Beskar'ad Ordo
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Post by Beskar'ad Ordo on Apr 11, 2008 6:57:28 GMT 1
After a ten minutes long ride, and a loss of a few credits, the Mandalorian was finally standing in front of the mining company HQ. The ethiquette on most civilised planet would require him to remove his helmet, but without hesitation he decided - as always - that he won't do so. There wasn't many people who would have had the courage to scold him for that.
When he entered the building, and stopped by the droid who came to greet him. 'You may,' he answered, sticking to Galactic Basic. 'I'm interested in the details of the advertisment concerning the hunting mission. Point me to a responsible.'
Then, he added a "please". Usually he would not bother about such formalities, but one has to look good in the eye of his employer, hasn't he?
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Post by Plett on May 3, 2008 0:08:48 GMT 1
Vasius:
You got a message from the company, that your equipment has arived, and you'll receive it on the way to the Planet. The message arrived 8 days before the shuttle's start. The message said, that you must be at docking platform 78C, in the Ashen sector of Gerrenthum, before you take off.
Beskar'ad:
The droid nodded and pointed in the direction of the turbolift:
-Certainly sir. Job listings, resource management: thirteenth floor, room number thirteen-oh-five. Enjoy your stay at Hadrian.
After you reach the office, you find the same man, as Vasius did. His skin was still pale and his hair unkempt. He worked for many nights these days. As you enter the door, he looks a bit surprised, but then he gets on his feet:
-Hello, sir, I presume your here for the great hunt too, right? - the man asked with a tired voice.
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Beskar'ad Ordo
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Post by Beskar'ad Ordo on May 11, 2008 16:51:29 GMT 1
After getting directions from the receptionist droid, Ordo took the turbolift to the floor indicated. After another two minutes, he reached the office, and entered without knocking. Inside, a man looking rather worn greeted him, and sked if the Mandalorian came on behalf of the Great Hunt. 'Yes, that's why I'm here, Beskar'ad answered in his accentuated Galactic Basic.'Fill me in with the details, please.'
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Post by Plett on May 27, 2008 21:46:47 GMT 1
Ordo:
The man stood up, pulled out a drawer, and took out a little device. It was a holoprojector. He placed it on his desk, and turned the little thing on. The emerging picture shows a plent cut in half, and many technical data about the celestial body.
- Here we have AN-0597. We recently rediscovered it, during our geological surveys in the sector. The planet is in fact full of precious materials, that we could use. But, we've experienced some difficulties during our surveys. A something... - said the man, and pushed a button, on the device, and then the picture of the planet turned into a holorecording showing the same scientists, that Vasius saw. The man paused the recording at exactly same place, where the large snake-like creature emerged from the ground. - This is our unwelcome guest. It has been causing a lot of trouble lately. Like a living tank if you ask me. The company has begun research to hold these little things back, but time is money you know... We have to start our excavations as soon as possible, or we'll lose money. So the CEO and the board of directors decided to hire you to eliminate as much of these 'little' critters as you can. The company will reward you with a very nice sum of creds for every head you bring us. If you sign our contract, you will get to chosse from any SoroSuub equipment including weapons envirosuits, and such things in worth of 10 000 credits. Of course, you have to return these items to us, after your contract is terminated. By the way, it is stongly advised to use enviro suits on the surface of the planet. It's like a molten ball of rock. So what do you say? Should I prepare a contract for you?
//The holorecorder has the same data as Vasius' holodisk. You should look after the other details in my prevoius post.//
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Beskar'ad Ordo
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Post by Beskar'ad Ordo on May 28, 2008 13:20:10 GMT 1
The Mandalorian was listening intently as the man was talking, his arms crossed before his chest, his exes fixed on the holographic miniaute projected of the recorder's optics. Then, as his employer-to-be finished his short briefing, he raised his hands, and with a hydraulic hissing sound, he removed his helmet. Now the man could see Ordo's face trimmed with scars, his eyes cold with resolve. And now, he could hear his voice without the distortion by the full helm. 'What you said is promising,' the veteran started. 'But before I sign anything, I need to know more about those suits of yours. And I need to know if you have a few dozens of Cryo-Ban grenades at hand.'
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Post by Plett on May 31, 2008 9:41:28 GMT 1
The man wasn't surprised, when Ordo took his helmet off, but he noted the gesture, and he seemed to be a little more comfortable now, that he could look into your eyes.
- Oh, the enviro suits. - said the man. - Well, I'm not the expert in these things, but... I had a booklet here...
He stepped to his cabinet, pulled a drawer and searched through the masses of paper inside his desk. - Dang, I thought I put it somwhere... here... - it took several minutes, but he finally found a little booklet. - Ah, this is it. Hmm... It looks a little bulky if you ask me. But it should be good. Heat resistant until 900 degrees, built-in air tank, vacuum-sealed, comlink, spot light, heat shield visor, works under high-pressure conditions. I heard that it is used by the sullustans themselves.
He handed the booklet to you. He was waiting for you to reply. He completely forgot about your second question though. But he didn't seemed to be the type who understands what a CryoBan grenade is anyway. He was just a plain office employee, he didn't know much about military equipments.
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Post by Beskar'ad Ordo on Jun 12, 2008 3:20:26 GMT 1
Ordo ignored the clerk forgetting his secong question, and went on asking about the envirosuit. 'That sure sounds good, he started, 'But what I am really interested in, is if I can wear that thing together with my armor? The rest are just details.'
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Post by Plett on Jul 3, 2008 22:46:17 GMT 1
The office employee looked quizzical, and a little bit annoyed by Ordo's question:
-Heck, how should I know? I'm just an office employee. But by the looks of your uniform.... I would say it won't fit in the suit, especially your helmet with those long antennae on. - The man turned his voice down - Besides I wouldn't let my gear to get scrapped if some other company would give me some other things to... brake. If you know, what I mean. - said the man with a wink in his eye
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Post by Beskar'ad Ordo on Jul 9, 2008 20:01:09 GMT 1
However ignorant the employee might be, that answer angered the Mandalorian. When he spoke, his eyes remained expressionless and his voice cold, but his words were against all his apparent calm. 'Listen,' he started, 'from your comment, I take it you have no idea what I am. Now I tell you what: our armor is sacred for us, Mandalorians. And we would rather get it scrapped that change it for anything, that ome other company would give us. Take it as a friendly advice, for some of my brethren would not be es forgiving as I am: choose your words wisely when speaking about our gear.'
Ordo made no move, nor any other signs of a threat. When he had done his scolding, he continued in a more friendly tone as if nothing had happened. 'Before I consider using your envirosuit, I guess you have to tell me more about this planet's climate. You have to tell me everything.'
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Post by Plett on Jul 12, 2008 23:56:01 GMT 1
Ordo's subtle hint was noted. The man winced and the tone of his voice changed. The color of his skin didn't changed, he was still as grey, as before. He became more cautious with the mandalorian. He picked up a bunch of papers, and patted them against the desk: - Well. - the man said with a calm voice - Type IV atmosphere. If you don't want to end your life there, you should bring breathing aid with. Low levels of oxygen, extreme low pressure on the surface. The upper regions of the atmosphere contain many hydrogen-carbon gases. The whole surface is molten, so gas-eruptions are common. And if your undersuit can't withstand several thousand degrees for a long time, I wouldn't rely on it... That's what we know about the atmosphere. The sullustans could survive in it, but they are hardy people compered to humans. You could survive for a few hours without anything, but not more.
The man put the papers aside, then he sat down at his table. He reached for his back, and emitted a short, quiet moan. He looked at Ordo again:
-Don't know more about the world, than that damn holodisk knows.
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Post by Beskar'ad Ordo on Jul 21, 2008 10:20:42 GMT 1
The Mandalorian was listening again, considering his possibilities. By wehat the man told him, he would have no choice but to leave his armor behind. It was an inconvenient choice, but one he had to make. After all, the saying was right: a Mandalorian is mor than his armor. 'All right, I'll take your suit then. Next questions are: how do we get there, how do we get out when we're done, and what other equipment can your company give us?'
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Post by Plett on Sept 5, 2008 0:35:55 GMT 1
The man was tired, but he had to answer Ordo's questions. Since every hunter asked him these questions, he learned the answers, he didn't even hadto search for them on the contract.
- The company will provide the nececcary transports to the planet. A small frigate will escort all the hunters to site, and from there everyone can choose a location, where the companies shuttle will embark them. If you need immidiate evacuation, you can call for help on your comlink and help will arrive soon. Well, about the other things. You will receive your equipment before the trip. Every contacting party will receive a probe droid for free use, and for the companies data collection program.
The man ended his monologue, but he suddenly added another thing:
- Oh, by the way there is one xenobiologist, who wants to examine the species behaviour, and their lifeform. He did a lot of research on various worlds before, and would join anyone, who wouldn't mind a travelling companion.
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Beskar'ad Ordo
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Post by Beskar'ad Ordo on Nov 16, 2008 11:32:36 GMT 1
The briefing now sounded adequate, the Mandalorian had no further question. So he lifted his hand, positioning his helmet back on the neckpiece of the beskar'gam. Then, when the low-volume hissing of hermetic seals signed that the headgear was right where it was due, Ordo spoke. 'He can join and stay with me as far as he doesn't slow me down. When do we leave?'
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Post by Plett on Nov 23, 2008 0:38:44 GMT 1
- Well, then - the man said - I didn't remember the starting date, but it should be on the holodisk too, with the other data. The frigate departs from the company's own docks in the corporate docks, just a few miles from here.
The man began to put away some documents from his desk, took a look his chrono. There was a little communications port on his desk that blinked since a few minutes, but the clerk didn't noticed it until now.
- If you'll excuse me, I have some other things to do. - It seemed, that he wanted Ordo to leave until he stopped for a moment. He hesitated for a moment, than he gathered enough strength to ask something - Oh by the way. May I ask you something? I mean something personal. - he said with a curious voice - Why do you hunters risk your life for some trophies? I mean these things killed a whole survey team. I have no doubt, that you can kill these things, but still... there is a chance that you will get wounded or worse.
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Post by Beskar'ad Ordo on Nov 25, 2008 13:09:09 GMT 1
'Trophies?' the Mandalorian couldn't manage to hold back a short, barking laughter. 'Son, I'm not doing this for any trophies. I'm doing it, because it's fun.'
He hesitated for a moment, but finally added what was on his mind. 'If we come back, maybe you could buy me a drink... and maybe I could tell you about how we Mandalorians see the world. Well now... where do I get my equipment?'
That was his last question: after he got his answer, he turned and left the room, leaving the shocked clerk alone.
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