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The blue majesty of hyperspace began to pass by as the ship, The Wildcard, lurched into the different plane of existence for the sake of speed. As a converted LH-1840 Control Core, The Wildcard had fewer of the point defence cannons but the captain had carefully maintained the high-powered hyperdrive, along with converting space within the ship for more laboratories and the like.
All of this would be immediately visible to those who had recently boarded the ship, the protocol droid that had collected them guiding the way and opening the main doors to the bridge as they travelled.
"Welcome, honoured guests, to The Wildcard on our scientific mission of inquiry!" the protocol droid, CO-6T, droned on, "Due to the nature of the readings recorded from The Maw, some of you were asked to join as subject matter experts and due to this you may have... strong opinions regarding other honoured guests..."
If a protocol droid could give a shift eyed look, CO-6T would have been giving said look as his optics moved between those who were obviously Jedi to those who were obviously Sith. The fact that there were a number of people here who didn't seem to, upon first glance, be either was only somewhat reassuring for the poor silver protocol droid. The bridge crew eyed the assembled group as they were led closer to the captain's chair, which had been repositioned to sit almost touching the glass of the observation port, turned so that the captain was not visible as they viewed the hyperspace tunnel before them.
Before the captain's chair, two sentients seemed to be in deep conversation before they took notice of the assembled group. The conversation died as the smaller of the two, a Chadra-Fan with a snazzy tabard and an overly-full messenger bag, twitched a nose in their general direction and spoke. They were visibly muttering in their native tongue but the collar around their neck translated to Basic, broadcasting at a conversational level.
"Ah! It seems our intrepid scientists and experts have arrived!" the female-presenting Chadra-Fan piped up through their piped in speakers, "Allow me to introduce myself; I am Professor Hanami. Those of you interested in the history of The Maw and the study of the Light Side of the Force energies being emitted will be working with me!"
Professor Hanami waved a excited paw at the group.
"You'll be my Hanamites!"
There was a silence where the professor's companion, a willowy Chiss with a carefully maintained beard and precariously positioned spectacles, seemed to be resigned but in an amused kind of way. He adjusted his glasses, pushing them up the bridge of his nose to stare at the group. His crimson eyes tracked certain members of the group, seemingly at random.
"And I am Doctor Lile. I hold two doctorates, one in gravitational physics and one in the Practical Applications of Dark Side Cult Rituals." he introduced himself with a small smile, "It was a very permissive time at the university you understand... those of you interested in the hard science and the Dark Side energies being released from The Maw will be working alongside myself. As I'm sure you can guess, the Captain feels it would be best if certain divisions were maintained."
A sharp, high pitched, sound came from the captain's chair and CO-6T turned to the assembled group.
"Captain Outcard asks if any of you forsee having any issues with such a separation during this critical mission..."
The chair turned dramatically, clearly set up to do so precisely for this moment. A series of shorter chirps came as the chair turned to reveal Captain Outcard - the military officer's uniform crisply ironed, a riding crop of all things firmly in hand. The Captain's hat was slightly askew but there was no movement to make an adjustment as the Captain stared up at the assembled group with his beady black eyes.
Feathers along his back puffed up in an attempt to display dominance, flaring his red cape as they did so.
"... that you report your issues directly to him, so that he may see to your major malfunction. Now... are there any questions?"
Translation finished, the protocol droid nodded to itself in congratulations for a job well done while both the Professor and the Doctor seemed entirely at ease deferring to the almost 30cm tall Banchiian.
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