| [member="Miss Blonde"] |
"Gotcha."
Alicia leaned back in her seat once more, leg folded over the other, as the effects of the drug laced cigarette begun to subside. Turning in her seat to once of the Hades crew, she addressed the Rodian male with a grim smile. "I want my share of the operation loaded onto my ship."
"I don't take orders from you girl," the Rodian responded, already in the motion of turning his back to the Human woman who sat before him.
Alicia licked her lips, taking the next few seconds to think. Her Force Powers were meant to be a secret. James, the Black Tie Syndicate and her other associates outside of the syndicate, were not aware that she was Force sensitive. Keeping her talents in the Force to herself, she had crafted a well made disguise of a nonchalant merchant from Chandrila, who was always ready to do what was necessary for good business. It didn't make sense that she would have the power to compel simpletons into doing her bidding, with the power of the Force.
The attack on Echo'lya had been a worthwhile investment of her time and talents. To gain the rare piece of beskar- even if her share of the raid would be small- was worth the effort. But the criminals she was working with were unreliable, a band of thieves, crooks and murderers only interested in themselves. Why share the loot from Echo'lya, when you could simply take all of it? Such a notion was not unheard, especially in a Galaxy that had currently adopted the mantra of dog eat dog. If governments could instigate a war over entire worlds full of resources, as seen with the recent annexation of the Roche system, then it wasn't a stretch for the members of the Black Tie Syndicate to do the same.
Alicia was confident that James wouldn't allow such a thing to occur, considering their relationship with one another, but then again, he was only one man and the crew of the Hades were loyal to Miss Blonde, paid to take up arms at the mere command of their boss. To ensure that her time and talents hadn't been wasted, Alicia wanted to make sure that her cut was safe on board the Initium before the raiding party returned to the Hades, so that it could be used in her work at the Home.
But was the revelation that she was Force Sensitive be worth a small portion of beskar, however rare the material was? As she thought over her well crafted persona and the circumstances surrounding this one decision, to compel this Rodian rut to do as he was told, she considered all the factors and variables. For a start, the Rodian had a weak mind and she knew that she could make him do as she had originally told him too, for she was powerful in the dark side of the Force.
The dark side had the ability to dominate the mind of another, without them ever realizing what had happened to them. But the power itself left a traceable mark, that only a trained Force sensitive could discover and follow. Alicia knew that James was a powerful Force user. Not as strong as she was, with Alicia already knowing that if it came to a situation where she was forced to reveal herself and the full bulk of her powers, he would be no match for her. It was possible that he would feel the traces of the dark side, by the time he returned to the Hades with everyone else.
And she knew that Miss Blonde herself was a Force sensitive as well. Whilst the leader of the Black Tie Syndicate was not as strong as she was, or trained in the ways of the Force as James, she displayed an intelligence that could rival the Chandrilan. Miss Blonde's business acumen well surpassed Alicia at this time, with a well run business at her feet and she displayed the tactful awareness to do what was necessary, making her dangerous to Alicia. With an entire ship at her disposal, it's crew and the ability to generate entire armies with Spaarti Creations, Miss Blonde would be extremely dangerous to have as an enemy.
If it was revealed that Alicia was Force sensitive, then it would pave the way for questions. Why had she hidden her powers in the Force? Who was she really? How was she so powerful in the dark side? These things, and more, made Alicia think hard. As the few seconds passed, she finally came to a decision. She needed only to compel the Rodian enough to listen to her, and given his weak mind, Alicia was only required to use a fraction of her powers to make him do as he had been originally told. By the time the raiding party returned with the rest of the Mandalorian iron they had stole, she was confident that any residual traces of the Force would be gone from the Rodian's mind and that he would continue without ever knowing that a Sith Lord had touched his mind, compelling him to complete an order he had initially denied.
Reaching out with the Force, with a subtly that would rival Darth Ferus and his Sith Assassins, Alicia compelled the Rodian to change his mind. Stopping mid turn, the Rodian turned back to Alicia with a subtle grin, thinking that it would be safer to do as he was told, rather than flat out deny someone so close to his boss, unaware that the idea that had formed in his mind was not his own. "I apologize and of course, I will have your share moved to your ship."
Alicia nodded and without another word, turned back to monitoring communications and traffic coming in and out of Echo'lya, wary of the custom officials that she had managed to keep busy for the moment, content that her share would be secured.
