Corden's Storyline - The Cyar'ika Returns

Operative Nyx Reporting

Corden (@Corden_Maximus) has been sneaking off late into the night while I am asleep, sometimes returning in the morning and sometimes in a few days.  I have attempted to place trackers on his armor and ship, but to no avail.  It worries me because he tends to get himself in a bit of trouble, but he manages to return safe and sound.  In a recent excursion though, he came under attack while at a compound and required my asisstance.  I arrived and unfortunately, provided more of a diversion than back-up.  Which for the most part, helped free him from a tight corner he was pinned down in by the laser fire. 

It was then he approached Elektra (@CrimeBossKuu) about payment, in which she double-crossed the bounty agreement.  She captured us both and while in the brig, he and I began to argue.  She insinuated something devious between them at which I confronted Corden, and he repeatedly denied.  Unfortunately before I could give him a better tongue-lashing, Elektra stunned both of us, taking me with her to be turned in to the Imperials.  While en route, Corden's tracking device activated and a fellow Mandalorian (@RC_Boss) responded to the signal.  Both of them immediately "hit it off" and followed my tracking signal to a remote jungle planet.  In the interim, Elektra and I had a verbal (and physical exchange) before I was knocked out.  Elektra disembarked the transport ship with her men, hiding me in the jungle, waiting for the eventual confrontation with Corden and Boss. 

It was in that waiting period I came to and used my Force abilities to knock out Elektra, and ran off into the jungle pursued by the guards.  I did my best to fend them off until Corden and Boss arrived, at which time I was officially rescued and taken back onto Corden's ship.  I am glad that Boss was there to help us, and I owe both him and Corden my life for what they did.  Mandalorians truly have hearts of gold hidden among the thick emotional armor that they carry.  I can understand why the Kiffar respect them so, and in Corden's heart, I see why I love him so much.  It is almost as if he and I share the same heart, and thus are two pieces to the same soul. 

And in typical Corden fashion, while I was asleep again, he made sure to rig Elektra's compound with explosives should she return.  He considers this our contingency plan, or rather, a reminder from him to Elektra to stay out of our way.

Piett's Storyline - Counseling, my "Padawan" and Battle Droids

Operative Nyx Reporting

Admiral Piett (@Admiral_Piett) and I reached our breaking point in that we realized our relationship was going to quickly deteriorate without professional intervention.  His pulling away continued to trigger my withdrawl symptoms, and I continued to withdraw which lead him to pulling away even further.  This cycle was continuing to happen and if it went on indefinitely, would have lead to us eventually moving so far apart that we would have separated.  Neither of us desired separation, and thus we turned to the only source we could think of, which was the mental health counseling wing located within the Executor. 

It was here that we met the counselor (@Valadhiel_) who worked with each of us and then together as a couple on our issues.  It wasn't until we began talking that I realized how lacking our communication style was.  For some reason, I felt more comfortable talking to everyone else but Firmus, and he seemed more comfortable buring his head in work versus approaching me.  Our relationship was truly in a dark spot.  With Val's help, we learned to accept each other's shortcomings, and work through the ones that we could together as a team.  Since we began counseling, I have yet to "run away" as Firmus states it, and he has not withdrawn to the extent that he had in the past.  I know we are not perfect, but it is comforting to have him here with me in this way.

My Jedi student, Faylene Skystorm (@Faylene_Skystrm), and I have just began the initial phases of training.  I feel horrible that he and I have not been able to spend much time together in training, but I hope to do so soon.  I guess this is why in the past, Jedi Masters would only take one student at a time because training a student in the proper fashion can be very time-consuming.  But it is indeed an honor to be his "master," although I despise that term entirely.

Lastly, I have found an unused workshop that I have taken on as my second home aboard the Executor.  Being a secretary to Admiral Piett has its moments, but I find the work tedious.  Luckily, Firmus has granted me verbal permission to use the facilty as my battle droid workroom which will allow me to keep my mind from wandering too far.  Field testing the battle droids has been quite fun, actually.  And luckily, my sidekick and Twi'lek associate Oola (@Slave_Oola) has returned and is ready to help.  I can't want to show her the ropes as well!

Piett's Storyline - The Hunted - Part II

Operative Nyx Reporting

I was returned safely to the Executor and the med droids attended to my wounds.  Captain Fel (@Soontir_Fel) updated Admiral Piett (@Admiral_Piett) on my condition.  It was then that Admiral Piett rushed to my room in the med bay and we talked about the dangerous job that I have.  I can't deny it is dangerous, but it is where I find my bliss, my love in life.  He agreed to be supportive and keep Captain Fel on bodyguard assignment for me. 

I updated Mon Mothma (@_Mon_Mothma) regarding quarantining Mustafar from travelers, and Admiral Piett agreed as well.

Piett's Storyline - The Hunted

Operative Nyx' Journal

Mon Mothma (@_Mon_Mothma) requested my assistance in locating several lost explorers which were last spotted on the volcanic planet, Mustafar.  Mustafar is an inhospitable planet, full of fiery dangers and a certain death.  I argued with Admiral Piett (@Admiral_Piett) over letting me go on a simple retrieval mission, but based on the holo footage I showed him, he didn't believe this was a simple search and rescue.  We spent much of the remaining day angry at each other, and finally he found me in the mess hall and we talked a bit more intimately.  I felt like I had to choose between my job and my love for him, and he felt like he was going to lose me because of the dangerous occupation I have.  I wish I could say that I was a typical secretary and my life wasn't dangerous, but I'm just not one of those types of girls.  I spoke briefly with my chihuahua (@EmpChihuahua) regarding the location of my coolant pack for the heat-resistant armor, at which he replied the good one was damaged in a past mission and the crappy one was sitting right in front of me.  I decided that taking the crappy one was necessary and thus, left for Mustafar.

I left for Mustafar and without my knowledge, Admiral Piett sent his Captain Soontir Fel (@Soontir_Fel) after me.  I arrived on Mustafar and found the explorer's belongings.  It was in using Force Psychometry I saw visions within one of the metal rings of a droid assassinating the explorers, then throwing them into the streams of fire.  The owner of the ring was alive when he was tossed into the stream, dropping his ring while being dragged to his doom.  The visions scared me to death, filling my entire being with anger over the entire incident.  It was then I was sniped by the droid, shattering my femur.  He seemed to enjoy the hunt and the thrill of killing a Jedi, as I tried crawling away, he chased me down and crushed my suit's cooling system and it began to overheat.  It was then Captain Fel came out of hiding and confronted the droid.  While the droid was preoccupied, I used FORCE DISABLE on him, rending him useless temporarily while Captain Fel took me back to his waiting ship.  The suit was so overheated that he had to strip it off of me when we got to a cooler part of the planet.  Unfortunately, I was down in my lingerie and he was a gentleman and attempted to not stare (too much).  While being carried, I used the numbing agent on my leg so that it would not hurt while being carried back to his ship and eventually the Executor.

ROLE PLAY DATA SHEET - Search and Rescue - Team Shatterpoint

Date:                                     February 20, 2011

Storyline Title:                  Search and Rescue: Team Shatterpoint

Performers:

·         CelestialPhenyx              Kiffar/human hybrid. Jedi. Semi-retired Rebellion spy, bounty hunter.

·         Corden Maximus            Mandalorian. Bounty hunter.

·         Hayle Storm                    Bothan male. Rebellion spy. Team ShatterPoint member.

·         Shayde                            Twilek female. Rebellion spy. Team ShatterPoint member.

·         Admiral Griff                   Human male. Imperial.

·         Mon Mothma                  Human female. Rebellion Leader

Accounts to Follow:

·         CelestialPhenyx              @CelestialPhenyx

·         Corden Maximus            @Corden_Maximus

·         Hayle Storm                    @AltAntagonist

·         Shayde                            @RebelShayde

·         Admiral Griff                   @AdmiralGriff

·         Mon Mothma                  @Mon_Mothma

Background:

Rebellion espionage team Shatterpoint went missing after attempting to gather intelligence and retrieve a new nuclear device being developed on Point Nadir by the Epsis, a criminal organization specializing in new technology. Corden Maximus and Operative Nyx agreed that stopping the nuclear bomb was more important than retrieving this team, but now that the bomb has been stopped, Operative Nyx has agreed to try to find her friends.  It has been months since the Rebellion has heard from the team, and it is assumed all had perished.

Act 1

Nyx sits in the library reading a book, head resting on Corden’s lap while he reads one.  She tries to focus but her mind remains pre-occupied.  She can’t contain herself any further and talks to him about the missing Rebellion espionage team, saying how they were her friends and she can’t stand not knowing if they are dead or alive.  Specifically, she has a hunch that several of the team members are alive, because she seems to sense them.  Corden tries to talk her out of it, saying that if they have gone this long (months) without anyone hearing from them, they are probably dead or well on their way.  Nyx is heart-broken that she feels unsupported and tries to talk him into letting her go freely.  Corden again objects stating all of the times she has nearly been killed (or the latest, actually killed) and it is too dangerous.  He asks what is wrong with a simple, quiet life?  She responds that duty comes before anything else.  The discussion ends in a stalemate as both are stubborn.

Act 2

While showering alone, Nyx receives a distress message TTF from the Bothan spy, Hayle Storm, from the Shatterpoint team.  She immediately gets out of the shower and changes, deciding to go on this mission without letting Corden know.  Using a secret exit out of the bunker, she goes to a small transport ship hidden in an escape hangar and leaves.  Knowing her tendency to hide secrets from him, he is already waiting in space near the planet’s moon in his ship, biding his time.  He sees her transport vessel enter hyperspace and follows. She arrives to the coordinates on Point Nadir and finds Hayle in an isolated chamber in a prison cell.  Following her but staying out of sight, Corden snipes several guards that have appeared to have spotted her enter the facility.  He continues to watch over her from a distance, then returns to the bunker when she is safe. Nyx frees Hayle and they make their way to a cantina where he can get a drink and debrief on the mission.

Hayle essentially says that the entire team of six were overtaken by the powerful Epsis droids.  Four of the team members were either killed in the initial assault or killed through various torture methods.  He and the Twi’lek team member (Shayde) were allowed to live.  He was sent off to a prison where he has been for months, whereas he does not know Shayde’s whereabouts.  Nyx intends to find Shayde through the Force, and Hayle decides he wants to go along.  Nyx and Hayle leave the cantina and head off to the Executor.

Act 3

Shayde is the slave to Admiral Griff aboard his ship, the Executor.  She was captured in the raid on Point Nadir and sold on the slave market where she was purchased by the Imperials (Admiral Griff).  Maintaining her cover, she decided to remain his slave in order to gather intelligence while aboard the Executor.  He decides not to let her leave, instead offering her an assassination mission for her freedom and to live as an Imperial spy/asset.  To make the decision more tempting, he says that if she does not accept, Tarkin will destroy her Twi'lek home planet.  She agrees to work as an operative and carry out the assassination mission the following day.

Act 4

Nyx travels with Shayde and Hayle back to Rebellion HQ where she returns them and debriefs with Mon Mothma, saying that four members of Shatterpoint Team perished.  That night, Nyx holds a quiet candlelight vigil in the Hall of the Fallen to honor their memories, then returns to the bunker.

Resources:

Epsis:                    http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Epsis

Copyright CelestialPhenyx (2011) and edited by CordenMaximus (2011)

Corden's Storyline - Search and Rescue - Team Shatterpoint

Operative Nyx Reporting

It is said that those who are deeply connected can never really be separated.  I never stopped believing that the Rebellion Shatterpoint Team were still alive.  I felt their presence through the Force.  I tried talking to Corden (@Corden_Maximus) about what I felt, but it lead to a difference of opinion.  It was then that Lt. Hayle Storm (Team Shatterpoint Leader) was in distress and I felt his pain.  I infiltrated the prison he was serving at and he told me that the mission was botched, and four team members died.  That meant that one other Operative (the Twi'lek Shayde) was still functional.  Through my connection to her via the Force, I felt she was a prisoner on an Imperial ship.  If I were still stationed on the Executor I might have been able to rescue her.  But that ship is heavily guarded and each time I have infiltrated it in the past, I almost always never made it out.  And being that I want to keep my distance from Admiral Piett after our failed relationship, I decided to update the Rebellion HQ with Shayde's whereabouts. 

Back at Rebellion HQ, I stood and looked at the Wall of the Fallen where the four new names were added.  After a solemn service, Lt. Storm updated Mon Mothma (@_Mon_Mothma) with what had happened.  I returned to my bunker to spend time with my cyar'ika.

[[During this mission Corden sniped at the guards protecting Lt. Storm, thus making the rescue easier for Nyx.]]