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Feb 8th, 2014, 08:02:32 PM
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TheHolo.Net Poster
Hey baby, you've got something on your butt: my eyes.
A Company Man
I wasn't sure exactly what Sasseeri Reeouurra had in store for me. Two weeks on Cloud City had my head, well, in the clouds. On flimsiplast, I was Manager of the Cumulus Resort and Casino. A low six-figure income and regular hours. Count the money, pay the upkeep and the help, and make sure the proles drink, make merry, gamble, and leave plenty of credits on the table when they're shown the door. That part was on flimsi, at least.
Nothing with Sasseeri ever remained simple, fortunately. Keep an eye on an inbound ship and make sure it loses some cargo. Make sure a few friendly faces find that cargo. Buy people you can afford, deal with those you can't. I'd only had a taste of the Byzantine life that Black Sun demands in my gilded cage days on Coruscant. Now, I was being served the whole banquet. The half-blooded Cizerack had either given me enough tether to run with, or enough rope to hang myself. I wasn't sure which she preferred in the long run, although my own preference was obvious.
It was early afternoon, just before the heavy crowd would start to hit the Casino. I'd tended to the small tasks of morning and mid-day and had just returned to my skyline suite to change into evening attire. One task remained unfinished, still sitting on my desk on a datapad separate from the other work. I still hadn't assigned a name to the YZ-79 freighter that my generous employer had gifted me. I'd thought up a hundred names, and crossed out a hundred. Maybe it was a trivial thing, but it had occupied my mind more than the sum of the day's corruptions so far.
The door to my suite chimed before I could do anything about it, however.
"Enter."
Last edited by Sanis Prent; Oct 1st, 2015 at 11:56:57 PM.
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Feb 8th, 2014, 08:10:50 PM
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I was feeling tired. It was a long trip in from Nar Shaddaa to Bespin, and I was pretty sure I was never going to smell right ever again after visiting the Hutt spa in Nal Traa for a walk through. Three extensive showers later I still caught the odd whiff on the air around me, but no one had said anything. They were all too polite, most likely.
I was without an escort - this used to be my place, so I was pretty sure I knew my way around. Now I was in charge of all of Sassy's casino empire, which now included one about to break ground in Alliance space, thanks to her new golden boy. Or boy toy. Or prisoner. With her the lines were a little more than blurred. For the moment, though, Sanis Prent was doing good work for the company. I rang the bell outside his suite, and glanced up at where I knew the security camera was hidden, giving Tragoni a little nod.
"Enter."
Surprised, a little, I found the door opening and I stepped through. "Expecting someone, Prent?"
"someone win / someone lose / up's above and down's below
and limbo's in between / up you win, down you lose / it's anybody's game
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Feb 8th, 2014, 08:37:13 PM
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Feb 8th, 2014, 08:44:29 PM
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"What? Oh, no. Thanks," I said, accepting the drink and raising it up in a small salute. "Congrats on the promotion, Prent. I can't say I expected it, but you seem to be doing all right."
I sipped the whiskey, and added, "Of course, it's only been two weeks. Good whiskey." I smiled. "I'm just here to accompany you on your evening walk through. Dinner first, though?"
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Feb 8th, 2014, 09:18:27 PM
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Feb 8th, 2014, 09:43:44 PM
#6
I shrugged, finishing off my whiskey. "I usually ate at the walk-up bar in the middle of the slot machine floor. I'm a chicken fingers sort of guy though, we can go wherever you want. Nimbus has the best atmosphere, but Cirrus has the best chef. And Sasseeri always eats at Nimbus, probably because of the dress code." I flicked my shirt collar and tugged on my very nice leather spacer jacket, but it was still a spacer jacket so if he wanted to hobnob with the upper crust this afternoon I'd have to change.
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Feb 8th, 2014, 10:14:09 PM
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Feb 8th, 2014, 11:25:31 PM
#8
"Yeah, actually, I'm surprised the Moff is taking such a personal interest in the city, but ever since the Imperials took over things have been a little... different." I looked at Prent. "I would be more worried about the Baron Administrator." Nice pair of legs on that one though. Ms. Tagge was the sort that would eat you alive and you'd thank her for it and ask for more.
Or you'd be dead. Classy lady, Sanya Tagge.
"Fortunately for you, most of the ground work has been laid already. We've been operating under Imperial rule for over a year, all you need to is to keep the beast rolling."
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Feb 9th, 2014, 12:09:07 AM
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Feb 10th, 2014, 11:58:15 AM
#10
A kid with a shiny new toy. Godsdammit he was enthusiastic about the job. Now, Prent was an accomplished smuggler and not a wide eyed college boy on his first assignment, but he was probably feeling a little itchy. Pinned down.
Looking for trouble.
"Arriana Rezner and Holiday Towers don't encroach on our business. We aren't friends, but she's certainly not an unknown quantity. If they start branching out, then we'll need to reevaluate, but things have been operating smoothly for years before you arrived." I raised an eyebrow, and looked at my menu for a minute. You don't mess with equilibrium, surely even a smuggler could figure that much out.
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Feb 10th, 2014, 11:45:55 PM
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Feb 11th, 2014, 12:16:10 AM
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I grinned at that, and smiled up at the Twi'lek waitress who stopped by the table. "Eyeblaster on the rocks... and an order of that fried calamari to start. Nerd steak medallions, medium, mashed potatoes, and hold the mushrooms." I handed her the menu.
"Certainly, Mister Olorin." She turned her attention to Sanis, who placed his order, and after a minute we were alone again.
I looked out the large windows at the vista, the spires of Cloud City lit up by the afternoon sun. "So. Cumulus. I suppose I should be glad it isn't the Morning Star. Your last stay there was... memorable."
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Feb 11th, 2014, 12:47:48 AM
#13
TheHolo.Net Poster
Hey baby, you've got something on your butt: my eyes.
"I'm afraid I don't recall."
I spoke like the cat who ate the canary, my sudden forgetfulness carrying double meaning. It was bad business at the time, but somehow pretty funny once all the alcohol had worn off and the bodies were disposed of.
"At any rate, I doubt I'll have time for too many indiscretions. The docket seems to be stacked more than it isn't. As a matter of fact, I..."
My comm beeped, and I glanced down at it just as the waitress returned with our drinks. Taking my pink-hued cocktail from her, I glanced apologetically to Kal.
"...speak of the Sith, I gotta take this. Hang on."
Shifting my chair slightly, I kept the comm in private mode, ensuring that at least half of the conversation was discrete.
"Yeah?
Okay.
Seven-fifty. He'll try to low-ball it, but tell him that's going rate.
Well...
...no. No it doesn't work like that. If he thinks he can, he's perfectly willing to try. He won't get a better shake in Greater Javin.
No.
Because I don't know him from fucking Adam, that's why. I don't care who his reference is. If I like what I see, he can talk about a bigger piece, but he takes seven-fifty at face right now or I walk.
Explain it to him.
Look, I don't have time for this. Get back to me when he's got an answer."
I clicked off the comm and finally tended to my drink, sipping at the pithy concoction as I pushed aside the stalk of sugarcane lodged in as garnish.
"Imports." I explained in the cryptic sort of way that Kal would understand when out in public.
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Feb 11th, 2014, 01:07:41 PM
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I watched the room while Prent took his call, only half listening to his side of the conversation. An'asta Oblis was walking through the restaurant, her glossy dark hair catching the light and showing off the deep red highlights within. She was in charge of the counting rooms, I'd promoted her myself about a year ago. An'asta was whip smart and almost as cold as Sasseeri when it came to business. No nonsense was tolerated in the bowels of the casino - she ran a tight ship. Tight... um. Yes.
She stopped and looked around, then caught my eye and headed toward us. "I have the numbers for this morning, sir." An'asta presented the datapad to Prent, and smiled at me. I popped a fried squid into my mouth and chewed, grinning back.
"How's the new management going, Oblis? Acceptable? Say the word, I'll get rid of him." I winked.
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Feb 11th, 2014, 01:30:49 PM
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Feb 12th, 2014, 10:06:05 PM
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I ran a hand through my hair, and nodded. "Having the best casino on Nar Shaddaa isn't really saying much, let me tell you." I chuckled, though still felt vaguely like I had a bit of Hutt aroma clinging to me.
"But yeah, I'm doing all right. Sassy does right by her people if you do your job right. I started off as a bodyguard and now look at me. Vigo." I drained my eyeblaster and the waitress appeared almost from thin air to hand me another. "Thanks sweetheart."
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Feb 13th, 2014, 12:46:08 AM
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Feb 13th, 2014, 12:59:44 AM
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"Hear hear," I said, raising my glass and taking a sip. Sassy had a lot of sides and while they all looked good, most of them ended in claws.
Our meals arrived then, and I dug into my steak with anticipation. No one seared nerf medallions like Jotunah did in the kitchens of Cirrus. My first bite was not a disappointment, and I chewed slowly so I could enjoy the juices completely. "Did you hear the story of how my ship got stolen? Was about a year back. This green Ciz half-breed seduces Sasseeri, and somehow nicks my starship master key right out from the safe in the wall, without opening it. I didn't even know they came in green." I took another large bite. "Escaped into the black, and haven't turned up yet. Probably sold it for parts on Tatooine."
I winced a bit at the thought. "Anyway, we had to rework our ID badges after that, she had a partner who used a guard's ID to get access to the guest safes, stole some very expensive pieces. Was a real fucking pain to deal with the insurance paperwork."
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Feb 13th, 2014, 01:39:20 AM
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Feb 13th, 2014, 11:24:17 PM
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"She's a piece of work," I agreed, cutting off another bite of steak. "I doubt she'll show back up around here."
Sasseeri had been upset at being stolen from, but I always figured she had another reason for wanting the other half-breed returned to her. After all, other than the ship it had been a pretty small time theft, and the ship was mine not hers, so she didn't really care all that much about it. Rai'raa's name hadn't turned up on any bounty lists, so unless the green girl waltzed into Black Sun's open arms, she was pretty safe from retaliation. Elevator footage had recorded Rai'raa and Sassy engaging in a pretty hot makeout session before moving to the penthouse, so I just let my imagination fill in the blanks from there.
Of course, the footage was deleted. There wasn't a copy of it in my personal files. Nope.
I ate another bite of steak.
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