afford things..."

"I mean I can't afford to let possible opportunities pass by. Look, I'm a Jedi, and I'm attempting to find a missing family or their captor," Rianna says.

He had been hinting at bribery.

"You don't look like a Jedi," he says. "Bespin isn't part of the Republic anyway."