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The man shook the officer's hand. " Nice to meet you, James. Call me Bou. Take the whole bottle if you want. " he pushed the bottle over to Hildegard's end of the table. " You came with the occupation forces, or what? "

" Ouch. Don't tell me you guys have your meals out of ration packs. " Bou said. " Well, if it makes it seem not as bad, I barely have all that much myself, and I've got it pretty good compared to most people even in New Karna. Of course, that's not saying much since... Well, I'm sure you know what's going on. Not that I blame you. Standard procedure stuff for newly acquired worlds and all. " Bou took the bottle Hildegard was ignoring. " You mind? " he asked.

" I know how you feel. You're going unappreciated by the very people you're trying to show kindness to, since you can just as easily wipe them out and be done with it. " Bou took another swig of the bottle, then put it down, pushing it back to Hildegard's side of the table. " I know someone who might be able to help you out with some personal desires. You know, like specific goods just like the Corellian Ale you're enjoying now, and other things to help you enjoy yourself. If you'd like, I can give him a buzz and see if he's willing to give you the kinda appreciation you deserve. Just tell me what kinda things you wish you could have around here, and I'll see if he's got any. " Bou paused for a moment. " It's just a shame there's very few other sentients on this Hellhole that know you're only looking out for everyone's best interests... "

Lenler heard Rate enter from his room. He still took his time getting ready. He wanted to be prepared to go... Wherever Rate wanted. Getting to leave Seya-Qu in his dust would easily make up for anything he did for Rate.

Making sure that his pistol was well-hidden, yet accessible in his vest holster, he stepped quietly, so as not to wake his sleeping mother, (A heavy sleeper, but still...) and re-entered the garage. "Hey. I'm ready if you are..."

" Well, I have to give him a call 1st to see. Be right back. " Bou said, before getting up and exiting the building. He looked around after ducking into the nearby alley and made sure no one else was near before pulling out a concealed personal comm.

Bolba was watching as his 2 slaves danced for him. One of the thugs working a terminal got up from his seat and approached the Hutt. " Master Bolba... " he started. < What is it? > Bolba asked, annoyed at the interruption. " One of our agents has reported in, and you're gonna love this. He's made contact with the Port Loka authority, and this, uh... James Hildegard, seems to be a potential business opportunity waiting to happen. " Bolba's tone became more pleasant. < Indeed? Having power over Port Loka would help bring in more business... What do we know about him? > " Well, Master Bolba, the agent mentioned he has a liking for tabac cigs, Corellian ale, glitterstim, and women. " < Hmm... I'm sure I can spare some of what we bring in from time to time. So be it. In exchange, I want the port open. We can work out the details of his 'payment' later. >

The thug went back to his post, sending a confirmation to the agent, and then went to see about setting up a care package, then gave the location to the agent. After getting the final confirmation, Bou put his comm away and went back inside.

" I got you setup for a little treat. " Bou said, sitting back down across from Hildegard. " Here's the deal. You'll find a large metal case behind a building not too far from here in a few hours. " He pulled out a small map and pointed to a dot on it. " In that case will be several cigs, ales, and a little glitterstim. Also you'll find about 5,000 credits to get yourself whatever else you want from around here. No women at this time I'm afraid. " He paused for a moment, looking around quickly before continuing, being careful that nobody was able overhear them. " The stuff is yours, no catch. However, if you want to receive more than just this one case of goods, you need to open the port. You see, it's rough doing business with so many restrictions. If you open the port and let certain shipments come and go without incident, you'll get a little thank you gift every now and then to make it worth your while, and future ones will probably include a woman... or 2, if you're REALLY lonely. Heheh. "

Another brief pause, and he continued. " Just be sure to keep this to yourself. I don't think everyone else in the Empire would understand you're only getting a little extra joy outta having to be here. "

" Glad to hear it. Oh, just to let you know, I only know of 2 women that would be desirable for company, but they're kinda both specifically around for the top dog and all. However, I do know there's several women that are under the same employ as myself, and they're sure to be sent your way every so often for your pleasure, but I have no idea who all that would consist of, so I honestly can't say what to expect. I'm almost always out 'in the field' so I rarely see many others in person. " Bou said. " It's been a pleasure, Mr. Hildegard. " The man got up and left.

Back at the palace, Bolba was still enjoying the dancing of his slaves. Another thug approached him. " Master Bolba sir, I regret to inform you that we seem to have... lost... one of our shipments in cargo. " < What? > Bolba asked angrily. " Well, Master Bolba, during a check to make sure everything was in place, I noticed a container missing. According to my data, the missing container would have to be the one that contained several explosives. " < And how long has it been since they went missing? > Bolba was clearly losing his patience. " Well, nobody else was in there during the checking, so I would say at least an hour, possibly an entire day, since the last check wasn't since last night. "

Bolba pulled the leashes on the girls's collars to force them to his sides, slightly behind him. < It was your responsibility to keep tabs on what we keep in stock around here. I won't allow anyone to take precious cargo that should be making me rich for a joyride out in town! And I won't have anymore incompetence from you! > The Hutt brought his tail to one side and in a single swing, smashed into the thug, sending him flying into the wall, then tumbling down the stairs, where he finally layed motionless on the floor.

A quick motion of his hand and a pair of thugs came and drug their motionless buddy off. Was he dead or just knocked out? Nobody knew, and Bolba didn't care. < Find whoever it was that stole from me and kill them. > he ordered. One of the thugs turned and gave a nod while continuing to help the other haul their seemingly lifeless buddy away.

Deciding to get some more intimate pleasure to help offset his bad mood, Bolba made his platform enter his private chamber. Diana and the Twi'lek gave each other a look of mild pain. When Bolba was angry, his motions tend to be a bit more forceful than normal, which neither of the girls enjoyed in the least.

Rate looked up to the kid and then pulled out his watch,"4:26, good. Lets go." Rate set his back into the speeder and hopped into the drivers seat, starting it up, the speeder slowly floating up and off the ground, stirring up some of the dust around the garage. As soon as Lenler was in, he backed out and sped off towards the checkpoint, closet to the house, it would take them just enough time to get through and still have the guards away for another 2 minutes.

He kept himself relaxed and didn't speed with the engine on minimal power so not to make any noise while zipping through the streets.