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

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Night_stalker said:
Principle of the matter?
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But of course. (The Vault will have some appropriate goggles/filters/whatever to allow viewers like him to actually see said artwork.)

Speaking of which, since it looks like there haven't been any new votes recently, I'll call the vote now. Next time Kal's going to learn that the Kaminoans put chips in the heads of clones that turn them into slaves when activated!

I'm sure he's going to love hearing about that.

Though between some other things I've got going on you might have to wait on the next update for a bit. Maybe. We'll see.
 
UbeOne said:
Give him a camera that shows IR amd UV spectrums so that he can see it in full color.
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It's in one of those spectrum. I think it's the UV spectrum.
Dr. Snark said:
But of course. (The Vault will have some appropriate goggles/filters/whatever to allow viewers like him to actually see said artwork.)

Speaking of which, since it looks like there haven't been any new votes recently, I'll call the vote now. Next time Kal's going to learn that the Kaminoans put chips in the heads of clones that turn them into slaves when activated!

I'm sure he's going to love hearing about that.

Though between some other things I've got going on you might have to wait on the next update for a bit. Maybe. We'll see.
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I wonder if Jango will consider that they might have stuck one in boba.
 
[X] Tell Skirata about the chips and use that as leverage to convince him and Jango to assist you.
-[X] Ensure Jango stays quiet by saying the Abyss Watchers will owe him favors to be collected at any time.
 
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Operation Skyfall - Prologue 2
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    • Slave I, En Route To Kamino

    "Well? Got nothing to say?" Skirata forcefully questioned Thrawn. "Then-"

    "My apologies, Master Skirata, I was considering whether I should reveal certain information to you at this juncture."

    Kal looked at Jango who matched his look of confusion before turning back to the comm unit. "And exactly what would you know that would change my mind?"

    "Would a certain alteration to the clone army that the Kaminoans have likely kept secret from you be relevant?"

    Kal felt a chill run down his spine. "What are you talking about?"

    "Have either of you heard the phrase 'inhibitor chips' or 'biochips' or something similar before?"

    Kal looked at Jango who was shaking his head though he was starting to look interested. For his part, Kal was beginning to get a cold feeling in the pit of his stomach. "...I'm not going to like what I'm about to hear, am I?"

    "Unlikely." Thrawn paused for a second before continuing. "My organization has visited Kamino in the past and during those visits we discovered that the Kaminoans installed a failsafe within the clone army."

    Kal's blood began to boil.

    "As a clone is born, they are implanted with a chip that when activated overrides the clone's mental processes and forces them to follow the commands installed in the chip depending on the order given. You might consider it similar to a restraining bolt on a droid. If you do not believe my words, I can certainly provide you with the data to prove them," Thrawn coldly explained.

    Kal was visibly furious; he was gritting his teeth and tensing his muscles as he realized what Thrawn's explanation meant.

    Any time those hut'uunla Kaminii want they can just say a few words and take my boys' free will away!? No...they will pay for this. Even if I have to kill every damned one of them myself...

    On the other hand, Jango was simply staring off into space, as though he was looking at some distant star.

    Boba...did they...?

    For his part, Thrawn remained mercifully silent for a few moments before calmly saying, "My organization is currently analyzing the chips in question in hopes of understanding their programming and potentially-"

    "Not 'potentially!'" Skirata suddenly roared out, taking both Jango and Thawn alike aback at his sudden outburst. He remained silent for a moment, breathing in heavily before continuing. "...Will your 'asset' on Kamino be used against my boys?" Kal asked in an eerily calm tone of voice.

    "If you are referring to the clones, then no," Thrawn warily responded.

    "Fine. Then here's what's going to happen," Kal gritted out as he looked at Thrawn's projection square in the eyes. "I will help you on Kamino. I can even get you some help in recovering your 'asset.' But," Skirata said in a low growl. "You not only are going to have supervision while you're there, the moment you find out how to deactivate these chips I will be the first to know about it. Are we clear!?" he shouted in the same commanding tone he had used upon the battlefield.

    "So long as said 'supervision' will not report about our activities or be too much of a hindrance to our team, then yes."

    "They won't," Kal simply said in a tone that indicated there was no argument to be had on either point.

    "Very well. And Master Fett?"

    Jango looked at Thrawn's projection with an unreadable expression on his face, but said nothing.

    "As a way to ensure that you keep this information strictly confidential, the Abyss Watchers will perform any favors you ask for within the near future. No matter what they may be, we will find a way to accommodate your requests."

    The bounty hunter stayed silent for a few moments before quietly saying, "Alright."

    "Excellent. Master Skirata, would you be able to set aside a covert landing space for our vessel?"

    Kal coolly nodded. "Yeah, I think I can get a hangar to have some 'camera malfunctions' or something. What kind of ship will your people be coming in?"

    "You will know it when you see it."

    Oracle Meeting Room

    "Revealing that information is quite a risk, Thrawn," Ciaran neutrally commented.

    For his part the Chiss shrugged and responded, "I believe that given Skirata and Jango's responses the risk is entirely justified and may in fact be beneficial to us in the future."

    Gulan and Silas looked skeptical, but Grievous seemed to be supportive of the idea. "Do not underestimate the loyalty an officer has for his troops," he commented. "I am not as certain about the bounty hunter, but I agree that this was a sound decision."

    "I dunno, boss," Gulan said worriedly. "I'm not sure I like the idea of the team being 'supervised' on an operation like this."

    "If Skirata's estimations on their abilities are accurate, they may be more of an asset instead," Thrawn noted.

    "There's still too many damn unknowns here," Silas cut in. "Ciara, are you still sure about this?"

    "Yes," she said. "Now then, let's at least plan for what we know for certain."

    Gulan sighed before pushing a few buttons on the holoprojector at the center of the room, causing the device to generate an image of Kamino. "Okay then. What we know is that the Seps are coming in with a fleet to try and invade the planet," and as he spoke, images of Separatist ships appeared pointed towards Kamino. "And that the Republic will be mustering as much as they can to hold them off," and with that similar images of Republic ships appeared, closer to the planet. "We're not quite sure how yet, but odds are the Seps are using this to somehow sneak ground troops onto Kamino." With that comment, the display switched from a planetary view to a view of Tipoca City, the main target of the invasion.

    "Fortunately thanks to the boss' visit way back when, we actually have an idea of where everything is. Now again, the Republic's going to be heavily invested in defending the city and the Seps equally as interested in taking it." Holographic images of the two armies fighting appeared as Gulan continued. "The real key is going to be what Ventress does," he said as a much brighter image lit up on the display. "Until she actually shows up we don't really have a good idea as to where she's going; while we can certainly extrapolate her plans from communications during the battle for the moment we're flying blind on that matter." Then images of Separatist troops surrounding the bright figure appeared. "Not to mention that Tann is going to try and get her killed at some point."

    Gulan leaned back, no longer considering the display. "That's all we've got. The good news is that hopefully we'll have better on-site intel and assets with Skirata and Fett's help so we can react more quickly to whatever happens. Dunno about the guys that we're going to have to work with, hopefully they won't slow us down at least."

    "Right then," Ciaran said as she nodded to herself. "So for now the general plan. Primary objectives are to extract Ventress and minimize information gathered about us in the meantime. Secondary objectives are to fake her death so that no one will look for her afterwards, as well as potentially aiding the clone army if they seem to be losing the battle. We do not want a decisive victory for the Separatists here. Any objections?"

    The room remained silent. "Right. Now then. This is unquestionably the most dangerous operation the Abyss Watchers have ever undertaken. I only want the very best, understood?"

    Everyone nodded. "So the team members will consist of myself, Silencer, Thrawn, Grievous, and Gulan."

    "I'm going too," Silas declared, causing everyone at the room to look at him with various expressions. "I'm not going to stand by while you risk your life like this, Ciara."

    Ciaran was shocked for a moment before recovering and saying, "You can't be serious. The risks-"

    "Whatever they are, they're worth it," he said pointedly echoing Ciaran's earlier declaration. "I don't plan on actually fighting or anything like that, but the least I can do is act as an advisor for something like this. The Scimitar's perfectly safe with its internal defenses and has the capability to be useful even when grounded."

    The room remained silent, though no one seemed to object to the idea.

    "...Alright then," Ciaran quietly said. "Now then, we need to move out as soon as possible."

    "Commence Operation:"

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    [] Storm Fall
    [] Storm Rider
    [] Typhoon
    [] Write-in

    AN: Yeah, Kal's...uh...a bunch of Kaminoans are about to fall victim to unfortunate accidents in the future, lets just say that.

    Anyway, the man's not going to back down that easily but don't worry; like Kal said his "supervisors" can be trusted to keep their mouths shut and are very good at their jobs. Plus, y'know. More cameos from awesome clones. Anyway, your team going in there to fuck shit up is:

    Ciaran: The Leader
    Silencer: The Commando
    Thrawn: The Intellectual
    Gulan: The Hacker (Given how often he keeps popping up I'm honestly considering promoting him to a hero unit like PR-1 is)
    Silas: The Advisor
    Grievous: The Warrior

    Hopefully the Scimitar will be returning with a full compliment of people (1 pilot, 6 passengers for the record).

    Anyway, something like this deserves a proper operation name, so enjoy voting for that while I make sure I have my plans for the meat of this straight because next update is when we really kick things off. Don't expect an update too soon, but it should be here by next week at the latest.
     
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    • [X] Maelstrom

    So we fly into the storm and hope to come out unscathed. This is starting to look like Rouge One, a ragtag group of criminals/renegades must infiltrate a stronghold and recover something important to defeating their group's seemingly invincible foe.
     
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