#0002 - Distracted

I was deep in my work when I felt everyone’s attention being drawn. I looked away from my data pad to see a gorgeous Zeltron female walking in accompanied by an imperial officer. The odd pair went to a far off and private corner of the bar. It was hard not to stare and to keep focus on my work with a distraction like that, so I ordered another drink and pretended to work while I studied the beautiful creature. My Imagination started to wonder to the corny romance nobles I read when I was young. She was like a character from a noble come to life, every movement and gesture she made was fluid and graceful, she had that officer right were she wanted him. I don’t know whether I wanted her or wanted to be her.

I was so entranced by the graceful display that I hardly notice a Rastavaq (six-armed alien) run in to the tavern, but the blaster fire sure got my attention. I reacted with out thinking, left my data pad on the bar, graved me staff and took the video recorder out of my backpack to started filming the whole thing. Running by a human that leaped over the bar for cover I got on an angle that let me shoot the entire tavern and started watching the events throw the video recorder. It was unreal, or maybe surreal…I don’t know.

The Rastavaq pulled out a blaster and fired at a humanoid armored from head to toe, the armored one returned fire missing his target but hitting a pedestrian. Everyone took cover from the blaster fire except two humans. They were bald and had some sort of cult affiliated tattoos I did not recognize on their heads. One approached the armored one, the other went for the Rastavaq. The human with the armored one was in a defensive posture, almost like he wanted the armored one to make the first move. The other pulled out a blade and slashed the frantic Rastavaq. The armored one did something unexpected then, ignoring the human in front of him he fired at the one who injured the Rastavaq. At that point the human grunting from the pain of just being shoot at started to head towards his friend. The human that was in a defective position let out a Force power on the armored one, nothing happened. The armored one was unaffected.

The Rastavaq took this chance and started head for the transporter lift. I intercepted him and keeping a safe distance I asked him who he was and way is he being chased. He responded franticly asking me way I am not helping. I kept asking him the same questions as we got closer to the lift, the only answer he game me was:
“Can’t you see they are trying to kill me?”
“Way are you not helping?”
“This is to important”
I responded by asking why, after all, there most be a reason they are trying to kill him and I wanted to know why. When we got to the lift I knew I had to stop him or never find out what was so important. I pushed a button on my staff and a 3 foot blade came out of the tip making my staff in to a longspear, I placed the blade between him and the lift door. All of his six hands came up in surprise and he backed away from the lift.

Zara: “The authorities will be here soon, they can help you solve what ever problem you have”
Rastavaq: “They won’t help me; I can’t be caught; Please let me through, this is too important.”
Zara: “What do you need help with? What is so Important? Tell me, tell the camera. I will make sure people know your side of the story.”

At that moment I felt a ripple in the Force, I looked away just in time to see the armored one unleash a powerful Force power ripping tiles of the floor. The Force power knocked one Human against the wall and out cold, the other one off his feet and on to his back. The Rastavaq saw this opportunity to grave me and I felt he put something heavy in one of my pockets, “Is your problem now” he said. I panicked and pushed him away from me but he seemed to let me go. The Rastavaq backed away to the middle of the tavern waiting for his captor. Thats when I notice station security arrived, they were dealing with the armored one and the two humans. I quickly put away the video camera and made like a pedestrian.

Apparently the armored one had some sort of authority because after exchanging some quick words with security they let him continue. The armored one detained the Rastavaq while security dealt with the two Humans. I was back to looking at the Zeltron female, I was being hypnotized by how graceful she handled the situation. I was so preoccupied that I almost missed the suicide vest the Rastavaq had on. I screamed a warning at the same time there was a blood splatter and the six armed alien fell limp to the ground. There was a sudden silence that was broken by the armored one cursing in a language I did not understand.

Security took the two humans away and started questioning everyone. It was incredible how the tavern continued with business as usual immediately after the commotion ended. The service droids were already moping up the blood and replacing the torn tiles. I answered the question from security, conveniently leaving out the fact that I recorded the entire encounter. While I wanted to be released I linked with the station’s HoloNet looking for a news station to buy the tape from me but by the time security finished questioning everyone I have found no one to buy the tape. A Tavern brawl is apparently not "good news". My curiosity is nagging at me about the weight in my pocket so I was glad to be let go, I hurried away from the tavern to my room.