"With all due respect, the last thing we need in this Republic are Jedi." Her words pierced the silence that had fallen over the room, earning a few stares, some curious and some offended. She turned to the Jedi. "I think I speak for all—or most—of us when I say that I appreciate the initiative...
She didn't holo in. Mara showed up in person. She had heard the commotion, and, eager to finally attend a UP meeting for the first time in what felt (and probably was) months. The Zeltron stepped inside just as Keira Zale was taking the podium, and she took a seat in her booth, finding herself...
A few people came by to greet her as Mara walked up to a spot in the back of the VIP lounge that she'd reserved, eager to sit down on one of the couches and get a drink. She'd be able to meet with people much better on the premise of sitting down rather than standing around in the middle of the...
Parties like these were the type of thing Mara would hear about as a child and wish she could attend. Growing up in the slums more or less guaranteed that her presence even close to the capital's center would ensure she get kicked out—or worse—so she'd been forced to stick to her general home...
It was Mara's first time taking part in a Senate motion—as was the case for most of the other Senators here—and she was, unsurprisingly, not nervous. It was rare that she was apprehensive about something; she just felt a vague smugness at the thought of her deadbeat dad seeing her representing...