Shel- Hobbie | Leah - Feni | Wes - Ali
Hobbie Klivian
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Hobbie Klivian
Hobbie got back to Wes'
apartment first, and waited for him. He pulled out his Comm and called
Feni.
Fenig Durak: C> Durak Repairs. You break it,
we break you.
Hobbie Klivian
C> It's Hobbie, meet
me at Wes' apartment?
Fenig Durak: C>Are you both alright?
Hobbie Klivian
C> I'm fine... don't
know about Wes - he sounded kind of winded.
Fenig Durak: C>On my way." She clicked off
the comm and started...well...sprinting.
Wes Janson: Wes held his ribas he stumbled
back to the apartment. *The was stupid Wes... real dumb. Follow the angry
Jedi and not listen to his advice...*
Fenig Durak: Fen,
well, she's arrive soon before Wes, a bit winded, her hair a bit mussed,
but toehrwise all well and good. Oh, and don't forget the datapad in hand
with some info she'd found on the 'net.
Hobbie Klivian
Hobbie nodded to Feni as
he waited outside the door.
Fenig Durak: "What's
happened?"
Hobbie Klivian Hobbie shrugged, "Not much, at least on my end. We
did find him, and Wes gave chase."
Fenig Durak: "And?" she coaxed
Hobbie Klivian
Hobbie shrugged.
Wes Janson: "And somehow it has to do with Siee," Wes stated, leaning
on the wall as he came around the corner, holding his ribs.
Hobbie Klivian
Hobbie hissed a breath,
"Wes," he movd forward to give his friend support. "What'd he do to you?"
Fenig Durak:
She spun on her heels as Hobbie
passed her to help Wes. "Oh my god! Wes!" Like Hobbie, only a bit more
upset, she went to help him too.
Wes Janson: "Nothing," Wes said. "I took a bad fall while tracking
him, that's all."
Fenig Durak:
Well, she believed him.
Hobbie Klivian
Hobbie just gave him a
look of utter disbelief. "Right..." he shook his head and helped his friend
into the apartment. "Do you need to go to medbay?"
Fenig Durak: "Did
you really need to ask that question?" she shot at Hobbs, looking more than
a little worried.
Wes Janson: "Might... i think i got at least one busted rib." He coughed
and held his ribs in pain.
Hobbie Klivian
"It's easier if he goes
of his own will, rather than stun him and drag him." Hobbie changed directions
and they continued down the hall.
Fenig Durak:
"Well tough. We don't always
do what's best for us. Case in point, chasing after him down there alone."
Pointed glance at the both of them as she accompanied, a gentle hand on
Wes' arm
Hobbie Klivian
Hobbie said nothing in
response, and in stead asked, "So, did you learn anything?"
Fenig Durak:
"Oh, I forgot I has this." Offers
over the datapad with everything she'd found.
Wes Janson: "I may not agree with how Kyp's doing this, but he's trying
to lure out someone that's been hurting Siee from what I gather."
Fenig Durak:
"Do you know who?"
Hobbie Klivian
"What do you mean?" Hobbie
asked Wes as he took the datapad and put it in his pocket for now.
Wes Janson: Wes shook his head. "He wouldn't say. I think these guys
he's killing... he's tracking them and then stopping them from doing something
horrible the only way he knows how... all to lure out the big guy who is
after my sister."
Hobbie Klivian Hobbie thought a moment, "That's possible."
Wes Janson: "The kid doesn't trust the New republic laws... we've seen
that. This is his way. It's wrong, but it's the way he knows. And honestly,
it's getting the scum off the street."
Fenig Durak:
Fen seemed a bit more confused,
thoughtful, whatever you want to call it. "So he's killing hundreds of
people to lure out.....one?" The numbers, no matter what those victims
did for a living, didn't seem to balance in her mind.
Fenig Durak:
Pacifists. Pff.
Wes Janson: "One who has probably killed more than we know. You saw
the ones we found in the alley, Hobs. What do you think they would have
done to those kids had Kyp not been there... or us?"
Fenig Durak:
"Alley? What happened down there?!"
Hobbie Klivian
"I see what you mean.
But, I don't know if you noticed, Wes... he was using that Dark Side Lightning
Luke's told us about, back there.
Hobbie Klivian
He's going dark, and if
he's going to be protecting people, he shouldn't be doing it like that.
There *are* other ways."
Wes Janson: "I agree... but that's something that Luke needs to deal
with. After all, a Jedi's actions are accountable to their master."
Fenig Durak:
"Damnit! What did you see down
there!" She wasn't yelling, but she was clearly mad.
Hobbie Klivian "You have too much faith in that kid," Hobbie mumbled.
Wes Janson: Wes turned to Feni. "a bunch more dead guys kyp took out
to save two children."
Fenig Durak:
She sighed, "Thank you for finally
answering me."
Wes Janson: "He's doing this for my sister, Hobbie. I have to have
faith in him. He's touching a playing field that I can't comprehend or
protect her from."
Wes Janson: He looked HObbie in the eyes.
Wes Janson: "I wish you would too."
Hobbie Klivian "I'm sorry, but I can't do that, Wes," Hobbie said
quietly as he set wes to sitting on a hovbed and waved a nurse over.
Wes Janson: "Not even for Siee's sake?" he asked.
Fenig Durak:
"So you're just going to openly
distrust the person who's doing the only thing he knows to do to protect
someone close to you?" She stayed at Wes' side, her hands taking a gentle
hold of his free hand.
Hobbie Klivian
"No wes. Especially for
Siee's sake," Hobbie shook his head. "Somebody's gotta keep a level head
around here. What's to keep him from, after attaining his goal, coming
after anyone and everyone?"
Wes Janson: "The same thing that's kept him from doing that for the
past two years," Wes stated, his eyes getting heavy.
Hobbie Klivian
Hobbie spread out his hands,
"Yeah, but he's going dark again, Wes. He could come after you for bossing
your sister - or me for disagreeing with her.
Hobbie Klivian
Or Feni, cause the two
got into a fight. It can get way out of hand, Wes. Somebody's got to
be prepared for that."
Wes Janson: "Always the dour pessimist," Wes chuckled. "This is why
Wedge never got involved in the politics of the government."
Hobbie Klivian
"Try 'realist', Wes."
Hobbie watched as a nurse came over and gave Wes a shot.
Fenig Durak:
While Fen was thinking 'Man,
the medical practices here are wonky'
Wes Janson: "A realist would see then that Kyp is doing the same thing
he's been doing for two years now... " Wes said groggily.
Hobbie Klivian
"What's that?"
Wes Janson: "Finding a meaning for his life... only this time... through...
Siee..." Wes' eyes closed as he fell asleep.
MEDIC "We'll be taking him back now," the
nurse said, wheeling the bed past. She'd seen enough of Wes to know the
way he held himself when he came in meant broken ribs.
Hobbie Klivian Hobbie led Feni away to the waiting room.
Fenig Durak: What is she talking about?
Hobbie Klivian
Hobbie led Feni away to the waiting
room.
Fenig Durak:
"Hobbs? One question?" she asked
rather calm and quietly.
Hobbie Klivian
"Yes?"
Fenig Durak:
"Where were you when he was hurt?"
Hobbie Klivian
"Taking two kids home."
Fenig Durak:
Looping her arm through his,
she hugged him a bit closer and sighed, "What am I going to do with the
two of you, because when we retire, I can promise you that we won't be able
to afford y'alls bacta bills."
Hobbie Klivian
Hobbie chuckled ruefully,
"I don't think I'll make it to retirement, Fen. So don't worry about it."
Fenig Durak:
"Oh, you'll make it. I'll see
to it personally, even if it means designing a whole new fighter for you."
An idea? Sure. "Hey, maybe that's how I'll afford to keep you two alive
and well. I'll make it rich designing a new
Fenig Durak:
fighter."
Hobbie Klivian
"You do that, Feni." Hobbie
shook his head.
Hobbie Klivian
"Make sure you give one
to Gavin too."
Fenig Durak:
"Sure. Why not?"
Fenig Durak:
"I already know exactly what
it'll look like too.." She mused, grinnin a bit at Hobbie. Yup, ladies
and....ladies, this is her way of lightening the mood.
Hobbie Klivian
"Oh?" he raised an eyebrow
as he took a seat in the waiting area. "And how's that?"
Fenig Durak:
"Well," sitting down next to
him, leaning against his shoulder a bit, "I think I should start with the
bare bones of the X-Wing, just to keep a well loved shape, only, streamline
it a bit more, get rid of the boxiness of the nose.
Hobbie Klivian
"I see."
Fenig Durak:
From there, I'd take off two
of the wings, the top two, leaving the bottom two, but they'd fold up for
landing. Hmm.... To supplement the loss of two of the laser cannons, I'd
add one on top, move the engines and bit further from
Fenig Durak:
the body to even it out more.
What else...."
Hobbie Klivian
Hobbie shook his head as
he watched her thinking. "Interesting idea... but I think we'd all likely
miss old familiarity."
Fenig Durak:
"Oh, the design isn't so different.
Plus, they'd be faster. With the engines spread wider apart, it gives
the fighter a bit more speed in and out of atmosphere, with added maneuverability.
It would't take as much fuel to turn and
Fenig Durak:
the like."
Hobbie Klivian
"Interesting."
Hobbie Klivian
Hobbie leaned back in the
chair and sighed.
Fenig Durak:
"Think you can find some contact
info for me?" Maybe a slight distraction would help them all
Hobbie Klivian
"I'll see what I can do."
Hobbie nodded, tiredly closing his eyes.
Fenig Durak:
As he started to drift, she pulled
him against her, positioning them just right for him to rest his head on
her shoulder.
Hobbie Klivian
He did so, and quickly
was asleep. It'd been a long, hard night.
Hobbie Klivian
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