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Location: Desilijic Palace, Tatooine.​

There was a sandstorm on the horizon.

Nor'baal had been warned of it by the tame watchmen in Mos Espa, and it was a big one to boot. Storms of such magnitude were rare on Tatooine, normally sandstorms were a passing annoyance, but this one was probably going to be a whopper. Despite this, the Daimyo had called Grace Zann (@Where) and Rafe (@Mad Dog) to his Palace anyway. There was much they had to discuss, and what better place to do it than here, in his home? The Desilijic Palace was a well-known sight on Tatooine, a squat building, once occupied by monks of the B'omarr, it had changed hands many times, yet come what may, it always ended up back in the pudgy grabbing hands of the Hutts.

With the throne room emptied of the usual collection of sycophantic nobodies, Nor'baal sat on his throne, hookah pipe in hand, two Gamorrean guards flanking the throne, and a further two standing at the bottom of the stairs leading into the room, a protocol unit at his side. He had only recently negotiated a peace deal with Consortium, and already the Zann Consortium had made intergalactic headlines, drawing the ire of the New Republic. In the four centuries (or was it five? Nor'baal had lost count) he had been alive, the Hutt had not seen such a period of unrest since the passing of his ancestor, the mighty Jabba.

The Syndicate was in dire straights, lurching from one disaster to the next. The AMS virus, the murderer of Durr, the nightmare of Zaa Fenns crazed collapse, and the loss of Kessel. With Nor'baal doing his best to stabilize the ship, the last thing he needed was more trouble to deal with. He drew a deep breath and waited for the Pyke leader, and Grace Zann, to arrive.
 

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Rafe had walked through the entrance of the Palace, his entourage following behind him as he did so, staring around it was a decent enough place, definitely roomy, which is probably the reason the Hutt wanted them there, enough space for all of each of the three's standard body guard detachments. Rafe was sure the Zann men he'd had assigned to him would be happy to see those who @Grace Zann brought, and vise versa for the Pykes that followed Grace around on the daily. Perhaps unprecedented, but the two Syndicates had a very vested interest in each other. Although the Hutts were also close allies, Rafe hoped to bring them in closer after today..

As Rafe drew closer and closer to the throne room he noticed a bit of an oddity, the whole palace seemed to be devoid of any life outside of @Nor'baal Desilijic's directly employed.. this was unusual for the Hutts who usually surrounded themselves with the lowers who idolized them, in either case it would keep the meeting a bit more private, and provide more comfortable accommodations to the small army of an entourage Rafe had brought, and undoubtedly @Grace Zann would be walking around with as well.

Rafe had spent much time since the last sit down with the Hutt learning his language and while not confident enough to call himself fluent without flaw, he felt he could at the very least keep up a conversation.

Walking into the throne room to see @Nor'baal Desilijic sprawled out on whatever that thing was called the Hutts enjoyed laying on, Rafe was careful not to step on any suspicious looking parts of the floor, knowing how much the Hutts like their trap doors and creature pits, be wasn't interested in falling below because of a rusty hinge, @Nor'baal Desilijic... it's been some time since we were face to face.. Rafe said, he'd only been in the same room as the Hutt twice before, and neither of which since he officially took the leadership of the Pyke Syndicate. gooddé see uba... Rafe added in, trying his hand at rhe Huttese he'd been practicing.

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Grace had shown up on Tatooine aboard her Crusder-Class Corvette. Nor'baal had called in both her and Rafe to talk business. She knew he wasn't exactly happy with how much publicity they were getting as of late. The woman learned that the hard way when they attacked Kowak. Regardless, she had brought an entourage as well. The woman would exit her ships along side a group of her mercenaries, some of which were Pykes.

The Zann Consortium and Pykes had worked together on several different operations and invasions. It made all the syndicates stronger for it. She would walk up next to Rafe, now approaching the palace together. "Good to see you. Not every day Nor'baal invites someone over."

Unlike Rafe, Grace had actually been well educated by the Jedi, and spoke huttese pretty well. Though, it was not her preferred method of communication. Basic was simply easier for her to pronounce. She would walk into the throne room, not far behind Rafe as the pair came face-to-face with Nor'baal. It wasn't long since they met at Maz Kanata's bar. "Nor'baal, fa baa dan bai neu uba kougine pateessa. Peoi yoia uba naa ten wata?" She would speak in a bit more understandable huttese, grinning at Rafe jokingly.

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Squinting as the Pykes traipsed into the room, Nor'baal found himself wondering how they had been allowed to bring a 'small army' into his palace. In ting heee dan che tanea bmela rinpb bahva bai doth jedaheu see mi! he considered the possible explanations. Of all the Syndicate members, the Pykes had the most obvious reason to want him 'taken care of', after all, it was probably reasonable to suggest that the loss of Kessel, a key Pyke asset, could be pinned on Nor'baal. The way they had been budding up with the Zann Consortium was equally concerning.

la doth du fa pin! a conspiracy was forming in his mind, one that involved the two Crime Lords that stood in his presence.

But no, his guards would not have admitted this panoply of pretenders had they been a threat, surely? Nor'baal reached a conclusion, and it pleased him enormously. Quite obviously, the reason there was a 'small army' of thugs in his presence was because they were a gift! <Kava kouoioy see uba Rafe Pyke, Lorda Zann.> he smiled <Bai koose mi heae se tam bpuoiaee, uba nay bla bu wonka see wa chemant sanog.> he chuckled, stabbing a button of his datapad, as a cacophony of oinks and stamping feet was heard at the top of the stairs.

A drove of Gamorreans began to make their way down the steps, joining their compatriots who formed the personal guard of the Hutt himself <Lohba! Doppomka heee bpuoiaee, an gee hoohah paknee ata bai bu kouuedahaga che chalaba.> with a gut-wrenchingly loud wave of oinks, squeals and snorts, swords where drawn, and the Gamorreans lept onto the thugs, seeking to clap each and every one of them, bar Rafe and Grace, in irons.
 

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It appeared Nor'baal assumed all these people were to be some kind of gift for him? No, that was obviously not the case, but how to tell him that without starting a fuss. As the gamorreans came down the stairs with irons, one of the consortium mercenaries would nervously ask Grace, "Uh... Boss..." to which she would step forward between the coming guards and her mercenaries. "Stand down, stand down... They're not slaves, they're mercenaries." She would release a large sigh before turning her attention back toward the hutt himself.

"Apologies Nor'baal. It's only natural for a Crime Lord to show up with an entourage." She would look back toward the group of, now very concerned, Pykes and Zann mercenaries. It looked like she would be the one keeping the peace in this whole thing. "How about we send our men back to their respective ships and forget they ever came along... I'll go ahead and pay you in advance this month Nor'baal" What followed were a bunch of relieved sighs from both the Zann and Pyke side.

"Besides, we have business to discuss."

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Rafe wondered for a moment if this was the entire reason he'd been called here.. what the hell was going on? Weapons were raised as the pig men tried to advance, and Grace spoke out immediately to stop the fight, provided the Gamorreans did not advance through Grace's protest, no weapons would be fired, but if @Nor'baal Desilijic did not call his men off a very tense fire fight would break out, given the Gamorrean's general lack of blaster fighting abilities it would probably be over very quick..

If all was returned to peaceful tidings, Rafe would nod at his men, giving them the signal to do as Grace said and return to the ship's outside the palace. Whatever was happening was certainly odd, We'll agree to that as well.. Rafe said, looking at the Hutt who sat atop his throne.
 

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Nor'baal sneered as the Pykes and Zann sent their retinues away, and ordered his own guards to remain in their position. Despite what the two of them may have thought, this was Hutt turf, his own home, not a marching ground for drug peddlers and their muscle. Once the Pyke and Zann guards had left, escorted out of the Palace, Nor'baal had the front door to his palace locked, so they could not get back in.

The sandstorm could claim them as far as he cared.

<Uba lwaa bacdop bla cua dan ai bai nan don mah bamibath ree bu kloonkee see wa katka see yae.> he reprimanded them both, unimpressed with Graces offer of paying him what he was already owed, as an apology. <Cohou hee matmaph koi maee, an bo see lo choda che tah pauahau doi!> he shouted, his droid flinching away for fear of a lashing.

<Pah! Bai yanee. Veee Jee moova heee lova num bai doth camai dopo bai kouwoha bu joday Jee gee woy. Cog an wahkepala doth dan che yanee, an hocan Jee neu tah tee dotkola bidkana see alay. Zann, puohesa nei wonkee bu Tam Ciduepe mee gee winba juju kloonkee dah mah monbox'a?> he asked, referring to the Consortiums recent run-in with the New Republic over their ship purchases.
 

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Thank the force they managed to get that resolved, but Nor'baal didn't seem too pleased. Grace would have to make a note about that the next time she decided to come to Tatooine. Thankfully, there were much more pressing matters they had to deal with. Of course, Grace's negotiation for their join fleet had basically made the news. The woman accidently bought a bunch of Republic-exclusive ships, ones she would have to trade-out for unexclusive designs.

"Remember when we discussed a defensive syndicate fleet, to protect us if there was another war against the syndicates? I purchased such a fleet from Kuat, to be jointly owned by our three syndicates. Unfortunately, the senator sold me designs that were exclusive to the new Republic... I am in the process of having these vessels returned and swapped out for alternative designs. Our peace with the republic will be kept."

She understood why the hutt was upset, after he just gained so much power, the hutt didn't want to loose it all.

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Rafe stood there, now bereft of his usual entourage, the Hutt in front of them chastising them for the Republics uproar, it was fair, this whole thing had been blown way out of proportion, news was covering it everywhere, calling it Shipgate.. though Grace had done the deed, both @Nor'baal Desilijic and Rafe were both at fault as well as they had funded the transaction, in hindsight they should have known dealing with anyone who's stench of the Republic could be smelled miles away was a bad idea.

Though it seemed Grace had the situtation under control now, following the broadcast she'd done in response to the news release. Though this was the first Rafe was hearing of the ships being returned.. probably for the best to avoid a war, granted they are immensely more powerful now thanks to Grace, Nor'baal, and Rafe, they probably still didn't stand much chance against the larger more legitimate governments of the Galaxy. In any event the whole idea was a good one, a conjoined fleet to protect all of Syndicate space, instead of each Syndicate fending for itself.

They needed a replacement, and a larger one at that now that the whole Galaxy was looking at them.. eyes were everywhere, and worse something was happening inside the Syndicates.. perhaps Nor'baal had called them here to shed light on something more important than simply yelling at them about the Republic, though to be sure this subject did need to be addressed first..

Still, Rafe remained calm and quiet as Grace spoke.

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<Uba yoyohbe bavaka Tam Ciduepe mee pankpa?> Nor'baal asked, fascinated as to how that had come about. Regardless, what's done is done, and the Hutt was keen to ensure the plans for the wider Syndicate continued without further hiccups. <Wa pacdena sawanbe can ata joday whao jeejee tee dotke meeto toe neyoha cueciukeu bahvoba doi tee kouocea. Jeejee lwaa doth banbonzay boga dah bu mipa, doi doptkee monba danko, tee doi bu Nakiy Pahka dee Kankahnox'a!?> he grumbled.

There was more than one way to skin a Nexu, fortunately. Nor'baal wanted to keep the Syndicate safe, after all, it was hard to enjoy the profits of crime when constantly at war with a superior force. But there were other ways of obtaining such a peace <Jee hatkocanh chamana jeejee pankoph bu kohhodeth lhima, an gahkesa la doth woy bla see tee kouoiohag. La gee twa chamy kakau see banbonzay tam boga, an jeejee caiot vee bidkana hoohah. Bamohh doi da, jeejee gee kanzaneaha wata du bu Yih Kankahnox'a. jot ten banbonzay lhonu shlon linee, an bakopa doi hoohah cay rulya. Hea nauit baukey koumhaptece koumi bakanh.> he added.

<Jeejee doth tanee meeto toe doth du wa bekiola bai bolla ceabwensy bai ceabwensy cay bu baua pawa, jeejee dayan bai bantkoke gahkesa fa doth bai kouwoleue, bai patka, bai bakopa ten ahban. Jee hatkocanh sobahesa bai wanka droida, an baua hee nouay che ten bai boya, Zann, yoieu mi mah uemoy!> he stabbed his finger at her, before moving the subject along.

Much had changed in the Galaxy has of late.

Entire swathes of the Free World Alliance had left their political allies and gone it alone. And, Nor'baals plans for the Syndicate required vast sums of money to make it work. <Haku koona gee uba che doptmontea, du bidchkap, see pacmhanaduee, cay bu ahban dee Yih Lanka.> he asked, glaring pointedly at the Pyke, who thus far had remained silent.
 
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