The Lost Jedi : Jedi Dawn

　You step out of the gloomy cantina and into the light outside. The fresh air is very comforting after all the smoke and cooking smells inside the cantina.
　The street is fairly empty, with just a few people going about their business. Now it's time to work out your next move. There's the alley opposite, which would be a good short cut back towards the hostels. A hot bath and eight hours sleep would be very welcome. Or you could walk back towards the highway, and catch the Shuttle into Toprawa City. Then there's the big complex along the street - perhaps they are looking for new workers.

トプラワ
Toprawa

Jedi Dawn
# 97

　Hey, this is a broad daylight in an Imperial City, how dangerous can it be? You decide to cut through the alley. If you're right, the part of town where all the hostels and cheap rental apartments are should be just a few blocks to the west.
　The alley turns a few times, twisting between the backs of run-down apartments. It's getting pretty dark along here - just the kind of place you'd expect to get ambushed... Fortunately, after a few more turns, you're almost through the worst of it, and you see a man come round the corner ahead of you, walking in your direction. He looks harmless, enough - a small, middle-aged man, thirty or forty kilos overweight. You really shouldn't be so -
　Suddenly, the guys looks up, startled. He isn't looking at you, but rather at somebody, or something in the shadow of a fire escape ahead of you. He looks terrified! What can he have seen to make him so afraid?

トプラワ
Toprawa

Jedi Dawn
# 39

　You watch with a terrible fascination as the small fat man backs away from the mysterious shadow. He pleads for mercy： "I haven't done anything!" and then a hard voice, a woman's voice, replies: "You thought you could betray the Empire, Ta'al Pierc. You were wrong."
　The man's eyes open wider, and he suddenly catches sight of you. "Please!"he cries, hands reaching out, begging for help. "She's going to kill me!!" 　But it's too late to do anythimg for Ta'al Pierc. You hear the soft cough of a heavily damped blaster, and the terrible sound of its impact. Pierc is thrown to the ground. Now there's just you and the shadow under the fire escape, the shadow who knows you witnessed everything thanks to Pierc's fearful scream.

トプラワ
Toprawa

Jedi Dawn
# 185

　This isn't a good place to be, Havet! Putting on a burst of speed your old school athletics coach would have been proud of, you hurtle back along the alley, back the way you sauntered in. You don't dare look, but you can hear the killer behind you. What have you got mixed up in? Find out later! As you exit the alley, you realise the street is too empty, too open, to find any hiding place. You'd do better to trust to your speed, and take off. What you need is somewhere you can shake her off your tail!

トプラワ
Toprawa

Jedi Dawn
# 307

　Something is coming towards you from the alley, and it isn't likely to be good news. You judge the distance across to the cantina to be too great, and so you turn along the street, in the hope that you can find somewhere to hide. There are a few people about, but not enough to confuse the issue. If you can find a shopping mall, or another alley, or just about anywhere other than this...
　Your un quickly along the sidewalk, not daring to look back. A few local citizens step from your path. Then you catch sight of a small indoor market, selling local produce. Lots of small stalls, people and noise. Maybe more than one way in and out too.
　You leap through the entrance, cannoning off a stack of fruit-boxes, which fall to the gnound, spilling their contents everywhere. Picking yourself off, and shrugging off the grasping hands of an angry stallholder, you go deeper into the market, following its twist and turns in a wild race.
　Great! There's a service entrance right at the back. The door is open, and the street outside looks clear. Just a few more strides...
　A chilling, low voice stops you in your tracks. "Halt!" Your skin can almost feel the crosshairs from her blaster's sights. "Don't be stupid. Turn and face me...slowly."

トプラワ
Toprawa

Jedi Dawn
# 142

　Slowly, hands spread, you turn to face the assassin. She is sitting, legs crossed, at the foot of a pile of empty shipping cartons. She holds her blaster lightly in one hand. "I'm going to ask you some questions. Think carefully before you answer. Lying would be fatal."
　"What did you just see in the alley?"
　You start to say‘Nothing!', thinking that would be what she wants to hear. But the words ‘Lying would be fatal' were speken with absolute determination. "I saw you kill a man," you reply.
　She smiles, pleased with the result. "Did you recognis shim?" she asks. No, you'd never seen him before. "Do you recognise me?"
　Um - no.
　But you'll never forget her. She laughs at you clumsy reply. "Never is such a long time； you really need to keep thinking about how you're going to stay alive for the next few minutes."
　"I'm Commander Diamond of the Imperial Research Station. The man you saw me execute -" She doesn't hesitate as she says it "- was a member of the Rebel Alliance. I have made it my mission to smoke out the rebels on Toprawa, and he wasn't the first I've killed. So, young man, will you help me get the others?"
　"Me?"
　She laughs again, although you can see that there is no humour in it. "Yes, you. Are you a member of the Alliance already?"
　Oh, oh. This has to be another one of those "lying is fatal" questions. How are you supposed to answer this time? Yes, I'm a rebel (in which case she kills you) or No, I'm a good citizen (in which case, you're no use to her).
　You hear the blaster hum in her hand. "I'm waiting,"she says flatly.

トプラワ
Toprawa

Jedi Dawn
# 173

　So, now you know who the black-haired woman is. Diamond； Head of Security at the Imperial Research Station. The sort of Imperial servant other Imperial servants jump to obey. A cold-hearted killer who knows you saw her murdering the little fat man. Just the kind of enemy you don't need.

トプラワ
Toprawa

Jedi Dawn
# 565

　Having seen what she does to people she thinks are members of the Rebel Alliance, you decide that Diamond wouldn't want to hear so say that you are, no matter what the truth is. 　Off in the distance, you hear an engine cough into life. Diamond hears it too. "That's a great pity,"she sighs. "It means you are of no value to me, and yet I still have this problem of you being a witness to Pierc's accident. "
　The engine revs, and comes closer. "Goodbye," says Diamond, levelling the blaster at you.

トプラワ
Toprawa

Jedi Dawn
# 204

　Without an action replay, you don't know how you did it, but you've defeated Diamond! Her body armour gave her some protection, so she isn't badly hurt, but she is down, and stunned.
　You ought to check her out, or maybe - no, you can't think of killing her while she's like this. Instead, you content yourself with going through her pockets. You find a red security pass, like a metallic badge； a heavy duty blaster； a strange box which looks like some kind of remote transmitter, and a fortune in high-denomination credits. Well, well. You pocket the lot.
　That engine you heard earlier seems to be getting closer. You step back from the unconscious body. The noise seems to be coming from the other side of that stack of cartons...

トプラワ
Toprawa

Jedi Dawn
# 250

　The weapon you took from Diamond is a specialised hold-out blaster, a SoroSuub Redemptor. Strictly Imperial service only, it is a weapon small enough to hide in the palm (although it can be equipped with an extending barrel, as this one is). It is almost silent in operation, its energy concentration being so pure, and so intense. It can be charged for a maximum of six shots. Diamond used one on Pierc, and how many on you? Make a note of how many shots the Redemptor has left.
　You slip it behind your belt. It would take a full search to find it there.
　The Redemptor's power is so great that you need only score 6 to hit an opponent. With a blaster like this, a near miss is often enough!
　If you want to conceal the weapon in your bag, check 576.

トプラワ
Toprawa

Jedi Dawn
# 573

　The metallic red badge will clearly the wearer automatically through the security sensors of some high-tech establishment - which has to mean the Imperial Research Station. Nice. Of course, something like this is strictly a limited edition, and if you get caught waving it around, you'll be fried Jullie-meat.

トプラワ
Toprawa

Jedi Dawn
# 574

　The transmitter has no markings, and no obvious function. There's just one control, a small red button covered by a safety bar. Now, what do you suppose happens if you press it?
　If you press the button, and you have checked 552 or 556, go to 37
　If you press the button, but you haven't checked either of these, read 577
　Otherwise, continue with your adventure

トプラワ
Toprawa

Jedi Dawn
# 575

　The engine you heard before revs loudly one more time, and then you catch a brief glimpse of a powerful fork-lift thumping into the back of the pile of cartons. In a half-second, Diamond is buried under a tide of boxes. You stand there, almost unable to move.
　"Let's go!" The voice is urgent. You see it belongs to a man wearing a smart, dark suit, set off with a lurid red belt. He has jumped from the fork-lift and is heading for the exit. "Do you want to still be here when she comes out from under that pile?"
　No. you can honestly say that you don't.

トプラワ
Toprawa

Jedi Dawn
# 300

　"Who are you?" you demand as you chase after your rescuer. He leads you on a fine chase through the streets, finally halting outside a boarded-up library. He activates his comiink. You listen as he makes the call, this doesn't seem to phase him one bit.
　"Scarlett here,"he says as the connection is made. "Pierc is dead. Diamond got to him. She was chasing a boy - I think he's a witness." He pauses, listening to whoever is at the other end. "If you think he can be trusted," he continues. "This could be one of Diamond's traps." Another pause. "OK. I'll send him to you." He replaces the unit.
　"You know who that was trying to kill you? OK. If the Empire wants you dead, then you need our help. Go to 182 Riverside. If you pass muster, we'll look after you. If not..."
　Scarlett refuses to answer questions. "I don't know the first thing about you, kid. For all I know you could be Darth Vader without the hat. Just do as you're told, and we'll see what happens."

トプラワ
Toprawa

Jedi Dawn
# 346

　Scarlett sticks in your mind, and you can't quite figure out why. He's a biggish man, with dark hair, light brown eyes, and a full beard. His slightly unusual dress sense - sober, boring business suit with a flamboyant red belt made from animal hide - isn't that striking that you should remember him. It's almost as if you have met him before!

トプラワ
Toprawa

Jedi Dawn
# 557

　It doesn't take you long to find Riverside, a smart street beside a dried up water-course on the south side of the highway. 182 proves to be a vid-palace； later today it will be showing some ancient horror vid. There are heavy chains on the doors, but a small side access is open. You enter cautiously, pausing to allow your eyes to get used to the darkness. The door opens directly into an auditorium, a small room with 50 seats facing the screen. The other doors are all locked. You take a seat at the end of an aisle, and notice that the auto-usher light is on. You drop a credit in the slot and select your order. 　"I don't mind popcorn,"you call out, "but it tastes a lot better with a movie in front of it. "
　The screen comes to life. A voice introduces a short vid of Imperial terror-tactics. It then shows a blurred view of the Imperial Research Station. "In here, the Empire is developing more advanced terror weaponry."
　The film ends. A voice comes over the speakers. "We need volunteers to join the Rebel Alliance. We can offer you a chance to fight for your freedom. All we ask in return is that you get close to Facet Anamor, daughter of the Head of Research, and find out what she knows. " A picture of a pretty blonde girl appears on the screen.

トプラワ
Toprawa

Jedi Dawn
# 182

　"How do I find Facet Anamor?"you call out. "She's also in charge of Personnel at the Station； if you get a job there, you'll meet her. She also likes to shop in the City, or to sit in cafes drinking fruit juice and chatting. Perhaps you could use your 'charm'." The hidden voice uses a lot of sarcasm on the word 'charm'. From where you sit, the owner could use a few lessons himself.
　You hear a faint click. The sound system has been turned off. Looks like it time to go. You hit the auto-usher for a refund, but nothing happens. "Some Rebellion," you shout, "stealing Credits one at a time!" No-one answers.
　So, Havet, are you going to go along with this slightly seedy plan? What was the idea again? Get close to Facet Anamor and then trick her? Not very honourable work, is it?

トプラワ
Toprawa

Jedi Dawn
# 211