Whispers in the Night (Slade)
Posted: Sun Sep 06, 2020 10:30 pm
'Midnight on Nar Shaddaa is never dull,' reflected the lone individual as they perched in a crouch on top of a low-rise apartment, while observing the latest of the many bar brawls that had turned into a riot. 'Especially with the variety of individuals that can be found in one underworld group or another throw into the mix,' the onlooker thought with an absolute lack of expression on her face. Continuing to watch for another dozen or so minutes until it was clear that nothing else was going to happen, Jennica rose to her feet and slid back into the shadows provided by the angles of the nearby buildings' lights, intending to return to the two-floor building she called home. On the way back, the young hybrid's mind turned to examining what had drawn her attention to the incipient altercation.
It was another fifteen or eighteen minutes before her path led her back to the joint residential/commercial that was both her place of business and home, and after habitually checking and double-checking to ensure that nobody had followed her, let herself in and reset the custom-made security system before making her way to the top floor. It wasn't enough to keep out anybody truly determined, but it did keep out casual attempts at theft. And that had been good enough to date. Showering and donning a loose-fitting set of clothing took but a few moments, after which the gray-skinned woman settled into a meditative pose on her bed, turning her complete attention to attempting to figure out how she had detected the events leading up to the riot.
So focused on her inward thoughts was Jennica, that she wasn't likely to notice any intruders right away.
It was another fifteen or eighteen minutes before her path led her back to the joint residential/commercial that was both her place of business and home, and after habitually checking and double-checking to ensure that nobody had followed her, let herself in and reset the custom-made security system before making her way to the top floor. It wasn't enough to keep out anybody truly determined, but it did keep out casual attempts at theft. And that had been good enough to date. Showering and donning a loose-fitting set of clothing took but a few moments, after which the gray-skinned woman settled into a meditative pose on her bed, turning her complete attention to attempting to figure out how she had detected the events leading up to the riot.
So focused on her inward thoughts was Jennica, that she wasn't likely to notice any intruders right away.