Nightshade: Return to Karvis III

[GM Craig]

Inside the case is a COMPNOR uniform, a couple of Imperial code cylinders, a comlink, an Imperial sidearm and a datapad.

She sighs. "I know, there's bigger issues. And without her, we'd all be isolated. We just don't like feeling... disposable, you know? We're all prepared to die if it comes to it. We just want it to be worth something when it happens. Ignoring the plight of people is their thing. But I guess if she responded every time the Empire hurt people, it would be easy to draw her out, yeah?"

[Nightshade]

"It is why we fight...the Empire thinks that fear will keep us in line, and we want to be free of their tyranny.  But it is the struggle of all in leadership to see that those below us have to suffer for our actions."

[GM Craig]

She nods. "You seem a good sort. Hopefully you can pull the Silver Fox's head out of the mud."

You spend a few minutes in quiet, making your way through the city. Eventually you pull up to a ruined building, showing signs of a recent fire. The neighborhood looks pretty abandoned, and you see few signs of life in the area. She pulls the vehicle around back and backs it into some overhanging, mostly dead trees. Keeren points to the burned out building. "That's our stop. We'll have a few hours to wait, so go ahead and make yourself comfortable." She walks you to the twisted remains of a metal bookcase and hauls it aside. Behind it there are stairs leading down.

You sense the presence of others below, and there are a pair of watchers at the bottom of the steps, but you get no sense of danger from the space.

[Nightshade]

Nodding his thanks to his guide, Nightshade descends the staircase and finds a place to spend some time in exercises and his usual gear check before the deadline arrives.

[GM Craig]

The interior is spartan, and lacks privacy, but it seems secure. It is a good opportunity to practice focus in the presence of distractions, and you mostly tune out the activities of the rebels around you. Then, your ears hear the tone of a communicator and just know it is your signal. Sure enough, Keeren comes over to you.

"He's on the move. We're in luck - he's going to one of our informants. We have some time if you need any last-minute preparations, but we should roll in 5 minutes."

She pauses. "How are you going to play this? What do you need from us?"

[Nightshade]

"If there is time to get me in place before he arrives then I will do that and ask that you and yours provide cover and a distraction for a get a way if needed."

"Will we need to extract your girl also?  Or will she be able to play off being just a poor innocent bystander to a murder and still be useful in place?"

[GM Craig]

She nods. "She'll be fine. She doesn't know anything about this. But she's smart. They'll take her for questioning, of course, but she should be fine. Frankly, the less she knows, the better for her."

[Nightshade]

"Very well.  Let's get going."

Nightshade was ready to go, and spent the ride in silence unless asked a direct question.  It had been a while since he had the opportunity to be in the field and he was starting to miss it.

[GM Craig]

2 nondescript speeders pull up to a stop in an alley, well out of sight of the main street. The rebels get out and spread immediately into the surrounding shadows, keeping an eye. You note some setting up as lookouts closer to the street.

Keeren gets out and indicates a four-story building at the end of the alley. "Third floor, corner suite on the left."

[Nightshade]

Nodding in response to the directions, the Shinobi glided through the shadows of the alley to the edge of the building.  If the coast looked clear, he would proceed to the third floor and look to get set up before the target arrived.