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"At least as long as I owned the Kipper." Shab replied. "Gonna help or are you just keeping watch in case I blow your ship up?"

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Xam shrugs. "Why not?" She pauses as she pretends to be considering something whilst really looking to see if someone is watching them. "Fancy trying to get some decent intel?" She suggests.

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"Surely mediating, focusing the mind into peace, before focusing onto a crystal?" Astra suggested. "Or at least, it's a place to start, you do not have to stay on the path you start if it isn't going anywhere."

It doesn't take Shab long to have sent a list of the parts she wants to Kric and Shkala. At which point she looks around to find what tools Kraven has stowed away - most of hers were on the Kipper, but she has a limited supply on her person - and get to work.

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"Everyone starts somewhere, Master Snevets." Astra cuts in gently. "You'll get there, dear, it will simply take time, patience, determination and practise."

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"A couple of times, but they were never long visits." Xam replied. "And as this whole place is a shadow, you'll be doing well to not stay in a shadow." She paused looking around. "Unfortunately in a place like this when you don't, it has a habit of ending badly."

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"You heard of most of these parts?" Shkala asked as she and Kric looked over the list, which included a couple of recommended suppliers.

Kric made a contemplative noise. "Most are things I recognise, just different makes or variations." They both looked around. "This place looks a lot like our home streets, but I'm wary that our usual discount methods might not work in our favour here."

Shkala shrugged. "Sweet talking hasn't failed yet."

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(I haven't forgotten about Fraya, just need time)

"A ship is a ship, it has engines, shields, fire-power and navigation. The way they're all connected up might be different, but that's half the fun." Shab retorted. "Besides, have you forgotten how I earn half my credits? I'm a techie, I've worked on dozens of different classes of ships."

"Is there anything I can help with?" Astra asked, poking her head in.

"You know anything about flux capacitors?" Shab asked.

Astra looked blank and shook her head. "I'll go and see what Master Snivets is up to." She decided, heading back out again.

Kraven gave her a look. "If they don't know they're made up, I don't trust their help." Shab explained innocently. Before swearing in Ubese as the diagnostic results came in. "The shields are completely overloaded, we're going to have to swap out all of the power converters if we want them back properly. The engines are relatively salvageable, I can do it with a couple of by-passes, but if we can get the parts I'd rather do it properly. Guns will hold, navigation again will hold but I'd check that junction as it's pretty close to some damage. Everything else is just physical shorts and damage that we should be able to repair."

Shab paused as she gave Kraven time to absorb that. "Unless you want to check my work?" She teased.

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"And what is it you plan for us to do?" Nei asked, turning as Astra joined them.

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"Nothing." Xam assured her calmly. "Just checking on the trouble you'll probably find."

Lobe

Back

Torch

"You safe to leave without causing a s**t storm?" Xam asks Lillithen.

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"Is there still going to be a ship for us to leave on if we leave them unattended?" Shab asks quietly in Kraven's ear.

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Shkala and Kric share a look with each other. "Streets are streets." Shkala whispers.

"Always credits to be made."

Astra leans over the table towards them, they clearly hadn't realised anyone could hear them. "Perhaps you two should make yourselves more useful in procuring the parts we need." She suggests.

"I prefer to think of it as where happiness goes to hide, but yeah." Shab interjected. "I reckon we can pull some strings to get a dock long enough to repair, and supplies." She paused. "You still got your contacts on Nar?"

Xam shrugged. "Probably." She agreed. "A lot of my channels closed when Junkka was bombed, but I should be able to reopen a few."

Shab nodded. "I docked the Kipper there recently, they should still be relatively sweet for me, with a few extra creds."

"Dare I suggest Nar Shaddaa?" Xam asked.