Lou

Order of events

1. First visit. She buys weapons for a “guest” who will not talk, then warns you not to call Security. You can sell to her and let her go (then nothing further is scheduled), or report her.
2. She is arrested. The storyline only continues if she is captured. The arresting officer panics (“it’s her!”). Lou laughs it off: the brig will not hold her.
3. Morning visit, 3 or more days after the arrest. She bursts in, says she dislikes being reported, and tells you she wants to “play games” instead of killing you. She says Security will not bother you anymore because she visited the sector chief’s home.
4. The bomb. The night after her morning visit, a plastic explosive is hidden among your things. The next morning she tells you it goes off at midnight and to find it before bed. In practice it is a dud: at night it is disarmed and turns into a Fake Plastic Explosive with no payload.
5. Box of toys, 4 or more days after the bomb visit. She admits the bomb was a joke and asks you to keep her box of toys. You must not touch anything inside. The box holds Old Republic Orders addressed to her, plus the items she bought on her first visit (or a default set: Wire Cutter, Plasma Cutter, Tazer, Kitchen Knife).
6. Collecting the box, 3 or more days later. Three outcomes:
   • Untouched: she is pleased and leaves.
   • You only looked inside: she teases you and leaves.
   • Something taken: she plants a real bomb on your counter, which destroys the store and kills you (the “Lou bombed” ending).
7. Disguise, 4 or more days later. She arrives dressed as a Security Inspector. Both accepting the inspection and dismissing her reveal her. She says her prisoner gave up the location of someone she has a score to settle with, and that you owe her a favor for the bounty. She demands 1,500 credits’ worth of weapons, ammo and meds and promises to return in a week.
8. The demand, 7 or more days later. You put items on the counter until their value reaches 1,500; she especially likes firearms. If you give less, she takes the rest in cash from the register. If the total you can give is under 500, she plants a real bomb and you die (the “debt” ending).
9. Aftermath. Once settled, the next day the news “High-Ranking Visiting Admiral Assassinated!” runs: a blonde woman in a stolen Security uniform shot a visiting Republic admiral. Lou does not return afterwards.