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[kropotkin41]

Jones just looks up from his drink and smiles, 'Do you have a holo-vid channel on the entertainment set-up? Never mind, I'll find it.'

As Stettler reaches the door the psion adds with a note of genuine concern 'Be careful out there Stettler. Be careful.'

Moments later Stettler is back out on the Main Concourse; the place is as busy as ever, it would make no sense for a place like this to stick to rigid day/night cycles, and so the Main Concourse quite simply never sleeps, in fact it barely seems to take a breather.

[Ghost]

Once down on streetlevel, Stettler noted that he really did not feel all the confidence he had felt up top, but there was little to be done now. He jumped on a trolley, and took it two stops, then jumped off and walked the small distance back to the bar, looking this way and that, to get into the 'looking for his drunk friend'-mindset.

[kropotkin41]

OOC

To a bar or to the restaurant where he ate earlier?

[Ghost]

OOC

Sorry; to the restaurant.

[kropotkin41]

Stettler arrives outside of the restaurant and can see that inside Kreeg's enforcer is still there, although now only one other table is occupied. The gangster seems to be taking his time over his coffee and paying most of his attention by now to the waitress, who is fighting hard to keep a smile on her face.

[Ghost]

Stettler remained on the outside for now, uncertain about what he would do if it turned out the enforcer planned to get frisky with the waitress. Well, he wasn't really uncertian; he'd hve to intervene, of course. The question was how. For now, he was content to simply remian outside, although of the waitress approache dthe door to lock up, with the man still inside, he'd have to get in there before she did so, and take it from there.

[kropotkin41]

In fact what happens is that shortly after Stettler arrives a pretty young woman and a heftily built man turn up; they go into the restaurant and it immediately becomes obvious that they are going to be working the next shift.

The waitress who has been working looks mightily relieved, she finishes clearing a table (there are no other customers than the gangster at the moment) and then makes to go off shift. The gangster puts on a theatrical show of disappointment that she is leaving, stands up and, it seems, starts to ask something of her, perhaps he is asking her out; in any event, he doesn't seem in the mood to take no for an answer, and evidently doesn't want to let her go into the back room to get ready to leave work.

Only a moment later the big guy who just arrived comes out - now dressed for work as some kind of kitchen tech (not a chef because a droid does that) - to see what the commotion is about......

[Ghost]

Against his better judgement, Stettler stepped into the restaurant, trying to stay inconspicuous as he did so. In his pocket, he firmly gripped the medicine delivery pistol. He waited by the door and watched the goings-on, but if things started to get out of hand, he would speak up, and sharply.

Edited by Ghost, 24 January 2011 - 10:58 PM.

[kropotkin41]

OOC

Right, hold the action in Stettler's thread as we might just have some cross-thread activity.

Dr Stettler's hand comes to rest on the door handle, his heart pounding.......... he watches and waits.........

Edited by kropotkin41, 25 January 2011 - 07:38 AM.

[arrowfodder]

Shranael walked towards the doctor, fighting down a sudden surge of panic in her mind. No one knew anything, she knew he wouldn't tell anyone. And she hadn't said anything, so she was in the clear. She kept her face netural as they got closer to him, never wondering why he was so far away from the hotel.

[shadowofdeath]

Arrago followed Shran in, an unusual smile on his lips. He would let Shran take care of this, she had known the doc for longer.

[arrowfodder]

Shranael put on her usual smile as she got closer to the Doc. She had to consciously stop herself from letting her hips sway. She wasn't going to do that anymore. She promised herself she would be good. But it was sooooooo hard.....

"Hey Doc, glad we caught up with you." Shranael nibbled on her lower lip, playing with the ring that protruded from her chin and circled into her mouth. "Glad to see you got out of the hotel for a while."

[Ghost]

Stettler gave a start as Shranael suddenly appeared at his side, speaking to him. Briefly, he thought she might have returned to speak to him privately, to 'clear the air' between them so to speak, but then he noticed Arrago behind her, and realized they were perhaps only canvasing. Why they had returned here was anyone's guess, however.

"What are you two doing here?" he asked, while returning his attention to what was happening inside; Shran and Arrago not withstanding, he would still interfere if something went out of hand in there, and he even had an idea as to how. His newly arrived crew comrades could even lend some credibility to the whole thing, if they would agree to the notion...

Edited by Ghost, 26 January 2011 - 04:37 PM.

[arrowfodder]

The doctor looked a bit on edge to Shranael. Did she make him nervous? No....something inside did. "Okay Doc, spill. What's got you so jumpy?" She peered inside the building as well, wondering what the doctor was looking for.

[shadowofdeath]

Arrago leaned sideways and attempted to look past the doc, trying to spot what was inside the restaurant.