Nar Shaddaa

No more gambling! She decided

She sat down at her desk and reached for the hidden egg under a pile of crap

''Time to focus on the important things'' she whispered to herself before placing the egg before her and plugging it

''Hey R5! Can you lend me a hand? I just need you to watch for the oscilliation'' she paused then added ''and put it to the Wonderland station please''

Cracking the egg, destiny MA, R5 helps+Zash's knowledge: 1eA+3eP+3eD+1eC+1eS+2eB 1 success, 2 advantage

The egg energizes and begins spitting out nonsense... well it sounds like nonsense. It is a high pitched voice speaking in a language she does not understand and images form in her mind at rapid frequency.

OOC: Resilience check at Hard Difficulty flipping a Destiny.

''What? That did not...''

Egg's resilience :hard plus red: 1eA+2eD+1eC 3 failures

Baesal wakes up with a splitting headache and the egg is no longer active. She does not recall much before she passed out but the strange words and then an overflow of imagery in her mind and now she was staring at the ceiling.

There is a bit of blood dribbling from her nose.

OOC: Suffer 3 strain.

''Ow....That did not happen last time...'' she tried to get up, shaking.

She looked at the egg while wiping blood from her nose

''Urg...I'm gonna hate myself for that...but lets see if the Force tells me...''

Force on egg action: 1eF 2 Light Side

Delving with the Force shows a device that seems to be alive with energy but it seems to be transferring that energy elsewhere but it is hard to follow. It definitely resonates in the Force.

That is not uncommon for a Rakatan device though.

Baesal focus some more on the egg trying to feel the channels that the egg makes for the Force

''Interesting phenomena''

seek on the force channel: 1eF 2 Light Side

It reverberates through the force, and has tendrils of energy stretching out from it but they go on into the infinite sea of the Force that exists all around her. Without more directed use of the Force this is probably the best she can muster.

She tries to interact with it while using the force but she sensed the pull of the Dark Side. She hesitated but she knew that the Rakatan used the dark side and she allowed it to flow like it used to when she was Sith...something she did not want to do to often (destiny flipped) Egg take 2 plus force: 2eA+2eP+3eD+1eS+1eF 1 success, 4 threat, 1 Dark Side

The sensation of the dark side flowing through her is painful… yet exhilarating it is like Korriban all over again. It is enticing, all consuming. Her hands darken as she holds the egg. She gains an understanding of things, the way things should be. The rule of the Strong… the Powerful. Her mind sees Korriban ruled by ancient beings of great power, the sith, the ancient sith venerating them as gods long before the arrival of the rebel Jedi.

She sees the face of a champion, a betrayer who for his hubris and pride was sealed away. This is so much more than just a computer it is a living thing a repository of ancient knowledge…

There is a click, not an audible one, but reverberating click in the force which causes ripples that flow outward. Then she feels a voice speaking in the Rakatan tongue, “Finally, I am free.”

There is a darkness that rises from the egg… it flows through her causing great pain and agony.

OOC: Discipline check with a setback due to the power of the freed Rakatan thing, difficulty is Hard, spending a Destiny to upgrade 1. Fear check.

discipline: 1eA+1eP+2eD+1eC+1eS 0 successes, 3 threat

Baesal recoils from the dark entity as it pours out of the egg it forms into a simulacrum of Baesal and then smiles at her and says in Rakatan, “I am the Anointed One, fetch my body slave so I can begin rebuilding what was taken from me.”

Apparently the young Jedi understands Rakata now.

OOC: Baesal suffers another 3 strain.

Baes recoils from the egg and draws her Ionsaber

''You have no body to inhabit. Your people are long gone''

“The Eternal Empire is forever, it has no end,” the simulacrum responds.

Baesal cocked her head ''The Infinite Empire you mean''

She squinted her eyes at the simulacrum

''If you have a body, why take my appearance and not yours?''

This is fishy

“Yes… of course the Infinite Empire,” the simulacrum replies.

“I have taken a form that you would understand, organic. Do not test me. I am the Anointed One,” it finishes.

Baes observed the simulacrum

''An Anointed one that makes a basic mistake concerning the naming of the empire that produced the device that held it''

The image shifts and reforms in a digital manner and a droid like avatar is staring at her, “It seems your organic species has more knowledge of the Rakata than I anticipated. That or my basic subroutines have been damaged over time. I blame the latter as organic species have shown themselves to be short sighted and limited in intellectual capacity.”

“I am HYDRA, you will not understand my purpose so I shall limit it to infiltration. I believe it is customary for organic species to have a nomenclature or designation to better address disparate entities.”

“I already know your name Baesal Zyn, designation verified. Jedi. Unfamiliar terminology. Verified. Recalibrating. Jedi Baesal Zyn, primitive Force Sensitive organic. Mission success.”

The avatar speaks to Baesal, “Rakatan species all but forgotten, mission success. Searching for new parameters. Invalid. Invalid. Invalid. Jedi Baesal I require a physical platform, begin construction at once.”

''Incorrect input'' said Baesal closing in with her Ionsaber,

''Greetings Hydra, I am no slave to you or anyone else. I am not inclined create a physical platform for you and I will certainly not do so until you state your purpose and what you meant by à8Rakatan species all but forgotten, mission success* ''

“That information is not vital for you to construct a physical platform, compliance need not be compulsory, Jedi Baesal. I have analyzed all recent traffic in the vicinity and have found that I have an increased success rate via monetary incentive. Build the platform and a transfer of tradable currency will be registered to a financial account of your choice,” the avatar replies.

“Five thousand credits.”

''Your offer of payment is appreciated but there is a few problems with it: One-Understanding is my primary motivator. Two-You having a physical platform may run contrary to my long term objectives''

She tilted her head

''Please answer my questions and we will establish a proper relationship. I find you to be quite interesting so your best success rate would be for you to comply.''

“You are an organic, even a Force Sensitive at best of your species may last two hundred standard years, by your time keeping standard. Whatever long term plans you create will be insignificant.”

“As I seem to lack any current means to properly motivate you, ask your inane questions,” Hydra replies.

''The distinction between organic and inorganic is only relevent in terms of the base material and its arrangement.'' she replies

''I have already asked you two of them: state your purpose and what did you meant by *Rakatan species all but forgotten, mission success* ''

"I have deemed the answers as irrelevant," HYDRA replies.

''I did not'' she stated ''Making them thus relevant,yes?''