Delicate
City of Yinn La Hi
The heat was near unbearable. The slick moisture from beneath the hair covering her neck ran in small streams down her shoulders. Her face had already reddened, the start of an onset sunburn that would no doubt be agonizing in the days to come. How long had she been meandering the streets? It felt like days, but in reality it may have been a mere forty minutes standard time. Her figure was largely obscured by the attire she wore due to the xenophobic nature of the locals. Of course, it did little to help her sweating problem, even light as it were. Here she was no queen, nor nobility. She was simply a foreigner in a distant land, unwelcome as it were. That was the most disconcerting fact. The reason for being on Sorrus however was worth the ostracizing nature of the local citizens. A rumor as it were, but one from reliable sources within her circle of advisors back on Naboo had informed her of two potential merits of Sorrus. The first, an ancient ruin dedicated as a shrine in secret to the Sith predating both the Galactic Civil War and even the Clone Wars. The second was the potential for this temple of sorts to have hidden within mysteries still yet undiscovered by the galaxy, long since forgotten by the sands of time. Unfortunately, on the reverse side of fortune, the informant that had reported this information to Jamie's advisor had suddenly vanished without trace almost immediately after reporting that information.Whatever happened to him, happened on Sorrus.
Her hand wiped away the beads of sweat that littered her forehead, and a heavy breath escaped her dusty, dirt smeared face. The sand kicked up from the occasional gusts of air countered the comfort that the breeze brought with it, thus Jamie worked to pull the hood further over herself for protection. It was no use though, the sand always found a way. It was coarse, and rough, and got everywhere. The portable terminal at which she sat cross-legged atop one of the tiny duracrete buildings had poor reception, though she fiddled with the device as best she could. After all, the blonde was hardly a slicer or technological genius. She needed a more reliable map of Yinn La Hi if she had any hope of finding clues as to where Tafnar had gone missing. Hopefully someplace with a bit of air conditioning!"Oh come now!" She nearly shouted, slapping the side of the screen with her hand. "Connect!" Jamie groaned and shook her head in frustration.
All she wanted was a place to start her search.
Several minutes would pass in agonizing silent frustration before she heard the three sweet sounding beeps that indicated she had finally received a signal. Quickly as her fingers would tap she scoured the local archives database, nothing that wasn't openly available, but nonetheless simply strolling into the building would raise more than a few eyes of suspicion from the Sorrusians. Near-human as they were, Jamie didn't want to risk outing herself as an alien to the planet. Her accent was thick, clearly of the Naboo, and her mannerisms likely would speak to that of nobility, both unlike that of Sorrus.
Once the girl had what she needed, a quick review of likely locations brought her attention to one area of interest: the entertainment district. It was littered with cantinas, clubs, and gambling houses. It was a prime location for the less moral folk. Crime was typical in those areas. Abductions, robberies, vandalism. It was the same any place in the galaxy, and Sorrus was no different. If someone had taken the man, it was there she would find clues. Perhaps once this matter was settled she would be able to locate what she was really there for: to explore this Sith shrine. Quietly Jamie packed away the mobile terminal, sliding the device into her pack and quickly closing the clasps with two clicks. Down she went over the side of the building with a soft thud into the sand covered street and began to make her way towards the district several blocks to the east.
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