Stuck in Telos IThorian droid quest - thugs do not spawn in the dock

[Tassadar88]

Hello, I am stuck in the quest where I am supposed to take the intelligence droid to either Czerka or the Ithorians. The trouble is that the thugs do not spawn when I enter the dock and the droid keeps saying "Oh, dear. save me, please." (string 78174 in my dialog.tlk)

How can I get him to ask me where I want to take him?

(on another note, there is a Sullustan and two mercenaries in front of the Telos cantina, who also do nothing, so I am afraid I may have to start anew, but if anyone tells me what variable to set (and how) in the KSE, I would rather try to continue in my current game)

Thanks in advance for any advice