You are able to pull the body to the side in the darkness and stand flat against the wall as the subway flashes by.

You find a folded computer printout in the Yazirian's pocket and 30 credits.  He does not carry identification, and his only weapon is the sonic sword.  He also has a phone.

(Whoever takes an item, please add it to your inventory.)

The printout has the name "Gorboz" on it, along with an address.

The phone is locked but an apparent defect in the design allows you to see the last incoming text message.  The last one was from Gorboz to Sikriie, which must be the Yazirian, and it occurred just after the phone call you had with the human who had been following you.  It says: "Text me when bug planted."

In reply to GM Heath (msg # 107):

With the body safely removed from the tracks, Desiraye focuses on the injured in the group.  "Let's try and get the good doctor patched up enough to move out of here!"

"If anyone needs a good melee weapon, the sword is a good choice.  We need to try and get the phone unlocked to see what else is going on here. This is the second person so far to be following us.  Now, they're trying to plant tracking bugs on us.  I'm getting a little frustrated with everyone but us knowing what's going on around here.

Let's get Doc back to our place and maybe we can set a trap for this Gorboz person.  Take everything and I guess throw the body back on the tracks.  Make it look like a suicide or a victim of a crime."
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Hammer takes in Desiraye's words. "I bet you that this also has to do with our hotel room being ransacked.  What do they want exactly?  The orb?  Because that's safely in the labs now.  i think they'd go there for that.  Maybe we should go check next chance we get."

S'Krllk says, "Let me check the phone, maybe I can get something more from it."

S'Krllk tries to get into the phone, but he accidentally makes a secure lock get in place so he can't even try.  (Critical miss on the roll. Sorry.)

"We need to set a trap.  We need the phone unlocked first and then send the text to whoever's on the other end of this phone.  Then, we find out what they want?

What else do we have that someone else could want?  We're missing something simple and yes, I think it's got to do with the room be ransacked."

While you're trying to figure all that out, you might want to look at the Quest Goals thread and figure out what to do next.  We can move forward the plot.  We're almost done with this section.

Hammer says, "Let's go back to visit the lab and check on the sphere for now.  We've got to get some answers before long.

You head back to your rooms to plan out your next moves.

In the lobby going up to the room, you are met by a dralasite.  He says, "My name is Gorboz.  I am here on behalf of Ssi'Aq'Krr, the news trade house. My sources tell me you have a video of LeGrange just before his death, and it may be the last interview with him before he was killed.  As you can see, such a video would be of great value to the news agencies.  I have been authorized to offer you 20,000 credits for the video.  That's an enormous sum, as I'm sure you understand, especially for a video which you have no need of yourselves.  What do you say?"

You are in a public, safe place.  He pulls out an envelope and displays what looks like about 20,000 credits to you.

Desiraye looks at the credits and then back to the Dralasite.  "Put that away you idiot!  Twenty-thousand creds for a video tape of Jack LeGrange?  Are they starting to do a memorial special for him already?  It strikes me funny that the news agency and not RIK are looking for a tape of something that might answer questions about the assassination.

Fifty!"

He speaks slowly.  "Fifty thousand credits?  That is too expensive for my blood.  I assumed RIK already has a copy, but they are not releasing it publicly.  This is an exclusive, that's why it's worth something.  I will give you 22,000 credits for the video.  Do you have it with you?"

She smiles back at the Dralasite before addressing him again, "Tell me one thing, are you the one who was trying to put a tracking tag on us and wrecked our place, looking for a tape?

Exclusives are costly Mr. Gorboz.  How much do you or your employers looking to pay for this exclusive?

I won't confirm or deny the tapes whereabouts at this time.  I'm sure you can respect my teams concerns?"

He says, "I really don't know what you're talking about.  I hope you reported that to the police.  In these troubled times, one has to expect such things will happen.  With riots, the assassination of LeGrange--you know, bad things happen."

As he drops into a conversational cadence, his voice seems a little familiar.

"I will give you 25,000 credits.  Come on, let's strike a deal here, and then you won't see me again."

And then you realize why his voice seems familiar.  It is the same voice you heard speaking through the vidphone and that abruptly cut off the call earlier in the day with Booker.

You remember the last words the voice had said before becoming suspicious and cutting off the call:  "Let me know if anything else about the starport is found.  Have they been back to the news agency?  Have they talked to reporters or given them anything?"

In reply to GM Heath (msg # 119):

"We're not the type to run to the police with little things like that.  We prefer to handle our own matters when we can, especially when bad things are happening.  And, bad things happen to bad people," Desiraye says with intensity as she looks the Dralasite right in the eyes with her comment.

"Your voice!  Your voice sounds very familiar Gorboz.  We know you!"

Kri'lik quickly plays back the recording he has from the phone booth to confirm to their new friend Desiraye's suspicions. Then looking to his friend he says, "I dont think this tape is for sale..."

Gorboz shrugs in a way that a dralasite can do.  "People say all dralasites sound alike.  I'm not surprised if you get me confused with a dralasite friend or celebrity.  30,000 credits.  That's my final offer."

"I'm pretty sure it's not a racial thing where you say all of your kind look alike Gorboz.  I recognize your voice from the phone call you made to your contact Booker who was following us.  Distinctive almost.  Like my companion said, I don't think the tape is for sale and Gorboz, you must want it really bad to hire someone to ransack our rooms and offer such a substantial amount of creds for it.

I guess this is good day then?"

S'Krllk attempts to match the recording he made of the telephone conversation with the voice of the dralasite, tinkering with his bodycomp whilst the conversation ensues.

Gorboz waves his hands in a dismissive manner.  "I was mistaken.  You are not reasonable.  You are all crazy.  What you speak about, some ransacking, is something I know nothing of.  If you do not take 30,000 credits for this exclusive video, you are crazy."  He walks off in a huff.

"We'll see you around I'm sure," Desiraye says with a sracastic voice.  She turns to her companions and says, "We're going to need to watch our backs with that Dral.  Maybe we can do some back tracking and use the transmitter we got to find out where he is.  Maybe our friends at the lab can help us.  Let's get back to business, shall we?"

"The voice matched, but if he doesn't truly want to have it for 'exclusive news', then perhaps there's more on the recording we haven't noticed."

Hammer says, "We were all there at the interview.  Did anyone notice anything weird about it?"

OOC: Are you guys going back to the lab?  I'm not sure what your next move is.

OOC: I believe the lab was next

"I don't remember anything weird about the interview. We could review it I suppose. But in the mean time lets go check back in at the lab. Perhaps there is a new development there?"