Tabloid A Formal Apology to President Thorne

[Phineas Hawthorne]

Phineas Hawthorne had managed to ruin his entire hard fought reputation in one swift blow by letting his mouth run without thinking first. This wasn't the first time he had to put his foot in his mouth and he hoped this would be his last.

"Hello, I'm Phineas Hawthorne, and as many have recently watched, I insulted not only my beloved home planet, but also the President of the ISC itself- Emryc Thorne." The feed showed only his head, mainly because Phineas was busy fidgeting with his hands and he didn't want his people to see that. "I have no excuse for my comments in the senate chambers and I want to sincerely apologize for my very insensitive remarks. What happened to President Thorne was horrific and I am very grateful he was returned to us safe and alive. Furthermore, I'd like to address the people I promised to serve and speak for. I apologize to all of you for what I said as well concerning our home. I failed you all as a Senator and as a citizen of Ord Mantell and I promise that I will never speak that way of my home again, as I know I am better than the way I acted in front of the Senate. I will do everything in my power to make things right with you and with the ISC, even if I no longer stand as your Senator in the future.”

Phineas meant every word. He really did feel awful about his poor choice of words- though everyone took them the wrong way and Phineas still thought that his statements weren’t wrong. But when he thought about what he said from the peoples’ perspective, he only felt guilt about what he had stated in that meeting.

“As such, I’d like to donate 50,000 credits to the PECATA Vegan Association in hopes that I can mend the bond that I broke myself. What I did was uncalled for, unprofessional, and disrespectful, and with that, I wish my people back at home and the ISC President the best of luck in all of your future endeavors.” And with that the video stopped with Phineas’s apologetic half-smile. After the feed cut out, Phineas sighed and sat back in his chair.

His mind began whirling to the several hundred outcomes from what he said in the meeting. Maybe someone would kidnap Phineas and show him what was like in an ironic twist- nothing Phineas hadn’t already experienced, but hey; criminal acts were criminal acts.

It put him on edge- the thought that someone could sighting in the back of his head at any moment…Phineas brushed the thought aside as he wasn’t inside a building at all. Besides, he needed to find a way to address the threat of Black Sun without dissing his lovely planet again…

@Sreeya

 

[Emryc Thorne]

Navigating past the tabloids and constant Holo addresses was exhausting for most politicians, but Emryc had been doing it for years now. He had Holonet on, but he was largely detached from everything going on. Nevertheless, his ears twitched and he looked over when his name was mentioned on Holonet. He tilted his head, pausing what he was doing, to briefly regard the message. The half Sephi stared vacantly, looking at the man’s face and studying every little subtle twitch of his muscles. It was clear the man was silently panicking, and he had good reason to do so. The Black Sun was not to be trifled with, and the Senator very openly outed himself as one of those do-gooder types that Syndicates could make ‘mysteriously go away’.

The half Sephi turned away from the Holo, focusing back on the game of Space Monopoly he was playing with Jaikus. The two men were seated on the carpeted floor with the Holographic board laid out between them. Emryc was about to roll his dice when his comlink began to go off, and his datapad had a series of messages. The half Sephi grumbled and clicked the comlink, putting it on speaker.

“What?”

“Mr. President,” Aila, his longest employed aide, spoke up, “Senator Hawthorne has issued a public apology.”

“I see that,” Emryc said dryly, gaze flicking up to Holonet again.

“How would you like to respond?”

Emryc’s gazed blankly at the man on the screen before his eyes narrowed slightly, “Tell him I want him to suck my big, thick, mostly Sephi-”

“Understood, sir,” Aila cut him off very professionally, “The Office of President Thorne will graciously accept this apology and will look forward to collaborating with Ord Mantell in the future. Furthermore, we will be open to exploring localized joint task forces to combat the Syndicate problem on the planet. The credit donation was slick, we can't ignore that."

Emryc spun the dice in the air above his hand for a few seconds with the Force, “Acceptable,” He said curtly before reaching over to switch off the comlink. He turned his attention back to the game board. However, he did a double take, eyes narrowing slightly as he looked down for several seconds.

“You fucker…” He muttered as the corners of his lips began to curve towards a smile, “Did you move your piece to avoid paying me rent at my space station?!” Emryc looked up at Jaikus. Without warning, he playfully moved to topple the other man over, the room exploding into a fit of giggles from the Axxilan.

@Altaris @Charles