Cmd. Frost
The last one standing.
- Location
- The Summer Stretch
Well SOMEbody has to use all these synthetic light saber crystals for SOMEthing.
Also you would not believe how many of the things are still floating around after the war.
May The Invisible Hand Be With You - (Star Wars CK2-Style Quest)
- Thread starter Dr. Snark
- Start date
- Sci-Fi
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- star wars canon what canon tsundere dice ck2 quest actions have consequences all the credits all work and no play makes ciaran a dull girl best sister capitalism ho! despairing qm teetotaller society member gotta catch 'em all insanity looting off the rails sage dice approaching spicy sheev tsundere asajj
Well SOMEbody has to use all these synthetic light saber crystals for SOMEthing.
Also you would not believe how many of the things are still floating around after the war.
Considering Star Wars Rebels made Lightsabers out of junk pieces and that Red Lightsaber Crystals are synthetically made, it's not hard to make a bunch of cheap lightsabers. The main problem is usually wielding the things. As for the body, it's what was to Grievous' cyborg body upgraded with HS-1 assassin droid parts with N-K Necrosis-style programming.
It's not just for rule of cool, we're going to need more than just Clone Troops to fight and knowing Palpatine he keeps all the wonderful toys for himself.
Because Anakin's lost lightsabers had to end up somewhere.
- Pronouns
- She/Her
I headcanon that when Anakin and Padmé eventually get married, Ciaran is going to do something that is at once profound & heartfelt and also epic-level trolling with all of Anakin's lost lightsabers--because of course she's been stealthily collecting them (she may not have a use for them now, but someday the perfect trolling opportunity will arise) and because of course she'll be deeply involved in the ceremony, whether they want her to be or not.
NexysDhyArchen
Throne Breaker
Somehow, I get the idea that Ciaran's greatest trolling for the inevitable wedding would be to do absolutely nothing outrageous. Just simply being forthright and supporting, not 'arranging' anything or teasing, just being the image of a frank supportive friend.
The paranoia would trigger EVERYONE.
The paranoia would trigger EVERYONE.
Diomedea
A piece of the continent
- Location
- The interblag
- Pronouns
- She/Her
Ehhh, Ciaran actually likes them, so likely will softly troll them to put them at ease on her big day, continue fun little arguments she's had with them (No, Ciaran, you're not paying for the wedding! I have my own money!), etc. You know, be all Ciaran.
And then the troll will roll in a few weeks later when strangely it seems the caterer never charged them. Nor did the venue, or the event planners...
They at first indignantly expect Ciaran paid for everything behind their backs, but all the companies are insisting they did it pro bono for the celebrated Senator and the War Hero.
It's only a passing comment about how surprisingly lucrative a catering business can be by Ciaran a few months later that clues Padme in.
But confronting Ciaran doesn't go as planned.
After all, Ciaran didn't pay for anything, and because it was a Senator's wedding, Ciaran was even able to write it off as a business expense under an old tax loophole.
So really, what kind of friend wouldn't do that for them? She tried not to make it a big deal, but since they figured it out, just let Ciaran be nice to them for once?
The emotionally exhausted couple agrees in a moment of weakness.
Of course, since they now have indirectly admitted that Ciaran is their friend, and is quite nice to them, she'd like to know how many of their children they'll be naming after her. She needs to start planning on how badly to spoil them now, after all.
Despite Anakin's best efforts, Ciaran manages to escape before Padme can brain her with a nearby vase.
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I am silly when I am sleep deprived.
And then the troll will roll in a few weeks later when strangely it seems the caterer never charged them. Nor did the venue, or the event planners...
They at first indignantly expect Ciaran paid for everything behind their backs, but all the companies are insisting they did it pro bono for the celebrated Senator and the War Hero.
It's only a passing comment about how surprisingly lucrative a catering business can be by Ciaran a few months later that clues Padme in.
But confronting Ciaran doesn't go as planned.
After all, Ciaran didn't pay for anything, and because it was a Senator's wedding, Ciaran was even able to write it off as a business expense under an old tax loophole.
So really, what kind of friend wouldn't do that for them? She tried not to make it a big deal, but since they figured it out, just let Ciaran be nice to them for once?
The emotionally exhausted couple agrees in a moment of weakness.
Of course, since they now have indirectly admitted that Ciaran is their friend, and is quite nice to them, she'd like to know how many of their children they'll be naming after her. She needs to start planning on how badly to spoil them now, after all.
Despite Anakin's best efforts, Ciaran manages to escape before Padme can brain her with a nearby vase.
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I am silly when I am sleep deprived.
Nicholas Brooks
Redeemer and Destroyer
- Location
- United States
So about the Force Wound at the temple, what are the odds that Anakin will come back with some awesome Force knowledge and Space!Jesus the thing away?
Zedman7054
Eternally 3rd
- Location
- United States
I would say very unlikely. The Force is not space magic and Anakin is not some space parallel to Jesus.
Barondoctor
The things I chase come to me.
- Location
- The other side of the mirror
- Pronouns
- He/His/Him
Around one in NO. For starters, it messes with the narrative significance of the wound and Anakin's travel; it makes his whole vision quest just a convenient fix-it button, it resolves the problem in an anticlimactic fashion.
I doubt I'd be alone in finding it incredibly unsatisfying for that to happen that way.
- Location
- Rockford, USA
- Pronouns
- They/Them
That could be quite interesting...if Anakin were the focus of the story. Unfortunately, we're playing Ciaran, and thus to us, it would be Anakin coming out of nowhere to fix the issue without anything invested (by us). Worse still since this is a quest.
And given that, I believe our QM won't do it that way.
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Much worse than the odds that Anakin will come back and make the Wound worse somehow, or the odds that Anakin will come back and the Wound will adversely affect him.
- Location
- Staring into the void
I don't know about at the wedding, but I can see her presenting each of their kids with a saber, and solemnly informing them that it used to be their father's.
- Location
- alphen aan den rijn
and then if/when that child lost that one she be like "oh your so like your father. here i have an other one of his. please take better care of this one"
(Omake) Falling With Style, Pt. 1 (Canon)
- Location
- The Air Capital
Falling with Style, Part 1
Kalee, Low Orbit
"That's it boss. Shields are about to go down on the remaining drone Golan platform and it's not going to last much longer after that." The Duros slicer reported from her master control station.
"Shut it down after they get a few hits in, then set the reactor to overload if any enemy IFF signature larger than a vulture droid is within range of the blast. We'll at least get to see if the CIS have updated their evasion subroutines." Epsken said while scanning the live tactical display on his wrist commlink.
The Slussi then turned to two of the new members of the squad, a surprisingly short and svelte female Wookiee named Rokwurro and a Verpine named Al'lid and ordered "Rock and Al'lid, help Xana prep to hot drop in ten. Moxxi, wave Cünuel on the TacNet and -" Epsken was unable to finish as the entire ship slewed violently from a massive impact causing the deck to tilt wildly, which tossed the majority of Mayhem squad around.
Their reactions were varied but mostly it was colorful expletives in their native tongues and/or screaming. The latter mainly from their Gungan mechanic who was sent tumbling headlong into into a open case of flimisiplasts. "Mesa okay!" Came the muffled response a half second later followed by a thumbs up sticking out from the broken detritus.
Nisskal slithered upright. "Oki, get Mussa out from underneath that while the Doc checks everyone out." The bearded Alderaanian medic, Ors, had rapidly clambered to his feet to begin checking on the others while the Clawdite proceeded to dig out her squadmate.
He keyed the nearby intercom button with a little more force than was necessary. "By the void, Oliva, what the kriff was that?!"
A nervous chuckle emanating from the intercom was his response from the Correllian in the pilots seat. "Eheheh...Sorry to report this fearless leader, but we just got suicide rammed by a droid tri-fighter. It tore off our dorsal quadlaser turret which scrapped the sublight engines from its shrapnel. We're dead in the black and drifting."
The Slussi grimaced. "Figures. What number is this now?"
Her reply was far too happy. "Six, though this technically doesn't even count since the Trayders Perrel V is still in one piece! So, I'm calling it a five-and-a-half in my book. Onna fulle guth!" She cursed in Correlian, "I just got the seat up here adjusted just right too!"
Nisskal didn't miss the subtle hand-off of credit chits between Issa and Sarrin at that statement. The Chistori was looking rather smug while the Duros was definitely pouting with how her arms were folded across her chest. "Could we limp to Kalee on maneuvering thrusters?"
"That would be a negatory, fearless leader. Even if you suited up and got out to push."
"Sir." Another female voice broke into the conversation on the intercom. "Something else you need to know."
"What is it Xana?" Epsken replied to their recently added Mandalorian scout.
"Multiple assault landers have broken through, but there's a group headed towards the Mournland. One was carrying a prefab garrison base and escorted by at least a squadron of droid fighters."
"Sithspit." The Abyss Watchers and Kaleesh hadn't put any troops on Kalees' sole island continent there since it was long abandoned and had been left as a silent remembrance of the atrocities committed there by the Huk. There wasn't anything to defend there. The only available forces would be the Kaleesh Wardens, and they were more frontier police than soldiers.
"Alright everybody. Get back here, suit up, and take five to get me a list of options to get down there. I don't care how bizarre or risky. We're known as Mayhem Squad for a reason after all." The Slussi shot the squad members present a wry look.
There were numerous chuckles and high fives as their commander walked over to M0-X1. "Mmm boss, I've already sent the relevant data to that blue hunk of a Chiss and the General. I shudder with anticipation what they'll do with it."
Nisskal facepalmed inwardly at the byplay, bemoaning his decision for at least the hundredth time of letting the quartet of Issa, Cheriss, Dani, and Olvia convince him to let them create a droid personality using a fork of HK-47's. Not that he didn't count HK-47 and MX-01 as some of his closest friends, but the galaxy really had only needed one HK. "Thanks, Moxxi. If you have any ideas, feel free to contribute."
"Sure thing, babe." She purred before sauntering over to the rest of the gathered squad.
A/N: I'd like to thank @Killerflood for betaing this and allowing me to use of his characters Dani Plenar and Cünuel Barnas, and also @Panory for letting me use his character of Oki Silas. For those curious, here is the current roster of Mayhem Squad:
Supervisor\Dispatcher - Cünuel Barnas, Male Human (Coruscanti)
Commander\Exotic Weapon Specialist - Nisskal Epsken, Male Sluissi
Heavy Weapons\Hand to Hand Specialist - Sarrin, Male Chistori
Pilot\Scrounger - Olvia Neal, Female Human (Correllian)
Rigger\Slicer - Issa Shir, Female Duros
Communications\E-War\Anti-Force User Specialist - M0-X1 'Moxxi', Female personality Class 4 Droid
Medic\Survivalist - Dr. Hadrian Ors, Male Human (Alderaanian)
Melee Specialist\Sharpshooter - Rokwurro 'Rock', Female Wookiee
Mechanic\Outlaw Tech- Mussaboon, Female Gungan
Infiltration\Espionage Specialist - Oki Silas, Female Clawdite
Combat Engineer\Saboteur - Al'lid, Male personality Verpine
Pathfinder\Tracker - Xana Ordo, Female Human (Mandalorian)
Force\Lightsaber Specialist (attached as needed) - Dani Plenar, Female Zeltron
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- Location
- Queensland, Australia
Does this mean we just found our first 'Model 2' droid for when Priam's 'upgrades' go widespread?
'looks around'
What? With the personality it sounds like Moxxi has, you think 'she's wouldn't do it? ... Honestly, I want that to happen just so we can 'see' the look on their commander's face when he first meets Moxxi post-upgrade. The expression of absolute doom on his face, and abundant amusement on his subordinates, should be hilarious!
... It might even reach single digit decimal Ciaran's!
'looks around'
What? With the personality it sounds like Moxxi has, you think 'she's wouldn't do it? ... Honestly, I want that to happen just so we can 'see' the look on their commander's face when he first meets Moxxi post-upgrade. The expression of absolute doom on his face, and abundant amusement on his subordinates, should be hilarious!
... It might even reach single digit decimal Ciaran's!
- Location
- The Air Capital
I will give one internet cookie to whoever figures out who Moxxi is an expy of, and no it's not Borderlands. Even though that would probably be a good Model 2 look.
- Location
- Middle of Nowhere
You're assuming that Ciaran believes that whole "Chosen One brings balance to the force" thing? Because even if it was true there's a lot of ways to interpret balance.
For example: the Jedi think it means destroying the Sith. While Traya, the first Traya I mean, would probably see balance as cutting people off from the force. Removing its ability to manipulate them while also removing their influence on it.
Barondoctor
The things I chase come to me.
- Location
- The other side of the mirror
- Pronouns
- He/His/Him
Easy enough to interpret it as the "Gutenberg"-ing / "Martin Luther"-ing of the Force.
Scattering the Jedi from the temple, increasing the influence of other sects, and otherwise making it more available.
The Prophecy is incredibly vague, perhaps by becoming Ciaran's apprentice and is the foundation of a new Vectivian Order? Maybe he strikes down Palpatine and ends the madness of the Baneite Sith? What if he returns and leads the Jedi Order on Tython to reformation and a healthier connection to the Force?
Perhaps he brings balance by ending the Force Wound and saving the Jedi on Coruscant from a terrible fate?
Buy? Well, I suppose it might look like that to an uninformed observer.