Talak watched the police come in and secure the scene with a surprising level of efficiency. Of the six officers he saw, four were dressed in full riot gear, and the other two looked jumpy. He didn't have to use the Force to tell that they were spooked, but he didn't know why yet.
Normally, he wouldn't have spent more than a few fleeting minutes on the issue, but this wasn't just any crime scene. The man who owned the shop was actually a friend or at least as close as Talak had. He'd spent a significant amount of time on Coruscant since his first night here, and this shop - a small caf shop - was one of the only places he'd returned to repeatedly. It was the perfect combination of familiar and private. Although saying that he "knew" the owner was a stretch, he had liked the man - a Bothan - and he didn't like the idea that whoever had done this was going to get away with it.
When he'd shown up to the shop for the third time that week, this was the sight that greeted him: a holostrip that read "crime scene, do not cross" and well armed police. He knew there were a couple of major gangs that operated in this area, and chalked the additional security up to that.
Normally, he wouldn't have spent more than a few fleeting minutes on the issue, but this wasn't just any crime scene. The man who owned the shop was actually a friend or at least as close as Talak had. He'd spent a significant amount of time on Coruscant since his first night here, and this shop - a small caf shop - was one of the only places he'd returned to repeatedly. It was the perfect combination of familiar and private. Although saying that he "knew" the owner was a stretch, he had liked the man - a Bothan - and he didn't like the idea that whoever had done this was going to get away with it.
When he'd shown up to the shop for the third time that week, this was the sight that greeted him: a holostrip that read "crime scene, do not cross" and well armed police. He knew there were a couple of major gangs that operated in this area, and chalked the additional security up to that.