Something About Orphans...(Sabrina Kotass)

[Jate Kar'ta]

Nar Shaddaa
Corellian Sector

This was one of the stranger jobs she's taken. Being a bounty hunter, Jate Kar'ta's jobs usually are either kill or capture someone or something and get paid for it. This job is a little outside the norm. She is suppose to investigate someone named Sabrina Kotass. Normally she wouldn't take this type of job and stick to what she knew but two things caught her eye. This woman was a Sith, instantly getting Jate's attention. She was also building orphanages across the moon. This struck a strong note in her, being an orphan herself. She remembered when she lost her mother and how horrible and angry she felt. No doubt this Sith, Sabrina Kotass, was building these simply from goodness of her heart (if she had one. Do Sith tear it out during initiation or something?). Her employer had a guess but they needed to see if there was any credibility any rumors that there was something more.

At first there was nothing but rumors: that it was some sort of One Sith education shelter. It made sense but these things were too new to show any trends in records. Her gut told her something was up but she needed something more concrete, more real. Then she decided to do something bold and daring. Something no one without Force Powers would think of doing. To go to the lion's den and confront Sabrina.

Is it suicidal? Most likely but this isn't the first Force Users she killed. She'll come prepared in case things got, and most likely will be, messy. She looked up at the orphanage to see if she was in the right place before she strode inside. She stepped into a lobby and noticed two things instantly. First of all there was the receptionist, some stuck up looking who wore their dress as if it were some military uniform. She was probably in her mid forties but she looked like she can still dish out punishment and handle a blaster. The next thing were the children, or lack there of. There were stairs leading upstairs to what were most likely their rooms but Jate expected children to be out playing in the lobby or see them learning or hear them or something. Heck, now that she thought about it, the place looked awfully clean. Jate would bet money that the receptionist probably had something to do with it. Only one way to find out.

The fiery haired woman stepped up to the counter to try and get the receptionist's attention. "Excuse me?" Jate said, "Is this the orphanage? I don't see any children around."

[member="Sabrina Kotass"]

 

[Darth Banshee]

Sabrina was actually behind the reception, as tried to keep these thing as low key as possible. She saw the young woman enter, and ask where children where. She smiled and replied We double up as a school, they currently in lessons. This was actually true, as sabrina had best of intentions for them in her own way. As an educated work force, would serve the sith better, than uneducated one. Though they would never be her equals she had feeling for all her charges. Those what where force sensitive though, where smuggled of world to begin the training, to be come sith, then destiny was up to them selves. Unlike the jedi, she took those that been orphaned or abandoned by their parents, for what ever reason. She hated for the jedi for how they recruited, taking away children from the families, then brain washing them, and the republic for thinking this was for the greater good.

 

[Jate Kar'ta]

Jate nodded in acknowledgement. It made sense. She looked over and spied a name tag that read Sabrina. This must be the person she is supposed to investigate. She put her elbows on the counter as she leaned in. There she prominetly displayed her shiny yellow Gunner Gauntlets. If things got ugly she was prepared. She looked around at the very plain lobby and finding nothing of interest turned back to Sabrina. "So how many kids you have here? Must be quite a few being in the lower parts of Nar Shaddaa. Plus being so close to the Refugee Sector, that's got to boost the numbers a bit," she said.

Start with numbers first. Percentages can be made up but numbers rarely lied. She needed something to go off of to see if any of the rumors had any merit.

[member="Darth Banshee"]

 

[Darth Banshee]

Sabrina in a looked at woman and asked in polite tone, What has that got to do with you. She start wonder if this man sent by jedi, to disrupt her good works again. All she was trying to do, is give wraith and strays of galaxy a purpose and a meaning a family. Some thing jedi never could understand. She then added So what are you doing here? This person was not getting any further into orphanage, just in case he a threat to her charges.
[member="Jate Kar'ta"]

 

[Jate Kar'ta]

So upset so soon? All Jate asked was how many kids there were, something she thought was innocent enough, and then suddenly Sabrina got defensive and started asking her questions. She raised a eyebrow in suspicion. While her tone was polite, the questions themselves seemed rather rude. "Is that how you always address potential clients? You won't get very many people to adopt them if you keep asking questions like that," the fiery haired woman said, "Well I was sent to look into your little operation here. I know some people who are looking to adopt and I was just checking out the places."

This much was true. Adoption isn't uncommon with Mandalorians and she knew of a few people back home members who were looking to adopt. That wasn't exactly what brought her here but she could play it out. She looked around then said, "So you said that this place doubles as a school? What kind of curriculum do you teach?"

[member="Darth Banshee"]

 

[Darth Banshee]

Sabrina tone softened a little, but she had would be slavers, come in off the street before trying get past her. She decide to give her chance of not being one, but she would only answer her question. She not let him past the front desk, as that may compromises security if she was trying to get lay out of the building. To try and abduct them later, or their and then. As the last one what tried thought she be push over due to her small frame and size, little did he know how good she was with light saber and crushing peoples helmets.
She answer all her question while passing a cheap data pad, Yes it is when they come off the street, and not make contact through holosite first. As you said this near the refugee sector, and it is not uncommon for slaver gangs to be hanging around. She then took a short breath and continued, You will not be shown around my little operation until, the people you represent have passed my security checks. This is so I don`t accidentally give them to slavers, or other people who abuse them. Also I have maintain a level of security in case you are a slaver. Looking for some easy target, I am sure you understand. She took another deep breath, and with a smile told her what she teaches them, Well teach them galactic basic, maths and we assess them, to see how they may be most productive in their adult lives. Then give them a firm grounding in disciplines, what will help them reach that goal. This was based on imperial models, rather teach them every thing, and let find their own way in the world. Their education was tailored to make the most of what they had, and skip past things what was deemed irrelevant for them. Then with a smile, she added If you ask your friends to fill in the data pad, and then I will assess them as candidates.

Jate Kar'ta

 

[Jate Kar'ta]

Jate took the data pad and looked through it as Sabrina explained why she can't continue until she filled out the information to see if her friends were suitable candidates. This was going to be a road block but Jate waited for Sabrina to finish before she brought anything up. She said their education consisted of Language, Math, then they assess them to see what they would be best at and then give them a foundation to build upon to reach the goal. It sounded decent though it was a little vague. Jate nodded in acknowledgement. "Well these aren't your usual kind of candidates. They're Mandalorians," she said, "Does that affect anything?"

It could be a potential roadblock but also an opportunity to see how much this woman knew about her kind. Her intense blue eyes stared at her as if Sabrina were answering a question on a trivia show.

[member="Darth Banshee"]

 

[Darth Banshee]

Sabrina smiled and decide to test her, so she answered her Tion'jor should meg cuyir kih'parjai. she had learned crude mandalorian, while working along side Ordo. She then realized she may even know their clan master, so she added Ret I ask aliit val dar'tome. Her mandalorian was not perfect, but any mandalorian would be able to know what she just said. If she did not, she was probably a slaver, or being paid by slavers or the jedi to investigate her. That would need dealing with.

Jate Kar'ta

 

[Jate Kar'ta]

Jate was mildly impressed. Few aruetti understood it, let alone speak it. It was crude, with some Basic mixed in it, but a valiant attempt nonetheless. She got that Sabrina asked why there should be a problem then the last sentence was a little harder to understand. "Don't strain your lalat there. The word you're looking for is o'r, not dar'tome. I sure hope they aren't separated from the clan," she said, "They're in Clan Tranyc. They aren't particularly well known since they live on Dantooine. A Human and Twi'lek couple are looking to adopt. Since you know about Mandalorians you should know they are great caregivers. Family is part of the Resol'nare after all. However if you need me to give some information out I will but I would like to see more of the facility and how it's run first before we do any paperwork or set up something official. I was sent to investigate and look into this place to see if there was potential."

Everything she said was true enough. Jate was just impressed that Sabrina, known Sith and suspected orphan smuggler, knew Mando'a. Jate wondered whom she learned it from.

[member="Darth Banshee"]

 

[Darth Banshee]

Sabrina was smiled and said "thank you and I will bear that mind. Though the answer is still no, not until you been screened. As if they can't take a few walls, then how will they handle a child." Sabrina would not budge on this, as she would not risk her charges.
screened

 

[Jate Kar'ta]

"Just to clarify, these papers are to see if they are even good enough to adopt a kid first before they can actually adopt them correct? If that's the case I can fill out that paperwork right now. That's fine. All I'm saying is that we probably won't be walking away with a kid today. They would need to be here for that of course. I'm here to see if they should even bother to come here in the first place. Dxun is a long way from Nar Shaddaa, don't want them to waste the trip," she said, "Now where are those documents I need to sign?"

Once she got then Jate made sure to read all of the words to find anything suspicious or some loophole or something binding in anyway. This was beginning to get irritating. She was a Mandalorian, Mandos don't do paperwork (at least she didn't).

[member="Darth Banshee"]

 

[Darth Banshee]

Sabrina paper work was straight forward no loop holes, as it was interest of the child. Though the was a clause in the paper work, that allowed sabrina to check their full background. That would take her a week to do, then if their was no problems they be invited to attend a holo meeting to check them out.

 

[Jate Kar'ta]

Jate looked over the paperwork. Though there was a clause about a full background check, it seemed pretty straightforward. She didn't know of anything disqualifying about her friends besides Tak being a bounty hunter at some point in his life and Layva being a former slave dancer. They were happily married and owners of a nice farm now. As she began filling out paperwork, she asked, "So how often do your kids get adopted?"

[member="Darth Banshee"]

 

[Darth Banshee]

Sabrina smiled and replied, "Not as many as I would like." Most failed screening, either be slave traders or gangster or some other type of low life. If screening did not get them, her skill with mind trick usually did. She then politely asked "So why you doing this for them, instead of using a local agency?"

 

[Jate Kar'ta]

Interesting, Jate thought. Then Sabrina asked why she was doing this. "As you can imagine not many people want to work with Mandalorians and those agencies don't know what Mandalorians find good in a kid. Me, being a Mandalorian, know what's good in a kid. I'm out and about in the galaxy so I can visit these places. Best of all, I do it for free," she said.

With that she finished the paperwork and handed it over to Sabrina. "So, when do I get to see the kids?" she asked.

[member="Darth Banshee"]

 

[Darth Banshee]

Sabrina replied "depending on the security checks may be in a month" she was becoming suspicious, as he seemed only interested in seeing them. Not how long the whole process would take.

 

[Jate Kar'ta]

Jate blinked in surprise. Then blinked again. Did she hear her right? A month? She didn't have a month. Hell, this whole op could probably be gone in a month. This woman, Sabrina, seemed to be doing everything to keep her from seeing the kids. What was with that? Did she think she was a slaver or something? If anyone was a slaver here it was probably this shabuir smuggling kids to Manda knows where. "How do I know that there will be even any kids when I get back? How do I know that there even any kids here? I want proof," she said.

[member="Darth Banshee"]

 

[sabrina]

Sabrina was always protective of her of the children in her charge, and this woman dared question her. Her eyes went yellow, as she stated in a questioning way If you can`t wait a month, then why should trust you patient with a child? She was gearing up know, to protect her charges against this woman, no doubt she had bad intentions toward them.
Why would a month be too long for anyone, unless they where in a hurry. People normal had wait nine months for their own, she willing get the checks done one month, to see if they where suitable.

Jate Kar'ta

 

[Jate Kar'ta]

Jate could see that Sabrina was getting pissed but the Mandalorian didn't care. She, also an orphan, wasn't going to have some Force Using darjetii shipping them off to be slaves or worse, die in the name of some sort of Order. An order that killed Mandalorians. Like her mother. If the Sith bothered, they could feel Jate's own anger begin to grow. "First, I'm not the one taking a child, they are. Second, the whole reason I'm here is to see if the kids are being treated right and if there any kids that have any mandokar in them. I'm making sure I'm not wasting the family's time looking here," though she tried to keep her voice even, her irritation was seeping through in her words.

She was going to see these kids. Sith, or any Force Users really, didn't care for kids. There had to be some plot. She'll free them if she had to.

[member="Darth Banshee"]

 

[Darth Banshee]

Sabrina glared at red head woman, and the in anger said Leave and take it up with your rally master, if they wish to inspect they can. How ever you leave know. With that sabrina used force push on her, to try and shove her through the door. She was not going to risk the children to this low life.

Jate Kar'ta