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 EPISODE 19: A SPOT OF TEA Previously posted:GADEN-KO saved! JOLUNE successfully healed the wounded MYSTIC, but has been gravely injured herself...   Ow. How do you feel, Master? Like... like... some sort of colorful metaphor for being in a lot of pain. I'm sorry. I hope Gaden-Ko appreciates what you did for him. I doubt he will. But Jedi shouldn't worry about such things. Being a Jedi really sucks sometimes. The superpowers make up for it. I know! How about a nice cup of tea? The incredible healing power of hot water with bits in. Mmm. Tea always cheers me up when I'm down. Mmmm... Hmm? This place looks familiar. Please don't start any more fires, Master Jedi! What did he say? Nothing! It's just some drunk.  So... How's it going, Nadia? If a challenge has been placed before you, use the opportunity to grow. See, a guild back home is building a new spaceport. They want me to petition the Senate for Republic help. The Annex is our oldest ruin. To be honest, it's collapsing and sort of dangerous, but... it's sacred. Surely the guild could build the spaceport somewhere else? We need that spaceport, but the Annex is so old... what would you do? It's not about what I'd do. A Padawan needs to trust her instincts. What are they telling you? That I shouldn't let my feelings interfere. We need trade. Maybe the Annex has had its time. I just felt a murmur in the Force... like a thousand D&D players crying out in disappointment.  Hey, hey. Hiya Felix. Didn't think you drank tea. Sure. “Hoth Tea”. It was mostly rubbing alcohol. The Army has such picturesque traditions. Yeah. I'll tell you about the Coin Game later. Much later. That's a promise... Er... The ship is your home too, feel free. Mi barco es su barco. Great! Thanks.  I'm hoping it can jog something about her or that “glowing box.” I'm close--practically seeing her in my sleep. Has her face triggered anything? No. Everything between Althir and waking up in that cell is still a big fat blank. Keep at it Felix! Oh, and Zenith wanted to talk with you. He's on the warpath about something.  My own people. Can't even trust my own people. Take a deep breath and explain what's going on. Then I decipher more of Gray Star's journals. Found out why he didn't want me reading them. He secretly thought Imperials had snappy fashion sense? He secretly thought Balmorra was boring and ugly? ...Erotic fanfiction?   Gray Star was aware the refugees were trading with the Imperials? Yes! Wrote it down, never lifted a finger! Gray Star... let it happen. But he knew I'd retaliate. So he kept this from me. So what happens now you know the truth? They're collaborators. Collaborators die, or live in a cell. I arrest the guilty. I prove my devotion to Balmorra. You can't do this. Those refugees are coming to the meeting in good faith. They sold us out. They get the mercy the Imperials showed us. You must pardon these people for their mistakes. Or the Imperial occupation will never end. Always, Jedi words. Despite what Zenith says, there isn't really any choice in his questline. It's only going to end one way, regardless of what we tell him.  Yipes. I know. Still, we need to get going. I'll stay and make sure he doesn't cause any diplomatic incidents. Thanks Felix. If we can get through our stay without any more ambassadors getting killed, it'll be a victory. Are you okay to be travelling? I feel better. Funny how listening to other people's problems does that.  These are the Gormak Lands. Pretty peaceful, for a war zone. The Voss have quite a zen attitude to warfare.  Hey, it's laundry day. A nice rug really ties an outpost together.  I bear an urgent message. Stand by.  The Mystics have seen you defeat the Gormak. The time has come. The Gormak cannon is almost complete. Voss-Ka will be destroyed. Cannon? What? How did the Gormak get a weapon like that? The Gormak have toiled for years. We underestimated them. You sure they didn't have offworld help? Massive cannons are kind of an Imperial trademark. Unlikely. Gormak are violently impolite to outsiders. The commandos will stop the invasion. You will stop the cannon. What would be involved? The cannon feeds on power. We will starve it. Is there a thermal exhaust port involved?!  No. These charges connect to the generators. The commandos have hidden a detonator nearby. Get word to Voss-Ka. The city should be evacuated. The Gormak weapon will not reach Voss-Ka. You will stop it. Uh... The future is certain. Ah. Because if you fail, our only sanctuary will be destroyed. Even if we did evacuate, the Voss would become extinct. Oh. NEXT TIME: More bang for your buck. BONUS CODEX CONTENT: The Gormak Cannon posted:The Gormak hatred of the Voss is difficult to comprehend for outsiders. More than a simple cultural conflict, the Gormak view the Voss as a blight that must be completely wiped from the face of their world. To this end, the Gormak have begun construction of a massive weapon: a cannon aimed directly at the city of Voss-Ka. Inferior fucked around with this message at 20:13 on Oct 16, 2014 |
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