The Crow and The Rat

[The Crow]

Cawrion had taken his Galaxy Crow to Corusant, he had been itching to get some new gear, and to get a personal specially created equipment. However, that would take a while so he was stuck on this planet for a while. Cawrion was not one to waste time however, he had come to Corusant’s underbelly to look for someone that he could take with him. Lurking around in the dirty dark streets he had found a kid that intrigued him. So he had now following the young kid who he was sure was way more then he seemed to be. He was waiting to see him strike, to see if it he was worth the time to train and hone into a possibly very handy partner in crime. So he stood waiting in the shadows, to see what kind of skills the kid already had.


[member="Rat"]

 

[J'Kara Jakar]

Rat loved watching crowds, he learned a lot about his marks that way. He'd normally be up on the higher levels of Coruscant, but apparently they don't like rats up there. Rat sighed as he watched a woman walking in a fairly large group. He slowly slid into the crowd and began to walk closer and closer to the woman. When the opportunity came, he lipped his hand into her purse and pulled out a handful of credits. By the time the woman noticed, Rat was off, too far from the crowd for the woman to even catch up to him. Turning a corner Rat stopped and began to catch his breath.

"Damn it, how am I supposed to make a living off of begging in a poor place like this." Rat said to himself as he lid down the wall into a sitting position.

He looked around, Coruscant was a cold place.

[member="Cawrion Chyrox"]

 

[The Crow]

Cawrion saw the kid steal credits from the woman without being noticed, efficient, quick and without issues. He liked that, so he followed him, then approached him. “Ey kid, don’t freak, not here to take you in, arrest you or anything. I see you have potential, you may a diamond in the rough. So I have an offer, I take you away from this place, take you under my wing. From then on you work for me and eventually if you proof yourself we will become partners in this. How does that sound? I assume you won’t mind leaving this place”

​[member="Rat"]

 

[J'Kara Jakar]

Rat looked up at the strange man. before listening to what he had to say.


"A diamond in the rough...' Rat paused as he thought, then he slowly rose up from his sitting position.

The sound of the man teaching him, didn't sound so fun, but then the man said they were leaving the planet, which caused Rat to perk up. He looked at the man.

"Deal." Rat practically jumping at the offer.

He wondered who this man was and why he wanted Rat to learn.

[member="Cawrion Chyrox"]

 

[The Crow]

He saw the kid thinking over his offer, he himself had been picked up in the same matter, trained hard and became the man he was today. However, his training and upbringing had been hell and he would try to make this kid at least have a good childhood, or at the least not make what he had left of it worse. He looked and smiled at the kid “Before we start training I would like to get you some better…. things. So, tell me. What kind of clothes would you like to walk around in? and also take this” He gave him a small blaster “This is a DD12 Blaster Pistol, there is always a chance that you will have to use this when you are with me, and don’t worry I’m going to teach you how to use that, trust me it’s going to be fun! Where was I…… Right the DD12, this blaster has a little over average range and you get 50 shots out of that thing before it runs out. But don’t let its size fool you, this blaster gives of a bigger punch than your average so be careful, only point it at something you either are willing to destroy, harm or kill, understand?”

Cawrion would now start walking, making sure the kid didn’t fall behind, making his way up the many levels of Corusant to where the better shops were to get this kid some proper clothes and gear.

Cawrion was fully aware that telling him all this, about maybe needing this blaster and killing. But he had made a promise to himself which he now was going to make to the kid, to get everything straight. “Okey kid listen up, these are some the most important things I’m ever going to tell you. I was raised in a similar situation you are in now, and also what happened after. But, there are going to be some differences, I ended up killing the man that saved me from my old life because he lied to me and betrayed me. So I make you a promise right now, you can always trust me, I’m not going to screw you over, I will never leave you behind and I will always tell you the truth. Do you believe me when I tell you that? And off course I would like you to promise me the same thing. In this line of work there is a lot of potential. Sadly people are selfish and only care of themselves and betray each other all the time. I am sick of it and want you and not be slowed down by such things. That is the reason I am giving you this opportunity, understand?”

[member="Rat"]

 

[J'Kara Jakar]

Rat wondered who was the man in front of him who showed him kindness, a kindness he had little experience with. Rat listened as the man said he wanted to get Rat some better things like new clothes, when the man asked what kind of clothes Rat wanted to wear Rat had to think for a second. Before he could answer, the man pulled out a blaster pistol and handed it to him. Rat simply stared at it, He had never seen one up close. Instantly he began to point it around like a toy, but then he remembered the man said only point the blaster at things he intended to kill or hurt.

"You're really going to show me how to use this?" Rat asked as he looked at the blaster, then the man.

He then shook his head out of the gaze.

"S-sorry, I forgot to answer your question...umm," Rat started as he looked down at his brown tee shirt and cargo shorts. "Well, I dunno, they never let me into those nice stores, and every time I sneak in, they kick me out." Rat said as he looked back up to the man. He then went silent and listened to the man as he spoke. The man talked about his upbringing and how it seemed to Be the same as his own, but then he said that it would be different too, He made a promise to Rat saying that he could trust him, he wouldn't abandon him, not screw him over, and always tell the truth.

Rat followed him higher and higher up the levels as he listened.

"I...Rat..Promise." He said as he stopped in his tracks and held out his pinky finger.

This would be a sign of understanding for Rat.
[member="Cawrion Chyrox"]

 

[The Crow]

Cawrion smiled at the kid “Of course I am going to teach how to use it, I don’t want you to shoot me by accident” He winked at him and continued on “And there you have the second most important thing I am going to tell you, life sucks, shit is going to happen, all we can do is dealing with it and move on. An absolutely the most important thing about that is: Always have a sense of humour” he grinned at the kid.

As they continued up the levels they came to one of better districts and better shops, before he could point it out the kid told him a little about his time here and then hold out his pinky finger. Rat he thought, he could work with that. Then he grasped Rat’s finger with his own “Great then we are in agreement then [member="Rat"] . Now put away your blaster and go in there so that you can pick out anything you want, you are about to be reborn, it is now you can change anything you want about yourself, even your name if you should wish, however I like it”

 

[J'Kara Jakar]

Rat giggled a bit as they continued on, a sense of humour was something Rat could do. He then looked to the man before searching for a place to put his blaster away in. He ultimately decided betwee tucking the blaster between his belt.

"Is having a sense of humour really good for you?" Rat asked softly almost to himself.

Rat felt safe around the man, especially because he accepted his pinky promise. safe....that was a new thing to Rat. He began to walk into the store, but at the entrance he hesitated. He was nervous, Already the store's staff were eyeing him down. Rat looked back at the man.

"Are y-you sure...I can just walk in?" Rat said nervously.

He looked to the store, then to the man, he could hardly believe it, his eyes sparkled just a bit.
[member="Cawrion Chyrox"]

 

[The Crow]

Cawrion thought for a moment, pondering how to answer the question although he didn’t feel it was directed at him. “As I told you, life sucks sometimesand we all have to deal with it. Humour is a great way to deal with it, but you have to remember that it is always okay to be scared or frightened, you just have to have a positive view on the world and you’ll be fine”

Cawrion smiled at the kid once more “Yes just walk right in, I’ll stay with you don’t you worry” Then he took the kid lightly by the shoulders and led him inside. Some of the people inside gave some nasty looks at the kid but Cawrion didn’t care about that. “I assume you see those people looking at you. When it comes to being places where people don’t want you to be, carry yourself with confidence, act like you belong somewhere and the chances that they are going to question you is much smaller. Now take a look around, see if you find something you like, but remember, don’t pick anything out that stands out too much, we want to try and hold on to some anonymity”

[member="Rat"]

 

[J'Kara Jakar]

The man was right, having a positive view on things, would make it a lot easier to not be as frightened. Rat felt calm as the man's words reassured him, Rat then noticed the man had slowly eased I'm into the store.

The man began to talk about how it was better to carry yourself with pride, especially if they seem like they don't like you, this caused Rat to stand up a little straighter and ignore the dirty looks. The man had urged Rat to take a look around the store, and find something nice to wear... something that was not too flashy. Rat slowly began to drift away from the man, looking for something to catch his eye.

Rat looked around for a bit more, before finding himself in the jacket area of the store, he looked through the different jackets until he came across a nice tan jacket. he looked at it then smiled. Rat never understood why he liked the colour, it just came to him. Rat pulled the jacket on, it was a size or two too big, but it seemed perfect.

Rat then walked from the jacket area to the pants area. He never really wore jeans that much, it was mostly cargo shorts for him, but he looked around anyway.

He became puzzled and tilted his head, when he looked at the vast amount of pants they had.

Rat looked back to the man, before picking out a pair of blue jeans.

[member="Cawrion Chyrox"]

 

[The Crow]

Cawrion saw the kid adjust his stance and attitude before he started walking around the store and in the end returning with the clothes he wanted. Cawrion smiled and led him to the counter, paid for it and they walked out the store. This was a small investment in the future, and making the kid feel good was important, he wanted him to be happy, to associate him with good things and happiness.

Then he turned to the kid “Now our next and final stop on this planet, the space port where you will meet my ship, The Galaxy Crow. She is a beauty she is, and she is going to take us to where I’m am going to start teaching you to use that weapon, among many other things. You ready to leave this planet?”

After his response he would take the kid to the hanger where it was parked, walk in front of the kid with his back turned arms out in a gesture of revealing something great and say “So what do you think of her?”

[member="Rat"]

 

[J'Kara Jakar]

It felt weird to Rat, walking to the store clerk. The clerk had eyed Rat down before the man had paid for the clothes, Rat ignored him. When the two walked out of the store, the man turned to Rat and told him about their next and final stop on this planet...The spaceport.

Soon the two were at the planet's spaceport. Rat's eyes widened. "Woah!!!" Rat said in amazement, He had never been in a spaceport before, Rat had only seen it in ads, it seemed so much bigger in person. He had been so amazed with the spaceport that he forgot about the man's question.

"Huh?....Oh sorry, it's uh...um nice." Rat had no clue what to say, 'it was a ship not a human...how could a ship be beautiful?' Rat wondered. He then looked at the man.

"You were serious!?!..." He paused "I mean till now I thought that you had just been kidding..." Rat said quickly, he then remembered the pinky promise, his eyes watered a bit before he wiped the tears away with his new jacket.

"Thank you."
[member="Cawrion Chyrox"]

 

[The Crow]

Cawrion, a little disappointed that he didn’t think more of his ship. He chuckled when the kid went through doubt to realization and so far his plan of total honesty had worked, showing the kid that everything he said was the truth, he just hoped that the kid wouldn’t change into something else then, well an honest criminal really. He saw the kid tear up a bit but made no mention of it or any noticeable reaction. “Alright then, let’s get on this ship and get out”

Cawrion would then show him to the cockpit and point to the co-pilots chair as he sat down in his own preparing for launch “well buddy, that’s where you sit, the co-pilots chair. After you have learned how to use a blaster I will teach you how to operate the blaster canon at the back and then the missiles here at the front. Somewhere in there I will teach you the subtle art of slicing, or at least the basics so that you and I can work properly together”

His hand now hovered over the button that would close the hangar door and said “Last chance to change your mind”

​[member="Rat"]

 

[J'Kara Jakar]

Rat was led on the ship, and to it's cockpit. The Galaxy Crow was what he called his ship, Rat could only wonder why he called it that. The man motioned to the co-pilot seat before sitting in his own, Rat listened to the man, he talked about how he would teach Rat how to use various things on the ship...and slicing, whatever that was. Rat's mind was still on the idea of the blaster canon, and missile.

"Woah, really!?! you'd do that?" Rat said in amazement before nodding, he was determined to learn, he wanted to be able to help the man.

Rat moved his sleeves up, the jacket was light enough for him to be able to pickpocket a target without worry. he leaned back into the chair before looking to the man and listening to him offering Rat a chance to leave, Rat just looked at the man and began to laugh.

"If you think you'd get rid of me that easily...your wrong" He said before sticking hi thumbs in his ears and wiggling his fingers, while blowing a raspberry. He then continued to laugh.

[member="Cawrion Chyrox"]

 

[The Crow]

“Well of course I am going to teach you. What else am I going to do with you” When the kid started laughing he pushed the button and took off. The shot upwards and when they broke atmosphere “Well kid, you’re about to experience your first hyperspace jump, or at least I assume, I find it quite relaxing and a pretty sight, here we come Anobis” Then he pressed the button and they shot into hyper space.

[member="Rat"]

 

[J'Kara Jakar]

They took off, Rat smiled and looked out of the cockpit.

Space, something e never dreamed he'd be going into, The man said they were going into something called hyperspace. Rat looked at him and smiled. Rat trusted the man, maybe with his life. Rat watched as the man pressed a button, and they shot into hyperspace. The man was right, it was relaxing. Hopefully the place they were going would be better than Coruscant.

He looked at the blue jeans that he had not put on yet. He slowly unlaced his shoes, took them off, then pulled the jeans over his cargo shorts. he then put back on his shoes and tied them.

He looked at the blaster that was in his belt, then to the man

"Have you ever killed someone?" He asked with a soft voice.

[member="Cawrion Chyrox"]

 

[The Crow]

The kid asked him the question he had been waiting for, he thought for a moment, staring into the depths of hyper space. “The short answer is yes I have, multiple to be more precise. It is a part of what I have been doing so far, a big part, hostile takeovers and stealing ships. But I am trying to not kill those who do not deserve it.” He looked at the kid to see his reaction

“The truth is that guards from things like the Hutt cartel sometimes die, but I have to do these things to live a good life, I guess some lives are the price for my freedom, and with that I mean true freedom. I can go and do anything I want whenever I want it. And when we get your own ship once I am confident that you can handle the true world you will experience the same thing. All doors will be open to you in a couple of years” He looked out the window again

“Does this bother you?”

[member="Rat"]

 

[J'Kara Jakar]

Rat looked at he man, then froze for a second. He let the man continue, He listened to what he had to say, and at the very end the man asked if his killing bothered Rat.

Rat pondered on that question for a moment, Rat had to think, and answer his question carefully. He had seen some pretty bad stuff on Coruscant, you see a lot when you're begging, and picking people's pockets. He opened his mouth, but then closed it again.

"Well, umm...uh-" He stopped and closed his mouth.

"I-I guess as long as it's for a good reason." He said before looking into space again.

Rat was frustrated he had no clue how he felt about the man killing people...a puzzled look began to show on his face.

He didn't understand why people had to die...
[member="Cawrion Chyrox"]

 

[The Crow]

Cawrion saw the puzzled look on the kids face. And he thought for a little while then he spoke in a soft and calm voice “People don’t have to die or get hurt for us do our job, it’s just that they have a tendency to shoot at me when I try and do mine. I could of course stop doing what I’m doing and do an honest job, but I’m not wired for it. Throughout my entire life I’ve been doing this, like this and people always end up dead somehow. And I guess you’re right, only for a good reason that should be our way, killing only as a last resort”

He thought for a bit, rolled up his sleeves to reveal the Kullin wrist blaster, running is hand over them, the lifeless cold metal against his skin. Then he took out one of his STA Peacebreakers and examined it, then he put it away and took out his first true weapon, his Deathhammer. He held it in his hand and then put that away as well, then he broke out of the trance like state he had just been in oblivious to anything around him, hearing nothing only thinking about the men he had killed, thinking if it really had been necessary or if there had been another way out.

Then he went to his sleeping quarters and rummaged in a box under his bed, and he brought out the mask, the mask he had just had made while he was on Corusant. He brought it into the cockpit and gave it to the kid.

“That is my new mask, it’s purpose is to hide my features, give me some protection and it has features to help me with slicing or breaking into data systems and combat. That mask was supposed to be the face of a new gang stealing ships, my gang. We’d probably end up killing a lot of people without even thinking twice about it. You have made me think that there may be another way, a way to get what want without taking any lives”

He looked at the kid and smiled “You may just teach me a thing or two kid, I am going to look into better ways of stopping people! As in not having to take their life.” He now started humming to himself while pulling out a data pad and doing some research on this matter

[member="Rat"]

 

[J'Kara Jakar]

Rat listened to the man while he spoke, his voice was soft...a different tone. The man talked about how other people had tendencies to shoot at him for doing his job. Rat had never been shot at, but he had been beaten up, a small part of him wondered how hit felt to get shot at, his mind's trailing was brought back to reality when Rat had seen the man checking his weaponry. The man appeared to be in deep thought as he went through the process of checking each weapon he brought out. Without another word, the man got up and exited the cockpit.

Rat sat there in the co pilot's seat in the silence of the cockpit, it was not until a few minutes later that the man had returned with something in his hand. The man made his way to Rat before handing what appeared to be a mask to Rat. The man went on to elaborate what the mask was for, and what it did. The man then spoke about how that mask was supposed to be the face of some new ship jacking gang, and how they would've killed countless people, this made Rat upset, but ten the man said Rat had made him think of another option.

Rat nodded to the man before looking back at the mask.

"what does this mask stand for now?...Not killing...." Rat softly whispered almost to himself, He then held the mask out to the man and smiled.

Rat looked out the cockpit window and began to laugh, imagining each of the passing colours were blaster beams "Pew,pew..." He pretended.

[member="Cawrion Chyrox"]