Earnings
- Completed 5 scenes (5 xp each) = 25 xp
- Word count: 5,070 = $507 added to your “UDTS Employee Buck$” account, which can be used on ship upgrades
Total xp accrued = 25 xp
Total credits paid = $169 each
Debrief
With the ship in working order again, the crew settles in to resume their trip back to Garoute. DX-31 takes certain pains to avoid the comet field, and everyone seems a little nervous whenever the ship makes a sudden movement.
Barrett leans back, enjoying the newly upgraded plush couches in the lounge adjoining the galley. The sweet sounds of a string orchestra are calming, especially in ultra-high-definition surround sound. That Mon Cal mechanic has taste.
“Hey, T1, buddy, are you around?” Barrett is able to hit the intercom button from his comfortable seat - very convenient. “Are the hyperspace coordinates confirmed? I don't think we want to miss this job. Luxury cruisers are FULL of rich snobby jerks who love to be taken advantage of. Hmm, which persona should I use this time? I wonder if Ace Fortunebringer is totally blown - hopefully K'arana's kept that info to herself.”
“Speaking of K'arana… T1, you've been acting a bit weird lately. I hate to say it, but you've been freezing a bit in the middle of the action. Remember that DIM she gave me? What do you think? Can we try it out? Maybe you just need a bit of de-fragging or something, to get you back into your prime skulduggerous self.” He pulls the device and a cable out of his coat pocket and looks it over. Electronics aren't his specialty, but it doesn't look that hard to use.
A loud, unmistakably negatively series of bleeps bursts from the intercom. « I'm just fine and good to go liberate some riches, thanks very much - and there's no way I'm trusting anything that woman gave us to let it muck around in my central core! Would you care to jab a holopick into the middle of YOUR brain just because some person said “Hey, this might help”?! »
( ( How dare you suggest such blatant injury to your master! That's going in your file for sure… I'm going to need to requisition more core storage space at this rate… ))
Loud metallic scraping noises come over the intercom – Barrett figures that T1-NY got distracted for some reason and left the comm on while going back to… well, whatever droids do on their own in newly-stocked workshops. A low series of whistles continues through the speakers.
« “Requisition more storage, my shiny metal ass… I'll find a way to be rid of you, you know… »
A slight sparking noise, and the intercom crackles off.
“Okay, no problem, buddy. Just know that I've got your back - if there's anything wrong, we've only got each other. And don't worry - I won't pressure you about that whole mining thing that K'arana was talking about. But if you need help or wanna talk, I'm here.” He pauses, considering his words, then laughs, throws up his arms up behind his head and lies down on the sofa.
He closes his eyes. “Eh, maybe I'm feeling a bit sappy after that near-death experience - good thing I shot down those last couple of comets - I can't imagine any of us would have survived a direct hit. Even droids don't do so well with pulverization. It's lucky we ended up on that red planet - we made some nice connections. And that “art supply” dealer was pretty good at negotiation. I think I learned a thing or two from that Bothan - I think I could use that whole uncaring attitude a bit more in our future escapades.” 20 XP spent on Up the Ante rank 2
T1-NY is back to dinking around w/ the rocket boots… presumably a Mechanics check of some kind, maybe Computers too for the actual integration into his systems at some point?
(Adapted from Intersession 4)
Hard Mechanics check upgraded once to repair the boots, now that you have the right tools for the job.
Normal Mechanics check with a boost for every rank in computers to modify them to fit on a droid.
You can add a yellow die for these checks if you're using your enhanced work room, but I think T1-NY is also distracted by the latest turn on ACT. The Jedi temple arc shifted gears suddenly, with Duke getting killed off suddenly off-camera and Lana leaving to visit her sick mother off-world… Her cameos are few, and her delivery is rather dead. (Interpret that into the dice a you see fit 
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You could have asked Magraw to do it of course, but where's the fun in that? 
T1-NY draws the line at “provide me with good tools”… past that into ”…and use them on me yourself“ requires far too much trust in fleshlings.
T1-NY carefully lines up another quantum weld, ignoring the voice in his head telling him that self-improvement is futile when not in service of the organics. Turning on ACT to calm himself didn't quite pay off either – how could they kill Duke off like that?! Clearly that no-good director had a part in that… crap, was that weld supposed to go there? Or here? Well… it seems to work, must be fine.
Repair roll, with a setback due to ACT distractions: - I'm sure you can tuck those threats away for an (in)opportune time ;)
Barrett hears a brief staccato burst of… was that gunfire? Another micrometeorite strike?… coming from the direction of T1-NY's lair, followed by what he'd swear is a gleeful chortle.
« Now for the fun part! » T1-NY muses, locking himself into the new & very handy DroidChair Platinum© and detaching both legs. An indeterminate time later (long for T1-NY, not so much so for Barrett), the final wire is tucked into place and the modified legs are bolted back on.
« Take that, stairs! » the uncharacteristically happy droid blurts, hovering about the workroom, trying not to singe everything in sight.
on the roll;
* boost to Piloting/Planetary checks made for rocket use
