Dancing Into Trouble

[Valiens Nantaris]

@[member="Mira Keen"] @[member="Siobhan Kerrigan"] @[member="Hevana Martin"]

At least this was a nicer planet than Tatooine. There was sand, yes, but mostly on tropical beaches and sun washed islands. It was a very different feel.

The planet of Gaia was a garden planet not far from Fondor. It was also a planet which had changed much since Hevana's time, having developed into a tourist destination instead of a top secret Imperial hideout. The lush jungles were dangerous though and filled with dangers and predators, so it had also become a place for big game hunters to come and test their skills against imported and native monsters.

In the capital of Lustre, the various wealthy visitors mingled with each other, the staff and the...imported entertainment.

Three such visitors had disembarked from their transport and had headed into the capital, situated near and over the waters of a calm bay. They looked very slightly out of place, but Tegaea showed no doubt as she led them to a high class bar situated under the water, and surrounded on all sides by aquatic life. This was their location.

"Now remember, you two, don't get into trouble and don't pick up the chicks until our business is finished. We're here to meet our contact and to meet the planet's Director." She knew Siobhan and Hevana well enough to know they'd either start a fight or try and seduce anything female if she let them. Time for that later.
It was then that Tegaea noted that this was a bar with dancers and she sighed. "And don't stick credits in their thongs yet either," she said, looking at Siobhan.

 

[Mira Keen]

Mira, usually located on Nar Shaddaa, had been relocated by her contact to Gaia, in a very high class bar. So high class it was underwater. Mira stood on a platform in her skimpy costume and danced sensuously. On the other side of the room, she noticed three women enter. Odd. Usually it was men, drunk, sober, or a mix. This was the first time a woman had entered since she had arrived.

 

[Hevana Martin]

Hevana followed along with wide open eyes, taking in all the sights around her. Everything was so... pretty. Yes. Let's go with that word. She had totally noticed the amazing scenery beautiful plant life, amazing architecture and the sheer majesty of the bay. No, she had not immediately started staring at the dancers all of which were... very pretty. Of course Hevana had always prefered a bit more hands on entertainment, but she had heard stories about dancers who held "private" sessions. One could hope anyway!

One in particular caught her eye, a dancer who had noticed the three of them enter. It was taking a severely large amount of willpower not to go over there, but the colonel's words had been orders and orders still overrode even her most basic of instincts. Mostly. "Can put them in their bras instead then?"

 

[Valiens Nantaris]

Tegaea's attention was drawn to the dancer for a moment and she stared at her before looking back to Hevana. "Sure, but remember we're supposed to be doing work here."

Standing, she beckoned to @[member="Mira Keen"] to come over to an empty platform near them. She had a suspicion this might be their girl. And if not...well...she was very pretty.

 

[Siobhan Kerrigan]

"You're very stern and on business...Mistress," Siobhan whispered into Tegaea's ear after being admonished not to stick credits into dancers' thongs. Siobhan looked rather out of place in the upper class environment, but showed no doubt about it. After all, she had managed just fine on Hapes! After causing an extreme amount of property damage and littering the streets with corpses. But it had impressed the aristos and gotten her invited to fancy parties and cultural events to which she had paid little attention.

"But we also don't want to draw attention, so we have to look like normal, decadent tourists, don't we?" Siobhan said with a wink, positioning herself next to Tegaea as she eyed the dancer, @[member="Mira Keen"].

 

[Mira Keen]

Mira saw the red head beckon to her, and stepped down from her platform and onto one directly in front of them. "Liking the view?" she asked, bending close to them.

 

[Siobhan Kerrigan]

"Oh, very much," Siobhan said with a smile, giving the dancer a one-over. "And the flexibility". Just how many reach and flexibility references could this writer integrate?

Kerri, business. You know, that little thing called work, the inner voice reminded her. She was not handing out credit chits or asking for a private performance yet, so that had to count for good behaviour! In the multiversal cinema that lay in a secluded pocket dimension deep in the infinite realm that was the void, at least one Siobhan Kerrigan sitting upon a throne made of skulls and bones was facepalming!

 

[Valiens Nantaris]

Tegaea had to admit that she was indeed enjoying the view...but unlike @[member="Siobhan Kerrigan"] she constrained herself a little and just smiled. "Very nice. Now, I was hoping to speak to Delta. Can you point them in my direction?" she asked. Delta was their codename for their contact, and it could be the dancer, or someone else...

(@[member="Mira Keen"] If you want that to be you feel free!)

 

[Mira Keen]

"Delta?" Mira asked. She raised an eyebrow discreetly, then squatted. "I think you just earned your friends a private dance, Red." She stepped off the platform, and led the way to a back room.

 

[Valiens Nantaris]

Tegaea got up, making no visual sign at the message, but followed the dancer into one of the private booths. Inside was a chair at one end and a pole and bed at the other. Subdued lighting filled the room. She put a hand on Siobhan's shoulder, almost by instinct...to stop her going and 'appraising' her goods.
"So I'm hoping you've got no cameras in here, don't want to get spied on in case we have some fun later," Tegaea said loudly, though it was a message to @[member="Mira Keen"] to ask if the room was secure.

 

[Mira Keen]

Mira smiled. "Course not. Customer privacy." Then she grew serious, leaning against the wall. "So what did you want with me?"

 

[Valiens Nantaris]

Tegaea made sure no one was listening at the door, and then came closer. "We were sent to meet with you. I was told that you had information on someone we want to 'talk' with. His name's Aston Dale, businessman hiding out here on Gaia. We need to know where he is and who he's working with."

Tegaea was very close, able to smell the dancer's perfume. "This will be dangerous for you, but we need your help. We'll make sure you are...rewarded." She was sure @[member="Siobhan Kerrigan"] and @[member="Hevana Martin"] would love to help out there, and so would she.

 

[Siobhan Kerrigan]

Siobhan smiled at the mention of a private dance, but clamped down on her lust and kept her self-control. Well, her not particularly impressive self-control, but nonetheless. She gave an exaggerated sigh when @[member="Tegaea Alcori"] gripped her shoulder, but gave a nod of acknowledgement. Really, they had lots of time and playing decadent tourists was part of the cover.

She had a look at the door, making sure they weren't being watched. Then Tegaea spoke up and Siobhan nodded enthusiastically. "What she said. You'll be rewarded very well. Always compensate well for deluxe services."

 

[Mira Keen]

"Heh, too bad we couldn't just skip to the reward," muttered Mira. She didn't mind the red haired woman being so close, really, but she needed space to think. "Aston Dale? He's a businessman, alright. Sells weapons, mostly, but behind she scenes he has connections with the Hutts and the Slave Trade, black market stuff.
"But I don't even know your names, yet. Don't you think if we're going to work together, we should get a bit more acquainted?"

 

[Siobhan Kerrigan]

Siobhan listened, all attention. when Mira talked about the Aston Dale fellow. "Sounds like a real charmer. Having a 'chat' with him should be plenty of fun." She raised an eyebrow when Mira said they should become more familiar with each. "Better acquainted...now you're talking!" she quipped, expression totally innocent when she gave the dancer a smile. "Name's Siobhan Kerrigan."

 

[Valiens Nantaris]

"I'm Tegaea Alcori, and that's Hevana Martin. We work for Omega Pyre." She stepped back and admired @[member="Mira Keen"]. "You are a very memorable attraction," Tegaea said approvingly. "So what did you want to do now? I think we have time for a little display before we go and try and roust out the bad guy, don't you think @[member="Siobhan Kerrigan"]?"

 

[Siobhan Kerrigan]

Siobhan looked like the cat about to get the cream. "Oh, we absolutely have time for a display. Those vile thugs should be polite enough to wait their turn. It would be criminal to just go without a beautiful lady the attention she deserves," she purred. She tilted her head sideways to get a better glimpse at the @[member="Mira Keen"]. As one could see, Siobhan was well-versed in good manners and had her priorities figured.

 

[Mira Keen]

Mira smirked. "Well, if you say so," said Mira, adjusting her bra and thong. She stepped over to the pole, and began to dance around it, occasionally giving her admirers a wink.

 

[Valiens Nantaris]

Tegaea settled back to watch @[member="Mira Keen"]. She was, in general, a more restrained person than her colleagues and so she made no outward sign of her appreciation apart from the occasional smile.
She looked across to @[member="Siobhan Kerrigan"] to see how she was enjoying the show!

 

[Siobhan Kerrigan]

Whereas Tegaea appeared rather restrained, Siobhan was less good at hiding her appreciation. Or rather she generally did not see much of a reason to. Thus she had a rather lustful expression on her face, as evidenced by how her eyes seemed to follow the dancer's skilled moves and she unconsciously licked her lips.

Still, while not the model of restraint that @[member="Tegaea Alcori"] was, she did not succumb to the urge to start sticking credit chits into places that would have given her the chance to cope a feel!