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 Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2006 9:16 pm
Her eyes started to burn. "Drop the gauntlet? Have you seen what they've been doing?! They're killing everyone they can- individually, weeding people out. I can't even fathom why... so much death..." She licked her lips absentmindedly and tightened her squeeze on the trigger. "Outlaw," her voice became somewhat distant, "tell me why I shouldn't kill you..."
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Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2006 9:20 pm
He grinned a lady killer smile and arched an eyebrow. "Because Im handsome, im dashing, I havent killed you yet, I'm the only one here with a plan to get off this crap hole; the list goes on and on."
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Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2006 9:26 pm
"Handsome? Dashing? I've slept with better looking moffs to cut out their throats." Her tone eased a bit at this though. "I doubt however, that you're the only one with a plan to get out of here. The state of your ship makes your claim even less credible..." she indicated towards a smashed window which overlooked the wrecked vehicle. She let her blaster fall to her side and brought her open palm up, caressing his chin with cold blue fingers. "And how could a weakened human like you kill me? The Empire itself couldn't kill me, nor could the Republic."
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Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2006 9:32 pm
"Oh wow. The Empire and the Republic? well mercy me, I guess I best watch myself then shouldn't I?" Cale said, over emphasizing the sarcasm. "Listen Blue, either shoot me, leave, or apologize already. Save your amazing stories of survival for someone who cares."
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Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2006 9:34 pm
She drew back at his response, but her expression warmed, though not in a friendly way. "Fine then; I'm sorry. What is your brilliant plan?"
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Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2006 9:39 pm
"Im making it up as I go. First we'll need a battle droid." Cale said. he pushed himself away from the counter he had used to pull himself up and staggered out the door of the store.
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Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2006 9:41 pm
She caught up quickly. "b*****d." She then halted him, pointing to a battle droid with her upraised blaster. "You'd better make up the next part very quickly..."
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Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2006 9:56 pm
Cale shrugged. "watch me." He told her. He drew something from his pocket and concealed it in his hand.
He then staggered out into the street and limped his way to the droid.
"The Republic!" he gasped. "The Republic's counter attacking! They landed troops on the 38th parallel!" the man clasped his heart and then fell over as though dead.
The Curious B1 went over to examine the human. It covered him with its carbine, toed him, then knelt to turn him over.
Cale then flicked the device in his hand at the creature's chest.
arcs of electricity jumped across the robot and it collapsed in a bizare parody of Cale's faux fall.
The outlaw slowly pushed himself to his feet, wincing at the effort, and then drug the inanimate droid out of the street and into an alley.
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Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2006 9:59 pm
Ali'anna followed, albeit reluctantly. "I don't see where this is going... could have just killed the thing and be done with it..."
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Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2006 10:07 pm
"Yeah, see thats why you wouldn't get off this planet alive. Old saying goes: Keep your allies close, and your enemies closer. We need this guy to facilitate the rescue of my ship and or escape from Coruscant."
The outlaw drew his datapad from his belt and conected a wire from his datapad to a plug under the B1's chin. he tapped a series of coded numbers on his datapad, disconected the cable, and pulled the modified restraining bolt off the droid's chest. He reactivated the droid and took a step back.
The droid lept to its feet and sholdered his carbine. It clicked its mechanical heels and saluted Cale, standing at attention.
"I think I'll Call him Bill." Cale said with a satisfied smile.
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Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2006 10:12 pm
Ali'anna was still not impressed. "I prefer direct approaches, personally. I have no need for...toys."
She turned to face the droid and added, "Although I think 'Ral'land is a much more suitable name. Ral'land was a foolish prince in Twi'lek literature... he was young and naive, and his curiosity enslaved him..."
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Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2006 10:23 pm
"Whats wrong with Bill the B1 Battle Droid?"
A mechanical voice interupted the two."Sir. If I may Interject, My designation number is KT-124. Sir."
Cale looked at the droid and chuckled.
"Ok then. We'll call you Corporal Kaitee. At ease soldier."
The bot dropped the salute and gripped his carbine in a ready position. "Sir, Requesting orders, sir."
"Ok, theres a wrecked starfighter over here we need to check out. Its a pretty high class toy, possibly an experimental model the Republic could be testing. we are to go over to the ship and you call in to your base ship to request a recovery ship to load it up for examination."
"Sir. Understood, sir."
"C'mon. this way." with some dificulty, the outlaw started staggering in the direction of his downed vessel.
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Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2006 10:26 pm
Ali'anna offered her arm. "You're no good to me if you can't stand on your own feet. 'Sir.'" Again she flashed a bitter smile, though it was bereft of malice this time.
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Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2006 10:31 pm
Cale took the arm but kept himself conspicuously aware of where she kept her hands. The enemy of my enemy is my enemy's enemy. No more, no less. he reminded himself.
"alright then Blue. hobble me over to the busted a** ship."
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Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2006 10:36 pm
"'Busted a** ship'? Surely even you could come up with a more endearing nickname then that..." though not entirely playful, Ali'anna was approaching it. With her intervention the two and the droid were able to make it to the downed fighter in a relatively short amount of time.
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