09-02-2016, 03:09 PM
True to the discipline that had been drilled into him -- and completely discounting the downright shameful display, back at the fountain -- Sergeant Stanek didn't even bat an eye at the strange means of locomotion displayed by the young man as he, quite literally, rolled into view at a brisk pace, coming to a halt some twenty feet off from the squad of the Empire's (no quite) Finest. He held up one hand, giving a simple, "Hold it." to the group, turning his attention to the newcomer, who introduced himself as Nezha. "Allow me to offer you an official welcome to the Omniverse, on behalf of the Empire, Nezha," he said, the tone of well-memorized repetition lending his words a peculiar cadence. "I am Sergeant Stanek, of the Empire Peace Division's Fountain Watch." He gestured to the rest of the motley group. "These are my subordinates, along with another new arrival we met at the fountain, and a proud new acquisition for the Empire."
At mention of this, Graowr lifted one hand in a lazy wave. "Bad timing, I guess, huh? Little bit longer and maybe could've met you back at the fountain too." Almost immediately after, though, she leaned down to Sisto, whispering (or trying to), "By the way...what's an 'acquisition'?"
"We're headed back to the gate to Coruscant just now," Stanek went on. "You're welcome to come along, if you'd like. Jayce here can answer any questions you might have along the way." He clapped a hand on the much larger man's shoulder. "I hear Omni isn't fond on explaining much clearly. Just the same message, for every new arrival...some people think it might even be just a pre-recorded message he's got set up or something." He shook his head, muttering under his breath, "Makes all kinds of problems for us because of it....could go so much more smoothly if he'd bother to answer a couple questions himself..."
A short clearing of the throat and he was back to professionalism. "Right." He snapped his fingers, looking back at the rest of his subordinates, just in time to catch the tail end of Sisto having his helmet turned back to its proper place, his little blue passenger having accidentally dislodged it. "Shape up and ship out, you lot. Distance to cover, questions to answer."
At mention of this, Graowr lifted one hand in a lazy wave. "Bad timing, I guess, huh? Little bit longer and maybe could've met you back at the fountain too." Almost immediately after, though, she leaned down to Sisto, whispering (or trying to), "By the way...what's an 'acquisition'?"
"We're headed back to the gate to Coruscant just now," Stanek went on. "You're welcome to come along, if you'd like. Jayce here can answer any questions you might have along the way." He clapped a hand on the much larger man's shoulder. "I hear Omni isn't fond on explaining much clearly. Just the same message, for every new arrival...some people think it might even be just a pre-recorded message he's got set up or something." He shook his head, muttering under his breath, "Makes all kinds of problems for us because of it....could go so much more smoothly if he'd bother to answer a couple questions himself..."
A short clearing of the throat and he was back to professionalism. "Right." He snapped his fingers, looking back at the rest of his subordinates, just in time to catch the tail end of Sisto having his helmet turned back to its proper place, his little blue passenger having accidentally dislodged it. "Shape up and ship out, you lot. Distance to cover, questions to answer."