Visiting the Academics (1st time)

* The journey to the Academics
	+ Veeem takes them down many halls, then turns into and walks through a long residential concourse to what seems to be a large material transit tunnel, with large cargo loaders buzzing by. One of them makes a deep warning "BOOP" and swerves a bit as they open the door. They have to wait a few minutes to get by
	+ As they go through what looks like a service door on the other side, they've clearly crossed one of the borders between different "sections" of the station
		- this has a lot of narrow hallways arranged in a grid, with doors leading into rooms or containers in the spaces between the hallways
		- it actually seems weirdly empty compared to the rest of the station
		- with an **average education check:** it's a Baleen class heavy freighter that got welded on

* Vadnaa Tondagul at first is just happy to see Veeem, but when Taveera is introduced she becomes very interested
* Archaeology Lab
	+ Looks like an antique shop
	+ several bodies of Dharma near the back, preserved in glass boxes
	+ pots and furniture
	+ a merahtite sword - curved blade propped on display stands, no glass
	+ an old computer, not working
	+ **small satchel with padded interior, empty except for many shards of glass**
		- 5 slots, glass shards in 3 of them
		- Kyber Crystal Powder container, was smashed and the contents vaporized (used)
		- Vadnaa would be very interested in hearing about the mural in their training building

* Wants to set up a more formal meeting ASAP, but for now will just give a tour
	+ Docking bay
		- ~~The giant door "mouth" is open, and the tail-ring flies in~~
		- one corner is surrounded by curtains
			* "I'm sure Kael will love to show you whats over there, so I won't spoil it."
		- a few hover transports, two are hover cars like you'd see on coruscant, one similar to the one they flew to the excursion, and a small cargo hauler (like a space pickup truck)
	+ Plant Lab
		- little plants growing in tubes
		- Salia Girsul
		- She can't believe how well things grow here. They're trying to isolate the reason
			* evolution? No, because external plants also grow (almost as) well.
			* Some chemical in the water or air? Maybe, haven't found it.
		- hard to keep other plants from messing up her work
	+ Veem's lab
		- lots of videos of animals on screens
		- A few cages in the back, all empty but one with a Fwit inside
			* he actually only captured that one because he was attacked and flew back to the station with it attached to his leg, good thing it was little at the time
			* he's grown quite fond of it (feeds it a bit of meat)
	+ materials science lab
		- Surn Shode
		- Furnace, material samples, chunks of merahtite, ranging from pristine to bubbly and full of contamination
		- She's trying to figure out how to refine it and form it again into a desire shape, can't work it like a regular metal
* If Taveera brings it up again:
	+ "***Around 7 years ago, I was called to visit a small moon on the outer rim, far from here, when explorers discovered a small relic structure from an extinct species. The entire forest around it was cordoned off, only researchers were allowed. We wore hair nets and covers on our boots to avoid contaminating the site, and my team spent 8 months preserving, documenting, and studying that structure. It was just one settlement on a small moon, but we learned so much about the culture that built it; every pebble or scratch told us something. At the time I never could have imagined finding a whole world of untouched ruins... \**** her voice breaks, and she looks up with a fire in her eyes\* ***We aren't even getting to take pictures of all the buildings before they are wrecked. This stupid red metal will be made into starfighters and then thrown into a scrap heap in a few years, but the knowledge that is destroyed will mean we may NEVER know who the Dharma were, what happened to them, what they cared about...***

* Veeem introduces Surn Shode as someone who can help identify the bomb parts
	+ She calls Kael, then gets to work
		- Metal bit comes from off-planet, for sure, and was not ship-metal (too junky and contaminated, cheap material)
		- Pipe
			* same metal info
			* chemical residue is from a common industrial explosive, not military
			* knowledge warfare **easy** check shows this is a common explosive used by non-government forces around the galaxy
		- PCB: definitely handmade, not from anything off-the-shelf, unless it was made by slave workers on some outer rim world
			* seems to be part of a timer that triggered a relay
			* would probably be able to identify the maker if it was compared to other work he or she had done, but otherwise hard to tell
	+ Kael Orlessunn walks in around now, and Surn asks if he knows any bomb-makers they could consult, since he is Alderaanean after all
		- Kael is offended ("Those rumors about Senator Organa have never been confirmed. Besides, Alderaan is a peaceful planet. We would never be caught making bombs.")
		- After some convincing, he shares that he knows a weapons supplier on the station, who might be able to help identify the parts
			* Gun shop owner will see that the chemical residue points solidly toward rebel origin, while the PCB itself seems solidly amateur. "Can't believe it worked, honestly. If you want a better bomb please come here, and not to whoever made this crap."
	+ Surn wants them to help her break in and steal refining secrets (Vadnaa has walked away)
		- she has a way to get past the hangar guards?
		- If Kael hears this, he will contact them later and ask them to plant some big explosives in that area after they steal the secrets

Job offers:

* Vadnaa wants to hire them to take her to a ruin they've scouted that may have more interesting items inside
	+ She worries if she can trust them, might let Veeem take them on a trip first
	+ Zydel seems to have stopped for at least a day or two while they sorted themselves out and beefed up security
	+ "Let's leave first thing tomorrow morning to maximize daylight"
	+ "***No, we're not taking your death machine, Kael!"***
	+ this is a dive with some puzzles and a few legitimate traps, leading to the discovery of a vial of Kyber Crystal Powder, the last remaining in a container for 4
* Veeem wants to hire them to find Tyler's ship, if he has figured it out
	+ I have interest in pre-imperial technology and history. Consider it a hobby of mine.
	+ He will pay 500 credits each