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Post by Art Teach on Dec 9, 2014 15:45:31 GMT -6
At the meeting of the High King Thane informs you of the media circuit he has set up for the crew. "We need to get our message out. The big three talk shows are the fluffy and silly Carson Fallon. Don't expect deep conversation from this one. On KNN is Dana Cadwell a republic supporter. But known for sensationalism. On INN is Hisc Hewmat his pro-imperial rants have made it all the way to the core. He is going to be fanatical in his opinions and is firey."
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Post by swartzgraf on Dec 10, 2014 0:14:33 GMT -6
Slyer reassures the Captain and goes over her talking points and making sure she is briefed on how the interviews will or can go. Slyer makes sure she is fitted with an earpiece on a secure comm in case they need to feed her information.
High King, would you be so kind as to seat yourself next to our Captain? Unless you have other reasons then thank you for helping set this up and giving us much needed insight.
Krudar contacts his favorite Twilik and tells her he does not like the situation down here and with the fake and out of context journalism from the past to be ready with the FarStar and new republic message, stay on sensors.
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Post by Art Teach on Dec 10, 2014 0:30:19 GMT -6
Lilith responds that she will send a package of footage showing the Imperial News Network as wrong.
Thane explains that the shows are be recorded at the same time. "The Captain and myself will take the INN with Hewmat. We would like LtC Slyer, Dr. Perriga, and Krudar to take the Carson Fallon one. Ciro, Lowffryn, and Erroll to take the KNN interview with Dana Cadwell."
As Slyer approaches the High King he looks Phillip up and down,"The colors of Shador look good on you boy." He hears your idea,"I can not politic for any outcome now that I have call for th meeting I must wait for the call to order of all houses in four days before I can speak on issues. It is dishonorble to speak against a house not present to make a defense. You will do fine my boy. If you can talk me into a title, you can talk around that woman."
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Post by Art Teach on Dec 13, 2014 11:18:06 GMT -6
Carson Fallon Show
Slyer, Perriga, and Krudar meet with the hyper and happy Carson before the show. As a group of workers flutter around you applying makeup and checking lighting he explains his shows,"Good to meeet you. We are not going to focus on the politics. No one wants to focus on politics. We want to show the fun side of your crew. Maybe the wild side. Captain Slyer I have a group of ladies who can't wait to meet you. They saw the holovids and all want a date with the dashing new shador noble. Would you play a little dating game to have one of them win a date with you?" Carson shows a variety of attractive women on a small holodisplay. They all loook quite datable. "Chief Krudar we would like to do a little fun game with you gunnery skills. I have pie shooters and would like you to challenge audience members to a pie shootoff." The holovid switches to a comic looking gunnery turret that has pies that are launched from it at targets. "Dr. Perriga I would love to challenge you to a lip synch dance contest."
The Hutt doctor looks at Carson then laughs deeply,"That should be a first."
Carson is nearly bouncing his eyes bright and wide,"So are you in?"
Dana Cadwell
Ciro, Lowffryn, and Erroll sit in makeup chairs and suffer the same poking and prodding as the first group.
Dana Cadwell is a vision of perfection and she shakes your hands and introduces herself. The last you saw her was when she and her reporter group was running from the starport security attack. She makes small talk and leaves quickly.
You sit in a round table style set with Dana starting the show at a desk separate from yours. She shortly walks over to sit in the middle of your group. Her first question is directed at Lowffyn,"Chief Lowffyn I have been told you spent some time as a prisoner of Grand Moff Sarne. Could you explain your time and treatment at the hands of the Imperial Leader."
Lowffyn explains with a translator droid posting subtitles on his vid. He explains that he had a use so was treated roughly but feed and not tortured. He then explains what he saw the happen to other prisoners in gory detail.
Dana turns from him and to Ciro,"So how do you feel Commander Ciro knowing your brother is in the hands of the same man?"
INN Hewmat
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Post by Art Teach on Dec 19, 2014 13:54:12 GMT -6
Carson Fallon Show Captain Slyer dating game. Slyer steps into the hot lights and sit on a stool in the pastel swirlled set. Carson proclaims,"You all knows I'm about love, bringing love and joy to the world. Helping people find love. Well today we are going to let this Hero of the New republic find love. So let meet the ladies." A large wall slides in separating Slyer from the women who come forward. He can hear the woots and howls from the crowd as each is introduced. Carson describes each but Slyer can not see any of them. "Irenica is an expert in public relations. She enjoys music, dance, fine dining, and is a fencing master in her spare time." The crowd cheers. "Xeo is a former rebel soldier who now work in requisitions for a local transport company. The mother on one enjoys extreme sports, mixed martial arts, and speeder racing." more cheers,"Kailen is one of the best local mechanics who has never met a ship she could not fix. She enjoys high fashion, quiet dinners, and organic gardening,"The crowd cheers again."Finally, Brie is a performer at the Montrol Ballet. When not dancing she enjoys quiet times and the freedom of nature." As the cheers die down Carson looks to Slyer."Okay Captain what is your first question for your future dates?" Later in the Night Chief Krudar pie shooters- Krudar takes on all rivals destroying each in the competition. For the final round he competes against Carson himself seeing if he can knock down stormtrooper dolls before Carson can take down the dolls of Stev, Amura, Slyer, and the group delivered from Domaz where they are a top seller for the coming Life Day celebrations. Krudar easily drops all of the stormtroopers before Carson hits one. Carson gives a pack of the action figures to Krudar and to all of the audience at the show. Even later in the night Dr. Perriga lip synch dance contest is a huge hit. Perriga drops moves you have never seen before.  Dana Cadwell Ciro, Lowffryn, and Erroll Dana turns from him and to Ciro,"So how do you feel Commander Ciro knowing your brother is in the hands of the same man?" INN Hewmat Captain Kaiya Admetrium, Ambassador Thane Hewmat is red faced and on the attack. He cuts of responses throwing in one Imperial Talking Point after another. He finishes showing a montage of citizens of Domaz calling the New Republic terrorists and thugs. Showing the crew taking down buildings, firing on mental patients, and destroying ancient landmarks. Kaiya leans forward and raises a hand,"I'm a person of few words. I prefer to have my actions speak for my intentions. The only problem is you are not showing our true actions." Kaiya places a holoprojector on the table. "My ship will be sending the same video and data out to all who would like access." She starts Lilith's presentation showing the Imperial rough footage and a director working through a number of cuts with what was supposed to be a live report. The same Domaz citizens in Hewmat's montage are shown to be actors. It then shows parts of the freeing of the High King, the protection of Domaz, the Bio threat of the Empire, and the FarStar giving up ships and lives to protect the people. She stifles Hewmat's protests with a look. After it is done she then stands,"Now you can continue your propaganda. I don't have time for fools." Thane follows as the steaming Hewmat looks ready to burst and begins to spew hatred and calls for investigation. "I thought he was going to burst a vein halfway through the video." Thane states smiling at Kaiya. "Good," Kaiya responds wiping her overdone makeup on her sleeve. |
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Post by Art Teach on Jan 6, 2015 15:45:08 GMT -6
The shows go well, each group navigates the possible traps and attacks. Your limo brings you back to the posh suites and Kaiya sets a watch security schedule and then lays on silk sheets in a bed 3 times the size of the Farstar quarters and wishes she was on the ship. Knowing they will be monitored she resists contacting the ship. She falls into a shallow and fitfall sleep.
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Post by Art Teach on Jan 7, 2015 12:46:10 GMT -6
"What do you mean they foamed the engines! Now they are saying it was a sensor malfunction!" Kaiya has spent from 3:32 to 3:37 in the morning hearing Thyte's tale of refueling when all of the sensors on the crew's fire prevention units showed a radiation leak that would lead to a meltdown if not contained. The crew followed standard procedures and sprayed the foam suppressant that has now hardened to the sub-light engines of the FarStar.
"The crew has offered to send a team to remove the foam but it will take maybe a week." Thyte begins to explain.
"Don't let them near the ship!" Kaiya yells.
"I already explained that. The Crew Chief says it was a malfunction in sensors. We would have to believe that a dozen sensors all malfunctioned at the same time." Thyte explains.
"I'm sending Lowfryyen back to supervise removal pull back all crew from leave." Kaiya orders as her door signal lights up she checks the screen and sees a sleeply looking Phillip Slyer outside her room. "Open she barks at the door."
Slyer walks in looking down at his datapad,"I just read the report. INN is also reporting it as a possible New Republic Terrorist Attack on downtown Montrol."
"Anyone who is still believing the Imperial News Network is someone we can't worry about." Kaiya states.
"Should we all return to the ship?" Slyer asks.
"No, This culture is built on tradition and protocol. If we are not involved we will not have a say. We just need to ride it out." Kaiya begins scanning the media outlets while she watches information come in on her datapad.
Slyer not knowing what else just sit down on the bed and does the same.
Soon Thane, Lowfryyen, Alta, and the rest of her diplomatic team pass through or set up in her room. They all look to make sense of what has happened.
In the early light of dawn Beldon sends a message that he traced the sensor reading malfunction to a virus transfers from the cities central processing unit. The city uses a central computer system that runs most day to processes and all of the cities droid workers. It works on a larger scale much like DD-19 does on the FarStar.
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Post by Art Teach on Jan 28, 2015 21:29:59 GMT -6
0800 Imperial Plaza Hotel
Barely any sleep comes to Kaiya or any of the crew. Before they know it they are dressing for a informal breakfast with the Imperial Cabinet lead by General Herron Dade. Dade is a thin gaunt man with a short grey mustache and a receding grey crew cut. Your research has shown him to a native Kathol from House Ik'Tal. The Imperials are a small group and you note the General is the only officer above Captain in the group.
Dade does sit and makes nice small talk with Thane and Phillip as Kaiya sits quietly. She tries not to stare at the sky and wonder about her squad in the Torpedo Sphere. She wants to be there, not sitting in a den of vipers. Suddenly the lights flickered slightly and the music playing the background crackles. The breakfast continues put soon an aide moves to whisper to the General.
The Generals face turns from the fake relaxed political smile to a hardness. "I must apologize I have an issue to attend to." He stands and walks from the room. "I hope no matter which way the vote goes we can find a diplomatic solution to our issues. Though Sarne use the pirate issue as a cover to strip our forces the issue is real. If we weaken what forces we have left the pirates will move in. We do not want Gandle Ott to fall into the same chaos many planets have after a revolutionary change."
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Post by Art Teach on Jan 28, 2015 23:48:46 GMT -6
1020 small isolated island off the mainland of Montrol.
The last of the Delta fighters glides to a landing and the troopers pulls the camouflage canvas over the triangular fighter. Soon Lodor, BifZik, Theta, Ranna, Keeg, Fiona, and Gabby sit in a circle under a cover of trees while the half dozen clone troopers maintain gear, heal wounds, and perform guard duties. Datapads are used to passively gather information without connecting fully into the holonet.
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Post by kyquell on Jan 29, 2015 1:13:24 GMT -6
Seeing as they're low tech only right now, Lodor breaks out a deck of Sabacc cards and looks to the rest of the group. "Anybody up for a few hands?" he asks with a lopsided grin on his face.
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Post by Art Teach on Jan 29, 2015 22:49:12 GMT -6
The Imperial breakfast leads to what Thane has warned is the most important ritual of the day. The city is filled with intricate and exceptionally creative mushroom gardens. The cutting ceremony is a ritual to invite guests to the world and show respect. Kayia and the remaining members of the diplomatic group leave weapons behind and don ritual robes and sashes. The ceremony is streamed to entire planet. Lodor and company play cards as the long winded ceremony goes on. After the ceremony the group leaves the area to smiles and handshakes. Then speeders send the crowds racing away. The crew reaches for weapons the don't have and Imperial troopers pour out with blasters ready.
General Dade who had been smiling through the ceremony now turned to the crew,"Captain you and your crew are under arrest for the destruction of imperial property and murder of thousands of Imperial military members aboard the Noblestar. Please do not resist and make this ugly."
Kaiya looks at the scores of troops around them. The camdroids hovering and her unarmed crew members. "We will submit for now though we are innocent of all charges."
Thane steps forward,"We are diplomats of the New Republic and under Intergalactic Code claim diplomatic immunity." Dyson and Allstar stand behind Thane nodding agreement.
"For yourself and your registered assistants you are correct. The rest of the crew are not registered diplomats." Dade smiles.
"It's okay Thane. I expected this will happen." Kaiya submits to being bound.
"So I have immunity?" Alta Dyson asks with a smile as he approaches the general.
"Yes, Mr. Dyson you would. You are no threat to the Empire. You never have been." Dade looks at the actor with a smirk.
"Good," Dyson punches the General knocking him off his feet.
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Post by Art Teach on Jan 31, 2015 10:04:20 GMT -6
The General falls flat on his back as a hundred blasters aim at Alta Dyson. The actor smiles raises his hands,"Diplomatic immunity. We would not an incident here."
Thane gathers him moving him away from the situation as troopers help the General up.
"You will pay for that insult has-been," Dade growls.
Turning as Thane pushes him forward Alta smiles his best smile,"Better a has-been than a never-was General. Your were not even good enough for Sarne to take you along. He left you behind with the rest of the imperial trash."
"Shut up Alta," Thane whispers.
Kaiya and her crew (Ciro, Erroll, Krudar, Slayer, and Dr. Perrigga) are all bound and taken by Imperial forces.
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Post by Art Teach on Feb 11, 2015 21:27:16 GMT -6
Kaiya and her crew sit in the police shuttle bound and waiting.
"We are not going to the Police HQ," Kaiya whispers,"We would have been there by now."
"We've been gaining altitude for a while," Ciro states. "We must be going out of the city."
"There is an island that has a decommissioned Separatist Droid Command Ship. It holds a prison and the central computer. They may be forgoing booking and charges and just sending us straight to CUTHBERT." Errol states.
Dr. Perriga laughs low and deep,"Didn't really expect Imperials to do bookings and charges did we."
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Post by Art Teach on Feb 14, 2015 8:52:32 GMT -6
As the crew are moved out of the speeders Kaiya looks up to see a large statue of the Emperor spotlighted in the darkness.
"That is not good," Errol states.
"At least we know where we are," Perriga states.
They are motioned into the building by a group of battle droids.
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Post by Art Teach on Feb 15, 2015 10:13:21 GMT -6
The next day is spent in an imperial detention block. None comes to interrogate, torture, or even feed. The refresher facilities in the cell still work to gain water but each crewman is separated and alone. Kiaya sits on her bunk and wonders when the undersized stormtrooper is going to rescue her. She is definitely more the scoundrel type. In silly arguments with friends before Luke and Lea where found to siblings her opinion was always the corellian scoundrel, smooth con man, and even wookie before the little farmboy with magic.
Perrigga pulls the complementary food from the hotel room he was glad he packed into his sanchel. He munches dried mushrooms and hums a tune to himself.
Errol practices with an imaginary blade his forms and defenses. He then begins a vigorous round of calisthenics.
Noel Ciro lays on his bed and sleeps. He knows to get rest when you can and is used to sleeping in many an uncomfortable situation. He reaches out for Ranna during the night and is fightened by the how much he misses her.
Krudar works the room looking for any hole in it's security. Exhausting himself he finally sits cross legged on the floor. He tries to clear his mind and meditate but finds the image of Twi'Lek beauty dancing through his mind. He remembers Pot Shot's party for him in the belly of the beast bar and Lilith dancing all night.
Phillip Slyer spends the night pacing his cell until a pair of droids opens his cell.
"Come with us," the state simply.
"Come with you where," Phillip asks.
"To out processing. You are being released to custody of house Shador." The droid states.
Phillip follows is lead back out of the former ship to the sunlight. A group of shadormen and Thane wait for him. "The Imperials are not allowed to keep a member of house Shador if challenged by the house leaders." As Phillip slides into their shuttle. "I'm still trying to get the rest released. Your status as a member of House Shador allowed me to take you under custody."
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