The blue light of the holocommunicator flickered as Gacen looked up at the still broken holo, he really had to fix it but Ash told him he'd just make it worse, at least it was broken on their end

Amy's voice came through "so just to be clear we're square now no hard feelings about the whole knocking you out thing" Gacen guessed she'd atoned for it, they'd gotten off the resort scot free and had a new lead he'd certainly been in worse interrogations

Gacen nodded "yeah no worries Ames we're square but you gotta keep all this Risha/Dubrillion/our involvement stuff a secret ok" Gacen had gotten the impression this whole situation was very hush hush and was aware of how mad Risha would be if he fucked it up

Amy raised her eyebrow and chuckled "haha I'd like to see them try" Gacen was inclined to agree Amy was definitely a very competent fighter, only Ash could really stand up to her in his opinion or a jedi but that's a whole other thing.

Gacen smiled back "yeah I bet, I'm sure you can handle it thanks for the lead Ames I look forward to the next time we inexplicably cross paths" with that he turned off the holo and made his way to the cockpit. He could see Ash sitting in the co-pilots seat, he plopped himself down in the pilot seat putting his legs on the console.

Ash turned to him with a tired look "oh uh hey Gacen did you settle up with Amy?" Gacen couldn't help but smile Ash was not dealing with the after effects of the drugs as well as he had, she was probably used to super efficient high class truth serum not underworld stuff that makes you all sluggish.

Gacen began searching around in his coat "Yeah that's all sorted we're even" he paused as he found his flask "you doin alright the drugs still affecting you?" he took a quick swig of booze to calm his nerves, Ash seemed too tired to mind

Ash rubbed her forehead wincing "is it that obvious" Gacen nodded sarcastically, Ash slumped down in her chair "ugh I feel like crap boiled my brain and left it in a trash compactor" wow graphic Gacen wondered if he'd built up a tolerance to these sort of things

He gave her chair a light shove "but hey you're one of us now" Ash frowned at him confused "officially done stupid things while under the influence of a drug, you're a cool girl now" Ash was getting such a experience of underworld culture with him was that a good thing? Gacen had no idea

Ash groaned giving Gacen a glare "don't start" Gacen chuckled to himself coding the hyperspace route to the Horned Rancors base

Gacen took another quick swig of booze "yeah you're right you were never cool" he could here Ash grumbling quietly as he prepared the ship for hyperspace "you are gonna wanna look away from the view port unless you want a giant headache" Ash nodded turning her chair around sluggishly. Gacen performed the last checks and pushed the ship into hyperspace, the stars extended into blue starlines as the ship jumped forward into hyperspace. They definitely had been a state at the resort he'd never seen Ash so loose, he may have let a secret out but he trusted her to keep it. He sat there silently for a few minutes taking swigs of booze at regular intervals, he couldn't remember much about the Horned Rancors except he thought the name was cool and maybe the leader. He was half prepared for a fight or a friendly welcome, both equally likely but if Risha trusted them for whatever all this was they were probably good. She'd certainly done a good job covering her tracks, he finally had a lead on her and this may actually lead somewhere he still didn't even know if she'd want to see him but like Ash said it's better to find out than pine forever. He took a long swig of booze and got up glancing over to Ash who was asleep in her chair, yeah that's fair he hoped she'd be up for when they arrive she kinda helped him look intimidating.

Gacen made his way through the ship to the engine room and sat down against the console, he liked coming here every now and again it reminded him of her. She was always fixing something one of them had broken when he'd pop in and she'd always give him the same look like she knew he did something stupid even before he'd even told her. He wanted to go back to that so badly he'd loved that life going on silly adventures, outsmarting scoundrels and getting paid for it, when did it all change? He knew when though and he knew why, why did he go to Zakuul? he did the noble thing very unlike him, he should've just stayed with her running was the only thing he was actually any good at anyway. Gacen always thought if they were separated it'd be Risha who would've left, maybe to become a queen or something he didn't know but still he never wanted it to come to an end. He could just imagine Guss butting in talking about something bizarre or most likely tmi, he could destroy Corso at cards or have a drink with Bowdarr and uh do whatever Akavi liked to do. But most of all he could be with Risha see her sigh as his latest scheme went wrong or be bewildered as it succeeded, she loved it though he could always tell they were what each other had needed. Gacen took a long sigh and a longer swig of booze he wondered if she thought these things or even missed him he hoped so otherwise he had misjudged her a lot. He didn't really blame her if she gave up on him though he'd been missing for years and he was aware she could do a lot better. But all of this secrecy it meant something right? at this point he just wanted to know if she was ok that'd be enough then he could at least rest. He let out a quiet chuckle, for all the flirting he did she really had him hooked. Gacen got up and stumbled back towards the cockpit he could mope all he liked but they actually had a lead, find if it actually goes anywhere. He sat himself back down at the console as he saw Ash stirring from sleep.

She squinted "uhh did we arrive" she sat up looking less like death which was a good sign

Gacen cleared his throat and slurred back "uh not yet we're still in hyperspace" Ash frowned at him looking to his flask

Ash let out a sigh "have you been drinking?" Ash didn't look too angry which he guessed was good

Gacen reluctantly nodded "just a little" that was defiantly a lie "I just uh now that we have a lead I'm uh a little nervous and I just need something to calm my nerves ya know" Ash nodded surprisingly calm

"ok just don't have anymore we need to be ready when we arrive" Gacen nodded putting away the flask, that was fine he'd had his mope time to focus.

better change the subject "you feeling better now?" he could only imagine how she'd handle booze

Ash rubbed her eyes "much better I feel like myself again, alright give me a brief on these Rancors guys" Gacen racked his brain to try and remember anything

Gacen had no idea "uhhhhhhhhh I think the leader is called hugo and he's a zabrak?" Ash let out a long sigh as the ship dropped out of hyperspace, the old base of the Horned Rancors was in front of them looking more like a spaceport Gacen frowned well at least they were still in business…