Shai had no problem working as a pilot for hire...neither did she have a problem doing very weird or dangerous jobs...but karking hell, this was starting to cross the line. To take her ship and fly dangerously close to a sarlacc in order for someone to knock a few teeth out and take them really sounded questionable to the smuggler...but the credits were
really good so she pushed her worries aside in favour of getting that much closer to her ultimate goal.
She was told to meet her partner by a settlement so after landing her ship and making sure everything was set and checking three more times, she set out to meet her partner. She was standing by her hangar when she saw the Mando approaching.
"Hell yeah, that's me." she quipped, giving Raya a firm handshake.
"Shai, nice to meet ya." she introduced herself before nodding to her ship.
"Come get acquainted. I took the liberty of bringing some toys along. Industrial-grade winch in the cargo hold, tuned the tractor beam up, a suit for myself in case something goes wrong. I also took the liberty of playing with the power output and coolant injectors for that extra boost. And for you, I made sure to get my hands on some very nice reinforced harnesses to make sure that thing can't pull you in." she explained as she walked towards the cockpit.
She slid into the pilot's seat and started powering everything up.
"Grab a seat! I even stocked up my drinking cabinet for once this job is over. Personally I think it's safe to say the guy who hired us must be out of his mind." she spoke in an attempt to make some small talk with the Mando.
"If I may ask, what clan are you?" she asked her, glancing at her for a second before starting to lift the ship off the ground.
"We're off. Time to knock the teeth out of a Sarlacc." she quipped with a smirk, fishing out and lighting a cigarette. Naturally she offered Raya one as well if she wanted.
After several minutes of calm and casual flying they were nearing the most infamous Sarlacc on Tatooine: The pit of Karkoon. Shai hovered the ship in place and turned on the autopilot.
"Time for me to suit up and for you to get rigged up. No rush at all. Not with this job. I might have insurance on my ship but not on my life or yours. So we better triple check everything." she said to Raya with a serious voice before heading off to her cabin. After a few minutes she emerged in an odd
suit, tugging at parts and clearly looking uncomfortable.
"I'm not used to armour...at all." she admitted before placing her helmet on a crate and looking the setup over.
"Alright, let's go over the list." she said, checking down every part of the operation. From the winch, to both their jetpacks, to their armour, even to their weapons which Shai had in abundance.
"Stock up on whatever you like. Thermals, plasma nades, don't matter. The dudes hiring us assured me they'll cover our expenses or damage." she said with a confident smile, nodding to the crates in the cargo hold.
After getting into her own harness she got back into the pilot's seat...though the cable following after her was rather odd.
"Comm check. You read me?" she asked, checking the ship's readings.
"I'm moving in." she said, slowly moving the ship into position over the Sarlacc.
"Let me know when you're ready."
Raya Krayt