Xavier looks out the viewport as he sees his ship silently explode in the vastness of space. His face just continues to stare until he hear mentions of Coruscant.
That doesn't sound to safe to me Xavier. This fool is trying to sell us out.
"Coruscant you say. How could that possibly be safe for us?"
"It'd be the last place they'd look, I guess," Galder responds. The idea of visiting the Republic's Capitol world thrills but terrifies him; he's never been, lacking the Jedi upbringing that many of his group share.
I should describe the scene as you enter Ascar's ship- it's clean white inside, as is often the way on Republican vessels. Slightly disconcerting for you, though, is the security- they are in blue cloaks and helmets. Senatorial guards. Ascar himself is in a suit.
"No-one will be looking for you at all on Coruscant," says Ascar. "It's haredly as if the Jedi patrol the streets and aside from their orbital prison the Bureau does virtually nothing there at all. And nor will anyone search or even delay a Republican diplomatic vessel. It's the safest place for you to hide out for a while whilst we sort things out."
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"We've got maybe seconds before Darth Rosenberg grinds everybody into Jawa burgers and not one of you buds has the midi-chlorians to stop her!"
Xavier puts a finger close to the white walls of the ship. He is tempted to run the finger along the way to see just how spotless it is but decides that he will probably just leave a smudge behind.
Turning his attention back to Ascar, "That makes sense as a way to hide but what happens if we get found. We won't have many options for escape. We do need to sort things out though and having someone with your experiences could be helpful to that goal."
"But I do wonder what things do you think we need to sort out?"
"We will be at your mercy at Coruscat..." - Ponders Gallador.
"But you are also taking a huge risk by aiding us. Is this so we can help you solve the mystery of Syphar N' Kalar?"
__________________ Yet the lies that Melkor, the mighty and accursed, Morgoth Bauglir, the Power of Terror and of Hate, sowed in the hearts of Elves and Men are a seed that does not die and cannot be destroyed; and ever and anon it sprouts anew, and will bear dark fruit even unto the latest days.
"… his name is Melkor, Lord of All, Giver of Freedeom, and he shall make you stronger than they."
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Rand certainly expected a well-fitted suit for Ascar, but not the company kept. The Senate guard he hasn't seen up close in a decade. He's not pleased to see them now, weakened and vulnerable as he is. If things became a mess, he could count on the group's unharmed pilots to sort things out... but nobody could sort Ascar, anyway.
"I can't disagree with your logic," Rand says in regards to Coruscant. "There's much to discuss and decide."
Azarl probably hasn't seen the blue-helmed guards before but probably doesn't like that anyone is aboard besides Ascar. He isn't sure what to say here, since the others appear to want to hide on Coruscant as suggested.
"I'm a trained assassin," Relle replies to this, before they detonate Xavier's ship. "I didn't ever have much to let go of except my own skin."
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Relle finds Ascar intriguing more than threatening, while still not fully trusting him. She takes note of the Senate guardians with him, curious about them but not overly interested. She figures Ascar wouldn't have brought them if he didn't have to per some political reason. He didn't bring them to Epireus, last time he showed up.
She does, nonetheless, strap on her guns and rucksack, having retrieved them from Xavier's ship. They feel heavy with her body as battered as it is.
You will be the guests of Senator Riordan on Coruscant- not that you will actually get to meet him, as he's not insane. He is very supportive, however, of Ascar's 'archaeological' endeavours, and he has places you can stay unnoticed.
It goes without saying that you are to cause no trouble there- in fact, though literally speaking stopping you might be hard, Ascar instructs you not to go outside. They can get some medics and facilities in to help treat you. Fixing your ships, though, will be harder to do discretely.
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"We've got maybe seconds before Darth Rosenberg grinds everybody into Jawa burgers and not one of you buds has the midi-chlorians to stop her!"
Xavier ponders Ascar's statement. He hasn't been to Coruscant in years. Even then he was mostly restricted to the Jedi Temple. Getting to explore a little more of the city could be fun.
Xavier heads over to Eller and quietly asks her, "How do you feel about this Eller?"
"Consider how many people and what sort of facilities you need to repair a ship," says Ascar. "I am not sure we could even get your ship from this vessel to an appropriate facility without at least hundreds of people seeing them. I could arrange transport later to somewhere more discrete- maybe Hutt space- but for now they are not an option."
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"We've got maybe seconds before Darth Rosenberg grinds everybody into Jawa burgers and not one of you buds has the midi-chlorians to stop her!"
"We will need a new vessel as it stands," Rand says to Ascar. "Our starfighters cannot transport our entire party. At least, not safely. Perhaps you can assist us in acquiring a larger starship?"
Rand is eager to discuss the possibility of Kuylen acting against them with Ascar, and to get medical treatment for himself.
He makes certain to congratulate Relle and Gallador on getting out of the casino alive; despite insurmountable odds (he does not bring attention to his terrible planning), nobody went down in the fight, as so often happens.
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