[ there's a soft hum, the lights are dim. the vessel is sleek, pristine, and cassian sits in a mechanic's uniform looking over schematics of what looks like a starship. his hair is trimmed neatly, his beard almost nonexistent, the way imperials like their men. it's clear he's been studying this map for a while, but by the time you enter the dream, he turns the holograph off, taking a step back and taking a deep breath. ]

[ then he moves, a toolbox at his side. his role is maintenance on this ship. seemingly. he walks through the ship and the rare passersby barely pay any attention to him thanks to the uniform. he makes his way towards the engine room, pulling out a small box. with some finagling he attaches it to the power system on board, implementing a timer for ten minutes. ]

[ he snaps back a secret compartment on the toolbox and pulls out a thin, tiny vibroblade, tucking it just under his sleeve. the dream follows him, where he comes up behind the only other mechanic on board, stabbing him at the corner of his neck without warning. there's a gurgling sort of cry in pain, but the body drops and cassian abandons it, the blood loss small enough to only trickle down the neck, dangerous in the precision of striking an artery. ]

[ it doesn't stop there; cassian moves through the ship seamlessly, following a predetermined path. the walls are blurry in this dream, tunnel vision come to life. he reaches the cockpit, but the door opens, one of the pilots stepping out. "can i help you?" ]

Just the man I was looking for. [ this is not his regular accent, it sounds heavier, more pronounced on the consonants. ] There was a warning down below about steering, I wanted to take a look.

[ the pilot nods, turning to duck back into the cockpit, but cassian moves up like a snake, stabbing the vibroblade into the man's neck. the same spot as before. he doesn't let this body thunk, catching it with his other arm to help lower it much more quietly to the ground inside. "what's going on? comes the voice of the second pilot, looking over her shoulder. she gets about two seconds of witnessing cassian before he's in her space, committing the third murder of the evening, in the exact same way. she slumps over in her chair, and cassian closes the cockpit door, locking you inside with two bodies and a killer. ]