Ziost - Crown of the Sith Empire

“I do,” was his response.

Lucinia's eyes narrowed further. "And will you share it with me? Shall we at least discuss it, as you said in your message from not five minutes ago?"

“You must be new here, Lucinia,” he responded. He coughed fiercely and then said, “I have something you want, now you offer me something I want.”

Lucinia's eyebrows went up. "Of course. I expect to be going by Korriban in the near future anyway. Shall I come lance your boil for you? I could even bandage it afterwards."

Lord Savas stared at the screen and said, “I want a new chair, one with a repulsor field.”

Slowly, Lucinia nodded. "Very well. Shall I place an order for one right now, or can we wait until the conversation is finished?"

“I will send you a copy of Obscura Cosmos Volume 16, what you seek is on pages 15 through 56 and page 74. Skip page 172, it is nonsense,” he said.

“Deliver my chair promptly,” he ended the call.

"Damnit." Lucinia growled as the call ended. She sat back in her chair, arms folded across his chest. Well. If the chair proved too expensive, or too ridiculous, she would look to other sources of information. On the other hand, if this could be done by the end of the day...

She frowned at the console, waiting for a few moments, then fired up minesweeper. Just in case Lord Savas sought to irritate her by taking a while to send her the info.

It would be thirty long minutes before the volume arrived.

There was a link to the chair he wanted, 1000 cr.

With a grimace, Lucinia forwarded the information along to Jo'ren, along with the following:

The price for information: a chair for Lord Savas' pained backside. Can you cover it for now?

Jo'ren's response didn't take long:

As long as you tell him he's only comfortable thanks to Lord Jo'ren Rath. I'll cover it. You can owe me for now.

<1000 credits is transferred to her from Lord Rath>

Rolling her eyes at the excess, Lucinia made the purchase, sending the receipt to Lord Savas. Surely the money was better spent on something else. Lord Savas could be channeling his hatred at his ass boil into Dark Side power!

Well, so long as she got what she wanted. Pulling up her holoreader, Lucinia prepared to read a book while she waited. Hopefully delivery would be prompt.

OOC: The book he sent?

It was with a smile of satisfaction that Lucinia sat down to study the information she had been after.

[OOC:Durrrrr, I misread. Yes!]

Finishing her studies, Lucinia frowned. Typing in the comconsole, she forwarded the information to Lord Rath, highlighting the most relevant bits. She included a note.

Confrontation with pirates expected. Should we prepare carrot and stick, or just a very big stick?

Pirate group is Nova Blades. Academic papers have limited info. Perhaps you know someone with more accurate insight?

A message came back shortly thereafter:

Good work. May have options. I'll investigate and get back to you.

After considering for a bit, Lucinia messaged Xyll.

May have an expedition. Requires travel, likely dangerous. A Rakata station.

Interested?

A message came back after a short while;

Yes. Purpose? Who else will travel? Provide me the details.

Lucinia pursed her lips as she wrote.

Purpose: recovery of Rakata artifacts and technology.

I am partnering with Lord Jo'ren Rath on this. He is quite formidable.

If you give me a commitment, I will provide you with the remaining details. For now, I will tell you that it is about a two hour trip through hyperspace, give or take.