Where on Earth is Xacio 555?

[Machaeus]

Machaeus finally shrugs. "Well, we'll have to get rid of Garuu'shak eventually - now might not be a good time to do so, though."
"Did you say Garuu'shak?" someone says, stepping out of the back. "Sorry it took so long to get there, I sleep when there's no business for a while."
Urufu looks at the long proboscis on his face and asks, "You aren't Nikky the Nose, are you?"
"Yeah, why? You looking for information?"
"No, we heard you were the best smoothie maker in town, and we're desperate," the werewolf says, rolling his eyes.
"I'm going on a limb here to say that's sarcasm," Nikky says. "So what're you looking for? I can tell you the price of the info afterwards."
"Price? You have one h3lluva racket going, huh?"
Machaeus snorts. "We need to know how to find Xacio 555. This guy," he says, jerking his thumb to Ash, "Has a score to settle."

[tachyon]

Nikky retracts a little. "Heh, you wanna find that guy? Good luck to youse thats all I can say." He sat on a tattered swivel chair and put his feet up on the counter.
"If I were you I'd go to the casino and put a few bets on, you know why? I'll tell you why," he continues without waiting for an answer, "Because right now you SOBs are the luckiest mothers in the galaxy. You wanna know why you're the luckiest mothers in the galaxy? I'll tell you why," again he continiues without pausing," becuase to my knowledge, as limited as some might say it is, nobody has ever walked away from him with all their limbs attached." Nikky finally pauses for a breath, but the group is still trying to catch up with what the fast-talking Italian-American has just said.
Nikky sneezes then blows his large nose on a tissue. He squints at Urufu, then raises an accusing finger. "You gotta dog? You do don't you. I know beacause mutts make me sneeze."
"But if youse have a death wish and youse is willing to pay I aint gonna stop you." he said, getting back on subject, "But what I do know aint much, 'cause that... thing likes to keep to himself." Nikky takes his feet off the counter and leans on his elbows with his face to the bars.
"But what I do know, and what I know of someone who might know, is worth 200 credits."

[Machaeus]

Machaeus puts some money on the counter. "And actually, he's a werewolf," he grins. "Apparently that's enough for your allergies, though. Give him some breathing room, Urufu." Urufu does so. Machaeus puts another 500 on the counter. "That's to keep you quiet about my pal, if neccessary."

[tachyon]

Nikky reaches through a slot in the security bars and takes the money, smiling from ear to ear. "For 500 credits he can be the crown prince of Sweeden for all I care."
The big-nosed man brought up a holoscreen and began searching through his vast archives. He hit upon a file and began to dictate what he was reading.
"Xacio 555. Species: unknown, homeworld: unknown, affliations: anyone with a wad of credits the size of my nose," he smiled slyly at the group, "No birth records or anything on the Galactic Citizen Database. But that aint saying much, most crims erase theirs anyways. He is currently ranked number 193 on the Combined Galactic Police Forces most wanted list, might not sound like much, but think of how many 'people' there are in the galaxy. If youse printed out his rap sheet it'd literaly be a mile long, he's wanted for almost everything."
Nikky sat back in his chair again, swinging his legs up onto the counter.
"Now that's the offical records. But what I know... what I've heard, is slightly more intresting." Nikky took a bite of the sandwich before continiuing.
"There a rumours thats he's a bio-weapon created by the millitary, the last survivour of his kind, a telepath, a demon, a robot, any number of wacked out theories. But whatever he is he's effective. Apparently he's never failed an assignment, or at least if he has then it was a double cross. He'll work for anyone, corporations, militaries, InSys, C.G.P.F., criminals. So long as you got the creds. And the weapons he uses, man some of those puppies are worth 100K second hand! Some of them nobody has even heard of." He points to a slight distortion on Ash's armour, "See you had a taste of his PPG. Thank the Lord Almighty that youse was wearin' that getup, anything else and you'd be a puddle. Deadliest thing Colt's ever made. Most expensive too; basic unit's GC340,000, thats over 1.2 million Earth Credits.
"Another thing; most mercs have a history, y'know, started out top-of-the-academy, fell from grace, took to a life of crime, that sort of thing." Nikky shook his head, "Not him. He just showed up about 10 years ago. No history, no reputation, just a kid on a battlefield. And literally, a kid. Couldn't have been more than 12, 13 years old.
"Which leads me to this; youse ever hear of the Khrohaltic Civil War in Sirius?"

[Machaeus]

Urufu shakes his head. "Cryo-freeze," he explains. "You guys?"
"I've heard of a war with such a name, though not much of it," Machaeus says.

[Ash]

Ash seems deep in thoughts.
A kid on the battlefield...
He was a kid himself as he learned to kill.He has been on the battlefield since he was fourteen years old.
Looks like were not that different,Xacio...
Urufus question rips him out of his thoughts.

"No.Dont know anything about it."

[tachyon]

"Well, suppose youse would've been just kids back then, but it was all over the news. At first it was just another war in on some planet, but then..." Nikky shuddered, "man, some of those pictures gave me nightmares.
"Basically the two main religions on Khrohal fought it out the way that religions do, but one side, the uh... what were they called... oh right, the Brotherhood or something were real mainacs. Killed the citizens of entire countries; suicide bombed 'em with nukes! They killed hundreds of millions. Geez, I may not make an honest buck but even I find that sickening.
"But yeah, how this realates to Xacio? Well thats were he showed up. But he fought with the other side, uh... d@mn, can't remember what they was called. They're alota rumours about what happened, I can't give youse any clear facts but I know 'someone' who might."
Nikky took out a piece of paper and a pen and began to draw a map of the local area.
"There's an old Khrohali bum that lives in a shipping container out back of an abandoned warehouse 'bout 4 blocks from here. Just go out that door and head left and take the third right then straight on. Y'can't miss it, it's like the local refuge for bums 'round here. Just ask for Dogman," he winked and slid the paper out under the security bars, "trust me, you'll find out why."
"Now, if there's nothing else I can interest youse in? How bout this baby? Early 21^st century poratable music player, they called it an 'iPod'. Look! It still has music on it!" Nikky presses play and 'Tainted Love' can be heard eminating from the headphones. He smiles and raises his eyebrows. "Pretty sweet huh? No? Well how 'bout this..."
Nikky puts the iPod to one side and carefully pulls out a metal breifcase. Opening it slowly, He reveals a mint condition, still-in-the-box-never-been-opened, autographed XJ9 Action Figure circa 2076.
"Now thats an antique, huh?"

[Machaeus]

"Antique?" Urufu says, turning pale. He calms himself after a second and says, "That's when I was first around, before I got frozen. I remember meeting her, vaguely. I hope you're not calling ME that.
"And that iPod. May I see the back?" He checks it and recoils, the mp3 player flying. "HOLY F*** THAT USED TO BE MINE! But...who put that song on there?"

[tachyon]

Nikky smiled politely. "Well if youse wan't it back it's gonna be 10,000 credits."

[Machaeus]

"Memories are priceless, but I'll have to work on that kind of price. Can you reserve it for 2,500?" he asks. "It's all I have at the moment." I already have the PC, the program, everything but the player, he thinks to himself. That, plus over $50k? In a 120-year-old account? I'm rolling in dough, most likely. Better not tell him, or he'll just exploit that.

[tachyon]

Nikky thinks to himself for a long moment. He finnally nods. "Alright fine, but it stays with me until I gets 7,500. You know I usually don't do this sort of thing, but h3ll if it gets youse guys in here as regulars I'm willing to bend a few rules." Nikky takes the iPod and puts it in the safe on the wall behind him. He turned back to the group, before sneezing again.
"Just for that let me give you one more bit of info. Youse have seen how Xacio wears that respirator, that mask thingy? Well rumour has it that he never removes it. Ever. Dunno, might be a weak spot or not but thats all I know. And ususally I can tell youse what some guys like for breakfast, but like I said this guy covers his tracks."

[Machaeus]

"Thanks, we'll keep that in mind. Let's go, Ash." Urufu beckons to him and goes out the door.

[Ash]

"Yup.",he shortly replies.Outside,he turns left and begins to walk down the street.
"Third right and straight on.I hope the guy we are going to meet can tell us were Xacio is."
After a while he turns around.
"Man.Was his nose really THAT big?"

[Machaeus]

"After being a werewolf for 17 years, not counting the 120 I spent frozen, you tend to not notice that stuff," Urufu shrugs. "But yeah, that thing could poke an eye out. Not that I'll say anymore - if he's listening in on us, I want to make a somewhat decent impression so he doesn't sell or dump my old 'pod."

[Ash]

"I didn´t expected you too be that...how shall I say it...old?
But why where you put into Cryo-freeze anyway?
Trouble with the law?",Ash asked Urufu.
"Third right.Should be this one".