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At the hanger doors Arek can be seen in the cockpit of the 808 (?) His face seemed stoney and tired. Without a word he hit the gas and peeled out. Once under the open skies he switched to humanoid form and a line of tapar raced out behind him as he fly off. (I'd recommend a pm for anything else)

Rue saw Nic leave, and having no other orders, walked after her to find out what was going on. He saw her grab her wrist as she began to ache and he ran to her.
"Are you okay?"
He didn't know what compelled him to do it, but she looked as if she could use someone, at least for the time being.

Rue hadn't a chance to see the hand or the wound it concealed. He just thought she believed it was truly cold. He caught her slowing down for him and smiled. It seemed that maybe he was going to make an acquaintence that could someday be a help to him. He walked with her.
"I'd hate to be a bother, but i was wondering where you were going."

Rue just wished he could get a sign from her that she didn't want him to vanish. He could tell that she didn't want to talk, but maybe if he was careful he could avoid an unpleasant event.
"So...do you...um...pilot? An LFO?"
He hoped that this was a safe subject, but the silence that he had broke left him wondering otherwise.

"Oh really!? That's great! I love piloting my LFO, but...Captain Gail doesn't let me out as much as i'd like because he says its a waste of battery power."
He continued after her, allowing her first question to go unanswered. Not because he didn't know, but because the answer was 'No, but for some reason afraid for you.' He knew he would never verbalize this. He caught something in her eyes. A faint...happiness. He smiled. He was finally getting to her. Aparently his choice of topic wasn't that bad.
"So what type are you piloting? Is it an antique or more of a power based model?"

Her hand emerged from her pocket which she carefully kept hidden away, Rue gasped.
"Oh no you've been hurt! Are you okay? What happened?"
Not sure where his sudden burst of concern stemmed from, Rue instantly stopped Nic from walking to the 909, an impressive and famous LFO. Rue took no note of this, as to him all except his were obsolete. He looked deeply into Nic's eyes, though they didn't meet his. He hoped that she would just look at him in the eyes, if only to see his concern.

Rue stared after the mysterious girl. She had lied to him, that much was certain, but Rue had wished that she was better about it. He let her walk away without so much as a word to stop her. He just hoped that one day he could possibly figure out why she had such a hard tiem letting him in. He turned and left for the hanger again, no point in being in trouble that was unnecessary.

Gail tilted his head and nodded after a moment of thought.

“The Gekko-Go seems to be lowering their standards.” He mumbled as saw Tolly advancing out of the side of his eyes. A smirked formed on his lips as he turned to him.
“Tolly I assume. I recognized you from the video feed.” Gail left the two and conversed with Tolly.

An hour or so later, Gail walked out, each of his steps tired and weak. He and Talho had conversed a long while, more then Gail had predicted. Softly he rubbed his hands together and lazily turned his eyes to Rue. A frown formed on his face when he saw the strange expression on the boy’s face. But it disappeared just as it had come. Silently he walked up next to Rue, with out saying much of word.

“It’s funny… that Tolly was a little more professional then I thought. I assume we can trust him… and the shipments are ready.” He glanced down at Rue, seeing little response. “As it is, the Rehk will soon be coming in for a landing. We have our money, gratitude of the Vodarek Hand. That little group is slightly strange, a little fierce in their common nature. But before I wander to far in thought, I have mission for you Rue.” He stopped and turned to the boy, a look of absolute seriousness crossing his face. His eyes scanned the boys face, carefully searching for the answer that was needed.

After a moment or so passed, Gail’s eyes switched between the Gekko-Go behind Rue, and then back down to Rue himself.

“Rue, I want you to take your LFO and tag along with that Nic girl. You’re to help her in protecting the shipment. Not only that, I trust that you will show her the proper way of doing so. Reason being, I don’t exactly trust their tactics. But you know the Rehk’s style, so introduce to them how it’s truly done.” Gail turned around and started walking away before Rue even had the chance to say otherwise. But just as he left to turn a corner, he stopped and turned back to Rue. There was a mischievous smile curling at the tip of his lips.

“By the way Rue, if she reject the offer. Tell her that I will automatically be cutting off half the payment. I’m sure that her captain will be pleased to hear that she just lost them their desired money.” Gail almost laughed as he turned back around and started for the small shuttle.