(sorry for my lateness)
Vodo inclined his head slightly, leaning on his stick heavily as the short Imperial customs agent glared at him with a look that can only be described as venomous. Vodo reached out with the Force and touched the man's mind, but the agent was far to angry and annoyed for Vodo to get a clear hold. There would be no Jedi mind tricks with this man.
Leia said something, in Ubese, and the protocal translated happily, "No. He is a paid crewmember as well. An educated individual such as yourself should know that Wookiees have an aptitude for technology, and are capable of being skilled mechanics.... as this one is."
Vodo almost wanted to chuckle, but he held back, for fear of angering the officer even more. The man glared at Leia and for a moment Vodo thought he would respond, but instead he ignored the others and turned to Vodo.
"Stay away from any and all Imperial soldiers and officers, as well as government buildings. As per new regulations, your ship will be marked and entered into the Customs Logfile Database for future identification."
"Of course." Vodo replied.
"Welcome to Coruscant."
Vodo nodded respectfully to the Customs officer, who then spun on his heel and headed back towards the Customs building.
Vodo turned to his left and headed toward the busy street that ran adjacent to the docking ports. He had memorized the map of this area on the way from Naboo and he knew there was a small, out of the way hotel two blocks away.
When the reached the area, Vodo rented three rooms, one each for Leia, and Azak while Fraktusk and himself would be sharing. He specifically asked for rooms with a view of the street below, as well as a distant shot at the landing platform. They couldn't see their ship, though, which was on the other side of the Customs Building.
After they had gotten settled, they met in Leia's room for planning.
Vodo spoke first, setting a holoprojector on the table, "During the trip I did considerable studying with Azakhaban's holomap, along with my own knowledge of the area from when I was younger.
"Everyone should know beforehand that I grew up in an orphanage about ten blocks from here." He said, pointing to the west outside the window.
He looked at Leia and smiled slightly from beneath his hood, "However, that was about sixty years ago..."
He waited for a moment to let that sink in before explaining, "My people are extremely long-lived, sometimes living for several hundred years. I was born well before the Clone Wars and was abandoned here on Coruscant, as a small child. So my knowledge of this area is substantial." He said, continuing.
Time to get down to business.
"Now, the Jedi Temple stood for thousands of years, and during the reign of the Emperor Palpatine, it was kept largly intact. Aside from the occasional crashed ship, it went untouched. Perhaps the Emperor wanted it to stand as a monument to the defeat of the Jedi...? But that IS mere speculation.
"However, during the many battles of this planet after his reign ended, it is becoming apparent that the temple suffered grevious blows and I believe it suffered severe structural damage. We are not exactly sure when this happened, but it was some time before," He looked at Leia, "Your new Republic came to power.
"Now, we know that the Temple as a standing structure is gone, but it is known, from old records at Naboo, that the Temple was not just a building, but it extended to lower, subterranian levels. When the building collapsed, it is possible the upper levels caved in on the lower ones. I believe some of the relics inside may have been preserved."
He stopped, standing back as the holocron played arial shots of the temple, back when it was standing.
