@ Raja
"Good work, sweetie!" Tris praised, rushing closer too.
"Ah...ah, thank you, thank you kind customers..." the dizzied technician said, as he stumbled to stand up helped by Raja and Tris
"Lede! It's me, Tris! Wait, where are your glasses...right, here you go!" she offered a pair of goggles that had fallen to the side.
"Tris? Hm....Tris? Wait...you grew up...a lot!" he said surprised!
"And you are...ah, sorry, my memory gets bad...I am too old." he sighed, failing to recognize Raja.
"She is my girlfriend! Of course you haven't seen her before! She is very strong, cute and good!" she explained, presenting Raja!
"Ah...thank you, Raja." the elderly technician offered his thanks again.
"So, what are the others doing back there? They say the imperials took over the space station...they said they only took care of some criminals on their attack, but I don't know..." he said scratching his head.
"Uh...we left in a hurry. They should be ok, I think..." Tris said, looking a bit worried "But, what's going on here? Why were those thugs attacking you?" she asked, changing the topic.
"This...it's a long story..."
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It turned out, that Lede had some stocks in the construction company that had built this sky-scraper. However, the construction company wasn't doing too well, and the major shareholders decided to sell their assets and file for bankruptcy. In order to avoid unnecessary troubles, they offered the minor shareholders some of their unsold properties, in exchange for their small shares. It was a good trade for everyone involved, and so Lede ended up with this dock.
Like that, he decided to open his repair shop here. Everything was going well, however one day a rich guy bought the rest of the floor wanting to open a luxurious resort! His company asked Lede to sell his shop too...however, Lede didn't want to sell his property! He was currently doing a huge special project, and he couldn't move while it was underway!
The rich guy's company agreed to let him stay, as long as he sold to them afterward and if he didn't cause trouble to the rest of the luxury shops here. However, a couple of years passed since then, and suddenly someone from that company popped up again, demanding him to sell his property immediately! When Lede refused, thugs started visiting him, causing him bigger and bigger troubles demanding him to sell his property to their boss!