Buying A Sun (Invite Only)

[Slot 20]

The Red Sector of Nar Shaddaa was alive this evening. Even more alive than it was before. This was because the largest auction of the year that was taking place in the middle of the street. Every slave-owning being from across the galaxy was gathered for the buying, selling, and trading of those in their possession.​

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Chains, shackles, ropes, cages, and all manner of binding and holding materials were sprinkled along the straight stretch or permacrete. Sell Stands were everywhere, and bids were ringing out as frequently as birds chirping to one another. It was at on such Sell Stand that a solitary orange-skinned Pureblood stood on the block, awaiting her next owner. What set her apart from the rest was that the only amount of restraint she had on her were the energy cuffs on her wrists. Other than that, she was completely unguarded and incumbered. Her head was bowed slightly, her eyes closed in calm meditation. The auctioneer introduced her to the crowd.​

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"Lot #3347, ladies and gentlemen! A Pureblood with pique physical strength and elegance, as well as an unshakable loyalty and love for work. She can cook, clean, read, write, and fight. She even has a diverse knowledge of alien languages along with fluency in Galactic Basic! Now, who'd like to start the ball rolling? Anyone, anyone?"​

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[member="Dredge"]​

[member="Viktor Romanov"]​

[member="Kezeroth the Malevolent"]​

[member="Corruck Kazen"]​

 

[Dredge]

[member="Sun"]

Dredge was in the market for a new personal assistant, the last one seemed to of expired after spilling a drink upon the lap of Dredge. So that being said he was looking to upgrade. Most of the time Dredge simply took what he wanted, but today he figured if he was going to get a new slave me might as well buy one that will be loyal so he would skip the breaking and torture parts. Plus the one he looked upon now could not only translate for him but more than likely prove to be useful beyond that.

So the ancient king of Raalonia keeper of vast riches placed his bid for the woman's life.

"Five thousand credits and three pounds of gold." He said politely. The armored overlord was confident he would come out of this on top.

 

[Corruck Kazen]

Corruck had been walking slowly through the streets, the noises and colors annoying him to no end. He knew this was meant to grab potential buyers' attentions, however that did not alleviate the irritation it caused. His eyes were mostly closed, letting only a small amount of the light and color to slip into his view. Unfortunately, it meant that he was not exactly completely aware of what was happening around him. Something or someone bumped into his lower leg and caused him to fall to one knee. Corruck didn't get a good look at whatever it was, but it was no matter. If it were a thief, like he expected, then that person had gone for the wrong pocket, Corruck was wise enough to at least keep his money in a hidden pocket as compared to leaving it out to be stolen.

As he stood back up a vivid red caught his eye, it was more powerful and natural than the reds being used for advertisement elsewhere. His eyes fell onto the Pureblood Sith, a species that he had never seen before. She had a beauty that he wished he could explain. He felt a tug at his heart, which he blamed on the food he had eaten earlier and the fact that this slave was different, exotic to him.

"Why not? It's not like there is much to lose and the Recalcitrant is pretty empty now." He thought as he stepped into the crowd around the stand. He heard a deep, alien voice behind him state a bid. Corruck turned to see another alien specie that he had only ever read of, a Yuuzhan Vong. Not something to be messed with, for sure. But the being seemed civilized, if his voice was anything to go by.

Corruck rose his voice above the ambient noises common to Nar Shadda, "I'll raise the bid to seven thousand credits." He made sure to keep a gentlemanly calmness and politeness in his voice. "No need to make yourself a target, or raise the bidding to high so soon." He thought.

[member="Dredge"]
[member="Sun"]

 

[Dredge]

[member="Corruck Kazen"] [member="Sun"]

The Supreme Overlord of the Yuuzhan Vong within the primeval felt a bit of rage boil up inside of him when he heard a human place a bid. He was rather upset to hear he would have to place another bid, that mattered little though. If whoever he was bidding against continued he could always just rip his arms off and burn him alive. But then there would be the concern of the authorities. He wouldn't be able to grab the slave and escape at the same time. So logically concluding that the best chance of success was to just play by the rules he raised his hand and in that evil demonic voice bellowed out m

"Nine thousand credits and five pounds of Raalonian gold."

 

[Corruck Kazen]

Corruck almost jumped when the evil loud voice responded with a higher bid. For a moment he looked around, trying to find the being that emitted the bid. That was when he realized that it was the Vong that had done so. Corruck wondered if he had upset him by bidding. He also wondered how long it would take to annoy this person to the point of making him want to cause physical harm, he bet it wouldn't be too long.

He wondered if there would be anyway to diffuse the situation. Corruck intended on winning or at least trying his hardest to win this auction, however he would prefer to be alive to accept his winnings. That would require a more subtle approach, or make himself less of a potential target for the Vong, should it go on a rampage, or he could try to make light conversation. Corruck was willing to bet that none of these would work in the long run, but if he could at least secure his own safety for a short time that would give him a larger time interval to figure things out.

With the third option in mind, Corruck took a few steps back, so that he was alongside the Vong, with a meter between them. While potentially hazardous, it was also a good position for socializing. He knew that talking tended to be one of the best relaxation tools in any smart person's arsenal, under the right circumstances. He raised his voice once more, keeping complete control and making sure to use a slightly different infusion of politeness and calm than before. "Eleven thousand credits."

He didn't turn, but let one of his eyes shift to see how the Vong would respond. He expected outrage or something similar. He hoped however that the Yuuzhan would control himself enough to bid rather than rip Corruck apart.

[member="Dredge"]
[member="Sun"]

 

[Dredge]

[member="Corruck Kazen"] [member="Sun"]

Dredge heard the pitiful human's voice once more and let out a throaty growl, the dark side nexus that was his armor began to feed into his rage and he did not intend to lose this prize. He had spent millions on guns for his army and he was not afraid to do so just to spite someone. An aura of heat began to radiate off of the armor Dredge wore that appeared like waves of heat rising from asphalt. Letting out an angry bid he bellowed out

"Twenty thousand credits and ten pounds of gold!" He began to look around him for the sight of this person bidding with him, he was nowhere to be found but now Dredge was aware that someone was bidding against him. He would need to fight to stay calm

 

[Corruck Kazen]

Corruck was caught off-guard by the sight of heat rising from the Vong. Obviously he was angry, very angry. However, Corruck was not intimidated; he bet that was foolish in and of itself. He would not let this Vong win without some work. He took another glance at the Yuuzhan and then took a deep breath. He would more than likely regret this later on, but he was sure it was worth it in the long haul.

He let his voice rise once more above the crowd, this time he put pure resolution in his voice. "I will raise it twenty-two thousand credits." He prepared himself for some outburst, his hand twitching towards his blaster pistol concealed in his pocket. It was something of a calming thing, he doubted it would be much good against his potential foe, but he didn't know.

[member="Dredge"]
[member="Sun"]

 

[Dredge]

[member="Corruck Kazen"] [member="Sun"]

Dredge looked back and narrowed in on the voice, he wanted this person. The slave and the person who was forcing him to spend more money. A loud growl left his throat and he calmed himself a bit, he wanted kill this person but not yet not here. Dredge took in a deep breath through his nostrils and took another bet, the heat on his armor lowered but the darkside whispered sweet thoughts of death in his skull.

"Twenty five thousand and twenty pounds of gold." Dredge said placing his bid

 

[Grrwunhoooll Agaburry]

In the back stood a very tall and very large individual, Armored from head to toe. His apperance was one of a bounty hunter but Mercenary more over, he held his Force Signature in to blend and took note of the other bidders. As of yet he had waited to examine the slave her self. A sith slave... most interesting he thought as he nodded at the auctioner and raised up his hand slowly. " 50,000 ..." his voice deep and echoed due to his helmet he wore, a smile grew as he looked at [member="Dredge"] and [member="Corruck Kazen"]

[member="Sun"]

 

[Dredge]

[member="Kezeroth the Malevolent"] [member="Corruck Kazen"] [member="Sun"]

Dredge now focused on winning this auction lifted his hand in the air to outbid Heman in the back.

"Sixty thousand" he said aloud raising his hand.

 

[Corruck Kazen]

Corruck let a sigh of relief escape him. There was someone else bidding now. It would remove some of the pressure from the Vong's anger at least. When he looked back, he had missed finding which person it was..."Oh, of course..." He thought he knew which one it was now. The large being in the back, work some heavy armor and looked plenty dangerous.

Not giving up yet he allowed his voice to rise again, this time putting a little more concern in it. Not that he was actually concerned, not that much but it would help give an illusion that he was reaching the end of his rope. "Sixty-three thousand."

[member="Dredge"]
[member="Kezeroth the Malevolent"]
[member="Sun"]

 

[Dredge]

[member="Corruck Kazen"] [member="Kezeroth the Malevolent"] [member="Sun"]

Dredge now back to a calm state continued with the auction. He looked back to see the other bidder, it was some massive mercenary. Nothing he couldn't handle in combat, maybe at a loss of a limb or two but he could find a way to handle the situation. Looking forward at the auctioneer Dredge raised his hand and spouted

"Seventy thousand credits." He said

 

[Corruck Kazen]

Corruck smiled as he raised his hand as he spoke. "Seventy-two thousand credits." He preferred to keep his bidding lower, never jumping overly high quickly. It was more efficient to bid in small amounts, that way you remove the competition slowly, it was always more interesting.

He wondered who these other two were. They both wanted this slave for reasons, probably not too far from his. The Vong certain had something like an anger issue, if based only on his quick temper. This other one, he couldn't identify the species, was new and he had only bid once. It would be interesting to hear more of him, his voice would hopefully grant some insight into his current emotion and status mentally.

[member="Dredge"]
[member="Kezeroth the Malevolent"]
[member="Sun"]

 

[Dredge]

[member="Kezeroth the Malevolent"] [member="Corruck Kazen"] [member="Sun"]

Dredge spat a curse in his native Yuuzhan Vong tongue and sighed placing another bid, he wanted this girl and he would have her one way or the other.

"Seventy five thousand." The overlord said letting his voice ring out. The writer had gotten lazy and hopefully the reduced posts would go unnoticed

 

[Slot 20]

The bidding was hot. Three people in particular were getting into a battle over purchasing the orange-skinned Pureblood, shouting outlandish prices that kept getting higher and higher. The auctioneer was getting very excited. He was definitely going to get his money's worth thanks to this little slave. "Seventy-five thousand, yes sir! Do I hear anyone with a higher bid? She is a priceless gem according to her previous owners."​

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The slave in question was still in a meditative state, almost appearing asleep to some. But in reality, she was paying as much attention as everyone else.​

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[member="Dredge"]​

[member="Corruck Kazen"]​

[member="Kezeroth the Malevolent"]​

 

[Grrwunhoooll Agaburry]

As of yet The armored mercenary was silent and spent the time pondering if he truly needed another slave... He already had one and now she was he apprentice. Kezeroth watched the other two go back and forth between bids and chuckled slightly, It felt like a game. As it went on they got more serious and then it got interesting. Tilting his head the big armored Gen'dai had been speechless for some time but when the auction seemed to be almost over he raise a hand.

" One Hundred Thousand.." he said calmly and crossed his arms again. If the auction continued he would be getting into his recent paychecks.

[member="Sun"]
[member="Dredge"]
[member="Corruck Kazen"]

 

[Corruck Kazen]

Corruck would have laughed at himself on most occasions, but this was interesting. He was finding this to have become quite an amusing tournament. While unimportant in and of itself, he was ready to spend a lot of money to win. Why was that? Was he trying to prove himself? Was he feeling a little intimidated by the two larger people bidding? Was he so intent on winning this slave that he would spend much of his rather small wealth to win her? What was his purpose?

He found that he did not know the answer, he only had a hand full of guesses and none of them seemed to be particularly effective. So instead of trying to think through the particular subtleties of his mind, he simply raised his voice again. He didn't know why he wanted to win, but he did.

"One Hundred two thousand credits."

[member="Kezeroth the Malevolent"]
[member="Sun"]
[member="Dredge"]

 

[Dredge]

[member="Corruck Kazen"] [member="Kezeroth the Malevolent"] [member="Sun"]


Dredge wanted this slave, it was a matter of pride now. And if Dredge had a lot of one thing it was pride and arrogance. Lifting his hand out dredge sought to wound his competitors moral

"One hundred and fifty thousand credits." Dredge said aloud letting his voice bellow in it's demonic presence

 

[Corruck Kazen]

Corruck stifled a chuckle. Another well known bidding technique, simply raising the number by a large amount, thereby intimidating the opposition. Corruck was not so easily intimidated. He could handle quite a lot of money spent here, however, he feared that this may be something in his own personality that was a flaw. He was concerned with this and was beginning a self examination when he caught himself and reminded himself that he needed to stay focused. He knew one thing for certain, whoever came out on top, the auctioneer was going to get quite a fat paycheck.

"One hundred fifty-two thousand credits." His voice retained some measure of stability, which was more than could be said of Corruck's turbulent mind at the moment.

[member="Dredge"] [member="Kezeroth the Malevolent"] [member="Sun"]

 

[Dredge]

[member="Corruck Kazen"] [member="Kezeroth the Malevolent"] [member="Sun"]

Dredge lifted his hand in the air and kept the bid going, he was feeling the hype and was having fun now that his full blown murder boner had gone down. He spoke up raising his bid, this auction was growing tedious but still fun.

"One hundred and fifty five thousand"