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| Rath-Deschain | Date: Tuesday, 18 Jan 2011, 10:37 AM | Message # 16 |
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| "An impressive armada, Senator. Impressive indeed. I hardly see need for the Impeial fleet to do more than monitor the system. I hope you won't mind if I mention such to Admiral Corvus. A few pirates should not even be able to get close to your valuable assetts. As always, Senator, I appreciate your honesty." Deschain rose and offered a half-bow, signaling the interview was over. The woman was hiding something to reist his efforts as much as she was. That alone was sufficient cause for Deschain to suspect her and the King. There was being helpful and then there was too helpful.
Rath Deschain
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| Crin_Star | Date: Tuesday, 18 Jan 2011, 10:51 AM | Message # 17 |
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| "Thank you, Inquisitor." she said calmly returning the gestures to him in gratitude. Perhaps she was hiding something, or perhaps the more common explanation that she didn't feel having someone poke around in her mind, like most reasonable sentients, would be quite reasonable to assume. Minds were incredibly private and to invade one like he had tried would have set most normal people into the same manner as she had to resist. "If you need anything else please, let me know. I am sure you can reach my office."
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| Rath-Deschain | Date: Wednesday, 19 Jan 2011, 4:11 PM | Message # 18 |
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| "Incidentally, Senator, before you go... what is the status of the Vjunite spacers you have captive? Hasn't it been a bit long to be holding them?" The questions in Deschain's voice were obvious. He felt something was amiss. It was Deschain's job to find things inside people's minds, after all. If she wasn't more forthcoming soon... well, perhaps one of his men could slip her a truth serum at some point. Perhaps he could do it himself. It wasn't as if Imperial repercussions would touch him overmuch. He'd already sent two Jedi in a very short time to Citadel Inquisitorious; one of them a Jedi Master.
Rath Deschain
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| Crin_Star | Date: Wednesday, 19 Jan 2011, 6:19 PM | Message # 19 |
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| "The status is that the trial has been set and we are awaiting trial to begin. And considering the nature of the crime could come with a sentence of multiple years it is not exactly too long to be holding them inqusitor." she replied simply. The reaction was natural and someone like Deschain should know that people didn't like others prying around in their minds and as such resisting a probe wouldn't be all that uncommon. There was little coming from her at the moment and he would get nothing concrete from her. The more reasonable line of thought would be how did she know how to keep force users from prying into her thoughts.
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| Rath-Deschain | Date: Thursday, 20 Jan 2011, 2:29 AM | Message # 20 |
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| Indeed, it was curious that Senator Star could resist the compulsion to such an extent. It begged the question, where had she learned the ability? Of course, she had served with Jedi in the Clone Wars; it was possible one had taught her some tricks and tips. However, the coincidence was far too much to be simply that; a coincidence. "Tell me, Senator, how much time exactly did you spend around the Jedi? Were you ever rated for being Force-sensitive yourself? Incidentally, I am considering closing of this matter between Volus and Vjun and simply dealing with it myself. Vjun wants its cargo, ship and people back and Volus... well, I'm sure Volus wants additional security and compensation for... emotional and mental damage."
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| Crin_Star | Date: Thursday, 20 Jan 2011, 5:40 AM | Message # 21 |
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| "Force-sensitive?" she asked raising a brow. It was not a term that she was familiar with after all she was not a force user and likely the blood tests she'd had as part of the Imperial Army would have confirmed that. "As to your other question, I was a colonel in the Republic and later Imperial army as such I had a decent amount of time in their company as you would find with most commanders that served during the Clone Wars. I spent some time with one on Volus during the early stages of the war, but the relationship was always one of commander and subordinate and as such never was able to get to know one." She paused considering her response to the issue at hand. "Volus is in this for the enforcement of our laws. If Vjun wishes to make an issue of a planet enforcing the laws of their space then they can be to their hearts content. However, Volus has done nothing wrong, despite the attempted media slandering of us by so called journalists we have not acted in the wrong and as such have no need to defend ourselves or our actions."
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| Rath-Deschain | Date: Thursday, 20 Jan 2011, 6:18 AM | Message # 22 |
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| "Hm... perhaps you are not. Whatever happened to your Jedi commander? What was his name so that I may do some research. History is always of an interest to me, Senator. It is from history that we learn not repeat our mistakes, after all." Blood tests could lie, and people could be trained in some small ways to use the Force, even if they did not have the ability to become Masters. "Very well. I have been in contact with members of the Vjun leadership. I am requesting they do not become involved in issues within Volusian space for the time being. Apparently though... your own journalists slander you, as one might say. I would not call it slander myself. I forget this particular man's name... he writes for one of your papers. Either way, you must be wary what public image you portray. This spat between Vjun and Volus might well be... growing."
Rath Deschain
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| Crin_Star | Date: Thursday, 20 Jan 2011, 6:27 AM | Message # 23 |
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| Crin shrugged a bit. "General Largero was likely killed during the war or after he betrayed the republic." she said sounding unsure. "I don't believe that I have access to the records and honestly, since he was a traitor I have no interest in looking up if he'd been killed or not." If Deschain looked up the records it would have him marked as KIA having been gunned down during Order 66 by a squad of Clone troopers. "There is no spat between Vjun and Volus as far as we are concerned, our position is there is no trade war between us and anyone that says otherwise is simply misinformed. Vjun is just another Imperial planet and about as noticeable as any other planet its size." She shrugged a bit. "I am unfamiliar with this person you speak of though I tend to avoid papers, in general, instead sticking to official reports and communiques."
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| Rath-Deschain | Date: Thursday, 20 Jan 2011, 7:50 AM | Message # 24 |
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| "Largero, eh? I'll certainly look into it." Indeed, Deschain would review the file, but unless there was solid proof; a helmet camera feed, a vital sign registry, he would remain suspicious. Many Jedi had been listed as KIA and shown back up. Deschain himself had been listed KIA before he voluntarily returned to the Empire. As such, he doubted the validity of some claims. "There may be no formal issue at the moment between Volus and Vjun, but Vjun is upset at Volus, and Volus cannot be happy about the insults delivered to it by Vjun. Police actions have a way of happening; misfired weapons. Accidental discharges. People still die and it can escalate. If it does escalate, I will not hesitate to step in to save lives."
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| Crin_Star | Date: Thursday, 20 Jan 2011, 8:01 AM | Message # 25 |
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| There would be a helmet feed of the man being shot and falling off a cliff there was little chance he survived such a fall plus the blaster shot. It was recorded no body was discovered but there had been a river below which emptied into an ocean and it was reported that his body had been washed out to sea, for all intents and purposes it would appear as though the man was truly dead. "Yes he was the one who came to Volus during the invasion and afterwards never saw him again nor did I ever hear from or about him again." she said simply. "Vjun, quite frankly, is full of hot air and we understand they need to vent from time to time that is why we do not respond to their antics either in the media or in press releases. We have no hostility towards their people and so long as they obey our laws and imperial laws while within our jurisdiction there will be no problem towards them."
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| Rath-Deschain | Date: Thursday, 20 Jan 2011, 8:38 AM | Message # 26 |
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| If Largero had indeed survived the shot, the fall and managed not to drown, he would have indeed been lucky. Deschain did not believe in luck though. He was silent as he reflected into his own past for a long moment. A Jedi Knight he had tracked down in his early days as an Inquisitor, Janus Pol, had been a survivor. In a battle on Utapau, Deschain had taken Pol's left leg and both his arms before running the man through and leaving him to die in agony. It was a fitting end, Deschain had thought at the time. It was to his surprise and chagrin when, a year and a half later, Pol tracked him down on Kamino. His missing limbs had been replaced by cybernetic prosthesis and he survived only by means of similar replacements to his internal organs. Pol had, it seemed, decided that he was already a dead man and had nothing to loose when he confronted Deschain. Full of hate and tapping into the darkside, Pol had been a vicious opponent. When Deschain dispatched him this second time, the High Inquisitor had ensured it would be the final death. To Deschain's eyes, this Largero could very well be alive. "Hot air and posturing can turn into blows, Senator Star. Take my words for what they are worth: a cautionary measure. I do not imply that Vjun intends to assault Volus or that Volus intends to provoke Vjun. I simply do not wish to see more Imperial blood spilled. Speaking of blood spilled... would you consent to be questioned further about the General Largero? It is, as I mentioned, a precaution... and I have my doubts. Not of you personally, Senator, but a Jedi could well have implanted thoughts into your mind, or dealt with you and then caused your conscious to forget."
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| Crin_Star | Date: Thursday, 20 Jan 2011, 8:57 AM | Message # 27 |
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| Crin shrugged a bit. "I don't mind answering questions though I don't know what particular use I would be since I haven't heard from or of him since the end of the Invasion of Volus in the first year of the Clone wars." she said. "But I will answer what I can about the man. What do you wish to know?"
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| Rath-Deschain | Date: Thursday, 20 Jan 2011, 9:04 AM | Message # 28 |
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| "I'm not just asking you to answer questions, Senator. Such would be pointless if he has indeed tampered with your mind. I'll speak even more widely; if any Force-user had tampered with your mind. I'm asking, Senator Star, if you will submit to questioning under a few different serums that are known to bring what has been sent to the subconscious mind back to the conscious. Truth drugs, one might call them if they were uninformed, but the gist is the same. I must know if any Jedi have had involvement in Volus without your knowledge." 'Request' was a nice way of him putting it, but the edge in his voice was one that brooked no argument. Deschain did not give up easily; never had, in fact.
Rath Deschain
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| Crin_Star | Date: Friday, 21 Jan 2011, 5:45 AM | Message # 29 |
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| Crin rose a brow for a moment. She was confident she would be able to handle the litany of drugs the inquisitor wanted to put her under. "If the jedi have involvement in Volus without my knowledge then how would questioning me under drugs help?" she pointed out though she could tell that he wasn't going to drop this subject anytime soon nor was he likely to give up without something of a fight. "I can assure you that my mind is quite unaltered and the need for drugging me is non-existent." She highly doubted that he would drop it there and it was a fine line she would have to walk in order to deny him.
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| Rath-Deschain | Date: Friday, 21 Jan 2011, 10:46 AM | Message # 30 |
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| "If the Jedi were smart and cunning, which they are, he or she would have suppressed the memories of your dealings. It is akin to brainwashing, Senator. As you say, you can assure me that your mind is unaltered and unaffected, but the issue is that I am not sure. It comes down to a simple matter, Senator: you can comply and work with the wishes of an agent of his Imperial Majesty; a direct agent I might add... or you can decline, in which case I would have to state as much on record, which could lead to all kinds of complications for Volus and it's upper management. "I ask again, Senator, will you submit?"
Rath Deschain
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