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This is recording, right?

[ Just because she's used slimey tech before doesn't mean she likes it. ]

Whatever. Hi, I guess?

[ You know what sucks the most about being in a new place? No one knew what her fucking name was. Do you know how goddamn hard it is to build a reputation as an interstellar badass? Now she's stuck in a hick town and the obvious smart thing to do is get to know the rest of your fellow kidnappees but wow this is such a raw deal. There's not even anyone in charge she can shoot to express her displeasure. Urge to maim, rising. ]

So I got most of the basics down or whatever. Magical bullshit. Recovering from occupation by big bad evil demon, blah blah. [ Don't care. ] I guess we're on a turtle? That's a thing.

[ She's seen planet-sized reptiles so state-sized ones are no big deal. ]

I'm The Stalk, your newest fellow prisoner. Who else is on here? I reserve the right to block you if you're too boring. There's a block button on this somewhere, right? Someone tell me where the block button is.

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[ A Harch! For a wonderful moment Kylo is overcome by excitement at the sight of many red eyes, before he takes a proper look and realizes that no, that's the only likeness this arachnid species has to Harchs. ]

It seems you have everything you need to know, most of all that we are prisoners. And you are indeed on the back of a turtle. [ Not common where he is from, he still doesn't sound happy about it. ]

That sure was a good job repeating back to me what I already said.

[ Ugh. Gotta dial the 'bitch' back, probably. ]

What's the deal with the allegedly free housing in the cloud place? You just pick a place or what?

[ And the bitching gets him a dark scowl. Only one of them is allowed to be unpleasant, and this spot is already taken. ]

Yes, it's free for foreigners. And nobody ever complained when I took a place.

Hey, better to ask forgiveness than permission, right?

[ Well, not in her experience. Not asking permission was a good way to wind up getting shot in the chest by an idiotic blueblood. Or just reaching for your phone. ]

But we still gotta find a way to pay for our food once the little welcome package we get runs out, right?

Yes, we must. [ And doesn't he looks pained at that... He's still not over being demoted from scourge of the galaxy to tea house waiter. ]

You'd do well to get a job early on, before money runs out. Prices fluctuate sharply, and if you have special dietary needs you might find yourself in a pinch. It's also not that easy to get a job which suits your skills set.

That's a hell of an assumption. Maybe I'm really good at fishing, or farming. Or making slime computers. [ She wasn't any of those, and she wasn't really offended (if anything she was flattered) she just felt like messing with people. ]

What were you before, and what are you doing now?

Or maybe your species has specific dietary needs which are expensive to meet here. I'm not assuming anything, just speaking of possibilities. [ For once not even getting mad at being questioned, this is just an everyday thing to him. ]

I was in military and intelligence work before, but I'm waiting in a tea house now. [ And very pained by it, apparently. ]

That's a euphemism for a drug ring, right? [ A place that only serves tea? Good god. ]

You could say I was 'special forces.'

We don't have any noisy neighbors or really annoying politicians that certain people want dead, do they?

[ The tired glare he is sending her should be answer enough, shouldn't it? He wishes. But no, he is in actual literal tea hell. ]

We, as in the population of Tu Vishan? They used to, but the leader they wanted dead has already been killed. I don't think there is anybody they wish for us to kill currently... which makes it all the more bizarre that they bring so many people who are excellent killers.

Sounds like we need a good old fashioned Colosseum then.

[ ...you know, a Fight Club actually sounds great. ]

[ It takes him a few moments to make sense of that word, but when he recalls hearing about a colosseum on Kessel, he makes an amused noise. ]

You missed it. The island we have been docked to all year has arena fights. Jagaiz rings, they call it, though doing permanent damage is frowned upon. I have fought there repeatedly.

Then it sounds boring. It's not a fight if someone doesn't lose a limb.

[ Notably she doesn't fight in them she just likes to watch them (and bet on them). Planets that have those usually just throw criminals or poor people in. ]

[ What's the point of watching when you could be in the thick of it? Watching is boring. ]

It's the best you will find around here. Actual murder is frowned upon by the police.

Murder is frowned upon pretty much everywhere.

Just means your death circles have to get creative about location and advertising.

[ Or just be sponsored by rich people who owned said police. Actually - ]

So who runs the police, if the old boss got whacked?

[ Hmm... He's got a lot to say about the one who runs it, but since he is kind of working for her, or with her, now, maybe it'd be better if word doesn't reach her he's been badmouthing her...

Censoring yourself sucks, though.]

One of the Foreigners is founder and Chief of the Police Force. Her name is Valdis. She and another long-time Foreigner, Pepper Potts, believe firmly in building a new government structure for Tu Vishan.

Governments can be good.

[ Theoretically. She's never seen it in practice, but theoretically. ]

What kind of woman is this 'Valdis?'

[ She was less curious about the other one. She just found the name hilarious. ]

A stern woman with a clear vision for this city. She seems to have the means to enforce it, too. As far as I gathered, she has been here for a long time, and she has gained a lot of support both from kedan and fellow prisoners.

[ There, still nicely neutral, isn't it? And true enough, he's yet to hear anyone speak badly of Valdis. ]

She is also a formidable fighter.

She sounds like something straight out of Open Circuit.

Badass bitch who knows how to get the job done.

[ She hates her already. ]

Yes... that sounds like a fitting description.

[He may sound amused but it is actually not that funny. It ruins so many plans.]

I wish you good luck with her.

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