Kluax would smile, in his strange alien way again as Giddean spoke to him. Kua's eyes noticeably widened though, when the guard confirmed that this man was a Jedi. Kua silently noted the Jedi's name as he introduced himself to the guards.
Kua's attention then turned to Omi. His mouth fell open a little in compassion as he noticed the tears welling up in her eyes. He could only imagine she must have some very painful memories tied into the Jedi order. He wanted to offer comfort, but remained silent as he was supposed to.
As Giddean inquired about Kua's price, he would bring mixed reactions from both the lepi, and the rodian. Kua actually gasped a little, only one word leaving his mouth. His voice was smooth, mid-pitch, kind of cute. Not overly intimidating, especially to a stoic Jedi like Giddean
"N-Nexu?!"
He said with an almost accusational tone. Did this Jedi know what a Nexu was?? Kluax was quick to silence Kua and speak up himself, laughing loudly at the Jedi's playful, and probably unintentional..insult
"Quiet down boy. You have no need to address anyone here. Know your place"
The rodian said with surprising patience as he made it clear to Kua again that he would not be speaking out of turn. Returning his attentions to Giddean, Kluax laughed and quickly shook his head
"Don't mind him - this lepi boy's spirit makes him a natural in his performances! He simply needs subtle reminders to know his place from time to time."
The rodian was intentionally condescending when speaking to, and about..Kua. He had been that way toward Omi too. Slaves had to be kept in their place after all, but violence wasn't always necessary. After all, that could damage the valuable goods
"Ahhh you have a keen eye, inquiring about him before the hutt has a chance. This boy has many talents! He sings, he dances. He knows many massage techniques. He is ....fairly.. intelligent too"
He said, though the last part almost sounded sarcastic, as though he enjoyed pushing Kua's buttons to further put him in his place
"He is quite versed in many forms of pleasure...A rarity to be sure. A class 1 slave like him would be a steal... At onlyyyyy..."
The rodian drew out the last sound as glanced up and down the Jedi, as though making up his price right there on the spot, based on what he presumed Giddean might be able to afford. It was worth getting every cent he could out of the transaction. The way he sold Kua was reminiscent of a used-ship salesman
"9 thousand credits"
He said smuggly, as they all walked through one of the main areas, getting to an elevator. Kua noticeably looked around, taking in all the sights as they walked through the room
After they boarded the elevator, Kua glanced toward Omi as she whispered to him. The lepi slave's hearing was quite sensitive, and he quickly nodded an understanding to her request
This made Kua realize something, however. The hutts must have hundreds - possibly thousands of slaves. Otherwise they would most likely recognise one of their own slaves as she walked onto the third floor. Kua was perfectly content to lie in order to protect a fellow slave, however.
As the elevator doors opened, Kluax was the first to step out of the elevator and into the room.
"Greetings my friends! I am pleased t----"
The rodian barely managed to get out 6 words before blaster fire would erupt at him. His arm held up the "tickets" he had thought he purchased. Fakes of course. The guards below simply thought it would be funny to send him up to his death. Plus, with no owner, Kua would naturally be taken ownership of. It was a win-win for the hutt ship.
With the streaks of blaster fire through the air in their direction, Kua would quickly try to pull Omi out of the way of danger. They weren't specifically targeting anyone but the rodian. After all, Giddean was expected, and the other two were obvious slaves - property to be taken and traded.
Kluax fell after several blaster bolts pierced him, falling face-down into the room out of the elevator. Once the rodian was dead, there was no reason to shoot, and the blaster fire ceased. A few servants quickly took the rodian body out, like picking up garbage that had been thrown on the floor
[member="Omi Henata"]
[member="Giddean Kuat"]