Bounty Vision Express

[Jacen Voidstalker]

JACEN

"Relax," she muttered, her voice low and rough, hoarse without the modulator. "You're not dead."

Her jaw clenched as she pushed herself off the wall.

Not yet dead, at least.

Skye Mertaal

"Why?"

He managed to croak out one word from where he was sat. He lifted his head to look at his captor.

Then he set his head back down and took a deep breath. He had gone to fight for the Alliance. Instead he had been waylaid by a bounty hunter. It was deeply frustrating, but he was more worried about the immediate situation.

"And by why... I mean all the things. Who even puts a bounty on me?"

 

[Skye Mertaal]

Bounty Hunter Name: Skye Mertaal
Bounty Hunter License: Link
Seeking Bounties on: x | x | x @Jacen Voidstalker
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Skye stood over him, arms crossed, that cybernetic eyepatch and its crimson ocular set upon the Browncoat. The pounding in her skull made her vision blur for a moment, and her fingers twitched against her vambrace before she forced them still. Sweat dampened her collar, with the old stains now salt crusted along her body liner, the rest still clammy despite the cold recirculated air. HEr breathing was no better, as her breath rasped shallow through the filter.

"It isn't about you," she said, voice low and hoarse. "Any Jedi, any Jedi ship, or lightsaber, it's enough to put credits on the board. If you want names on who posted it, check the listings yourself."

She swallowed against the dryness in her throat, jaw tight as another tremor shivered through her hands.

"Avalanche tore your retina. Detached it. No saving the eye. I did what I could."

Her balance wavered as she pushed off the wall, and she steadied herself with a sharp breath before stepping closer.

Fethin' Hell.

"Now. Where do you want me to drop you? I could freeze you in carbonite and cash out. But I already took your saber and your ship. Call it even."

 

[Jacen Voidstalker]

JACEN

He looked straight at her. All emotion lost from his stoic expression.

"You're not joking are you?"

He gave a shake of his head. His eye hurt.

"Even? I come out of retirement and by sheer fething luck I get a bounty hunter on me. Not because of anything I've done but because you're chasing credits for any jedi?"

He paused and let that sink in for himself.

"I don't think even covers it, but you could have left me for dead."

He was curious as to why that was even the case. He had the sense that she would have fought him to the death if she'd needed to.

"Any world. Any good way station. You can spare me enough credits to catch a ride. I'm sure the bounty is enough."

 

[Skye Mertaal]

Bounty Hunter Name: Skye Mertaal
Bounty Hunter License: Link
Seeking Bounties on: x | x | x @Jacen Voidstalker
Toggle on: Verified

Skye grimaced, jaw tight as another pulse of pain blurred her vision. Her fingers twitched against her vambrace before she forced them still. "Yeah, well… I don't need another ghost to haunt me."

She drew in a breath, shallow and rough, then let it out slow. The guilt gnawed at her, heavier than the ache pounding in her skull.

Ugh. Fethin' guilt.

Her gaze shifted away, fingers pinching the bridge of her nose as if she had to wrestle herself into saying it.

"I'll take you to Yinchorr. Still Alliance territory. Safer than most."

A swallow caught dry in her throat.

"And just so you know… Arkania, Champala, and Ord Lithone are under the Empire now. I wouldn't expect them to dial it back. If you are out of retirement... best land with friendly folk. There are plenty of bounties out there for Browncoats, and more will be coming."