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Nov 20, 2008 16:54:16 GMT -5
Post by Zarkan on Nov 20, 2008 16:54:16 GMT -5
Captain Sunomi Witelin lounged back on her bunk as the fresh Razor-class corvette Splinter easily slipped out of hyper space and drifted towards this Pendragon. "Seriously have you seen any vids of the mando's fighting their almost as good as us." Luitenant Bulc Teila said jokingly the hammer head of a ilthorian clearly marking him in the crowd. "Ah, yes, but they clearly lack a certain refinement." clearly corporal Milao didn't agree with bulc "Well, refi-" Bulc was beginning to respond as sunomi cut it. "Ok ladies we need to get our stuff together, bulc your in charge of the inspection gear I expect everyone geared up and at the gunships in twenty." she was pulling her gear out of one of the small locked containers on the floor. "Yes, ma'am!"
Captain Witelin was the first to step out of the Firaxen gunships and onto the deck of the Pendragon "Men, Inspection Lines." she ordered snapping the men into lines for the captain of the vessel to inspect.
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Nov 20, 2008 17:18:06 GMT -5
Post by Talau the Ever-Lurking on Nov 20, 2008 17:18:06 GMT -5
Jade had only recently returned from his excursion planet side, and so he had only barely had time to change out of his soaking uniform when he was told that the team from Barj had arrived. Sighing, Jade acknowledged their arrival and looked at the calendar. They were earlier than he had anticipated, but there was nothing he could do about it now. Drying his hair a bit further, he walked briskly toward the hanger bay. Upon entering he saw the 9 member team exit the gunships and line up for inspection. Making his way leisurely toward them, he looked the group over from a distance, before having to inspect them up close. Adjusting his coat slightly, he stood before the company and looked to the right most corner...well, his right anyway.
And the captain of this company is...?
He asked politely, before looking down the line at the other end of the company. They were well outfitted to say the least, it was no wonder they were Barj's pride and joy...or so it had seemed.
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Nov 20, 2008 17:32:04 GMT -5
Post by Zarkan on Nov 20, 2008 17:32:04 GMT -5
Sunomi stepped froward before her men as she did the customary salute for the Special tasks core and the assault marines crossing her arm over her chest. "I am; rear admiral Borgonia, Captain Sunomi Witelin, reporting sir." Leaving her case less machine rifle resting against her shoulder she turned to her men. "Bulc, Milao make your inspection rounds." she ordered. "Borgonia we need a location to stow our equipment and any information you have on this Dark jedi."
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Nov 20, 2008 17:50:07 GMT -5
Post by Talau the Ever-Lurking on Nov 20, 2008 17:50:07 GMT -5
Jade looked over as the woman stepped forward and saluted. Returning her salute with a simpler one commonly used in the navy, he nodded slightly.
Understandable Captain, I've already arranged for your company's quarters, and places to stow your gear here in the bay if you like. If not, there are lockers adjoined to your quarters.
Gazing at the woman through red eyes, Jade turned his attention to the two others preforming their inspection of the others. Calm and docile, Jade didn't seem to have the backbone to be an officer, however, the distinct military air about him showed that there was more to him than met the eye.
Toth, Rivak.
Two men stepped forward from seemingly nowhere, appearing beside Jade almost instantaneously.
Captain, any time you're ready, my men can show you to your quarters. Once you're settled in I will give you all the information I have on the man. I'll be easy enough to find...just head to the control deck, my ready room is just off of it.
He stated simply, pushing his glasses up his nose once more.
If there is anything else you require, I believe these two can handle it.
With that, Jade bowed slightly and walked the direction from which he had come, disappearing around the wall.
It didn't take him long to reach his ready room, the path a familiar one now. He knew all the short cuts, all the tricks, all the crawl ways, all the passages that he could take to get him there that much faster....not that he always resorted to them, but he knew them. Upon reaching his room, Jade placed himself easily behind his desk and brought up the little information he had on the dark jedi. There wasn't even a name, just a short description, and some short accounts of happenings on Manaan and Selonia.
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Nov 20, 2008 18:56:15 GMT -5
Post by Zarkan on Nov 20, 2008 18:56:15 GMT -5
Sunomi watched as the rear admiral left before turning her attention's towards the two men."Lead on to the bunks." she said gesturing for them to move on before turning to the men. "Bulc, Kelan, and Elgine inspect the ship everyone else come along." before following the pair to their quarters. As soon as she was done stowing her equipment she followed Rivek to the admirals ready room. "greetings again admiral." she said as she entered the room.
(crappy post)
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Nov 20, 2008 19:48:27 GMT -5
Post by Talau the Ever-Lurking on Nov 20, 2008 19:48:27 GMT -5
It hadn't taken long for him to memorize the codes he needed, then wipe them clean from his personal data pads. He'd been meaning to do it for a while now, and he'd only just gotten around to it. After this, he'd settled himself into his chair, gotten himself some tea, and no sooner had he opened his book than his door opened. Sighing, Rivek announced that the captain was here, and he motioned for the woman to be let in. Holding his page with a long finger, Jade stood as the woman entered.
Good evening Captain Sunomi...please, have a seat.
He said, gesturing to a chair across from him at the desk before sitting down once more. Looking up at the woman, his red eyes scanned her face for a moment before putting his book, an old and well used leather bound book, down on the desk. Clasping his hands together and laying them down on the desk before him, Jade blinked slightly as if measuring the woman to undefinable standards.
Unfortunately, I don't have much information that will help you Captain...I wasn't even given a name, just some vague descriptions...but I'll share with you what I can. Where would you like to start?
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Nov 20, 2008 20:09:17 GMT -5
Post by Zarkan on Nov 20, 2008 20:09:17 GMT -5
Sunomi calmly slid into the seat before jade as she ran a hand though her iridescent purple hair and met the admirals red eyes. "The description would be great, but I would rather know what he did first." She crossed her legs as she waited for him to begin.
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Nov 20, 2008 20:27:36 GMT -5
Post by Talau the Ever-Lurking on Nov 20, 2008 20:27:36 GMT -5
Jade nodded slightly and chuckled. There was quite a list, and he knew more than what was even listed. First had knowledge from one's sister did help considerably.
Hmm. It's quite a list....anyway, this is what the Vice Admiral and Admiral sent to me:
Deaths of at least 15 sith military members. Mind destroying of at least 10 sith military members. 20 sith military missing. Supposed destruction of the Republic embassy quite a few of their men were found similar to ours...
All from Manaan.
Though he first showed up on Selonia...
Then there's what I know...
Not much difference, except I know that he wasn't the one to bomb the embassy, and the dark jedi that the republic supposedly caught on Selonia were his doing as well.
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Nov 21, 2008 16:04:32 GMT -5
Post by Zarkan on Nov 21, 2008 16:04:32 GMT -5
Sunomi committed the short dossier to memory as the admiral finished and also adding a bit to find out how he had extra information. "You said you had a description." she crossed her arms over her chest. "Obviously that would be useful to us and would you have any information on the method he fights or if he has any armor or the like?"
Meanwhile down in the service corridors.... "Why are we even down here?" Kelan asked as she lifted up a small panel and placed the communications interceptor under it.
"Their orders Kelan, same as why we do anything." the corporal was currently in the process of setting up the encoded transmitters for the network. "Bulc still clear?"
"Ofcourse it's still clear we're in the garbage system."
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Nov 21, 2008 16:25:44 GMT -5
Post by Talau the Ever-Lurking on Nov 21, 2008 16:25:44 GMT -5
Jade nodded slightly. Only a few things were given to him for a description, though he had a few ideas of his own.
Apparently he wears robes similar to a jedi...dark grey or black in color and patched. Some people have claimed he has some sort of machinery attached to him. Possibly a rebreather. No one has really seen his face, and those who have aren't talking simply because they can't.
Apparently he's also rather imposing in figure...so my guess would be he's at least decently tall and possibly broad shouldered....though these are only my assumptions.
He turned the screen around so she could read all the information he had on the man and shrugged slightly. In all honesty, this was all the solid information he had from command. Blinking, he turned his eyes downward and quirked an eyebrow before returning his look at Sunomi. Oh she was a tricky little vixen...too bad she didn't know he could tell something fishy was going on. Leaning back in his chair slightly, Jade seemed to shrug it off and returned his full attention back to the purple haired woman.
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Nov 21, 2008 23:18:24 GMT -5
Post by Zarkan on Nov 21, 2008 23:18:24 GMT -5
"Machinery, sounds like prosthetices I think we can deal with that have you sent any of your own units down to snoop around or are we going to have to start from square one here?. As Sunomi said this she discreetly activated a recording device on the inside of her left wrist. "On a unrelated note how long exactly have you been here." Sunomi smiled as sweetly as she could even if she wasn't happy with this part of her mission.
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Nov 21, 2008 23:32:23 GMT -5
Post by Talau the Ever-Lurking on Nov 21, 2008 23:32:23 GMT -5
There was a team sent down. Supposedly there has been no talk of him, so I investigated myself. I believe I found a trace of him, but it was difficult to tell since that particular bar keep seemed inclined not to say anything worth investigating. It was down in the lower levels if that helps any.
As she tried so surreptitiously to activate what was no doubt some kind of recording device without his knowledge, Jade sighed and leaned back, taking a sip of his dark brown tea. Honestly...even without her attempting to keep her emotions calm, she wasn't the best at hiding her thoughts from her eyes. One could tell so much from eyes...and her practically screamed that she was up to something. Well, it wouldn't do him any good to call her on it, so he decided to act dumb, keeping his demeanor a pristine picture of calm and only small hints of suspicion...and only where he allowed them to show. Places like his eyes, his facial motions...he even allowed himself to appear slightly tense until she smiled at him, when it all seemed to melt away again.
Only about two days in orbit. Why do you ask Captain? Certainly you have better things to do than ask me when you can receive the same answers from the ship's logs?
He asked, allowing his sarcastic humor to take over for a moment.
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Nov 21, 2008 23:57:50 GMT -5
Post by Zarkan on Nov 21, 2008 23:57:50 GMT -5
Sunomi wasn't completely oblivious to jade's suspicions, but chose to attribute them to the situation rather than to herself. Her smile faltered for a minute as his sarcasm bit out, but she quickly reassumed it as she rested her elbows on the rear-admirals desk and placed her chin in her cupped hands. "Oh, I assure you that it is far more interesting learning it this way than those logs ever could be."
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Nov 22, 2008 0:21:58 GMT -5
Post by Talau the Ever-Lurking on Nov 22, 2008 0:21:58 GMT -5
Jade chuckled slightly and shook his head. Oh my...what a spectacle she's making of herself. Really...flirting with younger men... Smiling lightly at her, Jade leaned forward once more, only barely letting his torso touch the desk, his face's sharp bone structure softened in the warm light of the desk lamp.
Why thank you....though I'm certain that my memory is not as good as it used to be. However, you have full access to any and all ship records should you feel you need them.
He brought his glasses down off his nose and rubbed one eye lightly before returning them to the bridge of his nose and blinking startlingly red eyes at her.
I suppose you have other questions? I assure you, you can give me quite a long list...my memory may not be as good as it used to be, but it isn't faulty either.
He stated with a light chuckle. Jade seemed to be enjoying himself to a degree, but as congenial as he seemed, the rear-admiral was still very wary of the woman who sat before him.
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Nov 22, 2008 1:00:23 GMT -5
Post by Zarkan on Nov 22, 2008 1:00:23 GMT -5
Sunomi's smile widened as the admiral leaned closer. "He really is quite handsome" she thought to herself as he leaned into the glow of the desk lamp "If it was any other time I might be tem...no sunomi business now pleaser later." Sunomi grasped her lower lip with her teeth as she attempted to remember the questions she was supposed to ask. "How long have you been with us, the empire that is I mean rear-admiral is quite a...impressive rank you must have worked hard for quite a while to gain it." She swallowed into her dry mouth as she worked up more saliva. "Would you have something to drink in this room."
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Nov 22, 2008 1:18:38 GMT -5
Post by Talau the Ever-Lurking on Nov 22, 2008 1:18:38 GMT -5
Jade chuckled mildly and chided himself mentally for not being a better host. Oh well, better next time, no?
Forgive me Captain...may I call you Sunomi? I don't particularly like formalities...I seem to be playing a rather bad host today. What would you like? Water? Tea? The only other thing I have is brandy, but I'm not sure yet if you seem the type to drink casually.
He asked, standing with a fluid motion, he decided not to make the poor woman any more uncomfortable than she already was by pointing out that she was blushing slightly. Moving over to a small side table along the wall, he motioned to the three types of drinks he commonly had at the ready.
As for how long I've been with the sith...only a month. I worked for the Republic until recently as a captain...unfortunately, due to some rather....personal reasons...I found myself parting ways with the Republic's....
Jade paused for a moment, thinking about how to word the rest of his reply.
...un-movable opinions and views.
Leaning casually on the small wooden shelf that held the drinks, Jade eyed the woman appraisingly. She wasn't bad to look at, but she was far to distracted to do her job at the moment...sighing, he restrained himself from pointing out this problem to her. She was none of his concern, she was here to monitor him at best, spy at worst. His natural instinct to teach her would just have to be ignored.
May I ask you a question? Coming from a Republic background, I'm still trying to get my foothold here in the sith ranks...what has allowed you to flourish so in this environment?
He asked. Jade's voice was easy, calm, curious...he'd always been curious and sometimes it made things difficult for him...most of the time however, it turned things to his favor...that insatiable curiosity. Jade was honest about this question actually, no hidden agendas, just simple curiosity.
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Nov 22, 2008 1:45:03 GMT -5
Post by Zarkan on Nov 22, 2008 1:45:03 GMT -5
Sunomi smiled as jade stood up an moved to the "You can certainly call me sunomi assuming I can stop saying Rear-admiral every time I wish to get you attention." She set up strait momentarily remembering her task just long enough to scan the room. "As for beverage well, I'm just your average foots logger and would be quite add miss if a turned down a good brandy no matter what the situation.""and maybe It'll settle my thoughts" she added to herself. "As for what gains you ranks in the empire it depends what you are. Much like the republic I assume Non-coms are rewarded for their loyalty and capability to get the job done, but it seems as soon as you hit officer that it no matter matters how well you can do your job or if your loyal only how much you are willing to kiss up or back stab the person above." Sunomi couldn't keep the slight treads of disgust form her voice at the last portion. "Truthfully I'm a poor person to ask in terms of officers I had stalled out in the officers rank an lieutenant in fact fore almost four years before I joined Colonel Arglos' core so I suppose you could sign mine up to luck more than anything else though I would much rather attribute it to intelligence and loyalty." it was at this time that she spotted the framed picture of a young women. "If I may ask who is that?" she asked pointing at the picture with her left hand. "She is quite beautiful."
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Post by Talau the Ever-Lurking on Nov 22, 2008 15:36:36 GMT -5
Jade chuckled slightly and smiled, nodding his head a little.
Certainly...Jade will do, or if you don't feel comfortable with that, Colonel will suffice as well...though that is a nickname from my earlier Republic years.
He stated, pouring her a glass of the brandy, walking over and handing it to her before going to stand before one of the windows of the room and gazing out at the stars for a moment as he listened. As she spoke, however, he turned and faced her, his red eyes flashing in the dim light at her words, giving him a devilish appearance that he'd certainly not had before. He'd always hated people like that, kiss ups, back stabbers...the thought made his blood boil, and the emotion radiated off him in waves, causing the room to seemingly darken with his presence. A fitting look for the "Necromancer." Jade spoke easily, though his voice was no longer that of a pleasant calm, but rather a darker, commanding, tone that could easily send shivers along another's spine.
Hmph.It seems that I am out of my league in this navy as well...though for different reasons. Either way, I can assure you that I have no tolerance for such things under my command. I have far more pride in my work than to stoop to the level of kissing feet or back stabbing, and I hold those beneath me to the same standards.
His typically calm mask was gone now, his face appearing to be shadowed and gaunt as a specter, this, along with his blood red eyes and forbidding presence, were enough to make most men shrink away from him at such times...if they ever saw him this way. Many who did...didn't live to tell the tale, and those who did, often didn't want to relive the memory. It was as if a veil had been lifted, showing a darker and deadlier side of him...one that he hid from most, but topics such as these tended to evoke an extreme reaction from the man. Such things did not last long, however. Jade swiftly reigned in his temper and sighed slightly, turning to face the stars once more, the cool light from them illuminating his blue and white coat around the edges. The room once more seemed to lighten to it's former warm glow.
Forgive me. My temper got the better of me...you did not deserve the brunt of it. It is not your fault that such things happen. Trust me, Sunomi...you are better off staying at your command level than stooping to theirs.
Jade turned again, his mask of calm once more in place, as she motioned to a picture of his sister. Smiling slightly, he shook his head.
She...well, she used to be part of my family...though I doubt she would claim me any more. That is my sister.
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Post by Zarkan on Nov 22, 2008 16:16:23 GMT -5
Sunomi managed to keep her smile even if it was some what strained as she slowly took a long sip of the brandy. "That is..Understandable there is no need to apologize." She laughed before speaking again. "Besides after having to sit though both bajr and arglos rage It's hard to catch me unawares." She took a second slow sip from her glass as Jade spoke about the picture. "It is a a sad state of affairs" she began looking quite mournful. "that so many of us within the empire have been disowned by those we once held so close." she sifted in her seat before deciding to let some stands of her own past out. "I haven't spoken to my mother since I left for Munnlist, I don't even know if shes alive any more." Sunomi quickly drowned the remaining brandy grimacing as the burn hit her throat. "So, this sister would she be one of those personal reasons, I certainly know just how much trouble syblings can cause, I had twin bothers in one of my early commands I swear they where both in trouble constantly. One would do something stupid and the other would try to cover it up."
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Post by Talau the Ever-Lurking on Nov 23, 2008 19:39:18 GMT -5
Jade chuckled slightly, walking over and taking a seat once more. This woman was clever...at times...and if things had been different, Jade felt he might have even allowed himself to get a bit closer to her. Unfortunately, things were not different at all. Too bad, as she was rather pretty.
Yes, something along those lines. Though it isn't because of anything that SHE has done.
He stated simply, red eyes wandering from the picture back to the woman before him. Glancing at the clock behind her for a moment, he sighed slightly and stood up once more.
Well....no use thinking about things we can't change. Either way, it's time for me to check on the bridge for the shift changes, then I'm off to eat something. Would you care to join me?
He asked politely.
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