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"Nervous? Me? Naahhh... I just have a 'meeting' to go to, if you know what I mean," he nudges you with an elbow, and winks. "Besides, I want to make sure I get back to the ship before the crap goes down. You never know who might be upset by this little caper..."
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"So what do you know about this Christophos Tsaka-laka-whatever? Like, does he have any friends who might be backing him up?" - Nigel
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"Friends? Well, I guess that all depends on how loyal his employer is to him. You never know. But from what I've heard, he's taken a contract with the local forces. Oh, they happen to be some 2nd rate crap unit. Something like the 5th Oriente Hussars. Pushovers. Other than that, how many friends could a merc really have? I mean, look at you guys? How many friends do you have? Not many! I'm sorry, that was a little insensitive of me. No, wait, scratch that: I'm not really sorry. Heh..."
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"Got a picture of him? How about known haunts? I'd rather not spend the next three days crawling through ratgut bars looking for some merc." -- Nigel
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"The only place we know that he hangs out at is a dive called 'Rattail's.' Owned by some ratty guy, I guess. Dude is dark haired with a beard. Speaks Greek, and English with an accent -- maybe Russian I guess. Other than that, the rest is your job. Oh, and keep it on the down low. No need involving the authorities..."
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Lars Porsenna wrote:"The only place we know that he hangs out at is a dive called 'Rattail's.' Owned by some ratty guy, I guess. Dude is dark haired with a beard. Speaks Greek, and English with an accent -- maybe Russian I guess. Other than that, the rest is your job. Oh, and keep it on the down low. No need involving the authorities..."
"Right. Wouldn't want to do that." - Nigel.

OOC: We head down to Rattail's. Once there, Nigel will look for a table in a dark corner, order some vodka, and begin our "surveillance". :)
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OOC: So is Nigel going alone? Or is someone going to come with him?

You go to Rattail's. You are not surprised, considering the name, that this place is a dive, a seedy bar in the "bad" side of town. There are mostly down-and-outs here, and a few mech jocks (guessing by the patches on their coats). You order some drinks, and the vodka is surprisingly unadulterated and strong. It's a few hours, but as the afternoon sinks into evening, you see your "mark" come in.

Dark haired and bearded, he is wearing a jacket with some sort of mech logo on it. It's a non-standard uniform, and by the looks of it you'd guess it is an item from a Capellan uniform. He is alone, but it doesn't take long for him to find some "friends." The ladies are painted, and you think it's a good guess they're hookers. Or maybe just easy. Matter of fact, you're not really sure, but you can definitely tell that their glory has fallen, and their better days are behind them. This seems to suit Christophos just fine, though...
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Nigel walks over to the bar, and as he orders another vodka (putting down a hefty tip as he does so) he asks the bartender "What's up with Mr. Ladies Man over there? He a mech jock or something?"
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The bartender picks up a glass and begins cleaning it with a rag. "Him?" he says, pointing with his chin. "Yeah, mechjock. Everyone in here is a mechjock, wants to be one, or wants to boink one. Him, he just got in a few months ago, but has been hanging out here ever since. Dissappears for a few weeks about a month ago, then comes back with money to spend. Hear he's attached to the 5th Oriente. They've been here for some time, but he's new. Got some sort of light mech, and pulls specops missions into Commonwealth space. Are you gonna drink that, or stare at it all day?"
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"Drink it of course," Nigel says. "Actually, make it an alpha strike for our friends over there. It looks like our good pal and his girls could use another round or three." Picking up the drinks, Nigel heads over to the mechjock's table.

"Next rounds on me friend", Nigel says, putting down the glasses as he pulls up a chair at the mechjock's table. "Third one's on me too if you can tell me about landing a piloting job on this dirtball. Got in two weeks ago, and ain't found much that's worth my time."
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Lenny walks up behind Nigel, toting an oily-looking stout, and claps a friendly hand on his shoulder. "Hey, Freddy! Been here only 5 minutes and you're already meeting new people! Care to introduce me to your new friends here?"
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"This guy? You don't know *this* guy? Oh man, this is Christophos -- hottest mechjock on the planet. Word has it this guy is *the* shit. And word has it he's hiring..." Nigel says, with all sincerity.
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"Hiring?" he says, pushing a sagging floozy off his lap. "Not hiring. Very sorry, but 5th Oriente, maybe hiring. You got drink? Thank you!" He takes the Alpha Strike from your hands, and downs it with one gulp, followed by some snorting and a scratchy voice "Smooth. Like broken glass..."

"Thank you for drink. But you I do not know. You I do not know either. How you know Christophos?"
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Lars Porsenna wrote:""Thank you for drink. But you I do not know. You I do not know either. How you know Christophos?"
"Don't know Christophos, but we know of Christophos. Heard you did some fancy piloting to get yourself into the 5th Oriente. Am I right? And I said to myself, self, you gotta find a good pilot on this rock so you can get you into a class outfit.

"This 5th Oriente, they decent? Must be if they hired a mechjock like you."
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