Renala approaches the gate, finishing up an extranet call as she does so. She is in the familiar red armor, with her Locust strapped to her hip.
#RedrockAgency – February 26, 2014
Zaylus arrives at the building, looking around the site. He is also dressed in armor and carries his Carnifex.
Not much has changed since Renala's last visit aside from the decorative shrubbery lining the front of the building. The panel beside the front door is green, and the lobby is, as usual, empty.
Renala meakes her way across to the entrance as her omni-tool's projection dissipates. She enters and proceeds through the lobby as last time, and opens the door to the briefing room if it's unlocked.
Zaylus follows sometime after Renala, lingering too far back to have any need to address the asari directly. He proceeds toward the briefing room.
Jason stands from his seat and turns towards the door. "Hey Renala." he says, setting a datapad back on the desk, "Did a little digging. Wasn't able to come up with much, but I figure we should probably act on the information we have before the trail goes cold." he says, giving a nod to Zaylus as he enters during the tail end of the conversation.
Renala enters the briefing room, listening to Jason's words as she approaches him. "Hey," she says. "So, we're heading to Litae's Grace, then?"
Zaylus returns the nod, standing near the entrance of the breifing room. He folds his arms and listens to Renala, who seems to know more than he does.
Jason gives Renala a nod in affirmation. "Seems like the only move we've got right now." He says before turning his attention to Zaylus. "Suppose I should bring you up to speed. A few miners working for Hnipinn Minerals went missing and we've got a lead on one, Jonathan Perkins. He owed some money to a man named Quinn Williams." he takes a step back towards the desk and picks the datapad back up, giving it a quick once over before turning towards Renala once again, "If it wasn't obvious before, I did a little digging and found out that Quinn is a bookie. He operates out of a bar across town called Litae's Grace. It's owned by a woman named Molly Trevino, but from everything I've heard it seems like Quinn is in charge of things. I just want you to see what he knows about Perkins."
Renala nods in agreement. "Sounds like a plan," she says. "The messages also mention what could be a krogan working for him. Found anything about him?"
Zaylus nods understandingly, frowning at Renala's mention of a krogan. "Always has to be a krogan." He mutters.
Jason nods a few times and sighs, "Yeah... He goes by the name Wrend, and from what I hear he's Quinn's leashed varren. Couldn't find anything specific, just that the two have been working together for a long time, and he's not adverse to getting rough with anyone that doesn't pay Quinn what he's owed." Jason gives a shrug, "I'm not sure what to make of this. Might turn out to be nothing, but I wouldn't be surprised if they had something to do with Perkins' disappearance. Might even link back to the others. Seems like there's a healthy amount of credits going through that place. Obviously the last thing we want to do is rustle up the local scum, so try and keep things civil."
Renala frowns thoughtfully. "If they're involved in what's going on," she begins, "aren't we bound to do that? Or at least, put us on their radar as a threat."
Jason leans back against the desk, taking a seat on the edge of it. "If they're involved, sure." he says plainly, "But if they're not, we don't need another problem to add to the list. Just head down there and see what you think, Renala. If things get tense, do what you have to. That's why I'm sending Zaylus and Mendez with you. Just in case."
Zaylus grins, "Alriight. Let's go team tension." He says with feigned enthusiasm, stepping forward to put his hand on Renala's shoulder.
Renala nods. "I will," she says. "Hopefully the krogan is on-call at the moment." She glances around. "I take it Mendez will join us on the way out, or is he just late?"
Jason shakes his head, "He's in the shuttle bay. He's got one on its way to pick you up. Should be here any minute." he says giving a nod to the door on the right side of the room from where Zaylus and Renala entered, "I followed up on the other names in Perkins' mail, by the way." he continues, "The ex-wife and the ex-girlfriend seemed to be dead ends." he says before adding with a smirk, "Although the wife seemed to have a few choice words about him. Nothing good." he chuckles. "But it was Rob Phillips I was hoping to get in touch with. From the messages, it seemed like he had some prior experience with Quinn. Unfortunately, Phillips didn't respond to any of my messages. After talking to a few people down at Hnipinn, I found out that Mr. Phillips used to work here. Had a bit of a temper that ended up getting him fired. He's been taking odd jobs wherever he can find them since then, mostly off-world. I'll keep digging and see if I can get ahold of him." He nods towards the door once again, "Just be careful out there."
Renala listens carefully to what he's saying before nodding. "I'll try," she says. "We'll do what we can down there, but Phillips may be our best bet if you can find him, since I'm not an expert on interrogation."
Zaylus gives her a good-natured back pat. "If it comes to it, I can give you a quick lesson or two." He jokes. "Alright, are we ready to take off?"
Jason gives a nod. "I understand that. I don't expect you to be..." he says with a sigh, "All we can do right now is make it up as we go and hope for the best." He stands from the desk, datapad in hand, and begins to walk towards the door opposite of the shuttle bay, "I'll see what I can do about Phillips." he says as he presses the panel, causing the door to slide open.
Renala smiles slightly at the pat. "Thanks," she says. "Let's hope we can resolve this peacefully... especially if the krogan's there. If not, well, we'll have options." She starts walking towards the door to the shuttle bay.
Zaylus frowns slightly, "Oh, yeah. That fella." He mutters to himself thoughtfully, turning to follow the asari.
The shuttle bay is largely empty aside from Jasper working on the old shuttle in the corner. The bay doors are wide open, and a shuttle is parked just outside with Mendez beside it.
Renala looks around and spots the shuttle outside. Approaching it, she nods to Mendez. "Hey," she says as she is within earshot of him.
Mendez nods at the asari. He remains in place with his arms folded across his chest. "Hey, princess." he says before glancing towards Zaylus, resting his gaze on the turian, "Jason's giving us some company today, eh?"
Zaylus stops a little ways back from Renala and the shuttle, addressing Mendez. "I guess so." He says, "Your lucky day, I suppose."
Mendez mutters to himself and opens the shuttle door. "Just don't fuck this up." he says harshly before hopping into the shuttle, causing it to list from side to side.
Renala nods. "If his confidence has any indication, he'll take the krogan hand-to-hand," she smirks, her tone not serious. She waits for the shuttle to stabilize before hopping in on the other side.
Mendez drops heavily onto one of the free seats, "Confidence isn't going to keep his head from popping off if that krogan gets ahold of him." he says, staring at Zaylus as he speaks to Renala.
Mendez snorts loudly, keeping his gaze fixed on Zaylus. "Lovely isn't a requirement of the job. Efficient is. Let's do this right."