Shopping day

[Ashin Varanin]

[member="Prostices Elmnar"]

"Excuse me a moment." Ajira's gaze flicked from Anya to Dax and back again. "Talk amongst yourselves."

She stepped away and raised her comlink to her ear. After perhaps twenty or thirty seconds, she nodded, though there was nobody to see her, and said "I understand."

"Miss Elmnar," she said, returning to the space between the three transparent cell doors, "you're free to go. A magistrate has reviewed the evidence and ruled that you were acting within reasonable bounds in defense of Miss Loma and her child. The prosecutor has dropped all charges. The Government of Naboo will return you to Theed or any preferred port within the sector." She touched a transparent panel, and Elm's cell door opened. She gestured down the dark walkway toward the facility. "Your possessions will be returned to you. Thank you for your cooperation."

 

[Dax Perl]

Given the freedom to speak to Anya, Dax turned to her and spoke, "Seriously? Don't play it down. Your crazy Master brought Anna to you as a gift. Which you happily accepted. There was definitely no 'being forced into it' involved." The man crossed his arms, clearly angry. "And you for all you knew, I could've wanted to talk to you. I don't make a habit of killing people in front of their kids ya know. And my people?!" the Rogue lifted his arms in disbelief, "You know full well I'm not a Jedi. Don't lump me together with those idiots. I have my own brand of dumbassery, thank you very much."

[member="Anya Loma"], [member="Ajira Cardei"]

 

[Anya Malvern]

[member="Dax Fyre"]

She turned back listening with a scowl on her face, she looked away part way through then looked back at him clearly upset

how would you even know huh? Do you understand how much hell I went through?! The friends I left behind?! The reason I chose this path to get stronger and ended up being being...defiled by that man forced to carry his child, my mind has been through hell

She said as she panted and panted before she turned away from him, she realized what she had just said out loud made her....realize it all

....you don't look at someone you wish to talk to with malice and hate...you hide it beneath a nice little mask...

She aid as she sat down and pulled her legs close as she looked down

yea...guess we all do
[member="Ajira Cardei"]

 

[Prostices Elmnar]

Elm rose, thanking [member="Ajira Cardei"]. After she retrieved her belongings, and putting her armor on, she was transported to theed, fro there she borded a vessel to return back to hq.

 

[Ashin Varanin]

[member="Dax Fyre"] [member="Anya Loma"]

PENAL MOON STORM 3
NABOO SYSTEM

Elm's footsteps on the walkway faded behind Ajira. Her focus settled on Dax and Anya. A quip rose to mind, something callous about sordid situations, but that would be more like Ashin Varanin than Ajira Cardei. This entire exchange, naturally, was being recorded: the last thing she needed was to succumb to the illusion of privacy and let her own mask slip.

What would Ajira Cardei do, then? Show empathy, perhaps. To a mild degree, Ajira allowed herself to feel rather bad for Anya. Clearly her background with consent and compulsion was a thorny and complex subject. It might even influence her defense in the admitted torture of this 'Anna.'

"What concerns me right now," she said quietly, "what my duty demands, is to determine what crimes took place in Naboo territory. Where did this nameless man compel you to torture Anna, Miss Loma? And who, exactly, is the man you both keep referencing?"

 

[Anya Malvern]

[member="Ajira Cardei"]

She kept looking diwn, she was listening but made no show of it, she finally looked back as she gathered her words and spoke

it was...I think...zeltros....no...maybe...I don't know....I was ordered to remain on the ship with my child...his name...i...i can't say exactly i...i...I don't wanna say it

What if he came back? And then suddenly she no doubt would be killed and definitely not quick...she had actual fear...for what she feared is what she loved....
[member="Dax Fyre"]

 

[Dax Perl]

Dax was still seething with anger. The mercenary being released didn't help at all either. The man leaned against the transparent walls and listened to the questions and the answers. The man was still skeptical of [member="Anya Loma"]'s apparent 'fear' of the man who'd originally taken Anna. She'd seemed very gung-ho about everything then. Now though? It was the exact opposite...and Dax wasn't quite sure how he felt about it.

[member="Ajira Cardei"]

 

[Ashin Varanin]

[member="Anya Loma"] [member="Dax Fyre"]

"Miss Loma," said Ajira evenly, "let me be extremely straightforward with you. The Force was with one of the officers who arrested you; that officer was a trained Force-sensitive, if I understand the terminology correctly. That officer detected no fear whatsoever from you while you were displaying abject terror. As a result, and consistently with your outstanding warrants for murder and kidnapping, we believe that you have the skills, willingness, and inclination to defend yourself through duplicity. I believe that you are pretending to an emotional state that you do not feel to the extent you are presenting it. I find it difficult to believe that the defiant, confident woman in the security footage I've reviewed could be too timid to find out the location where she admittedly tortured another woman, potentially under duress. I would like you to understand that your actions during your arrest and in this interview, when coupled with sworn testimony, gives Naboo the latitude to charge you with obstruction of justice. You would serve your sentence on this moon before being extradited to Eshan. Your freedom is on the table, Miss Loma. I would encourage you to be honest and forthcoming.

"As for you, Mister Fyre, I would appreciate full disclosure on your part. The woman who was tortured -- you called her a friend. Where and how did this torture take place? Who, apart from Miss Loma, was involved?"

 

[Dax Perl]

"Interplanetary space." Dax said, remembering how the two had taken off just before Dax managed to Force throw a tracker on their hull. "At least, that was when I caught up to them. If I recall correctly, the man's name was Marcus. Don't know if he had a last name, or if that's an alias. Unfortunately, space port security wasn't as tight as it should've been." Stuff like that tended to happen on a planet like Zeltros. People tended to focus too little on their work on a planet like that...or too much, depending on your occupation....

[member="Ajira Cardei"], [member="Anya Loma"]

 

[Jorus Merrill]

Meanwhile, a transmission reached the palace in Theed. Specifically, it went to a top aide in the Justice Department. The transmission comprised a video recording of a man in a full-faced pilot's helmet, his voice distorted.

"This is the Underground. Authentication will be provided. You've locked up a man named [member="Dax Fyre"] on charges of uttering threats and public brawling. The evidence is pretty much just from security camera footage in a public market. You and I both know that the Underground consulted on your security upgrades, so yeah, I've seen the same footage you've seen, and you've got squat. 'I mean to return the favor' could mean anything, and Dax didn't use lethal force. Didn't use force at all until a heavily armed merc got in his face to stop him chasing down a Sith. Heck, nobody even got hurt. I know you've got your laws and all, but the most you've really got on him is doing your job for you. Dax Fyre has done a fethton of good, and that's what he was up to in Theed. All he was doing was chasing down a Sith torturer and murderer. I say lock his rear up for a week on that chilly little prison moon of yours and then let him go. Have a good one."

Thus ended the transmission.

 

[Anya Malvern]

She gave a frown, truly she was scared yet...she couldnt show it at all, she closed her eyes as she focused on that day, she hadn't gone outside so she didn't know what it lo9ked like...however she remembered a smell, she inhaled again and let a breath out....pheremones....ones no one could mix up at all

Zeltron pheromones

zeltros...that's the place....that's where he got her, where he took her from

She opened her eyes again as she frowned further, she inhaled again as she finally just...let it go

vengeance, that's the name I knew him by...he had no ither...nor allowed me to know any other

She was being truthful about it all, she didn't wanna spend a second in prison, she wanted to leave and just...she didn't know what she would do...she couldnt run to anyone for help....she....in some sense...was alone

[member="Dax Fyre"][member="Ajira Cardei"]

 

[Ashin Varanin]

[member="Dax Fyre"] [member="Anya Loma"]

"Thank you both for your cooperation. Here's what will happen now." Her comm buzzed again. "Excuse me," she said, and stepped outside the circle of light. For a long few minutes, she spoke on the comlink with some third party, maybe more than one. When she returned, her aspect was decidedly grumpy.

"Mister Fyre, next steps for you. You will be tried for uttering threats and public brawling. At any time, you can request legal counsel or one may be appointed for you. Due to your admissions, in all likelihood you will be found guilty in short order and sentenced to a few weeks on this moon in a low-security facility.

"Miss Loma, the government of Naboo will not be pressing charges, as you've committed no crime in our territory. However, you will again become a person of interest if you ever return to this system. You will be extradited to Eshan immediately; a nearby Echani ship is on its way to pick you up.

"I believe that concludes our business. If you'll excuse me..."

Ajira walked away. If she'd taken the measure of them correctly, she suspected that Fyre would accept his minimal sentence and get on with his life, while Loma would probably try to break out of custody while in transit to Eshan. That would be the Echani authorities' problem, however. Ajira's role was essentially over.

 

[Dax Perl]

Dax cocked his head in a 'Are-you-fething-kidding-me...' me manner and glared at the woman who stood before her. A few weeks? Not worth fighting over, not like her had the credits to do so to begin with...but it was certainly enough to piss him off. He said nothing, shifting his gaze from his captor to Anya. 'If he saw her again...'he thought. He tried to push the thought away. This rage wasn't like him...was it?

Turning back to the woman who'd uttered his sentence he nodded. Nothing he could do now. Hopefully the inmates were smart enough to not try and mess with the Master while he was in general population...didn't want to extend his sentence cause some bantha brain thought it was a good idea to try something with the man in the showers.

[member="Anya Loma"], [member="Ajira Cardei"]

 

[Anya Malvern]

[member="Dax Fyre"] [member="Ajira Cardei"]

She listened, she gave a smile to herself, simply would just be shipped home again, but....she would not arrive and probably no surprise to anyone here

She bowed her head as she looked over to dax, she could feel his anger, she fed off it and then stopped as she spoke to him in a low voice

I'd say I'm sorry but...you brought such on you...however I shall make a deal...after you get out...meet me on mustafa, you'll know where to land

The echani came soon and took her away, she was placed in cuffs and led out, they boarded a transport, she sat between two guards as she smiled, she started using the force to melt the bonds on her, then she placed her hands on the guards, chaos ensued and within minutes she landed the transport near her ship and walked off, she gave a smile as she boarded and they left

[Exit thread thanks [member="Ajira Cardei"] for making it interesting!]