Jason Shan's house sits quiet under Hy Izlan's cold sky, neat and warm inside. In the garage, tools glow across a workbench beside a half-open speeder bike shell, its panels spread like surgery.
Bd-9 darts between the bike and a crate of parts, a diagnostic beam flicking over a blaster coupler and a fresh coolant line. He is clearly in a hurry, as if every minute matters.
Bd-9
Status update, Jason Shan needed. The requested parts for Lah Zhima are loaded, secured, and almost ready to roll.
Bd-9
If I miss one more calibration step, this old speeder will complain all the way to the smithy.
The bike's repulsors hum low, then stutter. A stack of neatly tagged components rattles on the bench, waiting for the final seal.
Bd-9
Jason Shan, I need one last hand, or I can improvise and risk a very embarrassing breakdown on the ice fields.
The garage lamp throws long shadows over the open chassis. Outside, the tundra wind brushes the walls, patient and cold, while Bd-9 holds still beside the bike, waiting for Jason's decision.
✓ Quest Accepted
Help Bd-9 finish the speeder bike
“I steady the chassis and let him work”
SUCCESS (Good Engineering, rolled +0)
Jason steps in and braces both hands on the chassis, taking the speeder’s wobble into his arms and shoulders.
The frame settles at once, the repair lights steadier against his jacket as Bd-9 angles deeper into the open panel.
Bd-9
Perfect. Holding at this angle improves the seal by 14 percent.
Jason Shan
The mount lines up cleanly.
Bd-9 slots the last calibration piece into place, tiny servos clicking in a fast, precise rhythm.
Bd-9
There. The repair is complete, and the speeder bike is ready for Lah Zhima's run.
The repulsors answer with a smooth, even purr, no longer stuttering, while the tagged parts sit locked into the finished shell.
Quest Complete
Help Bd-9 finish the speeder bike
“While loading the parts on the speeder bike Jason sees his holo puck with the holographic image of him and his twin sister when they were children on it.”
SUCCESS (Fair Perception, rolled +2)
As Jason loads the last parts onto the speeder, something small catches in the work light, half buried beneath a wrench roll.
Jason Shan
My holo-puck.
He lifts it free. The hologram flickers on at his touch, showing him and his twin sister as children, frozen in a bright little moment from another time.
Bd-9 pauses beside the open panel, head tilted toward the glow, servos going quiet for once.
Bd-9
You kept it near the tools. That suggests it matters very much.
The image steadies, tiny and blue, while the garage hums around them and the speeder waits patiently under Jason’s hands.
Bd-9
Should I store it safely, or leave it where you can see it?
✓ Quest Accepted
Learn why the holo-puck matters
+ New Item Acquired
Holo-puck
“Jason takes the halo puck with him and gets on the speeder bike.”
SUCCESS (Good Agility, rolled -2)
Jason folds the holo-puck into his palm and steps onto the speeder, the blue image collapsing into a tight glow before vanishing under his jacket. Bd-9 shifts back to make room, watching the move with quiet approval.
His boot finds the peg a little fast. The speeder rocks once, and the holo-puck taps hard against the chest pocket seam, reminding him it is there.
Bd-9
Secure storage is advisable. Your balance was within acceptable limits, though.
The garage light glances off the repaired chassis, then off the pocket where the puck rests, now safe but impossible to ignore.
Bd-9
You are taking it with us, then.
Outside the garage, cold air presses at the doorway, and the speeder’s repulsors hold steady under Jason’s weight, waiting for the next move.
“Starting the speeder bike and leaving for Lah Zhima's Smith.”
SUCCESS (Good Agility, rolled +1)