The Dark Academy on Korriban

"Feels like home then."

She paused, letting the joke be appreciated if Baesal caught it.

"Ryloth is very much like that. My respiration works best in arid environments. If atmosphere crosses 30% humidity, I usually get a flu."

If Baesal missed a joke she bloody sure would not say so!

''A sexy flu I'd suppose''

She gave a sigh

''Fun and games is likely to end when we'll land...the Academy treacherous but...''

She frowned staring upwards

''I suppose that friendship is folly in those halls but do you think we could come to an agreement of sort?''

"There's nothing sexy about flus, I assure you."

At the latter words, Moyr shifted her head to look at Baesal. She considered her words for a while.

"I think friendship is a folly in general. But I have no quarrel with you, Baesal, and unless we end up competing for the attention of the same Sith Lord, I don't see much risk of this to change. I think we can have a little tacit entente of non-aggression and mutual assistance. After all, our starting point isn't great and as much as Sith nobility would enjoy the xeno scum catfights I am not inclined at all to give them that."

She bit her lip.

"In fact, I'll be glad if you succeed on your own path. Twi'lek or Togruta, the win of either of us constitutes an act of defiance and loathing toward all those who look down on us."

''The win of both of us would be best, I think''

She turns her head to look at the other tentacle owner

''I believe that this entente is acceptable'' she continued with, a perhaps sad, smile

You are not in the Republic anymore

"Tres bien."

There was nothing sad about Moyr's smile. Because there was nothing about her former life she was inclined to feel melancholic about. Even her Corellian beau Darth Jadus killed had been more a convenience to survive than anything else once the butterflies had left her stomachs.

"So, what are your tinkering priorities?"

The sadness disapeared when Moyr got down to business

''That will largely depends on what source of materials we can secure.''

She stretched and put her hands behind her head

''I have been told there was some sort of junkyard not too far from the academy so that would be a start...but once I obtain what I need I think recon drones might be a good start along with a commlink relay.''

"Feeling like exploring the hinterlands then? For salvaging, I assume. What do you suspect is there in that junkyard?"

Moyr turned to the side and supported her head with her arm, making lekku wrap around it for stability.

''Not sure...but mayhaps speeder parts or even wrecked droids'' she crossed her fingers for luck

''Mastery of the environement is primordial. Having a set of recon drones, or droids if I can salvage something good, will give us a head start while scouting and will be able to warn us if someone is trying to sneak in on us. Then a commlink relay and a scrambler will obfuscate our movements and negate a call for help from possible competition.''

''Aside from that a Electronic lock breaker might also be of use in the Academy proper...but I don't know if we can salvage that''

Her ear-cones perked at the mention of a lockpick.

"I'd be quite interested in that."

"I suppose you would, it is in your alley." She said smiling

"Electronic lock breakers, ELB for short, are small computing devices designer to bypass advanced...Well... electronic locks."

"They are quite costly and hard to procure....a 1000 credit on the black market if I recall....but having one would be a boon!" She said somewhat excited

"But yes. Usually the most precious things and the ones giving the edge are either locked, or guarded or otherwise hard and perilous to retrieve. But as far as I understand Sith philosophies, if you are successful it justifies whatever you've done. As long as you can hold onto it. I would like to wield a potent lightsabre eventually."

A twinkle in the golden eye, and an undulation of lekku.

Baesal grins twirling her own

"On that point I'd like to make my own...but the ELB could certainly allow us access to many useful places. I'm thinking about the Academy's server room."

"I am inclined to start my stay down there with some indoor reconnaissance of the premises."

Moyr poked her tongue into her cheek.

''Roh!'' replied the other alien

''I'll lend you a hand with that too...I got a sharp eye you see.''

"Tres bien. It seems our entente might not become a hollow exercise after all."

Moyr winked, then sat up.

"I am heading out. My stomachs are rumbling."

The Togruta rose as well

''Mine too...althought its only the one. I wonder what meat they have.''

She got her datapad and commlink out

''Here are my contact info...How do you prefer the reconnaissance should go? Each our section or do we explore as a team? I'm partial to teamwork myself.''

"So am I."

Moyr hopped off to pick up her cloak, wiggling the wiggly parts.

''Soooo wiggly!'' said the Togruta with a wink

She got up and arranged her goggles

''I predict fanfare at our arrival, I suggest we discreetely message each other before or during it since we can assuem they will try to test us right off. We could then meet directly afterwards.''