[8/20 Dom 15/10UC]
"Most likely."
It could have been Sith troops of course, they had regularly ground pounders to do the jobs that didn't interest their special snowflake lightning-tossers after all, but the kid was probably right. Chances were this had been people who wanted their ships or somebody elses ship or to loot. It would be nice to think they'd just been trying to escape, to live, but the galaxy was full of terrible people, this was just the way it was. Jimmy didn't much bother trying to pretend otherwise. Hell, some days he was the terrible person.
"Sure thing kid, you do that."
Not that he much wanted to go through an underground parking hangar on his own that probably had no power, but hey. Such was life.
"Mind my stuff. Especially the jacket."
He commented, stripping. Lizard physiology meant this wasn't particularly shocking or inappropriate. Perks of the species. Trandoshans could beat him in an arm wrestling fight and heal quicker, but Aar'aa had their own skills. His pebbly skin was already starting to go from it's usual bright green to the colours of his surroundings as he hit the button for the elevator and crept in.
This was the worst part, he reflected as it descended. When those doors opened he would be largely exposed. If there was nothing there he'd likely be fine. If there was..
"Someone, somewhere has to owe me, just a little."
He muttered, sending unspecified prayers to anyone who might be listening. With an entirely inappropriately cheerful ding, the elevator doors slid open into darkness, let sporadically by failing emergency lights. With the rapid stop start motion of his progenitors. The hangar was big, and tiered. Somewhere in the depths he could hear movement. He was careful to keep the scrabble of his own feet and claws to a minimum.
There were still ships, and he appraised them as he went. He had no interest in being shot out of the sky twice in one day. Most of these didn't even have hyperdrives, just little pleasure cruisers really. He'd take one if he had to, but he'd prefer to put some space between himself and this world.
"Ahhh, there you are, you beauty."
He breathed. Compared to many of the expansive crafts in the hangar, she was not in fact beautiful, looking to be more hauler than pleasure craft, but those were shield generators, there was a bump that indicated a hyperdrive, here enough firepower to get out of this hangar even with the doors stuck closed from the power outage. Yes, this would do just fine.
Jimmy did what he did best, 'Jimmy-ing' the ship open without damaging it. A quick exploration to make sure it was fueled up and as deserted as it seemed. In the cargo hold he paused, looking at the loaded bay.
"I wonder..."
Prying open a crate he looked inside and caught his breath, before laughing.
"Someone owed me all right, oh this was worth it."
Even a third, he'd split it, he was honest, Ultrachrome always commanded a high price after all, and with his connections he knew an tiger striped criminal in the market for some of it, and word was she always paid and believed in investments. An important consideration. Some of that kind would just kill you and take the cargo. Jimmy liked to not only get paid, but to have the chance to enjoy his pay.
With a sharp toothed grin he powered the ship up. It was tight flying in the hangar, but the lizard wasn't all boast, he was one of the best. In moments the ships guns had let the sunlight into the hangar and the ship out. He cpuld have just left but.. He did have a little tinge of a conscience. Besides, the kid had his jacket.
He lowered the ship near the little guard hut and the man and boy. Toggling on the outside intercom and lowering the ramp.
"Last call to get off this charming little vacation hotspot, let's go folks, shake a leg! And bring my jacket!"
Once they were board, he punched it, putting the unlovely ship through it's paces, masterfully avoiding anyone else in the sky and jumping into hyperspace at the soonest opportunity.
"Well, that was an adventure, and lads, we picked the right ship! Wait till you see the cargo we've jacked. Best unintentional smuggling I've ever done!"
[member="Cedric Grayson"] [member="Lancem Cuiléin"] [member="Chiasa Kritivaas"] [member="Captain Larraq"]