The Winds Shape
Chapter 12: Plotting a Course
I own not those situations I borrow from Disney Properties, Lucas, Mechalich or Thomas Benjamin DeMayo. This is a dramatization from my mind on a character created from the meld of table gaming and so on. Special thanks to ideas Drew Karpyshyn and Tim Lebbon fermented. Special thanks to Morihei Ushiba who formed Petre with his wisdom. Like any mind construct this is an exercise and my own work building on other ideas from the past.
This is a Zeison Sha story, set in what is known as the Star Wars EU.
Skip 2 Smuggler's Run
3.4 BBA
Jahn and Rena stood watching everyone get off, get gear and the cargo was offloaded before the "Boss" took off again as the cargo began its journey to Xerweg's warehouses. Jahn looked around noting the Hutt's security before he meandered his way through the cargo terminal carrying his mirrors. Then he abruptly stopped, turned and looked at a ship then at the train of people behind him.
"I almost expect Rena," he began, "but you other three?"
"Hey! we are good crew! You need us, if for no other reason than a young buck like you needs guidance."
"Besides…. Looks like we are in luck." Pointed Rena "That crew is leaving "the Rahisi" for whatever reason." And they both got a glimpse of an orange headed woman with thick glasses and a Kyuzo bodyguard, gun ready, yelling at her old crew as they left, a man tossing gear bags after them.
"An I no want to see you ar yar stuff agin!" Rena recognized the owner and looked at Jahn who showed no real emotion just an entirely subtle smile since his bandana was undone. "Good sabbacc face" she thought as Jahn stepped toward the owner of the ship carrying his gear.
"An what might you be wanting yung mon?" She asked adjusting her googles to look him in the eye.
"I was hoping for an apprenticeship job, I need to learn more about being a spacer, I have completed an apprenticeship as a medic."
"Mite bit yung ta be all dat, tilt ya head, I need ta see ya eyez mon." Jahn against all instincts except his vision looked her dead in the eyes, and they both peered into the other's soul. For a long two minutes they looked until they both started a smile. "MALCOMB!" she shouted and her erstwhile engineer poked his old sweaty clone wars head out of an underhatch.
"Yes Maz?" he replied.
"Train dees boy! An get my cargo out to dat Hutt before he starts chargin me rent!" she started to turn but noticed the boy had yet to move. "Anyding else?"
"Captain, these people, they need a job too, and are a bit more capable."
"I zee, ar ya vouchin fer em?" The odd lady asked.
Jahn without hesitation "Yes ma'am, I vouch for them." He said loud enough the rest of the traffic in the port noticed before going on their way. Rene felt he was making a point to those he did not know well, herself included. Rene caught Maz's eye and winked in recognition.
"Alright, what do dey do?" she asked and before he could respond "Boy I be talkin to dem, ceptin Rene der, I know her."
Kae'Lin stepped forward "Captain, I and my compatriot are two of the best pilots in space. Kae'Lin and Shay Weaver." Jahn's head subtly moved which he continued into a step onboard and handed her a wrapped mirror.
"I have other business here as well, unwrap this with Zuvio there" he said causing a shocked expression "You may need the help when you see it."
"Help?" she asked.
"It's a Force dream in art, sensitive people sometimes get lost in them." he whispered as he walked up the ramp. Maz grabbed his arm to reply.
"Fair enough, thanks for the warning, who you gonna see?"
"Longrun's boss." He said to her intake of breath "The large painting is for him."
"Take my load and go get another from them den deliver your package." She said softly before roaring "MALCOMB BAX! TIME TO EARN DAT PAYCHECK!" she paused "Take Streehn an da kid wid you." Then she turned to Streehn "Make sure I fire da right uns." Then she waved the other four forward to continue her interviews as Jahn took his gear onboard a Kyuzo came forward directing him to a bunk room.
"You share this room with me. I am Streehn, what you be called?"
"Call me L'kido." He said with a smile "For now."
"Well we have a delivery an a pickup to manage. You said you have a delivery too?"
"Yes, it is another work of art but I will go alone to it. I estimate it will not take long."
