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Industrial Sector, Corellia
Condor Inc. Munitions Production Factory
The air was dark, light shining down in hazy columns from the high ceiling. It was sweltering, but despite the heat, most grime streaked workers wore a mask of a layer of cloth to filter out smoke and debris. Crates upon crates of small spherical objects stretched upwards like the miniature towers of the planet, further helped by the blinking lights of monitors, resembling distant speeders. The air smelled of oil and sweat. The factory would not be the type of establishment to be placed on a holonet advertisement for Corellia. Every surface was caked with grease.
The ring of employees stood silently around Bast Emblai. Only the thrum of machinery could be heard, constant as a heartbeat. One woman‘s shoulders were heaving up and down, her wet face in her hands, but no sound escaped her mouth. The rest were a motley crew with various expressions of fear, shock, and boredom playing across their features. The typical reaction to sudden death. The Ranger had long ago learned to separate herself from deep emotions during her investigations, feeling only a twinge of remorse as she solemnly studied the bodies. This one had been the death of a young woman with little family and few friends. She had been called to the scene and had written up a report, but the case was not Bast’s. Even so, the detective had already assumed the death was no accident. She had requested the body remained untouched until the two officers taking the case arrived, so, two rooms over, a lifeless mound lay still, covered by a white sheet. Now she simply waited quietly. An announcement over her comm indicated they were only a few minutes away.
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The three Sector Rangers walked into the room where Katmyr had died, their footsteps echoing unusually loudly on the duracrete floor. Bast drew back the sheet, revealing a disfigured and charred face. “Here she is. Her belongings are bagged up and in the corner of the room and detailed in the report which I have given you. I also managed to put together small profiles on linked individuals. You are welcome to search the premises, her body, and interview persons of interest. I trust you will bring justice to this woman.” And with that, the ranger left, giving an encouraging smile.