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Ryan and Mishka have breakfast 11/18/2021
TheTraveler — 11/18/2021
TheTraveler — Today at 7:49 PM
Ryan smiles looking to Mishka, "hungry?"
Mishka Winlat — Today at 7:49 PM
Mishka nods slowly and smiles to Ryan. "That would be nice. I feel bad for saying no, but I have a horrible headache."
TheTraveler — Today at 7:49 PM
Ryan nods, "trust me, after last night the last thing you want to do is be out in bright lights." He walked in to the kitchen and gets her some juice, "this will diffidently help you with both the headache and what you eyes will do in the near future."
Mishka Winlat — Today at 7:50 PM
"What my eyes will do in the near future?" Mishka asks as she take the juice and slowly begins to drink it. "Last night was fun, though."
TheTraveler — Today at 7:52 PM
Ryan got a glass from himself, "I loved last night. I haven't really done that in a long time." He put the jug of juice on the counter, "So what happens is your ears, your eyes, mine too, become hyper sensitive. If you had left, your headache would have continued getting worse till you needed to return to the shadows."
Mishka Winlat — Today at 7:54 PM
"I see," Mishka said as she looked to the juice calmly. "I don't think I'll be doing that again...the Spice thing, I mean." She let out a soft laugh.
TheTraveler — Today at 7:57 PM
Ryan laughed, "yeah, I made the mistake on my first outing. I was young and no one told me better."
He nodded, "its okay. Its not for everyone."
"you know, I am kind of jealous," he said softly with humor in his voice. "That breath mask smelled like someone's butt!" (edited)
Mishka Winlat — Today at 7:59 PM
Mishka could not stop the giggle that escaped her. "I bet it did, but it would be best if you avoided Spice. You can't keep using it like you used to." She said in a soft and kind tone. "I believe you can stop taking it."
TheTraveler — Today at 8:02 PM
He frowned and nodded, "I know. its hard," He reached up and grabbed a pan, "I know what you say is true, and I believe you."
He started to cook up some eggs, bacon, and potatoes. "I am not as good as Nova, but I am not a bad cook.
Mishka Winlat — Today at 8:04 PM
A small smile crosses Mishka's face. "I'll have to cook for you one day then." She told him and drank some more of the juice. "So, what's the plan for today?"
TheTraveler — Today at 8:07 PM
Ryan smiled at her offer to cook, he didn't say anything, just smiled. "So Tesara, in all of her fumbling screwed up our new medical droid. So I have to get that thing fixed and ensure he wants to work with us. Then she wants an injector analyzed." He then looked up as if he was thinking, "the repairs are moving along smoothly. We should be repaired by sunset."
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Mishka Winlat — Today at 8:10 PM
With a nod, Mishka fiddled with her necklace. "I hope the repairs on that medical droid go well. As for leaving the planet...even if we have the ship in full function again, we probably won't be able to leave for some time. The others mentioned something about Astra not being allowed to leave."
TheTraveler — Today at 8:11 PM
He looked surprised, "wait?" He looked puzzled, "can you explain?" (edited)
Mishka Winlat — Today at 8:12 PM
"I don't know all the details, but Astra isn't allowed to leave the planet." She answered. "I was kind of distracted by my headache during the conversation..."
TheTraveler — Today at 8:18 PM
He shook his head, "you see, this is what happens when we get involved with these Jedi." He frowned deeply, "The whole lot of them are just bad luck when they are around."
Mishka Winlat — Today at 8:20 PM
Another giggle escaped Mishka. "I'm sure they'll figure it out and we'll leave soon enough." She said. "At least we can stay here and get over our...hangovers."
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TheTraveler — Today at 8:24 PM
Ryan shook his head, "you know, Ava likes Tesara. If not for that, I would have left this crazy train and returned to Ava."
Mishka Winlat — Today at 8:26 PM
Mishka shrugs and looks down at the juice again. "Well, maybe one day you'll get to relax from all of this."
TheTraveler — Today at 8:35 PM
"don't get me wrong," Ryan said softly. "I really love working for Ava. I mean, she can go to some of the craziest parties."
He started to set up two plates, "not to mention the pay is amazing, and the fringe benefits!"
Mishka Winlat — Today at 8:38 PM
Mishka smiled at his words. "You sound proud of your work for Ava." She said, leaning back in her chair.
TheTraveler — Today at 8:41 PM
Ryan handed her a plate, "you know, Ava is a great boss. Not too demanding, and she allows me to smuggle to my heart's content"
Mishka Winlat — Today at 8:43 PM
Taking the plate and setting it on the table, Mishka said, "Thank you. I've never smuggled anything more than a few books into my room that my parents wouldn't approve of."
TheTraveler — Today at 9:04 PM
Ryan laughed deeply, "we are going to fix that as soon as we leave this world."
He nodded as he took a bite of his food, "There was a message this morning from us. We have a job, if we want it, from Rusty."
Mishka Winlat — Today at 9:05 PM
Mishka had been in the middle of a bite of food and had to take a moment to swallow it. "What kind of job?" She inquired.
TheTraveler — 11/18/2021
Ryan smiled, "well Rusty just wants us to make a drop off. But the cargo is something that, well, Tesara in all her righteousness will be pissed at. So for a hefty fee, we move the cargo under Tesara's and well the rest of those ultra do gooders' nose."
He sighed, "I know, you want to know what we are moving," he said with a smile clearly being playful. "I am not totally sure, but I am told the person buying the cargo will pay us very well for them."
Mishka Winlat — 11/18/2021
Mishka blinked for a moment. “I don’t need to know what it is. I can respect a person’s need for privacy.” She took another bite and chewed calmly, swallowing before she spoke again. “If you want to take the job, I’ll help.” That kind smile returned to her face.
TheTraveler — 11/19/2021
He nodded and smiled, "in this line of work, you can't have allow your morals to become tagged to your, um, well, customers."
He laughed, "right under their noses, I smuggled a pair of runaways off of Baklid. It was pretty exciting. But back then, I had Nova's help to keep things under control."
With that he smiled, "your help will be greatly appreciated." Almost as an after thought, "with Tesara’s all knowing sense of poking her nose where it doesn't belong makes my job a challenge."
He laughed after taking a sip of his juice, "now there are three uber righteous Jedi."
Mishka Winlat — 11/19/2021
Mishka tilted her head to the side, ears perking up with curiosity. "I guess it's rather difficult to hide anything from a Jedi?" She asked with a hint of amusement in her tone before taking another bite of food.
She took her time to eat slowly, trying to recover from the previous night's adventure. "How will I best help?" She finally spoke after a moment of letting Ryan answer her first question.
TheTraveler — 11/19/2021
Ryan laughed, "well yes and no," he said addressing her comments about keeping secrets from Jedi. "I had learned that while under the influence of alcohol or spice, they have more difficulty in reading minds."
Mishka Winlat — 11/19/2021
Mishka looked a little confused. "Jedi can read minds?" She asked with concern.
TheTraveler — 11/19/2021
Ryan's eyes went wide with surprise. "Are you kidding! Yes they can read minds!"
Ryan leaned forward on the bar as he spoke, "listen you can't trust them. They go around poking their little invisible hands in to everyone's mind."
He frowned, "but its worse than that. How would you like it if you are sitting there minding your own business and up walks Astra or Durro and they MAKE you feel happy just because they can."
Mishka Winlat — 11/19/2021
At hearing that, Mishka recalled the time that Astra had tried to calm her before. It had been back when she first met Tesara and Astra, but she recalled the feeling and the slight discomforting sensation it created.
"I understand," She said softly. "I don't think they would do that to us, though, would they?"
TheTraveler — 11/19/2021
He nodded as a matter of fact, "not only would they, they do it. They do it to impose their will up us, normal people." He made a point to place air quotes over the word normal.
"Tesara is nice and all. Heck, I like her but even she thinks what she believes is right is what is actually right."
He sighed heavily, "and that is the sucky thing about it. She has such potential, if we can get her to stop thinking like a Jedi."
Mishka Winlat — 11/19/2021
"We can't control other people, though, Ryan." Mishka states, a hand at her necklace. "It's up to the individual to make the final decision. All we can do is give advice and make suggestions."
She bit her bottom lip, hoping she was making sense.
TheTraveler — 11/19/2021
Ryan nodded, though not fully convinced. "Its hard to give those Jedi advise when they think they know it all."
He started to laugh, "or or they just say, trust in the Force." He shook his head, "its all some hoki religion if you ask me."
Mishka Winlat — 11/19/2021
"I understand that, Ryan," Mishka spoke in a calm voice. "But it is their choice, not ours. We cannot fault them for what they wish to believe in. I never judged Aneta for trying to become a Jedi. We have to remember that they are people too..."
TheTraveler — 11/19/2021
He nodded, "I know, I know...but just because...." he paused then cut himself off. "You know what, you will see it. Give it time and watch them. You will see how judgmental they can be."
He reached over with his fork and stabbed her bit of sausage and brought it up to her mouth. "I am grateful you eat meat though," he said with a smile holding it there for her to take from his fork.
Mishka Winlat — 11/19/2021
Mishka blushes as the food is brought to her mouth, glancing to Ryan with curiosity before taking a bite. When she's swallowed the food, she speaks again. "I see no issue with eating meat."
TheTraveler — 11/19/2021
He smiled, "you have no idea what a enjoyable gift that is."
Carefully he repeated the steps as he once more fed her with care and gentleness. "So I got this card from one of Rusty's people last night," he explained using his free hand to pull the card from his pocket. There was a time and 'your ship' written on the card."
The card was a simple Rusty's Last Chance card that littered the bar area.
"So we wait and see what they want us to do and how much they are willing to give us for it," Ryan explained.
Mishka Winlat — 11/19/2021
Mishka let him continue feeding her, blushing the entire time, until the food was gone. Her eyes glanced to the card and took in the simple details of it. "How long does the wait usually last?" She asked, returning her gaze to Ryan.
As she did so the memories of the night before flashed across her mind and she touched at her lip, contemplating.
TheTraveler — 11/19/2021
Ryan shrugged, "I am sure they are watching the ship making sure that the approach is clear."
He motioned to the empty rooms, "no one really trusts Jedi in general. So I am sure that is what they are waiting on."
Mishka Winlat — 11/19/2021
With a nod, Mishka finishes her juice and smiles. "I see. I guess they want to make sure the others are gun before they do this?" Fingers rubbing at her necklace, she glanced away for a moment and then back to him. "Ryan, about last night...when I kissed you...that wasn't because of the alcohol or Spice."
TheTraveler — 11/19/2021
Ryan smiled taking the two plates, "I know," he said softly. "And I really enjoyed it," he added. He walked over to the sink and started to wash his dishes. "That wasn't the reason why I wanted to stop."
He drew in a long breath and slowly let it out. "So, um, yeah. What I was afraid of was if it went beyond what you might have been ready for." He started to clean the dishes. Trying to but doing a poor job at not looking at her. "Look, I didn't want you to regret anything of last light. Not one bit." He finally turned to her with a smile, "cause I hope we will do it again."
Mishka Winlat — 11/19/2021
Mishka watched him, taking in his demeanor and listening to his words. “You mean it?” She asked with a soft smile, hand gripping onto her necklace tightly now. “I knew what I was doing…I just wanted to kiss you and let you know my feelings, Ryan.”
Her free hand tugged at a loose thread in the thigh highs she wore. "I wouldn't have regretted doing anything with you, okay?"
TheTraveler — 11/19/2021
Ryan nodded, "I know," he said but there was uncertainty in his voice. "Okay, I wasn't sure. The risk was just too high."
He frowned, "so yeah I am really good at gambling, but well not when it comes to women." He tried to smile but there just wasn't enough confidence to hide his concerns.
"I didn't want to risk tomorrow," he said then lowered his voice, "um or you."
Mishka Winlat — 11/19/2021
Ears twitching, Mishka got to her feet and walked over to him. Reaching up, she gently touched his face. "You know it's okay to be scared, right?" She asked. "I understand about last night, though."
TheTraveler — 11/20/2021
Ryan smiled as he looked at her. "Actually," he giggled like a stupid school girl, "I actually love being scared. The trill, nothing excites me more." He winked at her then moved in to kiss her.
Right before their lips met, the ship's comm system buzzed.
Drawn by the sound he looked towards the gangramp. Then back to her, "their here."
Mishka Winlat — 11/20/2021
Mishka jumped at the sound of the comm system buzzing before following his gaze toward the gangramp. "I guess we need to go greet them?" She asked with a little disappointment in her voice that didn't kiss her.
TheTraveler — 11/20/2021
He nodded as he reached to a cabinet above the mircowave and pulled down his gun belt. He slid it on and tied the holster to his leg. He tapped the comm, "be right there." He drew the double barreled black Jedi Killer. Bending the weapon at the pistol grip, he checked to make sure it was loaded.
"Its time to get real," he said softly then headed to the ramp.
Opening the ramp, a pair Bothans stood. They were wearing militia uniforms. Ryan smiled and held up the card. "Something wrong gentlemen?"
One of the man smiled, "just doing a welfare inspection." He pulled out a similar card and the two men lined up the card. To Mishka's surprise, there were marks that at first she had missed. But now she could tell acted like a key for the two men.
"Do you mind if we check your ship out for any smuggled items," the militia man said.
Ryan smiled, "of course not officer. Proud to help out those who serve."
Ryan side stepped and allowed the two men to board the ship. "I think you gentlemen would like something to drink," Ryan said then gave Mishka a nod, "right dear. Lets show them to the galley."
Mishka Winlat — 11/20/2021
Mishka merely watched and nodded to Ryan when he mentioned the galley. Having taken her time to explore the ship, she knew where he meant and silently began to lead them to it. Her ears were down again, hand rubbing at her necklace without realizing it. She was nervous seeing the militia men, but kept her face and stature as calm as possible.
TheTraveler — 11/20/2021
The walked in to the galley as the lead Militia man started to speak, "its a simple run-n-trade. Rusty cut a deal with a buyer for the items in this case." The second man walked up and placed a brief case on the galley table. "Make the delivery and pick up the payment. Return back here and hand it over."
Ryan nodded, "I see, and our cut."
The man looked surprised, "our?" He laughed, "thought you worked alone."
Ryan laughed, "if you were as good as me, you would have known better."
The man laughed, "ten percent an...."
Ryan snapped the man off, "get your shit and get off my ship if you are going to insult me!"
Both men took a step back, "oh...wait...um....Rusty was clear. Fifteen percent plus your pick of his most recent finds."
Ryan's eyes narrowed, "I don't trade in flesh!"
"Okay," the man was appearing desperate. "Okay listen, Rusty really needs this deal to go through without any problems. He is already taking a big loss on it. Complete the mission get the fifteen percent and Rusty will owe you a..." he paused as his nerves started to be unsettled. He pulled a coin from his pocket and set it on the case, "favor."
Ryan smiled, "deal...."
Mishka Winlat — 11/20/2021
Mishka felt a chill run down her spine as Ryan cut off the man with his clear demand for them to get off the ship. It only got worse when she heard his next words. Her mouth opened as if to speak, but she thought better of it with a glance toward the two militia men. Closing her mouth, she merely hugged her kimono more tightly around herself in determination to hide everything.
It was when Ryan smiled and said it was a deal that she could calm down. Her grip on her kimono loosened just slightly as she slowly stepped toward the pilot, making sure to keep away from the two Bothan men.
She did not quite understand the agreement, but she was sure Ryan could explain it once the men were gone.
TheTraveler — 11/20/2021
To Mishka's surprise, he slowly moved his hand from his pistol. An action she never noticed his had taken during the short lived negations. Ryan glanced over at Mishka and gave her a nod, "so where are we taking this case," he asked turned back to the two men.
The other militia man let out a clear nervous sigh as his partner spoke, "the Locillnds sector."
Ryan made a barely noticeable twitch, a motion that only Mishka noticed. He tilted his head, "that's pretty deep in to Wild Space." He looked like he was pondering something. "That's what....I four? Am I right?"
Both men appeared more than shocked at the lead man nodded, "you are." He then affirmed that, "this is where Rusty needs it delivered."
Ryan shook his head as he frowned, "no that is simply too far, too deep in to Wild Space. No favor is worth that much."
Mishka noticed a clear hint of fear in Ryans voice as he rejected the offer.
Mishka Winlat — 11/20/2021
Gently setting a hand on Ryan’s shoulder, Mishka looked to the two men. “Perhaps there’s a closer drop off point?” She asked in a serious tone. Her eyes narrowed slightly, ears twitching with irritation.
TheTraveler — 11/20/2021
The man shook his head, "the buyer was absolutely clear. This was going to be the drop off."
Ryan frowned, "I tell you, that is simply too far in to Wild Space for me."
The man frowned, "give me a moment." He stepped back and placed a call on his comlink. His body language was tense and often shook. shouts and yells could be made out from the comlink, though words were not discernable.
He returned, "Rusty has offered you this." He drew in a deep breath, "Twenty percent, and he will have your ban on gambling houses in the region lifted."
Ryan smiled as if he was just won a war. "Okay now that is a deal." He reached out and snatched the token from the case, "we will also include this in the deal."
The two men frowned but nodded. "I will let Rusty know," the man finally said. He and his partner turned to leave.
Ryan waved to them, "do take care." He waited for the two men to leave before turning to Mishka, "well my dear, you just scored yourself five percent of our take." He paused then corrected himself. "We will say nine percent. Ten will go to the ship's funds and I will take one and the favor will be for us to use together."
He gave her an approving nod, "we need to secure this before the noses Jedi returns."
Mishka Winlat — 11/20/2021
Surprise in her blue eyes, Mishka shook her head. “Y-you don’t need to offer me that much. We can share it equally.” She stuttered and waved a hand nervously. It felt wrong of her to have so much of the share when he was the experienced one.
Looking to the item in question, she nodded about securing it. “Why out so far? Won’t it be more dangerous?”
TheTraveler — 11/20/2021
(OOC: this scene is picked up during the 20th Nov. 2021 game)
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