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May The Invisible Hand Be With You - (Star Wars CK2-Style Quest)

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I've got a idea for a omake... let's just say Ventress' new look, behaviour and ability to mask her Force presence makes it impossible for any to recognise her and to give a hint as what there will be:

 
Oh I wanted to ask / say if we are truly trying to STOP Palps from creating the Empire and some other things just for inspiration:

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Star Wars lore: HK-47

Yes, Lore Guy has some good points ...
 
I feel like, for taking down Palpatine directly, we may be best off not actually getting in a lightsaber duel or straight up fight with him. Use the Taozin to fuck with his precognition and plant bombs.
 
Except that's boring non-thematic and somehow I doubt that the GM will pass up the face-to-face confrontation when he already all but said that we're not getting out of it by bombs.

Seriously this is like what, the eighth time 'lol just bomb him' has come up?
 
Stealthy said:
I feel like, for taking down Palpatine directly, we may be best off not actually getting in a lightsaber duel or straight up fight with him. Use the Taozin to fuck with his precognition and plant bombs.
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A nice idea(for the sixth time?), but the QM has already admitted that they won't let us avoid the epic final battle. Therefore, we should at least make sure it happens on our terms, instead of, say, Palpatine vanishing after supposedly dying and then appearing in our bedroom while we're alone and with nothing but a single lightsaber to use against him.
 
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Honestly for taking on Palpatine best case is we make sure Windu and Yoda are on planet to deal with him while we neutralize his other assets. Basically we and our organization would be running support, stopping Order 66 from going off and holding off any reinforcements from reach him until Windu and Yoda can take him down.
 
...Do I really need to find the definitions of 'epic final battle' and 'author fiat'? Perhaps I should quote every single post that discusses the connection between those two terms in relation to this story?
 
Maybe we could have gotten away with it when we were just a shadow queen, living in our little web of cameras and informants. But we're Darth Traya now. Darth Sidious isn't going to die without us having a hand in it.
 
Well, if we want a climatic battle...

We could always pull/break the fire alarm, while every civilian is running out, plant bombs on the lower floor of the building, set to detonate the moment we met up with Sidious so we end up fighting him as the building collapses.

.....What?
 
Stealthy said:
I feel like, for taking down Palpatine directly, we may be best off not actually getting in a lightsaber duel or straight up fight with him. Use the Taozin to fuck with his precognition and plant bombs.
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Ardion Prosili said:
Except that's boring non-thematic and somehow I doubt that the GM will pass up the face-to-face confrontation when he already all but said that we're not getting out of it by bombs.

Seriously this is like what, the eighth time 'lol just bomb him' has come up?
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Akasha said:
A nice idea(for the sixth time?), but the QM has already admitted that they won't let us avoid the epic final battle. Therefore, we should at least make sure it happens on our terms, instead of, say, Palpatine vanishing after supposedly dying and then appearing in our bedroom while we're alone and with nothing but a single lightsaber to use against him.
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Indeed. we can't avoid this confrontation(stall for as long as possible, sure, but we can't just blow him up or whatever), which is why I already said a few pages back that we need to get Ciaran to train herself again yesterday. While I am all for bringing in Mace, Yoda, Obi-wan, etc.. from our various allies, we need to make sure the gap between Ciaran and Palps is as small as can be if we want Ciaran to survive. I mean, as she is right now, one possible(and quite likely in my mind) ending is that Palps kills Ciaran(Whether it's a last ditch attempt to spite us/an "I'm taking you down with me!" moment or because we weren't strong enough to fight him, or whatever, is another story.)and then dies to one of our allies hands. And that's something I'd like to avoid at all costs.

Unfortunately, I don't have the time anymore to come up with and post plans(that have Ciaran using up all of her Personal actions training), otherwise I totally would. Plus, Publicola seems to keep coming up with all the plans anyway( :rolleyes: ).
 
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To be honest if Ciaran were to swing a blade at Palpatine it'd be a sneak attack, likely after he's been battered and worn or otherwise distracted, at heart she's a sneak and a backstab would aptly exploit her natural skills, not to mention her growing martial skill to best execute an attack along with her mastery of the Force to conceal herself and her attack for as long as possible.

After all one of Palpatine's greatest skills is his foresight, I'd wager he relies upon it, and the Force, greatly. So becoming skilled enough to hide her presence from the Force enough to even attack whilst 'Buried' would make her a great threat if used at the right moment.
 
Omake - A Black Affair

Confidential Audio Diary of Kenneth Drago

My name Kenneth Drago and joined the Abysswatchers 3 years ago after defecting from my old mercenary outfit 'Silver Skull'. I was what you would call the 'shotgun man'. A term used in the business for the guy who rushes into an entrenched position with his guys (hopefully) behind him. My story with the Abyss begins though at Naboo when our commander got payed pretty heavy to escort some nobles off-world before the Trade Federation could locate the family. It was a difficult job getting in and out while avoiding patrols but we scraped by thanks to 50 years of combined experience..and of course the Intervention of another outfit in the area.

After all was said and done I was given a buisness card of all things by one of there guys for my work in heling them out with some information I scouted. I of course followed up because of the praise those guys in Naboo while my old unit was more or less defunct after lossing our commander in an ambush. We got payed by the noble families HALF for that. Apparently ungrateful nobles are cheap dates, who knew?

Anyways I left Naboo and seeked out the Abysswatchers and I've been part of the organization since. I have to say that the job is unique. You get to kill bad guys, frame bad guys, help the boss screw with Jedi, uncover Government conspiracies, and make it home in time for dinner. I have nothing to complain about except..i'm getting old. You know when your young and you just buy call girls and call it a day? Well eventually it's just not enough to satisfy those other needs like companionship. I mean where's my girl, y'know?

I'm tired of just hanging out with guys and just doing the same thing i've been doing since I was 20. I want to settle down and I think I found someone with similar intentions. Except she makes an early 30 year old man like me look like a fluffy cat with claws compared to her record. Her name is Asajji Ventress and if the rumours are anything to go by she is one of the most proficient assassin to have ever lived in this galaxy. A force user who was with the Jedi I think or maybe the Sith depending on who you ask. She's also one of Lady Ciarans prime retainers.

I had felt an odd attraction one day that just pulled me to seemingly random places throughout the base in Coruscant. I felt like an animal with just that instinctive feeling of following a direction simply because it felt 'right'. It sounds weird but that's the truth. That's when I saw her sitting by herself on a bench looking at a Holocrom. She caught my eyes and turned it off as soon as I turned the corner then walked off. Now this is the part where I think I have to put out the +21 or older stipulation. If your not old enough don't go forward with reading this.

Days later I had heard that after some big event that Lady Ciaran and Ventress went to that Ventress rarely left her room. It had seemed like the day she was looking at that Holocron was one of them. But things got worse because instead of the venomous words she usually sprayed out of her mouth when people looked at her or being verbally assaulted for small things, well Asajji just let it all go. She went out to eat at the Canteen with her order of food being ready before she got there. An then returned back to her private room. I caught her one day going to her room and I decided to say hi to her. Just a normal hello right?

Well she reciprocated the word. She actually said 'Hi' back to me! An I didn't get eviscerated either like the rumors of her temper said I should be. It was at that point that I can say for certain that whatever was being said about her was blown out of proportion or just outright false. We hung out a few times and talked about the political on-goings from the vission of a bodyguard and she shared with me her ideas of going back to her homeworld. Apparently, she's really homesick. Poor thing. I can't even remember where my homeworld even is let alone.

On 'Blooming Hearts day' though I decided to step it up before someone else got in the mix. I felt she was my kind of girl and really the only girl outside of the squad that I could relate to (pro-tip don't date your coworkers. Ever.). I made sure I looked as good as I could get and bought some roses and chocolate from the Holo-Nets. I made sure to get some special Darthomir flowers that cost me like 3 years of wages. I texted her at her Net-Access and waited at the lounge. For awhile and she was late by 10 minutes. I started to get worried and decided that maybe she wasn't going to come after all.

I literally turn around to make my way out of the lounge and she a few feet away behind me. Lady had that genuine grin on her face and dropped the cowl she usually wears when she walked forward and put her arms around me and kissed my cheek. I'm not going to lie I turned a few shades of red as I tried to gift her the chocolates and flowers but well nothing came out except stuttering which she just smirked at. From there on out we started dating more voluntary and I was able to actually say things to her. Things that guys don't usually say so soon when they first meet a nice girl but I said them. I can honestly say that we seem to be in the right harmony together and our goals align. We both want to retire at some point and right now were wondering if we should move to Darthomir where she says she'll make sure that i'm protected as her husband (I had to ask Thrawn what's up with Darthomir...hamburgers these women are crazy!) and also about retiring to Naboo or some other peaceful planet.

We've kept our relationship secret so far and decided that intercourse wouldn't be best what with the whole galaxy being on edge. Although that hasn't stopped us from pursuing other intimate activities in each other's rooms.

End Recording

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Ciaran sat in her office hearing the report that internal had sent her. An for the first time in her life she was speechless and not in the fun kind of way. After years of politics, back and forth, innuendo, and even backtalk from everyone in the world she felt as if she had heard the most intimate truth of all. Love.

This little 4 letter word that Grandfather had forsaken for a life of adventures and one she can't even remember when it last was on her mind. Sure she would normally laugh and poke fun at this Jared and Asajji for dating but..who was she to laugh? She was a grown lady and so was Asajji. In the end, even Ciaran could see that love is one of the greatest investments in the world. Finding the person that will always have your back and that will never leave you? Priceless unless an idiot has there grubby hands on it.

Ciaran dismissed the report and closed her office early that day. After all, she needed time to remind herself that she didn't need to feel such petty things like jealousy towards an employee like Asajii who had a record of proven loyalty to her. An unlike the others Asajji was the only person in this world who helped keep Ciaran from seeing her other 'title' as anything more than that. A title.

As she went to sleep that night she wondered if they would even invite someone as eccentric like her to their wedding or just never tell her that they were dating. Thoughts of mortality are indeed a terrible thing to behold on the 14th.

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For all those who had a sudden case of feels after Echo's excellent omake: look at the tags and be delivered your from pain. There is still hope.
 
While I understand that romantic entanglements are a sensitive subject in quests, if Ciaran were ever looking for someone, there is a certain near-human in her cabinet witty and capable enough to impress her. It would also certainly be in line with her grandfather's more...cosmopolitan tastes.
 
bookworm702 said:
While I understand that romantic entanglements are a sensitive subject in quests, if Ciaran were ever looking for someone, there is a certain near-human in her cabinet witty and capable enough to impress her. It would also certainly be in line with her grandfather's more...cosmopolitan tastes.
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the only one that comes to mind with that description is thrawn
i'm kinda ok with this actually, if people decided not to pick ventress or padme
 
Honestly, theres been no one I actually 'ship' with Ciaran. Not all relationships need to be romantic. Feel-good friendships are just as nice imo.
 
Friendship, relationship, it doesn't matter.

As long at it develops naturally.
 
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