A New BIT of Business

[Darth Perilius]

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Sunset, BIT Office Building, Corelia.

Darth Perilius hasn't been on Corelia in at least a few years, especially due to the invasion and occupation of the Mandalorians of the planet. It was a disappointment indeed, due to his family having a few ties to planet, but in comparison to Coruscant, Corelia was a township. Ever since he attained the rank of Sith Lord, Perilius desired to tangent his work off of the Sith Order partially in order to obtain personal achievement and settle some influence outside of the Order; in a public life. The idea he had was to create his own alter ego, Remus Vernus, and become an associate with the Blackwell Independent Technologies corporation in order to start a business career. He found the opportunity one that would potentially succeed. After doing some research on the company itself as well as the members in it, he'd feel ready to make his move. He was to meet Tasha Blackwell, a former Sith and the CEO of the company, who would hopefully be glad to obtain his personal association with the company.

The Sith Lord landed within a landing strip nearby the office building and took a quick stride the building. Today, he was donning a business suit, which contrasted in his usual armor and mask. He didn't even wear a mask in the attempt to look as casual as he could. Perilius even combed his hair to look professional. Given nobody that wasn't extremely close to him never saw him without a mask, he looked like an entirely different person to the world, somebody that nobody would suspect to be one of the more powerful Sith Lords within the galaxy. The Alter Ego would be indistinguishable to his real identity, as he took on the name of Remus in the public eye. However, he kept a lightsaber and a quickdraw on him beneath his suit jacket in case of any issues that would potentially rise up.

Perilius entered the building with a calm demeanor as he checked in for his meeting with the BIT CEO. After being given the green light, he'd head for an elevator in order to meet with her. After arriving on the floor for their meeting, he waited inside the anteroom for his appointment.

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[Tasha Blackwell]

Tasha had been enjoying many successes since her company boomed and spanned across the galaxy. In addition to the main corporate offices, there had been many satellite offices scattered throughout the galaxy. She had thousands of employees, and had a monopoly in the most in demand weapons and armors. Mandalorians, Sith, anyone with any credits were coming to her for merchandise.

She enjoyed the lavish life she built up from scratch, having bought several penthouses that overlooked the skyline of Coruscant, Chandrila, a few vacation homes on multiple tourist planets. However, that didn’t mean she was any lazier at her job, and she rotated between her corporate offices depending on the meetings she had for the day.

Tasha looked at the agenda for today, down at a name she knew to be associated with a decent amount of money. Her internal networks did some digging and found out some very interesting information. For a woman as powerful as she was, it was very difficult for people to disguise themselves.

And for that reason, she decided she would entertain meeting with him personally. She had asked her assistant to let him into her office, and she waited behind her desk.

Tasha was dressed in an expensive business suit, with nice diamond earrings to match and a bracelet and high heels. Her blue skin contrasted nicely with the black suit, her vibrant hair falling to her shoulders in waves. She was truly a sight to behold, always carrying a sultry way about her from her dancing days. Her yellow eyes gleamed, always difficult to read.

She rose from her seat and walked over to shake his hand with a smile, “Mr. Verens,” She said softly, “A pleasure to meet you. I’m Tasha Blackwell. May I offer you a drink?” Tasha had quite the collection of top shelf alcohol in her office, never one to take business meeting overly serious. She offered him a seat across from her.

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[Darth Perilius]

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The Sith Lord was soon enough called into the room he was to meet Tasha. He followed the assistant in and caught sight of the CEO sitting in a desk before him. The CEO sat displaying clear sophistication and wealth as he approached, as she headed to meet him. Shaking her hand, he sat in the seat next to her as he asked for “Maybe a Banta Blitz please...”

After being given a drink he relaxed in his seat as he kept a strong posture. So far the CEO regarded his alter ego, but he had an idea that she knew he was possibly a Sith Lord, so he decided to reveal himself. “It’s a pleasure to be meeting with you, Miss Blackwell... You don’t need to call me Verens in confidante. You probably know this or won’t be surprised, but out of the public eye I live a different life.. a life of a Sith Lord known as Darth Perilius...” he said with a calm and warm tone. He felt comfortable telling a former Sith and especially one that he was willing to get connections to his private life. He sipped his drink as he continued his monologue.

“I hope that my life as a Sith Lord does not get in the way of our work together... However, the reason I came to join you is to obtain an additional life.. one that I can focus on myself rather than my service to an Order, where I can live an alternate life where my sole presence will not cause hatred or my bounty... an opportunity to try something new...”

He adjusted his suit and then took another sip as the dark side slightly emerged from inside then faded.

 

[Tasha Blackwell]

Tasha chuckled as he named off a mixed drink, thinking of her very pricey and aged collection. She walked over towards the cabinet, “How about you sample some top shelf whisky from the unknown regions,” Tasha was known for having an exotic collection. She had the finest Corellian whiskey, but also imported drinks from the far corners of the galaxy. She would treat him to something he wouldn’t have tasted before.

She leaned down to get the bottle in question, her skirt hiking up and just barely revealing that she wasn’t the type to bother with underwear. It was a throwback to her dancer days, and she was entirely unconcerned with what he saw as she drew the bottle back. Tasha turned to look at him and grinned, “I’m aware of who you are, Mr. Aletaus,” Despite being a former Sith, she found Darth titles silly.

Tasha used the Force to float two glasses over, pouring them both the drink and floating his glass over to him. She swirled her drink in her glass, her piercing gaze meeting his as she took a sip. She didn’t take a seat, instead leaning into the edge of her desk in front of him.

“I hope you know regardless of your reasons, you will need to cough up some funds,” She grinned as she took another drink, “We can do custom products for our best buyers, or you can purchase stock and shares as we’re openly traded. What kind of business are you interested in?”

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[Darth Perilius]

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The Sith Lord watched as Tasha offered him a more exotic drink from her collection. He didn’t particularly intend to get plastered from their encounter, but hopefully he won’t get drunk too quickly if they’ll likely be drinking throughout their entire meeting. “Ah yes.. I’m curious what kind of alcohol you have. Your collection seems quite expansive..” he nodded as Tasha went to go for a drink. He noted the fact that she was wearing fancy, yet revealing wear, and it popped an idea in his mind. Was there some attempt to seduce the Lord? The fact that there was quite the amount of pleasantries gave that impression, but he didn’t reject it at the moment.

Perilius watched Tasha as she used the force to get him a glass, which he took a keen to. He took the glass has he took a sip, having a pleasant taste to him as he relaxed. After they drank briefly the CEO would grin and tell him their terms and her offers. “Hmm.. I can invest here but I’m also interested in helping this corporation obtain influence and get more products on the line. An associate perhaps..” he said calmly as he eyed Tasha. The Sith Lord sipped his drink as he contemplated the opportunities he could have with associating his public life with BIT. The idea of being able to use his personal abilities for something that isn’t for the Sith excited him.

By now the alcohol would be slowly seeping into his system as he began to slightly become more tipsy. It wasn’t particularly obvious but his actions began to show symptoms progressively.

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