Shadows of Bankor

It was supposed to be a normal day. Go out and do some salvage, hunt some bounties, nothing out of the ordinary.

What was out of the ordinary was the place she was heading to, the shop of what might have been the most awkwardly harmless seeming person she'd met, full of Imperials with a big shattered hole in the window.

Sacha ran her hand down her mask. "What the kriff..."

Sacha Ordo wrote: ↑

Tue Jan 28, 2020 3:32 am

It was supposed to be a normal day. Go out and do some salvage, hunt some bounties, nothing out of the ordinary.

What was out of the ordinary was the place she was heading to, the shop of what might have been the most awkwardly harmless seeming person she'd met, full of Imperials with a big shattered hole in the window.

Sacha ran her hand down her mask. "What the kriff..."

“Psssst..... pssssst!”

The noise seems to be coming from some water under a nearby quay

“Miss Sacha? That you? You’re not hunting self respecting boat mechanics are yah?”

Fathynyu Kurrek wrote: ↑

Tue Jan 28, 2020 3:34 am

“Psssst..... pssssst!”

The noise seems to be coming from some water under a nearby quay

“Miss Sacha? That you? You’re not hunting self respecting boat mechanics are yah?”

Sacha wandered over very casually and paused. Making sure not to look down or draw attention. "No... You got some trouble, I see, though."

Sacha Ordo wrote: ↑

Tue Jan 28, 2020 4:04 am

Sacha wandered over very casually and paused. Making sure not to look down or draw attention. "No... You got some trouble, I see, though."

Float's head was just visible above the water, although otherwise the Nautolan's black wetsuit kept her pretty stealthy here in the shadows.

"Tell me about it! Inquisitor barges in, shoots a kid in the leg, I repeat shoots a kind in the leg and is all ready to haul us off to force knows where. So I do a Pr'ague and jump out the window with the folks in there, then an armoured pervert comes along and flashbangs the imps. Way too close for comfort.

Now I'm just trying to get my stuff but they got the whole store on lockdown! Varmints going through all my tools and my lady's things, probably shooting every chair leg too."

Fathynyu Kurrek wrote: ↑

Tue Jan 28, 2020 4:27 am

Float's head was just visible above the water, although otherwise the Nautolan's black wetsuit kept her pretty stealthy here in the shadows.

"Tell me about it! Inquisitor barges in, shoots a kid in the leg, I repeat shoots a kind in the leg and is all ready to haul us off to force knows where. So I do a Pr'ague and jump out the window with the folks in there, then an armoured pervert comes along and flashbangs the imps. Way too close for comfort.

Now I'm just trying to get my stuff but they got the whole store on lockdown! Varmints going through all my tools and my lady's things, probably shooting every chair leg too."

"..." She paused, resisting the urge to... helmetpalm again as she listened. What in the hell had she gotten herself into to get that kind of attention? "... An armored pervert?" They paused, sighed, and finally asked, "Do you need some help?"

Sacha Ordo wrote: ↑

Tue Jan 28, 2020 4:35 am

"..." She paused, resisting the urge to... helmetpalm again as she listened. What in the hell had she gotten herself into to get that kind of attention? "... An armored pervert?" They paused, sighed, and finally asked, "Do you need some help?"

“Turned out the pervert was actually the hero of the story... I think Petrus would approve. Least wise I am in a pickle buuuuut”

She shakes some head tendrils, spraying water.

“I can hardly ask a nice law abiding bounty hunter such as yourself to get involved. Don’t want you getting mixed up on all this. Last time I ever sign a customs form without reading the small print.”

Fathynyu Kurrek wrote: ↑

Tue Jan 28, 2020 4:43 am

“Turned out the pervert was actually the hero of the story... I think Petrus would approve. Least wise I am in a pickle buuuuut”

She shakes some head tendrils, spraying water.

“I can hardly ask a nice law abiding bounty hunter such as yourself to get involved. Don’t want you getting mixed up on all this. Last time I ever sign a customs form without reading the small print.”

"Fascinating. Small print is important," they replied, blinking slowly. Not that Floats could see it. "I mean, we were going to meet, so I'm sort of already involved."

Sacha Ordo wrote: ↑

Tue Jan 28, 2020 5:02 am

"Fascinating. Small print is important," they replied, blinking slowly. Not that Floats could see it. "I mean, we were going to meet, so I'm sort of already involved."

"I'm taking that as a hard yes! Look, I stashed my grab bag a little ways out at the wreck of the old freighter. Figured nobody would look for it underwater. But things being as they are I could use a partner to help me out down there."

Peering at Sacha

"You can swim...right?"

Fathynyu Kurrek wrote: ↑

Tue Jan 28, 2020 5:09 am

"I'm taking that as a hard yes! Look, I stashed my grab bag a little ways out at the wreck of the old freighter. Figured nobody would look for it underwater. But things being as they are I could use a partner to help me out down there."

Peering at Sacha

"You can swim...right?"

"Sure. You got a respirator?" Ideally one that just fits over the mouth, please...?

Sacha Ordo wrote: ↑

Tue Jan 28, 2020 5:13 am

"Sure. You got a respirator?" Ideally one that just fits over the mouth, please...?

"Well sure, but nothing that would just fit over your mouth. We might have to go a little larger, on account of your head accoutrement."
Hmmm

"You see that old slipway down the beach? Meet me there in five, I think if we put our heads together we can figure something out quick smart."

She floats off in the water, disappearing into the inky blackness.

Fathynyu Kurrek wrote: ↑

Tue Jan 28, 2020 5:16 am

"Well sure, but nothing that would just fit over your mouth. We might have to go a little larger, on account of your head accoutrement."
Hmmm

"You see that old slipway down the beach? Meet me there in five, I think if we put our heads together we can figure something out quick smart."

She floats off in the water, disappearing into the inky blackness.

They exhaled, but wandered down farther to meet with Floats. What were they getting themselves into...?

Sacha Ordo wrote: ↑

Tue Jan 28, 2020 5:41 am

They exhaled, but wandered down farther to meet with Floats. What were they getting themselves into...?

Floats was sitting out of the water fiddling around with a huge helmet



"Some of the older divers used this when parts for respirators got scarce during the war. I know you got a whole thing where you can't show anyone your face, so I thought 'why not get something to go over the mask' and boom! Here we are."

"..." They were silent again for several long moments. "... Fine. It'll work." They took the huge thing and made sure it fit first. "... LEt's try to make this relatively quick."

Sacha Ordo wrote: ↑

Tue Jan 28, 2020 5:49 am

"..." They were silent again for several long moments. "... Fine. It'll work." They took the huge thing and made sure it fit first. "... LEt's try to make this relatively quick."

"In and out in two shakes of a wampa's tail, you just try not to sink too much under all that armour and I'll lead the way."
She jumps into the water with a splash and beckons to Sacha to follow.

It wasn't like she was wearing the heavy armor she was building, at least. The helmet was really the heaviest thing about it.

Sacha followed her into the water.

Sacha Ordo wrote: ↑

Tue Jan 28, 2020 6:01 am

It wasn't like she was wearing the heavy armor she was building, at least. The helmet was really the heaviest thing about it.

Sacha followed her into the water.

It's quite a bit darker underwater as the ocean currents stir up plenty of silt and the like, but they're shallow at the moment and it's certainly enough to see by

Floats gives the universal 'are you okay?' hand signals as she effortlessly circles around Sacha, checking the Mando wasn't about to immediately start drowning.

She gave her a thumbs up.

Sacha Ordo wrote: ↑

Tue Jan 28, 2020 6:11 am

She gave her a thumbs up.

Look at her go! Like a heavily armed hammer head shark!

Floats returns the thumbs up and leads them deeper along the sea bed until they come across the huge wreck of a skimmer that looks like it was once used to transport ores. The massive vehicle lies on its side, and from the growth on it and the small schools of fish which appear to call the former boat home, it's been here for a while.

Sacha followed, seemingly very interested in the ship itself. Maybe there was something useful in it as well that hadn't been worn away by water or stolen.

Sacha Ordo wrote: ↑

Tue Jan 28, 2020 6:58 am

Sacha followed, seemingly very interested in the ship itself. Maybe there was something useful in it as well that hadn't been worn away by water or stolen.

Once they reach the actual wreck Floats make some more hand gestures, indicated a large hole in the bow. 'going in here, your plans?'

The two are moved side to side by the currents but its remarkably still down here, although ever once in a while a larger fish or smaller shark can be scene eying up the schools of fish hiding within the boat.

Fathynyu Kurrek wrote: ↑

Tue Jan 28, 2020 7:03 am

Once they reach the actual wreck Floats make some more hand gestures, indicated a large hole in the bow. 'going in here, your plans?'

The two are moved side to side by the currents but its remarkably still down here, although ever once in a while a larger fish or smaller shark can be scene eying up the schools of fish hiding within the boat.

Sacha made a gesture of going in and sorting, indicating that she intended to scavenge, then a confirmation gesture. Is that okay with you?

Sacha Ordo wrote: ↑

Tue Jan 28, 2020 7:14 am

Sacha made a gesture of going in and sorting, indicating that she intended to scavenge, then a confirmation gesture. Is that okay with you?

While scavenging a boat did feel a bit like grave-robbing (grave-robbing of a particularly noble and beautiful body) Floats felt that desperate times meant desperate measure, so there's another thumbs up. Scavenge free might Mandalorian!

The Nautolan herself vanishes into the vessel.

Meanwhile, the Mandalorian examined the components, carefully removing important things that she could use. She was honestly surprised to have found anything, but not ungrateful. At least now she could say she was "paid" for her time doing this. It would be weird to help some outsider for no apparent reason aside from she had felt like it.

D2 LM Scavenging: 2eA+2eD 2 successes, 1 advantage

Sacha Ordo wrote: ↑

Tue Jan 28, 2020 7:40 am

Meanwhile, the Mandalorian examined the components, carefully removing important things that she could use. She was honestly surprised to have found anything, but not ungrateful. At least now she could say she was "paid" for her time doing this. It would be weird to help some outsider for no apparent reason aside from she had felt like it.

D2 LM Scavenging: 2eA+2eD 2 successes, 1 advantage

Meanwhile floats digs under some seats in an officer's cabin and retrieves a huge waterproof duffel bag. Change of clothes, some money, a commlink, spanners, a cuddly boat toy. Now she had her essentials.

She lazily swims out and witnesses Sacha getting her loot on and is a little impressed.

Sacha wraps up the delicate components that she'd managed to extract from the boat, placing them carefully away before gesturing toward the surface and cocking her head. Ready to go back?