A Battle of Words

[Meanken]

Chaff was currently in the mansion of Cross Ikon. He had allowed the members of the Nova Fleet to use it as a sort of base of operations for when they were not on the fleet. This suited Chaff just fine. Those who knew him and might want to track him down would never think to look in some big mansion for him. Only people he was liable to bump into here were other members of the Nova Fleet, and he didn't much mind them.

Right now, Chaff was not in his usual combat armor. This was because it was currently in front of him, where he was working on switching out the weapons. He was preparing for his latest bounty. Anonymous client wanted some countess dead, and had made it clear that the more damage he did, the better. That was before he got told in no uncertain terms that a team of mandos was guarding her. This fact would have scared many off.

Chaff was not like many.

He welcomed the challenge they would bring. The more idiots in-between him and the target, the more people he would have to kill, and the more heads he'd have to put on pikes to claim the bonus the client had offered. He wasn't really a fan of the mandos. Never really bought into the whole 'honorable combat' stuff they liked to preach. So if he got a few all nice and angry at him, so be it. Not like he knew any personally. He was already always on the lookout for people looking to kill him, what was a few more added to the list?

[member=Aedan Miles]

 

[Aedan Miles]

Aedan was wandering around the mansion trying to decide how to tell the others that he would appreciate it if they didn't take bounties against the Mando'ade. Stopping he glances down the hall and sighs he hated asking people for advice but his best bet was to ask someone who seemed to be almost as much of a loner as he was. Making his way down to Chaff's room he knocked on the door firmly. "Hey Chaff it is Aedan Miles I was hoping I could ask you something."

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[Meanken]

Chaff waved the guy in as he finished prep on his armor.

"Ya, I got a few minutes, just finishing up prep here for my latest job. Whats up?"

[member="Aedan Miles"]

 

[Aedan Miles]

Aedan walked in and glanced around noticing what the man was doing he leaned against the door frame the sound of his heavy beskar'gam armor rattling lightly as he stretched a bit. "You have a new job what is it? I was also hoping I could get a bit of advice from you. What would you do if you saw someone putting bounties out on people that were your family?" Aedan looked down at the armor he wore the small symbol of the Clan Willamina smiths emblazoned on the back of the left hand gauntlet. He had yet to tell the group of people he know worked with the full story of his history and he doubted they would ever find it out. But someone was putting out bounties on the Countess of Teramo who just so happened to have been adopted into the Clan Willamina whom he was married into whether he liked it or not.

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[Meanken]

Chaff srugged at the question.

"I ain't close with the family, so I'm not really the guy to ask bout that kinda thing. That said, someone puts out a bounty on someone you give a damn about, I recommend brutal murder. I'll be available for it after this job. Got hired to go after some Countess and her mando bodyguards. Should be fun. You want in? They're paying 500k for her head, plus 50k per family member dead. Hell, they're even throwing in a bonus if I mount the heads on pikes. 50/50 split if you're in."

[member="Aedan Miles"]

 

[Aedan Miles]

Aedan stiffens his eyes widening as he looks at Chaff. "It isn't the Countess of Teramo is it....." He looks at Chaff emotions flowing through him as he tries to stay in control. He sighs and whispers quietly to the man. "If it is the Countess of Teramo I need you to not do this Chaff. She is part of my family by marriage. I am an ex mandalorian Rally Master I am married to one of the Willamina Clan. I am not sure how much you know about Mando culture but family is something very important to us." He sighs and runs a gauntlet covered hand over his helmet before he pulled it off swiftly.

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[Meanken]

Chaff chuckled, not really believing what he was hearing. he looked up from his armor and turned around.

"You've gotta be kidding. Look, I'm not the the kinda guy that subscribes to morals or standards or whatever, but there are rules I try to follow. Things that make for good buisness. Simple things, really. Don't let the target outbid you after you accepted the contract unless the origonal employer's about to stab ya in the back. Don't drink while on the job. And, of course, complete the contract. I already told em I was gonna do this. They already payed me 25k in advance payment. And this is a big contract. Tell me, how's it gonna look if I back out now?"

[member="Aedan Miles"]

 

[Aedan Miles]

Aedan glanced at Chaff calmly as he gestured. "A lot better sense I can tell you straight up the Countess will be on the Clan Willamina ship with all of the Chai La there. Not to mention my wife and her sister Basaba. My wife is Allison Willamina and let me tell you don't have fancy colored hair and get drunk at parties with the Willamina's mando weddings are only a sentence long. Allison is 7 foot wearing armor that is probably close to a foot thick pure beskar'gam. Basaba has armor that can make her undetectable in various ways there is a reason I am avoiding running into my famly its because they may beat the holy hell out of me for what I did. But they wouldn't kill me and Second reason why is because you would be returning to sixty plus VERY angry Mandalorians who work with the group you are with now. I may be the Aliitbuir of Clan Akaata but when they get angry its hard to make them listen. You have met 6 of them they are my security team." He glances at Chaff and then chuckles holding his hand up lightly. "This isn't a threat Chaff if you wanted I could contact the members of Clan Willamina and you could come with me when I meet them BUT yeah like I said no fancy hair colors."

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[Meanken]

Oh joy. Chaff was beginning to regret taking this contract. Worse he was expecting was having to avoid mando space and maybe the occasional mando hit squad. How the hell was he suppose to know there was apparently a bunch of mandos working for the Nova Fleet?

"You're killing me here man." He sighed for a moment. "Fine, fine, I'll drop the contract. Guess I'll have to send back the money they sent me already." He grumbled. "But why you want me to go with you to this meeting thing? I ain't a mando, a fact that is very clear at the moment, despite the fact that people constantly confuse me for one."

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[Aedan Miles]

Aedan laughs loudly as he glances at Chaff and smirks. "Cause I am hoping you can stop them from beating the holy poodoo outta me." Thinking for a moment Aedan pulls a credit chit out of a section of his belt and tosses it to Chaff absently. "Compensation for not taking the job should be a solid 100K there." Aedan turned and walked towards his room to pack a small bag and send a message to the Willamina clan hoping they would agree to meet them so he could attempt to explain himself.

(I am just going to use this thread for the meeting to if you are ok with that?)

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[Meanken]

"Ah, so this is a security gig? Sure, what the hell, I'm in. Money's appreciated." Least he'd get something out of this mess.

(Sure, I don't mind.)