Darkness takes you....

// A flash of yellow light. An angelic woman with blazing eyes, full of fire. A black-garbed man, submitting to the ****. //

You awake in unfamiliar surroundings. You're lying on a bunk in a small, shabbily-decorated apartment room. A man with a goatee and an orange flight jacket is across the room. "Good to see you up, instead of thrashing around in your sleep. You must have been having one hell of a nightmare." He extends a hand, which you shake. "I'm Carth, one of the Republic soldiers from the Endar Spire. I was with you on the escape pod, do you remember?"

You have more pressing questions to ask. "I had a strange dream," you say, still feeling the surges of repressed energy in your body. "Like a vision or something."

"I'm not surprised," Carth says. "You took a serious blow to the head. You've been slipping in and out of consciousness for a couple of days now, so I imagine you're pretty confused about things. Try not to worry. We're safe... at least for the moment."

Carth explains how you and he crashed in the escape pod, and Carth was able to drag your **** body to this abandoned apartment. You gaze out of the viewport; the city of Taris gleams under the sun.

"I guess I owe you my life," you say. Carth waves it off, and explains the situation:

"There are reports of a couple of escape pods crashing down into the Undercity. That's probably a good place to start looking for Bastila. Nobody will be looking for a couple of common soldiers like us. And if we're careful we can move about the planet without attracting notice; a luxury Bastila won't have." He paces the room. "We can use this abandoned apartment as a base, and we can probably get some equipment and supplies here in the Upper City. Just remember to keep a low profile."

Carth's demeanor turns sour. "I've heard some grim stories about the Dark Jedi interrogation techniques," he says quietly. "They say the **** can do terrible things to a mind. It can wipe away your memories and destroy your very identity!"

After a moment, he brightens. "But I figure if we don't do anything stupid, we should be okay."