takodana | OTA - CORUSCANT UNDERWORLD

The year is 3240 LY.

Coruscant has been the capital of the galaxy for over a millenium. Originally the home of the human race, over time the Galactic City has taken over the whole planet, and it is a maze of skyscrapers, buildings, and warren-like streets far below. The Galactic Senate meet in the senate building, and while there are rumours in the Jedi Temple of the Sith's return, no one suspects that danger looms just over the horizon.

For now, there is peace.

... on the surface, at least. The warren of noise and people down on the streets of Coruscant is never quiet. Here the sky is a myth, the sun is something only dreamed of, and the law is something you can outrun, if you're fast and smooth-talking enough. Anything can be bought or sold here, for a price. Anyone can meet here incognito, though never unwatched. If you need someone found (or killed). If you need information. Everything's down here, if you know where to look.

Here you'll find criminals and congressmen rubbing shoulders, outlaws and murderers, religious devotees, drunkards, soldiers (working or drinking), jedi, and civilians. You'll find danger and adventure, but probably not peace.

[ooc: This is set before the Phantom Menace, but characters of all timelines are welcome. Post your characters with a toplevel, feel free to use Wookiepedia if you need inspiration for a setting. Any character from any Star Wars franchise is welcome, even OCs and AUs of characters from other fandoms put into a Star Wars setting.

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[Qui-Gon doesn't play pazaak, but he's here in a gambling den all the same.

He's wearing an old brown robe over his Jedi robes, so it's not immediately apparent he's a Jedi. The table he's been watching has just devolved into a fight over cheating (both players were cheating).

Cards and chair are flying, along with some choice insults. As one heads his way, he'll lean away and nudge the person next to him out of the way as well.]

That was close. [He sounds very calm for having just escaped being brained with a chair.]

[Half an hour ago, Kylo Ren stormed into this club with a squad of storm troopers (who shouldn't even exist yet, don't think about it) and ordered them to search the place. The owner was livid, until Ren convinced him otherwise.

They didn't find anything, though Ren wasn't exactly forthcoming on what it is he was looking for. He's dismissed the troopers and the dj has tentatively started playing music again, and within minutes the socialites of the Coruscant underworld are back to dancing and drinking like this happens every night (it does).

For some reason Ren is still here, sitting scowling at a table with a complimentary purple and lime drink sitting in front of him. He's looking around, as if hoping to see or meet someone here. If you like, you can come yell at him for ruining your night, or bug him to see what it is he's here for.]

Edited 2017-01-08 22:40 (UTC)

[There are beggars all through the streets. All races are represented on the streetcorners and doorways, some with signs and cups held out for a credit or two, others are curled up with their back to the world.

This blind man is sitting right outside a gambling pit. Where better to get credits from but those who'd just won big? He's calling out to passers-by and gamblers alike:]

Wealth shared is wealth doubled! The Force is with those who see need and meet it!

[Despite having spent some years on Coruscant, Jyn was far too young to have dealt with any of its underbelly and its inhabitants. Now, as a young woman, she's curious to see it all with her own eyes. It's slightly intimidating, but she'd never show it. She holds her head high and meanders the streets, soaking in the bustling nightlife, its sounds, its neon lights.

There's one voice that rings out above the others, and it catches her attention. She cranes her neck over her shoulder to find its source: a man, sitting by what appears to be a gambling area. He's far enough away that she can't completely make out his features, but the way he's sort of staring off into nothing would suggest he has not sight.

She furrows her brows at his words; when has the Force ever done anything for her? For her family? She exhales a frustrated snort through her nose and pauses before shuffling over to the side of the main thoroughfare. Perhaps it's getting caught up in the atmosphere that has Jyn feeling a little fiestier than normal. She turns on her heel and begins to approach the man, more than determined to argue his "cause."]

[Jyn hasn't been back to Coruscant since leaving at four years old. And, of course, being such a child, she had never even dreamed of what lay underneath the metropolitan surface. But she'd caught wind of its intriguing and bustling nightlife, and given that she has no one to answer to any more, she wants to see it for herself.

Inhaling a steadying breath through her nose, she begins to make her descent to the underworld, staying conscious of her body language and posture. She knows she has to be confident, but not overly so. She can't look like the little girl she had once been, the one who had last called Coruscant home. So she holds her head high and lets her eyes scan the scene around her as she scurries through the mass of people. She hears words she can't understand, sees creatures she'd never imagined, and discovers more dark alleyways than she'd ever suspected.

She shoves her hands into the pockets of her trousers, keeping her pace to as casual a stroll as possible. She doubts she'll see a familiar face, but she knows the odds. She just hopes someone from her past doesn't recognize her.]

OTA - CORUSCANT UNDERWORLD

Qui-Gon Jinn

Kylo Ren

Chirrut Îmwe

I'm up for then recognizing/not recognizing each other!

Jyn Erso