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Thirty Silver Pieces

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"The mind of man can only teach what he has learned from others. / It is how you use that knowledge that will decide who you are."
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A heavy air lingered within the sparsely decorated apartment that the group had found themselves waiting in for an update to their situation, a sluggish and sorrowful tune ringing through their ears from a nearby radio nestled atop a wooden table. Those four bleak walls that surrounded them gave off an eerie atmosphere were their eyes to rest upon them through the smoke filled room, disgusting critters pouring through the cracks in those beige walls as a small puddle formed under a nearby waste pipe. The smell of tobacco and alcohol poured through their nostrils and would make their noses run if they weren't used to the heavily scented aroma, the slightly opened window on the eastern most wall doing very little in terms of offering fresh air to the inhabitants. A blue skinned humanoid sat comfortable on the ledge of the window, the void in his eyes staring through the metal frame holding the glass to the wall. He leaned himself against the tarnished wall behind him, one leg pressing itself snugly against the glass as the other tapped against the wooden floor in rhythm with the music. His expression was dull and disheartened as he kept his thoughts to himself, gently biting on his underlip as his memories swirled around the Zabrak he once considered a friend. Heavy bags rested under his fluttering eyelids, a sign of his restless and lack of sleep this past few days.

A wide glass table was placed in the middle of the table, lined to the brim with half empty bottles of alcohol and numerous glass ashtrays filled to the brim with ash and cigarette butts. Torn and sullied leather couches and armchairs rested on all sides of it, each with more stains of food and liquid on it than the other. A small plastic bin was nestled next to the window, overflowing from the sheer amount of paper and syringes that were thrown into it the past few days. A human female stood on the left most armchair with her head placed upon her hands, leaning over the table with a cigarette between her fingers. She has remained nearly silent for the past few hours with the exception of the occasional mewl or whimper slipping through her cracked lips, several small holes popped along her left arms vein. Whenever she would raise her head to take another swing of the glass of whiskey on the table, one could easily see those white orbs in her eyes as her pupils rolled to the back of her head.

"Boss . . . please . . ." Came the pleading voice of a man sitting past the broken down door that lead to the buildings hallway, creaking every so often as it forced itself to try and close. "Look . . . Yes, I know we have to get rid of him but . . . No, I realize that . . . I . . . Yes. Okay, I understand. I'll let them know at once. Have a good day Sir." He continued in a depressed and defeated tone of voice, silence falling over the group for a few seconds before he shouted in anger at the wall in front of him. With one quick swing, he threw the transmitter towards a nearby wall, breaking it in half as it let out a dying thud that echoed through those hollow walls. A short burst of bangs against the wall followed, forcing the Chiss to turn his head towards the exit with a worried look over his face. Slowly, the human walked through the door frame with his shoulders slumped, grabbing a small rectangular bottle of alcohol from a small crate near the door before sitting down on the couch. With a heavy sigh, he turned to look toward the two new arrivals as he slowly uncorked the cap. "You . . . two have been updated properly on the situation?" He asked in a weary voice through a quivering lip, struggling to remember their names.

[member="Jen"]
[member="Dakita Calfur"]

 
Dak slumped down in a super uncomfortable chair and looked around the place. Damn, why can't all planets be more like Zeltros all colorful and stuff? She couldn't understand why "criminal" was synonymous with "dark and scary." But as she had learned through her own hard-luck upbringing sometimes you had to hide in the shadows. Either way, Dak preferred "the shadows" when they came with a cute Zeltron bartender and a his nice fluffy bed.

And man it smelled in this place... like a karking party! Tobacco, alcohol - all perfume to Dak's nose. But everyone seemed all tired and worn out. She supposed that hunting the turncoat wasn't easy work for her companions.

"Yeah, yeah I get that we have to kill this moron who is ruining all of the fun here on Antecedent. You guys need a boost before we get down to business?" Dak asked. From a small satchel she pulled out some speed-spice pills and a couple of deathsticks and dumped them on the table. "If not, do you guys have a blaster bead on this Raven we need to kill?"

[member="Jen"] [member="Felix Dunst"]
 
The man furrowed his stuffy brows as his brown eyes peered into those of the red skinned humanoid, an annoyed grunt slipping through his parted lips at her less than savory comment. The numerous drugs let out a combined clinging sound as they were unceremoniously dropped on the glass table, the small groups eyes being drawn towards them as that unmistakable sound ringed through their ears. "That's . . ." The man began before cutting himself off abruptly, head turning to look towards the drugged up woman sitting nearby. A sigh of defeat passed through his open mouth as she saw her lick those cracked lips with glee, body shivering violently as one of her lithe hands tentatively grabbed a pill from the table. Turning his attention back to the platinum haired woman in front of him, he undid the cap to the bottle and threw it down on the ground behind him, taking a swing of the elixir as he peered into those red eyes of Dakita.

"We're not supposed to kill him." Intervened the blue skinned humanoid near the window, a grunt rolling through his throat as he pushed himself off the ledge and onto his feet. "We'd draw too much attention to ourselves if we did that." He approached the table with unsteady steps, hands locked behind his back as they fiddled with the hem of his jacket. He looked down at the intoxicated woman as she happily rolled her tongue out and placed the small pill on the tip, his expression riddled with disgust and pity as he watched her hurriedly swallow the drug. "As for where he is . . ." The human continued in the Chiss stead, a contented sigh slipping through his lips as the cold liquid poured down his throat, leaving behind a stinging sensation on his tongue and inside his stomach. "We have a few leads. Aravel is part of the witness protection program and is in house arrest in one of the nearby safe houses. We can't get in contact with the Commissioner though, so we have no idea if the guards are going to help us or shoot us on sight."

[member="Dakita Calfur"]
[member="Jen"]
 
"Fine, I won't kill him," Dak said. Such pesky details. She could sense irritation from both the human and the Chiss so she added, "I know how to be quiet." Dak rose from the chair and paced in front of the man drinking alcohol. "But what good is he to you alive? He's a traitor and if it was up to me I'd vibro-shiv the bastard."

She pulled out her HoloGPS, a map of the area springing to life and gestured to it. "Mark off places where our leads are and where I should go first. To see this Aravel person, you think? Is anyone coming with me or am I doing this alone?"

[member="Felix Dunst"]
[member="Jen"]
 

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