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LEVEL 1313, CORUSCANT
On Coruscant, Level 1313 had a particular reputation for lawlessness.
It was where many gangs, thieves, criminals of all sorts, made their home. No security force was bold enough to try and bring order to that chaos, no government ignorant enough to believe they could make change without blowing out budgets, and no private investigators naive enough to try and follow leads without fear of a slug to the back of the head...
And then there was Jand Talo.
The Nagai Padawan had been assigned the much simpler task of ferreting out some common pickpockets who were stealing from citizens on the upper levels. However, throughout the course of the task, it had become apparent that it was not as straightforward as believed, and that the pickpockets were actually part of a larger, more organized, thieves ring. And being a newer resident of Coruscant, Jand took it upon himself to venture down in pursuit, without knowledge of the seedy - and dangerous - reputation 1313 had.
It soon became evident that, by following the pickpockets in secret, using the methods of Force Stealth taught by Jedi Master Noble, Jand was able to tail the sentients to find the ring of criminals. Yet, with some degree of caution and forethought, Jand reached out to another Padawan, in order to bring some reinforcement of his own. And with a quick comlink call to Iris, the mission had been explained, the other individual updated on progress, and an place agreed on to meet.
Jand had failed to recognize any concern or apprehension from his peer, were it present.
As far as Jand was concerned, he was on official Jedi business, and that meant he had a job to complete.
"Holo-log update," Jand said as he crouched on a rooftop of a rundown apartment building. He peered down across the streets below, his targets in sight. "I have followed the Twi'lek twins to level thirteen-thirteen, where they seem to have contacted members of their criminal ring. I am currently waiting for the reinforcement of Jedi Padawan Iris Arani, where we will then proceed to continue investigation - and tailing - of the thieves ring known as the Smooth Hands."
Below, the thieves milled about, laughing and joking and chatting.
They were confident...
Jand looked forward to bringing them all down.
"Resuming observation, end holo-log update."