CH 1.1-b: Shank's Pre-Owned

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Starting up the ECUL, lights off, Lexi is momentarily surprised that the Espos by the door to Charitable Charlatan's don't hear the subtle hum of the speeder coming to life as it pushes against the ground with its thrusters. Then her eyes look down the alley, then upward, and she realizes that the thrusters for the air speeder hovering above Charitable Charlatan's are acting as a convenient cover for the ECUL's thrusters. Carefully, she backs out into the darkness a ways, then turns the speeder around, ready for hot pursuit.

Creeping along, Lexi manages to steer the vehicle down the darkened street. Slowly, carefully, navigating ever so methodically through the dark spaces. As she approaches the Espos Tower, still over a block away, one of the Espos heads inside, while the other isn't even facing her direction. It seems like he is on a comlink, but he's smoking a deathstick and appears to be laughing heartily. A personal call, perhaps? Regardless, it would seem the two guards are neglecting their duties.

The Progenitor must be watching over her, and it would seem the Dark Side itself is riding shotgun.

The rest of you reach the intersection to the north, and stick to the corner on the right side of the street, maintaining low visibility. Looking back, you see that the glow rod beams are now coming from the alley where you had been hiding less than a minute ago, about 40 meters away; nothing would indicate an awareness as to your current location on the corner. Your escape was timely, to be sure.

Just as you begin to wonder where the hell Lexi is, watchful, you make out your ECUL coming toward you silently from down the street to the east. It slithers up to the curb next to you, oh so slowly, slower than walking speed, in an effort to keep the hover thrusters inaudible. It comes to a stop, and the rear cargo door pops open, right in front of you.

The invitation is an obvious one: Get in.

Lexi's Piloting skills really paid off here, and I treated her attempt to stealth Pilot the ECUL oh so slowly down the street, lights off, weaving between streetlight glow and such, as a Stealth check, using Piloting. She knocked it out of the park, generating 4 Advantage against my secret check for the Espos. The guards shirking their duties is my interpretation of the 4 Advantage, which was as good as any Triumph.

As always, just cluing you into the mechanics. I'll stop eventually, once I feel like everyone has a solid footing in the game.

Everyone together now, done with Notes.

Lexi drives the ECUL nonchalantly away from the area, in an effort to maintain a low profile. For now, she takes the group toward the spaceport, which was the general direction the Dark Side had most recently revealed to Krosus regarding Lissewa's location.

After you get a few blocks away from the Espos Tower neighborhood, none of you notice anyone following you, although the occasional air speeder flies overhead, one of them flashing Espos red and yellow lights, traveling from east to west, siren buzzing. Currently, you're heading north, in general toward the space port, no particular destination. Tajanna's efforts to locate Lissewa via the ECUL's scanners come up with nothing, although admittedly the range isn't as powerful as the long range scanners you would find in a starship, space station, or the like.