(D3 EE) Trying out Bounty Hunting

[Nekoinu]

"You will be on interception duty for any that escape me," Garrick Lorne explained to his squad. "Inform me when you have set up the perimeter and I will move in to confront them."

Eventually, the Jedi Master stepped into the alleyway where there were five men transporting a shipping container suitable for a few small humanoids. "Cease this at once and tell me everything you know."

Two of the men immediately split off as he stepped forward. The others lifted their blasters and opened fire. Master Lorne sighed and leaped forward, imbued by the Force, and backhanded one of them into the wall. He looked over to check if he was still alive until he was shot straight in the chest.

"Ha! I got him!" the thug exclaimed. But soon his excitement turned to horror as the Jedi turned to him. That horror turned to unconsciousness after he was slammed by a lariat as the master lunged past him.

"Where are you taking the children?" Garrick Lorne inquired as he lifted the last one remaining by the wrist. In the meantime, the squad of 'Forlorn' had done their duty and rounded up the two remaining ones with less broken bones.

[Shaisha Vreysk]

Still clad in her armor and mask from the Kaggath, with the cape obscuring more of her features, Shaisha passed through Shadow Town after she had concluded business at the Compound after the battle.

Was that... blaster fire? The Sith turned her head in the direction of the sound. Was some elements of Lord Nemerosch's powerbase still fighting, or was it just the usual Nar Shaddaa business? Either way, her curiosity was piqued.

Rounding the corner, she saw two thugs, who probably had broken bones, being rounded up. Children? she heard a voice asking about children. She spotted another of the thugs crumpled on the ground like a broken doll... so probably dead. Another one on the ground, but didn't seem squashed. And a big beefy guy holding a fifth thug.

The Sith tried to keep a low profile as she lingered to figure out what was going on.

[Nekoinu]

"Nothing to say? Disappointing." Garrick Lorne then turned his head over towards Shaisha, the fifth one still dangling by the wrist. "If you have any ties to these thugs, then I suggest you surrender yourself immediately."

[Shaisha Vreysk]

The much smaller woman scoffed, folding her arms over her chest. "Really? Do I really look like I am in league with this riff-raff?"

Her head tilted a little to the side as she seemed to assess the big Jedi. "What's this about children though...?"

[Nekoinu]

"These thugs were hired because they are 'riff-raff,'" he explained, "It allows them to do their work without any ties to their employers."

Garrick Lorne handed the thug off to his men and then opened up the crate. Inside was a human child, shivering. The Jedi stepped backward and allowed for one of his more friendly-looking soldiers to take over. "These men have been kidnapping children for an unknown cause."

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Go ahead and roll a Sense Check. Just the Force Die.

[Shaisha Vreysk]

Well, duh.

Shaisha tensed a little, seeing the child. It wasn't so much sentimentality as it was a flashback to being in a similar situation before as a child. "Is that so?" she said, her voice chilling as she looked at the man Lorne handed off. Her hands raised up to slide off the mask and pull down the cowl of her cape, and her golden eyes bore into the scum who was preying on children.

Trying to reach out with the Force again, Shaisha felt that she had strained herself a lot today in the Kaggath battle against Lord Nemerosch.

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D3 EE. Sense check on Garrick Lorne: 1eF 1 Light Side


With GM permission, I would like to use a Destiny to flip to Dark for a success.
EDIT: Nekoinu said ok, so flipping for Dark. +1 Conflict and Strain (Current strain: 6).

[Nekoinu]

There was, obviously, the Force sensitivity from Garrick Lorne. However, it was clear that the child had the gift as well. "It is so," the Jedi noted.

He walked over to the first man he had bashed in, the blood seeping out of his head. He then looked back to Shaisha, the mask emotionless.

[Shaisha Vreysk]

"Could it be because the child is strong in the Force?" the Sith suggested, placing her mask on her hip, next to her quite visible lightsaber.

Seeing as how the Jedi was more concerned with the thugs than the child, Shaisha began her approach to the the human child. "Or did they say anything to you, perhaps?"

[Nekoinu]

"That is my hypothesis, Sith," he replied.

The child stared at the woman, terrified of pretty much anybody. "I would say give him time," he continued, "But if you insist..."

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You may make a Charm Check at Hard Difficulty with 1 Setback due to being a scary red alien!

[Shaisha Vreysk]

While she could sympathize with the kid's situation... well, she wasn't exactly a nurturing person, as her own childhood had been rather rough and that was her basis of what was proper.

"Hey, kid..." What would Syl do? She gave the child a hard look, which probably made her look even more like a predator who would eat him up "... Right, you're terrified of me."

She took a step back. "I'm not a kid-person. But isn't the Jedi the ones who take kids from their homes and families like this?"

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D3 EE Charm vs Hard with setback lol right? xD: 2eA+3eD+1eS 3 failures

[Nekoinu]

Garrick Lorne let out a small laugh. "He would be as terrified of me as he is with you. I trust Corporal Zelvth to attend to his needs."

[Shaisha Vreysk]

"Just as well. Coddling children isn't exactly my kind of work," she smirked, a little amused at the Jedi's laugh. "Doesn't seem like it's your kind of work either. Though you won't find much information beating up all the thugs on Nar Shaddaa... Most likely, these were chosen because they know nothing and are as complicit as the pizza delivery boy being responsible for the quality of your food."

Her stance relaxed, seeing as the Jedi didn't seem to plan anything now, her hands casually linked together before her. "If the children are singled out for their Force Sensitivity, someone who can sense it is responsible." Like the Jedi.

[Nekoinu]

"Sir! I found something!"

One of the soldiers presented a portable device. Garrick Lorne held it up to himself and allowed the scan. "Or they were identifying children as well." He offered the device. "If you can yourself, it should come up positive."

[Shaisha Vreysk]

How crude. A device to make up for those lacking in the power of the Force.

"Hm..." accepting the device, Shaisha had no need to scan herself (because duh, she knew she was Force sensitive), but she did look it over. "The kids that have been targeted... are they homeless or orphans, or are they being stolen from their homes and families?"

[Nekoinu]

"There is not a clear pattern other than they target those whom seem defenseless. There weren't any reports of children taken from anyone with gang affiliations."

[Shaisha Vreysk]

"Smart. Stops whoever is doing it from drawing the attention of the Hutts or the well-established criminals here..." she at least had to acknowledge when people were being clever.

"But why is this something a Jedi, with a group of what seems like soldiers, is investigating?" From what she knew of the Jedi, they were the ones who stole kids to brainwash and indoctrinate into their order, after all.

[Nekoinu]

"The Jedi Order is dedicated to protecting the innocent," he stated. He looked to her and then let out a small laugh. "I was specifically asked to help."

[Shaisha Vreysk]

"Right." She didn't seem wholly convinced of it, but didn't argue the point further.

"Doesn't seem like you're the kind of guy suited for this job. Why not someone like Alysele Cortess? She seems a much more... charming Jedi to handle interrogations."

[Nekoinu]

A pause. "Lady Cortess has other duties. And I have found the culprits in due time. Soon I will know where they were planning to deliver this child."

[Shaisha Vreysk]

"Uh-huh. It does seem like you have things well in hand here. Seeing you got so much info out of the ones still alive." The sarcasm was pretty much dripping from her voice.

"You sure you know what you're doing?"

[Nekoinu]

"If you are recommending helping me, then you might as well give up. If I am unable to discover anything, then I will ask other Jedi for their aid."

[Shaisha Vreysk]

"Really?" Her ridged eyebrow perked up.

"Alysele was not so quick to turn down a helping hand when I aided her and Captain Niall Organa in tracking down the scum that killed the captain's sister. But maybe she is just more sensible. Or you're afraid of me."

[Nekoinu]

Garrick Lorne stopped and looked to her. "A Sith with a tongue is not unique." A pause. "I was not called to attend the peace negotiations for a reason, Sith. They are more amenable to your help."

[Shaisha Vreysk]

"True, I am not unique in that way," she agreed, nodding once. "Just as you are not exactly a unique Jedi either... or rather, you're unique in that you are more like the Jedi I've been told to expect, rather than the ones I actually have met. Passing judgement rather quickly."

Shaisha glanced to the child. "... And what will you do with the child while you run around chasing shadows?"

[Nekoinu]

"The Jedi who have come here were selected because they have patience to deal with Sith. If I were not called here, I would be fighting your kind in the remaining skirmishes."

He too looked to the child. "The child will be kept at the Republic Compound while we ascertain his identity."