
"Full up." The monitor blinked off.
Qui-Gon pressed the button again. "We are expected by one of your guests," he said quickly, trying not to sound annoyed.
"Name?"
"Yanto." It was the name the Fry family was hiding under.
"One moment."
It was more than a moment, but the door slid open. The Jedi slipped inside. A heavy gray curtain was immediately in front of them. They pushed it aside and found themselves in a small circular hall. A round desk sat in the center of the space. The young man sitting behind it wore an expression of great boredom. He had long fair hair that he wore loose over his shoulders.
"They aren't in," he said. "I checked."
"We'd like to wait in their room," Qui-Gon said. The young man shrugged.
Adi spoke crisply. "They left word that we could enter, didn't they?"
The clerk looked down at his datascreen. "I guess so."
"Then let us up." Adi's voice rang with authority. The young man pushed a key card across the table.
"Suite 2344. Have a ball."
The Jedi stepped into the turbolift. It rose swiftly to the top floor. They found the room. Qui-Gon knocked, and when there was no answer, he inserted the key card. A series of numbers flashed, and the door slid open.
The room was modest. Two sleep couches were in an alcove, and a desk stood against a wall. Vidscreens and datascreens were recessed in the wall. One window overlooked the street but was covered by a gray curtain.
Siri checked out the travel bags near the sleep couches. "Looks like it could be them," she said. "Basic necessities are still here."
"So we wait," Adi said.
Qui-Gon went to the window and slid the curtain back a slight bit. He looked out onto the street. Obi-Wan watched his face.
