Galactic Field Trips, Monday

[unusual_sith]

"Good morning, everyone." Lana smiled. "Welcome to our last trip for this term. I hope you've enjoyed getting to see my galaxy." Albeit a carefully curated version. "For our last class, we'll be going to Dantooine. It's an agricultural world that's currently part of the Alliance. It's on the edge of Imperial territory and lies on two separate hyperspace routes, so it's not as out-of-touch as you might think, given its position in the galaxy."

Look, it was the boonies, but it was a pretty nice boonies.

"So, come on through." She waved them into the portal, followed along, and...oh, no. This was not Dantooine!

She turned just in time for the portal to close. "Damn it! Sorry, this is not our planned destination." She pulled out her phone as she looked around. "Welcome to Nar Shaddaa, playground of the Hutts and every criminal in the galaxy. Look, why don't you head into the casino, change a bit of money, and enjoy the slots while I call Portalocity and get us out of here. Just - look, stay away from the tables, don't make a scene no matter what you see, and do not approach anything large and sluglike."

Lana had to make some phone calls.

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[unusual_sith]

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[hasaknightjob]

Steven Grant

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[pocketpretzels]

Llewellyn Watts

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[outofthequiver]

Liberty Hazlett

Listen to the lecture, look around

[unusual_sith]

You're at the Star Cluster casino. Enjoy!

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[unusual_sith]

There are plenty of slot machines, and they're only rigged a little! After all, if nobody wins, nobody comes back to be fleeced more!

There are also tables for pazaak and a lot of other games.They're all computerized, because rigging things is much more efficient with computers.

The casino does actually offer tours to tourists. Should you choose to take one (which Lana does not condone, but I highly encourage), you'll find it's a lot like Coruscant. Only brighter. And a lot, lot seedier.

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[unusual_sith]

One of those calls was absolutely to Atton. And probably sounded a bit desperate. Look, she was a spy, not a diplomat!

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[suitably_heroic]

Nar Shaddaa? Seriously? Does your portal have a death wish? Whatever, I'm on my way.

Look at that, proper Jedi'ing.

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[unusual_sith]

Thank the Force.

Star Cluster casino.

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[suitably_heroic]

After a minute or fifteen, Atton swaggered into the casino like a slightly greasy, mostly shifty patron, surreptitiously keeping his eye out for anyone who looked like a lost Fandom High student.

Sigh. The things he did for personal growth.

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[unusual_sith]

Lana nodded her thanks as she came up. "I don't suppose you'd like to help me strangle some gnomes later?"

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[suitably_heroic]

"I think that's against the Jedi Code," Atton snarked, "But I'm happy to glare from the corner while the Sith does it."

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[pocketpretzels]

The moment they stepped out of the portal, Watts knew exactly where they were. Well. Not literally, because it was a different galaxy, but he knew exactly what kind of place this was and the fact that he very much did not want to be here.

He did not actually wait for Lana to finish speaking before he was off, having spotted the lounge area. If he was going to get through this he was going to need a drink. Or five.

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[hasaknightjob]

Steven wasn't as quick on the realization as Llewellyn was, but he got there fast enough. He turned to check in with Llewellyn, then jogged after him as Llewellyn was literally and figuratively a few steps ahead of him.

"Llew! Hang about, I'm coming with!"

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[pocketpretzels]

Steven was on the very short list of people Watts would actually listen to and accommodate accordingly in a situation like this, and thus he slowed his pace enough to allow Steven to catch up.

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[suitably_heroic]

"I hope you didn't get anything purple," Atton commented, as he wandered by the lounge.

You could kinda tell the Fandom ones, yeah.

"Or blue," he added. "Actually, come to think of it, I hope you didn't get anything."

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[pocketpretzels]

Watts spared a glance for the stranger and held up his drink in a mock toast. Not purple or blue, for the record.

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[mylandmyrules]

Nell was going to stick by the walls of the casino and just try to stay out of the way of everyone and everything.

The gambling, the noise, the people, no, she'd stay right here, thank you.

She did keep an eye out for the other students, particularly Libby and Jo. She might not be comfortable here, but she was undoubtedly better able to protect herself - and them - than they were

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[suitably_heroic]

"Hi," Atton said, breezing in from behind her. "Your teacher called me in. You picked a good spot. Just sit down and don't look anyone in the eye, all right? Especially not anyone with less than two eyes."

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[unusual_sith]

"Nell." Lana breathed a sigh of relief to see her being sensible. "Sorry about all this. I did bring you a holocomm, though." She handed it to her. "It's already got your Mandalorian friends' frequencies programmed in, along with mine and the Commander's."

Who she was half a minute from calling up right now, in fact.

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[outofthequiver]

And, sure, Dantooine sounded interesting, but, well, she grew up in agricultural. It was still probably pretty different than rural Tennessee, sure, but this was a lot different than rural Tennessee, and so Libby was intrigued. A little nervous, since Ms. Beniko did mention every criminal in the galaxy, but that just meant she'd have to be careful, right? But she definitely wanted to know more and this place was pretty fascinating...all the bright lights and colors, the sounds and excitement, and still finding it difficult to not just marvel at the diversity here, even for someone with a blue teleporting mutant boyfriend with a tail...

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[mylandmyrules]

"Libby," Nell tried to gesture to her discreetly. "Over here."

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[drumsticksandd20s]

... yeah, Steph was just gonna change out $20 for credits, pick a slot machine, and play until she ran out of those $20 worth of credits. She'd played a lot of weird seedy clubs, but she'd take those vibes over this any day.

Talk to Lana!

[unusual_sith]

Once she's done yelling at Portalocity.

OOC!

[unusual_sith]

Also there are weirdly a lot of potted plants, unattended safes, and...well no, the piles of rubbish are probably to be expected. Ah, gathering nodes.