Hospitality
17 Mar 2021Konner_Salutaris
After accepting Aislings deal me and Lyman arrive in Cubeo at Adelman Station. Actually one of her Megaships just outside the station to be more specific.We are seperated and Lyman is escorted to the lounge by a rather attractive associate of Aisling.
I am lead by a small armament of Imperial Soldiers to Aislings Quarters. Lyman looks back concerned before rounding the corner out of sight.
As I enter she stands in front of a huge window with a view of Adelman Station. Her back to me.
"That will be all." She says.
All the soldiers leave but two.
"Where's Lyman?" I ask.
She turns to face me.
"He's fine. Right now he's having a drink at the lounge where you'll be joining him after. You have nothing to fear here smuggler. Thought we proved that by saving your lives at Davs Hope."
"Ok, point made." I respond.
"I'll be joining him after what exactly?"
She walks over and begins to pour two glasses of liquor.
"After we discuss an arrangement. It's no secret you come wilth a particular set of skills. At the moment, I need them."
"Arrangment? What sort of arrangement would that be? I'm a smuggler, but there are many smugglers. Why me? Am I famous or something?
"No" she says as she turns and walks towards me with drinks in hand.
"You just happen to be alive. I went looking fot the best, and found him. Dead."
She hands me my drink.
"Who was the best?" I ask.
She walks back over to the observation window.
"Not sure if you know of him. Made a name for himself with the infamous Kessle Run. Come to find out he was caught up in a war that spanned several decades in that part of the Universe. Ended up dying by the hands of his own son. From what I hear, he was quite the smuggler."
I knew who she spoke of, everybody in the Game knows that ship and it's crew. Lengeds.
"So why me then?"
"Your name kept coming up." She said.
I swirl the drink in the glass then take a sip.
"Ok, I'm listening."
"Not so fast. Samual." She says.
Out of my peripheral I see one of the two guards lunge towards me. I spin throwing the liquor into his eyes before landing a throat chop and a swift kick to the knee cap bending it 90 degrees the wrong way. He drops. I remove his blaster from his belt and land a shot in the second guard who was a split second from being on top of me. He falls, smoke rises from the wound in his chest.
I spin raising the weapon to Aisling only to see she has the drop on me. We stand pointing weapons at each other as soldiers storm her quarters.
"They weren't going to kill you Konner. It was merely a demonstration."
She lowers her weapon, the soldiers follow suit.
"What like a test or some shit?" I ask.
"Yes, and you passed." she says.
I look around and lower my weapon.
I drop the blaster.
Silence lingers for a moment.
"Ok then. Now how about ya pour us another drink and let's hear it." I said.
A smile comes across Aislings face.
"Right away Commander."
To be continued....
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