Operation Concierge

[Varindar Asyt]

Poodoo... Driver errors

 

[Varindar Asyt]

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[Chekīta Kaie]

"Alright you win, don't wanna get on your bad side hon, don't tend to make many friends, corpse, well that is another story". There was plenty of time for fun later, and she didn't want to ruin her current sleeping arrangements with the hotel. Though cash wasn't a problem there was not garentee for vacancy and if so less chance of getting a good room this time at night, unless Solomon was willing to share.

The bartender came around giving Chekita her new drink before heading back to fix up Varindar's new order,"Pina, whata? not a drink I've heard of before? what's it like"? She assumed it had a pineapple taste, but judging from the name was more then that. Sounded like something a rich girl on a aquatic cruise liner would order while sunbathing, was their a relation to it and her swimming carrier? or was the drink just a popular one, never the least she was interested in this Pina Colada.

[member="Varindar Asyt"]

 

[Chekīta Kaie]

dam site issues

 

[Varindar Asyt]

"A pina colada is a cocktail served inside a Tibrin coconut shell, with coconut juice mixed in with rum and pineapple juice" the bartender answered [member="Chekīta Awaud"]. "In fact, it's rather popular among Rishii and also on Rakata Prime and Dulvoyinn"

It was clear to Varindar that she was to try as many types of cocktails as she was able to drink before returning to the hotel. Perhaps the bartender was someone that ended up on Corellia after living some time as a traveling artist. Maybe even a starving one. Or so she could tell by the psychometric feel she would get by touching the glass she previously used for the last cocktail. As the rather well-traveled barman prepared the pina colada, she could start smelling pineapple as well. And some local variety of rum mixed in, almost as if home-made. That rum just doesn't taste the same as those mass-produced varieties of rum because the recipe wasn't the same either. And yet it seemed that other patrons wanted to be near her not so much because of her as a person, but her cocktail: pina colada was an exotic drink, and she only had it once on Trandosha as part of those pain-killing drinks after a night of races in the short-course pool. Once the coconut shell was finally filled with that cocktail mixture, she was also given a straw, and Chekita, too: this is not the sort of cocktail one should gulp all at once.

"Good: what's next?"

 

[Chekīta Kaie]

"That seems like quite the exotic and complicated drink, though now you explain what is it I can understand why I've never heard of it before, that and the planets you say it is famous on, Rishi is a tropical jungle isn't it, probably have coconuts growing everywhere".


Maybe that could be a new goal, to try as many cocktails as she could in shot form, get a good feel for the different drinks in the galaxy, find something new and exciting, a tantalizing taste bud test as some may call it, or an excuse to drink way to much. First thing first was to down the next round of shots, the bartender coming back with both their respective orders, Chekita not wasiting time, with her's downing the shot in but a few seconds, almost slamming the glass against the counter.

"Woo, sweet and bitter and still just as strong, now that's a good drink". She would order a few more shots while Varindar handled her Pina coconuta, finishing once she was done. "Next, well next we dance and try to pick up some cute guys or gurls for some funsies back at the hotel if you are up for it", she said with a small slur.

[member="Varindar Asyt"]

 

[Varindar Asyt]

"Rishi is a tropical jungle, but is also mostly known as a smuggler's heaven in Confederate space. Rakata Prime is one big archaeologic site, while Dulvoyinn is, well, much more sparsely populated than the other two tropical jungles" the bartender told [member="Chekīta Awaud"].

"Maybe a Drongar sonic servodriver will be good"

Drongar sonic servodrivers contained Sullustan gin, Old Janx and spicebrew, the last one was artisanal as far as the variety used in this very bar was concerned. To think that Varindar drank more alcohol here than she ever had in one meal, made her a little uncomfortable, but it seemed to be pretty addictive; she knew that the Little Green Men on Trandosha was packed every night and booze needed to be resupplied on a daily basis there, even though not all booze gets depleted at the same rate. And it was on the fourth floor of the hotel she owned! But once the servodriver was prepared, she would not suspect that some Duro drunkard was going to see her drink something new. After all, Duros were a common sight in cantinas all over the planet... and Varindar could feel that the Duro wanted something with her that was more expansive in scope than a simple drink. Perhaps a night with her or something similar, in one of those unbooked rooms of the hotel perhaps. Then again, maybe Chekita was also wanting to bring back someone else to her room.

"I've often had a soft spot for Scarif; guess just how good you would look on Scarif's beaches..." a male Duro told Varindar. "One Drongar sonic servodriver please, before I spend the night with you"

 

[Chekīta Kaie]

Tropical jungle, yes that was widely known fact, though if she recalled it was not under the control of the CIS and was home to some sort of medical company. That and Chekita was certain the GE did some sort of major mining operation at some point, having lived on Nar Shadda for most of her childhood event around that side of the galaxy were more well known to her. "Perhaps you should become a tour guide instead of a bar keep with that sort of know how" she said in a humors tone before turning attention back to Varindar.

Drongar sonic servodrive, I think I've had one before, can't remember where but the name rings a bell, "quite the cocktail from what I know, gets you a bit buzzed". Had quite a nice taste as well as most servodrive drink did, he reached over to ask the bartender for another drink when a large male Duro walked over to Varindar, his intentions on the matter quite clear to see. "ooooh look at you Vary already getting the guys" she joked, giving her a small wink as the bartender got her another drink, "looks like I have to step up my game".

Thankfully she too was drawing the eyes of some people down the back, most notably was Trandoshan at the other end of a bar, licking his lips in a suggestive manner while staring at the Mandaloiran.

[member="Varindar Asyt"]

 

[Varindar Asyt]

"Now that's what I call... a buzz" Varindar told the Duro after drinking the Drongar sonic servodriver, with the alcohol kicking in.

From her experience with Trandoshans back at the Crown Nebula, Varindar knew that most Trandoshans found human/Near-Human females either pretty with few exceptions (and those exceptions tended to be the result of severe injuries or malformations) or ugly with few exceptions. So it didn't surprise her in the slightest that some Trandoshan found [member="Chekīta Awaud"] attractive. Plus she knew that, with beauty standards being as uneven as they are, there ought to be someone else that would find Chekita's breasts better than Varindar's, for instance. And yet, maybe she could bring the Duro into Chekita's room. And she would sleep in that bedroom herself, too. A quadruple-occupancy bedroom as rented by Chekita: it was time for her to determine what proverbial "rooms for improvement" there were in that property. And the minibar was among the items she would hope would be stocked enough to allow a proper testing. And thus Varindar asked the barman for the tab, since she knew that she wanted to keep some room for alcoholic beverages from the minibar for both her and the Duros.

"The tab please"

"Why?" the male Duro asked.

"I know somewhere else where we can drink... however much you want... away from prying eyes" Varindar answered, before paying her bar tab.

 

[Chekīta Kaie]

With both women getting the eye of a certain person the two separated for a short while, Chekita focusing down on the lizard bounty hunter looking fellow a meter or two away. Though she was well aware of her assets one thing that also stood out was her muscular figure and toned abs, one could easily see that she was no mere party going gal. The Trandoshan probably knew that to, a strong female we season fighter was certainly something their kind would be interested in and being a Mandaloiran helped, Chekita having the clans symbol tattooed onto her arm.

"I see you there cold blood, what you up to tonight? kicking back after a bounty? hope you didn't kill anyone I knew"

The man gave a small chuckle and hiss, "if I did then there is not a lot left of them, explosions tend to only leave puffy little pink clouds behind".

"Oh a fire works expert, I know a decent amount of how to make things go boom".

"He I bet you do, I see you are packing yourself", he replied making motion to her body, again both her muscles and breasts

"I see you are a man of fine taste".

"And you too, certainly can drink a lot you and that other girl smashed quite a few glasses".

"I'm only getting started, if you want we can smash some more glasses".

The male raised an eye brow, quickly sculling his own drink before turning back to the Mando, "by all means lead the way".
[member="Varindar Asyt"]

 

[Varindar Asyt]

"Where is that?" the Duro was asking in the dead of night. "Bars typically are pretty uneven when it comes to food quality, so I hope you know of a good place to eat"

"I run a five-star hotel in Axial Park; here you will get to spend a night with me in that hotel, free of charge"

While [member="Chekīta Awaud"] was talking at length about her demolitions expertise with the Trandoshan she hooked up with, and how to translate that into drinking, the Duro that wanted nothing more than a night with her. And, of course, loud music, dancing, and food, with the latter being very important to the Duro for this specific night out. So she would be left to wonder which rooms were left to be rented out at this time of the night: she wasn't very picky when all the choices were by all means legitimate five-star accommodations, albeit double or quadruple-occupancy regular rooms, nothing like those Hutt suites on the top floors. Even 90% occupancy rate in a five-star hotel the size of the Daoba still left plenty of rooms to choose from, and 90% occupancy rate was rather normal from what she could make out in a property of the Daoba's stature. As for food, however, she could feel that the Duro is a rather picky eater, and not just in terms of the cuisine (although she knew from experience that often pickiness is motivated by either survival instinct or medical reasons). Before she left the bar, she had one last word of caution to the Mando girl:

"I hope you can find your way back to the hotel without me"

 

[Chekīta Kaie]

"You have my attention miss Mando, you speaking of some sort of club or a private spot to hang out"? He asked with what she could only guess was their races version of a thoughtful expression. "Well it's not a club per say, nor a private spot, but it does have a dancing area and I kind of own it for the next few nights, also has somthing called 5 star, you wouldn't happen to know anything about that"? It was clear the women hinted to a high class hotel but she wanted to tease the lizard man for a bit before getting together.

He pretended to be surprised ,going along with the teasing from Chekita. "Oh you have some fancy hotel room, shelling out a reward from your last job or something along those lines"? Great minds seemed to think alike, and although he was technically right it would be beast to keep the acutal mission she did under wraps, he was a Trandosian after all, kind of ironic now that she thought about it.

"Yes, here, look at this", she replied handing him a small card with the details of the hotel she was staying at, "think of it as another small job to do before your next outing, I look forward to testing your skills". The bounty hunter returned with a sly nod, taking his hand in a sort of follow me sort of fashion leading him towards the entrance, "this is quite a night" She got towards the entrance as Varindar started to leave asking her the question, "maybe, I remember the name most drivers know that, you taking your own taxi back to the hotel room"?

[member="Varindar Asyt"]

 

[Varindar Asyt]

"Ah yes, I will take my own taxi back to the hotel, just out of safety concerns"

Often, when a party lived outside of walking distance, and one was in a group, it was good form to designate someone, at least here in Teeno Village, as the designated driver for safety reasons. Or, barring that, make sure one could afford a taxi. And, of course, [member="Chekīta Awaud"] and her Trandoshan date also mentioned the five-star hotel room. But, for now, neither date knew about the exact property: their respective dates shall soon find out. Hopefully I won't be getting dizzy after drinking an additional drink from the minibar, Varindar thought, before she boarded a taxi back to the Daoba.

 

[Chekīta Kaie]

Chekita gave a small nod,ever know what could happen in the streets late at night, the Mando giving the Jedi a small wave as the cabs started to pull up. "Guess I will see you at the hotel then, but don't start the party until I walk in, don't want to miss a minute of this". With a coy smile she pushed her date into the awaiting cab, almost diving into the back seat herself, poking the diver in the back with the hotel card. "This place I have a room for the night and need to get a few people back there for a party, you know where it is"? The driver gave the card a lazt once over before nodding, starting up the speeders engines and making way to the hotel, a little confused by the fact a women like her was able to apparently afford a room there.

[member="Varindar Asyt"]

 

[Varindar Asyt]

"Thank you"

As for starting the party before [member="Chekīta Awaud"] arrived at the hotel, everything depended on the ride itself: it was entirely possible the taxicab ride could cause her to be caught in an airborne traffic jam, or Chekita, whose taxi left the premises before Varindar's cab. With that information, Varindar realized that most taxicabs that picked up guests around here only had enough space for two, or three passengers. There was no time for booking a limo, nor time for waiting on a larger taxi that may prove inappropriate for their needs even though one taxi that could seat four guests and a driver, droid or sentient, was cheaper than a pair of two-seater taxis. Now that they were onboard the taxi, and returning back to the Daoba, Varindar's date began to talk more about his dream of vacationing on Scarif, and why she would look that great on the beaches of that planet. Which she knew led her back to her experience of swimming, about which she would readily be able to talk, on a rather basic level. No, I'm not drawn to that sport because of voyeurism, she thought, sensing that the Duro was a voyeur kind of guest.

"Destination?" the taxicab driver asked.

"The Daoba Hotel please"

"As I was saying, you would look gorgeous on Scarif's beaches. What do you do to look so... good?"

"Before I ran the Crown Nebula on Trandosha, I was a slave to the Ta'jar Blood Gang, which ran the hotel at the time, and I was the star swimmer of the hotel's team back then. In Trandoshan swimming parlance, we were doing hippodrome swimming races in a short-course, 25m pool as opposed to open-water swimming"

 

[Chekīta Kaie]

Varindar kind of had the right idea by separate cabs, even if most could fit around 4 people with 1 in the front and three in the back that was only with humans. For two women, a lizard and a Druo things would be very crapped. Also with just the two in the back each women could get more acquainted with their respective date before things got more intimate back at the hotel room.

"So how does a girl like you wide up being a mercenary and more so in a bar at night in such an outfit? didn't think you mando's would spend time in a place like this, you know that proud warrior culture you have". Her date asking, a little confused by the fact a mando would be putting out on some trade world far away from their home planet.

"Well lets just say the clan I am now in wasn't exactly unified when growing up, meant I more or less spent time in the Nar Shadda underworld then with my Clan, and though circumstances have changed I still keep most of my own routine". Though such would need to be stopped once she became the new Alor, not exactly good for face to be running around with Lizard men on some trade world.

The two would continue to talk, mainly about past jobs and other work, in what felt like only a few minutes the cab pulling up to the fancy motel, Chekita grasping the hand of the Trandosian, helping him out of the taxi. "Here we are, home sweet home for the night, I've got a nice party room booked out too, so it's almost as if we never left the bar in the first place".

[member="Varindar Asyt"]

 

[Varindar Asyt]

[member="Chekīta Awaud"] must have realized by now that Trandoshans had wider body frames than Duros or humans. Meanwhile, the two would continue to talk about various beaches around the galaxy, such as the Golden Beaches, some distance away from Coronet City, but very crowded, as well as each planet and its relationship with swimming. Plus the difference between swimming strokes, the pools used for hippodrome swimming (i.e. short-course vs. long-course), and how the Ta'jars even operated nightly swimming meets but no two nights were the same for wagering. Elianne and Varindar were crowd favorites back then, and perhaps the Duro's interest in human females was piqued by mentioning that Elianne, in fact, had a somewhat similar physique to Varindar but a rather different face and hair. As the couple's taxi arrived at the hotel's main lobby, she could spot Chekita and the Trando just going off their own cab, which meant they arrived only a few moments after. Yes, it would be much like they never left the bar in the first place, just that they would be following Chekita to the room, since Chekita was the one with the key.

"Chekita is the one with the room, I hope you're ready to spend the night there, drink and dance all night, or at least before either of us falls asleep"

 

[Chekīta Kaie]

Chakita stopped walking towards the hotel entrance fr a second as the sound of Varindars voice echoed from behind, the women looking back to see her counterpart and date catching up. "Well well well, looks like you love birds are getting along good, spend that cab time interacting a bit more before things get wild". Her tone was playful in manner while she indicated for all three to follow into the hotel entrance and make way to the elevator what would take the group straight to her room for the night. "Evey thing is payed for by the hotel, so in a sense everything is on me tonight", even if the room was free thanks to her job earlier in the day. "There is enough to go around in booze and music, same goes for beds as well should you wish to use them". Be it for sleep or other activities, or both, this was a 3 day stay after all, no reason to keep this a strict on nighter.

[member="Varindar Asyt"]

 

[Varindar Asyt]

"Maybe at the end of the night, if you don't mind, you could tell me if you're available for the next two nights in this room"

Just because [member="Chekīta Awaud"] was given three free nights here didn't mean that Varindar should do everything with him spread over all three nights. But, if she was to keep doing things beyond the first night, she would need to know about the Duro's schedule for the next two nights. Of course, the minibar would contain local delicacies, such as Corellian noale (which was actually about as strong as lum) but since it was much weaker than tihaar or other drinks, they would need to be drinking far more of it than was the case with the stuff drunk back at the bar. With the Duro being as hungry as ever, she knew that something wasn't right. But it just couldn't be any old candle-lit dinner out there; perhaps, if there was a second night, they could dine in one of the five restaurants at the hotel in that fashion. Nevertheless, with the music being blasted the way it was, Varindar had one last instruction to give the Duro before the music would start, and hopefully the other guests in surrounding rooms won't mind the music. If they were that lucky to begin with.

"Before we go drink more booze to the tune of Mando music, perhaps something from room service will be something you will appreciate. Oh and the Trandoshan will have access to the room service menu, too"

 

[Chekīta Kaie]

Chakita was quite surprised with how forward thinking and willing she was to get down and party. From what she had gleaned from the seemly calm and straight forward girl she did not expect her to be so outgoing. It was quite the spectral to see from a distance as the group made their way up to the room, Chekita getting out the access card and letting everyone in. "Well if we are thinking about this get together spanning more then one night we may need to ask the hotel for some more towels in the bathroom", she joked, turning on the ambient lights.

Truth be told she'd like to spend some time out on the city, her Trando date seemed to be quite knowledgeable about the surrounding areas, on the trip back detailing some interesting shops and venues to have fun at. Most related to the two's type of work, but some also included music stores and the local swoop racing tracks along with the gambling done there. Oh yes if she player her cards right the next few days would be a blast for the two, perhaps a double date with Varindar would be in order too, it would be nice to see how she gets along with her own partner.

As everyone started to settle in Chekita looked over to the other women as she mentioned food, herself realizing that the last thing eaten was during the sting operation. "Ah yes that is a good idea, I am a little hungry myself, could go for a nice steak of some sort, tender with a lot of spice, maybe have a beer with it too, how bout you scales"? The Trando merc thought about it for a second, "I am guessing Wookie if off the menu, though I do feel like sea food, whats this place got in that"?

[member="Varindar Asyt"]