Gin wasn't sure why Galaxy's Most Wanted was coming to film on Listehol, but whatever was happening she wanted to be involved. While she couldn't supply accomodation, her Dudes could certainly sort out most of the other things they needed, and of course she could tip them off about two really interesting bounty hunters to follow around.
If only there had been some interesting bounties. There was one that would have been very interesting, given that the subject was apparently a 14' tall Duros with blue hair, but sadly he turned out to be entirely normal sized.
There was some interest in town outside the filming, however, with Borka the Hutt holding an auction for some creatures that were extinct save for these two frozen in carbonite. Gin wasn't particularly interested, especially since she was doing her best to avoid Borka at the moment, but Track-u-bot was involved in some kind of ego contest with another droid, Track-u-mon, over who was the best tracker. His plan was to track these rare creatures, which nobody else could do because nobody else had any.
That, and the fact that it would keep them out of the hands of rich arseholes while probably keeping Borka sweet, convinced Gin to put up enough of her organisation's money for them to win the auction.
But before they could start doing anything with their new purchases, news came that Galaxy's Most Wanted had located a felon. And even more exciting, the felon in question was a protocol droid! If Gin hadn't already been excited about the show, and getting to see Mnessas and Track-u-bot do their thing, this would have sealed it. The thought of one of those despicable droids getting taken down... It was all she could do to hold onto her Narglatch.
As Track-u-bot demonstrated his exceptional tracking skill and prepared for the take-down, they noticed something else. Rik Avor, the host of Galaxy's Most Wanted, talking into a holocommunicator regarding the pursuit and capture. It seemed the show might be just the teeniest bit...staged? Not that Gin minded. It was a great show! And if they wanted to make it look even better for the cameras, she certainly wasn't going to complain. She watched with glee as the droid was efficiently dismantled.
Of course the show wasn't all staged. The footage of Mnessas, both with and without the rest of them, was completely authentic. The cantina owner was kind enough to put up a holovid screen so that she and the Dudes could all watch the show.
There was just one loose end to tie up. The carbonite creatures. With Track-u-bot now confirmed as the superior tracking droid, he had no need of them. With plentiful bidders at the auction it wouldn't be too hard to sell them to one of the other interested parties. But there was someone else - an academic from some university who wanted to save the creatures and make sure their species was preserved, rather than the rather more unsavoury motivations of the other buyers. The only problem is that she could afford a fraction of what the creatures were worth.
Well. This had all started from one bad deal, made with her heart instead of her head. But she'd come a long way since then. She'd done some morally questionable things in that time, but she'd proved that she could get by without her family, or Khaljos Kind. She didn't need the money. Neither did Mnessas or Track-u-bot who were both very happy with their newfound fame and influence. With their agreement she made the second worst deal of her life. The galaxy's most wanted rare carbonite-frozen species went to their new, safe home.
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