Ayanna was unsure if this was a good idea, but after dressing for the occasion and waiting for night, she took herself to the address listed on the card. She was not too happy about where it was situated, though technically part of the Senatorial District, it was deep enough to the core to be considered seedy. She really began to wonder about what was going on here.

As she walked up to the large bronzed doors, she was greeted by a droid which seemed less than friendly towards her,

"Halt, what's the password."

She smiled, "Fanand Ruins."

"Proceed." The droid stepped aside as the doors finally opened for her.

The inside of the building certainly made up for the exterior, everything was coated in gold and silver, with white and gold silks to match. She could already see the bar area, dining area and other doors that no doubt led to other interesting activities. She recognized several senators already, including the one who had approached her before.

He walked to her, greeting her with a kiss to her cheek, "I'm glad to see you had the sense to come."

"Uh huh, cut the chit chat. I'm here because you have sparked my curiosity. I want to know why I was invited here." She said bluntly, folding her arms, "What is this place about? I'd say it was a gentleman's club, only I'm not a gentleman." She laughed.

He chuckled slightly too, "No, well, you're not far off in a sense. This is a place where like-minded individuals, members of the Senate come to mingle and enjoy themselves."

"Like-minded? You don't have the slightest clue who I am, how do you know our thoughts are even orbiting the same planet, let alone ideals." She smirked.

"We've seen how you've approached things in the Senate. And also you are from a very respected and.... Influential system." He said sneakily.

"Ah, the point emerges..... Why do I get the feeling I'm here because of starships...."

He paused, "Walk with me Finn." He said as he began to give her a tour, "You see, we are affiliated with a number of organizations and some of those said organizations are finding it difficult to get a hold of particular vessels in order to maintain their businesses."

"And what makes you think I have any idea what you're talking about...." She laughed.

"If I tell you everything, then you are branded for life you understand. This is not the kind of information we let just anyone know, and if you tell anyone then the consequences of those actions would be disastrous for you...." He threatened slightly, though not trying to scare her but to make his point clear.

"Yeah I get the picture, the whole secret society thing was enough for me to realize that this was not exactly above board type goings on....."

"All right then.... We have connections with Black Sun.... We help them a little, they help us a little....."

Ayanna felt her heart skip a beat, she had already been in a great deal of trouble in the past because of Black Sun, and here she was again somehow in the same fickle, though perhaps it would not be the same as before. No one recongized her this way, and no one said so far that she was actually going to have to do any dealings with anyone, in particular Yuli Vlasta.

"Ah I see, kind of makes sense I guess..... Well, can't Black Sun get ships easy enough on their own?" She scoffed.

"Yes for particular assignments, but sometimes they need a little officialism. Legitimacy you could call it. Some of Black Sun's carriers are to identifiable, not all of them of course but we live in a realistic world. The Empire knows of the dealings of Black Sun and they let it slide, but there are some operations that even the Empire would not allow, this is where our help is crucial." He explained to her.

"This is all lovely.... But how on earth do you think that I would be able to help with anything like this. I'm the Senator of Kuat, not Kuat of Kuat. I can not just snap my fingers and have vessels shipped out for Black Sun usage." She said serious.

"Oh? I've seen you do some pretty incredible things, and your boasting? You make it sound as though you can walk on water...."

"I can if it's frozen...."

'Heh heh..... I'm sure you a 'talented' enough to be able to help us. Don't worry, you will be greatly rewarded. Membership and access to this club is merely a footnote. If you do this, then the rewards will be fantastic. You'll be seen as untouchable. Well, as close as we can get to that in this day and age. That pesky apartment you have may look nice but not as glamorous as the abode you could have....." He said in a tempting manner.

"Hmmm, and this will not seem a tad suspicious to anyone observing?" She asked sarcastically.

"Oh common now Finn, we're politicians not saints. People know that the majority of senators undertake duties that are not 'above board' as you called it, just ours is a little more extreme. We help Black Sun in concerns with the Senate where we can, in return they aid our collective systems, grant us immunity in that none of our precious cargoes will be hijacked and so forth. All the wheelings and dealings. This is merely a taster. We also help a few smaller organizations if they can afford it, but Black Sun is certainly our most favoured customer."

Ayanna thought for a long time about this, she knew that this was all dangerous especially that she was in the light of Black Sun again, but she could not deny that this would give her extra powers that she could use to help people, or at least that is what she hoped she would be able to do. She could not help but worry about what the outcome of all this could be, but she was after all a Jedi, she was certain that she would be able to find a way out of all this if things got too messy for her liking, or was she being overconfident?

"All right then, I guess I can hang around for a while and see what I can do back at Kuat. You'll need to keep in touch though, otherwise how am I to know what is needed." She said.

"Oh that won't be necessary, at least not with me directly. You will be contacted by Black Sun specifically."

"Isn't that a little dodgy, I don't like the idea of getting a call from a criminal group when I'm having tea with Lord Vader...." She laughed.

"Well it won't be anything like that. You won't be hearing from anyone who is known to affiliate with Black Sun, it will always be a representative. Don't worry, we and they are always extremely cautious in these matters." He said to reassure her.

"Well, I should hope so."

"You had tea with Lord Vader??" He asked with a laugh.

"No of course not! He's more of a jawa juice type." She grinned.

Janlo just smiled at her, "I get the feeling we're going to get along just fine."

"Oh I'm sure we will." She grinned as he handed her a drink to toast her acceptance to the group.

Her heart was racing, wondering if this was the right thing that she was doing, she felt certain that Kalin would not be happy to hear about this, but there was little she could do about it now. She would not be able to walk away easily from this, probably the only opportunity to do that would be if she died.

After a few hours of socialising with the different senators, Ayanna took herself back to her apartment, where already the nerves were starting to kick in, but she had to overcome them, and hope for the best.....