Posted by Gamemaster Gamemaster (Gamemaster) in Outskirts of the market

Posted by Lieutenant Kate O’Neill (Chief of Security) in Outskirts of the market

Posted by Gamemaster Gamemaster (Gamemaster) in Outskirts of the market
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Kate raised her eyebrow and nodded her agreement. Wiz was correct and bringing up something few in the Federation ever thought about. What happens when they left? The politicians wanted the populace to think it was all hunky dory roses and glory but more times than not this was not the case.

“Where’s the bar,” Kate asked the Wiz. “Most town business occurs in bar or the local watering hole instead of a town hall. Can you give me a description of the guy? We can give you a twenty minute head start. Find some reason to make contact with him. Tell him a nosy blonde is asking questions. It’s not like our arrival has been undercover but shows your loyalty to him vs us. hell tell him my name. When we enter one of two things will happen. He will bolt which gives him away or I am ask the bartender and put myself on his radar. Either way the focus is on us and not you.” Kate offered a plan that had the best possible chance of success. The fact the Wiz was even talking to them meant he had no real loyalty to his employer

“Oh and for the record, regardless of how this goes. You can still choose the amnesty route if you want. You and whoever you might not want to leave here. I give you my word. If you want on our boat we won’t shove off before you get on.”

Lt Kate O’Neill. COS

Lissi listened to Kate and smiled. The woman aught to consider being a diplomat. She wasn’t sure she would have been so nice or precise. “We both give you our word. You can either make it seem you are completely loyal to whoever it is you fear, or ask for protection and we will grant it. Either way, we can help you and those others who wasn’t to get away.” She nodded and moved up beside Kate to show her support as she wondered which way this kid would go.

Lissi
CE

“Actually,” said Wiz hesitantly, “the ship is docked several docks beside your ship.”

GM

=/\=Sir=/\= Kate’s hand immediately went to her comm badge. =/\= We have a location on the target. The ship is docked several slips beside us.=/\= Pausing for second Kate looked at Wiz. =/\=We have an informant that will require compensation of some sort for the information.=/\=Kate grimaced slightly as she spoke. Calin was a good man however a random ‘I gotta cash a check from your account but I have no idea for how much’ might involve an old fashioned sit down later. Kate gave the Wiz a thumbs up sign and Lissi a small side glance. The other officer would know Kate was not as confident felt a slight hestitancy about Calin’s reply but that was only because Liss knew her well.

Kate O’Neill

Lissi gave Kate a reassuring smile and wink. Things would work out, they always did. Lissi took a step towards their informant. “We’ll let you decide. You can go, and make up whatever story you want to maintain your ability to remain safe here, or we can take you with us. You have skills that would be useful.” She smiled and nodded to let him know she was impressed and sincere. “I’m the Chief Engineer and I mean it when I say, you would be an amazing asset to us if you wanted to be.”

She knew she was probably out of line making the offer. But in all honesty, folks asked asylum of the Federation all the time. This could simply begin as that single step and move on from there. Between training on the ship and eventually the Academy once they were close enough to Earth to offer it, this guy could make some of her already graduated Cadets and Ensigns seem like children with tinkering toys. She offered her hand and smiled, “Care to see what you can do when you aren’t scavenging?”

Lissi
CE

Wiz’s eyes lit up. He opened his bag and showed her a modified tricorder that was as sensitive as a medical tricorder but did not need an additional hand held scanner.

GM

“Okay you might be out of a job,” she winked at Lissi looking at the device Wiz showed them. Kate didn’t know tech from a hill of beans. That was Lissi’s area of expertise but so far between the two of them, they had Wiz at least opening up. Kate could tell it was more of their equipment the team was searching for but that was about it so a little flattery didn’t hurt to further the burgeoning relationship. “What does it do?” Kate posed the question hoping that if he had to dumb it down for her, maybe Lissi could get some more info about it or it could open up the conversation between Lissi and Wiz. “Lissi here tech ‘splains things to me all the time. She is pretty amazing with the tech too but I haven’t ever seen anything like this before.”

Kate O’Neill

“O,” said Wiz, “those are the controls of some anti grav movers. The farmers and craftsmen here need to haul large amounts of produce, or wood or stone, for sculpture. I usually make those things less susceptible to dust and particles as it is much more dusty here on the planet.”

GM

Lissi smiled and took a few steps forward. “That’s an amazing use for it. Particulates are a problem on any planet or place that’s not clean like a sterile room. Even the floors of cargo bays and shuttle bays can mess up anti grav gear. So having a skill like you have, without formal training, is another sign of an amazing mind.” She held her hand out and smiled. “May I see it? I promise I will give it back. I’d love you to tell me more about the things you have found and repurposed. This was a tricorder, of some kind,” she laughed realizing as she got closer that it had been modified and not just reprogrammed.

Lissi
CE