"Right then."
Mervin played the first holo message, from their overseer with the KCC.
"Good morning, gentlemen. I'm just checking in to see how your investigation into Sad Sal is progressing. My superiors would like some sort status update by the end of the week and an estimate on when the target can be located. Seeing as you are not here right now, I'll presume you are out chasing a lead, so I won't waste anymore bandwidth. Precinct 12 Overseer out."
"Typical." Mervin grumbled, "I'll have Penni type out a report in the morning."
He then decided to play the next message.
"I say, is this thing on? Oh, oh yes! Ahem. This is Mr. Hathem Topman from the Komm Rail Service. I need some capable men to help me recover a stolen caboose! Some bothersome blackguards have taken it and the railroad cannot possibly continue without it! Oh! You needn't worry about the rest of the train; it was crushed by a Squaile! Bloody things have no respect for Imperial property! Hrmph! Ahem, yes then... what say you to that? Hello...? "Hello......? HELLO!? I say, is this thing even on--"
The hologram of the railroad manager reached down to adjust his transmitter and the message was cut there Clearly he shut it off without realizing it.
Mervin shifted his jaw a little, then shrugged. Might as well listen to the last one and hope it was something more interesting. This time, the holodisplay showed a common model of protocol droid that was used in academic settings in the SE.
"Greetings. This unit is KZ-121 of the Imperial Archeological Nucleus. This unit understands you come well-recommended by the Private Investigators Union and Komm Criminal Control network. It is the purpose of this unit's communication to offer Assignment Designation: Alpha-Alpha-Two-Three to Mr. Mervin Tekwell and Mr. Will Burns of Tekwell & Burns Incorporated LLC. The contents of Assignment Designation: Alpha-Alpha-Two-Three are as follows: Track the location of Leviticus Expedition leader Alcone Rapollo from his last known coordinates in Precinct 6, to be provided on secure channel at later time, and obtain from him the exact location of the Lost Temple of Don. Objectives are the successful apprehension of Rapollo, the successful retrieval of the coordinates of the Temple of Don, and the successful recovery of valuable expedition equipment, logs and artifacts. Rewards will include a share of minor artifacts recovered from the temple along with a lump sum of 50,000 units of currency for each completed objective. This unit will provide additional information once contacted on an encoded frequency. End transmission."
