Maybe I'm a different breed

[Corey's OOC]

There was so much to do. With the Omega Protectorate coming down on the Confederacy, and the move for Marek Starchaser to learn more of the Sith, he was starting to feel almost... nostalgic. The Foreman of the Techno Union was starting to feel that he needed to fall back and take up his past. He was part of the Starchaser line, a proud Corellian family, and he was barred from his own homeworld. How did that happen? Between that and not being the best of a starfighter pilot, he could fly a shuttle in combat with the best of them, say thank you, but how was else was he going to carry on who he was? Especially with taking students, even if they're sometime students. Students that he could teach what he knew, but not infuse with the Starchaser line's experience.

He had to forge his own. The Dark Tide reverted to real space above Katanos IV, the world he had known pretty well. This trip was going to be different than the last time when he showed up to make the prototype droids. He had still needed to push that networked droid project through, but... there were more pressing matters.

He was here to collect cortosis again, but this time it was for something private. Something personal. Marek Starchaser was a student of two major Force traditions. His basics and introduction came from the Zeison Sha, a group focused on survival, and telekinesis, which worked strongly with what his parents taught him, and more recently the Sith, from Master Ket Van Derveld What he was here for was for the former. He would make a trip to Yanibar after this, but for now? He needed to gather supplies.

Approaching the cockpit of the Dark Tide, he stood with a black leather jacket, Corellian blood stripes on his denims, combat boots, and a belt with his orange bladed lightsaber and revolver hanging from it. They weren't going straight for the office, they were going into the mines. Turning to his student, [member="Seanna Vel"], he nodded. "This may end up being a boring trip, but its required for what I need. I don't expect anything to go wrong, but as always, we need to be vigilant." Right, that sounded almost educational.

 

[Seanna Vel]

Putting on some of the armor that would be the CIS she couldn't help but smirk in the mirror. Enjoy this to much grabbing the bottle on the desk beside the mirror taking in a long drink of the burning liquid. Never knew how long it would be before she would enjoy the rest of the bottle. Hopping that it wouldn't be that long. After all it wasn't like they had crashed to the planet.

Just in time to met up with Master [member="Marek Starchaser"] couldn't help but smack him the back of the head. Before answer the question more like a thought out load. There shouldn't be, Sweet pea heck to beans, made it to the surface in one piece. Shoot the bull hard I wasn't the one at the stick. , couldn't help but grin at him in a most funny way. Finding herself with out anything but a wellness to get this show on the road. Better time spend train then gong mining for some kind of what where they after some kind of black shinning stuff. Knowing she had a lot to learn about the alloy that went into making weapons and armors. Some day she hope to have something kick butt.

 

[Corey's OOC]

Maybe it was his current merchant lifestyle, or his Zeison Sha and smuggler upbringing, but Marek Starchaser wasn't one for armor. He much preferred to keep things looking civilian, and would probably need to shop with some Executive Leather shop to see what they could do for him. He enjoyed the feel of leather and it would help to give him some way to shrug off blaster bolts or lightsabers. And he was fairly sure he knew exactly the company to deal with. The trick was he couldn't confirm if they were part of Silk Inc or not.

It didn't quite matter here, that was for sure. But really, if he could not stand out, and keep his own personal dexterity up, that was all he needed. Moving fast and hitting hard, that was the Starchaser way of doing things. Probably why the ancestor's lightsaber he had converted into a revolvor also had armor from a TIE Interceptor, circa Palpatine. How it all came together.

When he felt the hit to the back of the head, the Corellian just grinned and shook his head. That was just like [member="Seanna Vel"]. But really, he wouldn't take her any other way, and couldn't, if she was anything like most redheads.Looking at her, he nodded before taking the pilot seat. "Yeah, we've got a clear approach vector. We'll be setting down in an undeveloped mine." Checking the scanners of his ship, he nodded. A bit of excavation gear had been loaded, plus a mining droid or two, compliments of Resource Chasing. "Might want to buckle up." Just in case.

Smiling, he was in his element now, behind the stick. Flying down, he pulled the Dark Tide into a slow easy descent before putting the repulsors on and landing. Turning the engines off, keeping life support on, and activating the boarding ramp's magnetic containment field, he nodded. "Well, if you're ready, we can step off."

He got up and grabbed the light duty atmospheric aparatus, just in case. Looking at Seanna, he nodded and motioned for her to head forward.

 

[Seanna Vel]

Giving him this look of don't you dare. Not taking long to slip herself into the seat bucketed into. Like she had any other choice in the matter. It was either bucket up or have a kiss with the glass. Much to be said for his landing then again not having room to talk. After she smiled some what more like a mischief smile if those around her knew what going on in her head wouldn't they be wondering out of her cross hair. Blinking as she let herself wonder to the back grabbing the gear. Couldn't help but start humming a tune.

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Sweet pea, you need to ask me heck it to all I was born ready

Following down the after [member="Marek Starchaser"] after which time she watch the droids follow them one by one. High Ho its off work we go. smirking this something would enjoy getting right down and dirty. After all the dirty the harder you was working.

 

[Corey's OOC]

It was the one time he didn't keep his hands to himself. She was going to call him on that for how long now? Plus the pilotting. This was his ship. He knew what he was doing, and the landing wasn't going to be that bad. Compared to the last trip they took, it was going to be a breeze, but the surface was a bit rocky. He probably should've pulled the Vagrant Wind out of the executive hangar for this one. But no, he had to take his classier ship. Going to scratch the finish...

If she was ready, that was what he wanted to hear from her. She was, and he was definitely appreciative about that. Nodding to [member="Seanna Vel"], he opened the ship and started down. "We'll have to keep an eye out, but we're going to be harvesting a bit of Cortosis, obviously." That was what this world was for. "So, just for the sake of discussion..." And potential lesson.

"How would you defend this place?" He spoke as he watched the droids unloading the mining equipment. Simple, but he didn't need all that much, some for his new weapon, and whatever else they found would go for Seanna, hopefully she could use it properly.

He didn't doubt she could.

 

[Seanna Vel]

Walking out not only in some heavy metal boots to hold them better to the ground. Also the droids that followed them was also part of the grander plan of theirs. After all they need to mine this perious stuff as fast as they could. After all Master had some great plans with it. If she played her own cards right she would get her own share of it. After all what woman didn't want shinning things for herself. Well, are you refereeing for use to keep our sweet looking butts to the ground or where would put up a force field around the area in cause of there being buggers that like to stick there nose where they don't belong, sweet pea.

Dancing hers around the other part, taking her scanner out to start to find a sweet spot. To start there digging into the soft rock until they got to a better quality of cortosis. Letting her own eyes dance on where they would need to place the field. Then came also her looking for where to have a defense grid. I would put a defense grid.... pointing to the place where she would put each self defense grid. [member="Marek Starchaser"]

 

[Corey's OOC]

Marek was slowly walking out. A bit collected, a bit calm, and not too worried of the situation that was going on. They were on a friendly system to collect cortosis, as the Foreman of the Techno Union, he figured that this was well within his means. Besides, he was finally getting to test out a few of the prototype that he was creating with Haor Chall and Resource Chasing. Digging, and sensing. Basically they created a sized down Seismic Tank. He was watching the droids place the gear in the best location, using the sensors from the equipment. Maybe miniaturizing the tank wasn't a bad idea. Reaching out with the Force, he was seeing if he could, however unsuccessfully, feel for cortosis. He was going to have to trust the gear.

"I'm not a big fan of putting up major force fields, it tends to attract the people we're not looking for. Where do you thin would be the best area for a foe to come near us? Where would you set yourself up, if you were attacking this operation?" She was a sniper, after all. See? He listened.

And where her defense grid was, he nodded. Still awiting on the follow up, he'd carry on with the next bit. Listening and multitasking, he approached the mining equipment and keyed into the datapad that was mounted to it. There were obviously rich stores of cortosis on this world. He smiled as he noticed one that would be just the size they needed. Nothing too bit to disrupt the rest of the program, but not too small so that they were going to have to worry about digging twice.

Perfect.

[member="Seanna Vel"]

 

[Seanna Vel]

Giving him the look down then a widen grin came to play across her own face. This was why he had brought her long now should see this coming. Her experience as a sniper after all she gotten use to long range combat. After all she like to keep her distance from the big guys. After all wasn't that foolish to try go head to head with the big boys gain. Once was enough to learn her lesson well enough.

Coming to dance upon what she would say the prim spot to over look all but also keep one unseen. Letting herself wonder over close to [member="Marek Starchaser"] . This slowly raising her one arm then to point out a couple of spots. There would be a juicy spot but I would go for that one over there more of way to cover and blend into the place.

Knowing that she wouldn't help but give out chuckle with what she was thinking keeping it to herself. Maybe then again she couldn't From there one could put a bullet up your sweet bottom. giving it a hard slap knowing he was busy with tapping in some codes.

 

[Corey's OOC]

He was here to give her a bit of training. Or at least provide his point of view on things. She was a sniper, Marek preferred to use a sidearm, or assault rifle for anytime he was targeting people. Long range wasn’t his thing, though he did prefer to keep people at a distance. She was going to teach him, and he was going to try to instill some of his experience on her. That was how these training bits went, right?

She was definitely of the mind for this. He nodded, looking across the valley they were in, this was a good spot to defend, a good spot to kill. Or be killed. Making sure the droids were starting the digging, he nodded. Hopefully they’d get through the bedrock. And then they’d find cortosis.

“See, an’ that’s why I brough’ you ‘round here.” He nodded. Having another sniper to counter the ones that may or may not show up? That was smart. He also wanted to start bringing tech on these missions, prototypes. He should start doing that… Really. Still, he turned to [member="Seanna Vel"] and grinned. “What else is in your box of tricks, darlin’?”

 

[Seanna Vel]

Raising her own eye brow so box of tricks was it. Now with a bit of a smirk to her own lips she had to think of something first to start out with, Here I thought you brought me long for a your own sweet treat, sweet pea." , knowing that she was just throwing it right back at him. For this was the fun of these mission right, it made for all boring if one couldn't joke around. Then maybe there was something else more at stake also. Giving some more time to look around , "Well, I would make sure there wasn't any hold in those rocks and make sure those trees was taken out if we was to be here for the long turn."

Enjoying these very much as she went back to work on the scouting part more of a tracker she was becoming but these skills that he was teaching her would come in handed someday. After all she had some more to be taught before she could be let loose on her own after all where she would be right now. Coming up behind him now with a big smirk on her face. What you looking at?

[member="Marek Starchaser"]

 

[Corey's OOC]

He shook his head. [member="Seanna Vel"] was definitely a fun one. Marek enjoyed her company but still, he felt there was something in her that was… useful to him. Someone who might be able to help him out, and take what he learned and use it in a more active role. That was important. To pass along what you learn? Wasn’t there some late great Jedi master who said that?

Yeah, Jedi, whatever.

He really didn’t have time for those folk. He looked around, running a hand through his hair nodded. She was getting this down. “Sounds like a good plan to me. And defending the world herself?” That was important.

He wanted to turn this planet into a stronghold.

Looking over, the excavation equipment began hammering into the bedrock. Reaching out with the Force, he was hoping he’d be able to sense the variations in the rock, but… it wasn’t such luck. He was going to have to find someone who knew that sort of thing. Maybe in Santhe, or Silk, they had the secrets.

“That remains to be seen, hun.” But really, what tricks was she going to bring to this arrangement.

 

[Seanna Vel]

Finding herself looking at him for a long moment with another one of her cheese grins. It was what was happening behind it with her own mine that told a different or would. In a few moment she couldn't believe what would be taken place. Looking up at the sky then around again. Remembering the route that was taken on the way in. "Well, first thing would be set up a command post then would set up a few grids up there. To all in coming and out going ships.

Smiling as she went on to point out a few others things that would cause others to take advantages. Looking at him once again as she started to flip the tables on [member="Marek Starchaser"]. "So sweetpea, what would you do in this situation what would you put up.

 

[Corey's OOC]

Marek was liking this. He was able to multitask here. he droids seemed to be making enough work through the bedrock to get to the cortosis. Once that was achieved, they would use the equipment to beat around the mineral and slowly start to harvest what chunks they did find. Marek and [member="Seanna Vel"] didn't need a lot, but just enough for their projects. So they weren't going to strip the whole vein, but it wasn't going to necessarily be marked. They'd rebury it so that anyone else had to come through and do the leg work. Simple.

Like the Knight was doing the leg work on how to defend this location. Knowing how to do that was important. He was nodding at her choices. "I'd bring in a command ship. And set up droid flights. Using them for patrols, and a few scout ships, keep the ship and base in the know. Set up some SAM sites on the planet, and hold a carrier of sentient pilots not too far from the system. They could jump in when the enemy shows up, and at least start evacuation, or, more likely, delay the foes until the local fleet could arrive."

He really needed to talk to Salem.

 

[Seanna Vel]

There it was the one area in all her training and up bring that she lack at that was about ships and there many uses. Just not for hauling livestock from one place to another. Coming to releize she might have her rank and title but she still had a long ways to go. Giving this one a smirk upon her own face. Not for the amusement but for the knowledge and understanding. Now this was the time does she amitt that she didn't know much about ships. Then again she already made that clear on their last adventures together.

"Yes ships are a very useful tool to have at ones finger tips. If only I knew more about the inner working then there is the matter of knowing how to flying one of those blasted things would help also. ...sweet pea...

[member="Marek Starchaser"]

 

[Corey's OOC]

“Inner workin’s are the tricky part.” Marek nodded as he looked at [member="Seanna Vel"]. Even as the Foreman of the Techno Union he still wasn’t an engineer. What his job was included making sure folk knew who to speak to and when. How to get what they wanted and needed. The building and repair? He left that to professionals. Besides, he could afford the repairs and the labor, obviously.

“Still need practice in a ship?” For a moment he was forgetting the excavation. He was a fair pilot, kind of was in his blood.

 

[Seanna Vel]

Raising his eye brow to her all this was very much trick part it was one thing working on speeders and other agriculture equipment. A whole different world when it came to tinkering on starships. Even those be fun to get ones hand dirty. This only brought up a smirk upon her lips of her as she looked [member="Marek Starchaser"] up again down to the fact that be fun to see him looking like a grease monkey.

"Oh really flyboy looks like you can handle the stick.", with a dance of mischief in her voice. After which she couldn't help herself, after all woman though of things like this as often or more so then guys. Okay that might be stretching it a bit. Coming behind him with a slight brush up against his cheeks, nice and firm. Before her own eyes went to where the droids had been digging. Then eyeing him any more... 'I say it be a few more hours, we could aways do some training to past the time."

[member="Marek Starchaser"]

 

[Corey's OOC]

Marek could make sense of that. Working military and protective services was a bit different than working agriculture. Sure, he was a fringer, but he still didn’t worry about farming, or any of the equipment. To be honest, military work was new to him still, but he saw enough holovids and attended enough meetings. He didn’t really do much work on his own, having teams of Xi Char to help.

“I fly shuttles and freighters. What are you lookin’ to fly?” He nodded to her. Once the dig was done, he’d have the cortosis he needed. And well, working on that would be the next thing. “Let’s check on the dig, huh?” He nodded off to where the droids were, making his way there and taking a look at the attached datapad.

[member="Seanna Vel"]

 

[Seanna Vel]

Before she could answer they was off to the dig sight to see how it was coming a long. As if on clue there was a grinding stop and some very choice words being used. Then there was something else that was bring another laser bit up again. Wondering just how many of those puppies they had went through all ready.

Finding no time to wasting giving them a had after which she looked up at Marek with a look on his face. "What that for, I know a little bit able machinery like this not much different then some of the agriculture stuff I had to fix to keep things going." , giving away nothing as she just brushed off the bits of rock and what not.

"Oh boy the way I would like to learn to fly a little of this and that when or if you have time, might come in handy one of these days.", giving him a playful wink. "So what now sweet pea."

[member="Marek Starchaser"]

 

[Corey's OOC]

The gear they had here was mining, probably some familiar work for her, with tilling and treating the land. Crops and all that. Marek knew a bit about a lot. So, he hoped he didn't some completely off. "We're trying to bore through bedrock, collect some cortosis, its a rare material that is always nice to have on hand." And he wouldn't mind having enough on hand to make a discblade, a la Zeison Sha fame.

But she had agricultural experience. "Have you been working on much, with your experience? Farming can make a lot of money." And be a useful corporate warfare technique to help fuel the System Authority war machine. Its hard to attack a gated and walled city, until you cut their logistics.

Or convince their leaders to gamble it all away.

And learning to fly? "We can get you behind the stick, plenty of time doing that and you'll be able to get the hang of it, hell, maybe flying sorties later on." Not that Marek did that, but it was a possibility for someone who wanted to. "Now, we wait. Should be almost close to done with the drilling, and then collect it, put it up in a secure crate, aboard the ship, and get it to safety, or wherever you want your share." Surely an Obsidian Knight wouldn't mind having cortosis for something.

[member="Seanna Vel"]

 

[Seanna Vel]

Taking out of her hip a thin looking flask. As she popped the top taking a long drink. After which she wiped her mouth off. Couldn't help but give a little chuckle Only to cause her fold her hands a bit. As she looked on a amused at one the fact that there something about him. Maybe it was the look he give her. Or maybe some more behind those eyes of his that cheap smile of his.

"Oh yea farming sweet pea, mmm not really much just helping deliver nerfs here and there for my family ranch breeding program. oh you know being picky who breed what bloodline ..oh shoot the bull I'm boring isn't I..."

With a good smirk to that last part as she looked on to hope to the force that there wasn't another set back with the drilling.

"What makes you think there is butt load of money to be had in agricultural sweet pea....", , giving away to a small chuckle. It was true to it all they hadn't really gotten to know each since their last met up. Then again who would want know about all the degrees she held not only in the livelock handling or even to the business degrees.

[member="Marek Starchaser"]