You better protectorit

[Laura Hawtrey]

[member=Noah Corek]

Laura was brewing a cup of stimcaf as Kiffu came into the viewport. She picked up the cup and blew on it to cool it down as she headed towards the cockpit. The checkpoint was coming into sight as well, it was a manual one so Laura would have to land her ship for manual inspection. After finishing her drink Laura began hiding all of her spice cases in spots around the ship. The ship had more secret spots than a hutt had fat flabs. As she docked with the inspection ship, Laura leaned against the wall waiting for the inspector.

 

[Noah Corek]

[member="Laura Hawtrey"]

Noah sighed as he tugged at the collar of his fatigues as she ship set down and the docking tube connected. There had been a anonoymous tip that a smuggler going by the alias Echo was trying to smuggle some spice and illegal military grade hardware into the Protectorate via Kiffu. The tipper was certain on the first part, but he/she said the last part was debateable. As the airlock open, Noah was greeted with a not so unpleasant sight, short woman, about five foot three inches, brown hair, green eyes and a slim build. "Miss Echo?"

 

[Laura Hawtrey]

[member="Noah Corek"]

She was distressed that the inspector immediately called her by her smuggler name, but she tried to play it cool. "Actually if you don't mind sir, I would prefer to be called Miss Hawtrey." She gave him a disarming smile to try and lower his suspicion of her, but he seemed to not trust her already. Hopefully she had hid her spice well throughout the ship, if not she would need to find a wap to incapacitate the inspector.

 

[Noah Corek]

[member="Laura Hawtrey"]

Noah sighed and pretended to check his manifest, which was really a holopad with nothing on it, though he didn't let the woman see it. "Alright then Miss Hawtrey. My manifest here says your ferrying supplies for the war effort with the Fringe. Protocol dictates that I check the equipment, since its military grade hardware. Not that I don't trust you, but its protocol." Though he doubted she would say no to him, due to the fact that he stood over a foot and a third taller than he and was two times her size.

 

[Laura Hawtrey]

[member="Noah Corek"]

"Why I insist officer, this way." She let him take the lead and she shadowed him wherever he walked, keeping an eye out for any spice packages that weren't there. Though it was suspicious that he thought she was carrying war supplies, so she stuck closer to him than she normally would.

 

[Noah Corek]

[member="Laura Hawtrey"]

"Oh and Echo as a fellow member of the Underground, I'm sorry for this." Noah told her as he dropped a flashbang to the ground, closing his eyes he was less affected by the flash and the earplugs helped with the bang. Reaching into his fatigues, Noah drew a Hekler'Kok P-2 and aimed at her.

 

[Laura Hawtrey]

[member="Noah Corek"]

When she could see again, the "inspector" was now holding a gun to her. She raised her hands to shoulder height and had some deja vu, but she quickly shook it off. "Of course you are." That was the best part of the underground of course, they were everywhere. But then again it was also the most annoying. "So what do you want Inspector gadgets?"

 

[Noah Corek]

[member="Laura Hawtrey"]

Noah raised a eyebrow when she called him inspector. "First of all, names Corek, Colonel Noah Corek, second-in-command of the Omega Pyre, the largest private military corporation in the galaxy and its a corporation I want you to join." Noah told her as he lowered his pistol. Though he still kept it in line with her knee, just in case she tried any funny stuff.

 

[Laura Hawtrey]

[member="Noah Corek"]

She lowered her hands, intrigued by his offer. She was happy that he lowered his gun. "Hmmmmmmm, Go ahead, I'm intrigued." She had never cared about the Omega Protectorate, despite their size. She had always tried to stay on the Eastern/ middle galaxy.

 

[Noah Corek]

[member="Laura Hawtrey"]

Stepping back a bit due to their close proximity, Noah had read her entire file, even knowing her sexual preference, so he didn't want to offend or creep her out. "Well kid, I've read your file, your remind me of me when I was twenty, only female and much smaller. Besides, its either five years for drug smuggling or two and a half in the Pyre with full benefits, dental, health care, a apartment and even a 2,500 credit signing bonus. What do you say?"

 

[Laura Hawtrey]

[member="Noah Corek"]

She wasn't in any position to refuse, so the best she could do was negotiate. "Do I still get to conduct my smuggling business on the side, or do I have to join the Protectorate full time?" She didn't like the idea of being forced to do stuff, but she had relatively little choice in the matter. All she could do was try to salvage what she had left.

 

[Noah Corek]

[member="Laura Hawtrey"]

Noah shook his head a bit and chuckled. "You can still run your smuggling operation, just not in Protectorate space. Last thing I need is for a operator to be busted moving spice or military hardware. I can't officially say this, but I encourage and might even pay you to deliver some of 'misplaced' weapons to 'concerned citizens' in the Fringe and the ACA."

[member="Laura Hawtrey"]