Friendly Dragon
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OOC: This is for the ever popular and much in demand Countess DeWinter
Character:
Rogan Harkes, "Free Trader" (oh all right then, smuggler). Human of Corellian parentage (although not from Corellia himself), 26, 6'1", 170lb, short sandy blonde hair, blue eyes and a roguish smile. Captain of The Longshot, a beat up light freighter named after the chances of the ship working properly at any given time.
Set during the period between the first and second movies, with the Empire at the height of it's power.
IC:
Nar Shaddaa. The Smuggler's Moon. Orbiting the Hutt homeworld Nal Hutta, center of their galaxy wide criminal empire, it was by any standards, a dive. An entire planet covered in layer upon layer of city, all but the top levels long fallen into decay. Once a bustling world of industry and trade, now inhabited by criminals, slavers, spice-jackers and worse. Where any vice was freely available for the right price, and most people would happily shoot you in the back for a handful of credits. Truly a dumping ground for the scum of the galaxy.
Yep, it was good to be home.
If Rogan Harkes could call even this place home. He'd been born in space, and spent much of his childhood there too. He'd never known his father; apparently he'd run out as soon as he'd heard his mother was pregnant and hadn't been heard from since. But his mother: she was a smuggler, and a damn good one too. It was true what they said: not all Corellians are smugglers, but ALL the best smugglers are Corellian. Rogan had been flying starships almost before he could walk, and had inherited her love of space travel. She hadn't always been around, her line of work often taking her away for weeks at a time, but he cherished the time spent with her aboard her space freighter, the Starchaser. But after one particularly risky job, she disappeared without trace. No reports, no starship debris, nothing. That was thirteen years ago now, and even his faintest hopes that she was still alive, somewhere, had finally dwindled away.
The turbo lift stopped with a judder: the Corellian sector, level three. As the doors slid open silently, I checked the blaster at my hip, and reassured by it's comforting presence, stepped out onto the street.
Nothing had changed. The hurried movements and furtive glances; the merchants hawking their various wares; bounty hunters, heavily armed and armored, scanning the crowds for their prey; near naked street walkers parading their talents to all that passed.
I knew where I was headed, and set off into the bustling crowd. Almost immediately I felt a hand reaching into my jacket -- I grabbed it by the wrist and looked around to see a Rodian kid, struggling to get free. The kid spat a string of what no doubt were particularly choice expletives in his language, and then lashed out with his foot, catching me in the shin. I let him go in surprise, and he ran off snickering. Rodians, I thought as I rubbed at my aching shin, I hate Rodians. Now while it's true that there was a stereotypical image of most species in the galaxy, one that the vast majority of their members didn't resemble at all, if ever there was one species that DID fit their stereotype to a tee, it was Rodians. NEVER turn your back on a Rodian, my mother had always said.
Ahead of me I saw the faded sign that signalled the end of my journey. A spacers' watering hole called the Afterburner, which judging by the blackened walls and blaster burns, was very aptly named.
I opened the door and stepped in, my eyes struggling to adjust to the dim light. All talking ceased for several seconds, as the bar's few patrons checked me out. I recognised most of them, and they quickly went back to their drinks and hushed conversations. I headed over to the bar, where the Twi'lek owner smiled -- at least I think he smiled, but the way he bared those shape teeth you could never tell. His head tails twitched, in what I assumed was a greeting.
"Hey Kalv," I said, "how's business?"
"Kama mi chala Ro-gan," he replied, shrugging, "kama mi chala."
"Ah well, could be worse I guess. How about a Corellian brandy." I thought about my current financial situation and added hopefully, "Put it on my tab...?"
Kalv laughed loudly and held his hand out, expectantly.
"Come on Kalv, you know I'm good for it."
He appeared to think for a few seconds, before shaking his head resignedly and fixing me the drink. I knocked it back in one, and after regaining full use of my senses, I glanced behind Kalv into the back room.
"Vid-phone still working?" I asked.
He nodded in reply. I walked around the bar and headed for the phone, before pausing and turning to Kalv. "Um, you haven't got any change, have you?"
Kalv sighed and reached into his voluminous robe, producing several coins. "Ko fala tey geeva, Ro-gan." he chastised.
I grinned as I took the coins. "Hey, I love you too Kalv."
I jogged into the back room and slotted the coins into the vid-phone. I paused for a second, before quickly entering the long-memorised number. The screen sprang into life, but was quickly replaced by static. I gave the vid-phone a hard thump on the side and the static cleared; in it's place was her face. I started for a second before realising it was a recording. Man, she still looked as hot as ever. The image spoke.
"Hi, I'm not here right now. Leave a message if you like and maybe I'll get back to you."
While I waited for the tone, I put on my most endearing smile. She could never resist it ... usually...
"Hey gorgeous, I'm back. I'll be over at nine. See ya then."
I hung up the phone. An unused coin popped out of the machine. I looked at it briefly and put it into my pocket, before heading back to the bar.
I was going to have to be on top form tonight, I thought. She had quite a temper on her when she got going, and I suppose, in hindsight, disappearing without a word four months ago probably wasn't exactly the smartest thing I'd ever done. I looked at Kalv hopefully.
"Any chance of another drink?"
[Edited by Friendly Dragon on 03-12-2001 at 02:11 PM]
Character:
Rogan Harkes, "Free Trader" (oh all right then, smuggler). Human of Corellian parentage (although not from Corellia himself), 26, 6'1", 170lb, short sandy blonde hair, blue eyes and a roguish smile. Captain of The Longshot, a beat up light freighter named after the chances of the ship working properly at any given time.
Set during the period between the first and second movies, with the Empire at the height of it's power.
IC:
Nar Shaddaa. The Smuggler's Moon. Orbiting the Hutt homeworld Nal Hutta, center of their galaxy wide criminal empire, it was by any standards, a dive. An entire planet covered in layer upon layer of city, all but the top levels long fallen into decay. Once a bustling world of industry and trade, now inhabited by criminals, slavers, spice-jackers and worse. Where any vice was freely available for the right price, and most people would happily shoot you in the back for a handful of credits. Truly a dumping ground for the scum of the galaxy.
Yep, it was good to be home.
If Rogan Harkes could call even this place home. He'd been born in space, and spent much of his childhood there too. He'd never known his father; apparently he'd run out as soon as he'd heard his mother was pregnant and hadn't been heard from since. But his mother: she was a smuggler, and a damn good one too. It was true what they said: not all Corellians are smugglers, but ALL the best smugglers are Corellian. Rogan had been flying starships almost before he could walk, and had inherited her love of space travel. She hadn't always been around, her line of work often taking her away for weeks at a time, but he cherished the time spent with her aboard her space freighter, the Starchaser. But after one particularly risky job, she disappeared without trace. No reports, no starship debris, nothing. That was thirteen years ago now, and even his faintest hopes that she was still alive, somewhere, had finally dwindled away.
The turbo lift stopped with a judder: the Corellian sector, level three. As the doors slid open silently, I checked the blaster at my hip, and reassured by it's comforting presence, stepped out onto the street.
Nothing had changed. The hurried movements and furtive glances; the merchants hawking their various wares; bounty hunters, heavily armed and armored, scanning the crowds for their prey; near naked street walkers parading their talents to all that passed.
I knew where I was headed, and set off into the bustling crowd. Almost immediately I felt a hand reaching into my jacket -- I grabbed it by the wrist and looked around to see a Rodian kid, struggling to get free. The kid spat a string of what no doubt were particularly choice expletives in his language, and then lashed out with his foot, catching me in the shin. I let him go in surprise, and he ran off snickering. Rodians, I thought as I rubbed at my aching shin, I hate Rodians. Now while it's true that there was a stereotypical image of most species in the galaxy, one that the vast majority of their members didn't resemble at all, if ever there was one species that DID fit their stereotype to a tee, it was Rodians. NEVER turn your back on a Rodian, my mother had always said.
Ahead of me I saw the faded sign that signalled the end of my journey. A spacers' watering hole called the Afterburner, which judging by the blackened walls and blaster burns, was very aptly named.
I opened the door and stepped in, my eyes struggling to adjust to the dim light. All talking ceased for several seconds, as the bar's few patrons checked me out. I recognised most of them, and they quickly went back to their drinks and hushed conversations. I headed over to the bar, where the Twi'lek owner smiled -- at least I think he smiled, but the way he bared those shape teeth you could never tell. His head tails twitched, in what I assumed was a greeting.
"Hey Kalv," I said, "how's business?"
"Kama mi chala Ro-gan," he replied, shrugging, "kama mi chala."
"Ah well, could be worse I guess. How about a Corellian brandy." I thought about my current financial situation and added hopefully, "Put it on my tab...?"
Kalv laughed loudly and held his hand out, expectantly.
"Come on Kalv, you know I'm good for it."
He appeared to think for a few seconds, before shaking his head resignedly and fixing me the drink. I knocked it back in one, and after regaining full use of my senses, I glanced behind Kalv into the back room.
"Vid-phone still working?" I asked.
He nodded in reply. I walked around the bar and headed for the phone, before pausing and turning to Kalv. "Um, you haven't got any change, have you?"
Kalv sighed and reached into his voluminous robe, producing several coins. "Ko fala tey geeva, Ro-gan." he chastised.
I grinned as I took the coins. "Hey, I love you too Kalv."
I jogged into the back room and slotted the coins into the vid-phone. I paused for a second, before quickly entering the long-memorised number. The screen sprang into life, but was quickly replaced by static. I gave the vid-phone a hard thump on the side and the static cleared; in it's place was her face. I started for a second before realising it was a recording. Man, she still looked as hot as ever. The image spoke.
"Hi, I'm not here right now. Leave a message if you like and maybe I'll get back to you."
While I waited for the tone, I put on my most endearing smile. She could never resist it ... usually...
"Hey gorgeous, I'm back. I'll be over at nine. See ya then."
I hung up the phone. An unused coin popped out of the machine. I looked at it briefly and put it into my pocket, before heading back to the bar.
I was going to have to be on top form tonight, I thought. She had quite a temper on her when she got going, and I suppose, in hindsight, disappearing without a word four months ago probably wasn't exactly the smartest thing I'd ever done. I looked at Kalv hopefully.
"Any chance of another drink?"
[Edited by Friendly Dragon on 03-12-2001 at 02:11 PM]