Hunting games

[Harli Hayes]

Onderon, the new capital of the Republic. The bustling city streets and airspeeder lanes brought life and noise amongst the tons of duricrete. Bright lights shone from one building in particular, attracting late night goers like months to a flame. The building was a new night club in the upper district called the Red Aurora. The rhythmic beat of music could almost be felt from outside the building. Inside the noise was almost deafening. Dozens of sentient species drank and partied as if the night would never end. Above the lights and noise in one of the only shadowed places stood a young woman. She wore Mandalorian armor that was painted in dark reds and blacks. From above she scanned the crowd, searching for her target. The scanners in her helmet identified dozens of beings, some with no criminal records, some with petty offenses, none of them was who she was looking for.

After several minutes of searching, her scanner marked her target. A human male named Sibar Orono. He was average height with a heavy set build. The feature that made him stand out was his cybernetic left arm. Expensive in build, not very helpful otherwise. He was sitting at a table in the far corner, cigar between his lips and a drink in his hand. The scanner that marked him gave an output of information from her employer. What Harli was interested in though was the bounty, seventy five thousand, dead. "Somebody must not like you my friend." Now that the easy part of finding him was over, she had to get to him. That was the hard part. Sibar was surrounded by bodyguards, six in all. Not only that, but in a room filled with dozens of sentients, making any sniper shot a very risky one. She needed something to draw him out.

 

[Ali Hadrix]

Ali kept her eyes down, viewing the target via the periphery of her vision. He was a slime-ball for sure, but Ali needed him for her investigation; only he could lead her to the region's spice trade leaders. Ali sipped at the virgin drink before her, keeping her attention focused on the datapad resting on the table. Quick movements from patrons heading onto and off of the dance floor caught her eye now and again, but Ali made sure Orono never left her sight. His bodyguards would be a problem, but Ali had already considered a handful of solutions to that problem. Marcus was nearby, acting as her silent cover though he'd barely given her a glance since they arrived at separate times. Ali would be ready to make a move once the club began to quiet down, Marcus was prepared to intercept Orono's guardsmen if necessary.
As she set down her glass, however, Ali's eye caught sight of an armored figure tucked away in the shadows. The individual was slim in figure; a female biped then, Ali determined. The armor style Ali recognized as Mandalorian; the T-shaped visor was unmistakable. The mysterious figure's attention seemed focused in the same direction as Ali's target, giving her a cause for concern. Ali muttered to herself a she looked down at her datapad, giving the impression she was ready.
"Solstice, we've got a tag-along, my three o'clock, red and black beskar'gam." After a moment, she heard her partner's voice in her ear. "I see 'em, I'm prepared to intercept." Ali bit her lip. "We have to get Orono out of here, can you create a disturbance? I can snatch Orono in the chaos as the patrons exit." Malcom's answer came swiftly. "I absolutely can."

[member=Harli Hayes]​

 

[Harli Hayes]

Harlis eyes panned across the crowed for a moment, finding a suitable way to get Sibar out of the building. Her eyes locked with another being in the room. That was never a good sign. Normally it meant they were here for a reason other than partying, quite possibly the same reason she was here. Mentally she cut the time in half for mission parameters. She needed to act, and act now. Scanning the club, she spotted a good distraction. Sitting not far from her was the buildings fire extinguishing system. Like a shadow she edged towards the device. Pulling a dataspike from her pocket, she inserted it into the terminals socket. Several seconds later, the system activated. A mix of water and foaming agent gushed out of the sprinkler systems, dousing the crowd below. Patrons panicked, their screams mingled with the buildings alarm system. Everyone was on the move, even Sibar. Harli knew it was now our never. Using the chaos as cover, she moved like a ghost to the window she came into. She knew Sibars speeder was parked behind the building. That's where she'd intercept him.

[member="Ali Hadrix"]