Ask Plot Safety and Shelter

[Rhea Nadal]

Rhea turned to look over her shoulder as Somm tossed her the commlink, snatching it out of the air in smooth motion. She switched it on and off a few times to make sure it worked, before clipping it to her belt. "Nice! Good call, this'll come in handy." She looked over to Fi and smiled, "Eh, we should be okay to go our seperate ways. I doubt we'd encounter anyone after a hundred years, except maybe a security droid or two. Faster we can check this place out, faster we can move everyone in - but just to be safe, let's check in with each other every five minutes or so."

She pat the commlink as she said this, before turning back to look at the two doors leading out of the staging area. "One of us can stay here, see if there's anything else we can find. Maybe do something about all those weapons? Not sure I like leaving a bunch of military-grade guns around scared and angry folks. The other two can check out the lift and the backrooms, see what else we might be missing."

 

[Somm Orjoz]

"Splitting up would be faster but staying as a group would be safer" Somm paused as he pondered this conundrum. From all the holovids he had seen as a child splitting up always led to more problems, but this was real not some show. Lives were on the line and the faster they deemed this place to be safe, the more lives could be saved.


"Splitting up is probably the better option. I'll stay here" He drew his saber off his belt and pointed the unignited hilt at the weapons "I think I know what to do with most of those and I'll do a quick inventory of whatever is in those creates." He may or may not have had an ulterior motive to staying but he could at least do something useful as well.

 

[Fiach Dubh]

Fiach was rarely the one to take the initiative, especially in a group situation, and so was more than content for others to make the decisions and she could follow their lead.

"That sounds as though we're in agreement. I'll take the food on the right," she said to Rhea. "And I'll check in every five minutes as suggested."

With that, she opened the door on the right and as she did so, the corridor beyond illuminated automatically, revealing three doors on the right, spaced at regular intervals. Cautiously and silently, she walked down the hallway until she reached the first doorway. Trying the mechanism, the door opened instantly, showing a large room beyond. It was as clean and tidy as every area before and she recognised a medical droid in the corner and a small bacta tank too. "That's handy," she said to herself and she began to explore, identifying a number of beds and many cupboards full of equipment and medicine. "Some might be out of date, but I can do a full inventory later," she said.

 

[Rhea Nadal]

"Guess that leaves the lift to me, then. Be careful, and don't hesitate to call if something goes wrong." She waved to the other two before proceeding to the turbolift, swiftly disappearing into the depths of the facility. It took a few seconds for the lift to come to a stop, several meters below the surface by her reckoning. Rhea exited into a small hallway, one path leading to a small power plant, the other to a multitude of doors stretching down a long corridor.

Designed in the standard Imperial style, the place was almost unnaturally cold, durasteel dimly lit by recessed lighting in the floor. Not wanting to risk messing with the seemingly stable power supply, Rhea moved down the longer end of the hall, checking the doors. She picked up her comlink, "It looks like we have a barracks down here. I'm not sure we could fit all of the refugees, but we could probably put the most needy people down here."

 

[Somm Orjoz]

Somm wandered over to the crates as the other two disappeared deeper into the complex. The first crate contained nothing but more neatly packed blaster. The second was rations, more than likely they were decades out of date, but it was worth keeping, just in case. He kept looking through the crates, most of it was military gear: weapons, some armour and spares for what looked like speeder bikes and the AT-STs.


The comm crackled to life as Rhea called in, describing her findings. "There isn’t much of use up here either, lots of Imperial wargear, though they have spares for speeder bikes. So, either they have been taken or we haven’t found them. How is it with you Fiach?" Somm wandered over to the weapon rack and ignited his saber, carefully he ran the tip of the blade through the barrel of each weapon, except one, rendering them inoperable. He kept glancing over his shoulder at the AT-STs, they were so close, so tempting.

 

[Fiach Dubh]

Fiach heard the others check in and followed suit.

“There’s a medical facility here — and it even has a droid and plenty of stocks of drugs. I haven’t checked if the droid is operational yet and many of the medicines may be out of date, but I can do a proper stock check later. There are two other doors down here, so I’ll check them out.”

She muted the com link and exited the medical room and headed to the next door. Opening it, she was somewhat underwhelmed to find the neatly ordered room was little more than a storage facility. There were racks of shelves containing many routine spare parts for small to medium sized appliances. There were also many tools down here and a supply of safety equipment — such as goggles, protective gloves and the like.

Then she headed to the final room and was shocked at her find. It was a garage of sorts, with an array of small speeders and bikes — all looking in pristine condition. There was also a droid here — no doubt suited to technical repairs.

“Hey, I’ve found something interesting,” she said through the comlink. “It’s a garage area and at the back is what looks like a lift. Which must lead to somewhere we haven’t seen yet. Maybe another entrance? Care to join me?”

 

[Oren Zapan]

There had been so much running around the planet, from fixing contaminated rivers, to meeting with CEOs of large food companies, it seemed that the Jedi Knight had been doing so much running around, and not a lot of time to rest himself. But, there was no time for such thing as sleep, there was still much to be done.

He knew that a few Jedi had been in the area that he arrived in, and slowly he walked among the rubble, feeling out with the force, but his tiredness seemed to be getting the best of him. But, that was when he felt the communicator that he wore beep to life, and the sound of Fiach's voice came to life.

"Fiach," he'd say in a tired voice, "I'm coming to meet you, stay where you're at." He'd say in a soft voice as he made his way towards the location that the padawan was. Within a few minutes he would arrive, ready to assist the girl in anyway. "Lead the way.."

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[Fiach Dubh]

Fiach was surprised, but somewhat pleased that the next voice she heard on the comm-link was that of a Jedi Knight, and one she knew. She was aware that her lack of leadership skills were something she had to work on, and right now, she was a duck out of water. Following orders was one thing. Making decisions as to the best way to fix something, well, she could take that in her stride. But to take the lead over other people? That was something she would have to learn in an entirely practical way.

On the plus side, she was observant and patient and so took in all she observed. And so she would look to see how Knight Zapan would act and look to emulate in the future.

Finally he arrived and she appraised him of their journey to day. Finally she added, "I found this lift, which suggests there is another entrance or exit - but thought it wise to seek back-up before progressing." With that, she punched the lift call button and a moment later, the doors opened with a hiss.

Inside were just two buttons. One was marked 'Garage' and the other 'Exit'. "I guess it's pretty clear which one we should press," she said and pressed the button.

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[Oren Zapan]

The Jedi knight would nod as he listened to the girl's assessment on the situation. He was curious as to where the other students had wandered off to, that they hadn't answered her call, but he would address such a thing at a later time. Instead, he focused on aiding the girl in anyway he could.

Oren himself was still learning how to lead, and guide, but he had slowly begun to develop his own personal belief systems on the matter. You would allow others to use their strengths and build upon their weaknesses, so that they wouldn't be as much of a hindrance in the future. The Jedi felt that the two of them were in no grave danger at the particular moment, so he would allow the girl to lead them along the journey, without any outward judgement.

instead, he would focus on assessing her decisions as it would help provide insights on how the girl could improve in the future. He would step into the lift with the young student, as he peered down with a soft smile, "You made a wise choice, it's always good to do things together." He'd nod, "Is there anything you're looking for in particular?" The Jedi Knight hadn't been made aware on why they were in the location to begin with.

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[Fiach Dubh]

As the lift descended, Fiach quickly reviewed her mission brief mentally before speaking. "Shelter is our main focus. This is one of several old bunkers from the time of the Galactic Civil War that are close to the city itself and we found it in excellent condition, Our task was to ascertain if it was suitable to house civilians and to ensure there were no dangers left behind. So far we have encountered nothing untoward - although the journey here is treacherous enough. This is the last area to be searched, and if clear, we can begin to use it for civilians. If not...well, I guess we make it safe for civilians."

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[Oren Zapan]

Oren would give a gentle nod as he listened to the girl's analysis on the situation, "Well this place could be suitable, you said it was from the old Civil war?" His hand would press against the pit of his chin as he contemplated the situation for a moment, as their lift slowly descended, "Well, as long as there isn't any Storm Troopers, I imagine we should be okay," he'd say with a soft laugh, though his hand would rest gently against his old blade.

The doors on the old lift would slowly open and reveal a dark interior. Oren would pull his blade, igniting it to fill the room with a bright purple hue. It was wide and expansive and rather empty. He noticed several rows of beds running across the room. "It looks like an old barracks or living quarters.." He'd turn towards Fiach, "This would be perfect...excellent find."

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[Fiach Dubh]

Fiach listened intently. She hadn’t consider any Storm Troopers might be present. Partly because she would have expected them to have been evacuated by now — or died of old age. But the concept of someone defending the site had occurred to the Padawans, although seeing no sign of the bunker being used had allayed their initial concerns.

“I was more worried about any indigenous beasts laying claim to the property,” she said. “Or even some gang using it for nefarious means.”

She had no more time to explain their thoughts, when the doors of the lift opened. By the light of the Jedi Knight’s saber, she saw not an exit to the outside world, but rather a large and perfectly organised barracks. There was certainly room for more beds and so this would provide an ideal location for the refugees.

“It was a team effort,” she responded, “and we would never have found it without the intel we were provided.”

 

[Oren Zapan]

The Jedi Knight would take one last look around the room, examining the beds and the various lockers. "I don't see any monsters lurking in this room," he'd grin, "But, it was smart to think ahead, you never know what kind of things can break in while you're left abandoned for hundreds of years."

He would wipe a bit of the dust away from one of the bed rails before making his way back towards the Lift, "You did an excellent job today Fiach, and I'm sorry I couldn't provide much more help...it seemed you didn't need it," he'd place a hand on the girl's shoulder as he lead her back towards the elevator. "The intel you were provided was solid, and this is exactly what these people need. Good work."

The two of them would make their way back towards the camp where they would report the findings, it seemed that the other two kids had already wandered back to the camp, which was a relief. That bunker would be vital to helping ease the flow of temporary housing, and it was all found because of them.

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