h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

*leaves for the spaceport*

*enters the cantina with Ring*

*walks over to the bar*

What's your poison?

*Ring winks to owner and he's passed a drink*

*shrugs and orders a firewhisky*

So, Es shot for me did he?

RING: If by for you mean the other guy and Es you mean me, that's about right.

*sits*

*shrugs*

Fair enough. So what's been happening round here?

RING: No idea, we've been on the other side of the Rim mostly. Needed to after that whole Ryloth mess.

The guy I just pulled back there is wanted up near Ord Mantell.

*sniffs then drinks*

*swigs his whisky*

Yeah? What for?

RING: He was passing off information between two different cartels. Both are linked mutually together though, he's been a double agent on himself.

*nods*

Ever get bored of it? The Bounty Hunter lifestyle?

RING: It's one of the few ways to leave this dustball.

There'd be work for you in the Republic, skills and experience like yours you'd go high in CorSec... It's a more respectable lifestyle.

*drains his drink*

But then again, I'm supposed to disapprove of Bounty Hunters and crimelords.

RING: Hah, this job keeps me neutral. There were rumours that someone had put a price on that Maral Mannan's head. Makes enemies easy huh? Said even some went as far as to explicitely not get Kellin.

*spins holopad from pocket on finger*

Same can't be said for you.

I'm a marked man?

*attempts to gauge Ring's intentions with the Force*

You'd have better sense than to take that contract wouldn't you?

RING: *grins* You seem to forget this present was left for you with Gandoah.

That Weequay bang the Jedi's head too hard? Heh heh.

*raises an eyebrow*

Pass it here then...

*flicks it across table*

RING: You have hit your head. *he calls someone over and whispers the person walks off and return with a small bacta patch*

*shrugs and uses the Force to heal any ailments he's suffering from*

Don't need the patch.

*activates the holopad*

*The same message from before plays*