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Everything had to be perfect, Trayous reminded himself, taking a breath as he looked around the communications station he had set up for himself. Before him, an oblong hexagon-shaped holoterminal, its surface faintly glowing a soft, calming blue as he braced himself. The Sith glanced to his left, looking apprehensively at the dome-topped black and copper droid at his side--R2-Q5, a remnant from the days of the Galactic Empire, much like himself. "Now, Q," Trayous said quietly, hastily adjusting his bracers and belt before fiddling with the small silver fastenings of his cloak. The droid whistled an affirmative, plugging himself into the terminal and easily making a connection with the Millennium Falcon. Perks of having an advanced spy droid on one's side, Trayous noted before a small tone told him his transmission had been accepted. He stood stiff as a board, hands folded in front of him as he spoke in what he hoped was a calm, clear, and professional tone:
"Survivors of the Resistance, this is Darth Trayous of the Imperial Sith Remnant on Malachor," he began crisply, inwardly praying the slight tremor to his voice didn't carry through the recording. "I apologize for not reaching out sooner, but when your distress signal was received, we had a job setting up a means to get back to you. In any case, you asked for help, and you have it.
"I represent the few individuals who call this planet our home after the First Order's massacre of our people," he went on, "and humbly offer you sanctuary and unwavering loyalty towards our common goal. Coordinates to our location should be transmitted to your navicomputer by my astromech; I eagerly await your decision. Over."
He hadn't even looked at the holo of the pilot yet; he was too focused on maintaining his own composure--and he supposed it helped as well not to look directly at the other speaker; it gave him, he thought, an air of that old Sith aura. No, he was overthinking it. Still, he stood statue-like waiting for a response from the seated bluish apparition before him.













