Droo's Delight - Arrival on Mataou

Using the starship weapons against their opponents, Droo quickly ended any potential conflict

### Runtime

2:34:15

*Callen Mutig, a space bartender, comes along for the ride of his life and gets a free blaster. Droo shoots a bunch of people up. Dask has a Twi'lek Jedi Council about Droo and Tek becoming Jedis. Droo and Tek adopt their new 16 year old green Twi'lek foster daughter, Shanna Iy'waya. Dask takes the team to Mataou for a jedi initiation trial. While on the planet, our heroes come across a podunk town with podunk people talking about criks, creeks and evil trees. Droo and Tek decide to take their Jedi trial journey alone while the rest of the team goes to the bar.*

## **Previously**

*Splitting up in Mos Shuuta after finally escaping from the downfall of their own actions at Teemo’s Palace, Bota, Droo, and Katira begin the process of acquiring Katira’s new ship courtesy of Bota’s longest surviving ex. In a ship filled with droids, they come across the carbonate frozen bartender Callen Mutig and release him from the effects of a forced hibernation trance. Enjoying a meal and getting to know their new friend, they were rocked out of their brief respite when those ever so friendly droids draw blasters.*

*Discovering that the ship has been piloted into the less than welcome arms of Zardra’s crew, the heroes manage to fight off and bring their opponents to heel. Ever the gentleman, Bota Zi offers to discuss terms of surrender on the surface of Tatooine, and all remaining ships land in a shared bay at the Mos Eisley spaceport.*

## **Recap**

### **Droo's Delight**

As the dust settles in the Mos Eisley spaceport landing bay, platforms extend from both space transports. Droo opts to stay on the ship and man the operational quad lasers rather than be exposed on the ground, but the rest of the group walks out to face the 8 surviving members of Puggles’ crew. At the head of the enemy group, Puggles cuts an imposing figure, a muscle bound Lasat standing head and shoulders above everyone else.

Bota Zi cuts right to the point, asking what the goal was for the group. Puggles makes it clear that this was all about revenge for Zardra after Bota killed her partner years ago. Bota isn’t too interested in carrying the feud on further. With Zardra on the brink of death in Teemo's Grand Estate, and Puggles’ group demoralized he states that they will be taking both transports and leaving. Unfortunately, the intimidation tactic doesn’t go over too well, and blasters are drawn immediately.

> "*Nothing like starting a battle 3 minutes into a mission!*"
> ― Jordan
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Katira immediately fires off three shots at Puggles after Bota finishes talking, hoping to finish the leader immediately. As she dives for cover below the loading ramp, the Lasat can be seen grinning after dodging 2 shots and shrugging off the third. Bota tosses a heavy blaster to the previously unarmed Callen Mutig before rocketing away. Wounding an Arcona and stunning Puggles, he takes cover atop their opponents transport. Now feeling very much exposed, Callen grabs Bota’s blaster off the ground and rushes for the Cold Dish as he fires a shot in Puggles direction. Unfortunately, Puggles simply shrugs that shot off as well.

With things looking like they might be more difficult than originally anticipated, a dull whir can be heard from the VT-49 Decimator as the operational quad laser turret turns toward the neatly ordered enemies. A ear piercing blast explodes from the turret as laser fire explodes in the midst of the opposing group. When the dust clears, 2 of the enemies are literal dust, 2 are *very* dead but visible, and Puggles is barely conscious on the ground. Bota was shielded by much of the blast, but lies wounded atop the opposing transport.

> "*Alright Droo, you’ve convinced me. We can call the ship “Droo’s Delight”*"
> ― Katira
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> "*Droo’s Delight? Droo’s Afternoon Delight!*"
> ― Tek
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> "*What? No! I hate that name now!*"
> ― Droo
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The dust settles on a silent landing bay (aside from the dying moans of misguided smugglers), before an identical blast erupts from the other transport. The VT-49 shudders, but only shows mild damage. The only enemy still standing, the pilot from the TIE-Y Ugly turns tail and sprints toward his starfighter.

Hoping that Puggles can see sense, Katira approaches the Lasat with her vibro-dagger in hand as the Ugly lifts off the ground.

> "*You can either have all of your men surrender now, or I can finish your men after I finish you.*"
> ― Katira
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> "*I knew that I shouldn’t mess with Bota Zi’s crew. Everyone stand down!*"
> ― Puggles Trodd
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As Bota touches back down, a familiar droid - this one designated G-UK - walks off the transport and reports that weapons have been powered down. Though initially intending to make an easy claim for the damaged transport that Puggles landed in, Bota agrees to leave them the ship when Puggles admits defeat and promises he’ll go get Zardra and convince her to drop this dangerous bid for revenge.

Though she’s happy to have a new ship, Katira can’t help but look for more with such an overwhelmingly advantageous situation. So, with their new bartender in mind, she asks what alcohol they have on Puggles’ ship. After G-UK delivers what disgusting "brown gargle water” they had left, she then tells Puggles that they’ll be taking the droid as well. Puggles reluctantly agrees, and the group walks back onto the VT-49 Decimator, and Katira and Callen can be heard expressing a hope that not all the good stuff was lost in the commotion earlier.

> "*I’m trying to turn this new leaf where I’m supportive, so let’s go.*"
> ― Katira
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> "*No. Katira wants to people to have an in with the force so she can manipulate the force. I see right through your sham.*"
> ― Tek
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> "*Well… I don’t mind. That’s okay.*"
> ― Droo
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### **Jedi School Field Trip**

Finally returning to Cloud City after a much longer than expected detour to Mos Shuuta after the invitation of Teemo, the group meets with Jedi Master Dask Ra'tava to discover what the next step in the force will be for Droo and Tek. After a quick mention that this is important so please stay focused, Dask informs them that their travels throughout the galaxy have begun to draw other force sensitive individuals in the galaxy to them. The next step in their journey will be to build their lightsabers.

After Dask looked through the history of the galaxy that he missed, it appears that the one planet that the group can explore without drawing unwanted attention is Mataou. The majority of the Twilight Council will be coming along - including the young dancer Shanna Iy’waya that Tek and Droo rescued from Teemo. The planet was a Hutt purse world sometime in its past, serving as a treasure planet and vacation home for the Hutts when they were at a height of their power. Since then it has been left mostly abandoned, though there is a settlement of refugees from the gassing of Anoat that have built out a rough survival here.

> "*Will the people in this village trade sheep for brick?*"
> ― Callen
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> "*Let’s get started on our longest road victory!*"
> ― Droo
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Immediately upon seeing the newcomers walking into the town, all the villagers appear frightened and avoid them. Apparently unaware, Tek continues to encroach upon an obviously scared young redheaded villager.

> "*I have flown across the galaxy and never have I seen someone with hair as red as yours*"
> ― Tek
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> "*Well you have the… spikiest… horniest head that I’ve ever seen..*"
> ― redheaded village girl
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After succeeding in creeping out the villagers beyond being just a random newcomer, Tek proceeds to strike up a conversation with an actual adult after the topic of an old gallows tree outside the village comes up. Everyone begins to realize that though they understand that they are a part of a wider galaxy, the inhabitants of the village are simply unaccustomed to good intentioned visitors and are therefore a bit unwelcoming.

> "*Tek… this is a Jedi test. We need to exercise some patience.*"
> ― Droo
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> "*Oh. Thanks for the reminder. I was just about to force push this guy down the well.*"
> ― Tek
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As her Zabrak dyad partner searches for help through awkward conversations slowly approaching confrontation, Droo attempts to sense for guidance in the force. Settling into the living force surrounding her, she begins to recognize the light side presence emanating from Dask Ra’tava and the other members of the Twilight Council, and a similar presence emanating from Tek, Shanna, and even from the villagers and her other friends. Further away, a strong sense of the dark side can be felt in the direction of the old gallows tree, and a strong light side presence with some contamination of the dark side in a different direction.

Droo and Tek decide to head off toward the light side presence further away from the village. After asking if the duo would like any help and being quickly rebuffed, Katira, Bota, and Callen head to the village bar to pass time on the field trip without the force.

> "*Do you guys want any help on this?*"
> ― Katira to the Dyad
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> "*No.*"
> ― Tek
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> "*Hey Callen, I’ve got two livers, let’s get wasted.*"
> ― Katira
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## **Featured Characters**

### **Our Heroes**

* Bota Zi
* Callen Mutig
* Droo Vos
* Katira Eve
* Tek Krodak

### **NPCs**

* Puggles Trodd
* Dask Ra'tava
* V
* red headed village girl
* old villager

## **Inventory**

* +Zardra’s VT-49 Decimator (Katira)
* +jug of brown gargle water (Callen)
* -The Silver Balaac (Bota Zi)

## **Notes**

* Countdown continues: 6 missions remaining for Blaine’s Ghtroc Freighter
* Despite having a massive upper hand following the dismantling of Puggles’ crew in space combat, Bota failed to intimidate the Lasat into submission with a 12 on 5D6
* Droo’s 34 on 7D6 made up for the scale difference when firing the quad lasers, placing the shot dead center in the enemy cluster
* The general information (including family name) of the dancer that was saved on Mos Shuuta was rolled for (extensively)
* Arriving in the village, a somewhat disinterested Katira tried to strike up a conversation with V, hoping to build some sort of connection as the two have recently begun a sparring partnership. Somewhat hampered physically by problems with her clone development and not well connected to her previous self, V does not have much response.

## **Quotations**

> "*I was actually hoping that I would get to punch Dengar in the face…*"
> ― Puggles
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> "*Well, you may still get that chance if you can make it to Mos Shuuta before he leaves.*"
> ― Bota Zi
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> "*Ah man… and I only have a knife?!*"
> ― Callen Mutig as blaster fire begins
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> "*Um… I don’t know what to shoot…*"
> ― Droo
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> "*Classic Droo quote.*"
> ― Jordan
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> "*Wait… Luke’s on **their** ship?! I thought he was on our… Luke!!!*"
> ― Laurel
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> "*Technically the laser murdered those people, so you don’t have to feel bad Droo.*"
> ― Tek
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> "*Typical Jedi… technically my lightsaber murdered that man, I’m innocent. This is why we need Jim Scrimshaw*"
> ― Katira
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> "*Oh no… Did I kill Bota Zi?*"
> ― Droo
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> "*It’s alright. If anyone’s gonna kill Bota Zi, it’s gonna be one of his friends.*"
> ― Jordan
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> "*Hey… Puzzles! We’re taking your droid. Tell him to come with us.*"
> ― Katira
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> "*Well… that’s tough but fair*"
> ― Puggles
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> "*Wait. You’re gonna just give it to them?!*"
> ― Bota Zi
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> "*Yeh Puggles is just happy to escape with his life at this point.*"
> ― Jordan
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> "*Guk is coming with us! Also, can we lock Guk up somewhere? Because I don’t really trust him. Look, Guk… I’m just gonna shut you down for a little while.*"
> ― Katira
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> "*We all came here on lifeboats before Anoat was gassed. We asked for help, but no one ever came. Now you’re here, and you don’t want to help us either. You just want to take away our old gallows tree.*"
> ― old villager
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> "*What’s so important about this tree?*"
> ― Katira
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> "*I uhh… I don’t understand why you’re fixated on our gallows tree!*"
> ― old villager
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