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That was all until she and Mierl came across the unidentified cadaver that the mystic was tending too... An unmarked individual... No way of knowing what species, age or even gender they were like that. She prayed that their death was quick and painless... "Mierl... That one will work. I can identify who they were once I have their memories. It helps for the record and I can also preserve who they were for any next of kin..."

After the projection disappeared she picked up Nolden and carried him to the sports hall near the assembly hall, she needed to make sure she could get their cooperation if things went south... She had a plan. But she didn't know if it would work. She didn't trust Apex, but she really had no other choice now that she was stuck with her back to a wall like this...

After moving all the pirates to the sports hall and locking them in without their weapons, and breaking Nolden's arms for good measure to make sure the pain will keep him from breaking the chains she had him up in, before going back to the kids with the weapons she confiscated from the Apex pirates and left them on the stage. "Its okay. You can come out now" The kids started to eagerly run out to practically tackle Piper to the ground, bawling their eyes out saying that they were so scared, one of the younger girls saying they thought they lost her. Piper just let out a hearty laugh before ruffling their hair "You kidding? You've need more than afew Apex grunts to take me down. You'd need the whole damn Bazaar to keep me down!" She says with a big cheesy grin on her face to cheer the kids up. It started to bring them around quickly.

The teens started to come out from under the stage, already checking the weapons. One of the eldest, a human male with a crimson red mohawk, tanned skin and green eyes wearing some mashed together armour over what looked like a mechanics jumpsuit, he couldn't have been any older than 16, started checking the weapons for Piper walked after the kids started to play amongst themselves. The male speaking up as she walked over "We're up sh1t creak right? We wouldn't have these weapons otherwise."

Piper slightly flinched at that, knowing it was a losing battle trying to lie to him. "... I hate you sometimes Thatcher, you know that? But... You're right. A warlord called the guys I knocked out, they're locked up in the sports hall but one of them is Psionic... I could stop if I stayed here... But I need to do a favour so the dickbag doesn't torch this place..."

Thatcher groaned and folded his hands behind his head "... What do you need to do?" Piper took a moment before spitting it out. "It puts me in the corporations crosshairs. He wants me to kill a tattle tail that destroyed the hideout across the street... She ratted them out to her sister who works for the Bazaar..."

Thatch dragged a hand through his hair before setting them down at his side. "Okay... As bad as the situation is. I know you can work around this. But if it comes to this, we need an out. Those pirates might just torch the place while you're gone... If they try. We'll start shooting and get the kids out of here. We aren't soldiers, but we owe it to you for everything your've done for us Piper. The kids won't ever forget how you've given us all a second chance... But maybe we can get some info out of the pirates. We may as well try. See if we can bargain with the Bazaar security to get us a ticket offworld and burn the Apex while we're at it."

Piper rubs the back of her neck as she takes all this in, Thatcher made some good points but she didn't think interrogating the Apex will go down well if this goes south. None of the kids were strong Psionics, only one with potential was one of the young girls. She could't overpower an Apex officer, not without a strong catalyst like trauma to trigger some hysterical strength response. But like that she'd hurt everyone and herself in trying to beat back the pirate. She ultimately shook her head before patting his shoulder "Just watch them. Keep them under close guard and only shoot them if they become difficult... Tell them their boss abandoned them. Anything to get them to backstab their boss... Until then. I need to go out again..."

Thatcher groaned again, Taking along moment to look out upon the playing children as they happily read their books and played games like hide and seek. Ultimately his gaze goes back to Piper before nodding "I'll hold down the fort. If Apex show up, we'll give them hell just like you taught us." Patting his back, Piper made her way out the school and out for Elcros Square. With luck she could get this job over with quickly before anything bad happened to the kids...

Sephus chuckles under his helmet as he watches her spitefully order all the expensive stuff "You'd think war heroes would be more composed. And what skills? Anyone can shoot a broodmother and use engine exhausts to blow apart a Leviathan's face. It could be dumb luck, not skill. But we won't know until we have our bout." The Lord commander teased as the request for her food went through, a timer styled like a digital clock started to count down from 20 minutes.

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Perhaps it was best that he bites the bullet on this one, he knew she was extremely on the fence about this. But perhaps he needed to play into this to keep her in her comfort zone so she could get the treatment she needed. The healing oil could be changed for the medi-solution they were going to use... It was underhanded. But he would only do so as a last resort if he couldn't convince her. Letting out a sigh, he caved "Okay. I will send someone to go to the Bez embassy, ask if we can get a trusted Ayurveda and bring them here if it makes you feel any better. We'll bring them here so you don't have to leave the comfy bed." He knew she wouldn't want to go back into space, so bringing one to Castameer was a better option if it was possible. "Though if it doesn't help. Will you please talk to me about what has you on edge about the surgery?"